Kari Kare

Title: 仮カレ
Title (romaji): Kari Kare
Also known as: My Temporary Boyfriend
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 8
Broadcast network: NHK BS Premium
Broadcast period: 2015-Nov-03 to 2015-Dec-22
Air time: Tuesday 23:15
Theme song: Puramai (Plus-minus) by aiko

Synopsis
29-year-old Toyoshima An is a young and very ambitious team leader of Horizon, the online mail order company which boasts a selection of more than 100 million merchandise. 38-year-old Harada Miki has always been kindly supporting the sales people in an clerical role ever since she joined the company. The maverick An and conservative Miki are complete opposites. While they provide a service that enables any merchandise to be obtained with one click of the mouse, they cannot achieve the personal happiness that they have been taking for granted. Both of them have yet to meet the men that their hearts desire. An has a reason for not being able to disclose things about the boyfriend she is dating to the people around her. Miki ends up being dumped by the man she has been dating just before their 10th anniversary. Furthermore, An gets into unexpected trouble. She will be asked to leave the company if she does not make the new project a success within two months. Will the two of them be able to carry through the project and win true love at last? -- Jdrama Weblog

Cast
Aibu Saki as Toyoshima An
Nakagoshi Noriko as Harada Miki
Tsukamoto Takashi as Murai Naoto
Shirasu Jin as Takahara Shun
Furuhata Seika as Mochizuki Saya
Komiya Arisa as Iida Yuri
Wagatsuma Miwako as Izumi Nana
Tanaka Naoki as Sano Yoshiharu
Kinami Haruka as Ono Sakura
Mashima Hidekazu as Kusakabe Jin
Akiyama Natsuko as Kakei Suzuko

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Love Sick The Series Season 2

Synopsis
Season 2 continues from where season 1 left off and will continue following the online novel ....

Phun has a girlfriend but his father wants him to date his friend's daughter. Phun's little sister, Pang, is obsessed with boys' love.
Phun needs to convince Pang that he has a boyfriend so that she can help talk their father around the idea of dating his friend's daughter. So he asked Noh to become his fake boyfriend in exchange for helping Noh raising fund for his Music Club. However, the two 17 years old high school boys eventually fall in love after the deal brought them closer together. ~~ Based on the online Thai BL novel "LOVE SICK: The Chaotic Lives of Blue Shorts Guys" by INDRYTIMES.

Cast
Kongyingyong Chonlathorn
Phumphothingam Nawat
Luangsodsai Anupart
Nuchanart Veerakaarn
Chindavanich Primrose
Charnmanoon Pannin
Nungira Hanwutinanon
Ausavaterakul Ausavapat
Sirikiet Saejea Main
Nontapan Chuenwarin
Paisarnkulwong Vachiravit
Tichawanich Vittawat
Sita Maharavidejakorn
Patcharawat Wongtossawati

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Girls Step

Movie: Girls Step
Romaji: Garuzu Suteppu
Japanese: ガールズ・ステップ
Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura
Writer: Michiru Egashira
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: September 12, 2015
Runtime: 115 min.
Genre: Teen / Dance
Distributor: Toei
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Azusa (Anna Ishii) and Narumi (Fuka Koshiba) are 2nd grade high school students. They lack confidence and also any kind of ambitions. Hazuki (Karin Ono), Tamaki (Mika Akizuki) and Mika (Miku Uehara) are also unnoticed students at the same high school. These five girls form a dance club and begin to dance to get credits. They soon learn the joys of dancing and also learn to express themselves.

Cast
Anna Ishii
Fuka Koshiba
Karin Ono
Mika Akizuki
Miku Uehara
Hayato Isomura
Miyabi Matsuura
Shunsuke Daito
Kei Otozuki
Yusuke Yamamoto

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Chanpon Tabetaka

Drama: I Want to Eat Nagasaki Champon Noodles (English title)
Romaji: Chanpon Tabetaka
Japanese: ちゃんぽん食べたか
Director: Kazuhiko Shimizu, Hideaki Kawano
Writer: Masashi Sada (novel), Masaya Ozaki
Network: NHK
Episodes: 9
Release Date: May 30 - August 1, 2015
Runtime: 22:00-22:44
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Masashi (Masaki Suda) went to Tokyo alone in his junior high days as violin prodigy. He is now in the 2nd grade of high school. He spends his days practicing violin to became a great soloist, but he failed to enter the music high school. He begins to doubts about his dream. Meanwhile, Masashi composes a love song for his classmate who likes a girl. The girl likes Elvis Presley’s song "Love me tender." Masashi can not focus on the violin.

