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The countrywide release of the full-length film in the series *The Next Generation: Patlabor*, all seven chapters to which began screening in April of this year, will occur during Golden Week 2015.

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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest work *Big Hero 6* will release in Japan on Saturday, Dec. 20. The movie is an emotional adventure about a young genius scientist called Hiro and a healthcare robot left by his late brother Tadashi, who was killed in an accident, called Baymax.

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The two *Rurouni Kenshin* movies released this year are dominating the movie industry in Japan and still continue to break huge records.

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A 2-meter, 9-centimeter Evangelion Unit-01 will appear!

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ULTRAMAN will stroll down the opening carpet this year along with many guests from around the world.

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*Garm Wars: The Last Druid*, the latest work by Mamoru Oshii, a representative director of Japan, will screen as a special invitation work at this year’s 27th Tokyo International Film Festival behind held from Oct. 23-27.

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*Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 - Crimson Bow and Arrow* to release in Japan on Nov. 22 will be screened as a special invitation work during the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival being held from Oct. 23-27.

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The climax of the Kyoto arc is finally here!

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The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is excited to announce that “PIKMIN Short Movies” will premiere in 3D at this year’s festival as par...

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It seems the emotion of *Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai* (Anohana), which caused a huge boom with its 2011 TV series and 2013 movie, is returning once again. The staff who worked on *Anohana* have gotten back together and set out on creating a new work to release next year.

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From the original manga to anime, games, and spin-off works, the momentum of *Attack on Titan* is still showing no signs of slowing down. And it now seems like this movement will spread to theaters this fall.

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*Stand by Me Doraemon*, which released Japan-wide on Aug. 8, has become a record-breaking hit. Twenty days after its release, on Aug. 27, the official box office earnings were announced to be 5,043,058,900, well over 5 billion yen. Tickets sold numbered 3,817,074.

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*New Initial D the Movie: Legend 1 - Awakening* has gotten off to a great start since its countrywide release in Japan on Aug. 23.

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This fall, a film festival will be held that delivers to Hollywood, U.S. the charms of Japanese films. LA EigaFest, which focuses on Japanese films, will be held from Sept. 12-14 in the heart of Hollywood: the Egyptian Theatre.

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Anime director Mamoru Hosoda is a hitmaker who time and time again has given the world popular movies including *Wolf Children* and *Summer Wars*. However, the starting point to all of this is the 2006 theatrically released movie *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time*.

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An interview with Keishi Otomo, the director behind the live-action *Rurouni Kenshin* film series.

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Akiko Higashimura’s popular shoujo manga *Princess Jellyfish* is becoming a live-action movie.

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A live-action film adaptation of Io Sakisaka’s bestselling manga *Strobe Edge* has been announced. The film stars the extremely talented Sota Fukushi and Kasumi Arimura, and it will release in March 2015.

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A video uploaded to YouTube titled “Japanese School Girl Chase” is gathering attention among fans of Japanese pop culture.

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Just as previously speculated, *Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno* got off to a remarkable start after its release on Aug. 1.

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