Yûrei Yanagi
Biography: Yurei Yanagi (柳 憂怜) is a Japanese actor. He's also been credited as Masahiko Ono (小野 昌彦).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 08, 1963
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
2007-03-16
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Overview: Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose horrid face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and carrying large scissors, the spirit would approach her young victims and, while removing the mask, ask if she was pretty. The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-03-16
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Boiling Point
1990-09-15
Boiling Point
Overview: Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-09-15
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Listener
2015-02-28
Listener
Overview: Omnibus film that tells five stories from a radio station and its listeners.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-02-28
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Ring 2
1999-01-23
Ring 2
Overview: While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.
Genres: Horror Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-01-23
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Getting Any?
1995-02-11
Getting Any?
Overview: While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-02-11
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Ju-rei: The Uncanny
2004-03-27
Ju-rei: The Uncanny
Overview: Japanese school girls die violently after seeing a man wearing a black hood.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-03-27
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Psycho Gothic Lolita
2010-09-04
Psycho Gothic Lolita
Overview: Yuki lives at home in peace until one day a unit of assassins breaks in and kill her mother. In order to revenge herself Yuki becomes a demon of vengeance by donning gothic lolita clothing, using a parasol as a deadly weapon, and executing the guilty in God's name.
Genres: Horror Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-09-04
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Targeted Idol: Real Stalker
1997-06-21
Targeted Idol: Real Stalker
Overview: An obsessive fan stalks and kidnaps his idol.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-06-21
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Helldriver
2010-09-28
Helldriver
Overview: Still reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-09-28
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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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The Code
2009-05-09
The Code
Overview: For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective work. The agents of Detective Office 5 are a group of stellar detectives lead by the genius code breaker Detective 507. When an unknown client enlists 507 to crack his most difficult programming code yet, the detective embarks for Shanghai where he crosses paths with a sniper, an informant, the head of the Blue-Dragon Mafia, and beautiful singer on the run, Meilan. As 507 stumbles deeper into a twisted quagmire of intrigue he discovers the sad truth behind the mystery.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-05-09
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Look of Love
2005-01-01
Look of Love
Overview: A young man is unable to have relations with the girls he likes. A pimp meets him after having a strange experience and they are althogether on a bizarre ride through a gloomy and disconnected Tokyo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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T-Back Bride
1993-01-22
T-Back Bride
Overview: A home invader's sadistic plot is foiled when Ai Iijima shows up and starts doing random cosplay stuff for whatever reason.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-22
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An Obsession
1997-12-20
An Obsession
Overview: Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and resigns from the police force. All of a sudden, his lost gun used in a series of crimes.
Genres: Drama Crime Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-12-20
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The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger
2023-11-03
The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger
Overview: Akiko (Mai Fukagawa) is a former idol, but now lives an ordinary life. She works at a company and keeps reminding herself that she is happy and to have a fulfilling day. One day, she walks to work and falls down. She becomes stuck and unable to move. Akiko breaks down mentally and decides to quit her job. Now, Akiko doesn't have a job, a boyfriend, and only 100,000 yen (~$700 USD) in her bank account. Her friend then tells her that she should move in with 56 year old salaryman Sasapon (Arata Iura), who lives alone in his house in Tokyo. When she visits Sasapon, he invites her to stay at his house on the condition that she can live there until his retirement. Their strange living arrangement begins.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-03
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Good-bye Debussy
2013-01-26
Good-bye Debussy
Overview: 16-year-old Haruka lost the people she loved the most in a fire. Haruka is also physically and emotionally wounded from the fire, but she still dreams of becoming a pianist. She takes part in an upcoming competition. Inauspicious incidents then occur around her. Musical student Yosuke, who teaches piano to Haruka, tries to solve the case.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-26
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Scarier Stories Than Ghosts Vol.1
2005-05-27
Scarier Stories Than Ghosts Vol.1
Overview: Anthology film with 3 stories. Fukuro (Bag), Joyu Sutoka (Actress Stalker), and Moso Kankin (Delusional Confinement).
