Teruyuki Kagawa
Biography: Teruyuki Kagawa (香川 照之, Kagawa Teruyuki, born December 7, 1965) is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor and boxing commentator. Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the cinema actress Yuko Hama. His grandmother is the film actress Sanae Takasugi. In the Kabuki world, it is usual for the son of an actor to follow the father's footsteps since very early ages, but his parents divorced in 1968 and his mother was given the custody of him. After that event, he never saw his father again, and his mother refused to give him any training on the Kabuki art and he grew believing that it was "something that must not be watched". However he tried several times to meet his biological father. When he was 20, he went to one of his performances and asked if he could see him, stating that he was Ennosuke's son, but when his father's assistants reported to him the situation he refused, stating that he didn't have any son. He graduated in social psychology at the University of Tokyo and decided to start a career in cinema. He has twice been nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the Japanese Academy Awards, once for Warau Iemon and once for Kita no zeronen. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for Mt. Tsurugidake.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 07, 1965
Deathday: N/A
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Hana
2006-06-03
Hana
Overview: In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.
Genres: Action Drama History Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-03
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John Rabe
2009-04-02
John Rabe
Overview: A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-04-02
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Quiet Don 3
1992-07-24
Quiet Don 3
Overview: The news of Naruto's attack!! "Punching into the heavens"-Inokubi and Okita's anger has reached its peak, and it's finally time for an all-out war with Kishu-gumi. However, "Quiet Don" Shizuya Kondo remains silent and does not move. Seeing such Shizuya, the Shinsei-gumi was split internally.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-07-24
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Quiet Don 4
1992-09-10
Quiet Don 4
Overview: Ken Sakamoto, a member of the Kishu-gumi, who is aiming to dominate the Kansai region and conquer the whole country, has come to crush the fresh group. Saying goodbye to his beloved Akino, Shizuya stands up. However, Kishu-gumi plans to use Akino's younger brother to trap Shizuya.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-09-10
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Quiet Don 5
1993-02-17
Quiet Don 5
Overview: Ken Sakamoto, the 4th generation of Kishugumi, is disbanded in mid-career, and his wife, Kumi Sakamoto, succeeds to the name of Ryuko Sakamoto, the 5th generation sister. Shizuya goes to Osaka and tells Tatsuko that he wants to receive Kishu-gumi's sake cup. However, for Ryuko, the fresh group was nothing more than an enemy.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-02-17
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Quiet Don 6
1993-07-15
Quiet Don 6
Overview: Shizuya, who appeared on the first anniversary of Ken Sakamoto's death, the fourth Kishu-gumi. He again asks Ryuko to accept the sake cup. What about Shizuya and Ryuko? On the other hand, Shizuya, who went to see Akino after studying abroad in France, was frustrated by his gangster side...
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-15
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Quiet Don 7
1995-06-13
Quiet Don 7
Overview: I made the same mistake again... Bullets pouring down like rain! Love for Akino running through! Shinsengumi division! Kisu-gumi plotting assassination!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-06-13
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Quiet Don 9
1996-10-28
Quiet Don 9
Overview: Shouldn't gangsters love stubborn people? To protect true love, the Shinsen-gumi gather at night in Tokyo!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-10-28
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Quiet Don 10
1996-12-03
Quiet Don 10
Overview: "I can't live for the Shinsen-gumi." Shizuya wanders between the yakuza and his love for Akino. What is the truth!?
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-12-03
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Quiet Don 12
2001-02-14
Quiet Don 12
Overview: Kishu-gumi and the Hong Kong mafia will die in a trap set up?! Can Shizuya save this desperate situation?!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-02-14
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Tokyo Sonata
2008-09-27
Tokyo Sonata
Overview: A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-27
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Devils on the Doorstep
2001-10-26
Devils on the Doorstep
Overview: During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2001-10-26
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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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The Lawyer of Shimane
2007-07-14
The Lawyer of Shimane
Overview: The story is set in the Shimane Prefecture, which supposedly has the fewest lawyers in all of Japan. Nakama plays the role of the hard-working and righteous Yamazaki Mizuho, who travels around by bicycle to help her clients.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-07-14
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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
2008-08-19
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
Overview: In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-08-19
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Gun Breath A Perfect Night to Die
1998-07-10
Gun Breath A Perfect Night to Die
Overview: Ultimate Gun Action!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-07-10
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Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
2000-03-10
Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
Overview: The life and death of the men who are bound by violence.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-03-10
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Nagaremono Yokohama Gokudo War 2
2000-07-14
Nagaremono Yokohama Gokudo War 2
Overview: A fierce outlaw shakes the gangster world!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-07-14
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Tales from Earthsea
2006-07-29
Tales from Earthsea
Overview: Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-07-29
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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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再会
2012-12-08
再会
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-12-08
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Sway
2006-07-08
Sway
Overview: A psychologically thrilling portrait of the severe dysfunction behind a family clinging to decorum and pride.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-07-08
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The Magic Hour
2008-06-07
The Magic Hour
Overview: A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-06-07
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20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009-08-19
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
Overview: The final showdown, and the final reveal. who is Friend? How can he be stopped?
