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Kiseki: Sobito of That Day



Movie: Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
Romaji: Kiseki Ano Hi no Sobito
Japanese: キセキ あの日のソビト
Director: Atsushi Kaneshige
Writer: Hiroshi Saito
Producer: Kentaro Koike
Cinematographer: Mitsunori Kougo
Release Date: January 28, 2017
Runtime: 111 min.
Genre: Music
Distributor: Toei
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Based on the true story of 4 member Japanese pop group "GreeeeN.” Jin (Tori Matsuzaka) is the producer of “GreeeeN” and his younger brother Hide is the lead member for the group. Their song "Kiseki" is released as their 7th single, becomes a huge hit. Hide and the other 3 members have others jobs including working as a dentist.

Cast
Tori Matsuzaka
Masaki Suda
Shiori Kutsuna
Yuna Taira
Yumi Asou
Kaoru Kobayashi
Ryusei Yokohama
Ryo Narita
Yosuke Sugino
Saori Koide
Eita Okuno
Toru Nomaguchi

Her Love Boils Bathwater



Movie: Her Love Boils Bathwater (English title)
Romaji: Yu o Wakasu Hodo no Atsui Ai
Japanese: 湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛
Director: Ryota Nakano
Writer: Ryota Nakano
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: October 29, 2016
Runtime: 125 min.
Distributor: Klock Worx
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Futaba (Rie Miyazawa) has a tender and tough side. Her daughter is Azumi (Hana Sugisaki). One day, she learns that she doesn't have much time left to live. Futaba decides she has 4 things to do before she dies: 1.) she wants to find her missing husband and get him to resume the family bathhouse business 2.) get her daughter Azumi to stand on her own 3.) find the right man for Azumi and 4.) related to her secret that nobody knows about it.

Cast
Rie Miyazawa
Hana Sugisaki
Joe Odagiri
Tori Matsuzaka
Aoi Ito
Yukiko Shinohara
Taro Suruga

The Inerasable



Movie: The Inerasable (English title)
Romaji: Zange - Sunde wa Ikenai Heya -
Japanese: 残穢-住んではいけない部屋-
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Writer: Fuyumi Ono (novel), Kenichi Suzuki
Producer: Fumitsugu Ikeda, Yoshihiro Nagata
Cinematographer: Yukihiro Okimura
World Premiere: October 25, 2015 (Tokyo IFF)
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Runtime: 107 min.
Genre: Horror
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
I (Yuko Takeuchi) is a mystery novel writer. I receive a letter from Kubo (Ai Hashimoto), a reader of her novel and a university student. Her letter states that she hears odd sounds from the room where she lives now. I becomes interested by the letter and they being to investigate. I and Kubo learn of people that lived in the apartment and their experiences including a suicide and murder.

Cast
Yuko Takeuchi
Ai Hashimoto
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kentaro Sakaguchi
Kenichi Takito

Destruction Babies


Movie: Destruction Babies
Romaji: Disutorakushon Beibizu
Japanese: ディストラクション・ベイビーズ
Director: Tetsuya Mariko
Writer: Tetsuya Mariko, Kohei Kiyasu
Producer: Toshikazu Nishigaya, Yuki Nishimiya, Kan Odagiri, Yoshitaka Ishizuka
Cinematographer: Yasuyuki Sasaki
Release Date: May 21, 2016
Runtime: 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Disillusioned Youth
Distributor: Tokyo Theatres
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Taira Ashihara (Yuya Yagira) and his younger brother Shota (Nijiro Murakami) live by themselves in the small seaport town Mitsuhama in the western part of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Taira Ashihara always gets into fights and decides to get out of the town.

Taira Ashihara goes to downtown Matsuyama. Whenever he spots someone who looks tough, he provokes them into a fight. Yuya Kitahara (Masaki Suda) becomes interested in Taira Ashihara. They go on a violent streak against people on the street. The two young men then steal a car. They head out of town with Nana (Nana Komatsu) who was in the car when they stole it. Meanwhile, younger brother Shota comes to Matsuyama to find Taira. 

