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WEST NORTH WEST (2015)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Takuro
- Cast
- KAN Hanae, SAHEL Rosa, YAMAUCHI Yuka
Three minority women are the focus of this love story. With stunning imagery, the film emotionally weaves together the views of the heroines who are unsettled by the barriers of sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and culture. At the helm is N...
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Tengu Rider ~Emperor's inspector~ (2017)
- Director
- KUNO Tsutomu
- Cast
- KASAHARA Shinji, NAKAMURA Seijiro, NOGUCHI Mao
Action-packed samurai drama set at the end of the Tokugawa era, produced as a regional development project for Otaki Village in Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture. Kyoto in 1961, the first year in the Bunkyu Era. As part of the policy for shogunate-im...
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Silent Revolution (2017)
- Director
- WATANABE Satoshi
- Cast
- SATO Yaemon, KOBAYASHI Minoru, HIRANO Akihide
Documentary about people living in depopulated regions who are working to revitalize their communities through renewable energy. Directed by Watanabe Satoshi, whose film Reviving Recipes was an official invitation at the 36th Hong Kong International ...
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If You Live in This Town (2018)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hidetsuna
- Cast
- KASAMATSU Show, IMO Haruka, FUJIMOTO Kikuko
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No Gender! The Queer Life of an Intersex Manga Artist (2018)
- Director
- WATANABE Shogo
- Cast
- ARAI Sho
A documentary about manga artist Arai Sho who lives life as neither a man nor woman but an intersex. Born and raised female, and also having been married, Arai undertook chromosome testing at the age of 30. That is when Arai was informed of being int...
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IMAGINATION GAME (2018)
- Director
- HATA Taisuke
- Cast
- HISAMOTO Masami, ITANO Tomomi, TANAKA Koutaro
The two-faced nature of human beings is explored in this thriller depicting the dark side of web society's anonymity through the two heroines' online alter egos. Music director on Hirugao -Love Affairs in the Afternoon-, Kanno Yugo, takes on the role...
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BD～AKECHI DETECTIVE OFFICE～ (2018)
- Director
- NAGURA Ryosuke
- Cast
- OZAWA Ren, TERASAKA Raiga, MAEDA Nozomi
Mystery novel superstar Edogawa Rampo's "juvenile detective duo" series is the basis for this teen mystery. A famed detective's assistants follow the mystery of the inexplicable kidnapping of a high school girl in an unspecific time period of Japan. ...
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RISE -Dharma within you- (2017)
- Director
- SATO Katsunori
- Cast
- WACHI Takeaki, Momona, MIURA Yusuke
Superhero action film about the birth of Dharuriser, the home-grown hero from Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. Action choreography by Justo Dieguez, who created the Keysi self-defense method used in Batman Begins. Tachi Akihiro (Wachi Takeaki) ...
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GOOD-BYE SILENCE (2018)
- Director
- UGANA Kenichi
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Kaito, SUMIRE, WAKABA Ryuya
Dystopian film set in in a world that has outlawed entertainment. Depicts the shock and yearning of kids who experience music for the first time. Directed by Screeeem's Ugana Kenichi and stars Saitoh Takumi of HIRUGAO -Love Affairs in the Afternoon-....
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Ai-chan, the Teen Detective from Yoshimoto Shinkigeki (2017)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- SAKAI Ai, KAKEI Toshio, TABATA Tomoko
Third film in the warmhearted comedy series based on a comedy show. A chubby high school girl detective scrambles to protect an idol group. Stars Yoshimoto Shikigeki leader Sakai Aoi as the first female to head the theatre troupe. Cheerful and kind ...
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Living the idol life –SKE48 Behind the Scenes (2018)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Yusuke, SUZUKI Masahiko
- Cast
- SKE48
This is the second documentary on the Nagoya-based female idol group SKE48. Formed in 2008, SKE48 is the forerunner sister group to predecessor AKB48. 2018 marked the group's 10th anniversary. Endeavoring in idol undertakings with renewed resolve, th...
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Whistleblower (2019)
- Director
- FUKUZAWA Katsuo
- Cast
- NOMURA Mansai, KAGAWA Teruyuki
The masterpiece novel by Ikeido Jun, whose standout works include Rikuoh, Downtown Rocket, and the Naoki Hanzawa series, is adapted to film by I'd Rather Be a Shellfish and The Crimes That Bind director Fukuzawa Katsuo. Midsize manufacturer Tokyo Ke...
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JESUS (2018)
- Director
- OKUYAMA Hiroshi
- Cast
- SATO Yura, OKUMA Riki, Chad Mullane
The first feature-length film by 22-year-old promising new director, Okuyama Hiroshi, who also wrote, shot, and edited the film. It screened at the 66th San Sebastian International Film Festival where it won the New Directors Award. Yura (Sato Yura)...
