Masahiko Tsugawa
Biography: Masahiko Tsugawa, born Masahiko Katō was a Japanese actor and director.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 02, 1940
Deathday: August 04, 2018
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Known For
Tampopo
1985-11-23
Tampopo
Overview: In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-11-23
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Midnight March
2007-10-27
Midnight March
Overview: Yokoyama Kenji, the president of an event company that organizes matchmaking parties, meets Mita Soichiro (Shunsuke Kubozuka) who works for a first-class trading company. The two plan to rob an art dealer, Kurokawa Haruo, of a large amount of money, but are discovered by his daughter, Kurokawa Chie. After that, the two meet Chie again, and are invited to join in her in a scheme to steal 1 billion yen.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-10-27
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A Baby Given by a Fox
1945-11-08
A Baby Given by a Fox
Overview: A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-11-08
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Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1969-08-09
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
Overview: Yakuza drama with Meiko Kaji directed by Masahiro Makino
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-09
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2017-01-06
Unification Of Japan 20
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-06
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The Funeral
1984-11-17
The Funeral
Overview: When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-11-17
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
1992-09-29
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-09-29
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Heaven and Earth
1990-11-24
Heaven and Earth
Overview: Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-11-24
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A Taxing Woman
1987-02-07
A Taxing Woman
Overview: Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-02-07
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2016-09-02
Unification Of Japan 18
Overview: Akimoto's incarceration and the retirement of the Marugami Alliance chairman re-ignite tensions in Kanto, while Fukumoto makes a new move in the west.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-09-02
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2017-03-03
Unification Of Japan 21
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-03
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Sometime, Somewhere
1992-02-01
Sometime, Somewhere
Overview: The story follows Mamoru Masaki, a resort developer, and Koai, a career woman at a rival company. The appearance of Masaki, who does not live in work and in love, gradually loosens up.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-02-01
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HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky
2017-08-19
HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky
Overview: Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku. The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-08-19
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Kono ni uruwashi
1962-03-18
Kono ni uruwashi
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-18
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2016-11-04
Unification Of Japan 19
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-11-04
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2017-05-05
Unification Of Japan 22
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-05-05
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Looking for
1998-03-14
Looking for
Overview: Natsuko's mother is hospitalized and only has six months to live. Her last wish is to see her father, who left her 20 years ago. Natsuko sets out to find him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-03-14
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Worst by Chance
2003-09-13
Worst by Chance
Overview: Hidenori is a Japanese-Korean man with no sense of belonging, destination or education. He drifts around and meanders through life until a death reminds him of his heritage and so begins a journey to South Korea.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-09-13
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A Roaring Trade
1962-01-03
A Roaring Trade
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-03
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Goryokaku
1988-12-30
Goryokaku
Overview: After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of the emperor signaled the complete end of the feudal system and Japan’s entry into the modern world as those brave samurai tried to halt progress and learned that the age of modern warfare and weaponry had passed them by. Swords were no match for rifles and cannons, nor was any man a match for the power of the imperial flag. Japanese loyalty to the emperor has long defined the nation and culture despite the changing times.
