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Sweet Sickness (2013)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Shinya
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yukichi, HOSOE Yuko, AYAMI Hikaru
The twenty-ninth entry in the "Youth H" series, which produces works in a variety of genres from up-and-coming filmmakers that focus on coming-of-age and sexual themes. Kimie director Nishimura Shinya creates a delicate depiction of the complicated...
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Women on the Edge (2011)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Masahiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Makiko, NAKAMURA Yuko, FUJIMA Miho
Drama about women by internationally acclaimed director Kobayashi Masahiro, whose honors include the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for {The Rebirth}. Kobayashi has put down roots in Miyagi Prefecture, and created this film...
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The Passion (2013)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Ryoko
- Cast
- IWASA Mayuko, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi, FURUTACHI Kanji
Director Yoshida Ryoko delivers her third commercial film with this adaptation of the same-named novel by popular author Himeno Kaoruko. The result is a rakish romance complete with laughs and nudity. Iwasa Mayuko passionately portrays the heroine wh...
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ADA re:vengeance PART1 (2013)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- SENGOKU Minami, SATO Ayano, SAGARA Itsuki
The first half of a horror-suspense duology written and directed by Shiraishi Koji, one of Japan's leading horror filmmakers whose works include The Slit-Mouthed Woman. Pop idols from Tower Records label T-Palette Records engage in bloody and highly ...
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Nuigulumar Z (2013)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- NAKAGAWA Shoko, TAKEDA Rina, ICHIMICHI Mao
A special effects-laden action film based on the novel "Hosei Ningen Nuiguruma" (Fabricated Humanoid Nuiguruma) by Otsuki Kenji. A hapless who dresses up in lolita garb merges with a stuffed toy and transforms into a righteous hero colored pink from ...
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Bolero (2009)
- Director
- TAJIMA Motohiro
- Cast
- KOMINE Rena, TSUJIOKA Masato, ODA Asami
Contemporary romantic drama using the retro techniques of black-and-white and silent cinema. A guy in a band who is in the throes of despair makes a connection with a girl who has a hearing impairment. Directed by Tajima Motohiro, whose debut {Silhou...
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PANORAMA (2011)
- Director
- YOSHIKAWA Ryo
- Cast
- GENKAKU Yuko, SHIMAMORI Kyosuke, UCHIDA Chika
A depiction of heartless human relations in modern-day Japan, as seen through two married couples dealing with major concerns. Director Yoshikawa Ryo is a newcomer who is still in his twenties, and his previous work has been selected for screening at...
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Crying Clown's Wedding (2016)
- Director
- MINORIKAWA Osamu
- Cast
- SHIDA Mirai, RYUSEI Ryo, ARAKI Yuko
Romance based on a real story about the relationship between a woman who is training to be a clown and a young man who has stopped smiling. Good Morning Show's Shida Mirai gives an authentic performance as the upbeat heroine who believes in the all-m...
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THIRTY LIES OR SO (2004)
- Director
- OTANI Kentaro
- Cast
- SHIINA Kippei, NAKATANI Miki, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
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And So The Baton Is Passed (2021)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- NAGANO Mei, TANAKA Kei, ISHIHARA Satomi
Director Maeda Tetsu of A Banana? At This Time of Night? adapts to film the identically titled novel which won the Bookstore Grand Prize in 2019. Raised by parents unrelated to her and having changed her last name four times, Yuko (Nagano Mei) lives...
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Reencounter Forbidden love (2016)
- Director
- NARITA Yusuke
- Cast
- KUMAKIRI Asami, OKUCHI Kengo, MOTOMIYA Yasukaze
A romantic drama depicting a housewife vacillating between a former lover and her husband directed by Narita Yusuke who was involved in the "Abunai Deka" and "BE-BOP High School" series. Odashima Yumiko (Kumakiri Asami), a housewife, lives a happy a...
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Genpin (2010)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Tadashi,
A documentary about a maternity clinic in Aichi prefecture, shot over a year with a handheld 16mm camera by director Kawase Naomi, winner of the Camera d'or for Suzaku (Moe no Suzaku) and the Grand prix for The Mourning Forest (Mogari no Mori) at th...
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La La La Laundry (2013)
- Director
- SUZUKI Kenichiro
- Cast
- TANAKA Misato, MATSUSHITA Kouhei, UCHIDA Kazuya
A film produced as part of the "New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project for 2012 operated by the Agency of Cultural Affairs to promote Japanese film and visual media. This coming-of-age musical is directed by Suzuki Kenichiro, whose Please Tell Me...