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-27
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Missing
2024-05-17
Missing
Overview: A girl vanishes while walking, leaving her family devastated. As months pass without clues, rumors about her mother's actions intensify online, straining her marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-05-17
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Hazan
2004-01-02
Hazan
Overview: Biopic of ceramic artist Hazan Itaya (1872-1963).
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-02
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Waiting for the Flood
1991-08-10
Waiting for the Flood
Overview: A young asthmatic man learns he has magical powers.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-08-10
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Ghost Theater
2015-11-21
Ghost Theater
Overview: Sara, a young actress, is able to land the leading role in big theater play, but soon learns that somebody or something is trying to end the production at all cost, which puts Sara in deadly danger.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-11-21
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Serpent's Path
1998-02-21
Serpent's Path
Overview: Miyashita, a former low-level yakuza member, has tracked down and kidnapped his daughter's murderer with help of his friend Nijima. But others are soon implicated in the death, leading the pair further down a violent path of revenge.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-02-21
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Ring
1998-01-31
Ring
Overview: A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-31
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The Little Girl in Me
2012-12-01
The Little Girl in Me
Overview: After Kensuke graduated from college, he began to work at a company. He didn't get along with his co-workers and six months later quit his job. Since that time he has stayed in his home for 5 years. One day, Kensuke learns about men who enjoy dressing up as women through the internet. At first he feels uncomfortable about them, but he becomes interested in those men. He begins to exchange emails with cross-dresser Karen who has a charismatic personality.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-12-01
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Achilles and the Tortoise
2008-09-20
Achilles and the Tortoise
Overview: Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-20
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Lost Love Murder
2010-04-01
Lost Love Murder
Overview: Shuichi Minamida lives comfortably on the proceeds of his father's legacy, but he struggles with the idea that his beautiful wife, Moyako, no longer loves him. One day he confesses his worries to Kotoura, his dentist. Kotoura summons the Akechi detective agency and asks them to investigate his friend's wife, Miyako. Fumiyo Akechi takes the case and begins her investigation. She soon notices that something strange is going on between Miyako and the dentist. This observation leads to a tragic ending which none of those involved could ever imagine.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-04-01
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The Complex
2013-05-13
The Complex
Overview: Nursing student Asuka has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment of her neighbor, a reclusive old man who has refused all attempts at communication. Concerned over his well being, Asuka enters his home only to find him dead from malnutrition. Worse, it looks as if he had been trying to claw his way into her room. Asuka learns that there have been a number of strange deaths in the complex over the years from Shinobu, the handyman cleaning up the old man’s apartment. Even the girls at school whisper rumors of it being haunted.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-05-13
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The Slit-Mouthed Woman 0: The Beginning
2008-12-06
The Slit-Mouthed Woman 0: The Beginning
Overview: Young Misato struggles to survive after suffering severe facial trauma. And yet, after the operation, his face will not retain the after-effects of the tragedy... Her big sister will try to protect her by all means, but she will not be able to do anything against the many murders that will take place, nor against this strange shadow that will begin to creep... like a ghost... of the sadly legendary deformed woman.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-06
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Dear Deer
2015-09-03
Dear Deer
Overview: When Fujio, Yoshio and Akiko were children, they saw a fantastic "Ryoumou Deer," but nobody believed them. The three siblings lived in a mountain village.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-09-03
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Don't Look Up
1996-03-22
Don't Look Up
Overview: On the set of a dark war time drama at an old movie studio, a young director, Toshio Murai, is trying to complete his debut film. The two starring actresses, Hitomi Kurokawa and Saori Murakami, play sisters in his film. Murai has a crush on Hitomi, the seasoned leading actress, and keeps a photo of her by his bed. The younger and less experienced actress, Saori, is annoying and likes to have recess on the set. The production of the movie is consistently interrupted by strange occurrences and the cast and crew begin to get spooked.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-03-22
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Ghost Zombie
2007-11-23
Ghost Zombie
Overview: Straight-to-DVD horror release from "Kushisake Onna" director Koji Shiraishi. A taxi driver who lives only for the idol Mika Enno accidently runs over a heretic folklorist named Hirano. Film stars Chise Nakamura and Nocchi.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-11-23
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Minazuki
1999-10-23
Minazuki
Overview: Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-10-23
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Ghosts vs. Aliens 03
2007-06-25
Ghosts vs. Aliens 03
Overview: A two-part feature directed separately by Shimizu and his colleague Keisuke Toyoshima. Unrelated to each other, both have a common goal: to bring ghosts and aliens together in pure, referential and absurdistic delirium, including neo-Nazi specters, zombie yakuzas and nasty aliens.
