All Japanese movies from 2012
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1. The Heroine (2012)
75 min | Drama
Director: Takahiro Ueno | Stars: Atsushi Harada, Sayaka Kazuki, Beat Kiyoshi, Ryôsuke Misawa
2. Hitori kakurenbo: Gekijô ban - Shin toshi densetsu (2012)
81 min | Horror
Sakura Kurata (Misato Nonaka) and Kosuke Tsukamoto (Taiyo Ayukawa) are members of the movie club at their high school. They then organize a movie shoot which which revolves around the urban... See full summary »
Director: Yasutake Torii | Stars: Taiyô Ayukawa, Yasuhiko Hashikura, Momoko Kaechi, Kôsuke Maki
Votes: 10
3. Ikari no tekken: Lady Dragon (2012)
76 min | Action
Director: Kei Nakata | Stars: Haruna Yabuki, Ikki Funaki, Aya Yoshioka, Keisuke Tarumi
4. Amatsubu no Chiisana Rekishi (2012)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama, Romance
This is a story of a young woman and her coming of age in Japan. In the winter before her college graduation, Michiru received a letter from a girl. Apparently, they are sisters who shared ... See full summary »
Directors: Ryûtarô Nakagawa, Yoichi Emoto | Stars: Rei Amaya, Takashi Fujimura, Ryutaro Hirai, Tomonori Hirayama
Votes: 35
5. Eiga Kaiketsu Zorori: Da da da daibouken! (2012)
Animation
Director: Tomoko Iwasaki | Stars: Rikako Aikawa, Megumi Hayashibara, Motoko Kumai, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 9
6. Sun Flower: Himawari (2015)
66 min | Drama, News
150 days after the Great East Japan Earthquake, in the fictional town of Izu. Akemi, a girl from the Tohoku region, constantly carries with her a sunflower, firmly believing in its ability ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuhiro Kiuchi | Stars: Masaaki Kouno, Kengo Matsuzaki, Seiya Nakano, Ayaka Saito
7. Soreike! Anpanman: Yomigaere Bananajima (2012)
47 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Director: Hiroki Yano | Stars: Keiko Toda, Ryûsei Nakao, Hiroshi Masuoka, Rei Sakuma
Votes: 8
8. Atsuhime nanbâ 1 (2012)
86 min | Drama
A Japanese princess from the Edo period journeys to the old Tokyo, but she yearns for a different destiny. Unexpectedly, her wish is granted and she finds herself transported to the future. In the new Edo, she adjusts to her new reality.
Director: Kazuya Konaka | Stars: Rika Ishikawa, Daisuke Kikuta, Yûko Nakazawa, Naomi Akimoto
9. Soul of Rock (2012)
Comedy
The Bamiyans is an unpopular three-member rock band. The band members have totally different personalities, but share the same passion for rock. Reika (Mayuko Arisue), the lead singer, is a... See full summary »
Director: Hiromitsu Amano | Stars: Mayuko Arisue, Asaya Kimijima, Kôta Kusano, Tetsuya Makita
10. Out to Sea (2012)
96 min | Drama
Director: Morito Okumura | Stars: Chihiro Hirai, Saya Magata, Takumi Matsuzawa, Takashi Naha
11. Shamenbana (2012)
107 min | Drama
Director: Shin'ichi Karube | Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Riki Takeuchi, Ainosuke Kataoka, Hidekazu Ichinose
12. Love Me for Hundreds of Years (2012)
75 min | Drama
Director: Toshirô Enomoto | Stars: Takashi Chiyogawa, Shû Dateuchi, Megumi Gondô, Sasa Handa
13. Till the Death Do Us Apart Part I (2012)
102 min | Horror
Director: Kiyohide Matsumura | Stars: Aoi, Naoya Gômoto, Masatsugu Kawahara, Yutaka Kyan
14. Judgement (III) (2012)
70 min | Thriller
Director: Masato Tsujioka | Stars: Nori Horikoshi, Guts Ishimatsu, Hironari Ohshima, Kôji Yokokawa
15. Kirin (2012)
106 min | Drama
Director: Gitan Ôtsuru | Stars: Ayano, Yûki Kubota, Claude Maki, Masaru Matsumoto
16. Tatoeba remon (2012)
138 min | Drama
Director: Ikki Katashima | Stars: Narimi Arimori, Gô Ayano, Hanae Kan, Chihiro Saitô
17. Strobe Light (2012)
120 min | Drama
Director: Ryô Katamoto | Stars: Takamitsu Fukuchi, Maiko Miyao, Kiyohiro Kinoshita, Shôichirô Matsumoto
18. 2-channeru no noroi shingekijouban: Honki (2012)
90 min | Horror
Director: Kei Morikawa | Stars: Mariya Suzuki, Kengo Takahashi, Matsumi Fuku, Sayaka Kobayashi
19. GACHI-BAN: TRIBAL (2012)
110 min | Action
A money-hungry model's side business as a loan shark really starts to take off until he starts stepping on some dangerous toes. He lives for one thing, and one thing only: Money makes his world go round, and he doesn't care who gets hurt.