Genres: Action History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-12-30
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Supermarket Woman
1996-06-15
Supermarket Woman
Overview: A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-06-15
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Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990-06-02
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Overview: The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-06-02
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The Last Dance
1993-05-29
The Last Dance
Overview: A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-05-29
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Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957-10-15
Small Rats of the Edo Town
Overview: The action of this historical drama takes place against the background of poverty and hunger in the city of Edo and depicts young people rebelling against the contradictions of feudal society.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-15
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2017-07-07
Unification Of Japan 23
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-07-07
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The Political Game
1989-05-03
The Political Game
Overview: This is James Miki's first directorial work, and he is also the original writer and scriptwriter. Noritaka Sakamoto was in charge of photography, and Kentaro Haneda was in charge of music direction. It depicts how an honest candidate aiming for a clean election campaign gradually collapses in the face of various realities. Kiyokawa, the mayor of Higurashi City, died at his lover's house. Yoshihiko announces that he will conduct a clean election campaign, but his sponsors and backers are reluctant.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-05-03
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White-Collar Worker Kintaro
1999-11-13
White-Collar Worker Kintaro
Overview: Kintaro is a reformed delinquent, the former leader of a biker gang who has gone straight. Working at a construction company, his unorthodox tactics cause trouble with his colleagues. He is transferred to a tiny countryside branch, where he butts heads with his lazy superior until the two men discover a plot by the competition to put the construction company out of bussiness. With the help of his old biker friends, Kintaro prepares to confront the masterminds behind the scheme.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-11-13
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The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1990-01-01
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "A-Ge-Man" a.k.a. "Tales of a Golden Geisha".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004-09-20
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
Overview: ***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" (we bring you misfortune) promoting a new sales concept: giving its clients misfortune to motivate them to seek greater happiness. ***Kuuhaku no Hito (Blank Person) A woman wakes up in her bed every morning not remembering the events of the past night, and finding that someone has moved around the things in her room. ***Jigoku wa Manin (Hell Is Full) As there is no more room in hell, the evil/sinful find they cannot die. ***Kako kara no Nikki (Diary from the Past) A struggling author chances upon a diary which changes his life. ***Aketekure (Open Up!) A woman's husband dies in a car accident, but that same evening he is heard pounding on the door for someone to let him in.
Genres: TV Movie Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-20
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Crazed Fruit
1956-07-12
Crazed Fruit
Overview: Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-12
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Gokudō tenka fubu
2017-01-27
Gokudō tenka fubu
Overview: A yakuza society that has turned into a world of warring states, a story of inferiority unfolded by men who aim to unify the world with force. Conquer this turbulent world and win the unification of Japan...!!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-27
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Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 5
2017-11-23
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 5
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-11-23
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Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4
2017-03-30
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-30
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Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2
2017-02-25
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-25
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Escape from Hell
1963-01-27
Escape from Hell
Overview: This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform forced labor. Living conditions on the island are terrible and the men soon become rebellious. Based on a short story by Seichō Matsumoto.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-27
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A Last Note
1995-06-03
A Last Note
Overview: A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring various stories and news of death and the past
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-06-03
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Good-for-Nothing
1960-07-05
Good-for-Nothing
Overview: Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: a "good-for-nothing" from a poor background falls in love with the young secretary of his rich friend's father. The woman senses good in him and tries to lead him on the right path.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-05
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Bitter End of a Sweet Night
1961-02-14
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Overview: An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-14
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Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971-03-06
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-03-06
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Woman Boss
1970-01-15
Woman Boss
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-01-15
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963-11-10
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
Overview: Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-10
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Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
2006-02-11
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-02-11
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Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992-05-16
Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Overview: An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-05-16