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Another World (2018)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- INAGAKI Goro, HASEGAWA Hiroki, IKEWAKI Chizuru
Drama starring Thirteen Assassins's Inagaki Goro, SHIN GODZILLA's Hasegawa Hiroki, and Enokida Trading Post's Shibukawa Kiyohiko with director Sakamoto Junji of The Projects and ERNESTO handling the script. Ko (Inagaki) makes a living as a charcoal ...
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Amber Light (2019)
- Director
- YOKOO Hatsuki
- Cast
- IURA Arata, OHASHI Akira
Yokoo Hatsuki, who made his directorial debut with Last Night Rewind, makes his hometown of Nagasaki the backdrop of this drama. In the lead role is Iura Arata of Dare to Stop Us. Hironaga Ryota (Iura) was a child when he was separated from his fath...
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His Lost Name (2019)
- Director
- HIROSE Nanako
- Cast
- YAGIRA Yuya, YOUNG DAIS, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
Drama about the relationship between a middle-aged man and young guy with a secret. This film marks the feature film debut for Hirose Nanako, who belongs to the Bun-buku creators' group established by Kore-eda Hirokazu. One day, Tetsuro (Kobayashi ...
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TOKYO GHOUL ‘S’ (2019)
- Director
- KAWASAKI Takuya, HIRAMAKI Kazuhiko
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, YAMAMOTO Maika, MATSUDA Shota
The sequel to the live-action adaptation based on Ishida Sui's popular dark fantasy comic. Set in Tokyo where man-eating creatures called Ghouls lurk, the film depicts the struggles of a half-human and half-ghoul university student. Half-ghoul Kanek...
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THE RELATIVE WORLDS (2019)
- Director
- SAKURAGI Yuhei
- Cast
- KAJI Yuki, UCHIDA Maaya
A full 3D CG animation from CRAFTAR Studios and a feature debut film directed by an upcoming top CG talent in Japanese animation, Yuhei Sakuragi ("INGRESS"). Shin (voice: Kaji Yuki) is an ordinary high school boy living in Tokyo. One day, he meets a...
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JUNCTION 29 (2019)
- Director
- YAMADA Akihisa, UEDA Atsushi
- Cast
- TANAKA Shunsuke, MIZUNO Masaru, HONDA Takafumi
In this omnibus film starring Tanaka Shunsuke, Mizuno Masaru, Honda Takafumi, and Kobyashi Yutaka, the members of the Nagoya entertainment act "BOYS AND MEN", the lives of four 29-year-old men intersect through four episodes. In "The Night of Tsuchin...
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Donten ni warau Gaiden Shukumei Soto no fuma (2018)
- Director
- WAKANO Tetsuya
- Cast
- SAKURAI Takahiro, YUSA Koji, TSUDA Kenjiro
Second of three theatrical film anime adaptations of Karakara Kemuriﾕs popular comic ﾒLaughing Under the Clouds Gaiden.ﾓ Depicts the mysterious fate of the best friend of Tenka, the eldest of the three Kumo brothers. Tenkaﾕs (voice: Nakamura Yuichi)...
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The Great War of Archimedes (2019)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, EMOTO Tasuku, HAMABE Minami
Mita Norifusa's popular comic is adapted to live action. Set in 1930s Japan, the film depicts a brilliant mathematician's attempt to stop the construction program of the battleship Yamato. Yamazaki Takashi of The Eternal Zero directs. The headquarte...
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Fortuna's Eye (2019)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, ARIMURA Kasumi, SHISON Jun
This film adaptation of best-selling author Hyakuta Naoki's novel depicts a young man with a supernatural sight as he defies the fated death of his girlfriend. At the helm is a master of the youth film, Miki Takahiro. Kiyama Shinichiro (Kamiki Ryuno...
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Chiwawa (2019)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ken
- Cast
- KADOWAKI Mugi, NARITA Ryo, Kanichiro
Live-action adaptation of the short work published in 1994 by manga artist Okazaki Kyoko, whose popularity continued even after she took a break from writing. Directed by the cutting-edge Ninomiya Ken, who made his feature film debut with THE LIMIT O...
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Red Snow (2019)
- Director
- KAI Sayaka
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, Nahana
Mystery suspense film based on the true story of a missing boy. Feature film debut for Kai Sayaka, who earned acclaim in Japan and abroad for her short film The Curse of the Ondine. A boy goes missing in a small snow-covered village. The police inve...
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I'm Not Here (2018)
- Director
- HIHARA Shintaro
- Cast
- MINE Goichi, YASHIBA Toshihiro, IWAYA Kenji
Drama that wrestles with the question, "Is school about education or profit?" Real-life teacher Hihara Shintaro directs this authentic depiction of education on the front lines by having his students play themselves. Film school instructor Tahara (M...
