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2022 release

A dance show with the themes of "life," "love," and "hope," that creates a "sensational" atmosphere that captures the attention.

On the hunt for some delicious Poké Beans, Scraggy runs into a peculiar Pokémon—Mimikyu! Will this unlikely duo become friends?

The 61st installment in the “Sealed Videos” series, investigating the truly dreadful in horror videos.

A little girl finds small friends one day afternoon.

a second-year high school student who has the power to reveal the secrets and lies of others when she looks in the mirror. Ever since she got her power, she has become extremely distrustful of people, and one day she meets Shora, a girl who has never lied. Through her interactions with Shora, Sarima gradually opens up to him, but...

As biological entities, we cannot refrain from love and desires, or organic form, whether geometry surrounds us or not. And when do we feel us as an individual? This film starts with a transported situation and ends at a transport situation. The film shows replacement from holism to individualism.

England in the middle of the 19th century. Rossetti, a painting student at the Royal Academy, works with Everett, a child prodigy at the academy, and Will, a classmate, under the name of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in order to break through the old view of art. Rossetti, who worships the poet Dante and seeks the ideal woman "Beatrice" in the book "Newborn," falls in love with Lizzie, who works at a hat shop, and begins to paint her. At one point, Rossetti was fascinated by actress Jane in the playhouse and asked her to model. The high praise of the painting made Rossetti gradually engrossed in Jane. A challenging musical work that depicts the love-hate swirling human pattern until his masterpiece "Beata Beatrix" was created, approaching the human-like turbulent life of Rossetti, a painter and poet. The following work will also be director Kumakura Asuka's Takarazuka Bow Hall debut work.

The story begins with a little boy named Syui, a cheerful child who is focussed on going to a museum with his father. Unbeknownst to him, when he returns home, his mother and sister will be gone as his parents have decided to separate. We get a glimpse of what happens to Syui and his family during this period. In his latest film, FUJIKAWA Fumito (The Name of the Whale (2015), winner of the Audience Award at the 2015 Pia Film Festival) presents a dramamentary shot in the suburbs of Tokyo with a real-life family of four acting out the split. With no script to work from and naturalistic performances from the Hirabuki family based on their everyday lives, FUJIKAWA and his non-professional cast give us an honest snapshot of contemporary city life in Japan in a light but absorbing experience.

This short film captures a woman who continues to read multiple texts describing her feelings for "people who are no longer here" in a corner of a school that is unpopular due to the Corona disaster. The rain falls, the wind blows, the darkness of night falls before one knows it, the moon and the sun go round, and the cherry blossoms fall. The passing of time does not erase my feelings for you.

Former gangsters, former homeless people, abuse victims, people struggling with the meaning of life... these hurt and lovable "sinners" gather at a Christian church in Kitakyushu that supports the needy. A documentary that intersects the passion play of Christ performed by them, the hardships they went through, and their current stories.

Kanata (NOGISHI Konoha) and her younger sister Sumire (IKEDA Nonoka) have been living apart since their parents' divorce. Kanata is having trouble adjusting to her new school and is spending her summer holiday helping her mother run her snack bar. When Kanata's mother suggests that she go to her grandmother's house for a final summer holiday memory, Kanata heads into the countryside. Once there, Kanata can't hide her annoyance at the innocent Sumire who bubbles with enthusiasm for the time they will spend together but a trip with Sumire in search of fireflies, which are not supposed to appear during the summer, forces the lonely teen out of her shell.

After 28 years of serving as the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture, Masanori Tanimoto had to finally cede his position in 2022. By observing the struggles of the people from diverse communities in Ishikawa, such as Muslims and van-lifers, the film attempts to expose the ubiquitous patriarchy in Japanese society.

Her compassion is selfish and it sometimes goes out of control. His selfish justice chains pain to people.

Set in a near future in which we can separate consciousness from the body. Giving up on being an astronaut, Keiji works on earth and lives with his emotionally unstable wife, Shizuka. One day, Keiji hears a rumor about a new space development, while Shizuka begins to yearn for a consciousness-only existence.

A road where many unexplained accidents occur. A surveillance camera installed on the road captured the image of a passerby who was not a person.

'Make Do With Now' sheds light on an emerging generation of architects and urban practitioners in Japan. Largely entering professional practicefollowing the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear di-saster, this generation is developing a range of critical, ecological, and social approaches that creatively 'make do' – with limited resources, found materials, and existing spaces – while seeking appropriate responses to the urgent problems of the present. Turning their backs on the traditional image of the architect-author, these practitioners are articulating a new architectural agency in working from the periphery, exploiting gaps in the system, and occupying new roles in the process that have previously been overlooked.

