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Rhapsody Of Colors (2020)
- Director
- SATO Takayuki
- Cast
- ISHIKAWA Riri, NAKAMURA Kazutoshi, Joplin
Documentary about the activities of Colors, a barrier-free social club. Directed by Sato Takayuki, who brought a fresh perspective to individuals within their tribe in Kaput and Apappo: A Tale of Ainu Sisters. Located in Nishikamata, Tokyo, Colors i...
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Extinct Animals (VACATION) (2021)
- Director
- SOEJIMA Masaki
- Cast
- KAKIMORI Manami, GOMI Michiko, SHO Daichi
Psychiatrist-cum-director Soejima Masaki helms this unique music film intercutting two incidents dealing with an extinct bird. Parallel stories unfold about a graduate student studying the extinct bird and a music recording session. Mai (Kakimori Ma...
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Back to That Day (2021)
- Director
- MAEDA Seira
- Cast
- MATSUI Rena, KAKEI Miwako, SHUHAMA Harumi
Ensemble piece about an awkward but forthright woman. Cutting-edge Maeda Seira helms her first commercial feature after earning critical acclaim with her short film Itsuka kagayaita kanojo ha. Manami (Matsui Reina) runs the unsuccessful 50% Theater ...
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Maigo ni natta kobushi (2020)
- Director
- IMADA Satoshi
- Cast
- KANEKO Daiki, TOKESHI Kohei
Documentary exploring the reasons why people fight through the stories of Japanese people trying their hand at lethwei, the Myanmar traditional martial art. Imada Tetsushi last directed a documentary 16 years ago with Kumazasa no igon. Lethwei is sa...
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Fishmans (2021)
- Director
- TESHIMA Yuki
- Cast
Teshima Yuki makes his feature film directorial debut with this documentary about the history of the internationally acclaimed band Fishmans. Slumping record sales, label hopping, rotating cast of band members, and vocalist Sato Shinji's sudden deat...
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Haruhara-san's Recorder (2021)
- Director
- SUGITA Kyoshi
- Cast
- ARAKI Chika, NIIBE Minako, KANEKO Takenori
Listen to Light director Sugita Kyoshi adapts the title poem "Haruhara-san's Recorder" from Higashi Naoko's first collection. The film won three awards in the 32nd FIDMarseille's International Competition including the first-ever Grand Prize for a Ja...
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Aiutusutsu (2018)
- Director
- HANA Kosei
- Cast
- HOSOKAWA Gaku, n a g o h o
Hana Kosei's feature film debut draws on personal experience to explore the nature of love and sex. Jun (Hosokawa Gaku) works in sales for a recruiting company and has been dating college student Yui (nagoho) for seven months. They have a harmonious...
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Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure The Movie (2021)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Junji
- Cast
- FAIROUZ Ai, HIDAKA Rina, HANAMORI Yumiri
This is the 30th film in the "Pretty Cure" franchise. It is the first stand-alone "Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure" film for the series which aired in February, 2021. One day, Manatsu (Ai Fairouz) and her friends receive a delightful invitation from the...
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Healin' Good ♥ Pretty Cure The Movie GoGo Synergy! Big Transformation in the City of Dreams!! (2020)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Ryota
- Cast
- YUKI Aoi, YORITA Natsu, KONO Hiyori
"Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure" and "Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!" come together for the 29th film in the "Pretty Cure" series. Series director Nakamura Ryota makes his theatrical feature debut with this film. Nodoka (Yuki Aoi) and her friends arrive in Toky...
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Grave of Love (2020)
- Director
- NARUSE Kiyoto
- Cast
- OGURA Yuna, ABERA Hidenobu, KANO Yura
Director Naruse Kiyoto, whose attracted attention with Night of the Dead Geisha at the Yubari Fantastic Film Festival, makes his commercial film debut. Yuta (Abera Hidenobu), a monk with a passion for photography, captures in his viewfinder "that gi...
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Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021)
- Director
- YOSHIURA Yasuhiro
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, FUKUHARA Haruka, KUDO Asuka
Animation about the refreshing friendships between a clumsy AI and her classmates. Directed by Yoshiura Yasuhiro, whose acclaimed films include Patama Inverted. Mysterious beauty Shion (Tsuchiya Tao) transfers into Keibu High School and becomes popu...
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EUREKA: EUREKA SEVEN HI-EVOLUTION (2021)
- Director
- KYODA Tomoki
- Cast
- NAZUKA Kaori, ENDO Rina
Finale in the feature film trilogy adapting the TV anime series "Eureka Seven" that went on air in 2005. Reviled by the world, Eureka undertakes her final journey after a decade of atonement. Eureka lives to uphold world peace as a high-ranking figh...
