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the case of hana & alice (2015)
- Director
- IWAI Shunji
- Cast
- AOI Yu, SUZUKI Anne
An animated film from director Iwai Shunji, who has created an original story that serves as a prequel to his own coming-of-age film hana and alice, made in 2004. It presents a delicate depiction of the meeting of two young women. The two lead actres...
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The Bis Canon Ball Run 2014, The Movie (2015)
- Director
- Company MATSUO
- Cast
- POUR Lui, KOSHOJI Megumi, HIRANO Nozomi
Documentary featuring in-depth coverage of the final concert for the eccentric idol group BiS. Pairs a director with each band member to capture torrential cheating on video. Directed by Company Matsuo of The Sex Cannon Ball Run 2013, The Movie. Jul...
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When the Curtain Rises (2015)
- Director
- MOTOHIRO Katsuyuki
- Cast
- MOMOTA Kanako, TAMAI Shiori, TAKAGI Reni
An adaptation of Hirata Oriza's play by "Bayside Shakedown" series director Motohiro Katsuyuki. The members of idol group Momoiro Clover Z star as high school students who grow through their involvement in a lowly drama club. Among their co-stars is ...
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Have a Song on Your Lips (2015)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- ARAGAKI Yui, KIMURA Fumino, KIRITANI Kenta
Film adaptation of the novel by Nakata Eiichi, who drew inspiration from a TV documentary. Directed by Miki Takahiro of Girl in the Sunny Place. The Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. Kashiwagi Yuri (Aragaki Yui), a beautiful pianist from Tokyo, i...
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SAMULIFE (2015)
- Director
- MORIYA Takeshi
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, MATSUOKA Mayu, KAJI Masaki
A film based of the true story of Nagaoka Hidetaka, who founded the private educational institution "Samurai Gakuen Schola Imagine." It is the directorial debut of Moriya Takeshi, producer of hit movies including Bread of Happiness. High school teac...
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Radio Love (2015)
- Director
- TOKIGAWA Hideyuki
- Cast
- YOKOYAMA Yuji, NAKANO Sakura, TANAKA Takushi
Heartwarming fantasy starring Hiroshima Prefecture announcer Yokoyama Yuji. Features cast and crew hailing from Hiroshima Prefecture, including director Tokigawa Hideyuki, costarring comedy duo Ungirls, and musician Yazawa Eikichi. "Hasn't everyone ...
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The Boy Who Has Lifeless Eyes (2015)
- Director
- KANO Hayato
- Cast
- SHIMIZU Naoya, Satsuki, TAKAGI Maria
Rookie Kano Hayato directs this film adaptation of the same-titled comic by Koizumi Tomohiro, acclaimed for depicting gloomy kids in works like "Green Mind, Metal Bats". Features numerous performances by upcoming actors including Confessions's Shimiz...
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TERRACE HOUSE -Closing Door- (2015)
- Director
- MAEDA Masato
- Cast
- SUGAYA Tetsuya, SHIMABUKURO Seina
The popular reality TV show "Terrace House" came to an end in 2014, but actually continues. This unscripted film follows six men and women living together in a seaside house. The main participants are actor Sugiya Tetsuya, a regular member from the T...
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Her Granddaughter (2015)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- EIKURA Nana, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, MUKAI Osamu
VIBRATOR director Hiroki Ryuichi helms this adaptation of the manga of the same title by Nishi Keiko, who has a devoted fanbase among adult women. A woman who has given up on ever being married meets a university professor old enough to be her father...
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little forest -winter/spring- (2015)
- Director
- MORI Junichi
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, MIURA Takahiro, MATSUOKA Mayu
A drama based on Igarashi Daisuke's manga. A young woman returns to a mountain village in the Tohoku region from the city, and embarks on a simple self-sufficient lifestyle. It is the latter half of a two-part story comprised of episodes set in diffe...
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The Mourner (2015)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- KORA Kengo, ISHIDA Yuriko, IURA Arata
A drama based on the Naoki Prize-winning novel by Tendo Arata. As with the theater adaptation, its director is Tsutsumi Yukihiko, and its screenplay is by Omori Sumio. Sakatsuki Shizuto (Kora Kengo) travels the length and breadth of Japan to "mourn"...
