Kayoko Kishimoto
Biography: Japanese actress. Best known for her collaboration with director Takeshi Kitano. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Takeshi Kitano film Kikujiro.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 29, 1960
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Dolls
2002-10-12
Dolls
Overview: Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to his boss' daughter.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-12
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Kikujiro
1999-06-05
Kikujiro
Overview: Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-06-05
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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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Karaoke Terror
2003-11-08
Karaoke Terror
Overview: One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and kill the killer and it escalates!
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-08
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Princess in an Iron Helmet
2006-02-04
Princess in an Iron Helmet
Overview: Tamako is 20 years old, lives at home with her mother (Kishimoto Kayoko) and teenaged brother, and simply refuses to grow up. Ever since her father left the family, she's stopped trusting people, and now lounges around in her own small, claustrophobic world. Wearing an iron helmet whenever she steps outside, she ventures only to her mom's beauty salon, the mechanic shop, and the bakery - the source of her greatest joy in life, sweet buns. Her world is static, insular, and safe, and there's no need to change - that is until her cat runs away, the bakery closes, and her mom falls in love with another man.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-02-04
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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
2016-07-03
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
Overview: Kojiro Himuro is a champion figure skater taking part in an upcoming world competition. Yet, he is suffering from a complicated CTEPH (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension). Kantaro Kurosu is the director of the Cross Medical Center. He asks Michiko Daimon to perform surgery on Kojiro, but, right before his surgery, she is deprived of “the most important weapon as a surgeon.”
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-03
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Maison Ikkoku
2007-05-12
Maison Ikkoku
Overview: Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-05-12
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Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
2008-07-25
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
Overview: In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-25
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Oshin
2013-10-12
Oshin
Overview: A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family, because of her own family's financial condition. Nevertheless, the young girl lives strongly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-10-12
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Teacher Gappa
2016-09-23
Teacher Gappa
Overview: Twenty-four-year-old country bumpkin Aiko is a new teacher who has arrived at a new town and a new primary school. When nervous she blurts out her local dialect. This seals her nickname and reputation. Nonetheless, she is determined and strives to do her best for her students. She is an inspiration soon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Lying to Mom
2018-11-16
Lying to Mom
Overview: Suzuki Koichi, a 30-something hikikomori shut-in, allows his mother to dotingly tend to his needs. When she discovers that Koichi has killed himself, the shock is so great she loses consciousness and her memory of that day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-11-16
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Takeshis'
2005-09-02
Takeshis'
Overview: Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-09-02
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O-higara mo yoku, go-shusho sama
1996-02-24
O-higara mo yoku, go-shusho sama
Overview: While Kazuo Tanaka eagerly practices his greetings for the big wedding the next day, his first as a matchmaker, his second daughter Hitomi prepares for her travels with her secret lover. The eldest daughter Reiko, nine months pregnant, has left her cheating husband to enter a frenzied Tanaka household. On the wedding day, Kazuo learns his father has passed away. Afraid of ruining the wedding, he asks Reiko and Hitomi to deal with the crisis. Rushing home after the ceremony, Kazuo and Kanako are faced with various problems.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-24
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Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007-06-02
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Overview: Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-02
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Time Never Stops
2014-02-22
Time Never Stops
Overview: A family that was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011, and a family that escaped the disaster. The film depicts the collapse and rebirth of two families whose children were supposed to marry each other. A moving drama written by Yamada Taichi and starring Nakai Kiichi, Kuroki Meisa and Kamiki Ryunosuke.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-02-22
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When Winter Comes
1985-03-30
When Winter Comes
Overview: An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his deathbed and develops a faint affection for an elegant old woman, but the purpose of his journey is actually to find a place to die. He gives a large sum of money to a young couple, who are poor but have a dream for the future, and tries to throw himself into the sea. The movie depicts the loneliness of an old man who has lost his wife.
