Ikkei Watanabe
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 27, 1962
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Strawberry Night
2010-11-13
Strawberry Night
Overview: Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi) is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has risen fast through the ranks with hard work. Reiko than becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night" due to the mysterious use of those words surrounding the case.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-11-13
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花実のない森
2017-03-29
花実のない森
Overview:
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-29
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Ikiru
2007-09-09
Ikiru
Overview: In a Post-War Tokyo, when the bureaucratic chief of department of the City Hall Kanji Watanabe finds that he has a terminal cancer, he decides to intensively live his last months of life. While dying, he finds the meaning of life, and fights for the construction of a playground in a poor zone of the city and the legacy of his existence.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-09
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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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Beef tongue set meal with seafood bowl of Onagawa in Sendai
2016-08-03
Beef tongue set meal with seafood bowl of Onagawa in Sendai
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-08-03
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Single Blue
1999-04-05
Single Blue
Overview: Single Blue
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-04-05
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Suspect X
2008-10-04
Suspect X
Overview: A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-10-04
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Winny
2023-03-10
Winny
Overview: In the early days of the Internet, a case arises from an innovative software and the developer is falsely arrested by the police. This film is based on the true story of the men who fought against the authorities to protect the future and the rights of engineers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-03-10
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
2006-10-02
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
Overview: ***Kyouko-san (Miss Kyouko) A young therapist at a hospital investigates when a spirit appears and kills people who say "Kyouko-san, Kyouko-san, please make me pretty" to the bathroom mirror. ***Buchou OL (Manager-OL) [office lady] An OL and her boss switch bodies. ***Kinou Kouen (Yesterday at the park) Domoto Koichi plays a man who loses his friend due to a freak accident. He then finds that through a time slip, he can return to the previous day and save his friend. ***Neko ga Ongaeshi (Cat Repays a Favor) Kashiwagi Emi (Uchiyama Rina) is unable to get over her grandmother's death. Her cat Kuro decides he will cure her loneliness. ***Kazoku Kaigi (Family Meeting) A family of three meet with a car accident, but strangely wake up in their home the next morning. They are then told that they have to sacrifice one of them so two may live.
Genres: TV Movie Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-02
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Kindaichi Kosuke vs Akechi Kogoro Again
2014-09-29
Kindaichi Kosuke vs Akechi Kogoro Again
Overview: Ryujo Hoshiko (Goriki Ayame) comes to detective Kindaichi Kosuke’s (Yamashita Tomohisa) office with a request. She would like him to investigate an attempt to poison her father, Baron Ryujo Kiyohisa (Tsukayama Masane).
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-09-29
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ママが料理をつくる理由
2007-03-03
ママが料理をつくる理由
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-03-03
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志村けんとドリフの大爆笑物語
2021-12-27
志村けんとドリフの大爆笑物語
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-12-27
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天国のダイスケへ〜箱根駅伝が結んだ絆〜
2003-01-02
天国のダイスケへ〜箱根駅伝が結んだ絆〜
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-01-02
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London no Yamamoto Isoroku
2021-12-30
London no Yamamoto Isoroku
Overview: In 1934 (Showa 9), Maj. Gen. Yamamoto Isoroku was ordered to be the chief representative of the preliminary negotiations for the Disarmament Conference to be held in London. If negotiations break down and Japan becomes isolated from the international community, the gap with Britain and the United States will deepen, and it may eventually become a war. Knowing the mighty national power of the United States and thinking that war should be avoided, Yamamoto is forced to make a tough decision with the speculation of senior military personnel who want to withdraw from the disarmament system and hope for a path to arms race. Under such circumstances, Yamamoto comes up with a secret plan!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-12-30
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Love & Pop
1998-01-10
Love & Pop
Overview: Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-10
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D-river
2022-02-05
D-river
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-02-05
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Innocent Seven
2005-08-13
Innocent Seven
Overview: Seven families are aboard a bus towards a field camp for their vacation. At this camp, it becomes clear that this is not a common trip. The parents are of the kind that abused their children or were visited by children's services, and at the camp they are offered to sell their children for a large sum of money, because there were customers that needed healthy internal organs.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-08-13
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Castle Under Fiery Skies
