Fumi Nikaido
Biography: Fumi Nikaidō is a Japanese actress and fashion model.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 21, 1994
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
2023-11-23
Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
Overview: People of Saitama Prefecture, who have been persecuted by Tokyoites for a long time, stand up for their freedom. Thanks to Momomi Hakuhodo (Fumi Nikaido) and the Saitama Liberation Front, laissez-passer is abolished. The people of Saitama Prefecture can once again enjoy their peaceful daily lives, but the Saitama Liberation Front heads toward its next goal. This leads to a big case.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-23
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Himizu
2011-09-05
Himizu
Overview: After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-09-05
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Lesson of the Evil
2012-11-10
Lesson of the Evil
Overview: Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-11-10
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The Warped Forest
2011-10-15
The Warped Forest
Overview: Settle into your chair and be transported to a place both familiar and alien; where a giant shop-girl can barely fit in her store, there's a weird green pod in every bedroom, and terrifying wood nymphs provide a heartbroken woman with the anatomically correct fruit everyone seems to covet. In the end we are left, like Alice, with the Red King's conundrum: are we dreaming them or are they dreaming us?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-15
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Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013-09-14
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Overview: In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-09-14
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The Moon
2023-10-13
The Moon
Overview: Yoko, who gets a job at a nursing home, witnesses the elderly and disabled people there having their human dignity threatened.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-10-13
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What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022-02-04
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Overview: A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.
Genres: Comedy Drama Action Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-02-04
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The World of Kanako
2014-07-04
The World of Kanako
Overview: When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-07-04
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Teacher Gappa
2016-09-23
Teacher Gappa
Overview: Twenty-four-year-old country bumpkin Aiko is a new teacher who has arrived at a new town and a new primary school. When nervous she blurts out her local dialect. This seals her nickname and reputation. Nonetheless, she is determined and strives to do her best for her students. She is an inspiration soon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Au revoir l'été
2013-10-19
Au revoir l'été
Overview: After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-10-19
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鎌塚氏、羽を伸ばす
鎌塚氏、羽を伸ばす
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Original Language: ja
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Mourning Recipe
2013-11-09
Mourning Recipe
Overview: A widower and his daughter deal with the death of the man's wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-11-09
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Toad's Oil
2009-06-06
Toad's Oil
Overview: The story of Takuro Yazawa, a day trader who claims he can earn hundreds of millions of yen in one day, and those around him as they attempt to cope with the death of his son and somehow find a way to benefit spiritually from the experience.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-06-06
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The Brain Man
2013-02-09
The Brain Man
Overview: A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating him is Dr. Mariko. After the psychiatric examination, she puts toward a hypothesis – “Is it possible he was born without emotions?”
Genres: Crime Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-09
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Sorasoi
2008-11-30
Sorasoi
Overview: A group of college students staying in a hostel close to a beach, practice their dance routine in a training camp for an upcoming dance competition.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-11-30
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My Man
2014-06-14
My Man
Overview: As a young child, Hana loses her family to a devastating tsunami that wipes out her town. At a shelter, distant relative Jungo sees her wandering and adopts her as his daughter.
