Shunji Iwai — Playwright (28)
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Baton (2009)
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Ryuhei Kitamura actor: Hayato Ichihara / Aya Ueto …
other title: バトン
Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both him and Mikaru headfirst into a mind-boggling mystery that affects the past, present, and future.
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Fried Dragon Fish (1993)
フライド ドラゴン フィッシュ IMDb TMDB
Shunji Iwai actor: Miyoko Yoshimoto / Tadanobu Asano …
other title: フライド ドラゴン フィッシュ
A dragon fish is stolen by Tetsu Tobiyama and biologist Thomas Earwing seeks its return. Poo is led to Natsuro after she worms her way into a top secret file at Delta headquarters for information.
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Town Workers (2014)
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岩井俊二 actor: 谷内启子 / 林雄大 …
other title: 城镇青年 / TOWN WORKERS …
An omnibus work portraying the lives of youth who have just started to work. Town Workers was produced using rotoscoping, an animation technique which traces live-action performances. It was created in collaboration with Town Work, a part-time job magazine.
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Jam films : Arita (2002)
Jam films ：Arita Douban NeoDB
岩井俊二 actor: 广末凉子
other title: 果酱短片集之阿里塔 / Jam films ：Arita
岩井俊二导演，广末凉子主演，属《果酱短片集》。《果酱短片集》是由目前正活跃于日本影坛的七位导演联合摄制的系列短篇，每部片长大约在15分钟，仅用两天时间以完全不同于电影长片的方式拍摄。这部具有强烈奇幻色彩的《arita》在女主角广末凉子看来，影像非常美丽，特别是空气好像在流动，音乐似乎也在空中飘，而故事则围绕一个看到纸上写着“阿里塔”三个字就会产生某种奇妙感觉的女子展开……
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Luca on the Road (2024)
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Shunji Iwai actor: Aina the End / Hokuto Matsumura …
other title: 路上のルカ
A young girl named Ruka, who had been living a wandering life in Osaka, is taken in by Fumi, an elementary school teacher. Later, Ruka spends time in Obihiro, Hokkaido, with Natsuhiko, who was her sister's lover, and forms a friendship with a high school girl named Maori. However, the fate that awaits her is always harsh. After arriving in Tokyo, Ruka becomes a musician and begins singing on the streets under the name Kyrie. There, she reunites with Maori, who now goes by the name Ikko and survives in Tokyo through her ever-changing cosplay and relationships with men. From Ishinomaki, Osaka, and Obihiro to Tokyo—Ruka, while being tossed about by fate, weaves a grand lyrical poem through her determined life.
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夏至物語 (2023)
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岩井俊二 actor: 饭谷爱菜 / 村中暖奈 …
「夏至物語【完全版】」(2023)1992年深夜に放映され、今なおカルト的な人気を誇る『夏至物語』。新たなヒロインにアイナ・ジ・エンドを迎え、岩井俊二監督自らリメイク。モノローグを多用した独特の手法で、愛する人の帰宅を待つ女の子の、愛と狂気に満ちた夏の日を描く。
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Last Letter (2018)
你好，之华
Shunji Iwai actor: Zhou Xun / Qin Hao …
other title: 你好，之华 / Ni hao, Zhihua
All Yuan Zhinan has left behind when she passed away is a letter and an invitation to a school reunion. Attending the reunion in lieu of her late elder sister, Zhihua accidentally runs into Yin Chuan, on whom she had a crush in her youth. As old memories are evoked, and correspondences travel through different contexts and times, Zhihua slowly uncovers the intricate story of the trio.
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New York, I Love You (2008)
New York, I Love You
法提赫·阿金 / 伊万·阿达勒 … actor: 海登·克里斯滕森 / 娜塔莉·波特曼 …
other title: Nova York, Eu Te Amo / 纽约我爱你 …
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.
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Ghost Soup (1992)
Ghost Soup
Shunji Iwai actor: 铃木兰兰 / Hiroyuki Watari …
other title: 鬼汤 / ゴーストスープ …
It's Christmas Eve in Tokyo as Ichiro is moving into his new apartment one month ahead of schedule. As he is getting settled in, two strangers enter the apartment and are surprised to find him there. They begin complaining that he is upsetting their plans for a Christmas party to be thrown in the apartment that night before attempting to kick him out.
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Rainbow Song (2006)
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Naoto Kumazawa actor: Hayato Ichihara / Juri Ueno …
other title: 虹の女神 / 听说你爱我 …
Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato. This sparks his recollection of the events in life they shared from meeting at a record store, shooting a short film as part of their university film club, to saying their last goodbyes. Though in love with each other, neither had the courage to confess their feelings before it was too late.
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Hana & Alice (2004)
花とアリス
★ 8.1 7 ratings
Shunji Iwai actor: Anne Suzuki / Yu Aoi …
other title: Ana e Alice / Hana et Alice …
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
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All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
リリイ・シュシュのすべて
★ 7.9 22 ratings
Shunji Iwai actor: Hayato Ichihara / Shugo Oshinari …
other title: Todo sobre Lily / リリイ・シュシュのすべて …
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
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Bandage (2010)
BANDAGE バンデイジ TMDB
Takeshi Kobayashi actor: Jin Akanishi / Kie Kitano …
other title: BANDAGE バンデイジ
Set in the 1990s during Japan's "band boom" era, the film tells the tale of a girl in high school, Asako, who goes to a concert and meets Natsu, vocalist of the new band LANDS. Asako ends up being the band manager, but as the band's popularity starts to soar, the band's friendship begins to suffer.