Fujio Tokita
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 30, 1937
Deathday: July 18, 2018
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Castle in the Sky
1986-08-02
Castle in the Sky
Overview: A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Animation Action Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-08-02
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The Eel
1997-05-12
The Eel
Overview: A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-05-12
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The Ballad of Narayama
1983-04-29
The Ballad of Narayama
Overview: In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-04-29
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970-01-15
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Overview: With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate. The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is both a spy for the shogunate, trying to find the gold, and in love with the merchant's unwilling mistress, Umeno. Ichi hires on as the merchant's masseur and buys Umeno's freedom with his employer's own money. This embarrasses Yojimbo who withdraws from a pact with Ichi to stir up trouble between father and son and their gangs. As the two sides fight, Ichi finds the gold and sets up a final set of confrontations.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-01-15
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No More Comics!
1986-03-24
No More Comics!
Overview: Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-03-24
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Seasonal Wind
1977-07-16
Seasonal Wind
Overview: Shinji, a young man who accidentally met a successful model, moves to Tokyo because of his admiration for her. However, a harsh reality awaits him in Tokyo. As a result, Shinji returns to his hometown to start life anew. A romantic drama inspired by the hit song of the same name by Goro Noguchi.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-07-16
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The Fighting Rascal
1979-02-24
The Fighting Rascal
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-02-24
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Rainbow Kids
1991-01-15
Rainbow Kids
Overview: A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-15
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Samurai Assassin
1965-01-03
Samurai Assassin
Overview: Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.
Genres: Drama Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-03
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Kumo no Yuna
1971-11-20
Kumo no Yuna
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-11-20
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Night on the Galactic Railroad
1985-07-13
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Overview: Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama Family Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-07-13
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Lullaby to Kill
1977-04-02
Lullaby to Kill
Overview: Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-04-02
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Unico in the Island of Magic
1983-07-16
Unico in the Island of Magic
Overview: A young unicorn named Unico must fight an evil magician and save everyone who's trapped under his spell.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Drama Adventure Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-07-16
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Still the Water
2014-06-01
Still the Water
Overview: On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-06-01
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Journey of a Dying Wife
2011-02-26
Journey of a Dying Wife
Overview: December 1999 The article in which the man was arrested was only small on the social side of the newspaper. It was a crime against abandonment and to death. The man put his wife's wife on a wagon car and wandered around Japan for nine months. In the fall of 2000, the diary of hisanori Shimizu, the man arrested, was described in the monthly magazine "Nishio 45", and it was called a big echo. The memorandum, which has been postponed, sold almost 150000 copies of word by word As of 2011, it has been about 2 00000 long sellers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-02-26
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963-08-14
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Overview: In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-rival Sasaki Kojiro; and lastly the large cast of characters rendezvouses for a fateful finale.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-14
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Maegami Tarou
1979-04-29
Maegami Tarou
Overview: This is a folk-tale-like adventure story of an active boy on a quest for the Water of Life. The boy sets out on this quest after learning that the Water of Life is needed to make his village happy. On the way, he meets gods, demons... Soon, he discovers that the evil snake has stolen the Water, and he heads for the snake's palace. Defeating the snake is not easy since it has the Water of Life to revive itself. This boy - Maegami Tarou - continues his courageous quest in cooperation with various creatures and the gods.
Genres: Animation TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-04-29
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Nozomi Witches
1990-03-17
Nozomi Witches
Overview: Nozomi is a former actress who moves back to Japan from New Zealand. Upon arriving, she meets her fellow high school student neighbor Ryotaro Shiba, who decides to join the high school boxing club. Adapted from Toshio's Nobe manga, with the same title.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-03-17
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Red Lion
1969-10-10
Red Lion
Overview: Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-10
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Mama, I Need You!
1962-10-13
Mama, I Need You!
Overview: After finishing the course of junior high school, Kazuo comes up to Tokyo, leaving his mother alone in the unproductive northern district. He finds a job in a small laundry in downtown Tokyo and works hard till late at night. At a nearby restaurant a brother and sister are working, and Kazuo becomes friendly with the girl, Yoneko. Love blossoms between the two. However, Yoneko's brother objects to his sister marrying Kazuo.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-13
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Moment of Demon
1985-01-26
Moment of Demon
Overview: Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, a young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a new smaller place to stay, a low-paying but satisfying job and a girlfriend. Then his mother, unable to fight her forbidden desires, shows up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-01-26
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Red Beard
1965-04-03
Red Beard
Overview: Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-03
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Black Rain
1989-05-13
Black Rain
Overview: Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-05-13
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Capone Cries a Lot
1985-02-16
Capone Cries a Lot
Overview: Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-02-16
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The Burmese Harp
1985-07-20
The Burmese Harp
Overview: In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-07-20
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Ryota from Mandalaya
1986-03-15
Ryota from Mandalaya
Overview: Live-action adaptation of Jun Hatanaka's manga "Mandaraya no Ryota".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-03-15
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Tetsugen
1981-01-01
Tetsugen
Overview: Japanese film based on the life of Zen Master Tetsugen Doko.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Cats on Park Avenue
1989-12-23
Cats on Park Avenue
Overview: A story about the lives of young aspiring dancers who strive to create their own musical about stray cats.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-12-23
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Death at an Old Mansion
1975-09-27
Death at an Old Mansion
Overview: A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowed overnight and the killer left no tracks. It is up to an amateur detective to figure out what happened. Carefully and systematically, he pieces together the clues in this locked room mystery.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-09-27
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The Wild Daisy
1981-08-08
The Wild Daisy
Overview: Saito Masao reminisces on the days of his youth more than 50 years ago and his forbidden love of his older cousin Tamiko. When he was 15, Tamiko moved in to take care of his sickly mother. The two quickly fell in love with each other but were inevitably forced by their family to live separate lives.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-08
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Yawara!