2009-09-12
Castle Under Fiery Skies
Overview: The year is 1575 in feudal Japan. Oda Nobunaga's (Kippei Shiina) forces defeat Takeda Katsuyori, when Nagashino Castle was besieged during the Battle of Nagashino. The next year Oda Nobunada decides to build a lavish new castle symbolizing his unification of various factions. The castle named Azuchi Castle will be built near water and high enough to be seen from the capital city of Kyoto. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's novel of the same name received the 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize for Excellent Art Direction.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-09-12
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Galileo: Forbidden Sorcery
2022-09-17
Galileo: Forbidden Sorcery
Overview: Four years before Silent Parade (2022), Yukawa and Kusanagi investigate the murder of a writer after a video found in his possession piques Yukawa's interest.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-09-17
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Ten Count
1992-11-20
Ten Count
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-11-20
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Door To Door
2009-05-29
Door To Door
Overview: Based on a true story about about a man who was told for many years that he was not employable, but threw all of his effort into working as a door-to-door salesman. Despite the pain attributed to his cerebral palsy, he walked eight to ten miles a day to meet his customers and achieved the highest sales for his company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-05-29
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Eiga Fushigi Dagashiya: Zenitendou - Tsuri Taiyaki
2020-08-14
Eiga Fushigi Dagashiya: Zenitendou - Tsuri Taiyaki
Overview: Adaptation of the first volume following an eight-year-old boy Keiji getting a mysterious snack that can make him fish taiyaki (japanese fish-shaped cake).
Genres: Animation Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-08-14
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Izakaya Choji
2020-03-28
Izakaya Choji
Overview:
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-03-28
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傷だらけの蝙蝠
1993-11-01
傷だらけの蝙蝠
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-11-01
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Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
2001-08-03
Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
Overview: Musashi is a 10 year old boy with big dreams. He wants to grow up to be an astronaut so he can fly through the stars and meet his hero Ultraman. His mother worries that Musashi daydreams too much, but his police officer father thinks a little bit of daydreaming never hurts anyone.
Genres: Adventure Family Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-08-03
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: The Three Games
2014-09-13
Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: The Three Games
Overview: A blackmail sent to the police containing a video showing the letters "VF" in flame. "VF" means to battle with the card game "Vanguard", in other words, to "fight". The criminal's demand is to call the strongest adult vanguard fighter, and to fight him against three games.
Genres: Drama Action Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-09-13
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SPEC: Close~Reincarnation
2013-11-29
SPEC: Close~Reincarnation
Overview: Mysteries are revealed like the words "Simple Plan," "Third Secret of Fatima" and also the mysterious white man which are all mentioned in the movie "SPEC: Heaven".
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-11-29
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SPEC: Close~Incarnation
2013-11-01
SPEC: Close~Incarnation
Overview: Mysteries are revealed like the words "Simple Plan," "Third Secret of Fatima" and also the mysterious white man which are all mentioned in the movie "SPEC: Heaven".
Genres: Crime Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-11-01
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Strawberry Night
2013-01-25
Strawberry Night
Overview: Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi) is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has risen fast through the ranks with hard work. Reiko than becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night" due to the mysterious use of those words surrounding the case ...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-25
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Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment
1994-12-21
Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-12-21
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Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment II
1995-06-21
Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment II
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-06-21
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HESOMORI -ヘソモリ-
2011-05-22
HESOMORI -ヘソモリ-
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Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-05-22
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Chime
2024-08-02
Chime
Overview: A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-02
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Eiga Oshiri Tantei Saraba Itoshiki Aibō (Oshiri) yo
2024-03-20
Eiga Oshiri Tantei Saraba Itoshiki Aibō (Oshiri) yo
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Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-03-20
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Gymnasium Baby
2008-05-10
Gymnasium Baby
Overview: Jun, the ace in his swimming team, lost against his rival, Naoki, at the summer college tournament. But since then there is a special feeling between them...
