Arata Furuta
Biography: Arata Furuta (古田 新太 Furuta Arata, born as Takafumi Furuta on December 3, 1965 in Kobe) is a Japanese theatre and movie actor. Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary men, to bushi in period drama roles, and even women.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 03, 1965
Deathday: N/A
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Hana
2006-06-03
Hana
Overview: In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.
Genres: Action Drama History Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-03
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Shiren & Ragi
2013-10-05
Shiren & Ragi
Overview: Two souls were drawn to each other without any possible escape from their doomed fates. It was in an era when the country was divided in the north and the south. A legendary woman "Shiren"(Hiromi NAGASAKU) who was born to a family of assassins. A young sword fighter "Ragi"(Tatsuya FUJIWARA) who looked up to Shiren with admiration. News was brought to the north that said the King of the South "Godai"(Katsumi TAKAHASHI) has revived who once was assassinated by Shiren. Shiren was once again ordered by "kyougoku"(Arata FURUTA), a high-ranking vassal of the North, to assassinate Godai. Shiren was upset about Godai being still alive whom she believed she had killed. Ragi who sensed Shiren's distress volunteered to accompany her on the mission. Shiren's cold heart started to melt by seeing Ragi's determination to be there for and support her. Finally the moment to attack Godai comes. It was the moment when an astonishing truth was revealed to the two who had shared their love by that time.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-10-05
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Apartment 1303
2007-06-16
Apartment 1303
Overview: While celebrating with her friends in her new cheaply rented apartment on the thirteenth floor of a building, the young Sayaka unexpectedly jumps off the balcony committing suicide. Her mother goes insane and her older sister, Mariko, decides to investigate the mysterious death of her sister.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-16
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Goemon Rock
2009-05-16
Goemon Rock
Overview: In 2008, the overwhelmingly popular SHINKANSEN has turned Tokyo and Osaka into whirls of excitement. With a live band playing the music on stage, “GOEMON ROCK” is filled with songs, dances, laughter and tears in the detonating sound of rock music. It is a must-see performance that makes every bit of the stage simply explosive.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-05-16
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Tokyo Zombie
2005-12-10
Tokyo Zombie
Overview: Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie infestation in Tokyo.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-12-10
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聖夜の奇跡 あなたの好きな愛はどれ?
1995-12-23
聖夜の奇跡 あなたの好きな愛はどれ?
Overview: A foreign student from Taiwan, Mr. Bell, attends language school in Japan and meets Miss Sato there. He falls in love with her, but doesn't dare to open his heart to her. Nevertheless, on Christmas night miracles do happen.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-23
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Promare
2019-05-24
Promare
Overview: Galo and the Burning Rescue Fire Department face off against BURNISH, a group of mutants who are able to control and wield flames, and the fire disaster they have unleashed on Earth.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-05-24
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Stray Nightingale
2017-07-19
Stray Nightingale
Overview: Juzaburo, known as a chivalrous robber, is one day betrayed by his henchman and his entire gang is slaughtered. The gravely wounded Juzuaburo escapes and is saved by Inspector Sadaemon and a couple, Kansuke and Okayo, who run a tavern. There, Juzuaburo retires and changes his name to Genzaburo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-07-19
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恋に唄えば♪
2002-11-03
恋に唄えば♪
Overview: A young department store worker discovers a magical lantern which contains the spirit of Tsuboi, a genie who has just one last chance to help someone on Earth.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-11-03
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20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009-08-19
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
Overview: The final showdown, and the final reveal. who is Friend? How can he be stopped?