Director: Takashi Motoki | Stars: Atsushi Arai, Tomoki Hirose, Tomonori Hirose, Daisuke Munakata
20. Yû no e no machi ni (2012)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Yoshiyuki Hoshino | Stars: Ayami Yuzuki, Kai Shishido, Ryôma Baba, Tomohiro Kawano
22. 1+1=11 (2012)
66 min | Drama
An ensemble drama in which the lives of 25 people intersect, inspired by Yamanaka Sadao's classic film {Humanity and Paper Balloons}. Various men and women, living in Japan today. Presents ... See full summary »
Director: Hitoshi Yazaki | Stars: Zuimaro Awashima, Yôko Kita, Yumika Kiya, Urara Matsubayashi
23. Hi-Zai (2012)
74 min | Comedy
Directors: Shûhei Fukunaga, Masahiro Izuo | Stars: Motoki Ochiai, Rie Tomosaka, Alisa, Yoshitaka Azuma
24. Futome no kuni no Arisu (2012)
70 min | Comedy
Director: Mika Matsukuni | Stars: Takumi Bando, Nao Eda, Mai Fukuda, Shichimasa Fukuda
25. Anraibarudo (2012)
63 min | Drama
Director: Hiroshi Nakajima | Stars: Nana Inatani, Masayoshi Katsuki, Ken'ichi Yakage
26. Nue Naku Karudera (2012)
85 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller | Announced
Chiaki returned to her home town Nuegabuchi, a hot springs village, upon hearing that her mother Yoshiko will be closing down her inn.
Star: Asuka Kurosawa
27. Fukidamari no onna (2012)
83 min | Drama
Director: Bon Andô | Stars: Azusa Katô, Riko Matsui, Nodoka Ohsaka, Riri Kôda
28. Love Police: Neet tachi no banka (2012)
76 min | Comedy
Three unemployed men seeking love.
Director: Yoshihiro Sakata | Stars: Sei Ashina, Ayaman-Japan, Satoshi Matsuda, Yôsuke Ohchi
29. A Sower of Seeds (2012)
121 min | Drama
Movie describes people who are enthusiastic to make refreshing tea. The background of the movie is set in Usuki, Oita.