Genres: Adventure Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-08-19
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Bashing
2005-05-12
Bashing
Overview: Yuko is a Japanese girl who was taken hostage in Iraq while volunteering there as an aid worker. Finally released and back in her hometown, Yuko finds herself ostracized as a national disgrace by society that sees her helping a country other than Japan, and the embarrassment of getting captured but not killed, as things of which to be brutally ashamed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-12
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Golden Slumber
2010-01-30
Golden Slumber
Overview: When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer.
Genres: Action Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-01-30
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Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
2004-03-13
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Overview: A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then the canine is paired with a blind man who is initially reluctant to rely on his new partner.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-03-13
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99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
2021-12-30
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
Overview: Hiroto Miyama works with rookie lawyer Honoka Kono on a team that specializes with criminal cases for Madarame Law Firm. Atsuhiro Sada has become the director of the law firm. One day, the law firm receives a request about a case that took place 15 years ago. The case was about a poisonous wine incident.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-12-30
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Murder in a Hell of Oil
2019-11-08
Murder in a Hell of Oil
Overview: Based on a true incident, this is a timeless story of a hot-headed young man who rebels against his parents and is forced into desperate straits, eventually losing himself in madness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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The Bleep Brothers
2002-03-29
The Bleep Brothers
Overview: Tatsuo and Ikuo have been raised by hard-working parents who run a funeral home. For relief, they practice games of manzai, a Japanese comic vaudeville. Tatsuo grows up to be a handsome chick magnet, while Ikuo is nerdy and unappealing. He spies on his brother to get material for their reality porn show. The show is bleeped heavily, and their bleep language becomes trendy and makes them stars.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-03-29
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Tomorrow's Joe
2011-02-11
Tomorrow's Joe
Overview: Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki lives in a run-down low income area. There, alcoholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange notices Joe Yabuki's talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into the youth detention center. In the youth detention center, Joe gets into a brawl and then is knocked out by Toru Rikiishi who is a champion caliber professional boxer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-02-11
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From Up on Poppy Hill
2011-07-16
From Up on Poppy Hill
Overview: Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
Genres: Animation Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-07-16
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Tormented
2011-08-16
Tormented
Overview: To his mute sister's dismay, a young boy puts a dying rabbit out of its misery with a brick -- and soon the siblings end up in a world of nightmares.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-08-16
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Dark Tales of Japan
2004-09-22
Dark Tales of Japan
Overview: Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-22
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Sea Without Exit
2006-09-16
Sea Without Exit
Overview: Koji Namiki is a young pitcher who has shown great promise on the diamond by winning the National High School Basketball Championships. Shortly after entering college, however, Namiki's athletic career is called into question after he suffers a severe elbow injury. But despite a disheartening diagnosis, Namiki is determined to make a comeback. With a little help from his teammates it appears that he is getting back on track, too. Recently, he's even developed a new slow ball that he and his teammates have christened "the magic pitch". Fate can be a cruel mistress though, and when World War II breaks out Namiki the entire team join the navy and begin a training regiment specifically designed to prepare them for the ultimate darkness, an submarine attack method also known as "The Human Torpedo".
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-09-16
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Haru's Journey
2010-05-22
Haru's Journey
Overview: Stuck in a fishing village in Hokkaido, Tadao's grand-daughter Haru is desperate to visit Tokyo, a trip Tadao is reluctant to make.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-05-22
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Serpent's Path
1998-02-21
Serpent's Path
Overview: Miyashita, a former low-level yakuza member, has tracked down and kidnapped his daughter's murderer with help of his friend Nijima. But others are soon implicated in the death, leading the pair further down a violent path of revenge.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-02-21
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I'm not Afraid of the Hospital. The Reason I got Sick 2!
1994-07-01
I'm not Afraid of the Hospital. The Reason I got Sick 2!
Overview: DTV sequel to The Reason I got SIck, but this time it's a standalone instead of an anthology.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
2011-11-05
Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
Overview: 3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard labour. One day, Kaiji wins a bet to get out of the underground with 1 million yen, and promises the other workers that he will save them. But to do so, he only has 14 days and needs 200 million yen! Kaiji meets his former rival Tonegawa and learns that there is a chance to turn the tables in the game. It was a monster casino machine that will make 1 billion yen if you win...