Genres: Adventure Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-08-19
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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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The Seaside Motel
2010-06-05
The Seaside Motel
Overview: The Seaside Motel is trapped in the mountains, without even enough water to serve their guests 24 hours a day, much less having a view of a body of water of any kind.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-06-05
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One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
2014-12-31
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
Overview: The special takes place during the two year before the Straw Hats reunite on Sabody. Luffy is currently in Rusukaina training to get stronger to take on the New World. However the training is interrupted when Hancock's sisters, Marigold and Sandersonia, are kidnapped by the Byrnndi World, a pirate who was locked away on Level 6 of Impel Down but escaped during Luffy's invasion to save Ace, in order to lure Hancock to him and use her as a hostage against the World Government due to her Shichibukai status. Thus Luffy and Hancock head off to confront him and save Hancock's sisters.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-12-31
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Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
1996-03-23
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Overview: There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-03-23
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Ranma ½
2011-12-09
Ranma ½
Overview: Akane is the youngest of three daughters for Soun Tendo. Her father Soun Tendo runs a dojo for martial arts. Akane hopes to carry on her father's dojo into the distant future. Meanwhile, Akane has been selected to marry Ranma, the son of her father's long time friend Genma. Akane and Ranma's relationship has developed into a love and hate relationship. Also, Ranma isn't your typical boy. While on a training journey Ranma fell into the Spring of the Drowned Girl and now changes into a women whenever cold water is splashed on him. Warm water will allow him to revert back to a male. Problems arise when Akane's father declares that the successor to their dojo must be a male. Now, Akane and Ranma (being a man only half of the time) must find a secret spring that can cure him of his curse.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-12-09
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The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special
2021-01-02
The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special
Overview: Mikuri and Hiramasa both work and share housework duties. They have peaceful days together. One day, Mikuri learns that she is pregnant. They decide to marry, but they soon face problems. Mikuri suffers from pregnancy sickness and Hiramasa decides to take a paternity leave before an important project is finished. The couple experience unfamiliar situations involving childbirth and rearing. They go through difficult times.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-01-02
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Akagi the Gambler II
1997-07-25
Akagi the Gambler II
Overview: Akagi appears again one year after the night where he first played mahjong.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-07-25
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013-09-07
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Overview: Space Pirate Captain Harlock and his fearless crew face off against the space invaders who seek to conquer the planet Earth.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-09-07
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Death on Gokumon Island
2016-11-19
Death on Gokumon Island
Overview: Shortly after the end of the war, Kindaichi Kōsuke, visiting a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea, arrives at the powerful Kitō family on the island guided by the monk Ryouzen. There, Kindaichi encounters a beautiful woman named Sanae and encounters three sisters with unconventional and outlandish appearances that don't quite fit the island's atmosphere. And then, one evening, the youngest sister disappears... Kindaichi Kōsuke is rebooted into action!
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-11-19
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Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid
1999-08-27
Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid
Overview: Popular model Koyuki plays the role of the mermaid princess who cannot speak and has a limp, but drives men crazy with her beauty.
Genres: Horror Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-08-27
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Kappei
2022-03-18
Kappei
Overview: In the 16th century, the French astrologer Nostradamus predicted that the world would end in July, 1999. According to him, cataclysms would transform the Earthinto a lawless place where evil would prevail. As the deadline approaches, little Kappei and several other children are isolated on a Japanese island to train in the mystical arts of Mukai Sappuken to save the planet. The problem is that Nostradamus has royally screwed up, so in the spring of 2022, their master sends them to live a “normal” life. Poor Kappei finds himself in Tokyo with shorts that are really too short, the attitude of a manga character, and the psychosocial baggage of a fossil. His quest for justice brings him his first friend, who introduces him to his first love. The apocalypse fighter has not been trained for this at all, and every emotion totally destabilizes him. However, he will have to adapt, as some of his less grounded comrades will soon force a confontation.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-03-18
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全身刑事
2020-02-02
全身刑事
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-02-02
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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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Hard Luck Hero
2003-01-01
Hard Luck Hero
Overview: The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6, Hard Luck Hero has food, drink, cars, kickboxing, debt, shooting, theft, blackmail and music.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations
2021-12-17
Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations
Overview: Ikki, Touma, and their allies fight against a Devil with ties to Shocker while attempting to help a Kamen Rider from the future reconcile with his now elderly son.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-12-17
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Typhoon Family
2014-03-01
Typhoon Family
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-03-01
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Geki × Cine Kemuri no Gundan
2019-07-15
Geki × Cine Kemuri no Gundan
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-07-15
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The Last Princess
2008-05-10
The Last Princess
Overview: After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daiuske) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain - in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-05-10
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Ninja Kids!!!
2011-07-23
Ninja Kids!!!
