SHOCHIKU

SHYLOCK’S CHILDREN

(Original title:Shylock no Kodomotachi シャイロックの子供たち)

Production Year

2023

Release Date

February 17, 2023

Running Time

122min.

Genre

Drama / Mystery

Director

Katsuhide MOTOKI(本木克英)

Cast

Sadawo ABE 阿部サダヲ (Lesson in Murder, The Magnificent Nine, The Apology King)
Aya UETO 上戸彩 (Naoki Hanzawa Drama series, Thermae Romae series)
Yuta TAMAMORI 玉森裕太 (Parallel World Love Story)
Kuranosuke SASAKI 佐々木蔵之介 (Recall, We Make Antiques! series)

A bold film adaptation of what is arguably the greatest novel of short stories by author Jun Ikeido, who wrote about people’s unyielding strength to survive in society in the novels NAOKI HANZAWA and RECALL. A social problem film based on a newly written story dedicated to all working “soldiers.” It’s sure to give people the courage to face tomorrow! Which is more important? Money or integrity? People’s secrets and hidden funds are revealed in this crime film that will speak to all working adults!

EFM2023 Market Screening
Feb. 17 (Fri) 16:20～＠CinemaxX 11

AND YET, YOU ARE SO SWEET

(Original title:Nanoni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru. なのに、千輝くんが甘すぎる。)

Production Year

2022

Release Date

March 3, 2023

Running Time

99min.

Genre

Drama / Romance

Director

Takehiko SHINJYOU(新城毅彦)

Cast

Kyohei TAKAHASHI 高橋恭平 (Naniwa Danshi)(”BL Metamorphosis”)
Mei HATA 畑 芽育 ("99.9 Criminal Lawyer THE MOVIE")

The ultimate teen romance that teenage girls are dying to see! Come witness the secret game of “pretend crush”!

PHASES OF THE MOON

(Original title:Tsuki no Michikake 月の満ち欠け)

Production Year

2022

Release Date

2022 Winter

Running Time

128min.

Genre

Drama / Fantasy / Romance

Director

Ryuichi HIROKI(廣木隆一)

Cast

Yo Oizumi 大泉洋 (I AM A HERO, KIBA: The Fangs of Fiction)
Kasui Arimura 有村架純 (Loved Like a Flower Bouquet, Flying Colors)
Ren Meguro 目黒 蓮 (Snow Man) (Takizawa Kabuki Zero 2020 The Movie)
Ko Shibasaki 柴咲コウ (La Maison de Himiko, DORORO, Suspect X)

Like the moon, I shall die, and be reborn... This moving romance tells the story of transcendent love between a man and a woman over several decades, and the vicissitudes of fate. An epic story of star-crossed love affair and destiny, traveling through generations.

A MAN

(Original title:Aru Otoko ある男)

Production Year

2022

Release Date

November 18, 2022

Running Time

121min.

Genre

Drama / Mystery

Director

Kei ISHIKAWA(石川慶）

Cast

Satoshi TSUMABUKI 妻夫木 聡 (Traces of Sin, Judge!)
Sakura ANDO 安藤サクラ (Shoplifters, 100 Yen Love)
Masataka KUBOTA 窪田正孝 (“Tokyo Ghoul” series, First Love)
Nana SEINO 清野菜名 (Whisper of the Heart, Tokyo Tribe)

The latest film from upcoming director Kei ISHIKAWA (Traces of Sin, 2017 Orizzonti section at Venice International Film Festival) starring Satoshi TSUMABUKI (Traces of Sin) and Sakura ANDO (Shoplifters).

WHISPER OF THE HEART

(Original title:Mimi wo Sumaseba 耳をすませば)

Production Year

2022

Release Date

October 14, 2022

Running Time

114min.

Genre

Drama / Fantasy / Romance

Director

Yuichiro HIRAKAWA(平川雄一朗)

Cast

Nana SEINO 清野菜名 (Tokyo Tribe, After the Rain)
Tori MATSUZAKA 松坂桃李 (Call Boy, The Journalist)

The masterpiece, Whisper of the Heart, made into a live-action movie! The movie illustrates the bittersweet love story with a new additional story about ten years later.

IT’S IN THE WOODS

(Original title:'Sore' ga Iru Mori “それ”がいる森)

Production Year

2022

Release Date

September 30, 2022

Running Time

107min.

Genre

Horror

Director

Hideo NAKATA(中田秀夫)

Cast

Masaki AIBA 相葉雅紀 (Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic)
Honoka MATSUMOTO 松本穂香 (Love Like the Falling Petals,Mio's Cookbook)
Noriko EGUCHI 江口のりこ (Stigmatized Properties,Just Only Love)

A next-generation horror film by the master of Japanese horror, Hideo Nakata, who brought us countless hits such as The Ring, the quintessential J-horror film that saw a remake in Hollywood, and Stigmatized Properties, the number one box office horror hit of the 2000s in Japan. Set in an actual forest said to be rife with supernatural phenomena, this next-gen horror film is based on witness accounts of people who saw “It” and the protagonists’ encounter with the mysterious “It.” Come see with your own eyes what “It” is!