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-11-05
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Dreams for Sale
2012-09-08
Dreams for Sale
Overview: After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-08
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Doing Time
2002-05-14
Doing Time
Overview: A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-05-14
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Heaven's Bookstore
2004-06-05
Heaven's Bookstore
Overview: Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in before. It is a strange room that seems to have no connection to life. He descends a staircase to find many shelves of books.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-06-05
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012-08-25
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Overview: In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
Genres: Adventure Action Fantasy War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-08-25
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Key of Life
2012-09-16
Key of Life
Overview: A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-16
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Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011-12-23
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Overview: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his own personal beliefs. While this infamous attack is a low point in Japanese and US history it wouldn’t have happened if the Japanese government had listened to Yamamoto in 1939 and searched for a more peaceful way to end their war campaign, proving his many ominous presages of the outcomes of the attack to come true.
Genres: History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-12-23
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The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009-06-20
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Overview: In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-06-20
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The Tale of Genji
1991-12-27
The Tale of Genji
Overview: TV movie based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, which tells about the life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty. In 1991, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of TBS' founding, it was released with a total production value of around 1.2 billion yen and aired in two parts.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-12-27
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The Unbroken
2009-10-23
The Unbroken
Overview: Onchi was exiled to posts around Asia and Africa due to his work as head of a labor union for National Air Line. He is ordered to return to head office after ten years, and continues to struggle. When a National Air Line plane is involved in the worst air disaster in Japanese history, he is assigned to console and provide restitution to the families of the victims.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-23
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Beautiful Sunday
1998-11-20
Beautiful Sunday
Overview: A droll and formalistic comic drama about the various relationships among, and odd obsessions of, the residents of a Tokyo apartment block.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-11-20
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Beautiful World
2012-11-16
Beautiful World
Overview: A gangster runs a budget nursing home.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-11-16
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Year One in the North
2005-01-14
Year One in the North
Overview: In 1868, after the fall of the Shogun-dominated Japan, the new government orders people from Awaji, near Kobe, to re-locate to the northern part of Hokkaido. These people once supported the now displaced Samurais of the older days. After two years, over 500 of them settled in their new land under the leadership of Hideaki, husband of Shino. However, as crops fail he is to go to Sapporo to learn new techniques of farming, leaving his wife and daughter for 5 years. All this time, the new community is constantly watched by the government which choose to again uproot them from their new homes.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-14
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Black Jack
1996-04-25
Black Jack
Overview: Tatsumi, a young doctor who works at Teito University Hospital, will be witnessing the operation of Black Jack, who does not have a doctor's license. Osamu Tezuka's comic of the same name was made into a series with an original video.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-04-25
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20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
2009-01-30
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
Overview: Set 15 years after "Twentieth Century Boys," Kanna (Airi Taira) reunites with several main characters from the first film in an attempt to stop Friend's increasing influence over the world and continued plans to eliminate humanity, as detailed in the New Book of Prophecy.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-30
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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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Boy's Choir
2000-10-28
Boy's Choir
Overview: A young teen's father dies, and he is sent to an orphanage. He's teased because he stutters almost runs away, until a beautiful, androgynous boy, Yasuo, convinces him to join the choir.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-10-28
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99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
2021-12-29
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
Overview: The super unconventional lawyer is back! Our new friends are comic book girls! And the biggest enemy of all! The strongest lawyer who manipulates the prosecution behind the scenes sets out to prove the devil... Take on a case that is 100% impossible to prove!
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-12-29
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Nuan
2004-05-18
Nuan
Overview: Like Huo's Postmen in the Mountains, Nuan is a rural drama. The film follows Lin Jinghe, a young man who, for the last ten years, has been living in the big city. When he returns home, he runs into his childhood love, Nuan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2004-05-18
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父と子 市川猿翁・香川照之
2013-01-06
父と子 市川猿翁・香川照之
Overview: The story follows the "father and son", actor Teruyuki Kagawa and his father, Kabuki grandee Ennosuke Ichikawa III (now Enno II, 73), who were once torn apart but, lured by a strange fate, are now trying to reconnect. The film follows their 300-day drama. Kagawa's parents divorced when he was a child and he was never allowed to see his father. She has always wondered what her father was like. Kagawa has held on to this thought for some time. Then, in September 2011, she suddenly announced her intention to enter the Kabuki world. Her father, Ennosuke, also attracted attention when he announced his return to the stage eight years after suffering a stroke. Then began their epic days together. Kagawa stayed at home and spent every day practising. His father, Ennosuke, battled with screaming pain and devoted himself to rehabilitation, while at the same time training his son, Kagawa. Father and son are driven by Kabuki, as if they are trying to regain something they have lost.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-06
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KT
2002-05-03
KT
Overview: This movie is a political/espionage thriller, based on a real kidnapping incident of Korean politician, Kim Dae-Jung.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-05-03
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Yah Chayka!