Director: Toshi Shioya | Stars: Rena Tanaka, Takanori Jinnai, Yuri Nakamura, Hisashi Yoshizawa
Votes: 13
30. Sexy henka: Tamaranai namajiri (2012)
Good things do happen admidst adversity. A salaryman with an angry wife and a reported illness is discovered being extra playful with a beautiful girl. The doctor offers healing, but that ... See full summary »
Director: Mototsugu Watanabe | Stars: Maika, Miina Kotaki, Mari Yamaguchi, Seiji Nakamitsu
31. Musashino-sen no shimai (2012)
91 min | Drama
Director: Jun'ichi Yamamoto | Stars: Natsuki Katô, Sayaka Nakaya, Chisato Nakata, Mark Chinnery
32. CM Time (2012)
96 min | Comedy
A beverage company is looking to kickstart its marketing a notch through a new commercial featuring several interesting public personalities. There is a singer who is a diva, an actor who ... See full summary »
Director: Seiji Kubota | Stars: Moto Fuyuki, Satoshi Judai, Kazuki Katô, Hitomi Kuroki
33. Eiga Juerupetto: Suîtsu dansu purinsesu (2012)
63 min | Animation, Adventure
Ruby and Her Friends Went on a Trip to Sweet Princess Castle
Director: Hiroaki Sakurai | Stars: Mana Ashida, Shannon Chan-Kent, Kazumi Evans, Rina Hidaka
Votes: 11
34. Samishii mibôjin: Nagusame no modae (2012)
Director: Tarô Araki | Stars: Nana Aida, Yôko Satomi, Motoko Sasaki, Ryôko Inaba
35. Bitter Coffee Life (2012)
80 min | Drama
Director: Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Stars: Yasunori Irikawa, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Hikaru Yamamoto, Makoto Akatsuka
36. Till the Death Do Us Apart Part II (2012)
102 min | Horror
Director: Kiyohide Matsumura | Stars: Aja, Makoto Awane, Daisuke Ban, Reina Fujie
37. Women's Dream of Amakusa: Revitalizing Geisha Town (2012)
Drama
Ushibuka in Amakusa City prospered a century ago with its fishing industry and red-light district, but has become Japan's fastest declining city. Homemaker Yumie wants to revive the town ... See full summary »
Director: Akira Inori | Stars: Tomori Abe, Ken'ichi Endô, Miyuki Matsuda, Aiko Nagayama
38. Hitozuma kasei-fu: Uzuki ni oborete (2012)
Not Rated | 62 min | Adult, Mystery
For Michiru, a housewife who has fallen out of love with her husband, a job as a housekeeper has become a distraction. Her employer, Kunio, has lost his wife and lives alone with his daughter, Etsuko.
Director: Tetsuya Takehora | Stars: Mirei Yokoyama, Azusa Maki, Yuria Hidaka, Kôji Makimura
39. Mitsugetsu (2012)
62 min | Drama
Director: Nan Akatsuka | Stars: Fujimaru Kawai, Takashi Matsumoto, Chieko Misaka, Kotone Moritou
40. Happiness in a Little Place (2012)
70 min | Drama
Director: Kiyohide Matsumura | Stars: Aja, Aoi, Haruka Arisawa, Akihiro Hayashi
41. Misoji tsuma: Komitsuna yoru no go-hôshi (2012)
Director: Kazuyoshi Sekine | Stars: Yuri Shirabana, Maki Mizusawa, Yuna Katase, Tarô Kai
42. Happy! Media na Hitobito (2012)
85 min | Drama
Director: Tôru Ichikawa | Stars: Shinnosuke Fujima, Kota, Mau Nishio, Asakura Pancho
43. Dakitai hitozuma: Kosureru kanshoku (2012)
Director: Yumi Yoshiyuki | Stars: Nozomi Hazuki, Mari Yamaguchi, Kochô Chiyumi, Yasunari Kubota
44. Route 42 (2012)
109 min | Drama
Tatsuya and Yoko promised to marry, but Yoko then died in a car accident. Tatsuya quit his job and spends his days thinking about suicide. One day, Tatsuya meets Yuri Takahashi, who looks exactly like Yoko. They then go on a road trip.
Director: Naoki Segi | Stars: Sôsuke Takaoka, Akiko Kikuchi, Takuya Hashimoto, Midori Kanazawa
45. Kyû shihaisha no carol (2012)
47 min | Mystery
Director: Hiroshi Takahashi | Stars: Reina Honma, Yôzaburô Itô, Wakana Matsumoto, Shôko Nakahara
46. Flowing (I) (2012)
52 min | Drama, Family
A dying father tries to reconnect with his estranged stepdaughter, only to realize that time must flow on.
