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Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions (2019)
- Director
- KOMORI Haruka, SEO Natsumi
- Cast
- KODA Haruka, YONEKAWA Ko Leon, SAKAI Haruka
Documentary that emerged from a project from the artist unit Komori Haruka + Seo Natsumi, whose collaboration began through volunteer activities after the Great East Japan Earthquake. In 2018, four travelers gathered for a workshop based in Rikuzent...
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We Couldn't Become Adults (2021)
- Director
- MORI Yoshihiro
- Cast
- MORIYAMA Mirai, ITO Sairi
Adaptation of author Moegara's same-named romance novel that made a splash with its online release in 2016. Presents episodes from the protagonist's romances and friendships through the passage of time. In 1995 the protagonist (Moriyama Mirai) meet...
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We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
- Director
- DOI Nobuhiro
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, ARIMURA Kasumi
Love story penned by prolific TV drama screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji with Tokyo 2020 as the backdrop. Directed by Doi Nobuhiro of Flying Colors and The Voice of Sin. Mugi (Suda Masaki) and Kinu (Arimura Kasumi) first met after missing the last train at...
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Olympiad Tokyo Kasumigaoka Public Apartments (2020)
- Director
- AOYAMA Shinya
- Cast
Documentary about the lives of Kasumigaoka Public Apartments residents leading up to their eviction. Depicts the history of exclusion that unfolds under the specter of "Olympics First." Directed, shot and edited by filmmaker Aoyama Shinya. The city-...
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ALONG THE SEA (2020)
- Director
- FUJIMOTO Akio
- Cast
- HOANG Phuong, HUYNH Tuyet Anh, QUYNH Nhu
Drama that vividly captures the resolve of foreign migrant workers in Japan. Director Fujimoto Akio portrayed the love of a Myanmar family living in Japan with Passage of Life. Anh (Huynh Tuyet Anh), Nhu (Quynh Nhu) and Phuong (Hoang Phuong) are Vi...
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BELLE (2021)
- Director
- HOSODA Mamoru
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Kaho, SATOH Takeru
Animation director Hosoda Mamoru tells a story of courage and hope set in both the virtual world and reality. High school girl Suzu (Nakamura Kaho) lives in the verdant countryside. She lost her mother in an accident when she was young and lost the ...
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY (2021)
- Director
- MURASE Shuko
- Cast
- ONO Kensho, UEDA Reina, SUWABE Junichi
The novel by "Mobile Suit Gundam" director Tomino Yoshiyuki is adapted for the big screen by Murase Shuko who is known for Genocidal Organ. Twelve years after the Second Neo Zeon War (Char's Rebellion) the Earth Federation has decayed and has undert...
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Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)
- Director
- HIROTA Yusuke
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, ASHIDA Mana, TATEKAWA Shinosuke
Nishino Akihiro of the King Kong comedy duo brings his own picture book to the silver screen as executive producer and scriptwriter. Bruno (Tachikawa Shinosuke) was the only person who spoke about "stars" in the Chimney Town enveloped by thick smoke...
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OKINAWA/SANTOS (2020)
- Director
- MATSUBAYASHI Yoju
- Cast
The dark, hidden immigrant history between Okinawa and Brazil is the subject of this documentary. Matsubayashi Yoju, the director known for The Horses of Fukushima, brings to light the truth about cases of Japanese immigrants being forcibly deported....
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Zenin seppuku (2021)
- Director
- TOYODA Toshiaki
- Cast
- KUBOZUKA Yosuke, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, IMOU Haruka
Toyoda Toshiaki, who has constantly been releasing works including Wolf's Calling and The Day of Destruction, directs this twenty-six-minute period film on which he also serves as planner and producer. Kubozuka Yousuke, known for his roles in Silence...
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
- Director
- HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
- Cast
- FURUKAWA Kotone, NAKAJIMA Ayumu, Hyunri
Hamaguchi Ryusuke, who drew attention in Cannes and other film festivals with Drive My Car, directs this short film anthology. Three stories are woven around the theme of "coincidence". It won the Silver Bear Award at the 71st Berlin International Fi...
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Now is the Past ~My Father, Java & the Phantom Films~ (2021)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- ISE Chonosuke, ISE Shinichi, ISE Kayo
Documentary filmmaker Ise Shinichi investigates the "phantom" films that his father Ise Chonosuke made in Indonesia during the war. Ise Chonosuke went to Indonesia to make propaganda films as a member of the cultural battlefront. His eldest son Shin...