Cast
Masaki Suda
Kanata Hongo
Shotaro Mamiya
Yuki Izumisawa
Aoi Morikawa
Naomi Nishida
Kenichi Endo

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2030 Kanata no Kazoku

Title: 2030かなたの家族
Title (romaji): 2030 Kanata no Kazoku
Format: Tanpatsu
Genre: Drama, family, sci-fi
Viewership ratings: 5.1%
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast date: 2015-Sep-26
Air time: 21:00 - 22:29

Synopsis
In Tokyo in the year 2030, 27-year-old Itakura Kakeru lives in a shared apartment. He is suddenly approached by Ogiwara Misae, his housemate three years his senior, about wanting his help to have a child. Kakeru has never even considered having a family before. But as he searches for an answer for Misae, he comes face to face with his parents, grandparents and younger sister who went their separate ways 15 years ago, and starts to consider what family is. And then, Kakeru gives more than a passing thought to the significance of being connected to someone.

Cast
Eita as Itakura Kakeru
Renbutsu Misako as Itakura Emii
Matsushige Yutaka as Itakura Toru
Kobayashi Satomi as Itakura Keiko
Yamamoto Gaku as Itakura Katsuzo
Watanabe Misako as Itakura Satoko
Aibu Saki as Ogiwara Misae
Kohinata Fumiyo as Naruhodo (voice)

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Happy Retirement

Title: ハッピー・リタイアメント
Title (English): Happy Retirement
Format: Tanpatsu
Genre: Human drama
Viewership ratings: 6.8%
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast date: 2015-Oct-18
Air time: Sunday 21:00

Synopsis
Higuchi Shintaro has worked in the government financial services division for 33 years and is looking forward to retiring in five years. But a bribery scandal suddenly comes to light within his division, and his supervisor assigns blame to Shintaro. Suddenly, Shintaro's life is turned upside down. Instead of the happy retirement he was looking forward to, Shintaro is forced to retire under negative circumstances. Shintaro is faced with a decision. Should he finish out his remaining work years silently, without complaint for the injustice done him? Or, should he get revenge? Which would make for a happier retirement?

Cast
Sato Koichi as Higuchi Shintaro
Ishiguro Ken as Otomo Tsutomu
Ishida Yuriko as Tachibana Aoi
Daito Shunsuke as Higuchi Taiki
Mano Erina as Higuchi Manami
Jinbo Satoshi as Nagata
Yashima Norito as Yajima Sumihiko
Takenaka Naoto as Kaneo Tametaro
Umezawa Tomio as Nick Ono
Kikuchi Momoko as Yasui Kiyoko
Asano Atsuko as Higuchi Yoshiko
Inagaki Kurumi

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The Last Cop

Drama: The Last Cop
Romaji: The Last Cop
Japanese: THE LAST COP ラストコップ
Director: Ryuichi Inomata, Noriyoshi Sakuma, Hiroto Akashi, Makoto Naganuma
Writer: Robert Dannenberg, Stefan Scheich, Tomoharu Sato
Network: NTV
Episodes: 10
Release Date: October 8 - December 10, 2016
Runtime: Saturday 21:00 - 21:54
TV Ratings: 8.3%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
30 years ago, Kosuke Kyogoku (Toshiaki Karasawa) was a young police officer. He went after the dangerous criminal Kagura, but had an accident and fell into a coma.

Now, 30 years later, Kosuke wakes up from his coma. He is now in his 50's and the world has completely changed. He begins to work again as a cop and partners with young detective Ryota (Masataka Kubota). Ryota is geeky and timid, while Kosuke is brash and aggressive. Their new story begins.

Cast
Toshiaki Karasawa
Masataka Kubota
Nozomi Sasaki
Tomoka Kurokawa
Satoru Matsuo
Ryosei Tayama
Magi
Ichirota Miyagawa
Shiro Sano
Emi Wakui
Fumiyo Kohinata
Naohito Fujiki
Ryoma Takeuchi
Hinako Sakurai
Rena Takeda
Sairi Itoh

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Konkatsu Deka

Title: 婚活刑事
Title (romaji): Konkatsu Deka
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy, mystery
Episodes: 12
Viewership ratings: 3.95%
Broadcast network: NTV / YTV
Broadcast period: 2015-Jul-02 to 2015-Sep-17
Air time: Thursday 23:59
Theme song: Kizuguchi by Saito Kazuyoshi
Insert song: kotae by No.6

