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BELOVED NORA (2017)
- Director
- TAJIRI Yuji
- Cast
- MIZUSAWA Shingo, OSHIMA Hako, MORIYA Fumio
Inspired by novelist Uchida Hyakken's 'Noraya', this drama depicts the connection between cats and humans. Veteran director, Tajiri Yuji of Broken Pieces helms. Tsukumo Sakumi (Mizusawa Shingo) is an undistinguished screenwriter who discovers a stra...
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YOCHO (FOREBODING） (2017)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- Kaho, SOMETANI Shota, HIGASHIDE Masahiro
Companion piece to Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Before We Vanish, which was an official selection for the 70th Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section. Etsuko's (Kaho) colleague Miyuki (Kishii Yukino) reveals that her house is haunted. Etsuko is worr...
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Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music) (2017)
- Director
- ONO Shinichi
- Cast
- Dynamite☆Naoki, HATAZAKI Sachiko, SUEHIRO Kazuhiro
A man dreaming of becoming a professional musician is exposed to harsh realities in this drama directed by first-time director Ono Shinichi. Kenichi (Dynamite?Naoki), an aspiring musician, has kept up a low-key music career. Now in his 40s without h...
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BRAVESTORM (2017)
- Director
- OKABE Junya
- Cast
- DAITOH Shunsuke, WATANABE Shu, YAMAMOTO Chihiro
Sci-fi action reboot of the hero TV series "Silver Mask" and "Super Robot Red Barron". Producer, screenwriter and director Okabe Junya creates radically new visual scenes. The year is 2050, and humans are mostly extinct from earth. The surviving fiv...
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One Cut of the Dead (2017)
- Director
- UEDA Shinichiro
- Cast
- HAMATSU Takayuki, Mao, SHUHAMA Harumi
Unique horror film produced by ENBU Seminar Cinema Project. Became a social-phenomenon hit when the theatrical run exploded from two theaters in Tokyo to a wide-scale release in response to the peculiar structure including a thirty-seven-minute openi...
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The Miraculous Postcards (2017)
- Director
- Jacky WOO
- Cast
- SUZUKI Sarina, AKAZA Miyoko, YUKIMURA Izumi
A drama adapting to film children's book author, Wakiya Midori's "Kibo no Switch ha, Kusu" by internationally engaged filmmaker Jacky Woo. Miyuki (Suzuki Sarina) devotes herself to caring for her daughter Nozomi () who has cerebral palsy. Without re...
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Home, Sweet Home (2017)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- NISHIMURA Nao, NISHIMURA Norikazu, NISHIMURA Nobuko
Documentary film covering 35 years in the life of filmmaker Ise Shinichi's family. Like his previous films Nao-chan, Piglet, and Arigato, this film documents his disabled niece Nao and her family Eldest daughter Nao is disabled but has a naturally s...
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ONNANINARU (2017)
- Director
- TANAKA Yukio
- Cast
Documentary that captures the genuine emotional state of a college student with Gender Identity Disorder who undergoes sex reassignment surgery. Directed by Tanaka Yukio of ITECHO and On the road. Miyu has dreamed of becoming a female since early ch...
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THE LIMIT OF SLEEPING BEAUTY (2017)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ken
- Cast
- SAKURAI Yuki, TAKAHASHI Issey
A drama portraying the intertwining of past & present and reality & delusion written and directed by the promising filmmaker of SLUM-POLIS and Matsumoto Tribe, Ninomiya Ken. Oria Aki (Sakurai Yuki) came to Tokyo with dreams of becoming an actress. S...
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Tales of CHIGASAKI (2017)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- MIYAJI Junichi, NAKAZAWA Shinichi, KAYAMA Yuzo
Miyaji Junichi, Kuwata Keisuke's classmate who christened his band "Southern All Stars" and anthropologist Nakazawa Shinichi who uses a technique known as "Earth Dive" to trace the past of an area of land, unravel the appeal and mystery of Chigasaki ...
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Homecoming (2017)
- Director
- KIKUCHI Takeo
- Cast
- KANJIYA Shihori, DAITOH Shunsuke
A mystery adapted from a novel by Minato Kanae which depicts the stories of a pair of parents and their children. In the director's chair is Kikuchi Takeo of Hello, Goodbye. Mutsuko (Kanjiya Shihori) has been living on an island to which her grandmo...
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HER MOTHER (2016)
- Director
- SATO Yoshinori
- Cast
- NISHIYAMA Ryo, NISHIYAMA Yukihiro, ARAKAWA Taijiro
Drama about the conversations between a mother whose daughter is murdered and the perpetrator of the crime. Helmed by TV director Sato Yoshinori, who also directed BAD CHILD. Harumi (Nishiyama Ryo) is a 43-year-old business woman. Her daughter Michi...