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-05-10
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Marriage Counselor
2023-01-13
Marriage Counselor
Overview: "Marriage Counselor" is about an employee of a major real estate company who used to be a top salesman, but has become an annoying "Showa-era old man" because he can't keep up with the times. A story that struggles while causing trouble.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-01-13
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Kirisaki Jack no Kokuhaku
2015-04-18
Kirisaki Jack no Kokuhaku
Overview: The body of a young woman is discovered in a park in Tokyo with all her organs removed. The case is assigned to Detective Inukai, a usually cool and unemotional detective known for seeing through the lies of others. But Inukai has a young daughter in need of a kidney transplant, so when the first crime is followed by two similar crimes, Inukai is caught between his roles as a detective and a father.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-18
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Last Night Rewind
2017-11-04
Last Night Rewind
Overview: Small miracles take place within three families. These different stories revolve around a false kidnapping, a pious child and a forsaken dream. Based on a stage production by Saijo Mitsutoshi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-11-04
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Before the Vigil
2013-01-15
Before the Vigil
Overview: Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves her and is a devoted husband. Tsuya is then diagnosed with a cancer and later goes into a coma. Matsuoi then thinks of his wife's lovers. Matsui goes to those men and informs them of Tatsuya's condition. The other women in the lives of those men are shocked and begin to re-examine their views of their men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-15
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Persona
2000-08-05
Persona
Overview: Into the bully-infested home room class struts a fearless, ceramic-masked student. Squarely confronting a gang of ruffians, it is soon discovered that behind the mask is none other than Danta, an otherwise weakling student who has heretofore been picked on relentlessly by these same bullies. Donned with his mask, however, Danta exhibits a totally other personality, lacking fear and intimidation. The other students, looking on, soon experiment with the power of masks and find to their glee that behind a facade of anonymity, they experience an overwhelming power to act without the confines of self-consciousness.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-08-05
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A Tender Place
2001-07-14
A Tender Place
Overview: Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-07-14
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Liar Game: Reborn
2012-03-03
Liar Game: Reborn
Overview: To exact revenge, the Liar Game office is revived. The target is only one person: Shin'ichi Akiyama. Because of new heroine Shinomiya, Shin'ichi, who kept refusing to take part in the game, finds himself in the game. Along with Akiyama, there's 19 other players competing for the prize of two billion yen. Omega, who revived the game, plays the game at the Liar Game office with Alice. Alice sets up the game, chooses the players, and sets the traps.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-03-03
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Liar Game: The Final Stage
2010-03-06
Liar Game: The Final Stage
Overview: In Liar game: Final Stage, Players are encouraged to trust each other to win the tournament. However, a mysterious player named X is secretly plotting to sabotage everyone of their chances to win the LGT.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-03-06
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Les Cuisiniers of Chime
2024-06-14
Les Cuisiniers of Chime
Overview: Documentary on the creation of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's film "Chime"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-06-14
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Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 3
2003-06-27
Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 3
Overview: "GHOST HOUSE" Cast: Jinpachi Nezu ("Castle of the Owls", "Red Shadow"), Natsuo Ishido, Masako Izumi Synopsis: A young girl is forbidden by her parents to marry and decides to elope. "WHISPERS" Cast: Ryuji Harada ("Ka-chan", "Firefly"), Eisuke Tsunoda, Kimi Mizuhashi SynopsisTakuya (Ryuji Harada), a broadcast journalist, is asked by a program director to investigate a strange tree that is located in the area where he was brought up. "WORLD OF INIFINITY" Cast: Ikkei Watanabe ("Muscle Heat", "Gamera 3"), Yumi Aso ("Bond", "Last Scene") Synopsis: For 20 years, Takei (Ikkei Watanabe) devoted his life to his company and family. Using his weak heart as an excuse, he avoided involvement in social activities.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-06-27
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Prison Break
2017-04-12
Prison Break
Overview: One late night in June 1942, Sakuma Seitaro dangles from the frame of a skylight in an isolation cell in Akita Prison. He forces open the glass window and breaks out of jail. This crime even reaches the ears of Urata Susumu, the chief warden of Kosuge Prison in Tokyo. Urata had been in charge of those sentenced to life in the prison until last year. Although Sakuma is a dangerous person who had also broken out of jail in Aomori, he submits to Urata who is the only person who had treated him kindly in the past. However, three months after escaping from jail, Sakuma shows up at Urata’s house. He has come to complain about the inhumane Akita prison officers. But he is locked up again after Urata notifies the police during an unguarded moment. A year later, Sakuma is sent to Abashiri Prison and Urata is also ordered to transfer as the prison’s chief warden.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-04-12
