Toru Nomaguchi

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Solanin (2010)

Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Taneda is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Arata Iura  •  Kenta Kiritani

Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Taneda is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Arata Iura  •  Kenta Kiritani

The Apology King (2013)

Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Mao Inoue  •  Masaki Okada  •  Katsumi Takahashi

Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Mao Inoue  •  Masaki Okada  •  Katsumi Takahashi

Tug of War! (2012)

The mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki - a young woman working for the city's PR department - to form a female tug of war team. Nobuo MIZUTA mixes comedy, drama and a pinch of social criticism to tell a tale of eight women, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Naomi Nishida

The mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki - a young woman working for the city's PR department - to form a female tug of war team. Nobuo MIZUTA mixes comedy, drama and a pinch of social criticism to tell a tale of eight women, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Naomi Nishida

Before the Vigil (2013)

Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves her and is a devoted husband. Tsuya is then diagnosed with a cancer and later goes into a coma. Matsuoi then thinks of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Goro Kishitani

Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves her and is a devoted husband. Tsuya is then diagnosed with a cancer and later goes into a coma. Matsuoi then thinks of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Goro Kishitani

Zero Focus (2009)

Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima

Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima

SP: The Motion Picture (2010)

At an event hall in Roppongi Hills, there is a charity event for landmine eradication. Kaoru does security with Security Police officers Soichiro Ogata, Eri Sasamoto, Takahumi Yamamoto and Mitsuo Ishida. Kaoru Inoue senses a threatening existence and starts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Hatano
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Yoko Maki  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Satoru Matsuo

At an event hall in Roppongi Hills, there is a charity event for landmine eradication. Kaoru does security with Security Police officers Soichiro Ogata, Eri Sasamoto, Takahumi Yamamoto and Mitsuo Ishida. Kaoru Inoue senses a threatening existence and starts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Hatano
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Yoko Maki  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Satoru Matsuo

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)

Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kazuki Koshimizu  •  Koyuki  •  Tomokazu Miura

Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kazuki Koshimizu  •  Koyuki  •  Tomokazu Miura

I Just Didn't Do It (2007)

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Asaka Seto  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Koji Yamamoto

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Asaka Seto  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Koji Yamamoto

Shippu Rondo (2016)

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

Shin Godzilla (2016)

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno  •  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Kengo Kora

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno  •  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Kengo Kora

A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016)

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A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Haru Kuroki  •  Go Ayano  •  Cocco  •  Go Jibiki

A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Haru Kuroki  •  Go Ayano  •  Cocco  •  Go Jibiki

Hot Road (2014)

Teenager Kazuki Miyaichi has always felt unloved by her mother due the circumstances surrounding her birth. Because she harbors anxiety and perceives herself as being worthless to others, she engages in acts of juvenile delinquency. One day, a transfer student from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Non  •  Hiroomi Tosaka  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Teenager Kazuki Miyaichi has always felt unloved by her mother due the circumstances surrounding her birth. Because she harbors anxiety and perceives herself as being worthless to others, she engages in acts of juvenile delinquency. One day, a transfer student from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Non  •  Hiroomi Tosaka  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Goosebumps: The Movie (2012)

Hikari Takabayashi is a hardworking call center agent for a home appliance company who apologizes continuously to customers, even to rude callers who call just to verbally insult her. She does, however, hide a secret. A love affair with her married boss. One day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Aimi Satsukawa  •  Anna Ishibashi

Hikari Takabayashi is a hardworking call center agent for a home appliance company who apologizes continuously to customers, even to rude callers who call just to verbally insult her. She does, however, hide a secret. A love affair with her married boss. One day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Aimi Satsukawa  •  Anna Ishibashi

Ringing in Their Ears (2011)

Yu Irie (8000 MILES 1 & 2) returns with this ambitious flick about an upcoming concert by a reclusive rock group and the managers, obsessed fans, shut-ins, single moms and kindergarten teachers who are affected by it. A true tribute to the healing power of rock and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kurumi Morishita  •  Uji Kiyotaka  •  Yui Miura

Yu Irie (8000 MILES 1 & 2) returns with this ambitious flick about an upcoming concert by a reclusive rock group and the managers, obsessed fans, shut-ins, single moms and kindergarten teachers who are affected by it. A true tribute to the healing power of rock and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kurumi Morishita  •  Uji Kiyotaka  •  Yui Miura

SP: The Motion Picture II (2011)

After the attack on the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the next duty of the fourth office will be to guard the National Assembly building. In the midst of security, Ogata keeps Inoue away from the main conference hall and puts his well-thought-out plan into action, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Hatano
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Yoko Maki

After the attack on the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the next duty of the fourth office will be to guard the National Assembly building. In the midst of security, Ogata keeps Inoue away from the main conference hall and puts his well-thought-out plan into action, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Hatano
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Yoko Maki

Kids on the Slope (2018)

Two different students—a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent—form a friendship through their love of jazz music.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Yuri Chinen  •  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Erina Mano

Two different students—a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent—form a friendship through their love of jazz music.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Yuri Chinen  •  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Erina Mano

The Last Shot in the Bar (2017)

In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Atsuko Maeda

In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Atsuko Maeda

Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)

The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Masato Sakai  •  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Hiroshi Abe

The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Masato Sakai  •  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Hiroshi Abe

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (2017)

Based on the true story of 4 member Japanese pop group "GreeeeN.” Jin 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 and becomes a huge hit. Hide and the other 3 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Kaneshige
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Masaki Suda  •  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Shioli Kutsuna

Based on the true story of 4 member Japanese pop group "GreeeeN.” Jin 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 and becomes a huge hit. Hide and the other 3 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Kaneshige
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Masaki Suda  •  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Shioli Kutsuna

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" (2016)

In a time when the main source of energy was still coal, there was a man who saw the future in oil. Young Tetsuzo Kunioka who hails from Moji, Kitakyushu, rides out into the oil business, but is faced with numerous challenges and competitors who stand in his way, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Haruka Ayase  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Shota Sometani

In a time when the main source of energy was still coal, there was a man who saw the future in oil. Young Tetsuzo Kunioka who hails from Moji, Kitakyushu, rides out into the oil business, but is faced with numerous challenges and competitors who stand in his way, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Haruka Ayase  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Shota Sometani
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