Yumiko Shaku
Biography: Yumiko Shaku (釈由美子, Shaku Yumiko, born June 12, 1978, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, model and former gravure idol. She is represented by Tommy's Artist Company.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 12, 1978
Deathday: N/A
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Sky High
2003-12-05
Sky High
Overview: A serial-murderer is on the loose who just so happens to also be removing the hearts of his victims and taking them with him. His victims however, are not merely random humans as thought by the police. They are in fact, the past and present guardians of the gateway of the afterlife.On the day he is to be married, Detective Kanzaki, who happens to be on the case, discovers that his fiancé Mina has been murdered with her heart also missing. He also learns that the killers are Kudo, a geneticist, and his evil secretary Rei. The two are trying to obtain six hearts from the guardians so that they may call forth a horde of demons from the Gate of Rage and have their every desire granted. Only problem is, once they open the gate the entire world will be covered in darkness.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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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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Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special
2009-10-05
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-05
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
2006-10-02
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
Overview: ***Kyouko-san (Miss Kyouko) A young therapist at a hospital investigates when a spirit appears and kills people who say "Kyouko-san, Kyouko-san, please make me pretty" to the bathroom mirror. ***Buchou OL (Manager-OL) [office lady] An OL and her boss switch bodies. ***Kinou Kouen (Yesterday at the park) Domoto Koichi plays a man who loses his friend due to a freak accident. He then finds that through a time slip, he can return to the previous day and save his friend. ***Neko ga Ongaeshi (Cat Repays a Favor) Kashiwagi Emi (Uchiyama Rina) is unable to get over her grandmother's death. Her cat Kuro decides he will cure her loneliness. ***Kazoku Kaigi (Family Meeting) A family of three meet with a car accident, but strangely wake up in their home the next morning. They are then told that they have to sacrifice one of them so two may live.
Genres: TV Movie Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-02
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The Princess Blade
2001-12-15
The Princess Blade
Overview: Raised by assassins, Yuki is the last of the Takemikazuchi royal bloodline. A deadly weapon in her own right, she learns the gruesome truth about the death of her beloved mother and joins forces with a mysterious rebel leader.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-12-15
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
2003-12-13
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Overview: Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-12-13
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Henshin
2005-11-19
Henshin
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-19
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Onmitsu Hicho
2011-07-23
Onmitsu Hicho
Overview: Pilot for a TV series. In the pilot Hiroshi Tachi is a lower ranked samurai investigating the the murder of Tanuma Okitsugu's son Mototomo by Sano Masakoto. Those events are a matter of history but the plot that Hiroshi unveils and is eventually killed for is fictional.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-07-23
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Kamen Rider G
2009-01-31
Kamen Rider G
Overview: Goro is a sommelier who transforms into the titular Kamen Rider G to fight the former anti-terrorism unit Shade, who captured and brainwashed him into a soldier, before the unit went underground due to the use of kidnapped people as supersoldiers. During a raid at TV Asahi led by Daidō Oda, who demands the release of their imprisoned leader, Seizan Tokugawa, Goro encounters his girlfriend Eri Hinata. She jogs his memory and he attacks his former comrades while getting Eri out of harm's way. This makes Oda reveal his true form as the Phylloxera Worm while his subordinates transform into the Acarina Worm, the Subst Worm, the Brachypelma Worm Viridis, and the Cochlea Worm to attempt to destroy the traitor. After an extended fight across the city and countryside, G manages to defeat Phylloxera Worm thanks to the encouragement of Decade and the other primary Heisei Riders appearing before him. Running off, Goro vows to save the world from Shade before returning to Eri.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-31
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Brush of the God
2024-07-26
Brush of the God
Overview: His story follows a schoolgirl named Akari Tokimiya and the fantastical adventure which occurs when she visits the memorial service of her grandfather Kenzo, a master special effects man. She has unhappy memories of the old man and his passion projects, the last of which he died during the making of. At the memorial service, she meets classmate Takuya, a tokusatsu superfan, and a strange person named Hozumi, the star of the movie Kenzo was making when he died. Hozumi has with him a prop from the film, the titular “Brush of the God,” which transports Akari and Takuya into the world of the movie where they face fearsome Kaiju, including the legendary Yamata-no-orochi who is attempting to destroy everything. If they are to survive and get back to their homes, Akari and Takuya must find out the secret of the movie.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-07-26
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AIBOU: The Movie III
2014-04-26
AIBOU: The Movie III
Overview: A news report circulates about a man who died after being kicked by a horse on a small island located 300km away from Tokyo. National Police Agency director Takeru Kanbe assigns Vice Director Mineaki Kai the task of making sure rumors surrounding the incident are fully investigated. Soon, partners Ukyo Sugishita and Tooru Kai are dispatched to the island to conduct the investigation. When Ukyo and Tooru arrive on the island, which is privately owned by a wealthy businessman, they discover a unit of former Self-Defense Forces personnel who have set up a small community as they participate in training exercises. While Ukyo initially expected to be investigating an accidental death, he quickly becomes convinced it was actually murder. However, when they finally manage to uncover conclusive evidence of this, the soldiers attack.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-04-26
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Sushi King Goes to New York
2008-04-19
Sushi King Goes to New York
Overview: A genius sushi chef travels to New York to battle it out with the local competition there.
