Noboru Mitani
Biography: Noboru Mitani is an actor, known for A Thousand & One Nights (1969), The Geisha House (1998) and Dodes'ka-den (1970).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 09, 1932
Deathday: January 15, 2023
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Known For
The Bear Storm
1980-11-27
The Bear Storm
Overview: An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in search of agricultural land to the land of the pioneers in Hokkaido led a peaceful life. One day, one of the pioneers, Mikio Shimakawa's wife Yura, and her child Taichi are attacked and killed by a bear that cannot hibernate. To resolve the situation, Shimakawa goes against all odds and turns to Ginshiro, the most hated hunter in the village, for help. While Shimakawa was away from the village, Yura and his friends were holding a funeral, the bear attacked again...
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-11-27
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Dreamy Fifteen
1980-07-26
Dreamy Fifteen
Overview: Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle's house, part of which is rented out while his uncle is abroad on business. A realtor's mistakes leaves Tasiro sharing the house with Kei Yamaba, the most beautiful girl in the school, who is also his classmate. There is the risk that their unexpected 'co-habitation' will be discovered by the school authorities.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-07-26
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Parasite Eve
1997-02-01
Parasite Eve
Overview: A scientist realizes his dead wife is an organization of mitochondria bent on making a new species that will wipe out humanity.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-02-01
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Dodes'ka-den
1970-10-31
Dodes'ka-den
Overview: This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; the boy who imagines himself a trolley conductor—finds reasons to carry on.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-10-31
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Evil Dead Trap
1988-05-14
Evil Dead Trap
Overview: A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-05-14
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Kissho Tennyo
2007-06-30
Kissho Tennyo
Overview: A story about Sayoko Kano, a junior high school student, who is believed to be a descendent of an Indian goddess. Sayoko is a kind of femme fatale, who uses her supernatural power to control people, especially men.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-30
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The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
1973-11-17
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
Overview: A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-11-17
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Star of David: Beauty Hunting
1979-10-27
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Overview: The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This handsome rapist seduces women, then brings them to the basement of the mansion he inherited from his well-to-do parents, where he indulges in lengthy sessions of sado-sexual violence. Based on manga by Masaaki Sato.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-10-27
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Sweet Home
1989-01-21
Sweet Home
Overview: A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-01-21
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Big Boobs Buster 2: Adventure Summer
1990-12-25
Big Boobs Buster 2: Adventure Summer
Overview: Sequel to 'Big Boobs Buster'
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-25
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Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2
1995-12-01
Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2
Overview: The familiar Chikan group members who bite into the buttocks of women in the crowd of crowded trains and are absorbed in lewd acts without discipline today. Leader Kawasaki and Gum man, and a manga artist I. For some reason, I took on the role of a bodyguard to protect Kawasaki's daughter from molesting, but what was the father of the molesting young man who was also a molester !? The ties between the parents of the molester are intertwined, and the two are exactly Romeo and Juliet. From an idol to an actress ── Misa Aika fascinates her with her body-hugging performance against Kazuya Takahashi and Yoshiyuki Ohmori. The director is Tadafumi Tomioka, who received high praise for his sensual visual beauty and detailed production in his younger brother's work. A masterpiece that goes beyond the common sense of molester movies! The second installment of the popular metamorphosis pure love movie "Ass Stroke" series, which was praised by the media and film critics!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-01
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The Inugami Family
1976-10-16
The Inugami Family
Overview: When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-10-16
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Shiosai
1971-09-24
Shiosai
Overview: Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-09-24
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Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992-05-16
Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Overview: An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-05-16
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The Woman with Red Hair
1979-02-17
The Woman with Red Hair
Overview: Junko Miyashita plays a mysterious hitchhiker picked up by a brute of a construction worker named Kenzo who takes her back to his run-down and cramped apartment in a not so good part of town. Claiming that she is running away from an abusive husband, she shacks up with him. In a futile attempt to escape the bleak working class surroundings, the pair engage in an obsessive erotic relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-02-17
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Music
1972-11-11
Music
Overview: A young woman undergoes psychiatric treatment after she no longer hears music and develops sexual hang-ups.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-11-11
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Goyou Sen Enjou
1982-09-10
Goyou Sen Enjou
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Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-09-10
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A Paucity of Flying Dreams
1990-11-17
A Paucity of Flying Dreams
Overview: A man in hospital has a weird and sexy conversation with a woman in the next bed, whom he cannot see. He later discovers she is in her sixties. They meet several more times and, each time, she is younger.
