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Japan Booth : Palais 01 - Booth 23.01 INTRODUCTION Booth is Organized by JETRO / UNIJAPAN with the support from Agency for Cultural Affairs (Goverment of Japan).

JETRO, or the Japan External Trade Organization, is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. Originally established in 1958 to promote Japanese exports abroad, JETRO’s core focus in the 21st century has shifted toward promoting foreign direct investment into Japan and helping small to medium-sized Japanese firms maximize their global business potential.

UNIJAPAN is a non-profit organization established in 1957 by the Japanese under the auspice of the Government of Japan for the purpose of promoting Japanese cinema abroad. Initially named “Association for the Diffusion of Japanese Film Abroad” (UniJapan Film), in 2005 it joined hands with the organizer of International Film Festival (TIFF), to form a combined, new organization.

CONTENTS 1 , Inc. 2 augment5 Inc. 3 CREi Inc. 4 Digital Frontier, Inc. 5 Gold View Co., Ltd 6 Hakuhodo DY music & pictures Inc. (former SHOWGATE Inc.) 7 nondelaico 8 Open Sesame Co., Ltd. 9 POLYGONMAGIC Inc. 10 Production I.G 1 1 SDP, Inc. 12 STUDIO4˚C Co., Ltd. 13 STUDIO WAVE INC. 14 TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION 15 Tokyo New Cinema, Inc. 16 TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS CO., LTD. 17 Village INC.

CATEGORY

…Action …Drama …Comedy …Horror / Suspense …Documentary …Animation …Other

SCREENING SCHEDULE

Title Day / Starting Time / Length of the Film / Place Asmik Ace, Inc.

Kayo Yoshida

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 6760 8105

5F Marunouchi Trust Tower, 1-8-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 JAPAN tel. +81 3 6760 8105 http://www.asmik-ace.co.jp

Founded in 1985 as independent film distribution company in Japan handling theatrically, TV, video sales with good care as well as producing the Japanese feature films with the talented directors as Kankuro Kudo, , Isshin Inudo, .

The Long Excuse / Nagai Iiwake

The Long Excuse is the first starring role for in the years since the Academy Award winning Departures. Miwa Nishikawa, writer/director of such films as Dear Doctor and Dreams for Sale, brings her own novel to the screen. The release date is Oct 14th 2016.

Director : Miwa Nishikawa Cast : Masahiro Motoki, 124min, 2016 ©2016 “The Long Excuse” Film Partners

The Mohican Comes Home (Mohican Kokyo ni Kaeru)

Director Okita is known to milk every moment for laughs and his signature humor is everywhere in the film. Enjoy the funny interactions spoken in the local dialect. Starring Ryohei Matsuda, , Atsuko Maeda, Masako Motai and Yudai Chiba.

Director : Shuichi Okita Cast : , Atsuko Maeda 125min, 2016 ©2016 “The Mohican Comes Home” Film Partners

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MAESTRO! (2015) The (2015) Director : Seytarou Kobayashi / Cast : , Director : Taisuke Kawamura / Cast : Lena Nonen, Have a Song on Your Lips (2015) Director : / Cast : Yui Aragaki, Kenta Kiritani

1 augment5 Inc.

Hidetaka Ino

[email protected] Tel. +81 90 3427 2321

36-6 Oyamacho, -ku, Tokyo 151-0065 Japan Akasaka Tel. +81 90 3427 2321 [email protected] http://augment5.com Tel. +81 90 7213 8991

augment5 Inc. is a film and digital-content production based in TOKYO from 2009. augment5 Inc. focused on film and the cinematic process varies from the development to providing services for short, feature films and documentaries.

©2015 augment5 Inc.

BEYOND THE LANDSCAPE OF JAPAN -Deep origins of Japan you have never seen-

“Where are you from?” -A little journey in search of the answer started in 2014. This is a documentary film described from the perspective of “I.” He travels all over Japan and meet four attractive people, cowhand, river fisher, sake master and Washoku cook. He searches true answer to the question.

Director : Maki Indo 100min(tentative), 2014

Screening schedule

BEYOND THE LANDSCAPE OF JAPAN -Deep origins of Japan you have never seen- May 11 (Wed)-May 17 (Tue) / TBD (9:30-17:30)Please contact us / 110min (tentative) *We are screeing the title at the DOC CORNER. Please contact us for more details.

