Posted on July 5, 2013 |
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A Gentle Breeze in the Village / Tennen kokekkô (2007)
Drama
Set against the backdrop of Japan's scenic countryside, director Nobuhiro Yamashita's tale of adolescent love avoids the tear-jerking and virulent social commentary of many first-love stories in telling the tale of a rural schoolgirl smitten by a handsome new arrival from Tokyo.
Starring: Kaho, Masaki Okada, Yui Natsukawa, Kôichi Satô, Erisa Yanagi, Shoko Fujimura
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
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Tags: Erisa Yanagi, Kaho, Kôichi Satô, Masaki Okada, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Shoko Fujimura, Yui Natsukawa
Posted on April 21, 2013 |
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Jûryoku piero / A Pierrot / Gravity's Clowns (2009)
Drama
Directed by Mori Junichi (Laundry), A Pierrot (a.k.a. Gravity's Clowns) breaks down the modern family through an emotionally haunting suspense drama. Based on a novel by Isaka Kotaro whose Accuracy of Death was also recently adapted for the big screen, A Pierrot revolves around a family of four with a complicated past that brews mystery and trouble in the present. Kase Ryo (I Just Didn't Do It) and Okada Masaki (Halfway) form the core of the film as brothers who may be more different than anyone expected, while Kohinata Fumiyo and Suzuki Kyoka play the parents. Also co-starring Yoshitaka Yuriko (Snakes and Earrings) and Okada Yoshinori (Kisarazu Cat's Eye), A Pierrot explores the role of genetics in determining families and individuals as well as the nature versus nurture debate, giving the film's unsettling mystery an intriguing and affecting spin. On the outset, the Okunos seem like a normal happy family with father Tadashi (Kohinata Fumiyo), mother Rieko (Suzuki Kyoka), and their two bright sons, genetics researcher Izumi (Kase Ryo) and artsy Haru (Okada Masaki). When a series of arson attacks strike the neighborhood, clues left at the crime scenes all seem to be somehow related to the Okunos. Izumi tries to get to the bottom of mystery, slowly unveiling a tragic family secret that has come back to haunt them.
Starring: Ryo Kase, Masaki Okada, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yoshinori Okada, Izumi's friend
Atsurô Watabe, Kyôka Suzuki
Director: Junichi Mori
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Tags: Fumiyo Kohinata, Izumi's friend Atsurô Watabe, Junichi Mori, Kyôka Suzuki, Masaki Okada, Ryo Kase, Yoshinori Okada, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Posted on April 18, 2013 |
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Himitsu no Akko-chan / Akko-Chan: The Movie / Akko's Secret (2012)
Comedy
Young Atsuko Kagami comes into possession of a magical mirror that lets her transform into anything she wishes. Atsuko Kagami then attempts to save a company which is about to be sold by using her transformation abilities. She also falls in love as a 22-year-old college student.
Starring: Haruka Ayase, Masaki Okada, Frank M. Ahearn, Shôsuke Tanihara, Kazue Fukiishi
Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura
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Tags: Frank M. Ahearn, Haruka Ayase, Kazue Fukiishi, Masaki Okada, Shôsuke Tanihara, Yasuhiro Kawamura