Genres: Romance Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-11-17
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Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon
1981-01-23
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon
Overview: A teacher, Sakiko Kurata, receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help. This minx seduces random strangers for sex, but does not ask for payment. Sakiko has moved to another town and barely remembers Sueko, but there’s something about her that awakens painful memories of her own secretive past. What is that strange paint thinner smell on Sueko? Who is the man in the nylon ski mask that violently assaulted Sakiko many years ago? In her search for answers, Sakiko discovers that her past may have inadvertently destroyed another family’s future.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-01-23
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Devil's Flute
1979-01-20
Devil's Flute
Overview: Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the backdrop of wealth, this film is loaded with twists and turns and surprises at every corner.
Genres: Mystery Crime Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-01-20
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Buddies
1989-11-03
Buddies
Overview: Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-11-03
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The Japanese Belly Button
1977-03-15
The Japanese Belly Button
Overview: Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-03-15
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Looking For Cherry Blossoms
2009-01-21
Looking For Cherry Blossoms
Overview: Three strangers gather in search of an elusive cherry blossom. The tree hardly matters after a while, though, as they stumble into one funny and revealing episode after another.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-21
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A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979-08-04
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
Overview: Ninth movie in the Torakku Yarō series. Momojiro travels to Nagano to take Jonathan's place driving logging freight through the mountains. There he meets the wild and beautiful Natsu.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-08-04
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Fighting Dragon
1975-01-01
Fighting Dragon
Overview: Lung Yen Fei returns from Japan to investigate the cause of his teachers' death.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Marital War in Kibogaoka
1979-06-02
Marital War in Kibogaoka
Overview: 1979 Nikkatsu Roman Porno film. Senkichi, a middle-aged salaryman, started to feel lonely just by repaying a mortgage. This black humor Roman Porno depicts him with a subtle touch as he tries to gain sex freedom from his wife. Based on a novella by Akio Jissoji.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-06-02
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Gozamareji
2003-04-26
Gozamareji
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Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-04-26
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Street Mobster
1972-05-06
Street Mobster
Overview: After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-05-06
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田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
1977-07-02
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Overview: A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limitations is about to expire is shown on TV, and detective Kiyoshi Atsumi heads to Tokyo, but... The upstart Keiju Kobayashi, his old friend Etsuko Ichihara, and Atsumi. The postwar experiences of three people who were tossed about by the war overlap. The screenplay by Satoru Hayasaka, the music by Kousuke Kanno, and above all, the performances of Atsumi and Ichihara make this a masterpiece in the history of TV dramas. A two-hour version was later created as an art festival award-winning work.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-07-02
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Nozoki
1983-09-16
Nozoki
Overview: An old married couple with bedroom problems become upset over the sexual antics of their daughter and a visiting randy couple. But then the part-time lovers of the couple show up and complications ensue.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-09-16
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The Second Is a Christian
1985-09-14
The Second Is a Christian
Overview: The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men - one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko who is the next-in-line to takeover the ragtag "Tenryu Gumi" gang and the other bumbling police detective Kumashiro. The Tenryu Gumi is a collection of misfits and other troublemakers but are relatively peaceful due to their Christian beliefs. Their bitter rivals are the more traditional "Kuroiwa Gumi", a much more sadistic and violent group led by godfather Kuroiwa.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-09-14
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Uno Kôichirô no Kai kurabe
1980-07-19
Uno Kôichirô no Kai kurabe
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-07-19
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Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990-07-28
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Overview: A major electronics company on the verge of developing technology to create a 3D image that can be physically handled is thrown into turmoil when a murderous demon is unleashed in the headquarters office. Can the slow witted son of the company founder and a punk rock band of monsters (don’t ask) stop the evil forces before the employees are butchered?