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Samurai Desperadoes
1960-12-27
Samurai Desperadoes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-12-27
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Forbidden Lips
1958-01-03
Forbidden Lips
Overview: A youth lyrical story of pure love of a girl who grew up in the Kyoto Gion quarter, with a geisha mother and sisters Maiko and a college student.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-03
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Princess in an Iron Helmet
2006-02-04
Princess in an Iron Helmet
Overview: Tamako is 20 years old, lives at home with her mother (Kishimoto Kayoko) and teenaged brother, and simply refuses to grow up. Ever since her father left the family, she's stopped trusting people, and now lounges around in her own small, claustrophobic world. Wearing an iron helmet whenever she steps outside, she ventures only to her mom's beauty salon, the mechanic shop, and the bakery - the source of her greatest joy in life, sweet buns. Her world is static, insular, and safe, and there's no need to change - that is until her cat runs away, the bakery closes, and her mom falls in love with another man.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-02-04
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Cast Me If You Can
2010-10-23
Cast Me If You Can
Overview: An actor, who always plays supporting roles and lives in the shadow of his famous playwright father, falls in love with an energetic aspiring actress and rediscovers himself.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-23
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
1967-07-08
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Overview: Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-07-08
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A Portrait of Shunkin
1976-12-25
A Portrait of Shunkin
Overview: Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly scarred on her face. In order to preserve the memory of her once beautiful face, Sasuke takes away his own sight.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-12-25
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The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1987-08-01
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-08-01
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The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988-05-20
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna 2" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman's Return".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-05-20
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The Body
1962-11-08
The Body
Overview: The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-08
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Chûshingura 1/47
2001-12-28
Chûshingura 1/47
Overview: During Japan's feudal period, a noble lord was treacherously killed by a rival. His 47 samurai retainers took their revenge on their master's killer after scattering into society for several years, so as not to be detected. Having completed their task, all 47 then committed ritual suicide. This series, of which this TV movie is the pilot, follows the adventures of one of these samurai as he patiently waits for the chance to fulfill his destiny.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-12-28
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Remembrance
1988-01-23
Remembrance
Overview: The Yamaoki family moved from Kyoto to Tosa around the turn of the '50s; local school teacher Hirao becomes involved with Yasuko, sister to Sumio.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-01-23
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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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The Negotiator: The Movie
2010-02-11
The Negotiator: The Movie
Overview: ¥ 260,000,000 is stolen from armored vehicle. The criminals escape into a crowded shopping mall and take over 50 hostages. Reiko Usagi (Ryoko Yonekura) and the SIT members are called in to break the stand-off. When Reiko goes into the shopping mall to negotiate, an explosion suddenly occurs. The hostages panic and run, while the criminals are able to blend into crowd of people and escape. A few weeks later, Reiko is at the Haneda Airport to go on a vacation. She then spots Yusuke Kimoto (Kento Hayashi), a man who was one of the hostages at the shopping mall. Reiko remembers Yusuke's bizarre behavior and her instinct starts kicking in. She decides to follow the man and boards the airplane that Yusuke is taking. Shortly after take-off her instincts prove correct. The airplane is hijacked ...
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-02-11
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Twinkle
1992-10-24
Twinkle
Overview: Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student. The film is less a realistic exploration of gay life than a fairy tale of three young Japanese trying to construct an alternative to the sexual and familial roles given to them by a society turning increasingly emotionally barren.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-24
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Nunnery Confidential
1968-02-22
Nunnery Confidential
Overview: Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-22
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反乱のボヤージュ
2001-10-06
反乱のボヤージュ
Overview: Set in a (fictional) student dormitory at Tokyo Metropolitan University, which is in danger of being closed down, the film depicts the emotional exchange between students struggling to keep the dormitory alive and a prefect sent in by the university. Inspired by the movement to preserve the Komaba Dormitory at the University of Tokyo, the story differs greatly from historical fact.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-06
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Making of Daibyonin
1993-01-01
Making of Daibyonin
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The Last Dance".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
2010-06-18
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
Overview: Takahagi Sutegoro is highly skilled at casing locations for thieves so that he can sell detailed floor plans to them. He suffers an injury to his leg while trying to help a parent and a child being threatened by samurai. Heizo jumps in and chases the samurai away. Feeling indebted to Heizo, Sutegoro decides to become his spy. Now, together they will try to stop scheming Myogi Danemon’s gang of merciless thieves...
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-06-18
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The Geisha House
1999-01-15
The Geisha House
Overview: Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house. Fukasaku's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-01-15
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San'nin musume kanpai!
1962-07-18
San'nin musume kanpai!
