Tohru Emori
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Birthday: January 25, 1944
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Paprika
2006-10-21
Paprika
Overview: When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-21
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Tokyo Godfathers
2003-12-05
Tokyo Godfathers
Overview: On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Genres: Animation Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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Udon
2006-08-26
Udon
Overview: Kosuke is 31, and tired of his hometown where nothing happens. On a whim, he departs for New York with dreams of making it big. 6 months later, he straggles home... defeated, and saddled with debt. Awaiting him are his old friends, a caring sister, a disgruntled father ...and a bowl of noodles. Namely, "udon" noodles. The town is built around udon, sustained by udon, nationally famous for udon.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-08-26
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Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
1968-10-05
Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-10-05
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Young People
1968-12-16
Young People
Overview: "Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents, the older brother, Taro, who works in construction, decides to replace them. The second brother, Jiro, is a truck driver. The third, Saburo, is a student, dreams of a better future for the whole family are connected with him, with his career. Brothers and sisters are fighting to give him a higher education. And, finally, the youngest of the brothers, Suekichi, is also going to enter the university after graduation. The life of the Sato family is complicated. Taro is kind, but limited, not always able to find a common language with his brothers and sister Orie. The girl cannot stand the despotism of her brother, leaves her home and goes to work at the factory. With her departure, everything in the house goes upside down. Suekichi fails her university entrance exams, Orie is forced to return to her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-12-16
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The Two Musashis
1981-05-29
The Two Musashis
Overview: Toru Emori leads the cast as Hirate Musashi while a Hiroshi Fujioka competes with him as Okamoto Musashi. They must not only contend with the Yoshioka and Yagyu fencing schools, but have to take on Chiyonosuke Azuma as Sasaki Kojiro, and deal with the women who pursue them for love. Unlike the Yoshikawa Eiji novel which is not historically accurate, this film offers a new view of Japan’s greatest hero! The film is based on the novel by Kosuke Gomi!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-05-29
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Kumamoto Stories
2002-07-20
Kumamoto Stories
Overview: Jidai-geki period / folklore type stories that were comissioned by the Kumamoto prefacture of Kyushu island in 1996 and filmed over a period of three years. Kumamoto Monogatari is a 2002 omnibus which includes the three short films: Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu, Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta, Onna Kunishuu Ikki.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-07-20
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
2002-03-27
Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
Overview: Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2002 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Mushi Game (Ignore the Game) - starring Uchiyama Rina 2. Okashina Machi (Funny Town) - starring Yanagiba Toshiro 3. Tokage no Shippo (Lizard's Tail) - starring Kashiwabara Takashi 4. Yogisha no Otoko (Man's Night Train) - starring Osugi Ren 5. Manhole - starring Kagawa Teruyuki
Genres: TV Movie Science Fiction Thriller Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-03-27
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Dangerous Games
1970-11-12
Dangerous Games
Overview: Drama is afoot at Shirobara Middle School when the bold Henmi Ryoko transfers into Class A, 9th Grade. She immediately picks a fight with, Masuda, the head of the preparation committee. The girls' battle for control of the gang soon grows out of control as it sweeps up the entire school. Brawls. Seduction. Yazuka. And more!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-11-12
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Secret Record: Complete History of the Pacific War
1975-11-29
Secret Record: Complete History of the Pacific War
Overview: A history of the Pacific War comprising of American combat footage with Japanese wartime newsreels
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-11-29
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Dohten
1991-01-26
Dohten
Overview: Jubei is a Japanese merchant who learns tricks from Western merchants to get ahead in the game.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-26
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Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002-06-16
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Overview: A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ultimately prevail.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-06-16
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Where The Legend Lives
2008-11-01
Where The Legend Lives
Overview: Kohei Miyazaki (Naoto Takenaka), a former railroad worker, has become obsessed with locating the ancient country of Yamatai. His obsession sprouted from a day when he discovered ancient ceramics while repairing railroad tracks. Now completely blind, Kohei relies on his wife (Sayuri Yoshinaga) to guide him through the country and read the maps in their pursuit of Yamatai.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-11-01
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Keiho
1999-02-17
Keiho
Overview: The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however, reveals the crime was a well-planned statement against the section of Japan's criminal code granting diminished responsibility to the mentally impaired.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-02-17
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The Dream of Russia
1992-06-25
The Dream of Russia
Overview: Sumptuous filming of the journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. A Russo-Japanese co-production of a unique event in history which was the hit of Cannes and other film festivals but did not receive wide distribution despite its huge scope, high production values, and very human story of culture clash.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-06-25
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Araki Mataemon: Duel at Kagiya Corners
1993-03-23
Araki Mataemon: Duel at Kagiya Corners
Overview: Watanabe Kazuma's younger brother is brutally murdered by Kawai Matagoro. However, Kazuma's vendetta is denied since the Japanese law in the 17th Century only allowed a samurai to avenge his father or older brother, but not a younger brother. This incident makes his family member Araki Mataemon face his best friend in order to clear path for Kazuma. The tension mounts as they must carry out the vengeance before the murderer Kawai Matagoro reaches the safety of a direct retainer of the Shogun.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-03-23
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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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The Tragedy of W
2010-01-11
The Tragedy of W
Overview: The lakeside at Lake Yamanaka is covered with snow. In the vacation house in such a quiet area owned by the chairman of Watsuji Seiyaku, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Japan, the tragedy suddenly breaks out. ”I have killed my granduncle!!” says Mako, who is loved by everybody in the Watsuji family. She has stabbed her granduncle, Yohei, to death. Soon after the domestic homicide, the entire family joining together in an attempt to make it look like a crime committed by somebody outside the family, begins to engage in imitative deception...
