Taro Yamamoto
Biography: Tarō Yamamoto is a Japanese politician and former actor, who is the founder and current leader of the anti-establishment political party Reiwa Shinsengumi. Yamamoto served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2013 to 2019 and was a candidate in the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 11, 1974
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Battle Royale
2000-12-16
Battle Royale
Overview: In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-12-16
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The King of Minami: Special Ver.40
2001-11-17
The King of Minami: Special Ver.40
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-11-17
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The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder
1999-09-10
The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder
Overview: #30 in the King of Minami series, introducing Ginjiro Manda's new sidekick Kohei. This installment explores the fatal effects of bankruptcy on the loan shark profession, when a young business owner gets tricked into declaring bankruptcy in order to escape from his massive loan debts, prompting Manda to seek revenge on the wily financial advisor behind it all.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-09-10
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Be-Bop High School 11
1997-08-08
Be-Bop High School 11
Overview: In addition to the familiar Aitoku bad members, Taro Yamamoto dresses as Toshimitsu Yamada and the super battle explodes!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-08-08
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Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009-10-10
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Overview: Kaiji Ito moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinking booze. Two years later and his life is no better. A debt collector named Endo arrives to collect money owed. The debt collector offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off his loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay his debt & possibly make a boat load of money. Could the debt collector Endo actually be setting up Kaiji? One way or another, for Kaiji it's going to be the night of his life.
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-10
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Secret Love
2013-04-20
Secret Love
Overview: A love story in which a man with a dark past and who lives lonely days apart from others, meets a woman named Arisa.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-20
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252: Signal of Life
2008-12-06
252: Signal of Life
Overview: At some point in the distant future, a massive, catastrophic earthquake strikes Tokyo, causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically and the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history to sweep toward the city and inundate it with water. The Tokyo Fire Department and its team of crack rescuers swing into action, and shortly after they do, a distress call arises from an underground subway station - with repeated indications of the rescue code, 252 252, and the exclamation "We Have Survivors." It soon becomes apparent that the local rescue squad must attempt to save the survivors, doing so at the expense of their own lives and safety. Written by Nathan Southern
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-06
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Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core
2010-12-18
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core
Overview: Confronting a mysterious enemy, the Pteranodon Yummy, Kamen Rider W receives aid from Ryu, who has infuriated Akiko by being too busy to attend her wedding! Akiko demands to know why he even became a Kamen Rider in the first place and the Pteranodon Yummy as it uses the Memory Memory on her to give her the answer to her question. Meanwhile, at the Kougami Foundation, Kousei Kougami talks of the most avaricious man in Japan, Oda Nobunaga, whose final resting place was found. With Doctor Maki overseeing the process, Kougami commissions the creation of a Cell Medal homunculus based on Nobunaga himself. Later, Kamen Rider Core begins to destroy the area as Kamen Riders OOO and W team up to fight the enemy. However, Kamen Rider Core proves too powerful and the two go underground to destroy the Gaia Memory’s source of power to even the odds.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-12-18
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Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001-01-13
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
Overview: The late Kinji Fukasaku directed "Battle Royale" - his 60th movie - at the age of 70. This film follows the shooting of the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-01-13
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A Day on the Planet
2004-02-05
A Day on the Planet
Overview: Seven friends gather at a party in Kyoto to celebrate Masamichi's entry to graduate school. Maki & her boyfriend Nakazawa join the party and get drunk easily after the friendship reunion. Kate has a crush on one of the cute guy who doesn't have any interests on her though. The cheerful and unforgettable night is full of joy while the whales and the thief incidents also attract the attention of them. Before the sunrise, seven friends meet again on the beach so as to witness the fade of youth days.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-02-05
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My Way
2011-12-21
My Way
Overview: During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
Genres: Drama Action History War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-12-21
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The King of Minami: Yakuza in Debt
2000-01-21
The King of Minami: Yakuza in Debt
Overview: #31 in the King of Minami series. A washed-up yakuza named Fukunaga borrows money from Manda, unwittingly involving him in a sinister murder plot.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-21
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Tsutsumi honoo no gotoku
1994-10-15
Tsutsumi honoo no gotoku
Overview: Kaori, who can find nothing in her daily life but sex with her male friend Taro, suddenly meets a middle-aged man named Kosuke. She hopes that Kosuke will quench her thirst, but is disappointed to learn that he has a woman named Naomi. Upon learning of Kaori's feelings for him, Taro...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-15
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The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
2009-03-07
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
Overview: A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Kimiko Taguichi. The letter reads: “Chief Surgeon Hayami of the Emergency Center has a collusive relationship with a medical supplies maker. And the head nurse is in on it with him.” An unimaginable truth then awaits.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-03-07
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GO
2001-10-20
GO
Overview: Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-20
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Moon Child
2003-04-19
Moon Child
Overview: Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.