2008-10-15
Yah Chayka!
Overview: Renowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams with former "rock chick" Wakako Kaku to craft this pensive love story told almost entirely in still photographs. After steering a suicidal man away from the brink of despair, an astronomical observatory worker teaches him her favorite watchword, "Yah Chakya!" ("I, Seagull"). The phrase had once been spoken by the first female cosmonaut, and was the call-sign for the Soviet spacecraft Vostok. But for this woman, the word has taken on greater meaning; not only is it a greeting, but a secret handshake and a symbol of the universe as well. Upon learning the phrase, the man finally finds the strength to go on living.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-10-15
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Warau Iemon
2004-02-07
Warau Iemon
Overview: Having put down his sword and given up the will to fight, the masterless samurai Iemon lives in solitude while being haunted by his violent enigmatic past...
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-02-07
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Quiet Don 8
1996-05-14
Quiet Don 8
Overview: The 8th installment of the series that depicts the activities of the main character, Shizuya, who has two faces: an office worker who works for a women's underwear manufacturer and the president of Shinsengumi, the largest gang in the Kanto region. In Tokyo, which seemed to have regained peace, Kaifu of the Kishu-gumi plots to assassinate Shizuya again.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-14
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Quiet Don 11
2000-06-11
Quiet Don 11
Overview: Shizuya thought that he had won the deadly battle with Kaifu, the fifth generation of Kishu-gumi, and put an end to the long-standing conflict, but the tenacity of Kaifu's overthrow Shinsei-gumi does not change even in a dying state. He is a hitman who attacks Shizuya many times. Not only that, the Kishu-gumi buys the company that Shizuya works for, disbands the design department, steals the face of the day and drags him into the world of conflict. Shizuya, who has promised Akino his dream as a designer, solidifies his resolve to overcome this crisis... It's been 10 years since the series started. The immortal series is completely revived. In addition to the combination of Teruyuki Kagawa and Mai Kitajima, the original cast of Yasuaki Kurata, Isamu Ichikawa, Shinichi Ishii, Hiroaki Iiyama, Takashi Sasano, and Yozaburo Ito will all appear. What is the conclusion with Kishu-gumi? What is the fate of love with Akino?
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-06-11
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Man Walking on Snow
2001-01-01
Man Walking on Snow
Overview: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer. He has lived with Yasuo since his wife died two years ago. Yasuo is his youngest son to whom he has entrusted his trade. Every day Nobuo goes for a walk which leads him to a fish-breeding center, located in the mountains. He fills his loneliness by attentively observing the development of thousands of little fish poured into the pool. The second anniversary of his wife's death approaches. Nobuo insists on the presence of Ryoichi, his elder son whom he hasn't seen for a long time. Nobuo and his two sons, along with their partners, gather for the commemoration. Unspoken feelings resurface and clash with each other.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
2022-03-04
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
Overview: One day during summer vacation, a palm-sized alien named Papi appears from a small rocket that Nobita picks up. He is the president of Pirika, a small planet in outer space, and has come to Earth to escape the rebels. Doraemon and his friends are puzzled by Papi’s small size, but as they play together using the secret tool “Small Light”, they gradually become friends. However, a whale-shaped space battleship comes to earth and attacks Doraemon, Nobita and the others in order to capture Papi. Feeling responsible for getting everyone involved, Papi tries to stand up to the rebels. Doraemon and his friends leave for the planet Pirika to protect their dear friend and his home.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Adventure Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-03-04
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Dear Doctor
2009-07-27
Dear Doctor
Overview: Osamu Ino is a great doctor who is beloved in his rural village. His knowledge and dedication make an equally strong impression on his reluctant medical intern, Keisuke Soma. But, Soma and the villagers reconsider their opinion when they learn about a shameful incident from Dr. Ino's past. Now the once-respected doctor must account for his past actions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-07-27
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Tea Fight
2008-07-12
Tea Fight
Overview: A descendant of an ancient tea tribe heads to Taiwan to look for the legendary black tea to break the curse of a tribal rivalry. Meanwhile, in an "underground tea market" somewhere in Taiwan that sells rare expensive tea from around the world, tribe members have other motives up their sleeves regarding the black tea legacy. Each for their own cause, rival tribal members become tangled up in a web of love and hate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-12
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Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
2009-11-14
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-14
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The Mystery of Rampo
1995-05-27
The Mystery of Rampo
Overview: Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts, his publisher shows him a newspaper with an account of events just like his forbidden story. As the film progresses, fantasy and reality intermingle in a tale that draws heavily on influences from Poe and Stoker's Dracula. The film's strongly Expressionistic direction skillfully combines a variety of media (animation, computer-generated imagery, grainy black-and-white fast film stock, color negatives) for artistic effect.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-05-27
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Fourteen
2007-01-27
Fourteen
Overview: Sensitive and refined drama in which experiences from the puberty of a female teacher and a piano student reflected in the world of the younger generation they have contact with.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-01-27
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Flic
2005-01-22
Flic
Overview: Kazuo Murata is a detective who has lost his wife and eventually the meaning of his existence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-22
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The Happiness
2006-11-23
The Happiness
Overview: the story of a vagrant (Ishibashi) who arrives in a town in Hokkaido. With only a threadbare suit, an old pair of sneakers and a bag containing all his worldly possessions the proprietors of a local convenince store (played by Jun Murakami and Akemi Sakurai) taske pity on the man and bring him in.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-23
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Kakuto
2003-07-26
Kakuto
Overview: A very energetic, fresh and skilful début in DV from young Tokyo actor and model. Hanging out, clubbing and drugging, a young band of friends get way in over their heads when they inadvertently lose a stash of drugs they're meant to deal to their friends.