Overview: The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents. During the summer, their teacher is invaded by a group of rival ninjas culminating in a race to ring a bell on top of a mountain.
Genres: Action Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-07-23
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April Fools
2015-04-01
April Fools
Overview: Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her claim as a bad April Fools joke. Refusing to believe he could possibly be the father of Ayumi’s baby after just one night together, Wataru takes a woman named Reiko on a date to an Italian restaurant. However, Ayumi also shows up, leading to a major incident.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-01
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Silent Love
2024-01-26
Silent Love
Overview: A silent love story of a young man who wishes to make the dream come true of a young woman who lost her light.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-01-26
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Hold Up Down
2005-10-28
Hold Up Down
Overview: A bank robbery goes completely to pot, a pair of shoplifters get both an old man and a cop behind them. It is the beginning of this zany comedy, including the guys from boy band V6.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-10-28
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The All-Out Nine: Field of Nightmares
2005-07-02
The All-Out Nine: Field of Nightmares
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Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-07-02
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Hero
2007-09-08
Hero
Overview: After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-08
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Dog in a Sidecar
2007-06-23
Dog in a Sidecar
Overview: The film begins in the present, with its heroine, Kaoru, a grown-up woman working as a real-estate agent, while helping out the folksy proprietor of a neighborhood fishing pond. There she meets a shy girl who needs her help baiting a hook and reminds her of herself in the fourth grade.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-23
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13 Assassins
2010-09-09
13 Assassins
Overview: A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-09-09
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NODA・MAP版「パンドラの鐘」
1999-11-06
NODA・MAP版「パンドラの鐘」
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-11-06
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The Village
2023-04-21
The Village
Overview: In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-04-21
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Moondrive
2008-02-15
Moondrive
Overview: Taking place in a city on the Moon, an out-of-common-sense animation about a Moondrive aimed at the “Giants Island”mentioned on a treasure map.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-02-15
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劇場の灯を消すな！サンシャイン劇場編
2020-08-01
劇場の灯を消すな！サンシャイン劇場編
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-08-01
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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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Too Young To Die!
2016-06-25
Too Young To Die!
Overview: After dying in a bus crash and falling to hell, high schooler Daisuke joins a demonic rock band so he can be reincarnated back into the mortal world.
Genres: Romance Fantasy Music Horror Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-06-25
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Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Flower
2019-03-08
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Flower
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-03-08
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Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
2016-01-23
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
Overview: Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda though is physically weak and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-23
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Parasite
2023-06-05
Parasite
Overview: A stage adaptation of the Korean film Parasite, which changes the setting to 1990s Japan. It ran from June 5th-July 2nd 2023 in Tokyo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-06-05
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修羅天魔 髑髏城の七人 Season極
2019-11-08
修羅天魔 髑髏城の七人 Season極
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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Milk White
2004-01-17
Milk White
Overview: Takayuki (Takao Osawa) is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, Yoko (Yuriko Ishida) to return to his hometown, Nagasaki, where his mother lives. Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki, to imprint familiar scenes on his memory. Yoko visits him and insists on staying. Takayuki has major concerns for her future, and his own life. He drives her away, for her own good. After days of affliction, the two reunite. The story leads to an emotive conclusion, the end of his spiritual journey.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-17
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Tokyo Friends: The Movie
2006-08-12
Tokyo Friends: The Movie
Overview: Rei Iwatsuki moved from her hometown Kōchi to Tokyo to pursue her dreams. On arrival, she found a job as a waitress in a restaurant and met guitarist Ryuuji Shintani. Ryuuji liked her voice and invited her to join his band as the vocalist, The Survival Company (also known as Sabakan). The two started a relationship but then broke off when Rei wanted to write her own songs. Rei met other girls also working in the restaurant, Hirono, Ryoko and Maki, all in pursuit of their own dreams, and became good friends with all of them. One day, Rei receives news that Takashi was seen in New York and she decides to go look for him...