Genres: TV Movie Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-03-30
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Teacher and Stray Cat
2015-01-28
Teacher and Stray Cat
Overview: Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to be visiting the altar Kyoichi has set up for his deceased wife. While uncomfortable with the cat and its visits, he nonetheless takes up a search when Mii goes missing. The endeavour connects him with the town's folk and reveals that he is not alone.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-01-28
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Izakaya Moheji 2
2013-08-05
Izakaya Moheji 2
Overview: A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The proprietor of Izakaya Moheji is Heiji. It is a place where regulars and strangers alike can find comfort and comfort food.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-05
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Izakaya Moheji 3
2014-08-04
Izakaya Moheji 3
Overview: A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The proprietor of Izakaya Moheji is Heiji. It is a place where regulars and strangers alike can find comfort and comfort food.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-08-04
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Izakaya Moheji 4
2015-06-08
Izakaya Moheji 4
Overview: A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The proprietor of Izakaya Moheji is Heiji. It is a place where regulars and strangers alike can find comfort and comfort food.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-08
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Tora-san's Promise
1981-12-28
Tora-san's Promise
Overview: Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-28
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MOROCCO 2: The Return of the Yokohama Follies
1996-05-04
MOROCCO 2: The Return of the Yokohama Follies
Overview: Tatsu's life seemed to be smooth sailing, as he was blessed by his friends, married Fujieda, and made peace with the yakuza. However, the days when the yakuza were free to run amok were coming to an end. Tatsu was sent to prison for a dispute over a bottle of hiropon, and during his two years in prison, his former gang mates became Inayama-gumi disciples.... I can't stand under the wind of others! Tatsu mutters in anger...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-04
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MOROCCO: The Story of the Yokohama Follies
1996-05-04
MOROCCO: The Story of the Yokohama Follies
Overview: A group of cool guys strolling through the streets of Yokohama. They are Tatsu of Morocco and the gang led by Tatsu. They are not the slightest bit miserable about being a defeated country, and they are on equal footing with the white soldiers, taking supplies from the Occupation Forces, taking money from people, and even embracing the police to raise their spirits. Tatsu was one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Yokohama Regiment, and his free and unrestrained way of life attracted a steady stream of young men who took advantage of the postwar turmoil to join him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-04
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Shin Salaryman Senka
1997-11-22
Shin Salaryman Senka
Overview: Based on the long running manga by Sadao Shouji.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-11-22
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Island of the Evil Spirits
1981-10-03
Island of the Evil Spirits
Overview: Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-10-03
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Sky Cannot Be This Blue
1993-02-20
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
Overview: Kantarou Kobayashi is an ordinary businessman who has multiple troubles on hand. He's been having an affair with a woman working in the same company, but she does lots of eccentric things. His wife has no interrest in anything but her plan to build a new apartment where their old house is. His son suffers skin eruptions. His mother appears to have senile dementia.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-02-20
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Secret
1999-09-15
Secret
Overview: A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-09-15
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Freezing Point
2006-11-25
Freezing Point
Overview: The young daughter of Keizo Tsujiguchi, a respected physician who runs his own hospital, is found murdered. Keizo secretly blames his wife Natsue because he suspects her of having an affair with his colleague Murai, and having been too distracted to keep proper watch over the child. Being a proud man, he does not accuse her directly, but concocts, instead, a twisted revenge against her. Pretending it is to comfort his devastated wife, Keizo arranges for them to adopt a baby girl. What he hasn't told Natsue, is that the baby is the orphaned daughter of the murderer, a tragic day-laborer who has hanged himself while in police custody. He plans to reveal the child's origins after Natsue has given her heart to the child-- when it will cause the greatest possible hurt.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-25
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Izakaya Moheji 5
2016-06-27
Izakaya Moheji 5
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-06-27
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Hanayome
2012-01-02
Hanayome
Overview: Chiyo, a 59 year old mother of 4, had lost her husband seven years ago. She will soon lose her home so she is offered by her eldest son, Ryoichi to live with him and his family. But her children are disappointed to hear that Chiyo has decided to become a live-in housekeeper. Then her eldest daughter Setsuko announced that Chiyo has had an offer of marriage. It is from the widower Kurosaki who had been a friend to Chiyo's deceased husband. Kurosaki runs a small company and has no children but has enough life savings. However, second daughter Tomoe, and youngest child, Yoko, are opposed to it. The siblings begin to argue. Meanwhile, Kurosaki tells his sister Namiko that he has decided to remarry. She is furious because he refuses to tell her anything about Chiyo. Thus, she takes it upon herself to find out about Chiyo and soon has a confrontation with her. Around that time, Kurosaki’s company is about to go bankrupt...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-01-02
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Izakaya Moheji 6
2017-08-28
Izakaya Moheji 6
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-08-28
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Fireworks
1997-10-30
Fireworks
Overview: Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-30
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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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When Will You Return?