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: School Mystery! The Splendid Tenkasu Academy (2021)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yumiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
Twenty-ninth feature film for the popular TV anime series. The story shows the truth behind an incident involving Shinnosuke and friends with Takahashi Wataru directing and screenplay by Ueno Kimiko. Kazama (Mashiba Mari) dreams of attending the ult...
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Lillte Star Wars 2021 (2022)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Susumu
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Forty-first feature film for the "Doraemon" TV series based on Fujiko F Fujio's manga. This remake of the 1985 film marks the directorial debut for Yamaguchi Susumu, who supervised key frame drawings for the film series. During summer vacation, Nobi...
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jigoku-no-hanazono ～Office Royale～ (2021)
- Director
- SEKI Kazuaki
- Cast
- NAGANO Mei, HIROSE Alice
Seki Kazuaki, who directs music videos for popular artists, helms this wild comedy with Bakarhythm penning the original script about office ladies feuding throughout Japan. Naoko (Nagano Mei) wants nothing more than to enjoy her life as an OL, or of...
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THE WOMAN OF S.R.I. (2021)
- Director
- KANESAKI Ryosuke
- Cast
- SAWAGUCHI Yasuko, SASAKI Kuranosuke, NAITO Takashi
First feature film for the popular "Kasoken no Onna" TV drama series, which has aired for over two decades starting in 1999. Screenplay by Sakurai Takeharu, one of the main writers for the TV series and also a writer for the "Detective Conan" feature...
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HEART BEATS (2021)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hiroto
- Cast
- UKISHO Hidaka, SHIRAISHI Sei
Feature film adaptation of Konno Risa's popular comic that has sold over 2.5 million copies in total. This teen romance gives a fresh take on universally relatable everyday experiences like unrequited high school love. Arima Hayato (Ukisho Hidaka) t...
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A Girl on the Shore (2021)
- Director
- UEDA Atsushi
- Cast
- ISHIKAWA Ruka, AOKI Yuzu, MAEDA Ohshiro
Live-action adaptation of the same-named comic released in 2009 by popular manga artist Asano Inio. This tale about adolescence depicts the shock of love and sexuality as experienced by a 14-year-old boy and girl and also captures the stultifying atm...
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Black Clow 0 (2021)
- Director
- KOMINAMI Toshiya
- Cast
- SAKIYAMA Tsubasa, UEDA Keisuke, TOKUYAMA Hidenori
Prequel in the "Black Crow" series about an agency that resolves underworld troubles, set in Shinjuku's red-light Kabukicho district. The story focuses on the protagonist's hidden past. Rookie police officer Kanzaki (Sakiyama Tsubasa) gets posted to...
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Black Crow 3 (2021)
- Director
- KOMINAMI Toshiya
- Cast
- SAKIYAMA Tsubasa, UEDA Keisuke, WATANABE Shu
Third film in the series about the feuding "Black Crow" agency that resolves underworld troubles, set in Shinjuku's red-light Kabukicho district. Direction and screenplay handled by Kominami Toshiya, the TV drama veteran who reprises his roles from t...
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The Land Beyond the Starry Sky (2021)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- SUZUKA Oji, AKITA Shiori, SATO Yusuke
Konaka Kazuya remakes the same-named SF teen ensemble drama that he helmed 35 years ago in 1986. Nostalgic depiction of a high school romance that takes place in parallel worlds. For two months, high schooler Akio (Suzuka Oji) has reoccurring dream...
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HOMUNCULUS (2021)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Takashi
- Cast
- AYANO Go, NARITA Ryo, KISHII Yukino
Cult-status manga artist Yamamoto Hideo's same-named manga hits the silver screen a decade after its serialized began. International director Shimizu Takashi handles this psychological mystery with daring yet sensitive portrayals of mental states. S...
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What Did You Eat Yesterday? Movie (2021)
- Director
- NAKAE Kazuhito
- Cast
- NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, UCHINO Seiyo
Feature film adaptation of the popular TV drama based on Yoshinaga Fumi's bestselling manga. Reunites the cast and crew from the TV drama, including director Nakae Kazuhito and scriptwriter Adachi Naoko. Lawyer Kakei Shiro (Nakajima Hidetoshi) and h...
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RIKA - Love Obsessed Psycho (2021)
- Director
- MATSUKI Tsukuru
- Cast
- TAKAOKA Saki, ICHIHARA Hayato, UCHIDA Rio
Feature film based on the "Rika" psycho-thriller novels, which have been adapted twice as TV dramas. Depicts the terror of a self-proclaimed 28-year-old Pure Love Monster. A dead body is found in a suitcase in the mountains. The victim is identified...
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HONOKA (2021)
- Director
- KUNITOMO Yugo
- Cast
Documentary that touches on life itself through looking at the activities surrounding a girl who was pronounced nearly brain dead upon birth. Haru wo tsugeru machi director Shimada Ryuichi serves as producer, and the same film's assistant director Ku...
