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With playful lyrics, surprising samples, and big-tent EDM production, Tokyo trio WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA push the limits of J-pop. This documentary spotlights the group’s iconic frontwoman, KOM_I, whose daring fashion sense and magnetic stage presence have made her a sensation in Japan. It includes clips from live performances, interviews with friends and family, and rare footage from the band’s early days.

33rd entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

Letter from Tokyo is a documentary film that looks at art, culture and politics in Tokyo, Japan. Shot over three months during the summer of 2018, and with a particular focus on grass roots arts initiatives, the use of public space, and queer politics, the film provides a snapshot of Japan’s capital in the run up to the 2020 olympics.

2018 release

Takarazuka Cosmos Troupe 2018 production based oon the shoujo manga (girl's comic) series Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori by Shinohara Chie, released in the United States under the title Red River. Citrus Breeze - Sunrise - was the associated revue performance.

Gathered from their resting place in the sand, the bird heads bound toward hollow cavities in the wall. A festival-nominated, multi-award winning puppet animation inspired by Asian folklore and religious motifs.

Yoshie is arrested as the suspect in three murders. The victims were men who were in their 20's, 30's and 40's. All three of the men killed were handsome and rich. Even though there is no direct evidence that Yoshie killed the three men, people and media suspect Yoshie killed the men. Yoshie's testimony is unexpected. She explains that the all three men were in love with her...

Hana Ichikawa and her husband, Hidehiko, successfully stole 100 million yen of the gang’s tribute money. They plan to spend three days at a guesthouse arranged by a friend before fleeing the country. However, the enigmatic manager burns their money. As they argue, a man arrives to stay at the guesthouse.

Microorganisms propagate, gather, and transform into an A4 sheet of paper. You can feel signs of life within the page.

Dear Mr. Vivaldi, I apologise for setting your music to animation without your permission. But I wanted to depict “autumn” in my own way with various animals. Thank you for understanding. Yours sincerely, AW.

37th entry in the Japanese horror found footage franchise, "Not Found".

August 2029. A few days after the Datara invasion, only ruins remain of the cities. 80% of the world population does not survive. A few manage to take refuge in the mountains and continue to live in the forest. There, however, they live in constant fear of the Datara, which are getting closer and closer. Is there a way out?

85 years old and never married, Shizu has spent the past 3 decades living in one "Danchi" - the Japanese word for public housing - and filling it with the lifetime of souvenirs that have always kept her company. When the danchi is scheduled for demolition, Shizu and neighbors must say goodbye to their homes, and move into newer danchi that are too small to hold all of Shizu's mementos. This intimate documentary captures Shizu's sense of humor, and profound nostalgia, as she sorts through relics of her past, and chooses which memories she must fit into her new home, and which ones she can let go of.

Young Aoyagi Seiji’s life fell apart when he lost his wife to an illness, and his life seems to be on hold even as he continues to work for Ariake Pharmaceuticals, toiling through passionless days with only memories of his beloved to sustain him. Ariake Pharmaceuticals announces a merger with another company, Healthy Foods, to form a new company “Ariake Foods & Pharmacy,” leading to a spate of new projects and prospects. Additionally, Ariake Foods & Pharmacy announces a memorial performance to commemorate its founding: “Swan Lake” by the Shikishima Ballet Company. As general producer—a job completely outside of his expertise—Aoyagi strives to direct a ballet performance to success. His life, once on hold, starts moving again...

Based on historical events of the Shinsengumi.

Sure, the darkness hides the mess but it conceals the obstacles and keeps out the beauty as well.

A visitor shows up in the middle of the night at the countryside house that Miyako shares with her father. Miyako goes to wake up her father, but the creature enters the house. Miyako stands frozen.

24th installment in the "Shinrei Yami Douga" series, the successor to "Yami Douga".

This is a film that captures the performance of the play "Isshogai" in 2017 by "Nijiro Mocha," a theater medium produced by actor Maruwaka Kaoru. Set in Osaka and Tokyo, the play depicts two stories that transcend time and space: the protagonist Mayu's high school days, when her happy life changes completely, and the life she follows after moving to Tokyo, all on the same stage, depicting what disabilities are, and what prejudice and discrimination are.

The second in a chain of horror ghost stories! Ghost stories are the art of telling ghost stories and spinning tales of terror. A ghost story told by one person stimulates the brain and brings back memories of another person. Welcome to a ghost story meeting that can be called a chain reaction of such weirdness!

A gravure idol goes on a mission to an abandoned school deep in the mountains where the ghost of a high school girl who committed suicide is said to haunt the school! Ayaka Hara screams! Michelle Yang cries! Airi Ikejiri escapes! Chihiro Matsukawa gets a glimpse of herself! And to everyone's surprise, the strongest psychic phenomenon breaks out!

At the bar, three office workers enjoyed drinking alcohol and discussing their views on life. Eventually, Sawai, who got drunk, began to talk about the daily events he spent with a strange woman he met in the graveyard a few months ago.