Genres: Horror Action Thriller Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-04-19
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The Millennial Rapture
2012-09-04
The Millennial Rapture
Overview: Sennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famous novelists in Japan—drew the absurdity and passion of life since its inhabitants have been living and dying. There were beautiful men in “Roji” who struggled to live with the blood of the Nakamato Clan, blood called “noble yet unholy.” Oryu, a midwife, has watched all those men growing up, living and dying... She is now aging old and starts to talk with the dead men souls of the Nakamoto Clan...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-04
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The Boat to Heaven
2003-09-13
The Boat to Heaven
Overview: A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-09-13
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Run Ichiro Run
2001-04-28
Run Ichiro Run
Overview: Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the people who root for the baseball player Ichiro, and their struggles to make their own dreams come true.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-04-28
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Red Moon
2004-02-07
Red Moon
Overview: Namiko Morita, who lived in Otaru, moved to this area with her husband, Yutaro, and opened the brewery "Morita Brewery". Eventually, they succeeded in this business and lived happily while raising three children. However, in August 1945, the situation changed completely due to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-02-07
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Under the Same Moon
2005-11-19
Under the Same Moon
Overview: When Tetsuya (Yosuke Kubozuka) was 10-years-old he met Emi (Meisa Kuroki), who suffered from a heart disease. In hopes to cure Emi's condition, Tetsuya decided to become a doctor. Following through on his dreams, Tetsuya is now a doctor and is about to marry Emi. One day though, Tetsuya hears about Don (Edison Chen). Tetsuya remembers the times he spent with Emi and Don as a child and also feels insecure about Don.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-19
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Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
2003-08-30
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
Overview: A shy, nerdy man, Takeru finds a schoolgirl hooker Lily is unconscious in a Tokyo park, so he decides to bring her home and lock her up in a secret basement. Although Lily is afraid of him, in fact, Takeru didn't do anything to hurt her. After Lily begins to uncover a shocking episode
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-08-30
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The King of Minami: Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap
2001-08-24
The King of Minami: Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap
Overview: #33 in the King of Minami series. The CEO of a health food start-up borrows money from Manda using his fiancee's house as collateral, but when his American supplier demands more money than expected, he turns to a business loan company to make up the difference. Meanwhile, a hapless festival merchant turns to Manda when a run-in with the yakuza threatens to derail his business.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-08-24
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Princess Raccoon
2005-05-28
Princess Raccoon
Overview: Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-28
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Love Letter
1998-05-23
Love Letter
Overview: A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-05-23
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生まれ変わるとしたら
1996-10-04
生まれ変わるとしたら
Overview: A mysterious world of images of an old, almost forgotten barbershop in the middle of the city, with its owner who is just “waiting” for something, and the people who visit him. A barbershop is a place where people want change. A place to find a new self. The barber finds a different self on the other side of the mirror, and between drowsiness and thoughts, he is lost between dreams and reality, pondering in a different space. The barber travels with various customers to a mysterious space. Invisible images are projected into each mind along with the recitation of poems.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-10-04
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My Summertime Map
2013-06-29
My Summertime Map
Overview: Elementary student Tanabe Kento is struggling to draw a map of his town for his summer vacation homework. One day, a fracas occurs involving a mysterious man, junkman. After that, Kento discovers a Hiroshima that he'd never known, and decides to draw a map of his very own.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-06-29
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Daida kyoushi akiba, shinken desu!
1991-08-31
Daida kyoushi akiba, shinken desu!
Overview: Based on the comic book series by Yoshiyuki Hayasaka and M.A.T.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-08-31
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Through the Night
2002-11-02
Through the Night
Overview: When poverty-stricken Korean-Japanese (Zainichi) discover there is valuable iron ore in the rubble of a destroyed shantytown they plan to haul it out for profit. Amidst this plan there is discrimination, war and an infatuation between a man and a woman, but like everything around them there and owing to the forces around them, there is as much chance that these may burn to ashes and be destroyed or be the beginning of something new.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-11-02
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That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen?
1996-08-10
That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen?
Overview: Comedy about a group of chemistry students who organize a cheating scam during their final exams. Amuro Namie, the top pop music sensation, plays one of the students.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-08-10
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The House of Rising Sun
2013-09-28
The House of Rising Sun
Overview: The Hirata are a typical family residing in picturesque Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture. Their lives are thrown in chaos when an earthquake strikes and causes a nearby nuclear power plant to explode. They must evacuate their home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-09-28
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July 7th, Sunny Day
1996-05-11
July 7th, Sunny Day
Overview: Hinata Mochizuki (Arisa Mizuki) is a superstar in the pop music scene, and Kenta Yamabe (Masato Hagiwara) is a very ordinary office worker. One day, the two meet, and then fell in love. However, due to the influence of various external factors, the relationship between the two does not go smoothly.