Genres: Comedy Drama Music Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-08-12
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Botchan
2016-01-03
Botchan
Overview: Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching job at a middle in a small village far away from his hometown of Tokyo. Botchan accepts the position and begins to work as a math teacher. The assistant principle there wields absolute power. Botchan has a hard time dealing with his fellow teachers and the students.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-03
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Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
2005-04-02
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Overview: Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-04-02
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Shin Godzilla
2016-07-29
Shin Godzilla
Overview: When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-29
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Riot in Gujo
2000-12-23
Riot in Gujo
Overview: Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the biggest three riots in the Edo Period as it took almost 5 years to settle and also involved the Edo government. This movie is a period film about the riot and Gujo farmers fighting for their tenacity of purpose. The farmers had suffered enough from heavy taxes and decided to rise up in riot when the domain lord, Yorikane, issued a new act, which practically forced tax increases. Asking the lord to retract the act, they pour down to the Hachiman Castle. For once they attain the repeal deed signed by the chief retainer. However the promise is broken. Now the farmers decide to make a direct plea to the Edo Residence…This film is full tension and breathless moments.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-12-23
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Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014-03-29
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
Overview: Goemon Ishikawa steals a golden statue from Yukari Kukai with female thief Neko no Me Ogin, but Private Detective Shinkuro Akechi chases after Goemon Ishikawa and Neko no Me Ogin. Detective Shinkuro Akechi discovers that there is a code hidden within the golden statue. The code reveals the location where gold is hidden. Meanwhile, outlaws gather under Goemon Ishikawa.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-03-29
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The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
2016-12-23
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
Overview: A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-12-23
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Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen
2024-07-26
Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen
Overview: Follows the adventures of Anne de Alwida, a pirate queen, and Goemon Ashikawa, a master thief. Set in the 17th century on the Iberian peninsula, the film showcases Anne and Goemon as they navigate various challenges and comedic mishaps while protecting the seas.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-26
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Rudolf the Black Cat
2016-08-06
Rudolf the Black Cat
Overview: Rudolf, a black stray cat, is suddenly separated from his beloved master. He unexpectedly wakes up in a long-distance truck that takes him to metropolis Tokyo. There, he meets Ippai-attena, a big boss cat feared by everyone in town. Unable to return home, Rudolf starts a life as a stray with Ippai-attena, but Ippai-attena isn't all that he seems to be.
Genres: Comedy Animation Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-08-06
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Soup
2012-07-07
Soup
Overview: Kenichi Shibuya is a 50-year-old salaryman who divorced a few years back. Since the divorce, his relationship with his daughter has become awkward. One day, Kenichi Shibuya and his boss Yumi Ayase are struck by lightning and die. They go to the afterlife. There in the afterlife they hear of a legendary soup. If someone drinks the legendary soup, that person is reborn, but the reborn person has no memories of their prior life. Kenichi Shibuya then searches for the secrets in the legendary soup, hoping to be reborn, but not forget his daughter.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-07
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Junk Food
1997-09-06
Junk Food
Overview: Junk Food consists of four intertwining stories. The first and fourth sections show the morning routine of an blind, old Japanese woman, waking up, buying bread and milk, praying at the family alter; however, it is the second segment where the true story begins.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-09-06
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One Piece Film: GOLD
2016-07-23
One Piece Film: GOLD
Overview: The glittering Gran Tesoro, a city of entertainment beyond the laws of the government, is a sanctuary for the world’s most infamous pirates, Marines, and filthy rich millionaires. Drawn by dreams of hitting the jackpot, Captain Luffy and his crew sail straight for the gold. But behind the gilded curtains lies a powerful king whose deep pockets and deeper ambitions spell disaster for the Straw Hats and the New World alike.
Genres: Action Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-23
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Samurai Hustle Returns
2016-09-10
Samurai Hustle Returns
Overview: Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He returns to Yunagaya, but finds that his castle is gone.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-09-10
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Kung Fu Kid
2007-03-29
Kung Fu Kid
Overview: A young martial arts student gets caught up in a series of Kung Fu adventures with a woman who manages a Chinese restaurant.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-03-29
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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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Napping Princess
2017-03-18
Napping Princess
Overview: Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, entering, over and over, a dream-world where a squad of fantastic motorized contraptions fights against magic, a world close to reality where she will find out the keys of her true past.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Animation Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-18
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Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Shushuuto: The Movie
2002-08-17
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Shushuuto: The Movie
Overview: The second film outing of the Hurricaneger team. Hurricaneger the theatrical movie introduces new, original hardware and characters, including "Tenrai Senpuujin," the Gattai Robot. Sayaka Yoshino guest stars!
