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94 year old gay man (2023)
- Director
- KIKKAWA Genki
- Cast
Through the story of a homosexual born in 1929, this documentary unravels the history of homosexuality in Japan, a condition that was once openly discussed as a "treatable mental illness." 94-year-old Hase Tadashi, who lives in Nishinari Ward, Osaka...
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Kuramerukagari (2024)
- Director
- TSUKAHARA Shigeyoshi
- Cast
- SAKURA Ayane, SAKAKIHARA Yuki, OTSUKA Takeo
Feature-length animated film that reunites director Tsukahara Shigeyoshi with the production team for Kurayukaba, which screenwriter Narita Ryogo adapted as a spin-off novella that formed the basis for this film. In a mining town called Hakoniwa, o...
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Kurayukaba (2023)
- Director
- TSUKAHARA Shigeyoshi
- Cast
- KANDA Hakuzan, KUROSAWA Tomoyo, SERIZAWA Yu
Feature-length animated film debut from director Tsukahara Shigeyoshi, whose film Hashi no Mukou was featured in the Short Film Corner section at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. Detective Sotaro (Kanda Hakuzan) investigates the mystery of mass disapp...
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Beyond the Fog (2023)
- Director
- MURASE Daichi
- Cast
- MIYAKE Shuri, MIURA Masaki, HOTTA Shinzo
This tale about a family marks the commercial feature film debut for Murase Daichi, who became the youngest director selected for the New Directors section at the 72nd San Sebastian International Film Festival. The 12-year-old Ihika (Miyake Shuri) w...
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War Clouds (2024)
- Director
- MIKAMI Chie
- Cast
This is the first documentary directed in six years by Mikami Chie of The Targeted Village and Boy Soldiers: The Secret War in Okinawa fame. The focus of this film is the current situation in Okinawa and the Nansei Islands and the lives of the island...
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Blue Imagine (2024)
- Director
- MATSUBAYASHI Urara
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Mayu, KAWATOKO Asuka, KITAMURA Yui
Drama set in a shelter for victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse. Feature film directorial debut for Matsubayashi Urara, who has worked as an actress in films such as The Hungry Lion. Aspiring actress Saito Noel (Yamaguchi Mayu) carries the ...
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Hijacked Youth Dare To Stop Us 2 (2023)
- Director
- INOUE Junichi
- Cast
- IURA Arata, HIGASHIDE Masahiro, IMOU Haruka
Sequel to Dare To Stop Us, which depicted the youth of those who gathered at Wakamatsu Production, led by director Wakamatsu Koji. Helmed by Inoue Junichi, who penned the screenplay for the first film and is a former member of Wakamatsu Production. ...
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The Floor Plan (2024)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Junichi
- Cast
- MAMIYA Shotaro, SATO Jiro, KAWAEI Rina
A mystery film adapted from the best-selling novel based on YouTube videos written by video creator Uketsu. The film was the winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 44th Porto International Film Festival. Amamiya (Mamiya Shotaro), a YouTuber special...
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i ai (2022)
- Director
- MahiTo The People
- Cast
- TOMITA Kentaro, SATO Honami, HORIKE Kazuki
A coming-of-age film that is the directorial debut and screenplay of MahiTo The People, the frontman of the rock band GEZAN, who is a wide-ranging contributor to writing and other endeavors. In Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Kou (Tomita Kentaro) is livin...
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Remembering Every Night (2022)
- Director
- KIYOHARA Yui
- Cast
- HYODO Kumi, OHBA Minami, MIKAMI Ai
A human drama by director Kiyohara Yui, whose film Our House garnered attention both at home and abroad. The film was entered in the Forum section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival and was also released in North America. This film takes...
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COTTONTAIL (2023)
- Director
- Patrick DICKINSON
- Cast
- Lily Franky, NISHIKIDO Ryo, KIMURA Tae
A Japanese-British co-production, this human drama was shot in the Lake District situated in the northwest of England by up-and-coming British director Patrick Dickinson with a Japanese cast. After the death of his beloved wife, Akiko (Kimura Tae), ...
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Haikyu!!: The Dumpster Battle (2024)
- Director
- MITSUNAKA Susumu
- Cast
- MURASE Ayumu, ISHIKAWA Kaito, HINO Satoshi
Part one of the two-part theatrical adaptation for the TV anime "Haikyu!!" based on Furudate Haruichi's manga. Focuses on the Karasuno High School vs. Nekoma High School rivalry, a favorite among fans of this manga about high schoolers who live for v...