Director: Daichi Amano | Stars: Maki Isonishi, Koji Kagawa, Mika Nishimura
47. Aogiri (2012)
120 min | Drama, History
Setsuko Tanaka is a woman who lost her fiance in the war and her one leg for the Atomic bomb. She continuously faces hardships to be depressed, in despair. But eventually becomes a peace story-teller
Director: Nakamura Syuto | Stars: Hideko Hara, Rei Sugai
48. My Uncle (2012)
99 min | Drama
Director: Tatsuoki Hosono | Stars: Katsunori Takahashi, Hana Akata, Misaki Aoyagi, Keiko Fujita
49. The Genkiya (2012)
94 min | Drama
Director: Genta Uehara | Stars: Eiji Genkiya, Masaki Katô, Arisa Kikuchi, Takahiro Komaki
50. Eigyô 100 man kai (2012)
68 min | Comedy
Director: Kôichi Hamatani | Stars: Mickey Curtis, Shûsuke Fukutoku, Junpei Goto, Kintarô Hara
51. Kurogoma Katsuzô: meijiishin ni damasareta otoko (2012)
115 min | Drama
Director: Kin'ya Aikawa | Stars: Kin'ya Aikawa, Makoto Akatsuka, Ryôji Iwasawa, Yasuhisa Konishi
52. Sentimental Yasuko (2012)
87 min | Thriller
Director: Kei Horie | Stars: Azusa Okamoto, Narushi Ikeda, Masato Wada, Ken'ichi Takitô
53. Wakusei no sasayaki (2012)
73 min | Drama | Completed
Gerreo lives with a sense of worthlessness and solitude everyday of his life. One day, 'Star' comes suddenly to his apartment. 'Star' is nothing but a plain Star but it changes everything ... See full summary »
Director: Thunder Sawada | Star: Yu Nakamura
54. Searching for the Nighthawkstar (2012)
83 min | Drama
Towa (28) grew up in Hanamaki and moved to Tokyo 10 years ago. As a young girl, her father died and her mother went on to remarry. She can not forget her deceased father. He used to read ... See full summary »
Director: Reiko Saito | Star: Akiko Kikuchi
55. New Town No Seishun (2012)
95 min | Comedy
A seventeen-year-old boy in Urayasu Chiba Prefecture dreams of becoming a film director. He carries an 8mm camera and shoots around town for fun. He and two friends get together in a park ... See full summary »
Director: Ryû Morioka | Stars: Yoshifumi Aoki, Tomoki Fukazawa, Ichirô Hashimoto, Yûtarô Ichikawa
56. Gifu no kyûai: Yawahada o hau shita (2012)
59 min | Drama
Tsuyoshi is a middle-aged high school teacher who tells an old story to the 18-year-old schoolgirl, Tatsuko. He stays with Inoko, the owner of a dried fish store. Seduced by Inoko, who has no husband, they have intense sex every day.
