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■Shochiku at HK Filmart 2023 (Mar. 13-16) in HKCEC (Stand#: 1D-D34)
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Kohei MIYAMOTO (cell: +81-70-4936-5201)
NEW TITLES
©2023 "SHYLOCK'S CHILDREN" Film Partners
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!
©2023 "AND YET, YOU ARE SO SWEET" Film Partners ©AK/K
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 (NaniwaDanshi)(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”!
©2022 "Phases of the Moon" Film Partners
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 / 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.
©2022 "A Man" Film Partners
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).
©Aoi Hiiragi / SHUEISHA Inc. ©2022 "Whisper of the Heart" Film Partners
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.
©2022 "IT’S IN THE WOODS" Film Partners
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!
©2023 "WE'RE BROKE, MY LORD!" Film Partners
WE’RE BROKE, MYLORD!
(Original title:DAIMYO TOUSAN 大名倒産)
- Production Year
- 2023
- Release Date
- June 23, 2023
- Running Time
- 120min.
- Genre
- Comedy / Drama / Samurai
- Director
- Tetsu MAEDA(前田哲)
- Cast
- yunosuke 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!
©2023 "MOM, IS THAT YOU?!" Film Partners
MOM, IS THAT YOU?!
(Original title:Konnichiwa, Kaasan こんにちは、母さん)
- Production Year
- 2023
- Release Date
- September 1, 2023
- Running Time
- 110min.
- 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.
LIBRARY TITLES
©2022 "My Boyfriend in Orange" Film Partners ©T/K
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!
©2020 "The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai" Film Partners
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.
© 2022 Wedding High Film Partners
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.
© 2022 "DAIKAIJU" Film Partners
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.
CLASSIC TITLES
A HEN IN THE WIND
(Original title:Kaze no Naka no Mendori 風の中の牝雞)
- Production Year
- 1948
- Running Time
- 84min.
- Genre
- Drama
- Director
- Yasujiro OZU(小津安二郎)
- Cast
- Shuji SANO
Kinuyo TANAKA
Chieko MURATA
Chishu RYU
Takeshi SAKAMOTO
DRAGNET GIRL
(Original title:Hijosen no Onna 非常線の女)
- Production Year
- 1933
- Running Time
- 100min.
- Genre
- Drama
- Director
- Yasujiro OZU(小津安二郎)
- Cast
- Kinuyo TANAKA
Joji OKA
Sumiko MIZUKUBO
Hideo MITSUI
Yumeko AIZOME
PALE FLOWER
(Original title:Kawaita Hana 乾いた花)
- Production Year
- 1964
- Running Time
- 96min.
- Genre
- Action / Drama / Suspense
- Director
- Masahiro SHINODA(篠田正浩)
- Cast
- Ryo IKEBE
Mariko KAGA
Takashi FUJIKI
Chisako HARA
Koji NAKAHARA
A masterpiece from Mashiro Shinoda which represents the Shochiku New Wave in the 1960s is remastered in 4K.
GONZA THE SPEARMAN
(Original title:Yari no Gonza 鑓の権三)
- Production Year
- 1986
- Running Time
- 126min.
- Genre
- Drama / Romance
- Director
- Masahiro SHINODA(篠田正浩)
- Cast
- Hiromi GO, Shima IWASHITA, Shohei HINO, Misako TANAKA, Haruko KATO