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IRON GIRL FINAL WARS (2019)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- ASUKA Kirara, AKAI Saki, AOYAGI Takaya
Sultry actress Asuka Kirara stars in this final chapter of the sci-fi action series which includes two previously produced films. Teaming up again with Asuka from the previous installment is director Fujiwara Kenichi. In the near future cyborgs have...
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The Portrait of Brothers (2019)
- Director
- NISHIKAWA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- YANAGISAWA Shinichi, TAKAHASHI Choei, TSUCHIYA Takako
Drama depicting the bonds of elderly brothers who meet for the first time in four decades. Marks the film directorial debut for theatre maestro Nishikawa Nobuhiro. Author Inui Akito wrote the original screenplay based on the director's autobiographic...
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The Sketch of Life (2019)
- Director
- SEGI Naoki
- Cast
- SATO Kanta, FUJIMOTO Izumi, TAKEDA Tetsuya
Drama set in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture in a real-life zoo that is a rarity for its focus on animal welfare. Directed by Segi Naoki of For Love's SAKE. Tanaka Ryota (Sato Kanta) tried making it as a manga artist in Tokyo but returns to his homet...
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The Phone of The Wind (2019)
- Director
- SUWA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- MOTOLA Serena, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, MIURA Tomokazu
Drama inspired by "The Phone of the Wind", a real-life phone booth that was set up to communicate with the deceased in Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated in the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Directed by Suwa Nobuhiro, known for fil...
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Liar! Uncover the Truth (2019)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- HOTTA Akane
Romance mystery that adapts for film the app game for women that has over 3.5 million downloads. Directed by Nagae Jiro of Tomodachi Game – The Movie. Popular model Hotta Akane makes her debut as the lead in a feature film. Kana (Hotta) goes to a ma...
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Shadowfall (2019)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Masayoshi, ONO Machiko, KITAMURA Takumi
Director Shinohara Tetsuo and star Yamazaki Masayoshi team up again the first time in 22 years since One More Time, One More Chance for this adaptation of the mystery novel Yokoyama Hideo who became known through Six Four. Makabe Shuichi (Yamazaki) ...
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One Night (2019)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, SUZUKI Ryohei, MATSUOKA Mayu
Feature-film adaptation of the best-known work from the theatre group KAKUTA headed by playwright Kuwabara Yuko, reuniting The Devil's Path scriptwriter Takahashi Izumi with The Blood of Wolves and Sea of Revival director Shiraishi Kazuya. Brings tog...
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Stare (2019)
- Director
- ADACHI Hirotaka
- Cast
- IITOYO Marie, INABA Yu, OSHINARI Shugo
Feature film debut for Adachi Hirotaka, aka popular author Otsuichi whose numerous novels have been adapted for film. This original story depicts the terror of 'Shirai-san,' the horror character created by Adachi in the vein of J-horror films like Ri...
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Brave Father Online – our story of FINAL FANTASY XIV (2019)
- Director
- NOGUCHI Teruo, YAMAMOTO Kiyoshi
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kentaro, YOSHIDA Kotaro
A family drama based on the popular series of blog posts describing the real-life accounts of a man who turns to online gaming in order to reconnect with his father. It co-stars Sakaguchi Kentaro and Yoshida Kotaro who play the father and son. Iwamo...
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Speak Low (2018)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Akira
- Cast
- OBA Minami, IIDA Kaoru, YAMAZAKI Yohei
Romance helmed by Yamamoto Akira, the assistant director of Our House, an official selection at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. Depicts the emotional distance between a couple visiting the Atami hot springs. Nominated for the First Film ...
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KICK (2018)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Kazuhiko
- Cast
- NAGAOKA Mari, HIGASHI Takenori, KITAZAWA Yohei
Documentary capturing six years in the lives of players with serious disabilities who aim to compete in the Powerchair Football World Cup. Nagaoka Mari suffers from spinal muscular atrophy and has never walked even a single step in her life. But, sh...
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Pretty Cure Miracle Universe the Movie (2019)
- Director
- KAIZAWA Yukio
- Cast
- NARUSE Eimi, KOHARA Konomi, YASUNO Kiyono
Twenty-sixth feature film in the Precure series that celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2018. The adventures feature Star Twinkle Precure from the new series set in space, as well as Hug! Precure and Kirakira Precure a la Mode. Hoshina Hikaru (voice...
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Michikusa (2018)
- Director
- SHISHIDO Daisuke
- Cast
This documentary follows the daily life of people with severe autism living by themselves. Most individuals with severe developmental disabilities are limited in the places they can reside such as those who live with their parents, and at institution...