Synopsis
35-year-old Hanada Yoneko is a detective of Ryogoku Police Precinct who is looking for a marriage partner. She swings between love and justice as she pursues cases with her partner, Fujioka Tsutsuji. Yoneko will not turn a blind eye to crime. In addition, she wants to be happy. But for some reason, all the handsome men she likes turn out to be criminals. -- Jdrama Weblog

Cast
Ito Ayumi as Hanada Yoneko
Koike Teppei as Fujioka Tsutsuji
Masu Takeshi as Miyatani Hiroyuki
Mori Kanna as Konishi Yayoi
Kuriyama Wataru (栗山航) as Takita Ryusei
Kawamura Emiko (川村エミコ) as Yamashita Mika
Kataoka Asuka (片岡明日香)
Akaboshi Shoichiro (赤星昇一郎) as Otousan
Yoshimitsu Hiroto (吉満寛人)
Kato Ryo (加藤涼)
Suzuki Sawa as Tsukamoto Itsuki
Osugi Ren as Sae Shinjiro

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Hotel Concierge

Title: ホテルコンシェルジュ
Title (English): Hotel Concierge
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 7.9%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2015-Jul-07 to 2015-Sep-22
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Desperado by Honey L Days
Ending theme: Stars by ERIHIRO

Synopsis
Nishiuchi Mariya stars as a novice concierge in a luxury hotel who strives to see her customers smile. The heroine with never-give-up attitude who doesn't say "no" to customers tries her very best to solve problems with support from her seniors. The drama brings heart-warming one-off episodes every week to viewers.

Toko has finally got her dream job as concierge at "Hotel Vollmond". One day, fashion designer and customer, Sachi, requests Toko to change the flowers at her party venue, which Toko promises to do without due consideration. With the help of her senior, Honjo, she manages to keep her rash promise, but Honjo starts to question why on earth Washio chose Toko as concierge in the first place. Toko, then, gets enthusiastic about supporting a customer who plans to propose to his girlfriend... -- TBS

Cast
Nishiuchi Mariya as Amano Toko
Miura Shohei as Honjo Kazuma
Takahashi Katsunori as Washio Ryusuke
Wakamura Mayumi as Katagiri Mihoko
Ibu Masato as Narusawa Eiichi
Omi Toshinori as Shukuri Taichi
Natsuna as Takagaki Arisa
Koseki Yuta (小関裕太)
Yamada Yuki
Atsushi (敦士)
Minoshima Hiromi (簑島宏美)
Tsujimoto Koji (辻本耕志)
Ichiyama Kyoka (市山京香)
Inukai Atsuhiro
Suzuki Ameri (鈴木アメリ)
Uesugi Shuhei as Nikaido Rui
Yuasa Keisuke (湯浅景介)
Itakura Takeshi (板倉武志)
Moriyama Asuka (森山アスカ)
Kayama Keisuke (香山佳祐)
Tanaka Kiyotaka (田中清貴)
Ikezu Shoko
Takeda Kohei
Asari Yosuke

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Litchi Hikari Club

Movie: Litchi Hikari Club
Romaji: Raichi☆Hikari Kurabu
Japanese: ライチ☆光クラブ
Director: Eisuke Naito
Assistant Director: Katsuhito Mogi
Writer: Usamaru Furuya (manga), Keisuke Tominaga, Eisuke Naito
Producer: Yuya Tanaka
Cinematographer: Akihiro Kawamura
World Premiere: October 2, 2015 (Busan IFF)
Release Date: February 13, 2016
Runtime: 114 min.
Genre: Horror / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Nikkatsu
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
9 pretty boys from the Light Club resist becoming ugly adults. They obtain the strongest power and eternal beauty, but they also become crazy.

Cast
Shuhei Nomura
Yuki Furukawa
Ayami Nakajo
Shotaro Mamiya
Junya Ikeda
Ryo Matsuda
Junki Tozuka
Reiya Masaki
Kisetsu Fujiwara
Amane Okayama
Tomokazu Sugita

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JK wa Yuki Onna

Title: JKは雪女 / JK wa Yuki Onna
English title: JK is a Snow Woman
Genre: Romance, youth
Episodes: 4
Broadcast network: MBS
Broadcast period: 2015-Sep-28 to 2015-Oct-19
Air time: Sunday 01:50 - 02:20

Synopsis
A love story between Snow Women sisters and a male high school student.