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-08-17
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Deep Sea of Tree
2016-03-13
Deep Sea of Tree
Overview: Sachiko lost her parents at an early age and lived together with her only sister Nobuko who worked for a newspaper. Out of the blue, she is told that Nobuko is killed in an accident, but she simply cannot believe it because her sister had told her she was going to an entirely different place. She begins her investigations on her sister’s mysterious death with the help of Nobuko’s colleague and journalist Ryoichi. And when another colleague, Tomoe commits suicide, Sachiko has a gut feeling that a well-known figure is involved in the death of her sister...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-03-13
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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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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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Prison Gate Island
2016-11-19
Prison Gate Island
Overview: In 1946, on a fictional island called Gokumon-tou, located in the Inner Sea of Seto, the famous detective Kindaichi intended to pass his convalescence after the invitation of his war buddy Kitou Chimata, the successor son of the powerful clan of the Kitou Family. But Kindaichi arrives alone, bringing the bad news of Chimata's death. However, the truth is that Kindaichi is not on the island to recover. Before Chimata died, she uttered the words: "My sisters will be killed!" Indeed, as the three sisters are murdered one by one in horrible and strange ways, Kindaichi desperately tries to find the culprit and in the process discovers the intrigues of the family, secrets, island mentality, discrimination, and eccentricities, With the backdrop of the turbulent postwar period.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-11-19
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BORDER Redemption
2017-10-29
BORDER Redemption
Overview: Following the showdown with his arch nemesis Ando, Detective Ango Ishikawa takes on a new case with his uncanny ability to communicate with the dead.
Genres: Action Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-10-29
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Our War
2006-09-17
Our War
Overview: "Our War" is a special drama produced by Japanese TBS TV. This is the third bomb of the war-themed TV series after the "Song of Sugarcane Field" and "Guangzhou·Showa August 6th, 20th." It is said that in 2005, young people from the end of the island, Kenji and Showa’s 19-year-old pilot, Shi Tingwu, changed their identity because of time and space, and then used their respective perspectives to look at the Pacific War and the youthful story of peaceful modern life.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-09-17
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Cain's Descendant
2007-02-24
Cain's Descendant
Overview: Munakata has an unrelenting guilt from killing his mother when he was 15 years old. After being imprisoned for 10 years, he is released and heads to Yako, a small industrial town, to work as a machinist. Living in a tiny apartment, he is tasked with secretly creating a gun out of an old TV remote control and unknowingly destroys the fragile balance of the town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-24
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Genius Party Beyond
2008-10-11
Genius Party Beyond
Overview: Five stories, five maestros, five styles and one common denominator: maximum creativity. Studio 4°C, the coolest label on the planet, invites us for the second time to an exclusive reunion of a talents with a group film, full of freedom and ingenuity, that goes from Mahiro Maeda's classic anime, to Kazuto Nakazawa's intricate urban sketches, Shinya Ohira's bedlam of color and Tatsuyuki Tanaka's animated cyberpunk. And as if that wasn't enough, Koji Morimoto, the studio big boss, is charge of putting the icing on the cake with fantafabulous piece of abstract poetry that would make a VJ die of ecstasy. The party of the year.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-10-11
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Dragon Quest: Your Story
2019-08-02
Dragon Quest: Your Story
Overview: Luca follows in his father's footsteps to rescue his mother from evil Ladja. Finding the heavenly hero who wields the Zenithian sword is his only hope.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Fantasy Action Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-08-02
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Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai
2011-06-25
Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai
Overview: A woman has thrown herself away for rescuing a country. A man has picked up a sword to protect a woman. Time in the 17th century, and place in the Iberian Peninsula. The master thief of the era Goemon ISHIKAWA (Arata FURUTA) has been rampaging in the Mediterranean Sea as a protector of a female pirate named Anne the Tornado (Yuki AMAMI)./span> One day, it turns out that Anne is the heir-to-the-throne of a small country. Heard of the corrupt politics in that country after the king's death, her inborn masculine spirit makes-up her mind to become the Queen of the country. The first duty as the Queen is to eradicate the pirates. Against her will, she is forced into a fight against Goemon who protected her former comrades. Godemon, who became suspicious of the series of events, brakes into the castle to steal Anne out. What Goemon saw there was ......!? What would be the fate of Goemon and Anne...!!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-06-25
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Ancien and the Magic Tablet: Another Story
2017-07-12
Ancien and the Magic Tablet: Another Story
Overview: This is the story that always appears in the dreams of Kokone, who eventually becomes a high school student. What is the secret hidden in the fairy tale that Kokoneheard as a young boy? And then, what is this secret entrusted to his father Momotaro's mind? This movie depicts the adventures of the main character, high school student Morikawa Kokone, who appears in the dreams of another main character, Yasue, another nap princess.
