Hiroko Yakushimaru
Biography: After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, she was often dubbed as one of "Kadokawa Sannin-musume" in her early career. Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up. In 1981, she came into prominence with Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the film where she played the leading role. She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on Oricon in late 1981, and stayed there until January 18, 1982. Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s. She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 09, 1964
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Glasses
2007-09-22
Glasses
Overview: An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-22
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Black School Rules
2019-11-01
Black School Rules
Overview: Sōra is a high school student who is basically invisible at school. He is friends with Chūya, who is an unpredictable character that often surprises those around him. Sōra and Chūya both have feelings for the same classmate, Kio Machida. The Machida girl refuses to come to class, because she doesn't want to dye her naturally brown hair black. Their school has unreasonable school rules, especially about uniforms, which include requiring all students to have black hair. Sōra and Chūya decide to stand up to change their school's black school rules so that Machida won’t have to repeat a year of school from missing too many classes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-01
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Never Give Up
1978-10-07
Never Give Up
Overview: Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-07
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Always - Sunset on Third Street
2005-11-11
Always - Sunset on Third Street
Overview: Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-11
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Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007-11-03
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
Overview: Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby tavern. Chagawa dreams of publishing a successful novel and settling down with Hiroi and Junnosuke, but his day job running the candy store keeps him busy, and Hiroi mistakes his tight schedule for a lack of interest in her. Hiroi has also embarked on a secret career as a burlesque dancer, which isn't doing much to improve her opinion of men. At the Suzuki household, seven-year-old Ippei isn't happy to be sharing the house with a guest, his distant cousin Mika who is the same age but far more demanding. Mutsuko, the apprentice female auto mechanic, is still staying with the Suzukis, and she's becomes the object of the affections of Takeo, a downbeat young man who is studying cooking.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-11-03
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Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
2007-02-10
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
Overview: It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sending home appliance designer Mariko back in time 17 years using a time machine she accidentally invented. However, things don't go as planned and Mariko's daughter, Mayumi, is also sent back to find her mother and save Japan's economy.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Romance Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-10
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Hanamizuki
2010-08-21
Hanamizuki
Overview: A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-08-21
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Princess Raccoon
2005-05-28
Princess Raccoon
Overview: Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-28
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Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997-11-22
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Overview: A drama about a father and his son centered around the Great Hanshin earthquake.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-11-22
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981-12-19
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Overview: A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
Genres: Action Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-19
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Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983-12-10
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Overview: The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-10
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Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021
2022-05-25
Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021
Overview:
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-05-25
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G.I. Samurai
1979-09-17
G.I. Samurai
Overview: A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
Genres: Action Science Fiction War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-09-17
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Wasao
2011-03-05
Wasao
Overview: Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town. She names the dog Wasao and showers it with affection, but Wasao at that time doesn't take to Setsuko.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-03-05
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Fan of Hong Kong star
2002-09-04
Fan of Hong Kong star
Overview: The protagonist is a woman (Hiroko Yakushimaru) who is a sales manager at the Japanese branch of a famous French shoe brand. The protagonist is obsessed with a Hong Kong singer called Eakin Cheng and frequently goes to Hong Kong. However, she herself has an ambition to change the company's marketing policy (and if she can't change it, she will launch a new brand herself), so she goes to Hong Kong to plan this and that. However, this comes to light, and as it goes against the wishes of the head office, a feud is brewing between the two.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-09-04
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Be yourself
2008-11-24
Be yourself
Overview: Yasushi and Yuka, who have both lost their spouses in the past, are brought together by fate and lead a happy life together, blessed with two children. Then one day, their new house, which the couple had painstakingly built together, catches fire due to Yuka's carelessness. Fortunately, no one in the family is seriously injured and Yasushi is relieved, but the shock of the fire causes Yuka to suffer from a neurological disorder called dissociative amnesia, and she is unable to remember even her own name. The doctor tells her that there is no clear cure in modern medicine, which shocks Yasushi, but she accepts Yuka in her current state and decides to walk with her again.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-11-24
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Kizuna no Pedal
2019-08-24
Kizuna no Pedal
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-08-24
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Tonbi
2022-04-08
Tonbi
Overview: Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-04-08
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Hoshi Kikou
1987-01-01
Hoshi Kikou
Overview: Hiroko Yakushimaru live performance 1987
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Heart's Delivery
1990-01-01
Heart's Delivery
Overview: 1990 Concert
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Twinkle
1992-10-24
Twinkle
