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THE CALL OF ZON (2018)
- Director
- SUZUKI Takuji
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Ryudai, NAGAO Riyo, ISHIMARU Shogo
town cut off from the outside world due to a mysterious phenomenon. Directed by Suzuki Takuji of JOGGING_WATARIDORI. For the past two decades, Yumetoi Town has been surrounded by a mysterious phenomenon called "Zon". The town is isolated from the o...
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Tokyo Noir (2018)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Masa
- Cast
- INOUE Kotaro, RYOGOKU Hiroshi, OTAKA Akira
A yakuza's sorrow is the subject of this hard-boiled film. Intermixing the story's timeline, the film depicts the fate of a man who finds himself chased by both the police and other gangsters. At the helm is Yamashita Masa who makes his commercial fi...
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Flavors of Youth -Japanese Version- (2018)
- Director
- Halin LI, Xiaoxing YI, TAKEUCHI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- BAN Taito, ISE Mariya, SADAOKA Sayuri
A coming-of-age animated anthology dealing with the basic necessities of life in China-food, clothing, shelter, and transportation?by three young creators from China and Japan. The film consists of three episodes: a young boy from Hunan Province year...
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Kurokan (2018)
- Director
- YAMADA Masafumi
- Cast
- YAMADA Nanami, MOMOKAWA Haruka, SAEKI Kaori
Film adaptation of a story from 'True Ghost Story Masterpieces "Funeral"' by horror author Kuroki Aruji. Directed by Yamada Masafumi of the Corpse Party series. A woman named Yukiko (Saeki Kaori) suffers from an unexplained illness and gets a checku...
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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
- Director
- NAGASAKI Kenji
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Daiki, MIYAKE Kenta, OKAMOTO Nobuhiko
The television anime series based on Horikoshi Kohei's hero manga moves to the big screen. Set in a world where eighty percent of the population are "abnormals" possessing paranormal abilities, the story depicts the maturation of a young boy born "no...
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My Teacher, My Love (2018)
- Director
- TSUKIKAWA Sho
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Ryoma, HAMABE Minami, SATO Taiki
Live-action adaptation of the same-named comic by Kouda Momoko, who is also known for No Longer Heroine. A high school girl falls for her good-looking but complicated substitute teacher and goes all out to win his heart. Reunites LET ME EAT YOUR PANC...
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HOT ASHES (2018)
- Director
- KOJIMA Junji
- Cast
- ANDO Seiko, TAKADA Noriko, TANAKA Junya
Kojima Junji, a visual creator who has worked on numerous commercials and music videos, directs this family drama questioning what is "family" and "human kindness" through the resolute life of one woman. The film screened at the 34th Warsaw Film Fest...
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Boy Soldiers: The Secret War in Okinawa (2018)
- Director
- MIKAMI Chie, OYA Hanayo
- Cast
The "secret war" of the Nakano School which remained untold for over seventy years since the end of the war is explored in this documentary. Director Mikami Chie of The Targeted Village and We Shall Overcome along with journalist Oya Hanayo sharply ...
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Code Blue the movie (2018)
- Director
- NISHIURA Masaki
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Tomohisa, ARAGAKI Yui, TODA Erika
The television drama about emergency medical care heads to the theaters. The air medical services team set out to deal with major accidents at Narita Airport and the Umihotaru Parking Area situated on Tokyo Bay. The film commemorates the tenth annive...
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Still Life of Memories (2018)
- Director
- YAZAKI Hitoshi
- Cast
- ANDO Masanobu, HARU Natsuko, MATSUDA Rima
French artist and photographer Henri Maccheroni was fascinated by the mysteriousness of female genitalia. Expanding on his actual experiences, this drama brings an artistic touch to the relationship between photographer and subject. The evocative aud...
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sukabro (2017)
- Director
- YAGI Junichi
- Cast
- KUBOZUKA Shunsuke, RUEED, AISHA
Set in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture featuring director and cast from the city in a completely local production. Stars Kubozuka Shunsuke of HANAGATAMI. Umino Ryusuke (Kubozuka) fails to make it as an actor in Tokyo and returns to his hometown of...
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BLEACH (2018)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- FUKUSHI Sota, SUGISAKI Hana, YOSHIZAWA Ryo
Selling 120 million copies worldwide, Kubo Taito's identically titled comic is given a live-action treatment with "Blade of the Immortal" and "Laughing Under The Clouds" star, Fukushi Sota in the lead role. Sato Shinsuke, director of "GANTZ" and "I ...
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Watashi no jinsei nanoni (2018)
- Director
- HARA Keinosuke
- Cast
- JIYOUNG, INABA Yu, OCHIAI Motoki
A youthful success story based on a light novel portraying a gymnast whose future was quashed as she regains a positive outlook through music. Director Hara Keinosuke and lead actress Jiyoung continue their collaboration after the short film omnibus ...