Genres: Animation Drama Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-07-12
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Life Improvement Club
2008-11-08
Life Improvement Club
Overview: Arata Furuta plays a disgruntled saleryman fed up with being stepped on at home and at work, decides to get revenge on those who do bad things by killing them, only to gain a group of followers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-11-08
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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
2017-07-15
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Overview: Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter List of Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander) have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-07-15
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Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale
2017-08-26
Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale
Overview: In prewar Japan under the military regime, a bloody battle between the extremely oppressive Special Higher Police and villagers begins!
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-08-26
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JUMP!!：The Heroes Behind the GOLD
2021-05-07
JUMP!!：The Heroes Behind the GOLD
Overview: Story about 1998 Nagano Olympic ski jump team competition, where Japan won a gold medal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-05-07
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Ghiblies: Episode 2
2002-07-19
Ghiblies: Episode 2
Overview: Ghiblies (pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gallop") is a short film aired during a TV special about Ghibli. It's about a fictional animation studio named "Ghibli" and the people who work there. This rare Ghibli Comedy is a look into who the people making the films are. Plotlines run from office jokes to Nonaka's first love, bringing together a short feature of random events.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-07-19
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Zebraman
2004-01-30
Zebraman
Overview: A down-and-out school teacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-30
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Intolerance
2021-09-23
Intolerance
Overview: A teenager girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his rage against those he believes are responsible.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-09-23
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The Tang of Lemon
2012-12-15
The Tang of Lemon
Overview: Twenty-year-old Kaori, an aspiring accessory designer, spends her days troubled by her mother's violence and excessive meddling. Meanwhile, forty-year-old secretary Kaori, whose daughter is a shut-in, can't stop shoplifting and having casual sex.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-12-15
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A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
2006-05-13
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
Overview: Four strangers (a verbose romantic, a human lie detector, an expert pickpocket, and a woman with a preternaturally precise sense of time) are brought together by chance when they inadvertently team up to thwart a bank robbery. Recognizing the potential of their combined talents, they decide to form a bank-robbing gang themselves, just for the fun and romance of it. Their heists are played out swiftly and coolly, less like robberies than performance art. Eventually, the foursome's good-natured crime streak is interrupted when a man from one of their pasts creates a whirlwind of extortion and double crossing.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-05-13
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Not Quite Dead Yet
2020-03-20
Not Quite Dead Yet
Overview: After Nanase's father drops dead due to a drug that causes temporal death for 2 days, she is named the president of his pharmaceutical company. Nanase endeavors to prevent her father's enemies from prematurely cremating his body before the drug can wear off and allow him to revive.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-03-20
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Wonderful Paradise
2020-11-20
Wonderful Paradise
Overview: In consequence of his professional mistakes and declining career, Shuji and his family, the Sasaya’s, are forced to leave the wealthy suburb of Tokyo. The move is slow, long and heartbreaking, and the two Sasaya children, an old teenager and a young adult, unwittingly turn the grieving process into an exuberant and unpredictable farewell party!
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-11-20
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Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001-04-18
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
Overview: 2001 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-04-18
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fukusuke
2012-08-15
fukusuke
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-08-15
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The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year
2025-01-05
The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-05
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