Overview: Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student. The film is less a realistic exploration of gay life than a fairy tale of three young Japanese trying to construct an alternative to the sexual and familial roles given to them by a society turning increasingly emotionally barren.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-24
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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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The Lakeside Murder Case
2004-01-22
The Lakeside Murder Case
Overview: Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance exam with the help of a private tutor. One night, one of the wives confesses to her husband that she has killed his mistress.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-22
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A Good Husband
2009-10-14
A Good Husband
Overview: The heart wrenching love story between a married couple. The jobless husband cheats on his wife and has no love for her. The wife wants to go on a trip to get pregnant.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-14
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Arigatou
2006-11-25
Arigatou
Overview: In the early morning of January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, and Tadao Furuichi (Hidekazu Akai), who was running a camera store in Kobe City, lost his friends, his house, and his property. Tadao is busy volunteering for the reconstruction of the town, and one day he comes across his own golf bag that survived the earthquake. Feeling a miracle, Tadao decides to challenge the professional golf test before he turns 60.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-25
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READY! LADY
1989-11-18
READY! LADY
Overview: Ryoko, a free-spirited 23-year-old woman, quits her job after being caught having an affair with a co-worker and finds herself on the street. She comes to Tokyo, relying on her aunt Moeko, a career woman who works as a manager at a major city bank. The two, who have completely different personalities, quarrel constantly whenever they see each other.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-11-18
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The Tragedy of “W”
1984-12-15
The Tragedy of “W”
Overview: A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-12-15
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Main Theme
1984-07-14
Main Theme
Overview: A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-07-14
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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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Tasmania Story
1990-06-21
Tasmania Story
Overview: Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by the island's immense natural beauty, and he is conscience-bound to oppose his former employer's ecologically unsound practices. He is also estranged from his grown son, who still resides in Japan. When his son comes to Tasmania for a visit, he must face the challenge of renewing their relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-06-21
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Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
2015-07-04
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
Overview: Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima is an upcoming Japanese animated family adventure film inspired by Arabian Nights. The film is produced by Nippon Animation and Shirogumi, directed by Shinpei Miyashita and written by Kaeko Hayafune.
Genres: Action Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-07-04
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1 Litre Of Tears SP
2007-04-05
1 Litre Of Tears SP
Overview: The Story of the 1 Litre of Tears special takes place after the events in the main drama. The Special takes the view of Asou Haruto who is remembering life the way it used to be before the events of the last episode of the series.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-04-05
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Amachan
2013-04-01
Amachan
Overview: Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-01
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Nadeshiko Tai
2008-09-20
Nadeshiko Tai
Overview: The story is set in Chiran, Kagoshima, the site of a secret base used to launch kamikaze missions during the war. At the time, a group of young girls known as the Nadeshiko Tai were gathered to help out at the base. The drama will be part documentary and it is based on the experiences of 78-year-old Shoko Nagasaki, a survivor of the Nadeshiko Tai.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-20
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Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
2010-09-05
Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-09-05
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Last Mile
2024-08-23
Last Mile
Overview: On the night before ‘Black Friday,’ which is the one of the busiest commerce days, a cardboard box, that is delivered from the world's largest shopping site, explodes. Soon after, a series of mysterious explosion cases occurs. The entire nation becomes terrorized by the shocking events. Funado Erena has just began to work as the center director for a large distribution warehouse that covers three-quarters of the Kanto area. Erena must gain control over this unprecedented situation with team manager Nashimoto Ko.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-23
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Aka Medaka
2015-12-28
Aka Medaka
Overview: One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular “rakugoka”, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was inspired as a little boy to become a rakugoka after seeing the legendary Danshi. He had found his calling. After his resistant parents relented to their son’s pleas, Danshun at age 17 became an apprentice of Danshi, the man dubbed a “wunderkind” and “genius” of the rakugo world. He soon realized however how hard the training was, and embarked upon a rigorous existence in which he had to deliver newspapers to earn a living. Living with hardship and joys, Danshun and his fellow apprentices would eventually rise in the rakugo world. A resplendent cast comes together to depict the rough and tumble world of a man who loved rakugo above all else and was destined to fulfill a dream.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-12-28
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Fuji Family
2016-01-02
Fuji Family
Overview: At the foot of Mt Fuji, there is a small old-fashioned shop ‘Fuji Family’ that is a convenience store in name only. It is run by three sisters who are known in the neighbourhood as beauties. Oguni Takako is the dependable eldest sister who supported the family in place of their parents when they died young and is the breadwinner who works at a department store. Uninhibited second sister Nasumi is the complete opposite of Takako in personality and lifestyle.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-02
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Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012-01-21
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
Overview: The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-01-21
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Blue Period
2024-08-09
Blue Period
Overview: Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately… a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst—and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be!