Genres: Romance Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-06-14
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Looking for a True Fiancée
2011-11-19
Looking for a True Fiancée
Overview: A three-timing 29 year-old man loses part of his memory after taking a nasty fall at a skating rink. The man, who works as pharmaceutical salesman, then discovers an engagement ring in his briefcase. Later, he comes across three different women who all claim to be his girlfriend. To figure out which of the women he planned to marry, he sets up dates with each of them.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-11-19
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Ringing in Their Ears
2011-04-02
Ringing in Their Ears
Overview: Yu Irie (8000 MILES 1 & 2) returns with this ambitious flick about an upcoming concert by a reclusive rock group and the managers, obsessed fans, shut-ins, single moms and kindergarten teachers who are affected by it. A true tribute to the healing power of rock and roll.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-04-02
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Snow Beauty
2016-07-07
Snow Beauty
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-07
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A Farewell to Jinu
2015-04-04
A Farewell to Jinu
Overview: Takeharu Takami (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a bank teller, but he becomes allergic to money. He decides not to use money at all. Takeharu decides to move to a small village in the Tohoku region. There, he encounters residents who are not so easy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-04
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This Country’s Sky
2015-08-01
This Country’s Sky
Overview: Set in Tokyo, Japan near the end of World War II. 19-year-old Satoko (Fumi Nikaido) lives with her mother (Youki Kudoh) and her aunt. The war is turning more grave. Even though Satoko is near the age to get married, she can't even think of marriage due to the unstable situation. Satoko then begins to communicate with her neighbor, Ichikawa (Hiroki Hasegawa). He has avoided military service due to failing his physical test. As Satoko communicates with Ichikawa, she begins to awake as a woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-08-01
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Hibi Rock
2014-11-22
Hibi Rock
Overview: Young rocker Takuro meets pop star Saki at one of his band's shows. When she asks him to write a song for her, their views on life and music collide.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-11-22
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La La La at Rock Bottom
2015-02-14
La La La at Rock Bottom
Overview: Shigeo is released from prison and immediately beaten up by some old associates, which results in him losing his memory. Kasumi, who just by chance happens to be the manager of a band, takes him in and discovers his talent for singing.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-02-14
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The Boy Inside
2012-09-12
The Boy Inside
Overview: On the night of Mikihiko's 18th birthday, Mikihiko thinks of childhood friend Morio. Morio has been in vegetative state since the age of 6 after being involved in an accident.One day, Moria awakens from his vegetative state. Morio still has the mind of a 6-year-old.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-12
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Wolf Girl and Black Prince
2016-05-28
Wolf Girl and Black Prince
Overview: Erika Shinohara is a first year of high school student. While talking to friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." In reality, Erika Shinohara doesn't have a boyfriend. Erika's friends soon begin to doubt her story and Erika is also running out of lies. Erika then sees a pretty boy on the street and takes his picture discreetly. She later shows his picture to her friends as her boyfriend. The boy in the picture is Kyouya Sata and happens to attend the same school as Erika. She tells Kyouya about her situation and asks him to be her pretend boyfriend. Even though Kyouya has a pretty appearance, he has a dark side.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-28
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Fly Me to Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
Fly Me to Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
Overview: This is a sequel of “Fly Me to the Saitama”.
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Original Language: ja
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Bitter Honey
2016-04-01
Bitter Honey
Overview: Akako, a shape-shifting goldfish in the form of a coquettish nymphet clad in diaphanous red dresses, naively plays the role of erotic muse and adoring pet for an aging writer seeking greatness. Things quickly get complicated for the odd couple, however, when the writer's deceased former student/lover enters the picture as a ghost and helps Akako realize her own desires, activating her agency and frustrating the one-sided male fantasy the writer is so keen to continue.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-01
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Kako: My Sullen Past
2016-06-25
Kako: My Sullen Past
Overview: Kako (Fumi Nikaido) is a female high school student. She lives at a restaurant run by her family in Kitashinagawa, Tokyo. Unexpectedly, Kako's aunt, Mikiko (Kyoko Koizumi), suddenly appears. Kako thought her aunt died 18 years ago. Her whole family is embarrassed by Mikiko's appearance due to a past incident caused by Mikiko. Kako is also irritated when Mikiko lives in her room. They spend the summer together.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-06-25
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The Sion Sono
2016-05-14
The Sion Sono
Overview: Directed by Arata Oshima, son of rebel filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, who had praised Sono's early work before his passing, this documentary gives insight into the man, the poet, the painter, the scriptwriter, the husband and the boy who will eventually grow up to be the Sion Sono. Lineage, history and the past meeting the present are themes in this film in which Oshima connects the dots in Sono's creative life by taking the camera to the site of his upbringing and following the production of his most recent film The Whispering Star.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-14
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Someone
2016-10-15
Someone
Overview: 5 university students gather to exchange information on their job search activities. They encourage each other and post their thoughts & worries on Twitter, but behind that they have a lot on their minds. Takuto Ninomiya observes those around him. His roommate Kotaro Kamiya has a bright personality and communicates well with others. Mizuki Tanabe is Kotaro Kamiya’s ex-girlfriend. Takuto Ninomiya has feelings for his roommate's ex-girlfriend. Rika Kobayakawa is determined to land a job. Takayoshi Miyamoto is critical of job-seeking activities, but he later tries to get a job.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-10-15
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Scoop!
