WCasting Blossoms to the Sky is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi.
WDoubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future from Super Sentai is the title for the "VS" team-up movie between Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, including the debut appearance of the main cast of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger. The film premiered in Japanese theaters on January 14, 2017. The film also features Daisuke Shima, reprising his role as Yūsuke Amamiya/Red Falcon from Chōjū Sentai Liveman.
WGokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero film originally set for release on May 21, 2011, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Super Sentai Series. The film was directed by Noboru Takemoto and written by Naruhisa Arakawa, and primarily features the casts of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Tensou Sentai Goseiger, among the 199 total heroes from the Super Sentai series to appear. On March 16, 2011, Toei released a statement concerning the effects the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami have had on the filming schedule, and the film's release was postponed to June 11, 2011. The film entered the number 2 in the Japanese box office and earned a total of ¥288,610,400 on its first week. A combination of all the main 35 Giant Robots, entirely done in CG, was planned to be included in the climactic scene of the movie, but it was ultimately not included in the theatrical cut. The catchphrase for the movie is "Let's put on a show on the screen!" . The movie takes place between episodes 16 and 17 of Gokaiger.
WHana Yori Dango Final, also known as Boys Over Flowers: Final or Boys Over Flowers: The Movie, is a 2008 Japanese film, directed by Yasuharu Ishii, and starring Mao Inoue and Jun Matsumoto. The film is the last chapter of the Hana Yori Dango trilogy in Japan, based on Japanese shōjo manga series, Hana Yori Dango (花より男子), written by Yoko Kamio.
WHanagatami is a 2017 Japanese war film directed by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi, based on a 1937 novel by Kazuo Dan. The film tells a story of the purity of youth beset by the chaos of war, inspired by Obayashi's own childhood. It revolves around Toshihiko, a sixteen-year-old kid who moves in with his aunt in Karatsu, and develops friendships and romances with the inhabitants of the town as World War II rages. The film was originally conceived during the 1970s, before Obayashi made his feature film directorial debut with House (1977), but was not produced for another 40 years. Before production, Obayashi was diagnosed with stage-four cancer and was only given a few months to live.
WHeisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai is a Japanese film featuring a crossover within the Kamen Rider Series, as well as the Super Sentai series. Scheduled for release on March 29, 2014, characters from all of the Kamen Rider Series, as far back as 1971's Kamen Rider up through the currently airing series Kamen Rider Gaim appeared, with many of the original actors reprising their roles, including Kamen Rider's Hiroshi Fujioka. The film serves as a 15th anniversary commemoration of the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series, and of Gaim being the 30th main Kamen Rider overall.
WKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship is the title of the film edition of the 35th Super Sentai Series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The film was released on August 6, 2011, double-billed with the Kamen Rider OOO film Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals, and was released in both 2D and 3D formats. The Flying Ghost Ship follows the adventures of the Gokaigers, who embark on a quest to find a ghost ship and acquire the legendary treasure called the God Eye , which grants any kind of wish to whoever wields it. During their adventure, they must face Los Dark, the captain of the ghost ship, and a host of revived enemies of the previous Super Sentai teams such as Agent Abrella, Baseball Mask and several enemy grunts.
WKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie is a superhero film adaptation of the 35th anniversary Super Sentai Series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The film is part the Super Sentai VS film series, but unlike previous films which featured two Super Sentai teaming up, it features a team up between the Gokaigers and the eponymous Space Sheriff Gavan, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Gavan and Toei's Metal Hero Series as a whole. The movie also features the debut of the main three heroes of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. The catchphrase of the movie is "Space Pirates vs. Space Sheriff" .
WKamen Rider Gaim the Movie: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! is a 2014 Japanese film, serving as the film adaptation of the 2013-2014 Kamen Rider Series television series Kamen Rider Gaim. It was released on July 19, 2014, in a double billing with Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S.. Nitroplus writer Jin Haganeya wrote the script which features the heroes and villains of Kamen Rider Gaim entering an alternate world where instead of forming dance troupes, they play soccer. The film features cameo appearances by J. League soccer players and guest stars Kataoka Ainosuke VI as the film's antagonist Kogane.
WKamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle is a 2014 Japanese film in the Kamen Rider Series. It serves as a crossover between the Kamen Rider Drive and Kamen Rider Gaim television series in the vein of previous "Movie War" films. The two series' casts will reprise their roles, while guest starring Yūji Ayabe of the owarai duo Piece as the film's antagonist, and briefly introducing the secondary rider of Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Mach. Movie War Full Throttle was released nationwide in Japan on December 13, 2014.
WKamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle is a team up film featuring the main characters of Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Wizard as the part of the annual winter "Movie War" franchise, as well as to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Heisei era Kamen Rider Series and the fifth anniversary of the "Movie War" franchise itself. It was released in Japan on December 14, 2013. Unlike previous Movie War films which would feature the new series' secondary Kamen Rider, the film teases the upcoming "Yggdrasill Saga" arc of Kamen Rider Gaim, introducing the Genesis Driver belt and Ryoma Sengoku's bodyguard Yoko Minato.
WKamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z is a 2013 tokusatsu superhero film which features a crossover between the Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and the Space Sheriff Series, representing the Metal Heroes series as a whole. It is also a sequel to the 2012 film Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen.
WKamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen is a 2012 superhero film which features a crossover between the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series.
WLabyrinth of Cinema is a 2019 Japanese anti-war fantasy drama film written, produced, directed and edited by Nobuhiko Obayashi. It stars Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada and Yoshihiko Hosoda as three present-day Onomichi moviegoers who find themselves transported back to 1945, just prior to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The cast also includes Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki and Takako Tokiwa.
WSeven Weeks is a Japanese drama film, produced in 2014, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. The film stars Tōru Shinagawa, Takako Tokiwa, Tokie Hidari, Takehiro Murata, Yutaka Matsushige, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Saki Terashima and Hirona Yamazaki. The screenplay by Obayashi and Tadashi Naito was based on the novel by Koji Hasegawa. The residents of the small northern town of Ashibetsu, where the film was set, helped fund the film.
WShuriken Sentai Ninninger the Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll! is a Japanese film serving as the theatrical adaptation of the 2015 Super Sentai television series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. It was released on August 8, 2015, as a double-billing with Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future The film is written by television series screenwriter Kento Shimoyama.
WShuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland is a 2016 Japanese film, featuring a crossover between the casts and characters of the Super Sentai television series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and Ressha Sentai ToQger, including the debut appearance of the main cast of Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger. Ryota Yamasato of the owarai duo Nankai Candies guest stars as the movie villain Dark Doctor Mavro. It was released nationally in Japan on January 23, 2016.
WSpace Sheriff Gavan: The Movie is a 2012 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Metal Hero Series' first entry, Space Sheriff Gavan, and is a sequel to the Space Sheriff series. Kenji Ohba, Toshiaki Nishizawa, and Shōzō Iizuka reprise their roles from the original television series.
WTokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie is an entry in the Super Sentai VS film series, which features the meeting of casts and characters of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The film was released on January 19, 2013. This is the first appearance of the 37th Super Sentai called Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.