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©2021 “I Am a Swan" Film Partners
©2021 “I Am a Swan" Film Partners
©2021 “I Am a Swan" Film Partners
©2021 “I Am a Swan" Film Partners

Broadcast Date

JP Release 2021.11.27

Episode / Duration

104 min

Director

Shigehiro Makitani (槇谷茂博)

Cast

Hirokazu Sawae (澤江弘一)
Yuki Amami (天海祐希)

Film adaptation of Award-winning TV documentary

Storyline:
A tiny life takes on a life or death challenge amid the majestic grandeur of the Tateyama mountain range. Can a swan muster the courage to survive if it is unable to fly? A story sure to deepen your appreciation of life’s power and wonder.
In late autumn, over 800 swans from Siberia soar in to Toyama Prefecture in Japan’s Hokuriku region to wait out the winter months before heading back home again. In the spring of 2018, however, one particular swan with a broken wing was left behind unable to fly. It was spotted by bird watcher, Hirokazu Sawae (then 57), who has long been captivated by the grace and beauty of the swan and spends his time capturing their exploits with his video camera. Feeling for the injured swan, Sawae takes to feeding and monitoring its recovery, saying: “I want the bird to be able to rejoin his flock come next winter.” But nature is unforgiving and the law of the jungle still hold sway. Sawae had never seen a wild swan survive the sweltering heat of Toyama before. This will challenge every ounce of resourcefulness he and the swan can muster. In the process of the struggle, Sawae began to view the swan as a projection of himself. “It was as if the swan filled a hole in my heart.” “I am human, but I began to feel myself becoming a swan - one swan taking care of another.” Perhaps this allayed some of the hesitation Sawae felt about interfering with nature. Will the injured swan be reunited with his flock? Or will it take a miracle?

Awards: (TV documentary)
US International Film & Video Festival – Gold Camera
New York Festivals® TV & Film Awards - Finalist

ATARU:THE FIRST LOVE&THE LAST KILL

劇場版ATARU - THE FIRST LOVE & THE LAST KILL -

119 min.

New York. Ataru belongs to the Savant Program Branch of the FBI, which has just been hit by an explosive. Meanwhile, similar tactics have been used to blow up electric rail lines in Tokyo. Wheelchair-confined chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, Akiho Hoshi, has just put agent Sawa and his team at the First Investigative Division on the case when Larry and Ataru appear on the investigation headquarters. According to Larry, the two bombing plots originated from a financial business zone in London, orchestrated via server by a computer virus dubbed "Wizard". The virus was developed by a Brazilian-Japanese named Madoka with whom Sawa and his force had previously crossed paths as a suspect in a serial murder case. Like Ataru, Madoka bears traits similar to those of a savant and was also formerly an SPB candidate who had received training. The two remotely perpetrated bombings put the FBI and Tokyo Metropolitan Police Agency in hot pursuit of Madoka.

Enchanting Around the World: Travel by Rail

世界一周魅惑の鉄道紀行   세계일주 매혹의 철도기행   世界一周鐵道魅力紀錄之旅

60 min series|100+ eps

Do you have a desire to visit the world's best historical sites and dine at Michelin 3-star restaurants? To sip delicious wine as you stroll? To see for yourself the great pictures? And what's more, to see it all by rail? You too can taste the leisurely romance that only train travel offers from your living room, with beautiful landscapes unfolding before your eyes from your window seat in a grand introduction to resplendent people, places and feelings of wonder.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ダイヤモンドは砕けない 第一章   죠죠의 기묘한 모험:다이아몬드는 부서지지 않는다   JoJo的奇妙冒険 不滅鑽石

119 min.

There’s something bizarre about this town...
Morioh, a picturesque seaside town.
In this deceptively peaceful-looking locale, strange deaths and other peculiar incidents begin occurring one after another...
Morioh is home to high school student Josuke Higashikata. Although he has the outward appearance of a delinquent, he is actually kind at heart. He possesses a special power called “Stand,” and his unique ability can heal the wounds of others and fix broken objects just by touching them. When he learns that the unsettling events happening around him are the handiwork of other stand users, Josuke rises up to protect his beloved town!

KOCHIKAME - THE MOVIE: Save the Kachidoki Bridge! -

こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 THE MOVIE 勝どき橋を封鎖せよ!   여기는 잘나가는 파출소 THE MOVIE가쓰도키 대교를 봉쇄하라!   烏龍派出所THE MOVIE封鎖勝鬨橋!

113 min.

