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ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS CHIRICO'S RETURN (2010)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Ryosuke
- Cast
- GODA Hozumi, TOMITA Kosei, CHIBA Shigeru
Final chapter of the three-part OVA produced as a sequel to the robot animation {Armored Trooper Votoms}, which continues to boast a deeply rooted fan base since going on air in 1983. Jury Recommended Work at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival's Anim...
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KABUKI-ZA: Final Curtain (2010)
- Director
- SOGAWA Sokichi
- Cast
- BAISHO Chieko, ICHIKAWA Danjuro, ONOE Kikugoro
In April of 2010, the curtain fell on the 59-year-old Kabuki-za Theater in Ginza, Tokyo, which was to be demolished and rebuilt. This documentary conveys the spirit of the Kabuki-za, which functioned as a dedicated theater for traditional Japanese pe...
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Cast Me If You Can (2010)
- Director
- OGATA Atsushi
- Cast
- MASUOKA Toru, NAGASAKU Hiromi, TSUGAWA Masahiko
Having worked mainly in the United States and Europe, director Atsushi Ogata brings us a humorous and romantic ode to life. This film tells the story of Hiroshi (Masuoka Toru), a perpetual supporting actor, who is constantly mistaken for someone else...
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Wararaifu!! (2010)
- Director
- KIMURA Yuichi
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Jun, KASHII Yu, TABATA Tomoko
A drama about the little joys of everyday life, as seen through a couple on the verge of getting married. It is the second directorial effort of the multi-talented Kimura Yuichi, who is active as a comedian, television show writer, and actor. Yoshika...
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Wasurerarenai ano natsu (2010)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- KONAN Yuka, SATO Tamao, NISHI Koichiro
This story of young romance follows seven individuals stranded on a desert island who find themselves drawn together in an effort to survive. The screenplay is by Watanabe Kei, a former comedian who is well-known name in the television industry. Kaor...
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My Baby (2010)
- Director
- ISOGAI Nagisa
- Cast
- FUJII Momoyo, MORITA Aki, ARAI Hideyuki
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. Rookie director Isogai Nagisa presents a sharp-eyed depiction of a love-hate relationshi...
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Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai (2010)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Yutaka
- Cast
- KAWASHIMA Umika, KANEDA Satoshi, IRIE Jingi
Animation creator Yamamoto Yutaka is known for his hit TV animation series Lucky Star (Raki Suta) and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu). This is his live-action feature debut. Comedian Kanada Satoshi of the popular comedy ...
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The Catcher on the Shore (2010)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Ryugo
- Cast
- UEHARA Munekazu , GIMA Seima, TAIRA Susumu
This drama depicts a boy's coming of age against the backdrop of Okinawa's food culture. Director Nakamura Ryugo was born in 1996. He made this film, his feature debut, when he was just fourteen years old. Okinawa has an old tradition of eating a goa...
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Yazima biyoshitsu the movie yume wo tsukama nevada (2010)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Shinya
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Takaaki, KINASHI Noritake, DJ OZMA
A heartwarming comedy featuring the quirky music unit, the "Yajima Biyou-shitsu" (Yajima Beauty Salon) spun straight off the variety show Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okagedeshita (The Tunnels' Thanks to Everyone). The musical goes back to the trio's root...
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Wandering Home (2010)
- Director
- HIGASHI Yoichi
- Cast
- ASANO Tadanobu, NAGASAKU Hiromi, KAYAMA Yoshiko
A family drama screened in the section "Japanese Eyes" at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival. For this film, Director Higashi Yoichi, winner of a Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for Village of Dreams (Eno Nakano Bo...
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The Legend of Siren XXX (2010)
- Director
- ASHIDUKA Shintaro
- Cast
- Marika, SAKURAI Yuko
The erotic horror series Yojo Densetsu Seiren has been released again in theaters with a porno video idol star. Kamei Toru, who has displayed a wide range of work including Double Suicide Elegy (Shinju Elegy), participated as supervisor. Ishikawa Ken...
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442 -Live with Honor, Die with Dignity- (2010)
- Director
- SUZUKI Junichi
- Cast
- Daniel INOUE (U.S. Senator), George TAKEI, Steve SHIMIZU
A documentary screened in the section "Japanese Eyes" at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival. The director Suzuki Junichi, who currently resides in the United States and focuses his efforts on co-productions between Japanese and US filmmakers,...