2 CREi Inc.

Masaaki Saito

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 3505 7177

18F, TBS Broadcast Center, 5-3-6, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Konomi Sasaki Tokyo 107-0052 JAPAN Tel. +81 3 3505 7177 [email protected] http://www.crei.co.jp/ Tel. +81 3 3505 7177

CREi Inc. is one of the leading and most experienced distributors for overseas license in Japan. Our extensive catalogue offers a wide range of contents including Animations, Featured Films, Variety Shows and more. You are sure to find fitting contents that would suit your audience.

Over the Fence

The production team that brought you “The Light Shines Only There,” which won 42 awards internationally, has come together once again. Director , expected to soon be an international success by many, directs his long- awaited love story for adults!

Director : Nobuhiro Yamashita Cast : , Yu Aoi 112min, 2016 ©2016 “Over the Fence” Film Partners

KARATE KILL

“GUN WOMAN” fame MITSUTAKE KURANDO is back with new action film which is guaranteed you serious adrenaline rush! When a mysterious loner and Karate master Kenji's sister goes missing in Los Angeles, whoever stands in his way of finding her will face the wrath of a lethal KARATE KILL!

Director : MITSUTAKE KURANDO Cast : HAYATE, Mana 89min, 2016 ©KARATE KILL Production Comittee

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Dorome (2016) Director : Eisuke Naito / Cast : Yuta Koseki, Aoi Morikawa

3 Digital Frontier, Inc.

Mitsumoto Suzuki

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 6855 7821

3F, KN Shibuya3rd Bldg., 9-8 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031 Japan Tel. +81 3 6855 7821 http://www.dfx.co.jp/

Digital Frontier is a production company with a distinguished large scale CG production department as well as one of Asia's largest motion capture studio. With highly talented members and advanced technology, we have been creating full CG animation features & visual effects for live-action films.

Atagoal: Cat's Magical Forest

Atagoal is a mysterious forest where bipedal cats which speak human language and humans are living side by side. One day, Hideyoshi, chubby and mischievous cat breaks a forbidden seal and wakes up the evil queen of plants.

Director : Nishikubo © 2006 Hiroshi Masumura ・ / © Atagoal Film Partners Voice cast : Koichi Yamadera, Aya Hirayama 81min, 2006

Ex Machina

Heroine Deunan and her lover/partner Briareos -- who was forced to become a cyborg after sustaining injuries as a soldier in World War III -- continue their struggle to maintain peace in the utopian city-nation of Olympus.

Director : Voice cast : Ai Kobayashi, Koichi Yamadera 105min, 2007 © 2007 / Seishinsha・EX MACHINA Film Partners

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Titles under development 1. CG animation project “Dominion” based on created by Masamune Shirow, the author of “” as well as “.” 2. Digital Frontier’s original CG animated feature film.

4 Gold View Co., Ltd.

Kiyo JOO

[email protected]

Entopia Ogikubo 1201, 3-50-5 Asagayaminami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0004 Japan Tel. +81 3 5347 2501

Established in 1996, Gold View has produced and handled edgy films and has brought them to international market and film festivals. We handle a wide range of films from live action to animations with variety of genre that are suitable for all media.

Blossoming Into A Family

The husband who grew up without a conventional family life, his wife and their two daughters. This film follows them over the course of 60 years, from 1920s to 1980s. His wife, after her husband passed away, takes on the responsibility of raising her two daughters at a time in Japanese society when women had little or no freedoms and independence.

Director : Hiroki Hayashi Cast : Hitomi Sato, Yoshiko Miyazaki 125min, 2016 ©Mishimabito Project/FireWorks

The Seal Of The Sun

March 11, 2011 in Fukushima. On that day, were the Japanese people given all of the facts through the many media reports? What really took place on that day? A realistic presentation of what happened at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility is portrayed by disclosing the facts.