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-18
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Ai to kanashimi to
1962-07-29
Ai to kanashimi to
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-29
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Pretty Woman
2003-05-09
Pretty Woman
Overview: Elderly ladies rise to the challenge of staging a play and struggle to launch a theater company. Based on the actual amateur theater company "Theatrical Company Hono" in Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, where the presiding officers and performers are composed of elderly women. They have been performing stage plays about issues related to the elderly for a long time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-05-09
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The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992-06-06
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Overview: A story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of seducer who falls madly in love for a young geisha named Oyuki. Meticulous and smartly dressed, Nagai patiently wrote in his diary his thoughts during many years. A melancholy reflection on the passage of time and a brilliant interpretive exercise.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-06-06
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0.5 mm
2014-11-08
0.5 mm
Overview: Sawa, a home helper for a middle class family with an elderly infirm grandfather, is forced to stretch her morals to keep her job. As a result, she finds herself broke and out on the street. She survives her first night by striking up an ambiguous friendship with a kindly old man, gaining access to a portion of the immense wealth held by Japan's aging population. She continues with similar encounters, and while these begin as scams or revenge on rampant sexism, they ultimately become vulnerable intergenerational exchanges.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-11-08
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A Taxing Woman's Return
1988-01-15
A Taxing Woman's Return
Overview: Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-01-15
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Aruhi watashi wa
1967-10-23
Aruhi watashi wa
Overview: The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between parents and children over two generations, as well as the sisterly love between Yuriko and her sister Kaori.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-10-23
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The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
2014-03-08
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
Overview: Two feuding eccentric families with super powers clash when their young sons confront each other after a silly mistake. Meanwhile, the local high school principal has mysterious powers of his own that trump those of the two rival clans. How did this civilian acquire them? Or perhaps a better question, who or what is using him?
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-03-08
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Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special: Wave Tower
2006-12-27
Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special: Wave Tower
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-12-27
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Take the 'A' Train, Someday
2003-12-20
Take the 'A' Train, Someday
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-12-20
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The Executioner
1974-08-10
The Executioner
Overview: Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuchi Kog, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind Ichiro Sakura work together to take out an infamous drug dealer.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-08-10
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Blood of Revenge
1965-09-18
Blood of Revenge
Overview: Osaka, 1907: Asajiro lives between a rock and a hard place: he has to keep his business clean and running, tame his late oyabun’s hot-blooded son and suffer the throes of his impossible love for beautiful geisha Hatsue.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-18
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Koko ni otoko ari
1959-08-09
Koko ni otoko ari
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-09
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Cuban Lover
1969-03-01
Cuban Lover
Overview: Japanese fishery instructor Akira is attracted to beautiful Cuban young girl Martia. Though initially rejected, Akira still returns with Martia to her homeland. On the way he sees a post-revolution Cuba, cultivating fields, relics from the revolution, armies in training, and Castro in a political rally.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-03-01
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Strawberry Night
2013-01-25
Strawberry Night
Overview: Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi) is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has risen fast through the ranks with hard work. Reiko than becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night" due to the mysterious use of those words surrounding the case ...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-25
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The Green City
1998-01-31
The Green City
Overview: Hot-selling artist Sosuke Natsume suddenly declares filmmaking on the final day of his concert. Although the staff at his music agency are panicking because of his sudden declaration, Natsume keeps preparing for it with the help of his old friend, cameraman Tamura. The film production finally starts after the staff agreed to his declaration. However, many obstacles, such as the severe public eyes on "cross-industry filmmakers," stand one after another in front of him...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-31