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Yoyochu in the Land of the Rising Sex (2010)
- Director
- ISHIOKA Masato
- Cast
- YOYOGI Tadashi, SHOFUKUTEI Tsurube, MAKIMURA Satoru
Yoyogi Tadashi, more commonly known as "Yoyochu", directed a string of hits in the early days of the adult video industry in the 1980s, and is still active even though he is now in his seventies. This documentary touches on the way of life of this ma...
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Yugure (2010)
- Director
- TODA Akihiro
- Cast
- UI Haruo, TODA Akie, FUDAUCHI Kouta
This home drama, which looks at the condition of the modern family through a family living in Nara, was supported by the Association for Commemorative Events of the 1300th Anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital. Hailing from Nara, new-comer Toda Akihi...
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STRANGERS IN THE CITY (2010)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Toru, KONISHI Manami, MINAMISAWA Nao
A film adaptation of Shimizu Tatsuo's novel of the same title that came first in the "Konomys" book rankings for outstanding mystery literature. A cram school teacher investigates the disappearance of a little girl and uncovers a dark school plot. Di...
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YURIKO'S AROMA (2010)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kota
- Cast
- EGUCHI Noriko, SOMETANI Shota, HARA Saori
A women's drama both comical and erotic, depicting the imagination of an aroma therapist with a peculiar fetish. Directed by Yoshida Kota who gained recognition in the independent film industry, this marks his return from a period of forced rest and ...
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a temptation (2010)
- Director
- YONAHA Masayuki
- Cast
- AMEYA Norimizu, INOUE Hirohisa, HONDA Shoichi
An omnibus short film based on a work by Ogawa Kunio, an exemplary novelist from the "introverted generation" in the mid-1960s-1970s in the history of Japanese literature. This film was directed by Yonaha Masayuki, who has worked on cutting-edge inde...
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ZATOICHI THE LAST DAYS (2010)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- KATORI Shingo, SORIMACHI Takashi, BAISHO Chieko
A blind drifter who strikes down his foes with lightning-fast speed, Ichi returns for the last installment of the Zatoichi films -- an action series set in old Japan that has gone down in Japanese film history. This newest film shows us a more human ...
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ZEBRAMAN2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY (2010)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- AIKAWA Show, NAKA Riisa, ABE Tsuyoshi
After a seven-year blank, Zebraman returns in this sequel, created as the result of the reunion of Miike Takashi (director), Kudo Kankuro (script) and Aikawa Show (main actor). The action is even more extreme than the last film, and the heroine's out...
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ashide (2010)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- AOYAGI Fumiko, SERIZAWA Tateto, SEKIGUCHI Takanori
Love story humorously portraying the subtle disconnect in views on love between young men and women. Imaizumi Rikiya is a hot director who has garnered numerous awards at film festivals in Japan, and is highly regarded for his finesse in utilizing un...
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The smell of curry rice (2010)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Satoshi
- Cast
- EGAWA Minako, SENDA Takuya, TATSUMI Tomoaki
Installment in the highly lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Director Yamaguchi Satoshi's 2006 film {An Electric Fan of Grandma} won the Short Short Film Festi...
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COLORFUL (2010)
- Director
- HARA Keiichi
- Cast
- TOMIZAWA Kazato, MIYAZAKI Aoi, MINAMI Akina
By director Hara Keiichi, highly regarded for Crayon Shin-chan Arashi o Yobu Moretsu Otona Teikoku no Gyakushu. His realistic style as seen in his previous picture Summer Days with Coo (Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi) is taken one step further, and crea...
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Myway Highway (2010)
- Director
- SUDO Akira
- Cast
- Tortoise MATSUMOTO, SUDO Akira
An extraordinary documentary that fully captures how music producer Sudo Akira goes to the United States with Tortoise Matsumoto and lives there with him for a short while. The film is filled with Matsumoto's new songs. After taking a break from the ...
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NECO-BAN (2010)
- Director
- ARIMA Ken
- Cast
- IBU Masatoh, Lily, OKUDA Iroha
An adaptation of a television series about the heartwarming interaction between a retiree in the autumn of his life and the stray cats that gather at his house. Rather than convert footage from 2D to 3D in post-production, it was filmed entirely with...
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Nude (2010)
- Director
- ONUMA Yuichi
- Cast
- WATANABE Naoko, SATSUKAWA Aimi, NAGAYAMA Takashi
Former popular porn actress Mihiro creates a film out of the novel describing her own conflicting emotions and success. Under the direction of Onuma Yuichi of Musubime (Knot) Watanabe Naoko, who plays the leading role in a film for the first time, pa...