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-07-28
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Dora-heita
2000-05-13
Dora-heita
Overview: A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-05-13
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Under the Same Moon
2005-11-19
Under the Same Moon
Overview: When Tetsuya (Yosuke Kubozuka) was 10-years-old he met Emi (Meisa Kuroki), who suffered from a heart disease. In hopes to cure Emi's condition, Tetsuya decided to become a doctor. Following through on his dreams, Tetsuya is now a doctor and is about to marry Emi. One day though, Tetsuya hears about Don (Edison Chen). Tetsuya remembers the times he spent with Emi and Don as a child and also feels insecure about Don.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-19
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Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971-07-24
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Overview: Comedy centered on a stripper agency
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-07-24
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The Dream of Russia
1992-06-25
The Dream of Russia
Overview: Sumptuous filming of the journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. A Russo-Japanese co-production of a unique event in history which was the hit of Cannes and other film festivals but did not receive wide distribution despite its huge scope, high production values, and very human story of culture clash.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-06-25
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Autumn Blossoms
1999-10-30
Autumn Blossoms
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-10-30
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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1986-07-26
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Overview: In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota's wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-07-26
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Angel Guts: Red Porno
1981-12-25
Angel Guts: Red Porno
Overview: Nami is a department store worker who agrees to stand in for a friend in a magazine photo shoot. To her horror it turns out to be for an S&M magazine and she is forced to pose for degrading photos. When the magazine is published, she is sacked, her lover abandons her and her life becomes a living nightmare as an obsessed man starts stalking her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-25
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Path of the Beast
1980-03-29
Path of the Beast
Overview: 17 year old Saki lives in a run-down hack with her mom who survives by pushing a food cart from dawn to dusk. Saki has dropped out of school, and when she's not helping her mother selling noodles in the streets, she's playing flesh-games with boyfriend Sotoo. In her spare time, the girl also entertains a truck driver named Ataru. She believes her promiscuity is a trait inherited from her mom. Determined to improve her lot in life (she doesn't want to grow up like her mother), Saki decides to stop seeing the two guys. The sizzling Japanese Tatsumi Kumashiro’s erotic drama 'Shoujo Shofu: Kemonomichi' offers a venue for sex kitten Ayako Yoshimura to reveal choice areas of her nubile frame.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-03-29
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Elephant Song
1994-10-15
Elephant Song
Overview: Coffee-shop waitress Kanako, divorced with a young son, finds herself obliged to honour a rash promise she made to a long-time customer. He always wanted to be buried in the land rather than a cemetery, so that his body would be 'useful' - and now he's dead. Kanako and her boy enlist the help of a friendly florist with a small truck, steal the corpse, and head for the mountains.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-15
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Black Rain
1989-05-13
Black Rain
Overview: Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-05-13
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A Thousand and One Nights
1969-06-14
A Thousand and One Nights
Overview: Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
Genres: Animation Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-06-14
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Woman in Witness Protection
1997-09-27
Woman in Witness Protection
Overview: Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as she prepares for her new role on the witness stand.
Genres: Drama Comedy Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-09-27
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No Grave for Us
1979-05-26
No Grave for Us
Overview: A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-05-26
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Big Magnum Kuroiwa
1985-04-13
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Overview: Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-04-13
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Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell
1977-08-20
Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell
Overview: In a religious school for girls the pure love between two students is torn apart by social and moral corruption.
Genres: Drama Mystery Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-08-20
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Black Suit Legend
1997-07-02
Black Suit Legend
Overview: In Roppongi, university student Koshiro is fascinated by the world of "black suits" when he meets Club Legend's number 1 hostess Miho and top staff member Hideto, and decides to join the world by getting a job at the high-class club himself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-07-02
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Flame of Father and Son
1981-10-27
Flame of Father and Son
Overview: Yokomizo, a police officer in the traffic police force, is looking forward to watching his son Kazuhiko grow up. However, Kazuhiko rebels against his perfectionist father and turns to delinquency. Kazuhiko teams up with his bad friend Teshima to rob 300 million yen from a cash transport truck. Yokomizo, who is investigating the case, is shocked to realize that his son is the culprit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-10-27
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Glassy Ocean
1998-11-14
Glassy Ocean
Overview: On what apparently is a parallel world, time flows in a much slower pace than normal. The ocean remains on a solid state of matter as the eccentric individuals who inhabit this land casually wander over it.
Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-11-14
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Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love
1988-09-30
Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love
Overview: Izumi has moved to an apartment near the shore. Dr. Takasaki's and his assistant Kyouko also lives near by. They became friends to each others. One day, Izumi enters Takasaki's laboratory during his absence, and she meets a monster, then, falls in love with him. (jhmd.jp)
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-09-30
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Living Hell
2000-07-30
Living Hell
Overview: Family is the source of all evil, in this aspiring horror film which traces its descent from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre gore and the atmospheric Hammer films. Chiyo, an old woman and her granddaughter, Yuki, are the sole survivors of a horrendous crime which wipes out an entire family. They find solace under the roof of far-removed relatives. The family's son, confined to a wheelchair, has a terrible premonition when the two women arrive, which will be verified in the most horrifying way. Because, when the house is empty, the boy is made to suffer sadistic games at the women mercy, which become more and more violent making his life a living hell... Written by Leo Urbina
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-07-30
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Déracine
2004-11-27
Déracine
Overview: A mysterious street-painter, Jouji, wanders aimlessly, homeless. Together with his homeless pals, he makes his living by selling his paintings on the street. His paintings, dynamically exploding on pieces of cardboard, catch the eyes of Kyoko, an art dealer. He can feel alive only if he keeps painting, but unable to find something to fill his void inside, he tries to drown himself in alcohol. Drawn to Jouji, Kyoko commissions him to paint for her. The two travel to a secluded mountain-side, and there Jouji becomes inspired both by the natural surroundings and Kyoko herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-11-27
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Dog of Fortune
1979-06-02
Dog of Fortune
Overview: From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-06-02
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The Gentlemen’s Alliance
1986-12-13
The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Overview: Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-12-13
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The Ark in the Mirage
2016-01-30
The Ark in the Mirage
Overview: A young man, involved with a gang of hoodlum exploiting vulnerable elderly men to steal their retirement money, experiences social disenchantment, alienation and confusion mostly due to a lack of dreams and fulfillment of ambition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-30
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Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
1972-10-25
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Overview: The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s released he finds everything completely changed and his gang has swept him aside for being too violent. He tries to start a new life with his two ”brothers” but can’t seem to escape old affiliations
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-10-25
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Summer of Ubume
2005-07-15
Summer of Ubume
Overview: Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with the unusual ability to see people's memories. They are hired by the impossibly pregnant woman's sister to find the woman's missing husband and lay this whole matter to rest. In the end, they need the help of Kyogokudo to exorcise the family curse.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-07-15
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Curse of the Dog God
1977-06-18
Curse of the Dog God
Overview: A trio of young scientists investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain, and after running over a dog, find themselves cursed by the locals.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-06-18
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Graveyard of Honor
1975-02-15
Graveyard of Honor
Overview: A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-02-15
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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972-03-12
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Overview: A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.
Genres: Drama Mystery War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-03-12
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Sexual Crime
1983-07-22
Sexual Crime
Overview: Three people whose lives have taken a turn for the worse retreat into a world of erotic dreams made flesh in this drama from director Sai Yoichi. An executive with a large industrial corporation finds his job and his future is on the line when his firm is beset by labor troubles at the same time severe financial mismanagement has been discovered. As the executive looks for a way out of his situation, he becomes involved in a ménage à trois relationship with two fellow employees, a woman and another man. As real life becomes all the more unpleasant, the businessman and his lovers become deeply attached to one another as he explores sides of his sexual nature he's never been able to investigate in the past.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-07-22
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Dansen
1983-12-03
Dansen
Overview: Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-03
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Island of Hell
1977-08-27
Island of Hell
Overview: A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-08-27
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The Geisha House
1999-01-15
The Geisha House
Overview: Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house. Fukasaku's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-01-15
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Samurai Reincarnation
1981-06-06
Samurai Reincarnation
Overview: After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-06-06
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A Quiet Life
1995-09-23
A Quiet Life
Overview: A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-23
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The Last Dance
1993-05-29
The Last Dance
Overview: A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-05-29
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Play Cards When You Die
2009-10-15
Play Cards When You Die
Overview: Ichiro Sasaki, 35, is working for a small training school in Tokyo. Though his work and his life are rather dull, he at least gets along somewhat well with his young daughter. He recieves a phone call one day, informing him of the sudden death of one of his colleagues. Shortly after this shocking news, his wife who is now living apart cuts him down further by telling him, "You don't see anything." While walking in the night, Ichiro is struck by an idea: why don't we go there? He heads off holding his daughter's hand. And thus begins a strange little tale of an ordinary father and his daughter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-15
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Choji Snack Bar
1983-11-12
Choji Snack Bar
Overview: Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-11-12
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Detective Story
1983-07-16
Detective Story
Overview: Naomi is a university student who is leaving for the US to study in a week; Shuichi is a washed-up gumshoe who's hired by Naomi's father to bodygard his daughter until she leaves. Shuichi finds the job annoying and wants to quit. But he also has a screwed-up ex and alimony to pay. Things go from bad to worse when Naomi and Shuichi stumble upon a murder which might involve the yakuza. They decide to find out who committed the murder but God knows what it will lead to.