1989-04-15
Yawara!
Overview: Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to practice judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving the championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Because of the pressure from her grandfather she has a generally bad attitude about judo, avoiding it as much as she can. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-04-15
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New Harenchi Gakuen College
1971-01-03
New Harenchi Gakuen College
Overview: Former students of the notorious Harenchi Gakuen college open a new school for dissident youths after their former school is ruined by disputes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-01-03
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Seikurabe
1962-06-03
Seikurabe
Overview: Japanese drama film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-03
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Queen Bee
1978-02-11
Queen Bee
Overview: To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-02-11
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Demon Pond
1979-10-20
Demon Pond
Overview: When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-10-20
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Revenge
1964-11-01
Revenge
Overview: An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-01
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Sasuke and His Comedians
1963-12-11
Sasuke and His Comedians
Overview: Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a young boy named Sasuke with magical powers he says came from a meteor that crashed onto the Earth…
Genres: Fantasy Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-11
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Secret Information
1968-05-14
Secret Information
Overview: A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-05-14
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Karate Cop 2
1983-07-02
Karate Cop 2
Overview: Karate expert Katayama (Takeda) investigates the robbery of a bank in Hokkaido, where an apple seed left at the scene holds the answer to the robbers' whereabouts.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-07-02
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Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963-08-31
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
Overview: A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-31
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The Revelation of a Geisha
1970-08-14
The Revelation of a Geisha
Overview: After the bankruptcy of her foster-father's condom factory, Tamae sets out to make a living on her own and ends up working as a geisha at a hot spring resort. After rising in popularity, a climactic sex battle is held to decide who gets to lay claim to her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-14
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The Sea of Genkai
1976-05-29
The Sea of Genkai
Overview: Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean women, meet a stowaway on Japanese soil from across the Genkai Sea.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-05-29
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Lonely Heart
1981-10-10
Lonely Heart
Overview: A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-10-10
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Bedtime Eyes
1987-04-25
Bedtime Eyes
Overview: Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between a second rate Japanese jazz singer and a black American GI on the margins of the law.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-04-25
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A Pool Without Water
1982-02-20
A Pool Without Water
Overview: The man has a monotonous job punching tickets for the Japanese railway. One night, while walking home, he saves Jun from getting raped by two hoodlums. A few days later, he sneaks into her house but gets discovered. Later, as he watches his son subdue an insect with a chemical, the man gets an idea to subdue women while they're sleeping so he won't be discovered sneaking into their home. His new hobby spirals out of control as his confidence grows.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-02-20
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The Wanderers
1973-04-07
The Wanderers
Overview: Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of Bushido; and this tension leads to tragedy.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-04-07
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Lowly Ronin
1981-10-30
Lowly Ronin
Overview: Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local offical who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discoves that not all is at it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-10-30
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The Wild Daisy
1977-07-09
The Wild Daisy
Overview: Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take care of his sickly mother. Family objections ensue as Tamiko is older than Masao, and the two cannot marry in peace.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-07-09
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An Ocean to Cross
1980-01-26
An Ocean to Cross
Overview: Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The film tells the tale of the four monks' youth and the life and times of the high priest Ganjin.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-01-26
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Crane
1988-05-21
Crane
Overview: Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will become his wife...
Genres: Fantasy History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-05-21
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Business Trip
1989-09-30
Business Trip
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-09-30
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Koto: The Ancient City
1980-12-20
Koto: The Ancient City
Overview: Chieko (Momoe Yamaguchi) has been raised as the only child of parents who run a dry goods store. When Chieko was a middle-school student, she learned that her parents are not her biological parents. Cheiko's mother told her that she was stolen while sleeping under a cherry tree in Gion, Kyoto, Japan, but Chieko doesn't believe that. Her relationship with her parents is very close. Chieko only tells her childhood friend Shinichi, but...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-12-20
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The Story of a Geisha
1977-08-27
The Story of a Geisha
Overview: In the year 1873, a Japanese woman is sold as a mistress to an American diplomat stationed in Japan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-08-27
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Adrift at Sea
1983-12-03
Adrift at Sea
Overview: The Story of the three Japanese castaways Otokichi, Kyukichi and Iwakichi. After their ship the Hojunmaru was damaged, they drifted to America and landed on the US-Westcoast in 1834. They had the wish to return to Japan, a long journey was awaiting them.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-03
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The House of Hanging
1979-05-26
The House of Hanging
Overview: This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.
Genres: Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-05-26
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Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974-08-03
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Overview: The Maccherone organization is out to get a priceless national treasure. But when they see third-generation cat-burglar Lupin as an obstacle, countless assassins are sent to kill him on sight and kidnap his girl Fujiko! Can Lupin get the loot before the Maccherone gang, rescue Fujiko, and stay alive at the same time?
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-08-03
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Noh Mask Murders
1991-03-15
Noh Mask Murders
Overview: The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-03-15
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Human Revolution II
1976-06-19
Human Revolution II
Overview: Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-06-19
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Sugata Sanshiro
1977-10-29
Sugata Sanshiro
Overview: The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-29
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Golf Before Dawn
1987-12-19
Golf Before Dawn
Overview: Comedy film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-19
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Dreams
1990-05-11
Dreams
Overview: A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-05-11
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Clouds of Yesterday
2005-11-30
Clouds of Yesterday
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-30
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