Genres: Comedy Drama Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-25
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Woman-Killer in Oil Hell
2009-05-23
Woman-Killer in Oil Hell
Overview: Starting with director Gosha Hideo's version in 1992, the puppet theater of Chikamatsu Monzaemon has been made into a film on countless occasions. The actor Sakagami Shinobu wrote and directed this version. This new interpretation focuses on a woman who played a minor role in the original version, and features a bold performance from former pin-up model Fujikawa Nozomi. Yohee (Yasuda Shingo), son and heir of the store Kawachiya, runs up huge debts due to his obsession with the prostitute Okiku (Fujikawa). Told by her husband Chizaemon, Okichi (Yamada Kinuwo) goes to condemn Yohee. On her way back home, Okiku laughs and mocks her, which Okichi finds sexually exciting.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-05-23
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The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage
2003-12-26
The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage
Overview: There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with the DVD. Then one day all trace of the group disappear--along with Nozomi.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-12-26
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Cold Bloom
2012-04-13
Cold Bloom
Overview: Industrial Hitachi City is the location for this post-3.11 drama. Still recovering from the tsunami, Shiori receives news of her husband’s accidental death, which marks the start of a personal recovery that mirrors the town’s for Shiori as well as forgiveness of surviving coworker Takumi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-04-13
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Family Court Probation Officer, Akira Yamanobo
2016-05-07
Family Court Probation Officer, Akira Yamanobo
Overview: Tokyo Family Court judicial research official Akira Yamanobo is in charge of Tetsuo and Ayano Katase's divorce arbitration. Ayano, the wife, who works for a boutique company, insists her husband is involved with another woman. Supported by her employer Kotomi Saegusa, the company president, she demands a divorce as soon as possible. On the other hand, her husband Tetsuo, a trading professional, denies having a relationship with a woman. He says he will not agree to the divorce and does not plan to let his only son Kenta go, so the arbitration continues. According to Akira's investigation, Ayano gave birth to Kenta as a single mother five years ago when she was working as a hospital clerk, making him Tetsuo's stepson. Tetsuo loves Kenta as his own child, so Akira doesn't understand why Ayano is so insistent on getting a divorce. However, Tetsuo's insistence on not giving up custody of his stepson Kenta is also very unusual.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-07
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Japanese Girls Never Die
2016-12-03
Japanese Girls Never Die
Overview: While a gang of high school girls randomly beats lone men at night, the photo of a young woman who has been declared missing is used to design a template which is painted on each wall of a small suburban town.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-12-03
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Immoral: Indecent Relationship
1995-04-25
Immoral: Indecent Relationship
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-04-25
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Dangan Runner
1996-11-09
Dangan Runner
Overview: A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store. The store's clerk, a washed-up rock star, chases the thief and literally runs into a Yakuza to whom he owes money. Thus begins an all-night, three-way pursuit through the streets of Tokyo.