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)
- Director
- SOTOZAKI Haruo
- Cast
- HANAE Natsuki, KITO Akari, SHIMONO Hiro
Theatrical release for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba TV series featuring a complete music remix and 4K upscale of the Swordsmith Village Arc's final episode and first episode of the Hashira Training Arc that aired from May 2024. The film was scr...
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Everything, Everywhere (2023)
- Director
- LIM Kah Wai
- Cast
- Adela SOU, Shogen, YING Jiang
A love suspense film by Lim Kah Wai, the self-proclaimed "Cinema Drifter" who has been making films around the world from his base in Osaka. The final part of the Balkans trilogy, following on from No Where, Now Here and Somewhen, Somewhere. While t...
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED FREEDOM (2024)
- Director
- FUKUDA Mitsuo
- Cast
- HOSHI Soichiro, TANAKA Rie
Latest entry in the "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Series." Set in the Cosmic Era (C.E.), the story depicts the battle between humans with genetically enhanced physical and mental abilities from birth (Coordinators) and naturally born humans (Naturals). ...
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Following the Sound (2023)
- Director
- SUGITA Kyoshi
- Cast
- OGAWA An, NAKAMURA Yuko, MASHIMA Hidekazu
This human drama is the fourth feature film by director Sugita Kyoshi, who received high acclaim both in Japan and overseas for his film Haruhara-san's Recorder. Haru (Ogawa An), a bookstore clerk, notices the sad expression on Yukiko's (Nakamura Yu...
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She is going to be a Mayor on ◯/◯ (2024)
- Director
- PEYOUNNE Maki
- Cast
Playwright-cum-director Peyounne Maki helms this documentary about the 2022 Suginami mayoral election in Tokyo. Suginami resident Peyounne Maki started making this film when she faced eviction from the apartment where she had lived for many years du...
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Route29 (2024)
- Director
- MORII Yusuke
- Cast
- AYASE Haruka, OSAWA Kana
This is the second feature film by Morii Yusuke, who made his directorial debut with AMIKO. He wrote an original script inspired by Nakao Taichi's poetry collection "Route 29, Liberation". Noriko (Ayase Haruka), a janitor living in Tottori, doesn't ...
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11 Rebels (2024)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, NAKANO Taiga
Director Shiraishi Kazuya helms this film based on the plot penned by 60 years earlier by Kasahara Kazuo, scriptwriter for the "Battles Without Honor and Humanity" series. Life-and-death choices confront Shibata, a minor domain in the Echigo region,...
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The Cats of Gokogu Shrine (2024)
- Director
- SODA Kazuhiro
- Cast
Tenth observational film from filmmaker Soda Kazuhiro, known for Campaign and Peace. In 2021, director Soda and producer Kashiwagi Kiyoko left New York after 27 years and moved to the Seto Inland Sea port-town of Ushimado, where they previously shot...
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The Colors Within (2024)
- Director
- YAMADA Naoko
- Cast
- SUZUKAWA Sayu, TAKAISHI Akari, KIDO Taisei
Original feature-length animation directed by Yamada Naoko, known for "K-ON!" and "A Silent Voice". Totsuko (Suzukawa Sayu) is a high school student who sees people as "colors." She forms a band with her classmate Kimi (Takaishi Akari), who emits a ...
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KINGDOM: Return of the Great General (2024)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
Fourth film in the "Kingdom" series, based on Hara Yasuhisa's same-named manga. Picks up after the all-encompassing Battle of Bayou in the previous film KINGDOM: The Flames of Destiny. Shin (Yamazaki Kento) defeats the enemy commander at the Battle ...
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Look Back (2024)
- Director
- OSHIYAMA Kiyotaka
- Cast
- KAWAI Yuumi, YOSHIDA Mizuki
Based on the original story of the same title by Fujimoto Tatsuki, a manga artist known for his "Chainsaw Man" and other works. Director Oshiyama Kiyotaka has adapted the story into an animated feature film. Fujino (Kawai Yumi), a fourth-grader who ...
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The Quiet Yakuza 2 -Part 2- (2024)
- Director
- NARUSE Kiyoto
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
Second film in the new two-part live-action adaptation of Nitta Tatsuo's popular yakuza manga "The Quiet Don," comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. Shizuya (Ito Kentaro) becomes a wanted man after putting ...
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The Quiet Yakuza 2 -Part 1- (2024)
- Director
- NARUSE Kiyoto
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
First film in the new two-part live-action adaptation of Nitta Tatsuo's popular yakuza manga "The Quiet Don," comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. Shizuya (Ito Kentaro) leads a double life as design firm e...