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
1971-07-04
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
Overview: This is the first volume of a ghost story TV series presented by Nobuo Nakagawa, Saburo Endo and Teruo Ishii. Contains films 1 to 4 in the "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-07-04
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Desire
2005-11-19
Desire
Overview: Yokubo from director Tetsuo Shinohara is based off of the award-winning love story by Mariko Koike. A young man searching for physical comfort and dumb lust, and the world-weary woman drowning in a sea of men that works with him. This is a fantastic new film from a remarkably skilled cast about "the beauty of sensualism."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-19
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The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
2007-05-05
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
Overview: Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly states, pride of place goes to juicy, bite-sized meat, and viewers will get a delightful eyeful of food, food, and more food in this fabulously fulfilling gourmet comedy. Reveling in Japan's love for food-themed shows, the film revolves around a culinary battle of David and Goliath proportions, cheekily parodying Japanese cooking shows with Iron Chef-like editing, excited running commentary, and comedic how-to segments. The Yakiniku Movie also shines a light on the food culture of Japan's resident Korean population, proving that tasty food transcends all boundaries.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-05-05
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Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007-01-01
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
Overview: A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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The Sun's Burial
1960-08-09
The Sun's Burial
Overview: In Osaka's slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity cards and of blood. Alliances constantly shift. Tatsu and Takeshi, friends since boyhood, reluctantly join Shin's gang. Shin's an upstart and moves his gang often to avoid the local kingpin. Hanoko is a young woman with ambitions: first she's in the blood business with her father, then she joins forces with Shin. She soon breaks off that partnership, even though she's taken the sensitive Takeshi under her wing. Double crosses multiply. Those with the closest bonds become each others' murderers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-09
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Night and Fog in Japan
1960-10-09
Night and Fog in Japan
Overview: Uninvited guests crash a former student radical's wedding and accuse him, his bride and other guests of ignoring their political commitments.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-09
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Marriage of the sky and the sea
1962-12-19
Marriage of the sky and the sea
Overview: A love comedy directed by Osamu Takahashi based on an original screenplay by Kei Tasaki.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-19
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必殺仕事人2013
2013-02-17
必殺仕事人2013
Overview:
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-17
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Fish on Land
2012-02-18
Fish on Land
Overview: A college senior (Mirai Moriyama) takes a bicycle trip for his last summer vacation. On his trip he comes across drive-in "HOUSE475" and its manager Seii (Hidetoshi Nishijima). The college senior then helps out at the store and becomes influenced by his experience at "HOUSE475".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-02-18
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Stop the Old Fox
2016-04-08
Stop the Old Fox
Overview: After the sudden death of her adoptive father Shimada Mataemon, Nui, whose own father met an untimely death when he was about to expose the corruption of the shogunate becomes determined to expose the collusion between Kannouji, and the unforgivable relationships between the ladies in waiting of the inner palace and the monks. Nui is undertaking this undercover investigation without regard for the danger she is putting herself in, for the sake of Shinnosuke whom she secretly loves
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-08
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Hanzo, the Razor
1993-01-01
Hanzo, the Razor
Overview: During Tenpo period, Bakuhu announced a law regulating expenditures in order to improve the financial situation. However, Doshin of a government office Itami Hanzo, called Kamisori Hanzo, challenged Bakuhu's oppressive way. Because of this, his father Magobei was told to kill himself by the Bakuhu and Hanzo himself was demoted. Five years later, Hanzo came back to the government office and implement a law regulating expenditures. He stands up for revenge Torii Kainokami who desires power as he likes.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Aokigahara
2013-01-12
Aokigahara
Overview: Set within the Aokigahara forest on Mount Fuji, a famous location for suicides. Follows the love and life between a man and woman.
Genres: Drama Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-12
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This Day's Life
1957-06-26
This Day's Life
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-06-26
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô
1971-07-11
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô
Overview: Second film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-07-11
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Tomorrow's Sun
1959-03-13
Tomorrow's Sun
Overview: A playful short film made in the style of a trailer for a fictional feature film that seems to be a spoof of films that were popular in Japan at the time.