Video made by Hanayo.

This play is based on “The Makropulos Case”, written by the famous Czech writer Karel Čapek. As usual, Takarazuka has added their own spin to the original story; the most notable change in this play is that the genders of most of the major characters have been reversed. (In the original play, the main character is a woman.

A film version of the psychic omnibus horror "Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi".

The first masterpiece selection from the Paranormal Surveillance Camera series.

The ghostly sounds were heard without waiting for a long time! Can they capture the spirit that has terrified so many employees?

Off the Hook performed during the Japanese Splatoon Koshien 2018 tournament at Tokaigi. Check out the show!

Narumi has decided to retire from the underworld society with which he has been involved for 20 years. He also informs his colleague and attends his final smuggled handgun deal. Suddenly, shows up and the client is shot to death accidentally. That client was an undercover police investigator, so Narumi is now facing a predicament.

A two-day third-dimensional live concert from Crypton Future Media and the sequel to the 2015 concert. Held at Zepp Sapporo, this concert was also accompanied by an exhibition from February 5 to February 12 as part of the 2018 Sapporo Snow Festival. It saw the official debut of the "real-time" 3D control system, R3, which allows a level of live interaction with the audience. The second day of the concert (February 10) was recorded and broadcast on Japanese satellite television channel WOWOW.

Feature-film directorial debut by Nobutomo Naoko, who has made numerous TV documentaries based on her personal experiences, including her own struggles with breast cancer. The film patiently captures her 95-year-old father caring for her senile mother as seen from her perspective as their daughter.

Yukio heads to his junior high school to attend the reunion. However, all the other classmates have died in accidents or by suicide. When he tries to get out of the school, it is locked and he cannot get out. A disturbing reunion is about to begin.

2018 release

Marius Yo's and Sou Matsushima's (from Sexy Zone) concert.

Teppeki Tamotsu (Yamoto Yuma) is a university student who has won back-to-back national titles in amateur mahjong and is expected to turn pro. Every day he hones his skills in a mahjong parlor. The day before the competition which will gain him his third title, Tamotsu is approached by a brilliant mahjong player who introduces himself as Bakuoka Danjuro (Ishida Akira).

2018 release

A revival of a popular revue — this Flower Troupe performance garnered very favorable reviews in 2009 and 2010, and also ran as a national tour in 2017.

2018 release

A bizarre short animation by Takashi Taniguchi.

Third installment of the series documenting director`s mother dementia, here the central focus becomes death and how to prepare for it.

Concert film featuring CHANMINA's first show of THE PRINCESS PROJECT in TSUTAYA O-EAST on February 25, 2018.

Short film by Akiyoshi Imazeki

Inorganic and disconnected substances are infected with consciousness. They wander between points and surfaces believing they are complete individuals.

Natsuki NAKAGAWA depicts the destructive activities of suicidal high school student Sumiko, who is blackmailing her classmate Hideaki out of revenge. The film unfolds a psychological analysis of a social environment characterized by hypocrisy.

2018 release

Human beings, where someone terrifies someone else, spirits are lured by negative power to inflict fear beyond human knowledge! We managed to announce this psychic phenomenon by putting a warning in advance, only because all kinds of grudges have reached their boiling point and exploded! This is a collection of submissions that requires determination in every case, whether it be the horrifying specters or the curses that befall the contributors and staff. Ten stories in all.

Yoshitsune was once a hero, a genius strategist who defeated the Heike. But his older brother Yoritomo regarded him as dangerous and betrayed him, and now Yoshitsune is on the run. He flees aimlessly until one day, completely lost, he meets a young woman named Tsune who can turn into a fox. He says he will grant the woman one favor if, in exchange, she will lead him and his follower Benkei through the blinding snow to her hidden village.There Yoshitsune and Benkei take a much-needed rest, but when they try to leave, they become lost in the snow. No matter how many times they try, they always end up back at the village. The villagers laugh and say this is Tsune's magic — it gives the village eternal refuge from the world. Meanwhile, Yoritomo is searching for the entrance to the village in order to capture Yoshitsune. Will Yoshitsune be able to shake off both his pursuer Yoritomo, and the magic of Tsune, in order to return to the outside world where the cherry blossoms bloom...?

Junji Inagawa lures you into a world beyond human knowledge...a collection of bizarre ghost stories that words cannot describe. He opens the door to another world with his skillful storytelling. Includes 6 stories.

A tragedy caused by evil thoughts and desires!! A collection of psychic images of curses and delusions!! The fifth collection of cursed psychic videos!

We go to sleep in hopes for a better tomorrow. The moment of truth nears as our eyes slowly open to the new day…

Tokyo, 2018. A small laundromat at night. Three young women are making fun of Anna for caring too much about her love life. But they will soon regret it as Anna's revenge plot will haunt them all night long. What follows is a pursuit through the streets of Tokyo during which fear and attraction collide. Danger is never far in this film borrowing codes from both Hitchcock films and independent Japanese thrillers.