DAIMYO TOUSAN (original title)

(Original title:DAIMYO TOUSAN 大名倒産)

Production Year

2023

Release Date

June 23, 2023

Running Time

TBC

Genre

Comedy Drama / Samurai

Director

Tetsu MAEDA(前田哲)

Cast

Ryunosuke KAMIKI 神木隆之介 (“The Kirishima Thing”, “Your Name” (voice))
Hana SUGISAKI 杉咲花 (“Blade of the Immortal”, “Her Love Boils Bathwater”)
Kenichi MATSUYAMA 松山ケンイチ ("Death Note", “GANTZ” series)

Best-selling author Jiro ASADA’s seminal historical fiction novel is finally coming to theaters!
A man suddenly becomes the head of a domain, only to discover a debt of 10 billion yen?!
Money has been intertwined with people’s lives throughout the ages, and this is no exception in this amusing and exciting story about how a man caught up in trouble and his friends fight to turn their life around!

HELLO, MOTHER (working title)

(Original title:Konnichiwa, Kaasan こんにちは、母さん)

Production Year

2023

Release Date

September 1, 2023

Running Time

TBC

Genre

Drama / Family

Director

Yoji YAMADA(山田洋次)

Cast

Sayuri YOSHINAGA 吉永小百合（”About Her Brother”, “KABEI: Our Mother”)
Yo OIZUMI 大泉洋 (“I Am A Hero”, “A Banana? At This Time of Night?”)

A touching story about a mother’s undying love that stands the test of time.

Taking a seat in the director’s chair is Yoji Yamada, who for years has depicted numerous stories about family. This film, which will be the 91-year-old master’s 90th work, offers a profound portrayal of the emotions and circumstances that surround the modern-day family. This film will be the third installment of the “Mother Series,” following KABEI: Our Mother and Nagasaki: Memories of My Son. A movie that’s sure to mark the pinnacle of Japanese actor Sayuri Yoshinaga’s illustrious career and carve its name in Japanese cinema history!

MY BOYFRIEND IN ORANGE

(Original title:Moe Kare wa Orange-iro モエカレはオレンジ色)

Production Year

2022

Release Date

July 8, 2022

Running Time

97min.

Genre

Drama / Romance

Director

Shosuke MURAKAMI(村上正典)

Cast

Hikaru IWAMOTO (岩本照(Snow Man))
Meru NUKUMI (生見愛瑠)

A love story between a lonely high school girl and a hot firefighter!

THE PASS: LAST DAYS OF THE SAMURAI

(Original title:Touge Saigo no Samurai 峠 最後のサムライ)

Production Year

2020

Release Date

June 17, 2022

Running Time

114min.

Genre

Drama / Samurai

Director

Takashi KOIZUMI(小泉堯史)

Cast

Koji YAKUSHO 役所広司 (The Last Samurai, The Eel)
Takako MATSU 松たか子 (MASQUERADE HOTEL, The Little House)
Tatsuya NAKADAI 仲代達矢 (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, The Human Condition)

A beautiful samurai film from Takashi KOIZUMI (Assistant to Akira Kurosawa, “After the Rain”) about a samurai who lead his country to fight against the new regime with honor and dignity. The film may provide some answers to the question, “What is a Samurai?”, “What can we learn from them” in the modern era today. In order to present the texture of a samurai period, the film was mostly shot in 35mm.

WEDDING HIGH

(Original title:WEDDING HIGH ウェディング・ハイ)

Production Year

2021

Release Date

March 12, 2022

Running Time

117min.

Genre

Comedy / Drama

Director

Akiko OHKU(大九明子)

Cast

Ryoko SHINOHARA（篠原涼子）(The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps, BENTO HARASSMENT)
Tomoya NAKAMURA（中村倫也）(Gone Wednesday, KIBA: THE FANGS OF FICTION)
Nagisa SEKIMIZU（関水渚）(The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess-)
Takanori IWATA（岩田剛典）(EVERGREEN LOVE, The Master Plan)
Osamu MUKAI（向井理）(Paradise Kiss, Her Granddaughter)

The best day of their lives is interrupted by the unthinkable! It’s the beginning of a hectic wedding party.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE DEAD KAIJU?

(Original title:Dai Kaiju no Atsoshimatsu 大怪獣のあとしまつ)

Production Year

2022

Release Date

February 4, 2022

Running Time

115min.

Genre

Comedy / Drama / Monster

Director

Satoshi Miki(三木聡)

Cast

Ryosuke Yamada（山田涼介）(The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, Assassination Classroom)
Tao Tsuchiya（土屋太鳳）(Food Luck, THE 8-YEAR ENGAGEMENT)

A different kind of KAIJU (Monster) film about the struggles on how to solve the issue of cleaning up a dead gigantic KAIJU.

CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH

(Original title:Seishun Zankoku Monogatari 青春残酷物語)

Production Year

1960

Running Time

99min.

Genre

Drama / Romance / Erotic

Director

Nagisa OSHIMA(大島渚)

Cast

Miyuki KUWANO
Yusuke KAWAZU

Nagisa OSHIMA’s shocking tale of youthful delinquency in post Hiroshima.
The film has been digitally restored in 4K.

Screening at Berlinare
Feb. 20 (Mon) 13:30～@Cubix 6

Screening at Berlinare
Feb. 24 (Fri) 22:00～@Cubix 3