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Films based on Japanese novels
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The list Films based on Japanese novels includes
Sleeping Beauty, The Key, Edge of Tomorrow, The Ring and Koizora.
The list consists of 477 members
and 2 sublists.
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The Key
Film
Overview: The Key (Italian: La chiave) is an Italian erotic film directed by Tinto Brass. Set in Venice under the fascist regime in the early months of 1940, it recounts a tale of a voluptuous woman in her forties ...
Genre: DramaDirector: Tinto BrassCast: Frank Finlay, Stefania Sandrelli, Franco Branciaroli, Barbara Cupisti, Armando Marra, Maria Grazia BonProducer: Giovanni BertolucciWriter: Junichirô Tanizaki, Tinto BrassIn 1940s Venice, after twenty years of marriage, a Professor and his younger wife witness the passion wane. Now, all that remains is to confess the rousing ...
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Sleeping Beauty
2011 film by Julia Leigh
Overview: Sleeping Beauty is a 2011 Australian erotic drama film written and directed by Julia Leigh in her directorial debut. The film stars Emily Browning as a young university student. She takes up a part-time ...
Release date: 11 May 2011Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Julia LeighCast: Bridgette Barrett, Rachael Blake, Hannah Bella Bowden, Emily Browning, Alan Cardy, Peter CarrollProducer: Jessica Brentnall, Sasha BurrowsWriter: Julia LeighA haunting portrait of Lucy, a young university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of unspoken desires. 0
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Edge of Tomorrow
2014 science-fiction film directed by Doug Liman
Overview: Edge of Tomorrow is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Christopher McQuarrie and the writing team of Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, loosely based on the ...
Release date: 28 May 2014Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, MysteryDirector: Doug LimanProducer: Dave Bartis, Jon BergWriter: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez ButterworthA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies. 0
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The Ring
2002 film
Overview: The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Ehren Kruger. Starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, and Brian Cox, the film focuses on Rachel ...
Release date: 2 October 2002Genre: Horror, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Gore VerbinskiProducer: Benita Allen, Neal EdelsteinWriter: Ehren Kruger, Kôji SuzukiA journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it. 0
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Koizora
2007 Japanese film
Overview: Koizora (恋空, Koizora, lit. "Sky of Love") is a 2007 Japanese film based on a cell phone novel of the same name. The film is directed by Natsuki Imai and stars Yui Aragaki and Haruma Miura.
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Girl's Blood
2014 Japanese film
Overview: Girl's Blood (赤×ピンク, Aka x Pinku) is a 2014 Japanese erotic action film directed by Koichi Sakamoto and written by Takehiko Minato, based on the novel Aka × Pink by Kazuki Sakuraba and distributed by ...
Genre: ActionDirector: Koichi SakamotoProducer: Hidehisa Chiwata, Shin'ichirô InoueWriter: Kazuki Sakuraba, Takehiko MinatoFour girls take part in an underground fighting event. 0
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Sweet Whip
2013 Japanese film
Overview: Amai Muchi (甘い鞭) is a 2013 Japanese erotic drama film directed by Takashi Ishii, based on a novel of the same name by Kei Ōishi [ja] and starring Mitsu Dan, Yuki Mamiya and Tsuyoshi Nakano. It ...Genre: MysteryDirector: Takashi IshiiProducer: Takashi Achiwa, Shin'ichirô InoueWriter: Kei Ôishi, Takashi IshiiWhen Naoko was a freshman in high school she was kidnapped and imprisoned by a man who lived next door. For one month, she went through hell. Finally ... 0
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Sadako 3D
2012 film
Overview: Sadako 3D (貞子3D) is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, loosely based on the novel S by Koji Suzuki. The film is both a soft reboot of the series and a loose sequel to Spiral ...Genre: HorrorDirector: Tsutomu HanabusaProducer: Shinichirou Inoue, Atsuyuki ShimodaWriter: Kôji Suzuki, Yoshinobu FujiokaAkane is a high school teacher who hears a rumor from her students that there is actual footage on the Internet of someone's suicide... 0
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Nan Jing de ji du
1995 Hong Kong film
Overview: The Christ Of Nanjing (Chinese: 南京的基督) is a 1995 erotic romantic drama film directed by Tony Au, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Yasuko Tomita. The film is based on the work of famed Japanese novelist ...Release date: 24 November 1995Genre: Romance, DramaDirector: Tony AuProducer: Lam ChuaWriter: Ryûnosuke Akutagawa, Joyce Chan 0
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2001 film
Overview: Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト, Banpaia Hantā Dī: Buraddorasuto) is a 2000 dark fantasy vampire adventure anime film produced by Madhouse, Filmlink International, BMG Japan, Movic, Good ...