Director : Futoshi Sato Cast : Yukiya Kitamura, Yoshihiko Hakamada 130min, 2016 ©2016 Taiyo no Futa Project/TACHIBANA Tamiyoshi

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Belladonna Of Sadness (4K digital restoration) (1972) Blossoming Into A Family Director : / Voice cast : /Hiroko Nagayama May 12 (Thu) / 17:30 / 125min / Palais D Dalai Lama the 14th-The World Champion Of Peace (2015) Director : Fujiro Mitsuishi Mr. Ignorant Goes to Fukushima (2015) Director : Tomoya Ishida

5 Hakuhodo DY music & pictures Inc. (former SHOWGATE Inc.)

Fumiki Yamazaki

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 6441 9696

S- AKASAKA 7F, 6-2-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Atsumi Shibata Tokyo 107-0052 JAPAN Tel. +81 3 6441 9696 [email protected] http://showgate.jp/eng/ Tel. +81 90 1693 1799

Hakuhodo DY music & pictures Inc., formerly known as SHOWGATE Inc., is involved in a broad range of entertainment business such as production, distribution and international sales of films or animations.

HENTAI KAMEN: The Abnormal Crisis

The most perverted super hero is back! The first movie“HK/ FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO” was awarded at Fantasia and NY Asian Film Festival in 2013. The world is facing a fear of evil Tamao who is stealing all panties from the world. Kamen stands up to save all panties for the sake of justice.

Director : Yuichi Fukuda Cast : Ryohei Suzuki, Fumika Shimizu 117min, 2016 © Keisyu Ando/SHUEISHA・2016「HENTAI KAMEN 2」PRODUCTION COMMITTEE

Bloody Chainsaw Girl

Delinquent high school student Giko wields a chainsaw like no other. Her classmate Nero is a mad scientist, and turns other students into cyborgs to attack Giko. Chainsaw girl Giko's lonely battle begins!

Director : Hiroki Yamaguchi Cast : Rio Uchida, Mari Yamachi 73min, 2016 © 2016ReiMikamoto, PUBLISHED BY /VAP

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Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016) The Town Where Only I Am Missing/ERASED (2016) Director : Ryota Nakano / Cast : , Joe Odagiri Director : Yuichiro Hirakawa / Cast : ,

6 nondelaico

Emi Ueyama nondelaico. [email protected] Tel. +81 90 6665 1129

Tagami bil 702, Nishishinjyuku 4-14-1, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023 JAPAN Tel. +81 90 6665 1129 http://ueyamaemi.wix.com/articlefilms

Nondelaico is a hybrid sales and production company that specializes on international sales and production of documentary films, all around documentary from Fukushima incident to Art and Music, Short to Feature films.

Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face

Michiro Endo, he legendary punk singer a native of Nihonmatsu in Fukushima, on a nationwide solo tour in 2011 celebrating his 60th birthday that was interrupted by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Director : Michiro Endo Cast : Michiro Endo 102min, 2015 ©2015 SHIMAFILMS

Dryads in a Snow Valley

Some city folk move to snowy rural Japan where they learn to deal with harsh winters and adapt to a fascinating and happy alternative lifestyle.

Director : Shigeru Kobayashi 99min, 2015 © 2015 Kasama Film All Rights Reserved.

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Her Father, My Lover (2015) The Legacy of Frida Kahlo (2015) Director : Kenji Yamauchi / Cast : Mitsuru Fukikoshi Director : Tadasuke Kotani

7 Open Sesame Co., Ltd.

Ritsuko Abe

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 5159 0871

1-14-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Nakane 104-0061 JAPAN [email protected] Tel. +81 3 5159 0871 Tel. +81 3 5159 0871

Founded in August 2001, Open Sesame has been involved in wide range of activties in film business including acquisition of foreign films for Japan and representing Japanese films for overseas.

TSUMUGU

A stubborn Japanese paper maker who refuses help from others even when he is incapacitated, meets a drifter girl from Korea. Their paths would have never crossed but the heart and soul of the two resonate.