Saki Fuyuki (Tina Tamashiro) is a female high school student, but she comes from a family that has the blood of Snow Woman. To revive her family, she is expected to have a baby with Ryunosuke Shiba (Junki Tozuka). He is the prince of the most powerful family in the human world, but Saki is attracted to Rei Ando (Ryusei Yokohama). Rei Ando possesses a warm personality that Ryunosuke Shiba lacks. His family has served for Ryunosuke Shiba's powerful family for generations. Rei Ando is also human unlike Saki Fuyuki.

Meanwhile, Koyuki (Yuna Taira) is Saki Fuyuki’s younger sister. She is a middle school student, but enters the high school where Saki attends. Koyuki struggles to protect her older sister.

Cast
Taira Yuna as Fuyushiro Koyuki
Yokohama Ryusei (横浜流星) as Ando Rei
Tozuka Junki as Ryunosuke Shiba
Ikeda Elaiza as Akane
Tamashiro Tina (玉城ティナ) as Fuyushiro Saki
Shibata Rie as Baba
Kasugano School
Terashima Saki as Sugiyama Miyu
Nagao Mariya as Yamashita Kaori
Tanaka Mirie (田中美麗) as Miyuki
Okunaka Makoto (奥仲麻琴) as Yoriko
Fukuyama Shodai (福山翔大) as Etajima Koji
Nashinoki Mai (梨木まい) as Kazue Akaiwa
Tsukimiya Himena (搗宮姫奈) as Futaba Aoki
Matsuda Ruka (松田るか) as Yoshi Kuroda
Ishikawa Aika (石川愛果) as Midori
Others
Izumi Hisashi (いずみ尚)
Shirahata Shinichi (白畑真逸)
Yamasaki Takafumi (山崎崇史)

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Tonari no Seki kun to Rumi chan no Jisho

Drama: My Neighbor Seki And Rumi's Phenomenon (literal title)
Romaji: Tonari no Seki kun to Rumi chan no Jisho
Japanese: となりの関くんとるみちゃんの事象
Director: Toru Hosokawa, Katsutoshi Hirabayashi, Sho Tsukikawa, Yasuyuki Fukasako
Writer: Takuma Morishige (manga), Katsunori Hara (manga), Toru Hosokawa, Sho Tsukikawa
Network: TBS, MBS
Release Date: July 28, 2015 --
Runtime: Tuesdays 25:11
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Segments :

Tonari no Seki kun
Director: Toru Hosokawa, Katsutoshi Hirabayashi
Writer: Takuma Morishige (manga), Toru Hosokawa
Notes: Based on the manga series "Tonari no Seki kun" by Takuma Morishige (first published November, 2010 in monthy Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic Flapper).
Cast:
Yutaro Watanabe - Toshinari Seki

Rumi chan no Jisho
Director: Sho Tsukikawa, Yasuyuki Fukasako
Writer: Katsunori Hara (manga), Sho Tsukikawa
Notes: Based on the manga series "Rumi chan no Jisho" by Katsunori Hara (first published 2011 in weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits).
Cast:
Shiori Tomita - Rumi Ikuno

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Age Harassment

Title: エイジハラスメント
Title (English): Age Harassment
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Office, work
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Episodes: 9
Viewership ratings: 8.83%
Broadcast period: 2015-Jul-09 to 2015-Sep-10
Air time: Thursday 21:00
Theme song: Natsu no Tsumi by Hanaoka Natsumi

Synopsis
Yoshii Emiri is a new employee of a top trading company. In addition to her motivation, skills and ambition, she possesses both youth and beauty. This would appear to be her passport to happiness. But because she is assigned to the General Affairs Department, the old guard which only pays lip service to “female employment”, everything she possesses becomes a target of harassment. The company only requires Emiri's youth and beauty. Her dream of doing a good job and eventually becoming an executive officer is quickly crushed. On the other hand, Emiri just has to flash a smile and the male staff would fuss over her even though she did not ask for anything. She becomes the target of jealousy of the older female staff. Emiri is given a hard time simply because of her youth and beauty. Although she endures this every day, she soon reaches the limit of her patience. When Emiri rebels against the old-fashioned company, what awaits her is...

