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- DirectorHideo JôjôStarsRina OnoAmon HiraiShuri NakamuraA coming-of-age drama about young people who cheer for their high school baseball team playing in a stadium.
- DirectorDai SakôStarsTomomitsu AdachiYôta KawaseYutaka MatsushigeA forty something factory worker accidentally kills a woman while out on a date with her and tries to cover up her death. Over time, guilt begins to prick at the factory workers conscience and he begins to lose his mind.
- DirectorYoshifumi TsubotaStarsMakoto OoharaYoshifumi TsubotaA filmmaker's study of his 61-year-old cousin who lives on his own with pervasive developmental disorder after his mother passed away. The filmmaker, himself diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 41, also a married man with a daughter, spent two and a half year to record the life and struggles of his newly acquainted cousin, as well as that of the filmmaker himself.
- DirectorYoshiaki TokitaStarsYui Yokoyama26 years ago, there was a girl, Tomomi, in a small and rural area in Japan who met 3 calves in her elementary school. Tomomi and her friends took care of and spent time with them, just like good friends. Tomomi in particular cared for the calves and wanted to be a veterinarian for cattle. Then, Tomomi was pursuing her dream of becoming a vet. Years Later, Tomomi earned her degree, a doctorate of veterinary medicine and she has since married and had children. Now she works as a respected vet at the place she grew up, and many local farmers trust her deeply. This film has a universal message about the importance of pursing one's dream and never giving up.
- DirectorSaki CatoStarsKeita KamaguchiSaki CatoToyoshima HarukaTwo women live together. Ako is meticulous and cleans the house and San is sloppy. Ako is visited by a mysterious mother and daughter while San watches over a couple who are quarrelling. One day, Ako's jewel disappears.
- DirectorToshiaki ToyodaStarsKiyohiko ShibukawaKodoKenta NakagomeWith mystical lands and mythology, this records a performance from world famous taiko troupe - Kodo. Alongside landscapes of Sado island, that have remained unchanged over thousands of years, depicts the past and even the entire universe.
- DirectorYuji YamazakiStarsHiroshi HayamiRenji IshibashiKôji Ishii
- DirectorNatsuki TakahashiStarsRiku HagiwaraShiori KuboRiko NagaseA ghost of a girl Aisuke suddenly appears in the room of Yohei who was dumped by his lover. Aisuke, who has never experienced love during her lifetime, is very interested in "dating" and giving Yohei useless advice.
- DirectorKeitarô SakonStarsKokoro MoritaEriko NakamuraHaya NakazakiHaruka, a young recognized female entrepreneur, was forced to retire from her company due to the abuse of her authority. For her pride, she attempts to sell her family home and starts her new business.
- DirectorHirobumi WatanabeStarsHaruhito AkabaneRiko HisatsuguGaku ImamuraOne day the mysterious trio known as "Techno Brothers," with the cold-hearted manager, Himuro, embark on a journey to Tokyo to pitch their music to a record company. However, they find themselves unable to leave their hometown Otawara.
- DirectorShô MiyakeStarsTasuku EmotoShizuka IshibashiTomomitsu AdachiA love triangle that captures all the magic and melancholy of a summer, concentrating on the fleeting moments and encounters experienced by its three protagonists.
- DirectorYoichi NaritaStarsTsubasa NakagawaItsuki NagasawaRina IkomaIn a fading village in the Japanese countryside, the school is about to be closed, which weighs heavily on the students. Freshly arrived from Tokyo with his father after an acrimonious divorce, the shy Akira escapes into drawing and agrees to participate in a mural project to mark the end of the institution. One day, he sees Maki on the roof of a farm and becomes fascinated by this mysterious teenager, who has left school for unclear reasons. Later, several people witness the strange appearance of green lights. Akira discovers a crop circle, in which Maki is lying peacefully. They become friends and swear to keep silent about this fascinating discovery. But secrets are hard to keep in a small town and in the age of social networks, rumours spread quickly.
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsShunsuke KubozukaShinnosuke MitsushimaKeishi NagatsukaFulfilling his filmmaking dream of 40 years, Nobuhiko Obayashi's luminous new feature "Hanagatami" delivers a timeless story of the pureness of youth beset by the chaos of war.
- DirectorAika HigashimoriStarsAika HigashimoriKenta IshidaKôta MitsuiOverlaying the history and culture of the land and its people that transcends the boundaries.
- DirectorShûichi OkitaStarsDon-chanTappei SakaguchiHirota ÔtsukaThe film revolves around three struggling actors Michio, Gunji, and Enoken, who share a house together. One day, they find a baby girl left with a letter from Michio's ex-girlfriend.
- DirectorKatsuya TomitaStarsShuntou AoyamaChiken KawaguchiShinko KondoTo address the social crisis, Chiken - a buddhist monk - throws himself into various tasks such as a suicide helpline, in his temple in Yamanashi. In Fukushima, his old mate Ryûgyô - whose temple was wrecked by the tsunami - lives in a portacabin and works on construction sites.
- DirectorNobomi AsaoStarsMiku UeharaKogarashi WakasugiKokoro MoritaA member of the high school art club called Sakuko falls into the sea while sketching a boat. Witnessing the incident, Saibara creates a painting titled "Drowning Sakuko" and wins an award at a contest, leading the painting to be displayed at school. Saibara takes the liberty of announcing that she will paint Sakuko for her next piece during a newspaper interview. Frustrated by the situation, Sakuko gives up on her artistic path and attempts to create a new work with the motif of a "boat" in her home, which is scheduled for demolition.
- DirectorYûji NakaeStarsAkira EmotoJun MurakamiKimiko YoIn 2015, the people of Futaba, forced to continue to live in evacuation destinations, are concerned about the preservation of their traditional Bon Uta. However, they find that the tradition has been inherited by people in Hawaii.