Cast
Yuya Yagira
Masaki Suda
Nana Komatsu
Nijiro Murakami
Taira Ashihara
Yuya Kitahara
Nana
Shota Ashihara
Sosuke Ikematsu
Takumi Kitamura
Masaki Miura
Denden
Shingo Miura
Kenji
Junpei Kono
Kazuo Kondo

The Mohican Comes Home



Movie: The Mohican Comes Home
Romaji: Mohican Kokyo ni Kaeru
Japanese: モヒカン故郷に帰る
Director: Shuichi Okita
Writer: Shuichi Okita
Producer: Yuko Aoki, Asako Nishikawa, Suguru Kubota, Miyuki Sato
Cinematographer: Akiko Ashizawa
World Premiere: March 13, 2016 (Osaka Asian Film Fest.)
Release Date: April 9, 2016
Runtime: 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Distributor: Tokyo Theatres
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Eikichi (Ryuhei Matsuda) left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to tell his father, Osamu (Akira Emoto), that his girlfriend is pregnant. His father curses him out, but he is also excited to have a grandchild. Osamu has a party to celebrate the news, but, at the party, he collapses and goes to the hospital. Eikichi struggles to make his father happy.

Cast
Ryuhei Matsuda
Akira Emoto
Atsuko Maeda
Masako Motai
Yudai Chiba
Katsumi Kiba
Jun Miho
Ryouta Koshiba
Miu Tomita

Japanese Girls Never Die



Movie: Japanese Girls Never Die (English title) / Haruko Azumi Is Missing (literal title)
Romaji: Azumi Haruko wa Yukuefumei
Japanese: アズミ・ハルコは行方不明
Director: Daigo Matsui
Writer: Mariko Yamauchi (novel), Misaki Setoyama
Producer: Yoko Edami
Cinematographer: Hiroki Shioya
Release Date: December 3, 2016
Runtime: 100 min.
Distributor: Phantom Film
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Haruko Azumi (Yu Aoi) is a 28-years-old woman. She is a single and works at an office. One day, she suddenly disappears on a typical street with retail stores lined up. After her disappearance, her missing person poster is spread across the city.

Cast
Yu Aoi
Mitsuki Takahata
Taiga
Shono Hayama
Huwie Ishizaki
Akiko Kikuchi
Motoki Ochiai
Serina
Ryo Kase
Kanon Hanakage

Ikari (Rage)



Movie: Anger (literal title)
Romaji: Ikari
Japanese: 怒り
Director: Sang-il Lee
Writer: Shuichi Yoshida (novel), Sang-il Lee
Producer: Shinnosuke Usui
Cinematographer: Norimichi Kasamatsu
Release Date: September 17, 2016
Runtime: 142 min.
Genre: Suspense / Mystery / Drama
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves behind the words "Ikari" ("Anger") written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees.

At 3 different locations in Japan, a male stranger appear. People there suspect that the stranger might be the murderer.

At a fishing harbor in Chiba, Yohei Maki (Ken Watanabe) works at the harbor and he has a daughter, Aiko (Aoi Miyazaki). Aiko begins to date Tetsuya Tashiro (Kenichi Matsuyama). Yohei begins to suspect that his daughter's boyfriend might be the killer, because he is using a fake name.

In downtown Tokyo, gay male Yuma Fujita (Satoshi Tsumabuki) works at an advertising agency. He meets Naoto Onishi (Gou Ayano) and they begin to live together. While getting Naoto to open his mind, Yuma begins to suspect Naoto as the killer.

In Okinawa, Izumi Komiya (Suzu Hirose) and her mother move to an isolated island there. One day, she takes a walk and meets Shingo Tanaka (Mirai Moriyama). The young is backpacking alone. Izumi gets close to Shingo, but Shingo asks Izumi to not to tell others about him.

Cast
Gou Ayano
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Mitsuki Takahata
Hideko Hara
Ken Watanabe
Kenichi Matsuyama
Aoi Miyazaki
Chizuru Ikewaki
Mirai Moriyama
Suzu Hirose
Takara Sakumoto
Pierre Taki
Takahiro Miura

Good Morning Show



Movie: Good Morning Show
Romaji: Guddo Moningu Sho
Japanese: グッドモーニングショー
Director: Ryoichi Kimizuka
Writer: Ryoichi Kimizuka
Producer: Ken Tsuchiya, Shinya Furugori
Cinematographer: Naoki Kayano
Release Date: October 8, 2016
Runtime: 103 min.
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Shingo (Kiichi Nakai) is a host for morning TV show "Good Morning Show." He wakes up at 3AM as usual and becomes involved in a quarrel between his wife and son. Shingo arrives at the broadcasting station and co-host Keiko (Masami Nagasawa) demands that he reveal their romantic relationship live on air. Making things even worse, the producer informs Shingo that the show is about to be cancelled. At this time, a breaking news story occurs. A man with a gun holds hostages at a cafe.