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I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
2012-01-03
I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
Overview: Ohno plays the role of Tarui Shotaro, an ordinary guy who dreamed of becoming a hero when he was a child, but now gets by as a part-time worker. The unexpected story unfolds when one day, the daughter of a yakuza boss asks him to plan a make-believe kidnapping. Sato Ryuta plays Shotaro's co-worker who helps him with the kidnapping. Kanjiya Shihori plays Satsuki, the eldest daughter of the Hanazono yakuza clan, while Narimiya Hiroki plays Satsuki's college senpai who joined the Hanazono clan after graduation. Takahashi Katsumi plays the head of a rival organization who has fallen in love with Satsuki. Kitaoji Kinya plays Satsuki's father and the head of the Hanazono clan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-01-03
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Nobunaga's Coffin
2006-11-05
Nobunaga's Coffin
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-05
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Classmates
2008-05-10
Classmates
Overview: A romance occurs via email, between Jun Shibahara, the ace in his swimming team, and an ill girl.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-05-10
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Pro Bono
2014-12-07
Pro Bono
Overview: A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s busy schedule and other priorities, he refuses to take the case. Lacking a proper defense, Kiriko’s brother is eventually convicted of murder, and dies in prison. From that point on, Kiriko is determined to take revenge against Otuska.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-12-07
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COLOR? - THE Jailbreak Survival
2016-07-09
COLOR? - THE Jailbreak Survival
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-09
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Crepe
1993-10-09
Crepe
Overview: Based on the story of the same name by Shizuka Ijûin. Ran as a double feature with Chibusa (1993).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-10-09
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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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Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30
2016-04-11
Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30
Overview: A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-11
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Muscle Heat
2002-10-25
Muscle Heat
Overview: In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-25
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Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31
2016-12-12
Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31
Overview:
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-12-12
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Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29
2015-07-20
Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-07-20
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Anthropologist Kumiko Misaki Murder Exam 6
2016-06-11
Anthropologist Kumiko Misaki Murder Exam 6
Overview: Restaurant owner Kenji Nagata has been stabbed to death. When the police begin an investigation, a bag of human bones is discovered in Nagata's car and Detective Kajikawa asks anthropologist Kumiko Misaki to perform an examination. She discovers that the deceased was a man in his mid-twenties and that he died more than 15 years ago. Meanwhile, suspicion for Nagata's murder falls on his apprentice chef Ryohei Miyamura due to the murder weapon being a kitchen knife. Afterwards, Miyamura breaks into Kumiko's lab, but manages to escape...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-06-11
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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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Yūki
2006-08-26
Yūki
Overview: A drama about friendship that spans ages, this is based on a true story which chronicles the life of a man who died at the age of 23 after an illness that started with the partial collapse of his cranial bone, and a subsequent battle with seven types of incurable diseases.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-08-26
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Ninomiya Kinjirou
2019-06-01
Ninomiya Kinjirou
Overview: Ninomiya Kinjirou is a biopic follows the life of the eponymous character, an 18th century peasant boy who worked to rescue over 600 poor villages and hamlets from financial ruin by developing new economic policies.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-06-01
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His Bad Blood
2019-07-12
His Bad Blood
Overview: From a first feature director Koichiro Oyama who worked as an assistant director for Hideo Nakata's "Kaidan" (2007), the film is about a man with crime records living with his own son without knowing their real relationship. Starring Ikkei Watanabe "Suspect X", the film won Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival's Audience Award, whose last year's winner was a smash hit zombie film "One Cut of the Dead".