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To Be Killed by a High School Girl (2022)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- TANAKA Kei, MINAMI Sara, OSHIMA Yuko
Depraved thriller based on the same-named comic with material that raised eyebrows. Produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of manga artist Furuya Usamaru's career and helmed by Jojo Hideo of Around the Edge of the Stand. Higashiyama Haruto (Tana...
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CONFESSIONS (2010)
- Director
- NAKASHIMA Tetsuya
- Cast
- MATSU Takako, OKADA Masaki, KIMURA Yoshino
Nakashima Tetsuya, director of Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) and Memories of MATSUKO (Kiraware Matsuko no Issho) discards his distinctive flashy and comical style and ventures into new territory with this more somber piece, based on Minato K...
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Meeting Pinkerton (2017)
- Director
- SAKASHITA Yuichiro
- Cast
- UCHIDA Chika, MATSUMOTO Wakana, TAMURA Kentaro
Fifth work in the original film project from Shochiku Broadcasting, which has also come out with Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday and Three Stories of Love. Depicts the struggles of women who were once pop stars and reunite after their breakup twenty years...
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The Hungry Lion (2017)
- Director
- OGATA Takaomi
- Cast
- MATUBAYASHI Urara, MIZUISHI Atomu, TSUTSUI Mariko
The propagation of fake news and the fiendish appetite of those who consume such information are revealed in this drama by Sunk in to the Womb director, Ogata Takaomi. One morning, Hitomi's (Matubayashi Urara) homeroom teacher is taken away by polic...
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FASHION STORY -Model- (2012)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Sayaka
- Cast
- HONDA Tsubasa, KAGAMI Seira, KAWAKITA Mayuko
Coming-of-age story depicting the daily lives of fashion models. Delves into the heroines' struggles behind the glamorous fashion shoots, as they worry about their future and fret over love. The cast features numerous working models, and the script i...
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THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME (2012)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- KAWANO Naoki, NAKAMURA Yuri, KUSANO Kota
An honest coming-of-age film about cross-dressing, in which a reclusive young man learns of the existence of "Josoko" (men who wear women's clothing) and begins to reconnect with society. Written and directed by Kubota Shoji, it was his third movie i...
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Black Widow Business (2016)
- Director
- TSURUHASHI Yasuo
- Cast
- OTAKE Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, NAGASE Masatoshi
Live-action adaptation of Naoki Prize-winner Kurokawa Hiroyuki's crime novel. A woman exploits elderly men in marriage scams in this humorous portrait of men and women overcome by greed. Direction and script by Tsuruhashi Yasuo, known for his dramas ...
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TEAM BATISTA THE MOVIE -The Portrait of Kerberos (2014)
- Director
- HOSHINO Kazunari
- Cast
- ITO Atsushi, NAKAMURA Toru
A live-action adaptation of the conclusion to a series of mystery novels by real-life doctor Kaido Takeru. An unlikely duo of a doctor and a bureaucrat attempt to solve a baffling incident that begins with a mysterious threatening letter. While utili...
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March comes in like a lion (2017)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, ARIMURA Kasumi, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
First film in the two-part live-action adaptation of manga artist Umino Chica's popular comic. Directed by Otomo Keishi of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series. Seventeen-year-old Kiriyama Rei (Kamiki Ryunosuke) is a professional player of shogi, or Japanes...
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Fighting OKAN (2011)
- Director
- MAEDA Naoki
- Cast
- NAKAZAWA Yuko, TAKEHARA Shinji, KINOMOTO Ryo
An entry in the eighth installment of film series "Twilight File", comically depicting the journey of a lazy housewife who becomes obsessed with boxing and regains her lost sparkle. Officially selected by several film festivals, and winner of the Bes...
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The temptation came at stormy night (2016)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- TAKAKI Mio, ISHIKAWA Yumi, NAGAOKA Tasuku
Romantic fantasy about the ruckus that ensues after a mother and daughter switch bodies. Director Imaoka Shinji wrote the script for The Drudgery Train and has worked on numerous erotic films. Housewife Suda Sawako (Takaki Mio) is dissatisfied with ...
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Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2007)
- Director
- ASO Manabu
- Cast
- NAGATSUKA Kyozo, NAKAMURA Toru, TANIHARA Shosuke