Director: Tetsuya Takehora | Stars: Yû Tsuruno, Yûno Hoshi, Kaho Kasumi, Hidetaka Fujimoto
57. Bi-jukujo no hirusagari: Motto, midara ni (2012)
Director: Tarô Araki | Stars: Nana Aida, Fumizuki, Maika Asai, Yutaka Ikejima
58. Tomeko Was Born to Run (2012)
100 min | Drama
Director: Toshihiro Yoshiura | Stars: Mai Miyajima, Yuya Nakajima, Kokoro Nakayama, Keiko Yukishiro
59. Watashi no kanashimi (2012)
92 min | Romance
Director: Hiroshi Horiuchi | Stars: Yoshipiyo Ito, Erika Nagamine, Yuri Yamada
60. Hinomaru Dream (2012)
83 min | Comedy
Director: Yûji Gobuichi | Stars: Nicholas Edwards, Saki Fukuda, Ikko, Chihara Junia
62. Ippen shônin (2012)
Biography, History
Director: Masatoshi Akihara | Stars: Yôji Matsuda, Nami Tamaki, Kyôko Miyashita, Mio Tachibana
63. I Am Not the World You Want to Change (2012)
112 min | Drama
Director: Izumi Takahashi | Stars: Hiromasa Hirosue, Yasuhiro Isobe, Yukari Karato, Michiko Nakamura
64. Mameshiba Ichirô 3D (2012)
59 min | Comedy
Director: Shintarô Ashizuka | Stars: Yumiko Fujita, Minami, Jirô Satô, Kôtarô Shiga
65. O-iroke okami: Midara hiraki (2012)
Director: Tetsuya Takehora | Stars: Kaho Kasumi, Riri Kôda, Haruka Aoyama, Seiji Nakamitsu
66. Inbi miko: Kaikan ero shugyô (2012)
Director: Mototsugu Watanabe | Stars: Azusa Maki, Mari Yamaguchi, Maika, Takahiro Nomura
67. See You (I) (2012)
113 min | Romance
Director: Yu Katsumata | Stars: Yaeko Kiyose, Keiko Kondo, Momoko Maekawa, Takeshi Masago
68. The Scream (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Kazuo Akanuma, the main character, had a great complex on his figure.
Director: Yôichirô Hayama | Stars: Yura Akanuma, Kate Aoki, Ayano, Caiya
70. Radio Love (2012)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A charismatic radio DJ in Hiroshima, is so disillusioned he wants to quit his job. The years have drained all the passion he had for speaking into a microphone and it's all he can do to ... See full summary »
Director: Hideyuki Tokigawa | Stars: Michael Devery, Yûji Yokoyama
71. Pâti wa sentou kara hajimaru (2012)
76 min | Comedy
Meet a man who used to be a game creator. He made popular games and was successful. At twenty he was already peaking, but he is thirty now and spends his time at a public bath owner's son. ... See full summary »
Director: Keita Matsuda | Stars: Hidenori Tokuyama, Takamasa Suga, Hassei Takano, Hisanori Satô
72. Balloon Relay (2012)
Drama
Director: Kyôhei Fujimura | Stars: Kanji Furutachi, Yuiko Kariya, Jun'ya Kawashima, Ryô Kimura
73. Kaidan Shin mimibukuro nagurikomi! - tôkaidô hen (2012)
Horror
Director: Katsunori Aoki | Stars: Katsunori Aoki, Gô Gotô, Rikio Ichikawa, Hirokatsu Kihara
74. Still Human Beings (2012)
132 min | Drama
Director: Junpei Matsumoto | Stars: Denden, Ryosuke Kato, Toshiki Masuda, Kaori Miki
75. My Departure (2012)
109 min | Drama
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Kiyoshi Maekawa, Yû Yamada, Shôno Hayama, Kurumi Shimizu
76. Hitozuma no chishû: Numeru matagura (2012)
Director: Kuninori Yamazaki | Stars: Kaede Ôshiro, Chihiro Asai, Yumi Yoshiyuki, Yutaka Ikejima
77. The Mirage Flowers (2012)
Comedy
Director: Tadaaki Hôrai | Stars: Yukijirô Hotaru, Yukina Kasai, Shoko Kikuchi, Takahiro Matsumoto
78. The Farmers Bride: 35 Years Old (2012)
89 min | Drama
Director: Satoshi Kaneda | Stars: Rikako Itô, Yôko Kamon, Kaede Natsuki, Katsuya Takagi
79. Waka mibôjin: Urumu niku tsubo (2012)
Director: Kazuyoshi Sekine | Stars: Takako Higashio, Fumizuki, Yuna Katase, Seiji Nakamitsu