Cast
Takei Emi as Yoshii Emiri
Inamori Izumi as Osawa Yuriko
Seto Koji as Ikawa Yu
Kaname Jun as Sada Koichi
Ohkura Koji as Hiramoto Daisuke
Naito Risa as Takahashi Mio
Hara Mikie as Noda Mika
Sugimoto Tetta as Ikura Masao
Fukikoshi Mitsuru as Asano Makoto
Asano Kazuyuki as Yoshii Takao
Aso Yumi as Nakazato Keiko
Takenaka Naoto as Takayama Tetsutaro
Kazama Morio as Gondo Susumu
Koizumi Kotaro as Hoshina Akihiko
Matsui Airi as Shiono Rena (ep8-9)

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Gonin Saga

Movie: Gonin Saga
Romaji: Gonin Saga
Japanese: GONIN サーガ
Director: Takashi Ishii
Writer: Takashi Ishii
Producer: Shinichiro Inoue
Cinematographer: Yasushi Sasakibara, Yoshiaki Yamamoto
Release Date: September 26, 2015
Runtime: 129 min.
Genre: Action
Distributor: Kadokawa Pictures, Pony Canyon
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Seiji (Masanobu Ando) is a third generation "Gosei kai" gang member. He works to build up the group's strength. Meanwhile, a journalist (Tasuku Emoto) investigates a case that occurred 19 years ago. He meets Hayato (Masahiro Higashide), Daisuke (Kenta Kiritani) and Asami (Anna Tsuchiya).

Cast
Masahiro Higashide
Kenta Kiritani
Anna Tsuchiya
Tasuku Emoto
Masanobu Ando
Jinpachi Nezu
Naoto Takenaka
Rila Fukushima
Terry Ito

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Bijo to Danshi

Title: 美女と男子
Title (romaji): Bijo to Danshi
Also known as: Beauty and the Fellow
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 20
Viewership ratings: 5.22%
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2015-Apr-14 to 2015-Aug-25
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Step by step by Hamasaki Ayumi

Synopsis
Sawatari Ichiko(Nakama Yukie) is a career woman who works hard the planning department of an IT company. One day, her boss, Madarame Haruhiko(Kusakari Masao), gives her an oder to work at mangement company Hinode Pro. The two companies have a partnership. Ichiko resists the transfer, but she takes the assignment under that condition that if she is able improve Hinode Pro then she will work as a manger at her IT company.

Hinode Pro currently has only unpopular actors and actresses as clients. To revive the management company,Ichiko sets out to find fresh new faces. She scouts Sakisaka Ryo (Machida Keita) at a construction site. Ichiko gets busy turning Ryo into a star.

Cast
Nakama Yukie as Sawatari Ichiko
Machida Keita as Sakisaka Ryo
Segawa Ryo as as Sawatari Keigo
Nakahara Takeo as Himura Atsushi
Tajima Reiko as Himura Toshiko
Tokunaga Eri as Himura Rika
Kusakari Masao as Madarame Haruhiko
Asano Kazuyuki as Shiota Mitsuru
Morimoto Leo as Namiki Masao
Takahashi George as Tadakoro Shinya
Kurosaka Mami as Ogata Yumi
Matsui Kazunori (松井一憲) as Kashimura Yuji
Kitagawa Ayaka (北川絢椛) as Nishii Monami
Koma Chiyo (小間千代) as Kogure Ai
Maekawa Yasuyuki as Ishino Satoru
Azuma Mikihisa as Daimon Ryutaro
Maya Kyoko as Nakazato Reiko
Nakayama Masei as Washimi Ukyo

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Tsuugaku Series Tsuugaku Tochu

Movie: Commuting to School Series On the Way to School (literal title)
Romaji: Tsuugaku Series Tsuugaku Tochu
Japanese: 通学シリーズ 通学途中
Director: Koji Kawano
Writer: Miyu (novel), Juri Takeda
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: November 21, 2015
Runtime:
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Yuki (Aoi Morikawa) is introverted and not very good with love. She has a crush on somebody, but he already has a girlfriend. Kou (Taishi Nakagawa) is in the same art club as Yuki and has feelings for her.

Cast
Taishi Nakagawa - Kou
Aoi Morikawa - Yuki
Izumi Fujimoto
Eiji Akaso
Maria Fuji
Nanami Abe
Airi Matsui
Yudai Chiba

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Tsuugaku Series Tsuugaku Densha

Movie: Commuting to School Series Commuter Tram (literal title)
Romaji: Tsuugaku Series Tsuugaku Densha
Japanese: 通学シリーズ 通学電車
Director: Koji Kawano
Writer: Miyu (novel), Juri Takeda
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: November 7, 2015
Runtime: 80 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance
Distributor: Pony Canyon
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Yuna (Airi Matsui) has a crush on Haru (Yudai Chiba). She sees him on the train every morning when she goes to school. She doesn't know anything about him and he goes to a different school from her. One morning, she wakes up and finds Haru sleeping right next to her.

