Tetsu Watanabe
Biography: Tetsu Watanabe (born 11 March 1950) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1989.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 11, 1950
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Princess Mononoke
1997-07-12
Princess Mononoke
Overview: Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-07-12
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用心坊 極道狩り
1994-10-14
用心坊 極道狩り
Overview: Priests from a temple solving problems caused by yakuza, taiwanese mafia and hitmen with their fists.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-14
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Baby Assassins 2
2023-03-24
Baby Assassins 2
Overview: After being suspended from their agency due to a rules violation, teenage hitmen Chisato and Mahiro are forced to get “real” jobs to make ends meet. But while the elite duo is forbidden from executing targets or enemies under any circumstances, two aspiring rival hitmen decide to eliminate the competition while they’re vulnerable—leading to a lightning-fast showdown between trained killers.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-03-24
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The Promised Land
2019-10-18
The Promised Land
Overview: A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away and going into hiding.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-10-18
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The Pretenders
2021-10-16
The Pretenders
Overview: It depicts two high school girls trying to change the atmosphere of the world with their ideas by setting up a camera in the town and transmitting the footage via SNS.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-10-16
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Sonatine
1993-09-10
Sonatine
Overview: Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-09-10
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A Scene at the Sea
1991-10-19
A Scene at the Sea
Overview: A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-10-19
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Sleeping Man
1996-02-03
Sleeping Man
Overview: Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-03
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Pure Japanese
2022-01-28
Pure Japanese
Overview: Action actor Tateishi Daisuke who struggles with loneliness after suffering a traumatic experience due to an accident during filming. One day, he comes across a senior high school girl Ayumi who is being harassed consistently by Chinese brokers and the local yakuza. He decides to protect her from them. However, after this incident, he comes to develop a mindset of seeing violence as a way to gain the affirmation and approval of others thus gradually loses himself and behaves in an extreme manner.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-01-28
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Zëiram 2
1994-12-17
Zëiram 2
Overview: Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the fearsome space creature.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-12-17
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The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015-11-26
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Overview: An Orthodox priest, Father Nikolay, the brother of a Yakuza boss, is drawn into in a mob war in Japan. He escapes to the small Russian village of Glubokoe, where he finds that war has found him again.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2015-11-26
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The King of Kita: Roar of Darkness
1997-01-01
The King of Kita: Roar of Darkness
Overview: The mysterious death of the perpetrator of sexual violence against women continues. Former lawyer Toshisuke Honmoto begins to work on solving the case. However, a group of men calling themselves the "Justice Restoration Group" appear before Honmoto, and a battle with them begins.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
2014-03-08
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
Overview: Two feuding eccentric families with super powers clash when their young sons confront each other after a silly mistake. Meanwhile, the local high school principal has mysterious powers of his own that trump those of the two rival clans. How did this civilian acquire them? Or perhaps a better question, who or what is using him?
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-03-08
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Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
2008-04-26
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
Overview: In the year 20xx, scientifically created zombies roam the world in record numbers. Despite this, Aya is determined to track down her father's killer, a person who was once close to her. With sword in hand and wearing nothing but her trademark bikini and cowboy hat, she sets off to settle the score.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-04-26
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The Cat Returns
2002-07-19
The Cat Returns
Overview: Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Animation Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-07-19
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Like a Beast
1990-07-13
Like a Beast
Overview: This work further strengthens the neo-chimpira line of Toei V-Cinema which has a reputation for being more powerful than the movie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-07-13
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Instant Swamp
2009-05-23
Instant Swamp
Overview: A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her real father who happens to be an off-beat antique shopkeeper.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-05-23
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Cold Fish
2011-01-29
Cold Fish
Overview: Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-01-29
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劇的紀行 深夜特急’９７ 西へ！ユーラシア編
1996-12-08
劇的紀行 深夜特急’９７ 西へ！ユーラシア編
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-12-08
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Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
2002-06-29
Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
Overview: When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls' meeting was not purely accidental.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-06-29
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Lipstick: Falling Woman
1996-03-01
Lipstick: Falling Woman
Overview: 1996 / Japan / Drama / 75 minutes
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-03-01
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Manji Mai 3: I will let you go Paradise Jodo
1996-05-18
Manji Mai 3: I will let you go Paradise Jodo
Overview: The female ninja butterfly was the daughter of a large store five years ago. The butterfly is in love with the Ronin Kurokawa Gennoshin, and one night he abandons everything and leaves the house to be with him, but he…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-18
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Blood Oath
1990-07-26
Blood Oath
Overview: On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-26
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Chimpira Blues Do Stupid!