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-09
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The Homeless Student 2
2009-04-12
The Homeless Student 2
Overview: Sequel to the 2008 film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-04-12
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Let's Go to the Hospital
1990-04-07
Let's Go to the Hospital
Overview: When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip rock-paper-scissors with some guy clad only in a pair of boxer shorts and Mickey Mouse ears, he is less than happy. When the stranger tries to make a run for it, a fight ensues between the two men, and they accidentally tumble down several flights of a concrete stairwell. One hurried ambulance ride later, the copywriter finds himself in a private teaching hospital equipped with the latest gleaming gizmos. Meanwhile, a young internist (Hiroko Yakushimaru) girds herself for her first emergency room case -- the battered copywriter. After giving a curt bow and a nervous "Good Evening," she accidentally jams a syringe into his bloody wound. Soon the absurdity of their situation, along with their medical misery, binds the two men and their blundering nurse together.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-04-07
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School in the Crosshairs
1981-07-11
School in the Crosshairs
Overview: Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. But behind it all is a mysterious force that will put Yuka's powers to the ultimate test!
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-07-11
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Like a Savage
1985-12-14
Like a Savage
Overview: Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-12-14
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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 8-Year Engagement
2017-12-16
The 8-Year Engagement
Overview: Hisashi and Mai are a happy couple in their 20s who are engaged to be married. But three months before their wedding, Mai becomes seriously ill. Her heart stops momentarily, and she falls into a deep coma. Hisashi visits Mai at the hospital every day before work. With no idea if or when she will ever awake, Mai’s parents encourage Hisashi to find someone else, but he refuses to give up and continues to pray for her recovery. As if his prayers are answered, Mai begins to regain consciousness several years later, and even utters a few words. But tragically, she has suffered brain damage and has no memory of Hisashi.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-16
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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017-12-09
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Overview: Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.
Genres: Mystery Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-09
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Downtown Heroes
1988-08-06
Downtown Heroes
Overview: The adventures and tribulations of a group of students during the years following the II World War.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-08-06
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Cafe Funiculi Funicula
2018-09-21
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
Overview: Kazu works at "Funiculi Funicula" cafe. There is a mysterious rumour that if a customer takes a specific seat at the cafe, that customer can travel back to a time of their choice.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
2006-10-28
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Overview: After terminally ill Bussan finally passes away he misses hanging out with his still living friends and decides to return to Kisarazu. In his ghost form however only his most trusted friends can see him, and his meddling in the lives of the living results in the return of Ozzy and a long dead team of American baseball players who drowned off the shores of Kisarazu. It's down to Bussan and the Cats to save the day and restore the town to order, but can Bussan bring himself to say bye-bye once and for all?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-28
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
2003-11-01
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Overview: When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called Kisarazu Cat's Eye. Their funny adventures range from playing gigs to solving a mystery surrounding counterfeit money, but Bussan's impending death is never far away.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-01
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Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
2017-01-03
Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
Overview: here is a small old-fashioned shop called ‘Fuji Family’ at the foot of Mt Fuji that is a convenience store in name only. It is run by three sisters who are known for their beauty. Dependable Oguni Takako (Yakushimaru Hiroko) is the eldest sister, free-spirited Nasumi (Koizumi Kyoko), the second sister, is the complete opposite of Takako in both personality and lifestyle, and tactful Tsukimi (Mimura) is the youngest sister. Although Nasumi lived and got married in Tokyo, she abruptly came back with her husband Kinoshita Hideo (Yoshioka Hidetaka), but died suddenly of illness eight years ago. Takako finally wed Haruta Masao (Takahashi Katsumi), with whom she has had an enduring but difficult relationship, this year. The newlyweds now live in an apartment nearby but Takako constantly comes to ‘Fuji Family’.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-03
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The Stork Nest
2013-11-25
The Stork Nest
Overview: A small clinic in Kumamoto Prefecture begins accepting anonymous drop-offs of unwanted newborn babies at a residential building. The name of the controversial new program is "Stork Nest."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-11-25
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Nurse Call
1993-01-30
Nurse Call
Overview: A drama about a nurse starring Hiroko Yakushimaru
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-30
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Toward the Terra
1980-04-26
Toward the Terra
Overview: A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.