Director : Kazutoshi Inudo Cast : Saburo Ishikura, Kim Kkot-bi 109min, 2016 © “TSUMUGU” Production Committee

Tokyo Life A young man Honda bumps into a determined young girl with a huge suite case, Akari who just arrived in Tokyo without any jobs and even a place to stay. In unexpected turn of events, the two ends up living together in his small apartment. Through the eyes of a young man and woman today, the film deals with the issue of living in the metropolis of Tokyo and the meaning of loving someone. Director : Chihiro Ikeda Cast : Shuri, Daisuke Sasaki 102min, 2015 © 2015 Soul Age

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World Folk Tales (animated series) (1976-79) TSUMUGU *Digitally remastered May 15 (Sun) / 16:00 / 109min / Gray 5

8 POLYGONMAGIC Inc.

Motoo KAWABATA

[email protected] Tel. +81 80 3490 5982

SUMITOMO FUDOSAN ROPPONGI-DORI Bldg., 7-18-18 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 JAPAN Tel. +81 3 6447 4186 http://www.polygonmagic.com/en

Our company is the production of a movie and a animation. We have the CG production and the editing studio too. We are active in an overseas collaboration and produced a collaboration with India and Malaysia. We have know-how of VR and 3D.

Smiles in the Mirror

This is a heart-warming film which focuses on the beauticians that provide “beauty” to people, and, as a profession striving to improve skills, they also make it their job to impart “beauty” into people's hearts.

Director : Ichiro Kita Cast : Shunya Shiraishi, Natsuna 102min, 2015 ©2015「Smiles in the Mirror」Production Committee

BATU GAIDEN -THE RETURN OF ASI-

This movie is the animation which was produced jointly in Japan and India. It is a fantasy action movie for children.

Director : Masatsugu Arakawa 70min, 2013

©2013 “Batu Gaiden” Production Committee

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After 5p.m. - The Heroes- (2015) KATARITUGI (2015) Director : Toru Hosokawa / Cast : Ryouta Murai Documentary Cinta di Okinawa (2015) TV drama / collaboration with Malaysia etc.

9 Production I.G

Francesco Prandoni

[email protected] Tel. +81 422 53 136

2-1-9 Naka-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0006 Japan Tel. +81 422 53 136 http://www.production-ig.com

One of the world's leading animation studios, Production I.G mesmerizes moviegoers and inspires Hollywood creators with its cutting-edge works, such as Ghost in the Shell, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (animation segment), Palme d'Or nominee Innocence, and Annecy-winning Giovanni’s Island and Miss .

Miss Hokusai

The untold story of Master Hokusai’s daughter: a lively portrayal of a free-spirited, utterly outspoken and hugely talented woman and artist, unfolding through the changing seasons. Winner of 10 awards, including Annecy, Fantasia, Sitges, APSA, and Japan Academy.

Director : Cast : Anne, 90min, 2015 © 2014-2015 Hinako Sugiura・MS.HS / Sarusuberi Film Partners

Pigtails

The earth shook. The sea roared. And then... Directorial debut of up-and-coming animator Yoshimi Itazu (), Pigtails is a metaphorical tale depicting Japan's conflicting feelings in the aftermath of the quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 2011. WorldFest 2016 Remi Award winner.

Director : Yoshimi Itazu Cast : , Kana Hanazawa 28min, 2015 © 2015 Machiko Kyo/SHUEISHA, ITSV

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Giovanni's Island (2014) Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012) Director : Mizuho Nishikubo (winner of 15 awards worldwide) Director : Naoyoshi Shiotani (2012) 009 Re:Cyborg (2012) Director : Director : Oblivion Island (2009) Director :

10 SDP, Inc.

Fongyi Tseng

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 5459 7171

3F Takeda Daini Bldg., 2-3-3 Ebisu-nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021 Japan Tel. +81 3 5459 7171 http://www.stardustpictures.co.jp

SDP (STARDUST PICTURES) is one of the branches of STARDUST Group, specialized in film producing, theatrical distribution, and home video distribution. Since established in 2005, SDP has produced over 65 movies and keeps being active in the forefront of entertainment business.

EYES ON ME

Saki lost her sight because of her mother’s violence. Years passed teenager Saki visited her hometown to meet Naoto the middle-aged widower barber. Giving their time to each other, the two lonely souls are healed gradually. However, Saki’s mother in prison suddenly contacts her for a visitation…

Director : Junichi Kanai Cast : Riko Masuda, Hisashi Yoshizawa 95min, 2016 ©2016“EYES ON ME” FILM PARTNERS

USHIJIMA THE LOAN SHARK New Sequel

New sequels of television and movie series based on Manabe Shohei's best seller comic book. More powerful story and characters are coming to excite you!