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WE ARE (2018)
- Director
- FUJII Michihito
- Cast
- MANO Erina, SHIMIZU Kurumi, YOKOHAMA Ryusei
Coming-of-age ensemble drama by young director Fujii Michihito, who also helmed Oh! Father, INNOCENT BLOOD and THE JOURNALIST. Stars Mano Erina from BLEACH and Impossibility Defense. Seven teens graduate from high school in Maebashi City, Gunma Pref...
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YOU ARE BRILLIANT LIKE A SPICA (2019)
- Director
- OTANI Kentaro
- Cast
- FUKUHARA Haruka, SATO Taiki, SUZUKI Jin
A high school girl, Sei Saotome, unexpectedly is transferred to an elite high school in Nagano prefecture due to her parents' house-moving. One day, she meets Mizuki and Taiyo, and is invited to join astronomy club with them. The personalities of two...
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Siblings of the Cape (2019)
- Director
- KATAYAMA Shinzo
- Cast
- MATSUURA Yuya, WADA Misa, KITAYAMA Masayasu
The debut film by Katayama Shinzo, who has served as assistant director on the films of Bong Joon-ho and Yamashita Nobuhiro, which he wrote, directed and produced. It depicts a brother and sister with disabilities dirtying their hands with prostituti...
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No Longer Human (2019)
- Director
- NINAGAWA Mika
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, MIYAZAWA Rie, SAWAJIRI Erika
Drama exploring the secret origin story behind Dazai Osamu's best seller novel "No Longer Human," helmed by photographer and Helter Skelter director Ninagawa Mika. Although his wife Michiko (Miyazawa Rie) is pregnant and they already have children t...
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A LONG GOODBYE (2019)
- Director
- NAKANO Ryota
- Cast
- AOI Yu, TAKEUCHI Yuko, MATSUBARA Chieko
Film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Nakajima Kyoko's same-named novel with Nakano Ryota of Her Love Boils Bathwater serving as director and screenplay writer. Drama that delivers a humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father ...
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SMILES LEADING TO HAPPINESS (2019)
- Director
- ENOMOTO Jiro
- Cast
- TAKASUGI Mahiro, YASUDA Seia
A coming-of-age drama which was awarded the Angel Trophy Award at the 16th Monaco International Film Festival. Playing the lead role of dental technician Daichi is Takasugi Mahiro of Gangoose and Rainbow Days. Daichi (Takasugi) is a highly skilled a...
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The Nikaidos' Fall (2018)
- Director
- Ida PANAHANDEH
- Cast
- KATO Masaya, ISHIBASHI Shizuka, MACHIDA Keita
Latest film from the Nara International Film Festival's "NARAtive" film production project. Helmed by Ida Panahandeh, who won a special prize for promising new directors in the Un Certain Regard section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Kawase Naomi ...
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Wolf na sissi (2017)
- Director
- ONO Daisuke
- Cast
- NEYA Ryoka, ONO Daisuke, MAYANAGI Minae
Debut feature film release from cutting-edge director Ono Daisuke, who works with the filmmaking team Tanoshii Jidai (Fun Era). Ono himself plays the boyfriend Tatsuo in this cynical depiction of a couple's love spat. Ayako (Neya Ryoka) belongs to a...
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Toukuen Ranbu (2019)
- Director
- YAKUMO Saiji
- Cast
- SUZUKI Hiroki, ARAMAKI Yoshihiko, KITAMURA Ryo
Samurai action drama featuring 'swordsmen' warriors personifying Japanese swords as they confront evil influences scheming to revise history. The first live-action film adaptation of the training simulation game that has also been turned into an anim...
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Heart Treasure (2017)
- Director
- ENOMOTO Sakura
- Cast
- ENOMOTO Sakura, NAGAYAMA Hiromi, SAKAGAWA Shion
Enomoto Sakura, who appeared in The Good-for-Nothings and The Manga Master, stars in this film adapted from his own original story which also marks his feature-length directorial debut. Playwright and theatre director Murakami Hideki wrote the screen...
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Things to know before you become a cancer patient (2018)
- Director
- MIYAKE Nagaru
- Cast
- WAKAO Fumihiko, KATSUMATA Noriyuki, YAMAUCHI Hideko
Miyake Nagaru of "Ultimate land - a year of Iwasaki Onikenbai" and "Traveling by Leaps and Bounds: Portrait of Noh Actor Reijiro Tsumura" directs, shoots, and edits this documentary examining in a variety of angles the subject of cancer which is said...
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DOCUMENTARY FILM TARO OKAMOTO’S OKINAWA WHAT HE FOUND (2018)
- Director
- KATSURAYAMA Yoshihisa
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Taro
The mindset of one of Japan's prominent artists, Okamoto Taro, on his two journeys to Okinawa is closely examined in this documentary. Artist Okamoto Taro arrives on Okinawa seeking the answer to the questions: "What is a Japanese person?" and "What...