1996-01-27
Chimpira Blues Do Stupid!
Overview: A comedy in which Furaibo and a detective work together against a bomber.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-01-27
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Yakuza Lone Wolf
1998-09-11
Yakuza Lone Wolf
Overview: Kansuke Kandaiji, an expert witness who takes see's the heart's of people and determines the true value of things.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-09-11
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Himizu
2011-09-05
Himizu
Overview: After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-09-05
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A New Love in Tokyo
1994-12-17
A New Love in Tokyo
Overview: A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-12-17
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Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992-05-16
Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Overview: An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-05-16
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A Samurai Chronicle
2014-10-04
A Samurai Chronicle
Overview: A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-10-04
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Jingi 7: Proxy War Outbreak
1996-01-04
Jingi 7: Proxy War Outbreak
Overview: The seventh film in the Jingi series
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-01-04
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Gokutsubushi
1994-10-15
Gokutsubushi
Overview: The original is a manga work by Shigeru Tsuchiyama serialized in the magazine "Leed Comic". The director is Takeshi Watanabe of "Kyouju Luger P08", the script is Masaya Ishikawa, and the shooting is Naoaki Imaizumi. A hard-boiled action by a combination of a former yakuza detective and a gangster who is a police officer. Performers are Kazuya Kimura, Rikiya Yasuoka, and Katsuya Kobayashi. Kyotaro Inugami, a detective at the port station, is a former yakuza. The young head of the gangster group Tsuneno-gumi, Choji Hanawa is a police officer. They were two people glaring at each other, but there are two people, Assistant Commissioner Masaru Sasaki and Shiro Sasaki ...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-15
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Suspicious Married Woman Telekura Report
1996-09-02
Suspicious Married Woman Telekura Report
Overview: Sawaki, who used to be a socially active reportage writer, is now unemployed. The job that came to Sawaki was that of a telekura report. Now that his wife Naomi is pregnant, he has no choice but to take on any job. The editor-in-chief asks for a report that targets the naked private life of a married woman. At first, Sawaki was bewildered by the unknown world, but...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-09-02
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Jingi 23: Bodyguard
2000-04-07
Jingi 23: Bodyguard
Overview: The long-established Kanto Ichienkai, Nabarikai, was shaking. Chairman Nabari is suffering from an elderly illness of 80 and is trying to give his mark to someone. The ambitious young head Tezuka naturally thought that he was the tracer, but Nabari nominated his granddaughter, who recently learned of his existence. Tezuka, who has turned upside down, secretly seeks out his granddaughter and plans to kill him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-04-07
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Kamaishi Ramen Story
2023-07-08
Kamaishi Ramen Story
Overview: The eldest daughter, Masami, who ran away from home three years ago and hadn't heard from her father and sister who run the ramen shop "Kogawa Shokudo" in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, suddenly returns.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-07-08
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Gamera the Brave
2006-11-11
Gamera the Brave
Overview: A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster Zedus?