Director : Masatoshi Yamaguchi Cast : , Go Ayano Runtime TBD, 2016 ©S.M.,S/U3PC,M

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HARUKO’S PARANORMAL LABORATORY (2015) KID MON; REAL NAME UNKNOWN (2015) Director : Lisa Takeba / Cast : Moeka Nozaki, Aoi Nakamura Director : Akihito Kajiya / Cast : Yura Komuro, Mami Nishino

11 STUDIO4˚C Co., Ltd.

Eiko Tanaka

3-4-17 Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashinoshi, Ayumi Inoguchi Tokyo, 180-0001, Japan Tel. +81 422 50 0440 [email protected] http://www.studio4c.co.jp/english/ Tel. +81 90 2806 8753

A creative studio consistently producing high-quality film and video works. Theatrical films such as “MEMORIES” “MIND GAME” “” and “Berserk Golden Age” are highly acclaimed worldwide. We also contributed to range of hits, such as “” “” “Batman: Gotham Knight” and more!

MIND GAME

The film is the directorial debut of the highly gifted animator, . Fusing together live action with both 2D and 3D, this is a hybrid movie that metamorphoses from back alleys to space through the use of brilliant technique. Wildly

©2004 MIND GAME Project unpredictable, a freewheeling juggernaut of a head trip!

Director : Masaaki Yuasa 103min, 2004

Genius Party Beyond

With the concept of “limitation = ZERO,” five gifted directors collaborate with their characteristic short animations. There's also a film made with the same concept and released in theaters, “,” which seven skilled directors gathered for and made striking animations.

Director : , Kazuto Nakazawa, Shinya Ohira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Koji Morimoto 82min, 2008 ©Genius Party Beyond

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The latest feature (Theatrical release scheduled in 2017) Please contact us or come to our booth to learn more about the film! We license our films worldwide and are also looking for co-production and financing partners for new projects.

12 STUDIO WAVE INC.

Futoshi Yonezu

[email protected] Tel. +81 880 35 0670

18-18 Ekimae-cho Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture, 787-0014 JAPAN Tel. +81 880 35 0670 http://studiowave.tv

STUDIO WAVE INC. is established in 2012. We try to send our local good point to the world through the videos & movies we made.

©2015 augment5 Inc.

BREAKTHROUGH FOR CHANGE

Akira & his friends are almost 40 years old and spend gloomy . They look for the breakthrough to say good-bye to themselves who are hopeless & want to regain the brightness of high school days. That’s why, they decided to challenge to a bicycle event called “Dragon ride” to change themselves.

Director : Daisuke Matsuda Cast : Yusei Nishimura, Gaku Yamamoto 111min, 2015

13 TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION

Kentaro Yoshida

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 5414 0297

4-8-10 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8460 JAPAN Shoko Hirose Tel. +81 3 5414 0297 [email protected] http://www.tfc-rights.com Tel. +81 3 5414 0297

Since 1961, TFC has been and will continue to be at the forefront of great technological and creative evolution in the media business. Domestic satellite broadcasting, commercial film production, media production, distribution of television programs and movies domestically and internationally.

GARO DIVINE FLAME

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the VFX-driven live-action franchise GARO and this Movie is the 1st Animated Feature Film of Garo.

Director : Yuichiro Hayashi Cast : , Romi Park 78min, 2016 ©2016 “DIVINE FLAME” Keita Amemiya / Tohokushinsha

BIKUU THE MOVIE

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the VFX-driven live-action franchise GARO, a brand new spin-off film is now ready for start-up. This is a story of BIKUU, a beloved character initially appeared in “GARO TV4.”

Director : Keita Amemiya Cast : Sayaka Akimoto, Kenta Suga 78min, 2015 ©2015 “BIKUU” Keita Amemiya / Tohokushinsha

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THE NEXT GENERATION -TOKYO WAR- (2015) GARO DIVINE FLAME Director : May 14 (Sat) / 8PM / 78min / Gray 4 PATLABOR (1988-2002) Animated Features / Series / Director : Mamoru Oshii etc. GARO GOLD STORM THE MOVIE (2015) Director : Keita Amemiya

14 Tokyo New Cinema, Inc.

Hikaru Kinouchi

[email protected] Tel. +81 90 8560 6726

1-4-2 Nakamachi, Machida Tokyo 194-0021 JAPAN Waki Katakura Tel. +81 42 720 1024 [email protected] http://tokyonewcinema.com/ Tel. +81 80 2343 6475

Tokyo New Cinema, Inc. is Film Production/Distribution/Sales company based in Japan. Production: Tokyo New Cinema has created internationally awarded films screened in Europe, North America, and East Asia. Sales agent: Our films include collection from Tokyo International Film Festival.