Genres: Romance Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-13
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Hikkoshi yatsure
1961-06-09
Hikkoshi yatsure
Overview: Manao Horiuchi movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-09
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300 Million Yen Robbery
2014-01-18
300 Million Yen Robbery
Overview:
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-01-18
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Time and Tide
1983-03-18
Time and Tide
Overview: An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-18
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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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High and Low
2007-09-08
High and Low
Overview: At a crucial point in his business life, executive Gondo learns that his son has been kidnapped and that the ransom demanded is near the amount Gondo has raised for a critical business deal. Gondo is prepared to pay the ransom - that is, until he learns that the kidnappers have mistakenly abducted not Gondo's son, but the child of Gondo's chauffeur. Now Gondo must decide whether the other man's child is equally worth saving.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-08
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Jikan no Shûzoku
2014-04-10
Jikan no Shûzoku
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-04-10
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Giwaku
2009-01-24
Giwaku
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-24
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Nagaiki Kyousou
2008-12-26
Nagaiki Kyousou
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-26
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Doterai Man
1975-02-01
Doterai Man
Overview: Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, it depicts the activities of the main character Takezo Yamashita who repels adversity with a man's stubbornness and guts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-02-01
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The Last Promise
2010-01-09
The Last Promise
Overview: "Saigo no Yakusoku" is described as a human suspense story involving the hijack of a major building. The members of Arashi play five young men who happen to be inside, and the story depicts their attempt to escape and their interactions with the other people caught up in the incident.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-01-09
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Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
2013-02-09
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
Overview: In the Edo period of Japan, a samurai’s life belonged to his lord. On the battlefield or in the home, a loyal samurai must always obey his lord’s commands. This is the tragic story of one such loyal samurai, whose love for his family forced him to make the ultimate choice of disobeying the wishes of his lord.
Genres: Drama History Action TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-09
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In Blazing Love
1994-10-01
In Blazing Love
Overview: An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to run the operations of Shinonomero as the proprietress and assistant. Despite vows to never to let their lovers come between them or Shinonomero, moments of weakness leave Tsuru and Shizu caught up in a web of betrayal and plunged into debt. With the guilt of losing Shinonomero to Udo, a yakuza who loaned them money, it is now up to young Shizu to redeem Tsuru’s honor and restore Shinonomero as their own.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-01
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Suite Dreams
2006-01-14
Suite Dreams
Overview: New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is trouble everywhere. An Animal is on the loose, a politician to protect, a prostitute to handle, a bellhop to focus and a few things more.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-01-14
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Night Train
1987-01-17
Night Train
Overview: A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-01-17
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When the Cookie Crumbles
1967-06-09
When the Cookie Crumbles
Overview: Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-09
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The Assistant Doctor
2010-12-09
The Assistant Doctor
Overview: Story of the last assistant doctor in Okinawa.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-12-09
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The Boy and the Beast
2015-07-11
The Boy and the Beast
Overview: Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
Genres: Action Adventure Animation Drama Family Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-07-11
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Farewell to Spring
1959-04-28
Farewell to Spring
Overview: Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-28
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With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961-11-01
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Overview: Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes to Tokyo in 1926 from faraway Kagoshima to join the Tokyo police force. His closest friend is Nihei, a farmer's son from Tohoku who becomes the steadying influence on headstrong Henmi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-01
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Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
1995-10-07
Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
Overview: In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the master of ceremonies, with a sword, leading to Asano's forced suicide and Kira's punishment being overlooked. Over a year later in Edo city, Shimohashi Hyogo, a carefree ronin and the nephew of Yagyu Yoshitaka, is ordered by his uncle to investigate the activities of the Ako Ronin, a group sympathetic to Asano's cause. However, Hyogo, who sympathizes with the Ronin's plight, helps out in times of need, rescuing Oishi Kuranosuke and Horibe Yahei from danger. He also teams up with Yaenosuke, a newspaper publisher, and Otaki, a geisha, to plan an attack on Kira's estate.