Cast
Kiichi Nakai
Masami Nagasawa
Mirai Shida
Saburo Tokito
Gaku Hamada
Yo Yoshida
Yutaka Matsushige
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Kento Hayashi
Zen Kajihara
Haruka Kinami
Shunsuke Daito

Gukoroku: Traces of Sin



Movie: Gukoroku: Traces of Sin (English title) / Record of Folly (literal title)
Romaji: Gukoroku
Japanese: 愚行録
Director: Kei Ishikawa
Writer: Tokuro Nukui (novel), Kosuke Mukai
Producer: Makoto Kakurai
Cinematographer: Piotr Niemyjski
World Premiere: September 6, 2016 (Venice Film Festival)
Release Date: February 18, 2017
Runtime: 120 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Distributor: Warner Bros., Office Kitano
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
An elite salary man, his wife and and their child are murdered by an unknown assailant. The case initially made the headlines, but it is now an unsolved case.

One year later, Tanaka (Satoshi Tsumabuki) begins to cover the unsolved murder case. He is a reporter for a weekly magazine. Through an interview with someone who knew the murdered couple, Tanaka learns the murdered couple was far from the ideal couple that they appeared. The truth of the case begins to appear.

Cast
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Hikari Mitsushima
Keisuke Koide
Asami Usuda
Yui Ichikawa
Wakana Matsumoto
Tomoya Nakamura
Hidekazu Mashima
Mari Hamada
Mitsuru Hirata

Close Knit



Movie: Close-Knit (English title) / When They Knit Seriously (literal title)
Romaji: Karera ga Honki de Amu Toki wa
Japanese: 彼らが本気で編むときは、
Director: Naoko Ogigami
Writer: Naoko Ogigami
Producer: Kumi Kobata, Mayumi Amano, Noriaki Takagi, Masashi Igarashi
Cinematographer: Kozo Shibasaki
Release Date: February 25, 2017
Runtime: 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Transgender
Distributor: Suurkiitos
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
11-year-old Tomo (Rinka Kakihara) lives with mother Hiromi (Mimura), but Hiromi decides to give up on her and leaves their home. Tomo, now all alone, visits her uncle Makio's (Kenta Kiritani) home. Makio lives with his beautiful girlfriend Rinko (Toma Ikuta). Rinko was born as a man and now works as a caregiver at a home for the elderly. Tomo is a little confused by the situation, but they begin to live as a family.

Cast
Toma Ikuta
Kenta Kiritani
Rinka Kakihara
Mimura
Eiko Koike
Mugi Kadowaki
Shuuji Kashiwabara
Kaito Komie
Lily
Misako Tanaka

Haunted Campus

Movie: Haunted Campus
Romaji: Hontido Kyanpasu
Japanese: ホーンテッド・キャンパス
Director: Satoshi Takemoto
Writer: Riu Kushiki (novel), Koji Tokuo
Producer: Akiko Kamiyama, Yoshiyuki Nakahata, Takako Miyauchi
Cinematographer: Kazuhiro Aoki
Release Date: July 2, 2016
Runtime: 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Shinji Yagami (Yuma Nakayama) is a university student. He is easily frightened, due to seeing ghosts. He has feelings for Koyomi Nada (Haruka Shimazaki). To protect Koyomi Nada, Shinji and Koyomi joins the occult research group at their university. They try to solve a mystery of the haunted campus with members of their occult group.

Cast
Yuma Nakayama
Haruka Shimazaki
Takuro Ohno
Maryjun Takahashi
Kentaro Yasui
Shinya Owada

The Land of Rain Trees


Movie: The Land of Rain Trees (English title)
Romaji: Rein Tsuri no Kuni
Japanese: レインツリーの国
Director: Yoshishige Miyake
Writer: Hiro Arikawa (novel), Chiho Watanabe
Producer: Yoshio Yokozawa, Yoshikuni Murata, Misato Iijima, Keiichi Shigematsu, Takako Oki
Cinematographer: Hiro Yanagida
Release Date: November 21, 2015
Runtime: 108 min.
Genre: Romance
Distributor: Showgate
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Nobuyuki Sakisaka (Yuta Tamamori) is a salaryman. When he was in middle school student, he read light novel "Fairy Game”. He still has that light novel, because he was so shocked by the ending. One day, Nobuyuki Sakisaka browses the internet and comes across the blog "Rein Tsuri no Kuni.” He learns that the blog writer, Rika Hitomi (Mariya Nishiuchi), also was shocked by the ending in light novel "Fairy Game." Nobuyuki and Rika soon begin to exchange emails. Nobuyuki wants to meet Rika, but she refuses due to her secret.