Tokyo

2015 Tokyo International Film Festival Official Selection: When a young man finds a painting that his best friend left behind, he begins a journey to find the girl in the painting. Delicate emotions are artfully portrayed by some of Japan's most promising young actors; Taiga and Mei Kurokawa.

© 2015 Tokyo Sunrise Production Committee Director : Ryutaro Nakagawa Cast : Taiga, Mei Kurokawa 83min, 2015

Spring Has Come

2015 Tokyo International Film Festival Official Selection: Depicting a fun day of adventure father and daughter have that is tinged with the knowledge that their time together will soon end. Rakugo master Kyotaro Yanagiya and actress create ‘father-daughter’ bond drama.

Director : Ryohei Yoshino Cast : Anna Ishii, Kyotaro Yanagiya 102min, 2015 ©“Spring has come” Production Committee

Screening schedule

Tokyo Sunrise TBD / TBD / 83min / TBD

15 TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS CO., LTD.

Jun Yokoyama

[email protected] Tel. +81 70 1295 2044

12F, E-Space Tower, 3-6 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0044 Japan Tel. +81 3 5489 7864 http://www.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/

Tsuburaya Productions is a Japanese production house specialized in TOKUSATSU (special effects). Cashing in on its flagship superhero shows which enjoy worldwide popularity the company also handles merchandise, publishing, live entertainment and other forms of licensing business.

ULTRAMAN THE MOVIE

When the earth faces the crisis it never experienced, it is the Giant of Light, the legendary Ultraman that comes to save the day together with his fellow Ultra Warriors.

Director : Kiyotaka Taguchi Cast : Kensuke Takahashi, Takami Yoshimoto 73min, 2016 ©2016 ULTRAMAN X FILM PARTNERS

ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE

An evil space warrior Etelgar forces a beautiful young alien princess to trap every Ultraman in the Galaxy! In order to stop Etelgar and save the princess and Ultramen, two young men must each transform into new Ultra-heroes, Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman Victory, and combine their super-powers!

Director : Koichi Sakamoto Cast : Takuya Negishi, Kiyotaka Uji 63min, 2015 ©2015 UGS FILM PARTNERS

16 Village INC.

Hiroyuki Hata

[email protected] Tel. +81 3 5361 3031

7F Shinjuku OT Bldg., 3-8-8 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 Japan Tel. +81 3 5361 3031 http://www.geki-cine.jp/en/

Village INC. is an entity with two main business structure, movie production(GEKIxCINE) and theatre production(Gekidan Shinkansen). We combine the two with the latest cinematography using 20 HD digital cinema cameras, transforming the live stage into a carefully calculated motion picture projection.

Legacy of SOMA-Aonoran

Soma and Masakado meet at a festival in the countryside and fall in love. Their destinies take a dramatic turn when Masakado decides to fight the army sent over by the Mikado and to set up his own sovereign state. But can he win without an even more indomitable warrior by his side…?

Director : Hidenori Inoue, Hiroki Nakamura Cast : Yuki Amami, 138min, 2015 ©Village INC.

Asura

An everlasting rancor between humans and demons existed in a peaceful era. Wakuraba talented with his sword and voodoo was a demon hunter. His life makes a turn when he randomly meets a mysterious woman, Tsubaki. With the wakening of the Queen Demon “Asura,” how will the battle end?

Director : Hidenori Inoue Cast : Somegoro Ichikawa, Yuki Amami 175min, 2015 ©Village INC.

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Goemon Roock 3 (2014) Banyuki (2010) Director : Hidenori Inoue / Cast : Arata Furuta, Haruma Miura, Yu Aoi Director : Hidenori Inoue / Takaya Kamikawa, Shiren&Ragi (2013) Director : Hidenori Inoue / Cast : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Hiromi Nagasaku

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