80. Calling (I) (2012)
50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A cleaning man's wife lost her sanity; a smile buried in oblivion. During the scorching mid-summer of Shinjuku, Tokyo, a glimpse of a new life crosses the man's eyes; a dream of becoming a ... See full summary »
Directors: Ryûtarô Nakagawa, Yôichi Emoto | Stars: Shun Fujimura, Takashi Fujimura, Kaoru Haito, Kaoru Haitô
81. Guraffurîtâ Toki (2012)
124 min | Action
Director: Ken'ichi Fujiwara | Stars: Yuki Saitô, Kanji Tsuda, Ryôta Sudô, Rie Kitahara
82. EA's Rock: Masaka no Gekijôban (2012)
Comedy
Director: Rikiya Imaizumi | Stars: Moto Fuyuki, Joe Hyûga, Tomoya Maeno, Yûya Matsuura
83. The Mirror of the Muse: My Pretty Doll (2012)
Comedy
Stars: Rino Sashihara, Narushi Ikeda, Aya Hirano, Nako Mizusawa
84. A Gentle Rain Falls for Fukushima (2012)
90 min | Fantasy
Director: Atsushi Kokatsu | Stars: Kôsuke Toyohara, Chieko Matsubara, Shôno Hayama, Jurina
Votes: 10
85. Riko (2012)
65 min | Drama
Director: Aya Yumiba | Stars: Aya Yumiba, Toyoharu Enomoto, Yuta Koike, Kochi Kubodera
88. Love Once Again (2012)
62 min | Drama
Having saved up enough money, Yusaku Mukai is finally thinking about making a down payment on his first home. Nearby, Akemi gets ready for the night's dinner and prepares an evening drink. ... See full summary »
Director: Shigeru Iwabuchi | Stars: Hirotaka Ichikawa, Miwako Izumi, Yuki Kimura, Chiaki Kuwahara
89. Heart Beat (2012)
113 min | Sport
Koji, Yuta and Kayo are childhood friends, dreaming of playing in the basketball national championships. They play on the same basketball team at high school. The friends really want to win... See full summary »
Director: Naoya Asanuma | Stars: Hideyuki Iijima, Anna Ishibashi, Yôko Ishino, Shirô Maggy
90. The Nameless Cross (2012)
93 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
The last thing he fought was a Tiger... A mysterious underground video 'Tiger vs. Human' Dark fate creeps upon a man who started to seek the urban-legend video. Does this tape exist? Can he... See full summary »
Director: Naoki Kubo | Stars: Fujiko, Yû Kamio, Satoshi Kobayashi
91. Joshi kamera (2012)
Comedy
Director: Munetoshi Mukai | Stars: Kaoru Mitsumune, Miyako Takayama, Yukiyo Sono, Mika Kumagai
92. Rôdôsha kaikyû no akuyaku (2012)
50 min | Drama
Director: Wataru Hiranami | Stars: Junpei Hashino, Yoshi Iida, Yasuhiro Isobe, Kazuyo Katagata
93. Megane wo kakete mask wo suruto itsumo kumoru (2012)
Comedy
Director: Satoshi Yamaguchi | Stars: Hiroko Satô, Jun Inoue, Mina Asakura, Hana Kino
94. Bolero (I) (2012)
75 min | Drama
A guy in a band who is in the throes of despair makes a connection with a girl who has a hearing impairment.
Director: Motohiro Tajima | Stars: Masato Tsujioka, Rena Komine, Asami Oda, Shôichi Honda
95. Our Night Is Not Long (2012)
94 min | Drama
Director: Shôji Tôyama | Stars: Yoomi Tamai, Shu Wada, Ryôtarô Yonemura, Yurika Shimano
99. Mengeki! (2012)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Hongo is soon thirty years old and is wondering whether it will happen for him or he should find another career path. Additional pressure is building up because he wants to marry Miyo, his ... See full summary »
Director: Ryô Shiki | Stars: Shintarô Akiyama, Kôsei Amano, Shô Aoyagi, Takatoshi Kaneko
100. Gogatsu wa shôjo wo uragiranai (2012)
Drama
Director: Yu Katsumata | Stars: Kokoro Fujinami, Ryôsuke Kawai, Tatsuya Seki, Makoto Shinsen
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