Genres: Drama Romance Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-07-16
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I Go to Tokyo
1985-08-03
I Go to Tokyo
Overview: A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-08-03
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Teacher Deer
1978-03-18
Teacher Deer
Overview: Mejika, reputed for her iron discipline, is hired as a biology teacher at a renowned high school. But her provocative attitude starts to worry the school's administration as she reveals vice and corruption that are running rampant in the school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-03-18
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Love Letter
1985-10-05
Love Letter
Overview: A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukemia, his wife and child that were left behind, and the friendship that develops between his wife and his former lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-10-05
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Dan-no-ura Night
1977-04-23
Dan-no-ura Night
Overview: Taken out of the pages of history itself, this is the story of the sizzling love between Kenreimon-in of the Taira Clan and Yoshitsuné of the Minamoto Clan. When the Taira Clan had met ignominious defeat at the hands of Yoshitsuné, Kenreimon-in had jumped into the sea with her son, the infant Emperor, but only she had been rescued by Yoshitsuné. A rough-hewn warrior, Yoshitsuné had taken her by force until he awakened an answering love in the Empress with his chamber techniques.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-04-23
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Love Letter
1981-08-07
Love Letter
Overview: Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him and only him, yet she is constantly being lust by others.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-07
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King of Sha-kin
1997-10-11
King of Sha-kin
Overview: In late 90s Osaka, three people from various walks of life meet by chance. They team up to orchestrate a complex financial con targeting crooked businessmen in an attempt to solve their respective financial woes.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-11
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Atami Murder Case
1986-06-07
Atami Murder Case
Overview: Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei's Criminal Investigation Division 1, Detective KUMADA Tomekichi arrives from the Toyama Prefectural Police. KUMADA is disconcerted by Denbei's position that murderers nowadays do not need a plausible motive, but gradually adapts to Denbei's unusual methods of investigation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-06-07
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Jugyo Sankan no Onna
1984-04-28
Jugyo Sankan no Onna
Overview: One spring, Tasaka, an elementary school teacher, receives a new class of first graders. While taking the children's attendance, Tasaka is surprised to see a call girl he once had an encounter with standing among the parents in the back of the classroom. According to the school's files, her name is Yukako Sawada, and her child Eisaku has no legal father. The next day, Eisaku gives Tasaka a letter from Yukako asking to meet at the hotel where they first met, and Tasaka sets out with an uneasy feeling...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-04-28
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Young Beast: Secret Pleasures
1978-09-09
Young Beast: Secret Pleasures
Overview: Yasuji Hajima runs a butcher shop. When he was younger, he was just as interested in the sex as the next man but lately he has a hard time satisfying his wife who is still oversexed at her age. The Hajimas have one son, Shuichi, who is studying to enter Tokyo University. It is after he sees his parents acting in which he considers an odious manner that he changes entirely and raises the roof in every whichever way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-09
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The Key
1997-10-18
The Key
Overview: Ikuko is a mature, reserved Kyoto woman married for many years to a respectable, now-middle-aged man. The only problem in their relationship has been that her husband is dissatisfied with her lack of passion during lovemaking. All this changes after they meet the young Mr. Kimura
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-18
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Makeup
1987-04-25
Makeup
Overview: 1987film
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-04-25
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The House of Hanging
1979-05-26
The House of Hanging
Overview: This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.