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Sukimasuki (2015)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kota
- Cast
- MACHIDA Keita, SASAKI Kokone, NAKAMURA Eriko
A romantic comedy based on the manga of the same title by BUNNY DROP creator Unita Yumi. It follows a strange and farcical love affair between a virgin university student who spies on his neighbor between curtains, and a beautiful woman who knowingly...
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Nakadaitatsuya yakusya wo ikiru (2015)
- Director
- INAZUKA Hidetaka
- Cast
- NAKADAI Tatsuya
Intimate documentary about the renowned actor Nakadai Tatsuya, whose career spans six decades with performances in close to 200 films and plays. The film shows his life as an actor tackling performances even now at the age of 82. The three parts focu...
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Halser Acre:The Movie Acres (2015)
- Director
- KISHIMOTO Tsukasa
- Cast
- AKINA, FUKUDA Moeko, YAMASHIRO Tomoji
First theatrical release for Halser Acre, the Okinawan superhero story that is a huge local hit. The heroine is a descendent of the Okinawa nature and farm-loving Halser Tribe and confronts the destruction of nature with farming tool nymphs. Directed...
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ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL-ARS NOVA-DC (2015)
- Director
- KISHI Seiji
- Cast
- OKITSU Kazuyuki, FUCHIGAMI Mai, NUMAKURA Emi
Set in a future where land has been submerged due to global warning, the film gives a magnificent depiction of the fight between the mysterious "Fleet of Fog" conquerors and youths on the submarine I-401. Directed by Kishi Seiji of {PERSONA3 THE MOVI...
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a stitch of life (2015)
- Director
- MISHIMA Yukiko
- Cast
- NAKATANI Miki, MIURA Takahiro, KATAGIRI Hairi
Film adaptation of Ikebe Aoi's comic about clothes by director Mishima Yukiko, who has gained popularity for depicting the relationship between people and food in Bread of Happiness and A Drop of the Grapevine. Sensitively portrays the emotions of a ...
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MAESTRO! (2015)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Syoutarou
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, miwa, NISHIDA Toshiyuki
A live-action adaptation of Saso Akira's manga about an orchestra. Its director is Kobayasi Syoutarou, whose KAASAN MOM'S LIFE won international acclaim. This musical entertainment film features the participation of world-renowned conductor Sado Yuta...
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JOKER GAME (2015)
- Director
- IRIE Yu
- Cast
- KAMENASHI Kazuya, FUKADA Kyoko, ISEYA Yusuke
Spy action film that adapts Yanagi Koji‘s popular spy novel, starring Kamenashi Kazuya of The Vancouver Asahi. An unpredictable battle of wits unfolds in an international city on the eve of the Second World War. Directed by Irie Yu of the "8000 Miles...
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MIDNIGHT DINER (2015)
- Director
- MATSUOKA Joji
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Kaoru, TAKAOKA Saki, TABE Mikako
Feature film adaptation of Abe Yaro's popular comic, which has sold over 4.4 million copies in Japan and abroad and has been turned into a TV drama. Stars Kobayashi Kaoru and other familiar faces from dramas. A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the...
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STRIKE WITCHES Operation Victory Arrow vol.2 Muse of the Aegean Sea (2015)
- Director
- TAKAMURA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- SAITO Chiwa, KOSHIMIZU Ami, ITO Shizuka
Second OVA for this mixed-media work about the fight between mankind and an unusual enemy, focusing on the story of military girls who use magic to manipulate their fighting arsenal. The 30-minute short anime episodes shed light on the incidents betw...
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ST: The Movie (2015)
- Director
- SATO Toya
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, OKADA Masaki
Feature film adaptation of the popular TV drama starring Fujiwara Tatsuya and Okada Masaki. A high-caliber but loony analyst and enthusiastic rookie inspector crack the toughest cases. Directed by Sato Touya of Kaiji. Akagi Samon (Fujiwara), leader ...
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Lｉｖｉng Rights (2015)
- Director
- FUKUOKA Yoshiho
- Cast
- KISHIBE Ittoku, EMOTO Akira, MIZUMOTO Kanako
Fifth film from the "Kitashirakawa-ha Eiga Geijutsu Undo" (Kitashirakawa-group film art movement) with cast and crew drawn from professionals and students at Kyoto University of Art and Design. Ensemble drama featuring protagonists dealing with a ran...