Cast
Yuta Tamamori
Mariya Nishiuchi
Kanna Mori
Joji Abe
Shigenori Yamazaki
Ainosuke Kataoka
Kenichi Yajima
Yumi Asou
Ren Osugi
Atsuko Takahata

Blade of the Immortal



Movie: Blade of the Immortal / The Inhabitant of Infinity (literal title)
Romaji: Mugen no Junin
Japanese: 無限の住人
Director: Takashi Miike
Writer: Hiroaki Samura (manga), Tetsuya Oishi
Producer: Hiroyoshi Koiwai, Misako Saka, Shigeji Maeda, Jeremy Thomas
Cinematographer: Nobuyasu Kita
Release Date: April 29, 2017
Runtime: 140 min.
Genre: Action / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Manji's (Takuya Kimura) younger sister is killed in front of him. With his wrecked body, he takes revenge for his younger sister. A mysterious woman appears in front of Manji. She gives him eternal youth and immortality.

Rin Asano’s parents are killed by the swordsmen group "Itto ryu” and her parents’ fencing studio is destroyed. To take revenge for her parents' death, she asks Manji to be her guard.

Rin and Manji begin their fight against "Itto ryu”.

Cast
Takuya Kimura
Hana Sugisaki
Sota Fukushi
Hayato Ichihara
Erika Toda
Kazuki Kitamura
Chiaki Kuriyama
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Ken Kaneko
Yoko Yamamoto
Ebizo Ichikawa
Min Tanaka
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Itazurana Kiss The Movie: Campus



Movie: Itazurana Kiss The Movie: Campus
Romaji: Itazura na Kiss THE MOVIE2 Kyanpasu hen
Japanese: イタズラなKiss THE MOVIE2 キャンパス編
Director: Minoru Mizoguchi
Writer: Kaoru Tada (manga), Minoru Mizoguchi
Producer: Minami Ichikawa, Koji Hyakutake
Cinematographer: Kazuaki Yoshizawa
Release Date: January 27, 2017
Runtime: 104 min.
Genre: Romantic-Comedy
Distributor: Gaga Corporation
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Naoki (Kanta Sato) and Kotoko (Reina Visa) enter the same university. Naoki majors in science and technology, while Kotoko majors in literature. A beautiful student, Yuko Matsumoto, appears in front of Naoki. Kotoko is shaken by her new rival in love.

Cast
Kanta Sato
Reina Visa
Nonoka Yamaguchi
Shimon Okura
Atsuki Tomori
Takanori Jinnai
Hidehiko Ishizuka
Anju Suzuki
Tetsuya Makita
Ayane Nagabuchi
Ruiki Sato
Sarii Ikegami
Kento Yamaguchi

Peach Girl



Movie: Peach Girl
Romaji: Pichi Garu
Japanese: ピーチガール
Director: Koji Shintoku
Writer: Miwa Ueda (manga), Junpei Yamaoka
Producer:
Cinematographer: Takashi Komatsu
Release Date: May 20, 2017
Runtime: 116 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Momo Adachi (Mizuki Yamamoto) is a female high school student. She appears to be a wild girl due to her tan skin and dyed hair, but she is a actually naive and sweet student. Since her days in middle school, Momo Adachi has secretly held feelings for classmate Toji (Mackenyu). Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kairi Okayasu (Kei Inoo), becomes interested in her. Her friend Sae (Mei Nagano) is jealous of her and tries to block Toji from Momo. Momo is conflicted with Toji and Kairi, but she has to make a decision.

Cast
Mizuki Yamamoto
Kei Inoo
Mackenyu
Mei Nagano
Yuika Motokariya
Kensei Mikami
Takeshi Masu
Momoko Kikuchi

Museum



Movie: Museum
Romaji: Myujiamu
Japanese: ミュージアム
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
Writer: Ryosuke Tomoe (manga), Izumi Takahashi
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: November 12, 2016
Runtime: 132 min.
Genre: Suspense-Thriller / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
A series of grotesque murder cases takes place on rainy days. Detective Hisashi Sawamura (Shun Oguri) works to catch the murderer like he has done with past cases, but he soon realizes the murderer's next target is his wife and son. A man in a frog mask is a suspect.