Genres: Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-05-26
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A Taxing Woman's Return
1988-01-15
A Taxing Woman's Return
Overview: Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-01-15
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Winter Days
2003-11-27
Winter Days
Overview: Winter Days is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō. The creation of the film followed the traditional collaborative nature of the source material – the visuals for each of the 36 stanzas were independently created by 35 different animators. As well as many Japanese animators, Kawamoto assembled leading names of animation from across the world. Each animator was asked to contribute at least 30 seconds to illustrate their stanza, and most of the sequences are under a minute (Yuriy Norshteyn's, though, is nearly two minutes long).
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-27
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Hold Me and Kiss Me
1992-11-14
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Overview: Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and resist the infection, she finds new friendship and companionship with a journalist named Miyuki and a man named Akira.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-11-14
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Message from Space
1978-04-29
Message from Space
Overview: The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-04-29
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The Demon
1978-10-07
The Demon
Overview: When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-07
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Congratulatory Speech
1985-12-28
Congratulatory Speech
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-12-28
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Tomorrow
1988-08-13
Tomorrow
Overview: On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of people in Nagasaki the day before that fateful event. It presents the human drama of people's lives, and their feelings of joy and sadness. These include a newlywed couple, an expectant mother, and lovers who must say farewell because the boy is called to serve in the army. Each of these people, like others in the city, hoped to live with their dreams for ‘tomorrow’. But tomorrow never comes for them, as their lives are brought to an abrupt and unexpected end. Knowing how the story ends, in this case, doesn't detract from it at all; rather, it enhances the emotional impact, which is further heightened by the poignant musical score from Teizo Matsumura. 'Ashita' is the first film in Kazuo Kuroki's 'War Requiem Trilogy,' which also includes 'Utsukushii Natsu Kirishima' (2002) and 'Chichi to Kuraseba' (2004).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-08-13
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Lonely Heart
1981-10-10
Lonely Heart
Overview: A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-10-10
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Song of the Horse
1971-08-31
Song of the Horse
Overview: An old man talks about a horse and human relations to his grandchild through the growth of the Derby horse. Akira Kurosawa's visual poem for the horse, the creature which he loved.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-08-31
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Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
1982-01-05
Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
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Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-01-05
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Great Jailbreak
1975-04-05
Great Jailbreak
Overview: A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-04-05
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Summer Secrets
1982-09-18
Summer Secrets
Overview: Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-09-18
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The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1985-06-15
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Overview: A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-06-15
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Tsumiki kuzushi
1983-11-03
Tsumiki kuzushi
Overview: A conflict between parents and their delinquent daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-11-03
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The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007-06-23
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
Overview: A freelance writer is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of "Black Book Monthly": find a bug with the power to bring humans back from the dead, in order to report on the afterlife. With his trusty companion Endo in tow, he sets off on a quest for the elusive insect and along the way meets the mysterious Sayoko, a former dominatrix and habitual wrist-cutter who delights in rubbing wasabi into her wounds.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-23
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In the Pool
2005-05-21
In the Pool
Overview: A free-spirited psychiatrist exudes a magnetic attraction for patients with out-of-the-ordinary neuroses and odd conditions brought about by stress.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-21
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Kyukei no Koya
1975-06-07
Kyukei no Koya
Overview: A film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko Shimada. Set in Japan at the end of the war, the film depicts the fate of a diplomat who abandoned his country, his wife and children, and risked everything to save his country from ruin, and the bond between father and daughter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-06-07
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Graveyard of Masks
1973-01-29
Graveyard of Masks
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Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-01-29
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The House Where the Devil Lives
1979-07-22
The House Where the Devil Lives
Overview: A female college student who started a part-time job taking care of a bedridden elderly person notices an eerie cry from the basement.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-22
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The Rivals
1979-06-06
The Rivals
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-06-06
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The Detective Journey
1980-10-04
The Detective Journey
Overview: A comedy directed by Mitsumasa Saito about a pair of clumsy detectives who solve a case they become involved in by chance. Shosuke Ikashima and Ryuji Kabaya, who repeatedly screw things up, encounter a real robbery during a bank robbery simulation training...
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-10-04
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