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2025.4.4
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2025.1.17
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Gets Japanese Official Release Date
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2025.1.17
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Showtime Seven: Perfume to Perform Theme Song and Make a Cameo as Themselves
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2025.3.28
Tadanobu Asano Stars in ‘Ravens,’ a Film About the Life of Photographer Masahisa Fukase – Full Trailer Unveiled
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2025.3.28
Bong Joon-ho’s New Film Mickey 17 Set for Japanese Release on March 28
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2025.6.13
Academy Awards Shortlisted Thai Film ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Set for June Release
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Mamoru Hosoda’s New Film ‘Scarlet’ Set for Winter 2025 Release
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2025.5.9
‘Paddington in Peru’ Set for Japan Release: A Dashing Bear’s Peruvian Adventure
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2025.3.14
‘The Sweet East’ to Explore America’s Dark Journey, Set for March Release
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