Genres: Drama Comedy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-04-19
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釈由美子「Be With You SPECIAL」
2000-03-24
釈由美子「Be With You SPECIAL」
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-03-24
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KIRI – Profession: Assassin
2015-06-20
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
Overview: Kiri was trained as a professional assassin. She carries out missions given by her boss. She has Rui whom she adores like a real younger sister. Rui was also trained as a professional assassin with Kiri. A horrific incident leads to the death of Kiri's mother and Rui losing her voice and right hand. Kiri swears to exact revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-06-20
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The Little Maestro
2013-02-01
The Little Maestro
Overview: This movie tell a story that set in a small fishing village in Shikamachi, Ishikawa Prefecture. People in this village depend on the local amateur orchestra as their favorite source of entertainment. When the conductor dies unexpectedly, the townspeople recruit the man’s granddaughter, a high school student with a talent for conducting.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-01
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Tiger Mask
2013-11-09
Tiger Mask
Overview: As an orphan, Naoto Date was scouted by mysterious organization Tiger's Cave. The group trains young men to become villainous wrestlers and collects half of their earnings. Naoto Date goes through a harsh training regime and eventually graduates from Tiger's Cave. He hopes other orphans will not have to go through the difficult life he has. Naoto Date then makes his debut as the villain Tiger Mask. With his earnings, he also begins to donate his earnings to an orphanage where he grew up. When Naoto Date hears of the orphanage's desperate financial situation, he donates all of his earnings, including the portion that is supposed to go to Tiger Cave. Tiger Cave now considers Naoto Date a traitor and they send assassins to get ride of Tiger Mask.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-11-09
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Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo
2010-11-06
Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo
Overview: With the recession still occurring in Japan and the area of Osaka thought to be hit hardest by the economic downtown, Osaka's gubernatorial election occurs. The surprise winner of the election is Sekai no Nabeatsu (Atsumu Watanabe). Three months into his gubernatorial term and with little help from national government, Sekai no Nabeatsu declares Osaka an independent country and takes office as its first President. The Osaka Police then receives a message warning of an impending assassination attempt on the President of Osaka. Police Detectives Hayakawa (Daisuke Miyagawa) and Banba (Kendo Kobayashi) then set out to search for the criminal group. Can the bumbling detectives protect the president? Will there be a future for the country?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-11-06
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Pokémon Heroes
2002-07-13
Pokémon Heroes
Overview: Ash, Pikachu and the gang try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Altomare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve as peacekeepers and protectors of the Soul Dew — a priceless treasure with a mysterious power.
Genres: Animation Adventure Action Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-07-13
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Welcome to Irabu's Office
2005-05-27
Welcome to Irabu's Office
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Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-27
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Hall
2020-08-30
Hall
Overview: When a hotel hallway is ravaged by a dreadful airborne virus, pregnant Japanese runaway wife Naomi is tragically thrust into the fight of her life. After getting infected, she is forced to crawl her way through other helpless victims to escape. In the room next door to her is Val, a mother trapped in a toxic marriage, who must also navigate her way out of the hotel corridor through the long and narrow stretch of isolated carnage, desperately looking for her young daughter Kelly. Will these two women avoid the debilitating sickness and get out alive?
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-30
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Godzilla's Leading Ladies
2020-12-19
Godzilla's Leading Ladies
Overview: An NHK documentary about the talented actresses who have portrayed the beautiful, intelligent and resourceful heroines of the long running series. Features interviews with Kumi Mizuno, Keiko Mari, Yumiko Shaku, and Megumi Odaka. Also featured are never before seen 8mm home movies shot by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka on the sets of classic Toho films.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-12-19
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Iké Boys
2022-10-11
Iké Boys
Overview: Two Japan-obsessed teenagers in Oklahoma must discover their inner hero when a magical anime transforms them into its super-powered characters.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-11
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