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-11
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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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History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995-03-03
History of Jirocho Shimizu
Overview: A historical chivalric drama with tears and laughter, telling the story of Jirocho Shimizu's family, his confrontation with Katsuzo Kurokoma's family, right up to the final battle on the Tenryu River to avenge Ishimatsu Mori.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-03-03
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Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994-06-13
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-06-13
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Tea Friends
2023-02-04
Tea Friends
Overview: Shigeo Tokioka (Tetsu Watanabe), a lonely man who has lost his wife, sees a three-line ad for a club in the newspaper that reads, "Tea drinking friends wanted". Mana Sasaki (Rei Okamoto) along with a group of youngsters runs the club, which is actually a prostitution business specializing in arranging appointments for call girls who are over sixty-five years old. A socially-conscious ensemble drama inspired by the news of an actual 2013 prostitution club bust involving the elderly. Directed and written by Sotoyama Bunji, who made his feature film debut with Sansan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-02-04
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Swallowtail Butterfly
1996-09-14
Swallowtail Butterfly
Overview: The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
Genres: Drama Crime Music Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-09-14
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Memories of Matsuko
2006-05-27
Memories of Matsuko
Overview: While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-05-27
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Zero Woman: The Accused
1996-04-04
Zero Woman: The Accused
Overview: Rei, the deadly but reluctant assassin for the Zero Division of the Tokyo Police Department, befriends a young man after she sees him cruising a gay bar looking for johns. After he gets beaten up by a group of street thugs, she takes him in to live with her. When a series of vicious murders takes place, she begins to suspect that the killer may actually be her friend taking revenge on everyone who has abused him. Will she uphold her duty to the police, or protect her only friend?
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-04-04
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Takeshis'
2005-09-02
Takeshis'
Overview: Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-09-02
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Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013-09-14
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Overview: In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-09-14
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Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007-06-02
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Overview: Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-02
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A Story of Modern Chivalry
1997-10-08
A Story of Modern Chivalry
Overview: A hard-boiled man who lived in the world of the Yakuza, leaves everything behind in search of revenge for his great friend.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-08
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続・こちら凡人組
1992-09-25
続・こちら凡人組
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-09-25
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Script
2010-09-03
Script
Overview: Four strangers participate in a psychological experiment in a dark space with nothing else other than a table and four envelopes. They are payed 100.000 yen to sit in there for 10 minutes, but this won’t be as easy as it seems…
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-09-03
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Maji! 5: Deadly Struggle
1996-07-24
Maji! 5: Deadly Struggle
Overview: Nagisa Gumi Gold Batch Shirogane Maji (Tamotsu Ishibashi) was imprisoned in Aomori for attempted murder at the end of a war with the Shuyukai. However, even in prison, the enemies targeting Honki never cease. After repeated attacks by remnants of the Shuyukai, Maji lost a young man, Issei, whom he had taken as his apprentice in the prison. When Honki is eventually released from prison, he is confronted by a new enemy, the TARUMA clan, which has its sights set on Nagisa's territory. The gang's leader, Daruma (Tetsu Watanabe), has taken up with the head of the Kaze and plans to eliminate Maji, a young but charismatic figure with a strong following.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-07-24
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Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
2008-12-20
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-20
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Snow Jack
2014-08-02
Snow Jack
Overview: A blackmail arrives at Appi ski resort. “We demand 30,000,000 yen as consolation money for the destruction of the environment. If you do not respond to the demand, a time bomb set on the ski slope will be detonated.” If the bomb goes off, it will not only hurt the skiers but trigger an avalanche and cause a major catastrophe. The general manager of the ski pistes, Kurata (Ken Watanabe) pleads for an immediate shutdown of the ski site and reporting to the police, but the president of the ski resort gives priority to business interests and decides to negotiate with the blackmailer. And a negotiation process for a despicable ransom case with a massive hostage of all the skiers at the resort begins.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-08-02
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
2013-11-15
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Overview: Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan to set him up as an undercover cop in the Yakuza.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-11-15
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Alone in the Night
1994-10-22
Alone in the Night
Overview: An undercover narcotics officer is killed, and after his funeral some yakuza break into his apartment and rape his wife, Nami, while looking for the drugs they claim he stole from them. Afterwards Nami attempts to commit suicide, but after being rescued by a mysterious yakuza she decides to infiltrate the gang and get revenge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-22
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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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You'll Die Six Hours Later
2008-09-28
You'll Die Six Hours Later
Overview: "You will die six hours later." Keishi, a youth who proclaims himself a seer, suddenly says this to Mio, who is walking along the streets of Shibuya. At first, Mio scoffs at it as nonsense but ever since her acquaintance was murdered a few days ago, she realises that she has also become a victim of a stalker. Half believing it, she decides to hang around with Keishi. Later, with the help of Sawaki, a detective she knows, the stalker is identified. She thinks the case is closed but a totally unexpected person attacks her...
