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Director Name: Ryuichi Hiroki (廣木隆一)


April Bride

余命1ヶ月の花嫁   여명 1 개월의 신부   生命中最後一個月的花嫁

131 min.

On April 5, 2007, a couple was married in a church.
At first glance, it was a typical wedding, with the happy couple, their families and their friends. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer, and had been given only a month to live. : “April Bride” is the true story of Chie Nagashima who died at the age of 24. The film is a last message from Chie, who loved and was loved, who supported and was supported right up to the very end. This record of love, of life, and of tears, comes to the screen.
‘It is a miracle that tomorrow comes to everyone. Just knowing that fills each day with happiness.’ by Chie Nagashima

Her Granddaughter

娚の一生   남자의 일생   她的孫女

119 min.

Tired of a busy Tokyo career and painful relationships, Tsugumi quits her job and flees to the home of her grandmother in the countryside to restart her life. When the grandmother dies, Tsugumi encounters a college professor named Kaieda, who had borne a long admiration for the grandmother. Kaieda oddly finds himself irrepressibly drawn to Tsugumi and finds his way into moving in with her. Initially, the discrepancy in their ages is discomfiting to Tsugumi, but she gradually finds herself opening up to him. A young woman convinced she could never be happy. And a man in his 50s who had long abandoned thoughts of love or settling down. Here is a mature love story about how two very mismatched lives can come face to face with each other, bringing lessons about life and love.

LAST WORDS

恋する日曜日 私。恋した

97 min.

Nagisa, a high school girl who has been given three months to live. Without telling her widowed father where she is going, she sets out from the city to the small town where she was born. She recalls her childhood memories, and her love for Satoshi begins to grow stronger. However, she is shocked to discover that Satoshi is having an affair with Eriko, a married woman. One day, when Nagisa meets Eriko’s daughter, Madoka, she ends up taking her away…

Love on Sunday - THE MOVIE -

恋する日曜日

89 min.

Finding Love on a Sunday.
Akira had to transfer schools upon graduation because of her father’s job. She was reluctant to move because of her secret love for Nao, a childhood friend. Nao, however, is head over heels for Tamaki. A farewell party is planned for Akira. She had longed to spend the final day with Nao, but oblivious to Akira’s feelings, he invites Tamaki to the party instead. An argument ensues at the party, prompting Akira to leave. Akira cannot forgive Tamaki for playing with Nao’s feelings. Then, a senior member of Akira’s archery club and Tamaki’s former boyfriend, Gaku comes into the picture.

NEW TYPE: JUST FOR YOUR LOVE

ニュータイプ 〜ただ愛のために〜   New Type ~사랑을 위해   新典型~ 只為愛情

92 min.

Yuri, who works at the ticket window at a ferry terminal, is one-eyed.
One day, she is held at knifepoint and locked away in captivity by an enigmatic man named Kwon, who has missed a ferry.
At the very moment Yuri secretly tries to place a phone call, the telephone catches fire and explodes. Yuri wonders what is happening but immediately leans that Kwon has supernatural powers.
As Kwon and Yuri become closer to each other, Yuri’s friend, Akiyama, accidentally finds the secret of Yuri’s supernatural power. Yuri has the ability to go back in time. As the price for her supernatural ability, Yuri becomes blind in one eye. In the meantime, Kwon gets shot by mysterious men. Yuri, who has started feeling affection for Kwon, tries to save him using her special power again, but…..

The Lightning Tree

雷桜   라이오우   雷櫻

133 min.

The Edo Period, the world of the samurai. The youth Narimichi, the son of a Shogun, who has thus always lived a very restricted life, and the wild girl Yu, spirited away from her mountain village as a baby and raised living free in the mountains. These two, whose circumstances are such that they should never meet, come together before the miraculous ‘lightning tree’, and embark upon a doomed love affair. Knowing they will never be together, they seek all the more to go deep into each other’s hearts. Since neither has ever been in love before, their encounter with it brings spiritual growth. For those of the modern age, far more free than that in which Narimichi and Yu lived, the film will express the value and wonder of love from the heart, without fear of being hurt. This is the story of a miracle of love, between two people who should never have met.