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Whiplash of the Dead (2021)
- Director
- DAISHIMA Haruhiko
- Cast
Through interviews with people who knew the young man who lost his life in the First Haneda Struggle of 1967, this documentary sheds light on the "unusually fierce era". The director is Daishima Haruhiko of The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories and...
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BLUE (2021)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KIMURA Fumino, EMOTO Tokio
Yoshida Keisuke, the director known for HIME-ANOLE among others, wrote the screenplay for this ambitious work about boxing, which he has continued to practice for over thirty years. It depicts the lives of boxing contenders who give their all-out-eff...
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Will I Be Single Forever? (2021)
- Director
- FUKUDA Momoko
- Cast
- TANAKA Minami, ICHIKAWA Miwako, MATSUMURA Sayuri
Fukuda Momoko of My Father, the Bride and My Name Is Yours directs this live-action film adaptation of the identically titled comic which candidly depicts the true feelings of women living through modern times. 36-year-old bachelorette Mami (Tanaka ...
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Love Mooning (2020)
- Director
- MANDA Kunitoshi
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Toru, SUGINO Kiki, SAITOH Takumi
Suspense film that marks the third collaboration between director Manda Kunitoshi and script co-author Manda Tamami following UNloved and The Kiss. Depicts the tumultuous love-hate relationship between a psychiatrist whose wife has died and a lonely ...
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Prior Convictions (2021)
- Director
- KISHI Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- ARIMURA Kasumi, MORITA Go
The rehabilitation of those who have gone astray is viewed through the eyes of a probation officer in this social drama written, directed, and edited by TV Man Union graduate Kishi Yoshiyuki, who received high acclaim for his theatrical film debut Do...
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Just Remembering (2022)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, ITO Sairi
Inspired by CreepHyp's theme song "Night on the Planet", director Matsui Daigo puts forth his first love story from his own original screenplay. Former dancer Teruo (Ikematsu Sosuke) who gave up his career due to an injury and his girlfriend, cab dr...
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WEDDING HIGH (2022)
- Director
- OHKU Akiko
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Ryoko, NAKAMURA Tomoya, SEKIMIZU Nagisa
Comedy about weddings helmed by Tremble All You Want director Ohku Akiko with original script from comedian Bakarhythm, who also is acclaimed as a screenplay writer. Nakagoshi (Shinohara Ryoko) is the wedding planner for groom Akito (Nakamura Tomoya...
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What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022)
- Director
- MIKI Satoshi
- Cast
- YAMADA Ryosuke, TSUCHIYA Tao, HAMADA Gaku
Quirky special effects flick about the aftermath of a gigantic monster's death. Brings together leading special effects creators including director/screenwriter Miki Satoshi, whose unique works include {Adrift in Tokyo} and {It's Me, It's Me}, and 'K...
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Missing (2022)
- Director
- KATAYAMA Shinzo
- Cast
- SATO Jiro, ITO Aoi, SHIMIZU Hiroya
Suspense film that marks the first commercial project and second feature from Katayama Shinzo, who electrified audiences at domestic and international film festivals with Siblings of the Cape. First-choice casting pick Sato Jiro delivers a performanc...
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Life in Bloom (2022)
- Director
- MIYAKE Nobuyuki
- Cast
- IWAMOTO Renka (Nogizaka 46), DOI Shiori, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko
Drama that was executive produced by Takarada Akira, who has starred in over 130 productions including the "Godzilla" series. Warm-hearted portraits that involve the cherry blossom season and end-of-life planning. High school student Saki (Iwamoto R...
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Shrieking in the Rain (2021)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Marika, OYAMA Maeko, MOTOLA Serena
At a movie studio in 1988, rookie director Hanako Hayashi is on the set of her directorial debut, the erotic "As Far as Love Will Take Us." She has dreamed of becoming a filmmaker ever since she was little, but is now under heavy pressure from her pr...
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fOUL (2021)
- Director
- OISHI Noriko
- Cast
- TANIGUCHI Ken, HIRAMATSU Manabu, OCHI Daisuke
The subject of this documentary is the Japanese hardcore punk band fOUL which formed in 1994, announced they were taking a "break" in 2005, but have been on hiatus ever since. It is directed by Oishi Noriko, who has worked on numerous television musi...
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Legendary Hit-man, Kunioka <Complete Edition> (2021)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- INO Masayuki, UENO Shiori, YOSHII Kengo
Director Sakamoto Yugo, who drew attention with his film Baby Assassins, takes a "meta" perspective with this close look at the daily life of a hitman. The film portrays the realities of the hitman profession and the day-to-day carnage including occa...