Genres: Drama Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-26
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Sukiyaki Western Django
2007-09-15
Sukiyaki Western Django
Overview: A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Western Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-15
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The Hotel Venus
2004-09-10
The Hotel Venus
Overview: In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this bittersweet, heart-wrenching story, there lives a man by the name of Chonan (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) who lives in the attic and works as a waiter or handyman at the hotel. Room 1 is shared by two residents; an incapable alcoholic and an illegal doctor named Doctor (Teruyuki Kagawa) and Wife (Miki Nakatani) who used to be a nurse but now works as a hostess living in the hopes of Doctor's recuperation. In Room 3 lives a bubbly girl by the name of Soda (Jo Eun Ji), who came from a deserted town where no one flowers flourished and has a dream to open her own flower shop. Finally, Room 4, occupied by a challenging young boy by the name of Boy (Lee Joon Gi), who carries around a gun longing to become a strong man and wishes to some day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-10
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Snow Prince
2009-12-12
Snow Prince
Overview: 10-year-old Sota lives with his grandfather and a dog named Chibi in a small snowy village. They live in such a poverty that Sota cannot even afford to go to school, but however hard the situation is, Sota never holds a bad feeling against anyone around and keeps his dream alive to become a painter. He has been friends with Sayo, a girl brought up in a wealthy family, ever since they were little despite the difference of their family position, which Sayo’s father has uneasy feelings against. In spite of the difficulties he faces, Sota manages to complete a piece of painting which he wishes to give Sayo. He and Chibi goes down a snowy night path to Sayo’s house to find that her father’s storage is on fire... What waits for Sota and Chibi gently reminds that genuine happiness always exists in your heart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-12-12
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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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The Go Master
2007-05-24
The Go Master
Overview: The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous conflicts between his homeland of China and his adopted nation of Japan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2007-05-24
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Portrait of the Wind
2005-10-15
Portrait of the Wind
Overview: Portrait of the Wind centers on Tamio Murase, a world-traveling photographer who came home to take over the family business after his father’s fatal heart attack. One day at the family photo studio, he finds a kindred spirit in Ayako and the requisite sparks fly between them. The initial portions of the film deal with their budding romance, and it isn’t long before the two become a serious couple, and Ayako is pregnant with Tamio’s child.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-10-15
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Hero
2007-09-08
Hero
Overview: After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-08
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Pickpocket
2000-11-03
Pickpocket
Overview: Kaido is a professional pickpocket who works the Tokyo subway with his young foster-daughter, Rei: She lets herself be groped while Kaido relieves the groper of his wallet. More often than not they're observed by a middle-aged cop, who generally lets Kaido go free. Rei is unsettled when Kaido takes on a young street punk, Kazuki, as an apprentice -- with instructions to make Kaido stop drinking. Kazuki, however, would like to go into business with Rei.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-11-03
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A Boy's Summer in 1945
2002-12-14
A Boy's Summer in 1945
Overview: Commencing well-respected Nippon director Kazuo Kuroki's sixth decade behind the camera, "A Boy's Summer in 1945" (literally "A Beautiful Summer in Kirishima") is a lyric, novelistic drama set in the countryside in the last days before Japan's surrender ending WWII. Striking a welcome retro note in its languid pacing and delicate handling of seriocomic ensemble threads, handsome production is a natural for fests. It might also prove a cornerstone for retrospectives or ancillary releases of works by a helmer ("Preparation of the Festival," "Ronin-gai") who's long been appreciated at home but has won just limited attention abroad.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-12-14
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Tokyo!