Midnight. A construction site. A man with a colored corn head and a woman with pink hair meet in a powerful encounter. A provocative tale of love, right and wrong over a quarter of a century between two outcasts. A sensational subject matter and a staggered ethical viewpoints are explored in this latest work of the artist's best work! We run, leaving the world behind.

A middle-aged man is approached by a cosplayer on his way home from the shops. What did she ask him for?

A three day trip to Okinawa uncovers the power of love.

This is the third installment in the new series of psychic video submissions! This work contains 10 of the most disgusting and terrifying ghost images that have been caught on film at properties where incidents and accidents have occurred in the past, which is said to be more than 70,000 confirmed cases nationwide!

Mimi had to stop her activities as an underground idol due to lack of money and also lost her job, but still she doesn't let it get her down. At a time when young people have a hard time pursuing their dreams, it was the shrimp crackers that came in a package from her parents that brought her salvation.

As coronavirus infections continue to spread in Europe, Nui, a French actress loses her male co-star to COVID-19. Just a few days earlier, she was kissing him on stage. Why did Nui survive? Unable to find an answer to these recurring questions, Nui one day loses her voice and decides to return to Japan for the first time in five years and goes to the Kinosaki Onsen for treatment. Her friends died by chance, and she survived by chance. Unable to affirm her own life, she meets Takogawa, the Insect Energy Research Institute’s director.

60th entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

"String Figures" (also called "Cat's Cradle") are figures created by wrapping a long string around the fingers. A traditional Japanese children's game, but not in this anime-style world. Ayaka is a string figure fighter. She designs string figures and fights rivals in a competition to save her brother's honor.

The ultimate collection of horror videos that carefully select and introduce the psychic images that are about to be born from the darkness and buried in the darkness! " "One-day hot spring" It is said that two women were taking a break after sweating in the hot spring in the middle of hiking. There is something strange from the decorations placed in the room... /The university students who were doing a club training camp at the villa where Mr. Oshiiri fell. A woman suddenly started a game similar to "Mr. Daruma fell down" and entered the closet... / When the "Midnight Sea" contributor went on a trip to the coastal region with his lover, he went to see the sea by car in the middle of the night. But when I was chatting in the car, a strange person suddenly asked me... In addition, several horror psychic images are included.

A heterosexual man, a bisexual woman and a woman who capable of loving and being romantically involved with either gender. The paths of these three cross and this film details the trials and tribulations they endure while attempting to build an unusual love triangle free from jealousy and resentment. Can they achieve this unusual form of love in their tiny corner of the infinite universe? A story of romance and affection where one love, against all social norms, tries to be gender, number and guilt free.

One day, mysterious aliens from the planet Olga arrive on Earth. Whether they are allies of humanity or their purpose is unknown. In response to this alien invasion, Naomi, Cobra, and Ghidra, who possess special abilities, rise to the occasion. Chosen by an ancient robot, they are entrusted with the survival of humanity and the future of the Earth...

In the fantasy worlds of Japanese filmmaker Kenichi Ugana, there are furry little alien creatures, goopy-tentacled monsters, outlandish zombies and hysterical demons. There's also wall-to-wall absurdity, a cross between Ricky Gervais, Monty Python and Sam Raimi. On the lineup are three short films (MOJA, VISITORS and COEXISTENCE) and one surprise: TWIST (the tantalizing teaser for a film to be released in 2023). Gore that makes you laugh and laughs that make you think in one bizarre package, guaranteed to send you on a gleeful trip through the frenzied mind of a world-class artist who is now single-handedly redefining genre cinema.

miwa's live performance of her 2022 concert "REVIVAL" at Tokyo International Forum Hall C on 9/25/2022

Reiji, an unsuccessful comedian, lives with Nanase, a company employee. Although both are concerned about their future, neither is ready to part ways with the other. Nanase is being seduced by new colleague Shun, and she tries to use him to confirm her true feelings.

The action of this human drama takes place in the city of Echizen. The main character, whose grandfather was a master of washi (making Japanese traditional paper), gets acquainted with the culture and history of Echizen-washi and realizes her responsibility as a successor. Natsu Iwasaki was born in the city of Echizen and grew up familiar with washi as a descendant of washi artisans. When she was a child, she drew pictures on washi made by her grandfather, and received an award from the governor of the prefecture. However, I did not receive any prizes at the art university in the specialty “watercolor painting”, and now I am not sure of myself. Natsu and her family live in Tokyo, and her 80-year-old grandfather Junji still makes handmade Japanese paper in the city of Echizen alone.