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-28
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Touch
2005-09-10
Touch
Overview: Twin brothers, Tatsuya and Kazuya, grew up with their next door neighbor Minami like siblings. Minami's dream is that her school's baseball team will participate in the national Koshien High School Baseball Tournament. The twin brothers make a pact that they will take Minami to the tournament.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-09-10
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Suiheisen
2024-03-01
Suiheisen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-03-01
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The Noise
2015-05-23
The Noise
Overview: Underground people who exhale toxic gas appear in Tokyo's S-Ward, which is dealing with construction noise from urban development projects. Everyone panic, but it turns out that five middle-aged guys are unaffected by the poisonous gas. They undergo vigorous training to fight the underworld people, but are they going to be able to save the world…?
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-05-23
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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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XX: Beautiful Killing Machine
1996-09-13
XX: Beautiful Killing Machine
Overview: Cheryl, a sexy bodyguard, crosses paths with a hit man from her past; she is forced to use all her skills, including the art of seduction, to escape.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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This Man
2024-06-07
This Man
Overview: An inexplicable wave of tragic deaths plunges two investigators into the heart of a fateful whirlwind, where logic and facts have no value as a far-fetched urban legend seems to come true. A mother plagued by terrifying dreams, seeing her friends and colleagues disappear one after the other, and her family witness the horror unfold.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-06-07
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The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator
1993-06-26
The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator
Overview: #5 in the King of Minami series and the second film to be released theatrically. Manda's original apprentice, Ryuichi, resurfaces after being targeted by the yakuza in Kobe. Meanwhile, Manda hounds a factory owner named Yanagida for his interest payments, only to discover that he's only one of many victims of the evil liquidator Gennai, who profits off of other companies' bankruptcy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-06-26
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Run for Love
2016-02-14
Run for Love
Overview: A romantic anthology with five episodes featuring five love stories in Japan, United States, Norway, the Island of Saipan, and the one in Rjukan Norway, where the sun is brought down where the can't shine by large mirrors.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama Family
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-02-14
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Petto
2021-01-01
Petto
Overview: Haruno, a second-year high school student, is aiming to go to a national university as her parents wish, but she really wants to be a groomer. However, she has been unable to confess her true feelings. Another worry for Haruno is the rumor that her childhood friend is dating a sugar daddy...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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掟
2024-08-30
掟
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-30
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Silence
2016-12-23
Silence
Overview: Two Jesuit priests travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-23
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About Love, Tokyo
1992-09-12
About Love, Tokyo
Overview: Looks at the lives of Chinese people in Japan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-09-12
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Sumo Road - The Musical
2015-09-01
Sumo Road - The Musical
Overview: An overweight exchange student with no friends decides to join the university’s sumo team at a Japanese university. But in order to get in, first he has to fight the team leader.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-09-01
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Kagerô 2
1996-02-10
Kagerô 2
Overview: An entertainment drama depicting the conflict of yakuza, centering on the female torso and her sister's feud.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-10
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Kichiku
2002-10-15
Kichiku
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-15
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KIZU
1998-04-10
KIZU
Overview: Direct to video crime film.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-04-10
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
2003-11-01
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Overview: When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called Kisarazu Cat's Eye. Their funny adventures range from playing gigs to solving a mystery surrounding counterfeit money, but Bussan's impending death is never far away.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-01
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Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30
2016-04-11
Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30
Overview: A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-11