2016-10-01
Scoop!
Overview: Shizuoka Miyakonojo is a middle-aged paparazzi photographer. His skills as a cameraman are good, but he gambles and is in debt. When he worked in the editorial department for weekly picture magazine 'Scoop!,' he landed numerous scoops. He now works as a freelance photographer and chases after celebrity scandals. Shizuoka Miyakonojo works with Nobi Namekawa. She is a rookie reporter for 'Scoop!' and they land a scoop.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-10-01
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Inuyashiki
2018-04-20
Inuyashiki
Overview: A middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-04-20
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River's Edge
2018-02-16
River's Edge
Overview: High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-02-16
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Fly me to the Saitama
2019-02-22
Fly me to the Saitama
Overview: People from Saitama Prefecture are persecuted and, because of this, they hide the fact that they are from there. In Tokyo, Momomi Hakuhodo is a male high school student and the son of the Tokyo governor. Physically, Momomi Hakuhodo looks like a girl. One day, he meets mysterious male transfer student Rei Asami. They are attracted to each other, but Rei Asami is from Saitama Prefecture.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-22
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The Memories of Happiness
2017-01-08
The Memories of Happiness
Overview: Taro's business failed and he got divorced. He also left his family's home. 5 years later, his oldest daughter Natsumi, second daughter Yuka and ex-wife Junko still live in the same house which Taro left. One day, Taro, who has been having difficulties paying his rent, visits his daughter Natsumi's office to ask for a loan. Natsumi is the bread winner for the family since he left., so she becomes angry at him. Later, Taro arrives at his former house unannounced and begins to live there.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-08
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Tezuka's Barbara
2020-11-20
Tezuka's Barbara
Overview: Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".
Genres: Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-11-20
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Detective Story
2018-04-08
Detective Story
Overview: Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation. Shuichi Tsujiyama and Naomi Arai struggle physically. Because of this, Shuichi Tsujiyama misses his crucial photo opportunity. Kimie Hasenuma (Mari Natsuki) is a housekeeper who has been employed by Naomi Arai for many years. Kimie Hasenuma asks Shuichi Tsujiyama to be Naomi Arai’s bodyguard.
Genres: Romance Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-04-08
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No Longer Human
2019-09-13
No Longer Human
Overview: The story of Osamu Dazai, one of Japan's most celebrated novelists, absorbed in alcohol and love; married and in a relationship with two other lovers.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-09-13
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Little Miss Period
2019-11-08
Little Miss Period
Overview: Periods are depicted as pink, heart-shaped sentient beings that harass women on a monthly basis, delivering awful gut punches, but also offering a shoulder to cry on.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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A Far Promise
2014-08-25
A Far Promise
Overview: There was a tragedy that began at the end of the '69 war. The sad story about the lives of the orphans of Manchuria refugee camp who had to struggled against perpetual cold and hunger.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-08-25
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Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
2020-08-21
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
Overview: Ren Takahashi and Aoi Sonoda were both born in 1989. They met for the first time at the age of 13 and became each other's first love, but they separated. At the age of 21, they met again. They were unable to undo their past. Now, they are 31 years old.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-08-21
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A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills
Overview: Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
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