2017-06-24
When Will You Return?
Overview: Tomoko Ashimura types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but Tomoko Ashimura succumbs to a disease. On behalf of Tomoko Ashimura, her grandchild Osamu collects Tomoko’s memoirs. He learns about the love between his grandparents for the past 50 years and the difficult life they faced during and after the Pacific War.
Genres: Drama Family Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-06-24
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Farewell for Today
2013-08-24
Farewell for Today
Overview: Kouta Fujioka is a 29-year old man who has a good family, including his father who always supports him, his mother who enjoys cooking, and his older sister with her bright personality. He also has a girlfriend named Etsuko Tanebe. Kouta wants people to eat delicious foods made by him and begins a job as an apprentice chef at a restaurant. One day, Kouta suddenly passes out and is sent to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, completely changing his life. Given three months left to live, Kouta makes up his mind, with the support of his family and those he meets at the hospital, to accept his fate and "face a proper death".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-08-24
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Citizen Kitano
2020-10-16
Citizen Kitano
Overview: Takeshi Kitano is an international icon. We know the actor, the multi-award-winning filmmaker, but many ignore his double personality: the crazy TV star, the street kid from Tokyo close to the Yakuza, and the political satirist who blasted taboos! Can we dream of a better guide to introduce us to the cultural history of Japan?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-10-16
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One in a hundred thousand
2012-12-15
One in a hundred thousand
Overview: Tamura Masakazu plays Shohei Yamauchi, a freelance reporter obsessed with finding out the truth about a traffic accident in which his beloved daughter died. Judging by the photo of the accident, which appeared in the news described by photojournalists as "one coincidence in a hundred thousand", and the survivor's testimony that "I saw a red fireball" immediately before the accident, the circumstances of the accident are questionable. The film is based on a late masterpiece by Seicho Matsumoto.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-12-15
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Star Watching Dog
2011-06-10
Star Watching Dog
Overview: An abandoned car is discovered near a camping ground and inside it is the body of an identified middle-aged man and a dog who seems to have died months later. This is the story of the life of the loving and faithful dog and his owner told from the dog's point of view. City hall employee Kyousuke Okutsu is assigned to uncover the man's identity for a proper funeral. As he investigates the situation, he remembers his late family and his own dog's unfailing loyalty.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-06-10
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The Mother Returns? AI's Will
2019-01-05
The Mother Returns? AI's Will
Overview: Naoto wants to end his relationship with his stepfather Seiji legally. With this purpose in mind, he visits Seiji’s home for the first time in a long while. He hasn’t been there since his mother Yuri passed away. At his stepfather’s home, Seiji hands Naoto a cellphone. Suddenly, Naoto hears his mom’s voice on the cellphone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-01-05
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Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe
1979-08-11
Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe
Overview: Eriko Miura, who works at a western goods store in Kobe, dreams of marrying Dracula. At the same time, a man and a woman are killed one after another in the middle of the night in the city of Kobe...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-08-11
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