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Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
2005-01-11
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Overview: Master swordsman Akiyama Kohei’s simple life in retirement is jarred into violent sword action when he meets an elderly fencing instructor who may be the target of a group of thieves planning a major armed robbery. At the same time dojo master Daijiro saves the life of man who, although skilled in archery has an aversion to killing and a woman artist comes into town where she is in danger of being raped by one of the thieves. From the pen of noted author Ikenami Shotaro, creator of such classics as Bandit Ve. Samurai, Hunter In The Dark, The Last Samurai, and Hissatsu-The Professional Killers! Brilliant storytelling that leads to superb swordsmanship!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-11
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Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
2015-03-07
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-03-07
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special
2016-10-08
Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-10-08
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Graffreeter Toki
2012-07-14
Graffreeter Toki
Overview: A shopping arcade in a working-class Tokyo neighborhood filled with Baki fans comes under threat when an unscrupulous corporation tries to take over.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-07-14
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Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo
2016-02-19
Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo
Overview: A prequel to the story of the legendary samurai and one cat. In Edo era, there was a legendary samurai named Kyutaro Madarame who are feared as a "Madara the Devil". He was somehow hired for killing a cat named Tamanojo. Just before Kyutaro slashes on Tamanojo, he realizes that Tamanojo looking into his eyes and said "meow". But why?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-02-19
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Ley Lines
1999-05-22
Ley Lines
Overview: The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-05-22
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Detective Ballerino
2016-01-09
Detective Ballerino
Overview: In the past, Kurumi Usushima (Yuto Nakajima) wanted to become a ballerino, but he is now a detective. Kurumi Usushima and his senior detective, Takao Washio (Masahiro Takashima), solve a case by using the hypnosis technique past life regression.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-09
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Shino Can't Say Her Name
2018-07-01
Shino Can't Say Her Name
Overview: Ooshima Shino is a 1st-grade high school student. She has difficulties pronouncing words that start with vowels in front of people. Because of her speech impediment, she does not get along with others. Shino meets Kayo who likes music, but she is tone-deaf. They decide to start a band and Shino begins to change.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-07-01
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Ichigensan
2000-01-29
Ichigensan
Overview: A foreign university student tries to fit in in Kyoto by reading books to the blind and finds himself falling in love.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-29
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Darc
2018-05-01
Darc
Overview: To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-01
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Conflict II
2016-05-29
Conflict II
Overview: When Tendokai's headquarters are attacked, underboss Washio Kazuma orders his trusted lieutenant to investigate a possible mole inside the family.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-29
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Conflict
2016-05-28
Conflict
Overview: Tendokai's Washio Kazuma, the underboss of Japan's largest crime syndicate, goes on the warpath when his blood brother and family turn up dead.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-28
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Yakuza Apocalypse
2015-05-21
Yakuza Apocalypse
Overview: When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.
Genres: Action Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-05-21
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Haru-san – The Bride's Father is a Great Detective
2017-12-03
Haru-san – The Bride's Father is a Great Detective
Overview: Dollmaker Haruhiko Kasukabe, nicknamed Haru-san, lost his wife Ruriko in an airplane crash 22 years ago and has been living with his only daughter Furi since then. It is the day of Furi's wedding. However, Furi only told Haruhiko about the wedding a month before. Since the bridegroom had some trouble at his overseas job, he was only able to return to Japan the day of the wedding, so Haruhiko has not met him even once. What kind of man did Furi choose to marry, and why did she hide such an important thing for so long...!? Haruhiko, worrying over all this, shuts himself in his room and decides not to go to the wedding... then, something completely unexpected happens to him. His late wife Ruriko appears before him. The truth is, she has appeared at Haruhiko's side many times before. What could be Ruriko's goal...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-03
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Woman in Witness Protection
1997-09-27
Woman in Witness Protection
Overview: Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as she prepares for her new role on the witness stand.
