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Kadokawa Pictures (角川映画, Kadokawa Eiga), formerly Kadokawa Pictures Inc. (角川映画株式会社, Kadokawa Eiga Kabushiki-gaisha) is the film division of Japanese company Kadokawa Corporation.
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(2004)Filmography of Kadokawa Pictures (71 films)
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Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend (2013)
, 1h52Directed by Takashi Ishii
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Naoto Takenaka, Yuki Mamiya, Mitsu Dan
Sweet Whip (2013)
, 1h58Directed by Takashi Ishii
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Naoto Takenaka, Yuki Mamiya, Mitsu Dan, Tarō Suwa
Quand Naoko était en première année au lycée, elle a été kidnappée et emprisonnée par un voisin. Pendant un mois, elle a vécu un enfer. Finalement, elle a tué l'homme et s'est échappée. Aujourd'hui adulte, Naoko est médecin spécialisée dans le traitement de l'infertilité, mais elle a aussi un autre côté. Naoko est une maîtresse populaire dans un club SM.
A Letter to Momo (2012)
, 2hDirected by Hiroyuki Okiura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Mythologie japonaise
Actors Karen Miyama, Toshiyuki Nishida, Kōichi Yamadera, Chō, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Ikuko Tani
Following the death of her father Kazuo, Momo Miyaura and her mother Ikuko travel from Tokyo to the Seto Inland Sea. Momo carries Kazuo's unfinished letter, which contains only the words "Dear Momo." The two arrive at her mother's estate in Shio Island (汐島, Shiojima) and meet their relatives Sachio and Sae Sadahama as well as Koichi, a postman and Ikuko's friend. Momo is devastated and misses Tokyo. In the attic, she opens a present containing a rare picture book about goblins and Yōkai, collected by Sachio's father. Three droplets from the sky enter Ikuko's estate and transform into yokai consisting of Kawa, Mame, and Iwa, the group's leader.
, 1h52Directed by Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦)
Genres Drama
Actors Toshiyuki Nishida, Ai Maeda, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Takashi Sasano, Hiroyuki Nagato, Sansei Shiomi
, 1h50Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Kōsuke Toriumi, Mai Nakahara, Rika Morinaga, Mamoru Miyano, Eiji Takemoto, Takashi Taniguchi
Using the power of a powerful substance known as aer, mankind is in an age of discovery and prosperity. The crystallized form of aer, which is known as Apatheia, is considered to be a very powerful energy source as it is essential to human life. To protect towns from attacks by monsters, large amounts of Apatheia are being produced to create barriers around towns. One day, in a forest near the town of Shizontania, Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo, two knights who have just joined the Niren Corps, together with two of their senior knights and fellow Corps members, Hisca and Chastel, are sent on a mission to investigate an abnormal gushing of aer in the area.
RoboGeisha (2009)
, 1h41Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about computing, Comedy science fiction films, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Robot films
Actors Takumi Saito, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoto Takenaka, Asami Sugiura, Suzuki Matsuo
The film starts out with an assassination attempt on a political candidate by a Geisha (that turns out to be a robot) and two scantily-clad women wearing Tengu/Goblin masks. The goblin-clad women violently (and phalically) take out the body guards (notably shooting shuriken out their butts) as the politician is menaced and wounded by the robot geisha who has a circular saw blade in her mouth. Suddenly, another person named Yoshie (Aya Kiguchi) appears, reveals herself as a robogeisha, and destroys the villainous robot.
One Missed Call (2008)
, 1h27Directed by Éric Valette
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Ghost films, Films about child abuse
Actors Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ana Claudia Talancón, Ray Wise, Ana Claudia Talancón, Azura Skye
The film opens on Shelley, a college student, sitting outside a Japanese style house near a koi pond. Her pet cat is near the pond, and after hearing a strange noise there, Shelley goes to investigate. A hand reaches out of the pond and grabs Shelley, pulling her under. Seconds later, the same hand drags the cat down to its death. A red hard candy floats to the surface of the pond.
South Bound (2007)
, 1h54Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Etsushi Toyokawa, Yūki Amami, Keiko Kitagawa, Kenichi Matsuyama, Mitsuru Hirata, Hideko Yoshida
The Mamiya Brothers (2006)
, 1h59Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
Genres Comedy
Actors Kuranosuke Sasaki, Takako Tokiwa, Erika Sawajiri, Keiko Kitagawa
The film follows two thirty-something eccentric brothers (Akinobu and Tetsunobu), who are also each other's best friends. Their mundane lives change when sisters Naomi and Yumi accept their invitations to a party and the brothers have to decide if they are ready to exchange their happy existence for the vicissitudes of love.
Gamera the Brave (2006)
, 1h36Directed by Ryuta Tasaki
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Giant monster films, Gamera, Reptile, Disaster films
Actors Kanji Tsuda, Kaho, Susumu Terajima, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kenjirō Ishimaru, Megumi Kobayashi
Gamera self-destructed to destroy several Gyaos in 1973, the tale picks up thirty three years later, when the son of one of the survivors of that incident finds an unusual egg, from which a baby turtle hatches. The boy, Toru, raises the creature, quickly realizing it as remarkable in that it hovers and breathes fire. The creature quickly outgrows the house, is relocated by Toru and his friends to maintain secrecy, and then disappears.
, 1h40Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Fumihiko Tachiki, Sachie Hara, Mitsuki Tanimura, Keiko Yamamoto
Makoto Konno, who enjoys playing baseball, lives with her parents and younger sister Miyuki in the Shitamachi area of Tokyo, Japan. Her aunt Kazuko Yoshiyama, is an art restorer at the Tokyo National Museum.
Two Brothers (2004)
, 1h49Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Circus films, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Stéphanie Lagarde, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Moussa Maaskri
Set in Cambodia during the 1920s during French colonial rule, two tigers; one male and one female, meet and mate. Months later, the tiger couple have given birth to two tiger cubs, who would one day get separated after the ancient temple where they live is disturbed by Aidan McRory (Guy Pearce), who intends to steal and sell the ancient statues at an auction in London.
Dead or Alive (1999)
, 1h45Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Shō Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Renji Ishibashi, Shingo Tsurumi, Kaoru Sugita, Iizuka Minoru
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter, while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down. Jojima attempts to start a gang war between the Triad and yakuza. Ryūichi and Jojima meet.
Fireworks (1997)
, 1h43Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Hakuryu, Kanji Tsuda
Kitano plays Nishi, a violent and unpredictable police detective who quits the force after a terrible incident results in his partner, Horibe (Ren Osugi), needing to use a wheelchair. After his retirement, he spends much of his time looking after his wife Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto), who has leukemia. The film moves at a deliberate pace and devotes much time to exploring their relationship. Nishi has also borrowed money from the Yakuza to pay for his wife's needs, and is having difficulty repaying them. Meanwhile, Horibe takes up painting and creates works of art that are surrealistic.
Picnic (1996)
, 1h8Directed by Shunji Iwai
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Chara, Tadanobu Asano, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kazue Ito, Keiichi Suzuki
Deux fous, Satoru et Tsumuji, décident de grimper sur le mur de l'asile pour voir le monde extérieur, sans pour autant s'échapper. La jeune Coco, que ses parents viennent tout juste de faire interner, les suit et décide d'aller voir plus loin. Tous trois décident ainsi de parcourir le monde, toujours juchés sur un mur.