2008-08-16
Tokyo!
Overview: Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-08-16
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The Haunted Samurai
2007-06-22
The Haunted Samurai
Overview: A lowly but academically diligent warrior named Bessho Hikoshiro finds himself unable to move up in the world due to the stifling caste system of the Bakumatsu era. After being expelled from the household into which he was adopted through marriage and separated from his wife and son, he moves in with his disapproving elder brother and his wife. He meets his old class rival Enomoto Takeaki, now a commander of a naval ship, and is later told by a kindly noodle shop owner that Enomoto's rise in social status came about after he prayed at a shrine in Mukojima. Stumbling home drunk one night, Hikoshiro falls down a riverbank and comes across a small run-down shrine which he is convinced is affiliated to the one in Mukojima. Pressing his hands together in prayer, he unwittingly invites the unwanted attentions of the gods of poverty, pestilence and death..
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-22
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Unholy Women
2006-11-25
Unholy Women
Overview: Unholy Women (Kowai onna), is a composite of three unrelated half-hour horror movies. A compilation of 3 separate short horror films (Rattle Rattle, Hagane, The Inheritance) written and directed by Keita Amemiya, Takuji Suzuki, and Keisuke Toyoshima respectively. The first segment, “Rattle Rattle”, tells the story of a young woman who is pursued by an evil other-worldly being. The second movie, “Steel”, concerns a young man who agrees to take the sister of his boss out on a blind date, drawing him into a world more frightening than he ever dreamed possible. The third and final episode, “The Inheritance”, is a supernatural tale of a woman and her young son, scarred by abuse and psychological trauma.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-25
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Roleless
2022-09-16
Roleless
Overview: Miyamatsu, who works as a cable-car operator, is also a film extra. Through his different characters he has been living the life of a stranger, only playing that part. Finally he comes face to face with his own life, the one he had lost. Debut film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-09-16
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Penance
2013-05-29
Penance
Overview: The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-05-29
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Two-Headed Devil - You're the Culprit
1995-12-15
Two-Headed Devil - You're the Culprit
Overview: Japanese detective video film adapted from the Jiro Egami series book by 90's mystery author Arisu Arisugawa. Sequel to 'Two-Headed Devil - Who is the True Culprit?'
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-15
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Unfair: the answer
2011-09-17
Unfair: the answer
Overview: After detective Natsumi Yukihira brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case, Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato, is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-09-17
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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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SP: The Motion Picture
2010-10-30
SP: The Motion Picture
Overview: At an event hall in Roppongi Hills, there is a charity event for landmine eradication. Kaoru does security with Security Police officers Soichiro Ogata, Eri Sasamoto, Takahumi Yamamoto and Mitsuo Ishida. Kaoru Inoue senses a threatening existence and starts to suffer a severe headache and becomes dizzy. When Kaoru was young, his parents were killed by terrorists and that incident has had an traumatic effect on Kaoru since.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-30
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SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009-11-06
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Overview: Documentary on the life of actor Yusaku Matsuda. This is a documentary film produced on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the birth of actor Yusaku Matsuda and the 20th anniversary of his death . It is composed of newly shot interviews as well as real voice interviews and treasured videos that were not officially revealed until now.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Mozu The Movie
2015-11-07
Mozu The Movie
Overview: Lone wolf detective with an enormous personal grievance seeks to connect the mysterious death of his daughter to an urban legend of a villain who terrorizes Japan by insinuating himself into people's dreams and the collective psyche of the Japanese people.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-11-07
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Aka Medaka
2015-12-28
Aka Medaka
Overview: One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular “rakugoka”, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was inspired as a little boy to become a rakugoka after seeing the legendary Danshi. He had found his calling. After his resistant parents relented to their son’s pleas, Danshun at age 17 became an apprentice of Danshi, the man dubbed a “wunderkind” and “genius” of the rakugo world. He soon realized however how hard the training was, and embarked upon a rigorous existence in which he had to deliver newspapers to earn a living. Living with hardship and joys, Danshun and his fellow apprentices would eventually rise in the rakugo world. A resplendent cast comes together to depict the rough and tumble world of a man who loved rakugo above all else and was destined to fulfill a dream.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-12-28
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The Milkwoman
2005-07-02
The Milkwoman
Overview: Minako (TANAKA Yuko), begins her day running up and down the hills of her hometown delivering milk door to door. When that's done, she heads to her day job as a supermarket cashier. Minako is 50 and single. In one of the houses to which she delivers milk is a man with whom she has secretly been in love since high school. The man, Keita (KISHIBE Ittoku), lives with his wife Yoko, who is terminally ill. Caring for her at home, he works in the children's affairs section of the local municipal office. Though he insists that he wants nothing more than an "ordinary" existence, his life is in turmoil below the surface. The director uses a variety of narrative devises to portray the loneliness, isolation, and hope of these people who have seemingly allowed their goals and dreams to slip away, whilst keeping them agonizingly close to hand.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-07-02
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Creepy
2016-06-18
Creepy
Overview: After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-06-18
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Akko's Secret
2012-08-31
Akko's Secret
Overview: 5th-grader Atsuko Kagami, nicknamed Akko, comes into possession of a magical mirror that lets her transform into anything she wishes. Wanting to grow up beautiful, she gets a job at a cosmetics company, and finds true love. What will Akko do to keep the company afloat and her secrets hidden? Only her technical magical compact can help!
