This film, “Last Winter We Parted” is based on a novel, “Thanks for your wishes, Kimi and Watarase”, published in 2013. The main character, Kyosuke Yakumo, is an investigation researcher and writer. He has a fiancee’ and they plan to get marry very soon. When he begins his research on a burned death murder case involving a beautiful blind woman for his next book, he finds out that the suspect in the case is a photographer..
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A group of young friends on a camping trip, deep in the South African countryside wake up to discover they have all swapped bodies. Their individual cultural heritage and experience of these strange happenings couldn’t be more different; and stranded in the wilderness, they will have to navigate a personal-political labyrinth if their friendship and their lives are ever to be the same again. The stage is set for comedy to turn to tragedy, for the fantasy of South Africa’s “Rainbow Nation” to become a painful awakening.
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Aki Oria (Yuki Sakurai) came to Tokyo ten years ago to become an actress. She is now 29-years-old and works as a magician’s assistant. She has no passion for her work or goals to live for. She pretends to be hypnotized on stage. This leads to a blurred line between reality and illusion. Soon, her mental state drifts between the two mental states.
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Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke is a potter in the city. Seventeenth century tea master Sen No Rikyu appears before them one day.
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On Karin Oriyama’s 16th birthday, she receives a present from her parents. Her present is marriage. The person she marries is her first love Nao Tsurugi. He is a popular senior in high school. For Nao, he only marries Karin for economic reasons and in particular the wealth of her parents. Karin loves him truly, but Nao doesn’t love her at all. Their marriage is a secret, but Isuzu Ebina, who holds feelings for Karin, learns of their marriage.
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Twenty-somethings Hisashi and Mai are engaged. When suddenly Mai’s heart stops and she falls into a coma all Hisashi can do is remain by her side, albeit without knowing whether she might improve. Things look up when Mai finally comes out of the coma and becomes conscious again, but she has suffered brain damage and cannot remember her man.
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Schoolchildren Norimichi, Yûsuke and Jun’ichi want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They make a plan to find the answer at a fireworks display, while Nazuna schemes to run away with Norimichi or Yûsuke, whoever wins at the pool.
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This erotic fantasy set in Japan’s Edo period introduces a sexually irresistible Buddhist monk struggling to stay virtuous as he begins to have strange carnal dreams.
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Superman battles against an insurmountable foe named Doomsday.
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Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centers on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson, and Samuel West.
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