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-07-12
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Butt Detective the Movie
2019-04-26
Butt Detective the Movie
Overview:
Genres: Animation Family Mystery Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-04-26
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Kohaku no yume
2018-10-05
Kohaku no yume
Overview: a TV drama special based on the life of SUNTORY's founder Shinjiro Torii
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-10-05
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God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie
2013-06-28
God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie
Overview: Hitori Gekidan gets off a crew bus, assuming he will participate in a travel program. He overhears people in the monitoring room announce the beginning of the "24 Hour Kiss Pressure Game." He is then assaulted by attractive actresses pleading for a kiss as well as deadly mercenaries and zombies attempting to kidnap him. Soon he grasps his character and situation. He is Shogo Kawashima aka The Desert Reaper and he is on the run with Aoi Tsukasa (Aoi Tsukasa). For unknown reasons, the Red Shadow, who raised him, wants him back.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-06-28
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999-03-06
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Overview: With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-03-06
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Closet
2020-10-30
Closet
Overview: In Tokyo, lonely patrons pay to sleep ("soine") with someone. Massage, cuddle, sleep… for comfort and nothing more than the warm embrace of another. Tasuku, a young man fresh out of a relationship, starts a new job as one of the cuddlers. He's nervous and reticent, but soon finds himself with a procession of clients, male as well as female. In his unique position as their companion, he finds himself privy to the true selves they keep closeted. Tender performance and contemplative writing elevate an exploration of the human need for comfort and tenderness, while learning to be true to oneself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-10-30
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
2012-04-21
Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-04-21
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Mario
2018-12-17
Mario
Overview: It's the year 2023. The development of artificial intelligence has come a long way in recent years. When a policeman gets seriously injured and won't be able to recover his consciousness, a scientist decides to implant an artificial intelligence called "Mario" inside his brain. The final command for this newborn man: Be free. When he sets out on his little journey to understand the concept of being free, being human, he meets the 16 year-old son of the scientist who is about to take his own life... The two of them form a precious bond.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-12-17
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The Tragedy of W
2019-11-23
The Tragedy of W
Overview: The story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka.
Genres: Crime Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-23
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Miracle classroom
2014-06-28
Miracle classroom
Overview: Yanagi Shuji is terrible at being a monk, as he just wants to have fun all the time. His father is the Chief Monk of the Yagira Temple, and Shuji is expected to take over the role eventually.Unfortunately, Shuji is not only not cut out to be a monk, one day, he becomes deep in debt... 10 million yen's worth! In order to repay his loan, he decides to take on the job of teaching literature at a prep school. To be able to earn big bucks, he has to be a charismatic teacher, one that is popular with the students and be in demand all the time. To that end, Shuji decides to put on a bright yellow suit, and help his students learn through comedy and funny jokes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-06-28
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The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021-04-09
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
Overview: In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who get involved in misadventures while on set.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-09
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The Lone Ume Tree
2021-11-12
The Lone Ume Tree
Overview: An old house stands amongst newly built buildings, as if it has been left behind. Tamako, a popular fortune teller, has been living there alone with her son, Tadao, for years. Because he has intellectual disability and autism, their neighbors often complain about his unpredictable behaviors. One day, Tamako is informed that a room is available in a group home owned by a company that runs the community workshop Tadao works at. Residents there all have intellectual disability but are living together to be independent from their families. Tamako decides to let Tadao move into the group home, but the sudden change of environment confuses him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-11-12
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Darwin Goes!?
2024-08-20
Darwin Goes!?
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-20
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Galileo Zero
2008-10-08
Galileo Zero
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Genres: Drama Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-10-08
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Galileo XX
2013-06-22
Galileo XX
Overview: This is an episode of Galileo in name only, since this story focuses exclusively on Utsumi Koaru, played by Shibasaki Kou. The eccentric scientist makes a cameo appearance in one scene and the final scene is on the same day as episode one of the second series, but apart from that this drama has little to do with the rest of the Galileo canon.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-06-22
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劇場版エンドレスアフェア 終わりなき情事
2014-10-11
劇場版エンドレスアフェア 終わりなき情事
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-10-11
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警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－
2024-04-01
警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－
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Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-04-01
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黒の斜面
2016-01-24
黒の斜面
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Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-24
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Oda Nobunaga
1998-03-25
Oda Nobunaga
Overview: The show follows the early years of Japanese warlord hero Oda Nobunaga in the 16th century. As a young man Oda was not seen as the right heir to the Oda clan, but through a masterful political marriage arranged by his father, Oda Nobunaga not only gained influence, he also became the Daimyo who joined the three imperial counties to unite Japan.
Genres: TV Movie Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-03-25
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Magic Candies
2024-03-02
Magic Candies
Overview: The other kids never ask Dong-Dong to play, but he’s fine just playing marbles on his own. Until one day, he buys a bag of colorful candies and begins to discover new voices and perspectives.
Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-03-02
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