Release date: 25 August 2000Genre: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, Animation, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, MysteryDirector: Jack Fletcher, Kisei ChooProducer: Yasuaki Iwase, Jeong-Gyun JeongWriter: Hideyuki Kikuchi, Kisei ChooWhen a girl is abducted by a vampire, a legendary bounty hunter is hired to bring her back. 0
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The Pillow Book
1996 erotic drama film
Overview: The Pillow Book is a 1996 erotic drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, which stars Vivian Wu as Nagiko, a Japanese model in search of pleasure and new cultural experience from various lovers ...Release date: 12 May 1996Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Peter GreenawayProducer: Bob Bellion, Terry GlinwoodWriter: Sei Shonagon, Peter GreenawayA woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher. 0
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Rhapsody in August
1991 film by Akira Kurosawa
Overview: Rhapsody in August (八月の狂詩曲, Hachigatsu no rapusodī or Hachigatsu no kyōshikyoku) is a 1991 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa based on the novel Nabe no naka by Kiyoko Murata. The story centers on an elderly ...Release date: 15 May 1991Genre: DramaDirector: Akira KurosawaCast: Sachiko Murase, Hisashi Igawa, Narumi Kayashima, Tomoko Ôtakara, Mitsunori Isaki, Toshie NegishiProducer: Seikichi Iizumi, Mike Y. InoueWriter: Kiyoko Murata, Akira KurosawaAn elderly woman living in Nagasaki Japan takes care of her four grandchildren for their summer vacation... 0
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Paprika
2006 Japanese anime film
Overview: Paprika (Japanese: パプリカ, Hepburn: Papurika) is a 2006 Japanese adult animated surrealistic science fantasy psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon, who co-wrote the screenplay with Seishi ...
Release date: 2 September 2006Genre: Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Satoshi KonProducer: Fuminori Hara, Jungo MarutaWriter: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Seishi MinakamiWhen a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop ... 0
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One Missed Call
2008 American horror film remake directed by Éric Valette
Overview: One Missed Call is a 2008 supernatural horror film directed by Eric Valette and written by Andrew Klavan. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany ...
Release date: 4 January 2008Genre: Horror, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Eric ValetteProducer: Timothy M. Bourne, Noam DromiWriter: Andrew Klavan, Yasushi AkimotoSeveral people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves - messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths. 0
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Noriko's Dinner Table
2005 Japanese film
Overview: Noriko's Dinner Table (Japanese: 紀子の食卓, Hepburn: Noriko no Shokutaku) is a 2005 Japanese psychological horror film written and directed by Sion Sono, a prequel to his 2002 independent horror film Suicide ...Release date: 4 July 2005Genre: Horror, DramaDirector: Sion SonoProducer: Yutaka Morohashi, Takeshi SuzukiWriter: Sion Sono 0
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Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 Japanese animated film
Overview: Kiki's Delivery Service (Japanese: 魔女の宅急便, Hepburn: Majo no Takkyūbin, lit. 'Witch's Express Home Delivery') is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki ...
Release date: 29 July 1989Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Animation, AdventureDirector: Hayao MiyazakiProducer: Toru Hara, Hayao MiyazakiWriter: Eiko Kadono, Hayao MiyazakiA young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier ... 0
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Crazed Fruit
1956 film
Overview: Crazed Fruit (狂った果実, Kurutta kajitsu), also known as Juvenile Jungle, is a 1956 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by Kō Nakahira. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Shintaro Ishihara ...
Release date: 12 July 1956Genre: DramaDirector: Kô NakahiraCast: Yûjirô Ishihara, Masahiko Kato, Mie Kitahara, Shinsuke Ashida, Shintarô Ishihara, Harold ConwayProducer: Takiko MizunoeWriter: Shintarô IshiharaSpending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for ... 0
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Battle Royale
2000 Japanese action thriller film
Overview: Battle Royale (Japanese: バトル・ロワイアル, Hepburn: Batoru Rowaiaru) is a 2000 Japanese action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku from a screenplay by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by ...Release date: 16 December 2000Genre: Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, ActionDirector: Kinji FukasakuCast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Takashi Tsukamoto, Sôsuke TakaokaProducer: Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji FukasakuWriter: Koushun Takami, Kenta FukasakuIn the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle ... 0
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Bullet Train
2022 film by David Leitch
Overview: Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by David Leitch. It is based on the 2010 novel Maria Beetle (titled Bullet Train in the UK and US editions), written by Kōtarō Isaka and tra ...
Release date: 8 April 2022Director: David LeitchProducer: Antoine Fuqua, David LeitchWriter: Zak Olkewicz, Kotaro IsakaFive assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common. 0
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Hankyu densha
2011 Japanese film
Overview: Hankyū Densha (阪急電車 片道15分の奇跡, Hankyū densha katamichi 15-fun-no kiseki) is a 2011 Japanese film. It is based on the novel Hankyū Densha by Hiro Arikawa and directed by Yoshishige Miyake. It was released ...Release date: 23 April 2011Genre: ComedyDirector: Yoshishige MiyakeProducer: Sumio Fukui, Tsutomu IwamotoWriter: Hiro Arikawa, Yoshikazu Okada 0
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