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-01-11
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Raise the Castle!
2009-06-20
Raise the Castle!
Overview: Three men are possessed by the spirits of ancient samurai determined to build their master's castle, even if they must use cardboard.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-06-20
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Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981-08-01
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Overview: Two years after the events of Galaxy Express 999, Earth has become a battlefield, and Tetsuro is summoned to board the Three-Nine once more. In this, the shattering, full-length theatrical conclusion to Leiji Matsumoto's epic story, all questions will be answered and all mysteries will be revealed as Tetsuro embarks on a journey which will reveal a secret so awful, even Maetel herself can hardly bear to speak of it.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-01
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Company Executives
1989-06-10
Company Executives
Overview: A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-06-10
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Touch of Love
1974-11-02
Touch of Love
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-11-02
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A Brief Message from the Heart
1995-11-23
A Brief Message from the Heart
Overview: A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-11-23
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The Phoenix
1978-08-12
The Phoenix
Overview: This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The Yamatai, represented by Prince Susano-O and elderly advisor Sumuke, hire Yumihiko of Matsuro to hunt the phoenix so that Queen Himiko, sister of Susano-O can have eteranal life.
Genres: Adventure Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-08-12
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The Affair
1967-05-13
The Affair
Overview: As a young woman, Oriko condemned her widowed mother for openly pursuing relationships with younger men. After her mother passes away, she finds herself in an unhappy, loveless marriage and begins to understand her mother’s actions.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-05-13
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Johnen: Love of Sada
2008-05-31
Johnen: Love of Sada
Overview: When photographer Ishida first sees Sada, the wife of a new acquaintance, his photo shoot with Sada turns quickly into a steamy affair of mind-blowing proportions
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-05-31
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AIBOU: The Movie IV
2017-02-11
AIBOU: The Movie IV
Overview: A mysterious international crime organization makes a demand of 900 million yen from the Japanese government for the release of hostages. The group then targets a victory parade of a world sports game to commit indiscriminate terror.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-11
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Quarreling with Yakuza
1973-03-03
Quarreling with Yakuza
Overview: Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most powerful gang in Tokyo's glittering Shibuya ward.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-03-03
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Festival Champ
1976-05-29
Festival Champ
Overview: Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls in love with a stripper while delivering his colleague's love letter to her but forgetting to mention it's from another man.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-05-29
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Nurse Call
1993-01-30
Nurse Call
Overview: A drama about a nurse starring Hiroko Yakushimaru
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-30
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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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Menkyo ga nai!
1994-02-11
Menkyo ga nai!
Overview: A popular movie star named Hiroshi Nanjo faces a huge problem in filming his new action flick when they find out he hasn't got a license to drive. He is sent to a driving school and...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-02-11
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Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
1998-03-07
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
Overview: The search for documentation about the sea for a school work will make the magic door of Doraemon open and take Nobita to Shizuka, Gian and Sueno in the deep ocean. This time our friends embark on a huge and unique boat in order to learn about the mysteries of the sea and look for treasures. What nobody imagines is that a distortion in the line of space-time will lead them to the seventeenth century amid a great storm that will make them wreck and where Doraemon loses its magic pocket. No time to lose, our friends must find a way out. Will they succeed?