Genres: Drama Comedy Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-09-27
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Enter the Fat Dragon
2020-01-23
Enter the Fat Dragon
Overview: After being dumped by his fiancé, heartbroken Hong Kong police officer Fallon Zhu gains 200+ pounds. His superiors demote him to the job of escorting convicts to Japan. When a convict in his custody mysteriously dies, he must team up with citizen Thor to solve the mystery.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2020-01-23
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Circus Boys
1989-11-23
Circus Boys
Overview: Two brothers, Jinta and Wataru, are raised in a travelling circus. After an accident, Jinta decides to leave the circus and travels the countryside working as a con-man. After a run-in with a local gang of yakuza, he is invited to join their ranks, where he makes the mistake of falling for a boss's mistress. Wataru stays with the circus and works hard to regain its former glory
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-11-23
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Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992-12-12
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Overview: Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-12-12
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Madadayo
1993-04-17
Madadayo
Overview: Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-04-17
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Uneasy Encounters
1994-04-23
Uneasy Encounters
Overview: A five-part comedy and horror anthology
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-04-23
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Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
1994-01-15
Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
Overview: The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-01-15
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995-03-11
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Overview: A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction Action Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-03-11
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Kamikaze Taxi
1995-04-29
Kamikaze Taxi
Overview: A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he acquires the aid of a taxi driver who has recently returned to Japan after living in South America for several decades and is struggling to cope with poverty and the prejudices of native-born Japanese.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-04-29
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Story of Miss Q
1996-09-21
Story of Miss Q
Overview: Lulu, the most popular woman in the phone sex business, was helpless to resist the wiles of a female client. But the laws of the phone sex club are strict: an operator must never be seduced by a common caller, or she will face severe discipline. Is Lulu's reputation sullied beyond repair?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-09-21
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Sunday's Dream
2005-10-22
Sunday's Dream
Overview: Kazuya goes to live with his mother Shinobu because his father, Yoshiki, who works in the same company, has fired him according to the company policy regarding redundancy. However, Shinobu soon gets remarried to Sakamoto depriving Kazuya of a place to stay. He then meets Sachiko who works in a salon where sexual pleasure is offered to men. They promise to have a date on the next Sunday by the sea.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-10-22
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002-11-02
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Overview: JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-11-02
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Aogura
2006-10-28
Aogura
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-28
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End Call
2008-07-01
End Call
Overview: The Devil has a phone number, and if you call him on your mobile phone at midnight, he will grant your wish. In return however, he will control your life for the duration of the call.
Genres: Drama Horror Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-01
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Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
2009-01-01
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
Overview: Jiro (Jiro Sato) is a 32-year-old man who doesn't have a job. He lives at his parents' house and doesn't go outside or socialise with people. After the death of his father, Jiro's mother runs away and leaves behind a 6 month dog named Ichiro and some clues for Jiro. To find his mother, Jiro has to venture out into the world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Girl's Life
2009-02-18
Girl's Life
Overview: Rina Sakurai, a popular model of Koakuma Ageha, a hair and make-up magazine for gals, makes her actress debut. Abandoned by family and betrayed by her boyfriend, Haruka Ichinose comes to Tokyo with her pet turtle, Jimmy. With heaped up blonde hair, flashy fashion, beloved Jimmy, and no fixed address, she takes interviews. But she has no luck on job hunting and becomes a net cafe refugees. One day, she finds a flyer and she jumps into a cabaret. What kind of future is waiting for Haruka?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-02-18
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Railways
2010-05-29
Railways
Overview: A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-05-29
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The Pod of Good Fortune
2012-02-25
The Pod of Good Fortune
Overview: Ryosaku, a struggling actor, endures daily abuse from his wicked wife. One day, the janitor of his apartment gives him a 'The Pod of Good Fortune'. And his life begins to go awry. The sudden death of his abusive wife...suspicion of murder...an impulsive cover-up...same old routine on set...an unexpected visitor...and the body count rises. This fi lm closely follows the daily life of the protagonist as the bizarre and horrifi c drama unfolds. When people are pushed to an extreme situation, it's also the most comical. Full of such aspects, the stor y reveals the secret side of the people surrounding the protagonist. Where will the 'The Pod of Good Fortune' lead this man's unfortunate life? Only the Pot can tell.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-02-25
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The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015-11-26