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Yamikin dogs 7 (2017)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- AOKI Tsunenori, AIZAWA Rina, YAMADA Yuki
Seventh film in the "Yamikin Dogs" series about the lives of people who flock to money, set in an underworld ruled by violence and greed. Directed by Motoki Takashi, who has helmed other films in the series. Sick of working in black market finance, ...
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Living in Deafblindness (2017)
- Director
- NISHIHARA Takashi
- Cast
Director Nishihara Takashi gained attention for About My Liberty -SEALDs 2015- which followed the activities of student group SEALDs. In this documentary, he travels across the country to interview people who are both blind and deaf. Living in a wor...
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Yamikin dogs 6 (2017)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, NISHIHARA Aki, AOKI Tsunenori
Sixth film in the "Yamikin Dogs" series about the lives of people who flock to money, set in an underworld ruled by violence and greed. Directed by Motoki Takashi, who has helmed other films in the series. Last Finance president Ando Tadaomi (Yamada...
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THICKER THAN WATER (2018)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, ARAI Hirofumi, ENOUE Keiko
Drama about the love-hate relationship between two pairs of siblings penned by Himeanole director Yoshida Keisuke. Kazunari (Kubota Masataka) is the half-assed younger brother who appears to be thoughtful and diligent, and his older brother Takuji ...
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A LIFE LINE (2017)
- Director
- IMAZU Hidekuni
- Cast
Directorial debut from Hokkaido-based photographer Imazu Hidekuni, the long-time photographer for the posters at Asahiyama Zoo. This documentary offers an intimate look at animals in Hokkaido, including a flock of 80,000 white-fronted geese, ezonaki ...
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Saimon & Tada Takashi (2017)
- Director
- ODA Manabu
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Itsuki, SUGA Kenta
Teenage film produced with scholarship funding from the 24th PFF Scholarship. Up-and-coming Oda Manabu scripts and directs this lighthearted romance about two high school boys. High school senior Saimon (Sakamoto Itsuki) is headed for college, and ...
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BAMY (2017)
- Director
- TANAKA Jun
- Cast
- YUKINAGA Hironobu, NAKAZATO Hiromi, TSUGE Misaki
Horror film produced by the cutting-edge director Tanaka Jun on a shoestring budget of just 700,000 yen. The ability to see ghosts pushes a man and woman to their emotional limits. Official selection for the feature film competition at the 35th Torin...
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Mori, The Artist's Habitat (2018)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Tsutomu, KIKI Kirin, KASE Ryo
Drama depicting the final years of painter Kumagai Morikazu, who rarely left home and spent his time studying the creatures in his garden. Directed by Okita Shuichi of A Story of Yonosuke and The Mohican Comes Home. Vegetation thrives in painter Mor...
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The Man From the Sea (2018)
- Director
- FUKADA Koji
- Cast
- Dean FUJIOKA, Taiga, ABE Junko
Drama addressing the themes of humanity and nature through Indonesia's beautiful ocean and the friendships among youths whose origins transcend nationality and religion. Japan, France and Indonesia co-production. Directed by Fukada Koji, who won the ...
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Fuzjko: A Pianist of Silence & Solitude (2018)
- Director
- KOMATSU Soichiro
- Cast
- Fuzjko HEMMING
In-depth documentary about pianist Fuzjko Hemming, who achieved worldwide acclaim while in her 60s. Elucidates the present-day and future of a woman who pursues her dreams irrespective of age. The emotional dynamism of Fuzjko's performances capture...
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Recall (2018)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- NAGASE Tomoya, Dean FUJIOKA, TAKAHASHI Issey
Feature film based on author Ikeido Jun's same-named bestselling novel. Directed by Motoki Katsuhide of Samurai Hustle. Transport company president Akamatsu (Nagase Tomoya) doubts that poor maintenance caused a trailer truck's wheel-separation acci...
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Liverleaf (2017)
- Director
- NAITO Eisuke
- Cast
- YAMADA Anna, SHIMIZU Hiroya, OTANI Rinka
Live-action suspense based on manga artist Oshikiri Rensuke's "Liverleaf." Depicts a grandiose tale of revenge fueled by the intertwining emotions of people who have endured abuse, bullying, and other forms of trauma. Nozaki Haruka (Yamada Anna) mov...
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ROKUROKU: The Promise of the Witch (2014)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- NAKANISHI Miho, Shiho, NOMOTO Karia
Horror film from "GARO" series creator Amemiya Keita featuring traditional yokais. The film creates new characters based on Japanese traditional demons including the long-necked "rokurokkubi," the wall-shaped "nurikabe," the umbrella-shaped "karakasa...
