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Crew: Tokyo Broadcasting System

Cross Fire (2000)

17 February 20011 May 2020
Cross Fire (2000) poster

Pyrokinesis

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Shusuke Kaneko.
Actors: Akiko Yada and Hideaki Ito.
Crew: Shusuke Kaneko, Toho and Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Themes: Psychic Powers, Vigilantes, Snuff Movies, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2000.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017)

25 July 2023
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017) poster

Manga Adaptation

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Takashi Miike.
Actors: Kento Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Yusuke Iseya, Masaki Okada, Jun Kunimura, Mackenyu Arata, Takayuki Yamada and Alisa Mizuki.
Crew: Takashi Miike, Toho, Tokyo Broadcasting System and TBS Pictures.
Themes: Comic-Book Adaptations, Avatar Bodies, Possession, Toys, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2017.

A Letter to Momo (2011)

26 September 201228 December 2024
A Letter to Momo (2011) poster

Anime/Girl Befriends Goblins

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Hiroyuki Okiura.
Crew: Hiroyuki Okiura, Tokyo Broadcasting System and Production I.G..
Themes: Anime, Animation, Goblins and Trolls, Invisible and Imaginary Companions, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2011.

Library Wars (2013)

30 December 201528 December 2024
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Future War Between Libraries and Censors

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Shinsuke Sato.
Actors: Nana Eikura, Junichi Okada, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sota Fukushi, Jun Hashimoto, Koji Ishizaka and Naomi Nishida.
Crew: Shinsuke Sato, Toho and Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Themes: Future Scenarios, Warfare, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2013.

Premonition (2004)

25 January 202425 January 2024
Premonition (2004) poster

Newspaper Headlines That Predict Deaths

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Norio Tsuruta.
Actors: Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Hana Inoue and Kazuko Yoshiyuki.
Crew: Norio Tsuruta, Takashige Ichise, Nikkatsu, Oz and Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Themes: Clairvoyance and Precognition, Comic-Book Adaptations, Asian Horror, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2004.

Vexille (2007)

24 September 200816 December 2024
Vexille (2007) poster

Anime/Future Android Japan

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Fumihiko Sori.
Crew: Fumihiko Sori, Shochiku and Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Androids, Future Scenarios, Cyberpunk, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2007.

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  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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