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-03-07
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Harmagedon
1983-03-12
Harmagedon
Overview: From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess and Vega, a cybernetic crusader from a world long since ravaged by Genma. Determined to spare the Earth from a similar fate, Luna and Vega must try to mobilize the most potent psychics in the world. Together, this army of fledging psychic warriors must succeed where billions have tried... and failed. But will they be able to gather their champions in time? Genma’s agents are already on Earth to ensure that their master meets with no opposition!
Genres: Horror Action Animation Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-12
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Pleasures of the Flesh
1965-08-29
Pleasures of the Flesh
Overview: A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-29
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Rebellion of Japan
1967-01-14
Rebellion of Japan
Overview: Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair with Tate who's a young lieutenant in the Army, ultimately becoming a right-wing fundamentalist revolutionary. She marries another man, one totally dedicated to the rigorous practices of Noh theatre, in an arranged marriage, but the bond that connects her with Tate is too strong.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-01-14
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Evil Spirits in the Darkness
1971-06-07
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
Overview: The film depicts the youth of Kinzo, a heretic painter who worked in Tosa during the late Edo period, and the hurricane-like inner side of his life.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-06-07
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Inochi
2002-09-14
Inochi
Overview: Yu Miri is a writer who's just become pregnant by her married lover. When she decides to keep the baby without his help, her ex-boyfriend Yutaka, decides to help raise him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-09-14
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For Those We Love
2007-05-12
For Those We Love
Overview: In 1943, as Japan's WWII effort falters, a vice-admiral proposes training squadrons of "volunteer" flyers to crash their armed planes into Allied warships. Yarn follows the lives of kamikaze pilots, as remembered by an aging Kyushu restaurateur who cherishes their memory. Honoring the dead and multiple military anthems may stir the soul of some Japanese, but elsewhere auds will make a one-way trip for exits. Battle scenes are well-executed and script delivers some memorable scenes, but overall competent helming and thesping are powerless over writer-cum-Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishiara's repetitive storytelling. A post-war postscript adds considerable length to an already over-extended narrative. Tech credits are good quality.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-05-12
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DIVE!!
2008-06-16
DIVE!!
Overview: Tomoki Sakai is your average junior-high student. Fascinated by the diving skills of Yōichi Fujitani, an elite athlete born into a family of former Olympic divers, Tomoki joins the Mizuki Diving Club (MDC) where Yōichi trains. However, the club is in the red, and its very survival is under question. Beautiful Kayoko Asaki has just returned from the US and joins the club as a new coach, with the mission to save MDC. Her goal is for the club to produce an athlete capable of competing in the Olympics. She brings in Shibuki Okitsu, a skillful diver with a wild streak from Tsugaru. Meanwhile, Kayoko discovers that Tomoki possesses a unique ability called "diamond eyes" and inspires him to begin serious training. Tomoki, Yōichi, and Shibuki have to overcome personal problems and struggle through conflicts and setbacks in the sport to achieve their dreams.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-06-16
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Princess Toyotomi
2011-05-28
Princess Toyotomi
Overview: National Audit Bureau member Hajime Matsudaira (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Tadako Torii (Haruka Ayase) & Asahi Gainsbourg (Masaki Okada) travel from their homebase of Tokyo to the city of Osaka. Their mission is to discover any financial irregularities & to ensure the correct use of federal money in the Osaka city government. Their initial audits go smoothly, but things turn more interesting once they enter the Karahori shopping district - the area with a long history reaching back to the Meiji era.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-05-28
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The Pirates of Buban
1972-01-01
The Pirates of Buban
Overview: By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the control of cruel & armed pirates. Imamura will come to meet those men in order to understand their position.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Shinsengumi
2000-01-15
Shinsengumi
Overview: Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.
Genres: Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-15
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Suspicion
2003-03-22
Suspicion
Overview: A car carrying a wealthy man and his second wife, Kumako (Yo Kimiko), falls into the sea, and only Kumako survives. At first, it is thought to be just an accident, but the absence of brake marks makes Kumako a strong suspect... Meanwhile, newspaper reporter Akitani Shigekazu (Sato Koichi) gets caught up in an unexpected situation after breaking the news about Toyosaki Katsuo (Emori Toru), a man who knows Kumako's past...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-03-22
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The Man Who Became The Don
1991-05-11
The Man Who Became The Don
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Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-11
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