The unsuccessful actor Kosuke is chosen as a substitute for the dazzling young actor Shinjiro, who got ill with Corona, for the main role of an imminent theater performance. Technically, it is the chance for Kosuke, for there will also be a well-known manager of a large actor agency present. But his sad face indicates the terrible secret he is carrying with him...

A girl reads a book titled “The Anatomy of Feelings” in a room floating on the sea.

Honami is a housewife who has kidnapped and imprisoned her idol Yuto. However, Yuto is a psychopath who will not choose any means to achieve his goal. Honami and her daughter, Kaede, are conversely imprisoned by Yuto's trickery. Yuto continues to play the role of being locked up and posts false images on the Internet. Eventually, Yuto becomes the "Prince of Confinement" and becomes the man of the hour...

just one of those things is part of a new series of work made at the relaunch of High Heel Project in 2022. Katayama layers cut-out legs and high heels on top of her self-portrait, animating them to create a moving collage. She comments, 'The most important thing is not that everyone should wear high heels, but that, first and foremost, we should have the freedom to say what we want and what we don't want. With the goal of freedom of choice open to all, I must continue to walk and speak up wearing symbolic and extreme high heels:

Special entry in "「Iru.」~ Kowasugiru Tōkō Eizō 13-hon" film series.

It is a fantasy piece about a young man disappointed with the world and himself who bargains with God for salvation.

Tokyo is suffering from a once-in-a-century pandemic. Yet the morning commuter trains are as crowded as ever. Toki is fed up with the suffocation of the mask covering her mouth, and the men who take advantage of the fact that their face is hidden by the mask to molest her. One morning, Toki orders a Toki (Japanese Crested Ibis) mask from a friend who makes masks of animals, and when she puts it on and gets on the train, she does something unexpected.

In Japan, there are many customs, folk tales, and legends unique to each region. This animation is based on a story told by a potter in Nagata-nasa, Mimata-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, where there are many legends of kappa (water imps), narrated by the potter himself. The artist was kind enough to share some of the ash from the local Mt. Shinmoe volcano, which he also uses as a material for his pottery. This animation was filmed with drawing pictures on a glass table using the volcanic ashes.

2022 release

Japanese swords fascinate collectors around the world. A special kind of steel called tamahagane is required to make them. This miraculous material is strong, flexible, rust-resistant, and produced through the ancient process of "tatara" ironmaking which takes place over three days and nights. Due to the COVID pandemic, there was only one production run in 2022, which was hit by a series of problems. Did the team meet the challenge? This documentary captures the essence of Japanese craftsmanship.

57th entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

Unlucky Morpheus' one-man live "XIII" held on October 1, 2021 at Toyosu PIT. All songs from "Unfinished" and "VAMPIR" were performed in this beautiful and tyrannical concept concert.

Fake Documentary "Q": No Fiction

The high school drama club members, Makoto, Yu, and Mei, huddle in the corner of the gym after school to translate and adapt Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince" for the stage. As they read through their translated scripts, they begin contemplating the meaning of happiness.

A young woman who had a mysterious experience of not being able to leave the inn where she was staying. A strange phenomenon occurs after that. The interview team is investigating the inn based on the interview with the contributor and finds a strange word of mouth...

Ayumi Hamasaki's COUNTDOWN Tour live 2021 to 2022, which took place on New Years Eve and was released as a special bonus disc on her ASIA TOUR ~24th Anniversary special @PIA ARENA MM~.

The story of Rina Miyama, who was responsible for the costumes of the AKB48 sister group MNL48 and went to the Philippines alone to pursue her dreams. Rina, who was attending school to become a fashion designer, responded to the unreasonable demands of the president of her internship and began making costumes for an idol in the Philippines...

The story takes place in a Fruitful forest that is showered with colorful seeds where a flying house has landed. The richness of heart and mind brought about by harmony with nature and food culture. A bright red soup filled with many ingredients and little ideas is a wonderful magic that brings everyone together. The delicious smell becomes a new color and spreads around the world.

After running an antiquarian bookshop for 35 years, Kyosuke and Chiseko decide to close down their shop due to the pandemic-induced recession. The elderly couple continues their daily routine even as they prepare for the closure. Kyosuke continues filling in the shelves with a new selection of old books stored in a rented warehouse. Chiseko starts managing an online shop, while Yuki, a staff member, decides to open her own bookshop. POLAN portrays how all three relate to the customers through the books they sell.

In the courtroom, a trial is in progress with you, an AI, as the defendant. You are being charged for killing a fellow submarine crew when the vessel was trapped in an undersea volcano and had run out of food.