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Mainichi ga Alzheimer the final Saigo ni shinutoki (2018)
- Director
- SEKIGUCHI Yuka
- Cast
This is the concluding chapter of Sekiguchi Yuka's popular documentary series recording life with her Alzheimer's disease stricken mother. Sekiguchi Yuka, who has continued to nurse her mother at home, is hospitalized for double hip surgery. She mee...
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PEACE NIPPON (2018)
- Director
- NAKANO Hiroyuki
- Cast
- WATANABE Dai, OIKAWA Sakino, KOIZUMI Kyoko
Japan's picturesque scenery season after season is turned into a film with overwhelming impact. Filmmakers who adore Japan pursue a once-in-a-lifetime beauty, photographing more than 200 locations over the course of the eight year production. The fil...
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Shino Can't Say Her Name (2017)
- Director
- YUASA Hiroaki
- Cast
- MINAMI Sara, MAKITA Aju, HAGIWARA Riku
Coming-of-age live-action adaptation of manga author Oshimi Shuzo's best-known work, which is based on his life experiences. Script by Adachi Shin of 100 YEN LOVE and Obon Brothers and helmed by first-time feature film director Yuasa Hiroaki. High ...
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Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)
- Director
- YAJIMA Tetsuo
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Rika, OTANI Ikue
The 21st theatrical film for the "Pocket Monster" series. The involvement of young talent in the production team, including the director, gives birth to a completely new Pokémon film. Each year the Wind Festival is held in Fura City, where people l...
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Room Laundering (2018)
- Director
- KATAGIRI Kenji
- Cast
- IKEDA Elaiza, ODAGIRI Joe
Film adaptation of the second-prize winner in the talent discovery project TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM 2015. Fantasy inspired by a quirky job that involves living in stigmatized properties to wipe the slate clean of unsavory incidents. Thanks to...
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PROTECTORS OF FIREFLY RIVER (2017)
- Director
- YAMADA Eiji
- Cast
In-depth documentary about thirteen households in a small mountainside hamlet that has been designated for dam construction. TV commercial director Yamada Eiji makes his documentary film debut. In 1962, the Ishiki Dam Project was launched in Kawatan...
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Hooked on the Jomon (2018)
- Director
- YAMAOKA Nobutaka
- Cast
- ITO Seiko, KOBAYASHI Tatsuo, SATO Taku
Documentary on the Jomon period that flourished on the Japanese archipelago after the Paleolithic era, about 15,000 years ago to 2,300 years ago. During this era people started making earthenware, and mysterious alien-like clay figurines have been un...
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A Momentary Momentary Shooting Star (2018)
- Director
- GENDA Yasuaki, SUGAWARA Tatsuro
- Cast
- MASUDA Yuka, Yuhi, SAKAI Ryota
In this coming-of-age mystery set in Nagano, former AKB48 member Masuda Yuka dresses up as a heroine. A woman dealing with trauma is at the mercy of mysterious commands. Kasumi (Masuda) returns to her hometown for the first time in six years to see ...
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Kumanokara into the Shingu (2017)
- Director
- TANAKA Chiseko
- Cast
- KAIBE Tsuyoshi, URAN Sakiko, SUZUKI Yayoi
Final film in the trilogy set in the Kumano region of Wakayama Prefecture from critic and documentary filmmaker Tanaka Chiseko. Uses a semi-documentary approach to depict the culture and climate born from the history of the land, set in Shingu City, ...
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You, Your, Yours (2018)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, KIM Kkobbi, MITSUSHIMA Shinnosuke
Romance directed by Matsui Daigo of Japanese Girls Never Die. Kim Kkobbi of Breathless plays the heroine in twisted relationships with three men. Ozaki Yutaka (Ikematsu Sosuke), Brad Pitt (Mitsushima Shinnosuke) and Sakamoto Ryoma (Okura Koji) adore...
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MODERN LOVE (2017)
- Director
- FUKUSHIMA Takuya
- Cast
- INAMURA Azusa, TAKAHASHI Takuro, YOSHINO Seicho
Psycho-fantasy set in parallel worlds. A woman suffering from heartbreak encounters multiple versions of herself. Directed by Fukushima Takuya, who excels at the creation of apocalyptic worlds. Abnormal weather bombards Tokyo, which buzzes with exci...
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Henkankoshonin Itsuka Okinawa o torikaesu (2018)
- Director
- YANAGAWA Tsuyoshi
- Cast
- IURA Arata, TODA Naho, OMI Toshinori
Feature film that incorporates new footage into the NHK drama based on Miyagawa Tetsuji's non-fiction film 'Boku wa Okinawa wo torimodoshitai.' Depicts legendary diplomat Chiba Kazuo's battle for his very soul. Diplomat Chiba (Iura Arata) was on the...