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Overview: An Orthodox priest, Father Nikolay, the brother of a Yakuza boss, is drawn into in a mob war in Japan. He escapes to the small Russian village of Glubokoe, where he finds that war has found him again.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2015-11-26
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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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Red Post on Escher Street
2020-10-01
Red Post on Escher Street
Overview: A genius film director, Tadashi Kobayashi holds an audition for his new film project. Several actors and actresses answer the open call, but most will only be cast as extras. Can the film come to a completion without accident?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-10-01
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Igyō no koi
2002-08-24
Igyō no koi
Overview: A sensual coming-of-age drama direct — It depicts a precarious relationship between a homosexual woman and a man who was picked up by her and ends up living with her
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-08-24
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Stardust Over The Town
2020-03-06
Stardust Over The Town
Overview: Story of the struggling chorus group "Yamada Osamu and the Hello Nights", who gain an unexpected new member in the young Ai, who pursues her dream of becoming a singer.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-03-06
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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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Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021-08-31
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Overview: In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-31
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The love song of farewell later
1991-05-01
The love song of farewell later
Overview: A suspense drama based on Osamu Takahashi's original work starring Shinobu Otake. The shooting location of Gunkanjima is a famous tourist attraction. When Mansako returns to her husband's parents' house, she noticed a young man named Shinji playing drums at a village festival. Shinji who felt her gaze also looked back at Mansako. Masako invites Shinji to her house to welcome her husband together, and is witnessed by a housewife who came to inform her husband of the accidental death while helping him change clothes. She is stigmatized for infidelity. They are separated, but they vow to meet again 12 years later.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-01
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A Quiet Life
1995-09-23
A Quiet Life
Overview: A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-23
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018-09-07
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Overview: Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. After he quits playing shogi, he becomes desperate. With the support of his peers, including Yuya Suzuki, and his love of shogi, Shoji Segawa begins to play shogi again. A miracle happens to him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-07
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The Menu For Tomorrow
2020-08-12
The Menu For Tomorrow
Overview: Reiwa Wedding Hall is one of the popular wedding halls in Tokyo. Their new chef, Saki, is always busy planning new menus. However, one day, something unusual happens. In the middle of the menu selection meeting, Ishimori working in sales department rushes in as he receives one request about the menu from his customers. The manager and the master chef get puzzled by the news. It brings back memories of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima. After a lot of thought, Saki decides what to serve in the wedding party.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-08-12
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A Janitor
2021-01-29
A Janitor
Overview: Fukumi is a high school janitor whose father was a gangster. He works at the school as a janitor instead of belonging to the gang so he can watch out for Yui, the daughter of his deceased father's brother Majima Yoshiki. One day, a gang feud erupts. Yoshiki is killed and Yui becomes the next target.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-01-29
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天才を育てた女房～世界が認めた数学者と妻の愛～
2018-02-23
天才を育てた女房～世界が認めた数学者と妻の愛～
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-02-23
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Jingi 48
2007-04-26
Jingi 48
Overview: The 48th film in the popular yakuza action series starring Takeuchi Riki and Sakakibara Toshihiko.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-04-26
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Kwaidan
1992-08-21
Kwaidan
Overview:
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-08-21
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River Returns
2025-03-22
River Returns
Overview: In 1958, as a deadly typhoon approaches, a young boy embarks on a perilous journey to a haunted mountain pool, determined to calm a sorrowful spirit whose grief has cursed the village with devastating floods.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-03-22
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Birdcage of Horrors
1999-09-01
Birdcage of Horrors
Overview: A murder mystery told in one-minute clips — one for each day of the year — filmed specifically for the SEGA Dreamcast console. It tells the story of Nao Tsunoda, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who moves to Tokyo’s Grauenheim apartment complex. One day, Nao’s life turns into a nightmare when she suddenly discovers the headless corpse of her neighbor on the roof of the house — and a chain of brutal murders continues, becoming clear that a psychopath is hunting the apartment building's inhabitants.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-09-01
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The Successful Businessmen Handbook: Leadership Skills You Can Learn from the Yakuza
2007-07-25
The Successful Businessmen Handbook: Leadership Skills You Can Learn from the Yakuza
Overview: The strength or weakness of an organization lies in the hands of its boss. In the unforgiving world of the yakuza, where leadership is relentlessly tested, what is the role and significance of a leader? This film delves deep into the unique leadership methods of the yakuza—methods that cultivate loyal subordinates willing to risk their lives for their leader and organization!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-07-25
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