Genres: Romance Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-11
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Izo
2004-09-07
Izo
Overview: Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Rain of Light
2001-12-08
Rain of Light
Overview: This documentary-style film recreates the infamous Asama Sanso Incident of 1972 wherein an extreme faction of the Students Allied Red Army holed themselves up in a mountainous cabin in the dead of winter. By the time the police finally caught up with them, it was discovered that they had murderously turned upon themselves in a bizarre extension of their radical philosophy. This event virtually marked the end of the Student Revolution.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-12-08
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Eden
2012-11-17
Eden
Overview: When Miro's transsexual friend Noripee dies, Miro and his friends from the gay bar 'Eden' are once again reminded of the discrimination they are constantly facing from society. They decide to convince Noripee's parents, who disowned her, to bury Noripee's body.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-11-17
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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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Get Up!
2003-10-05
Get Up!
Overview: A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before entering prison. Hoping to change his mind, his underlings planned to kidnap James Brown to convince him to perform privately for their boss.
Genres: Comedy Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-10-05
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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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Reiwa Uprising
2019-11-02
Reiwa Uprising
Overview: Kazuo Hara follows Ayumi Yasutomi, a transgender candidate, who is also a Tokyo University professor, as she embarks on a national campaign for a seat in Japan's Upper House.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-02
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Granny Gabai
2006-06-02
Granny Gabai
Overview: Gabai Granny is based on the bestseller Saga No Gabai Baachan (Gabai Granny from Saga), which is penned by comedian Shimada Yoshichi as he recounts his childhood memories of growing up under the care of his grandmother.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-02
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Orochi - Blood
2008-09-20
Orochi - Blood
Overview: The story of Orochi revolves around the life of the Monzen family. Aoi Monzen, a famous, but aging, movie star and Kazusa and Lisa Monzen her two daughters. Aoi hopes for them both to take over her legacy as a star, but Kazusa does not live up to her expectations. The mother is always pitting the girls against one another competitively. As a result, as the years pass, the love the sisters shared grows to a hidden hatred. When another girl named Orochi saves the girl's mother from a terrible accident a bizarre chain of events is set in motion spanning many years. The atmosphere in their estate builds up until Orochi reveals a terrible truth that the family must keep hidden from the world. Orochi serves as the narrator of the story. The movie is based on a Kazuo Umezu manga series which ran from 1969 to 1970.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-20
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Friends After 3.11 劇場版
2011-10-01
Friends After 3.11 劇場版
Overview: In March 2011, Japan was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, with the devastating tsunami that followed causing a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power station that sent ripples of discontent throughout the country. Director Iwai Shunji's Friends after 3.11 (2011) is a deeply personal documentary which uses the statements of some of his closest friends to express the views of a society in a state of political despondency.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-01
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The King of Minami 16
2000-11-10
The King of Minami 16
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-11-10
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The King of Minami: Toichi Ransom
2000-05-12
The King of Minami: Toichi Ransom
Overview: #34 in the series, following "Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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The King of Minami: Certified Alibi Trap
2000-03-10
The King of Minami: Certified Alibi Trap
Overview: #32 in the King of Minami series. When the failed president of a recruitment company turns to offering fake job titles for a fee, he is targeted by the yakuza and forced to borrow money from Ginjiro Manda. Despite his attempts to escape his debts by declaring bankruptcy, Manda has other plans.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-03-10
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The King of Minami 18
2001-11-09
The King of Minami 18
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-11-09
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The King of Minami 17
2001-05-11
The King of Minami 17
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-05-11
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The King of Minami 19
2002-05-10
The King of Minami 19
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-05-10
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The King of Minami 20
2002-08-02
The King of Minami 20
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-08-02
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The King of Minami 21
2002-11-08
The King of Minami 21
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-11-08
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The King of Minami 22
2003-02-14
The King of Minami 22
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-02-14
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The King of Minami 25
2003-11-14
The King of Minami 25
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-14
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The King of Minami 23
2003-05-09
The King of Minami 23
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-05-09
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The King of Minami 26
2004-01-08
The King of Minami 26
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-08
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The King of Minami 24
2003-08-08
The King of Minami 24
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-08-08
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The King of Minami 27
2004-05-01
The King of Minami 27
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-01
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Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013-02-16
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
Overview: Masaru Okunishi is a prisoner who has been on death-row for over 40 years. In 1961, 5 women died from drinking poisoned wine in a small village gathering in Nabari City in Mie Prefecture. After his arrest, he appealed his innocence on the grounds that the police coerced his confession. He was found not guilty in the first trial. However, it was overturned and he received a death sentence in the second trial, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1972. Since then, Okunishi has continuously appealed for retrial, fighting against the horror of capital punishment. This TV dramatization of the Nabari Poisoned Wine Case depicts Okunishi in an isolated cell, his mother’s unwavering belief in his innocence, and the effort of people who have rallied to Okunishi’s defense.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-16
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Kattobi Boogie 2: Flat Out Baby
1993-07-01
Kattobi Boogie 2: Flat Out Baby
Overview: Baby goes flat-out?
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-01
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