Police Corporal Kankichi Ryotsu of the Kameari Park Police Box, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, is the best-intentioned guy you’d ever want to meet, but nothing he does ever goes right and he causes nothing but trouble. One day Ryotsu runs into Momoko, a girl he used to like way back in primary school. His heart leaps. Suddenly the Police Commissioner’s daughter is kidnapped, and Ryotsu learns that Momoko has been caught up in the case. For her sake, he sets to work solving it. But things he never expected start to happen, and he finds himself driven into a corner. Can he solve the case and save Momoko? And what will become of this bittersweet love story if he does? Ryotsu, an inveterate trouble-maker with the best intentions in the world, brings laughter and tears to the screen in a comic but moving entertainment.

No Side Manager

ノーサイド・ゲーム   노사이드 게임   No Side Manager -逆轉大叔

85 min × 1 ep / 75 min × 1 ep / 80 min × 1 ep / 60 min × 7 eps|10 episodes

Adapted from a novel by Jun Ikeido, the story follows the travails of a company man once touted as an elite executive candidate who falters when he voices opposition to his superiors over an acquisition, and is exiled to general affairs manager at a branch factory. Adding insult to injury, he is also ordered to serve as general manager of the plant’s failing rugby team, the Tokiwa Motors “Astros”, which once basked in glory but has since sunk to perennial cellar dweller. Hoping to resuscitate his own future along with that of a weak rugby team on the verge of disbandment, the embattled company man stakes pride and fortune on fulfilling two missions, putting all he’s got into work and sports in this inspirational human drama.

Pending Train

ペンディングトレイン―8時23分、明日 君と   펜딩 트레인 - 8시23분 내일 너와   Pending Train - 8時23分,明天和你在一起

75min × 1 ep / 60min × 9 eps

It begins as any other day with commuters and passengers catching the 8:23 train. That is, until one train car suddenly warps into a wormhole and lands in a devastated future world. Without smartphones or social media, the passengers must confront extraordinary and extreme conditions. Mere strangers yesterday, they must face their worst fears and instincts for survival, deception, and love as they fight to get back home in this exploration of how people deal with unprecedented events.

SHINKALION The Movie

映画 「劇場版『新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン 未来からきた神速のALFA-X』」   극장판 『신칸센 변형 로봇 신카리온 미래에서 온 신속의 ALFA-X』   劇場版《新幹線變形機器人 SHINKALION從未來而來的神速ALFA-X》

79 min

Feature film adaptation of the popular TV anime, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion. JR East Japan’s prototype bullet train ALFA-X, the most advanced model to date, transforms on screen into superhero robot, Shinkalion, introducing new characters and answering such questions as “How did the ALFA-X became Shinkalion?” And “Who’s the new kid?”

Story behind TV Anime Shinkansen Henkei Robot Shinkalion
The Shinkansen Super Advancement Research Institute has developed the “Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion” in an effort to save Japan from a threatening and monstrous entity that has produced a menacing “Jet Black Shinkansen“. Meanwhile, the Shinkalion transformer can only be piloted by children with a high degree of compatibility to it, but the institute’s researchers are determined to pool their strengths and vanquish this giant enemy. What however is the true purpose of the Jet Black Shinkasen? “Change! Shinkalion!”

Stolen Identity

スマホを落としただけなのに   스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데   雖然只是弄丟了手機

116 min

One day, Asami calls her boyfriend and hears unfamiliar male voice on the other end. The man informs her that he found the lost smartphone and makes arrangements to return it to Asami. It safely reaches her, and she gives it back to her boyfriend. But she has no idea that the man, a serial killer, has hacked the smartphone and stolen all its data.

Original Novel: Akira Shiga ”Stolen Identity"

Tell Me That You Love Me

愛していると言ってくれ   사랑한다고 말해줘   說愛我

60 min x 12 eps|12 episodes

This delicate love story transcends the spoken word as it depicts the lives of an aspiring young actress and a painter who lost his sense of hearing during childhood. As their relationship develops, the audience learns the true power of sign language and experiences the couple’s growth first-hand through the progression of their visual communication.

Whistleblower

七つの会議   일곱개의 회의   七個會議

119 min

Harashima, the #2 section chief was shocked to learn he would be replacing the #1 sales section chief Sakado, who was charged with abuse of powers on Yasumi, a known slacker by the entire section. . This however, was the entrance to the unimaginable dark secret of the company…

Original Novel: Jun Ikeido "Nanatsu No Kaigi"