Genres: Animation Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-04-26
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Sing Salmon Sing
2008-04-05
Sing Salmon Sing
Overview: High school student Kasumi Ogino is a member of the school choir and after years of praise for her singing voice thinks she is the absolute bee’s knees. When the object of her desires, classmate and photographer Junichi Makimura, asks Kasumi is he can photograph her singing she accepts, thinking this means she is beautiful as well. However the end result is a comical shot of Kasumi with her mouth wide open, which Makimura likes to a hungry salmon! Distraught by the ensuing humiliation, Kasumi quits the choir, until she is encouraged to return by an unlikely counsel - the brutish leader of thuggish rival all male choir, Hiroshi Gondo.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-04-05
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Yuriko's Picture Book
2016-07-30
Yuriko's Picture Book
Overview: Onodera Yuriko sets off for Sweden where her husband, Major General Onodera Makoto, is stationed as a military attache in Stockholm during World War II. Called the "god of intelligence", Makoto is an intelligence officer of the Russian service of the Japanese Army General Staff. Fluent in Russian and German and trusted by the spies of many countries because of his integrity, his office would eventually become the most important Japanese intelligence post in Europe. From the day of her arrival in Stockholm, Yuriko helps her husband's intelligence activities. She encrypts the highly classified information obtained by Makoto and sends it in coded telegrams to the General Staff Headquarters in Japan every day. Husband and wife have jointly undertaken this intelligence work for confidentiality.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-30
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Cabaret
1986-04-26
Cabaret
Overview: A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.
Genres: Drama Crime Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-04-26
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I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
2012-08-25
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
Overview: (I will Soar to the Skies in my Wheelchair ) Hasebe Yasuyuki is living his life carelessly alone in his apartment, until one day, he jumps from the top of a building escaping a street gang and injures his spinal cord. And the doctor tells him that he can't walk anymore. His mother, Haruko, hurries to the hospital for her son, however Yasuyuki is on bad terms with her, so he asks her to leave him alone. There he meets an ill kid in the hospital named Ishii Daisuke who is living his life positively, and the store staff Katou Kumi, who always smiles even though she had a sad past. He gains confidence and decides to start his rehabilitation. After Yasuyuki is discharged from the hospital, he starts relying on everybody everywhere, so he falls into despair and starts thinking of committing suicide seeing no future for himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-08-25
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Aogeba Tôtoshi
2006-01-21
Aogeba Tôtoshi
Overview: Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who has decided to spend his final days in the family home. As the story progresses, Koichi finds unexpected solace from his grief by letting his troubled student visit and meet with his father in the hopes that he will understand the meaning of life and death.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-01-21
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2005-03-19
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Overview: One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-03-19
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Riverside Mukolitta
2021-11-03
Riverside Mukolitta
Overview: Ex-con Takeshi Yamada eludes his past by relocating to a quaint rural village in the Hokuriku region. There, he begins to work at a small factory which makes shiokara (salted fish paste). Through the efforts of his boss, Takeshi moves into a nearby, dilapidated apartment complex. One afternoon, Takeshi’s vociferously eccentric neighbor Kozo Shimada barges into Takesh’s unit and demands a bath in Takeshi’s personal lavatory. With the metaphorical ice broken, Takeshi eventually emerges from his shell and warms to a friendship with Kozo and the other residents.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-11-03
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薬師丸ひろ子 35th Anniversary Best Songs 1981-2017 ～Live in 春日大社～
薬師丸ひろ子 35th Anniversary Best Songs 1981-2017 ～Live in 春日大社～
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Original Language: ja
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薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～
2023-03-23
薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-03-23
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