Genres: Crime Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-11-09
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Asako in Ruby Shoes
2000-12-09
Asako in Ruby Shoes
Overview: Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Korea by presenting to us the Asian side of modern globalization. The film jumps back and forth from Korea and Japan, with each main character feeling out of place in their respective homes.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2000-12-09
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The Crawler In The Attic
2016-07-23
The Crawler In The Attic
Overview: Private detective Kogoro (Kouta Kusano) receives a request from Naoko (Yuki Mamiya). She is the daughter of a family that runs a large hosital. Naoko wants private detective Kogoro to investigate her fiance Endo (Yasushi Fuchikami) and whether he is having an affair with university student Teruko (Noriko Kijima).
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-23
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Kaidan
2007-08-04
Kaidan
Overview: Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again. 20 Years later, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, coincidentally meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu. They fall in love. It is a doomed love, as the spirit of Soetsu is far from dead
Genres: Drama Horror Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-08-04
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Ju-On: The Curse 2
2000-03-25
Ju-On: The Curse 2
Overview: On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-03-25
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Ju-on: The Curse
2000-02-11
Ju-on: The Curse
Overview: When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-02-11
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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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Okinawa Days: Kitano's Second Debut
2016-10-11
Okinawa Days: Kitano's Second Debut
Overview: Interviews with the people who worked on Beat Takeshi Kitano's second film: Boiling Point (3x4 Jugatsu), released in 1990 : Masayuki Mori (Producer and Manager) and Yurei Yanagi (Actor).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-10-11
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Silver Rain
2009-11-28
Silver Rain
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-28
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Little Nights, Little Love
2019-09-20
Little Nights, Little Love
Overview: Sato is an employee conducting a survey in front of Sendai Station. Saki takes the survey and the two ultimately become a couple. 10 years later, Sato proposes to Saki on the occasion of their 10th anniversary.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-09-20
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Last Scene
2001-11-09
Last Scene
Overview: Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who recently announced her retirement from acting in order to get married. Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ken turns to alcohol as he begins to provoke fights, attempts to lure a girl into bed, and argues with his wife, who came to visit him at the studio. All she says is thank you and leaves Ken puzzled. Ken Mihara, once a budding young star, takes a job as an extra. Although he's past his prime, he still manages to infuse a young filmmaker with the motivation to pursue her dreams as a director.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-11-09
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The Butterfly Collector: The Red Room
2021-04-16
The Butterfly Collector: The Red Room
Overview: A former high school teacher Sugiura lost everything when he was caught, peeping photos of his favorite student and living a degenerate life. One day, a girl named Rumi, wearing high school uniform, appears in front of Sugiura. They are immediately drowns in lust and Rumi crashes into Sugiura's apartment. Gradually, Sugiura becomes obsessed with Rumi and tie her down. When Sugiura's dark desire to leave her in a beautiful, young appearance forever, and Rumi's deep feeling towards Sugiura crosses, they head towards a beautiful but sad ending.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-16
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Kubi
2023-11-23
Kubi
Overview: Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-23
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Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination
1994-01-02
Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination
Overview: Kojima Takeshi, who has strayed from the yakuza world, launches a gang that draws a line in the sand with today's yakuza society. However, the Sekiyama and Jinno gangs, who find this an eyesore, attempt to crush Takeshi and his gang. The Sekiyama and Jinno gangs send in an assassin, Kishigami, a former brother of Takeshi...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-01-02
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Bayblues: 25 Years and 354 Days
2014-09-26
Bayblues: 25 Years and 354 Days
Overview: "I'm definitely going to be the best." This is the path that these young baseball players once chose to take to become entertainers. Just when they were sure they would finally make it, after struggling to reach the top amidst a burning sense of urgency, their partner was struck by fulminant hepatitis. Hoping for the recovery of their partner, to whom they had entrusted their lives, they continued to hide their anguish from those around them... This moving story is still talked about by entertainers to this day, depicting the sudden death of a young genius manzai comedian and the raw, passionate story of their short but passionate youth, piercing the heart. (translation)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-09-26
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