Cast
Shun Oguri
Machiko Ono
Shuhei Nomura
Tomomi Maruyama
Tomoko Tabata
Mikako Ichikawa
Masato Ibu
Nao Omori
Yutaka Matsushige
Satoshi Tsumabuki

Hirunaka no Ryuusei (Daytime Shooting Star)



Movie: Daytime Shooting Star (literal title)
Romaji: Hirunaka no Ryuusei
Japanese: ひるなかの流星
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writer: Mika Yamamori (manga), Naoko Adachi
Producer: Kazutaka Ohara, Juichi Uehara, Kasumi Yao
Cinematographer: Mitsuru Komiyama
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Runtime:
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Suzume Yosano (Mei Nagano) is a first grade high school student. She lived in the countryside, but, due to her parents transferring overseas for work, Suzume now lives in Tokyo with her uncle (Ryuta Sato). Suzume has never had a boyfriend before, but she has feelings for her homeroom teacher Satsuki Shishio (Shohei Miura). Meanwhile, her classmate, Daiki Mamura (Aran Shirahama), becomes attracted to Suzume.

Cast
Mei Nagano - Suzume Yosano
Shohei Miura - Satsuki Shishio
Aran Shirahama - Daiki Mamura
Maika Yamamoto - Yuyuka Nekota
Ryuta Sato - Yukichi Kumamoto
Naomi Nishida - Satoko Yosano
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March Goes out Like a Lamb



Movie: March Goes out Like a Lamb (English title) / March’s Lion Latter Part (literal title)
Romaji: San gatsu no Lion Kohen
Japanese: 3月のライオン 後編
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
Writer: Chica Umino (manga)
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: April 22, 2017
Runtime: 139 min.
Distributor: Toho, Asmik Ace Entertainment
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Rei Kiriyama (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by himself in Tokyo, because his parents and younger sister died in an traffic accident when he was little. One day, Rei Kiriyama meets three sisters who are his neighbors. The three sisters are Akari Kawamoto, Hinata Kawamoto and Momo Kawamoto. This is his first meeting with someone outside of the shogi world in many years. Having meals with the Kawamoto family brings warm feelings to Rei Kiriyama. As Rei Kiriyama continues his shogi career, his interactions with his neighbors allows him to grow as a shogi player and as a person.

Cast
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Kasumi Arimura
Kana Kurashina
Shota Sometani
Kaya Kiyohara
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Ryo Kase
Gin Maeda
Issei Takahashi
Hideaki Ito

March Comes in Like a Lion



Movie: March Comes in Like a Lion (English title) / March’s Lion First Part (literal title)
Romaji: San gatsu no Lion Zenpen
Japanese: 3月のライオン 前編
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
Writer: Chica Umino (manga), Yuko Iwashita, Ryohei Watanabe, Keishi Ohtomo
Producer: Masayuki Tanishima, Fumie Takeuchi, Keiichiro Moriya
Cinematographer: Hideo Yamamoto
Release Date: March 18, 2017
Runtime: 138 min.
Distributor: Toho, Asmik Ace Entertainment
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Rei Kiriyama (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by himself in Tokyo, because his parents and younger sister died in an traffic accident when he was little. One day, Rei Kiriyama meets three sisters who are his neighbors. The three sisters are Akari Kawamoto, Hinata Kawamoto and Momo Kawamoto. This is his first meeting with someone outside of the shogi world in many years. Having meals with the Kawamoto family brings warm feelings to Rei Kiriyama. As Rei Kiriyama continues his shogi career, his interactions with his neighbors allows him to grow as a shogi player and as a person.

Cast
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Kasumi Arimura
Kana Kurashina
Shota Sometani
Kaya Kiyohara
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Ryo Kase
Gin Maeda
Issei Takahashi
Hideaki Ito

Sakurada Reset 1



Movie: Sagrada Reset Part 1 (English title) / Sakurada Reset 1 (literal title)
Romaji: Sakurada Risetto Zenpen
Japanese: サクラダリセット 前篇
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Writer: Yutaka Kono (writer), You Shiina (illustrator), Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Producer: Kei Haruna, Daisuke Niki, Yuko Aoki
Cinematographer: Motonobu Kiyoku
Release Date: March 25, 2017
Runtime: 103 min.
Genre: Teen / Supernatural / Fantasy / Time Travel
Distributor: Showgate
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
In the town of Sakurada, where about half of the residents have special abilities, Kei Asai (Shuhei Nomura) is a high school student and is able to remember everything. Misora Haruki (Yuina Kuroshima) is also a high school student and she has the power to reset the world by 3 days. If they use both of their powers together, they can go back in time by 3 days and retain their memory. They are watched by the administrative bureau.

Cast
Shuhei Nomura
Yuina Kuroshima
Yuna Taira
Kentaro
Tina Tamashiro
Yuri Tsunematsu
Goro Oishi
Mariko Kaga
Makoto Okunaka
Yuka Yano
Kenshiro Iwai
Rei Okamoto
Hisashi Yoshizawa
Arisa Nakajima
Tomomi Maruyama