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-08-31
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Two-Headed Devil - Who is the True Culprit?
1995-10-20
Two-Headed Devil - Who is the True Culprit?
Overview: 1995 Japanese mystery video film.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-10-20
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SP: The Motion Picture Pre Episode VI
2011-03-05
SP: The Motion Picture Pre Episode VI
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Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-03-05
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Kisaragi
2007-06-16
Kisaragi
Overview: The fanclub of a deceased Japanese idol gather together for the one year anniversary of her death. By combining forces they try to unearth the true circumstances surrounding her supposed suicide.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-16
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Airport 2013
2014-05-02
Airport 2013
Overview: When there's a transfer flight delay, a put-upon ground staff worker at a small town airport has to deal with a family that has plenty of problems of their own. Shot in a single take, "Airport" focuses on familial and romantic relationships and the secrets that often hold them together.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-05-02
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Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! The Movie
1994-02-19
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! The Movie
Overview:
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-02-19
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SP: The Motion Picture II
2011-03-12
SP: The Motion Picture II
Overview: After the attack on the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the next duty of the fourth office will be to guard the National Assembly building. In the midst of security, Ogata keeps Inoue away from the main conference hall and puts his well-thought-out plan into action, and the parliament building is controlled by SPs and terrorists who support the revolution. Inoue notices something strange and starts to fight against the terrorists to stop Ogata.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-03-12
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An Emblem Dedicated To You
2017-01-03
An Emblem Dedicated To You
Overview: Kazuya Takajo was a promising soccer player. At the age of 23, he was selected for the national A football team and he bought a house to live with his fiancé Miki Nakagawa. One day, Kazuya Takajo gets into a car accident and becomes paralyzed and falls into deep despair. Kazuya goes through rehab on the strength of his wife's love. Yet, he becomes frustrated by those opposed to his marriage with Miki and others who give him pity looks. He also can't find anything to replace soccer in his life. Kazuya then witnesses a wheelchair basketball game at a gym.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-03
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One Piece Film: Z
2012-12-15
One Piece Film: Z
Overview: Zephyr, now known as Z, rides the seas with only one goal: Destroy all pirates and their dreams at becoming King of Pirates. When Luffy and his crew encounter him at sea, not only are they utterly defeated by the man with an arm made of Seastone, Nami, Robin, and Chopper are turned 10 years younger due to Z's minion Ain. Luffy is so determined to win against him that he does not even notice Z's master plan that could sacrifice thousands of lives.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-12-15
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Roppongi Banana Boys
1989-08-12
Roppongi Banana Boys
Overview: A stylish light comedy about the “Banana boys”— two boys who were born and raised in Roppongi who are still growing up. It is based on the light novel of the same name written by Takashi Kitajima
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-08-12
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Out
2002-10-19
Out
Overview: When pregnant lunchbox factory worker Yayoi has finally taken all the abuse she can handle, she strangles her brutish husband and disposes of the body parts, piece by piece. She's soon joined by three down on their luck housewives who murder their own husbands and find various ways to hide the evidence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-19
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Dog Race
1998-09-26
Dog Race
Overview: Ethnically Korean Japanese filmmaker Yoichi Sai directs this madcap crime comedy. Nakayama (Goro Kishitani) is a suave police detective who doesn't play by the rules. He busts a drug ring, but not before sampling a few of the wares, and he closes down an underaged prostitution ring after enjoying the company of a school girl hooker. One of duties is to shake down sniveling Korean gangster Hideyoshi (Ren Osugi) for information. In spite of their positions on opposite sides of the law, the two discover that they share a fair amount in common. A disregard for the law and the love of a comely prostitute from China named Momo-chan (Makoto Togashi). Though Hideyoshi is running an illegal alien smuggling ring with her and has lusted for her from a far for quite a while, Nakayama manages to bed her first. When she does finally appear in Hideyoshi's bed, she's unfortunately a corpse.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-09-26
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Quiet Don
1991-05-31
Quiet Don
Overview: Part one of a twelve part direct to video film series. Based on the comic by Tatsuo Nitta.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-31
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Quiet Don 2
1992-01-24
Quiet Don 2
Overview: Part two of twelve.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-01-24
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The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History
2014-12-26
The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History
Overview: After slipping in a bath house, Conan appears to have lost his memory. Worse yet, it looks like he will be used in a hit job.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-12-26
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Whistleblower
2019-02-01
Whistleblower
Overview: A seemingly lazy salaryman is tasked with managing a company secret.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-01