Cast
Yudai Chiba - Haru
Airi Matsui - Yuna
Nanami Abe
Izumi Fujimoto
Maria Fuji
Airi Kido
Eiji Akaso
Taishi Nakagawa
Tomomi Nishimura
Ryo Yoshizawa

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Orange

Movie: Orange
Romaji: Orange -Orenji-
Japanese: orange-オレンジ-
Director: Kojiro Hashimoto
Writer: Ichigo Takano (manga), Arisa Kaneko
Cinematographer: Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Release Date: December 12, 2015
Runtime: 139 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance / Time Travel / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Naho Takamiya (Tao Tsuchiya) is a 2nd year high school student. During the spring, Naho Takamiya receives a letter sent by herself from 10 years in the future. In the letter, she liked transfer student Kakeru Naruse (Kento Yamazaki). Kakeru Naruse carried emotional scars from his mother's suicide and he died one year later. 26-years-old Naho Takamiya thinks about Kakeru Naruse often.

2nd year high school student Naho Takamiya, with the knowledge of what she feels 10 years in the future, takes action to change her future.

Cast
Tao Tsuchiya
Kento Yamazaki
Ryo Ryusei
Hirona Yamazaki
Dori Sakurada
Kurumi Shimizu
Shingo Tsurumi
Erina Mano
Yoko Moriguchi
Reiko Kusamura

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High & Low The Story of S.W.O.R.D.

Romaji: High & Low The Story of S.W.O.R.D.
Japanese: High & Low The Story of S.W.O.R.D.
Director: Sigeaki Kubo
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
The legend begins at a certain town that used to be under the rule of a legendary organization called "Mugen". And fighting against the rule of this town's overlords were two legendary brothers - the brutal and unbeatable Amamiya Brothers. And during a deadly battle, somehow the Mugen was suddenly dispersed... In the aftermath of the chaos, five organizations emerged, with the aim to take control of that area. As a result, this area came to be known as SWORD, an acronym attributed to the names of the five organizations, which all came to be referred to as "G-SWORD" accordingly. These 5 organizations include: the second generation of Sanno Shoten brawlers "Sanno Rengokai", the alluring white demons "White Rascals", the dark and brutal senior high school "Oya Koukou", the ghosts on the ruthless street "RUDE BOYS" and a group of vengeful destroyers "Daruma Gurentai." These 5 gangs will put their pride on the line as they engage in a fierce battle for dominance! However, the plot thickens...

Cast
Akira
Takahiro
Kenchi
Keiji
Takanori Iwata
Aran Shirahama
Taiki Sato
Elly
Kenjiro Yamashita
Hiroomi Tosaka
Reo Sano
Kaede
Karen Fujii
Shuka Fujii
Nozomi Bando
Harumi Sato
Sho Aoyagi
Shintaro Akiyama
Yuta Ozawa
Nobuyuki Suzuki
Keita Machida
Hayato Onozuka
Shuhei Nogae
Masayasu Yagi
Kanta Sato

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The Virgin Psychics (Movie All Esper Dayo!)

Movie: The Virgin Psychics (English title) / Movie All Esper Dayo! (literal itle)
Romaji: Eiga Minna! Esupa Dayo!
Japanese: 映画 みんな！エスパーだよ！
Director: Sion Sono
Writer: Kiminori Wakasugi (manga), Shinichi Tanaka, Sion Sono
Producer:
Cinematographer: Hajime Kanda
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Runtime: 114 min.
Genre: Teen / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Distributor: Gaga Corporation
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
In Notsu, Oita Prefecture, an ordinary high school student, Yoshio Kamogawa (Shota Sometani), suddenly gains supernatural power.

Cast
Shota Sometani
Elaiza Ikeda
Erina Mano
Makita Sports
Motoki Fukami
Reiya Masaki
Megumi Kagurazaka
Ken Yasuda
Maryjun Takahashi
Tokio Emoto
Ami Tomite
Rosa Sahel
Anna Konno
Mizuki Hoshina
Ai Shinozaki
Airi Shimizu
Rika Hoshina

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