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Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012-10-27
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
Overview: This is the continuation and final part of Double Face SP, the Japanese remake of the highly successful 2002 Hong Kong film, Infernal Affairs. This special focuses on Police Inspector Takayama Ryosuke (Kagawa Teruyuki) who had been secretly supplying police information to the organized crime group, the Oda-gumi. Once a young street thug, Takayama was taken under the wing of Oda Hironari (Kohinata Fumiyo), the leader of Oda-gumi. Dressed, fed, and educated, Takayama was instructed to become a police officer and work as a mole for the group. Now, he is tasked to get close to Suenaga Mari (Aoi Yu), a daughter of an influential politician.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-10-27
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Double Face: Sen'nyû sôsa hen
2012-10-15
Double Face: Sen'nyû sôsa hen
Overview: Two men, a detective and a gang member, infiltrate each other's organization. Soon they find their fates intertwined.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-10-15
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Space Battleship Yamato
2010-12-01
Space Battleship Yamato
Overview: In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-12-01
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Yuriko's Picture Book
2016-07-30
Yuriko's Picture Book
Overview: Onodera Yuriko sets off for Sweden where her husband, Major General Onodera Makoto, is stationed as a military attache in Stockholm during World War II. Called the "god of intelligence", Makoto is an intelligence officer of the Russian service of the Japanese Army General Staff. Fluent in Russian and German and trusted by the spies of many countries because of his integrity, his office would eventually become the most important Japanese intelligence post in Europe. From the day of her arrival in Stockholm, Yuriko helps her husband's intelligence activities. She encrypts the highly classified information obtained by Makoto and sends it in coded telegrams to the General Staff Headquarters in Japan every day. Husband and wife have jointly undertaken this intelligence work for confidentiality.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-30
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Memories of Tomorrow
2006-05-13
Memories of Tomorrow
Overview: After being stricken with Alzheimer's disease in the prime of his life, a successful young businessman slips slowly away from his loving family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-05-13
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Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition
2010-10-04
Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition
Overview:
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-04
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Oboeteiru
2005-01-08
Oboeteiru
Overview:
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-08
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The Chaser
1989-10-07
The Chaser
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-10-07
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2005-03-19
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Overview: One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-03-19
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Sinking into the Moon
2002-10-26
Sinking into the Moon
Overview: Minamo is a patient at a mental institute who keeps having the same dream. In the dream, there’s a small lake with a big bright moon shinning over it. Minamo sees herself in a boat on the lake. Her eyes are filled with tears of blood, and the boat is sinking slowly into the lake. The moon becomes red and she hears a voice calling her, Kagari… Kagari…
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-26
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What the Snow Brings
2005-10-28
What the Snow Brings
Overview: Following a tip, Manabu Yazaki loses his last money betting on the older "banba" horse "Unryu" (jockied by Makie, a legendary jockey's daughter) in a draft-horse race held in his childhood home of Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-10-28
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The Woman Opposite
2006-01-15
The Woman Opposite
Overview:
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-01-15
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Sting
1997-05-30
Sting
Overview: Shunsuke, a coach who hangs out at the gambling track, is in jeopardy at the bicycle race track. The place is saved by a "scammer", and he himself will hone his skill in scamming, which skillfully raises a lot of money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-05-30
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Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!
1993-01-08
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!
Overview:
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-08
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Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! 2
1993-07-09
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! 2
Overview:
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-09
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Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! Dengeki no 17 Sai
1995-01-13
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! Dengeki no 17 Sai
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-01-13
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Tokyo.Sora
2002-10-26
Tokyo.Sora
Overview: Six women attempt to make it in current day Tokyo, living their everyday lives the best and worst they can. For them, every little moment becomes a ritual of the ordinary and the exciting, a balancing act for their dreams and hopes as the days perpetually tug on their heartstrings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-26
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Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
2008-07-16
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
Overview:
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-16
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Unfair: Code Breaking
2006-10-03
Unfair: Code Breaking
Overview:
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-03
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