Genres: Drama Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-10-07
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Temptation of Angel
1979-12-22
Temptation of Angel
Overview: A story of the everyday life of a couple living together, ordinary but full of warmth and love. Starring Miura and Yamaguchi's first movie since making public of their romance--their real-life story on the screen.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-12-22
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Nile
1999-11-13
Nile
Overview: A Japanese journalist in Afghanistan, whose wife dies in an explosion, tries to overcome his sorrows and goes to Egypt on a mission to cover the discovery of a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. As a gang tracks him down for locating the tomb, he falls in love with the girlfriend of the gang's boss who looks like his wife.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-11-13
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Tatara Samurai
2017-05-20
Tatara Samurai
Overview: In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-05-20
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Black Widow Business
2016-08-27
Black Widow Business
Overview: Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their marriage, Kozo Nakase suddenly collapses and dies. Kozo Nakase leaves everything to Sayako. The rest of his family are left out of his will including his daughter Tomomi. Tomomi hires a private investigator, Honda, to find out more about Sayoko.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-08-27
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Yoko the Cherry Blossom
2015-11-21
Yoko the Cherry Blossom
Overview: In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-11-21
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Lifetime Insecurity
1994-10-29
Lifetime Insecurity
Overview: In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within three months or be fired. Spiteful of their unjust treatment, two men, Shinoda and Takigawa, take up the battle against the ruthless Yokoyama.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-29
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The Girl in Glass
1988-12-10
The Girl in Glass
Overview: A girl from a wealthy family falls in love with a working-class boy.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-12-10
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古畑任三郎 すべて閣下の仕業
2004-01-03
古畑任三郎 すべて閣下の仕業
Overview: Furuhata Ninzaburo 2004 TV Movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-03
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AIBOU: The Movie
2008-05-01
AIBOU: The Movie
Overview: A former TV presenter is murdered. On the same day, two police officers from the Metropolitan police Special Mission Task Force, Sugishita Ukyo (Yutaka Mizutani) and Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), are guarding a female Diet member, Katayama Hinako (Yoshino Kimura). The pair identifies explosives and saves her life. From the clues left at the scene, Sugishita builds up his case and finds a connection between the murder of the TV presenter and the attempted murder of the Diet member. During a painstaking investigation, the savage murder case of a young overseas volunteer five years earlier emerges in the background, and the pair prevents indiscriminate murder at the Tokyo Big City Marathon event by suppressing the perpetrator.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-05-01
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The Man in White
2003-03-29
The Man in White
Overview: After his father figure - a yakuza boss, is murdered, Azusa Moribe goes on a killing spree to exact revenge.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-03-29
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Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
2016-08-26
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
Overview: This omnibus film brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia with a common theme 'Living Together in Asia' to depict the lives of characters who journey between Japan, Cambodia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Brillante Mendoza grapples with the issue of loss of national identity and home, with a story set in the Obihiro area of Hokkaido and Manila in the Philippines. Isao Yukisada directs a story in Malaysia where the Japanese army was once stationed but is now home to many Japanese retirees living out their remaining years. An elderly man has parted from his family in Japan to live alone in Penang, but when a new helper comes to the house, he slowly opens his mind and an unexpected bond forms between the two. Finally director Sotho Kulikar conveys a beautiful but heart-rending love story between a Japanese man and Cambodian woman that unfolds across past and present against the backdrop of Cambodia's civil war.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-08-26
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Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
1993-09-30
Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
Overview: Sakai Nobunari an Elder in 'Honmaru' (or the main enclosure) and Mizuno Tadakuni an Elder in 'Nishinomaru' (or the south-east enclosure) have been at odds behind the scenes over the marriage of Tokugawa Ieyoshi, heir to the Shogunate. Kyoshiro, who has come back in Edo after 3 years is involved in it against his will. It's because he gets to know Lady Mihoyo who is a spy for Sakai and looks exactly like his late mother. As she couldn't complete her mission she has nowhere to go. Kyoshiro shelters her from both parties that seek her life. The original story is from "Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai Hikae" written by Shibata Renzaburo. Not only is one of Japan's greatest legends kept alive, but some secrets of Kyoshiro's past are finally revealed for the first time.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-09-30
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Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
1996-04-20
Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
Overview: In the continuing adventures of Nemuri Kyoshiro, noted film actor Tamura Masakazu stars again as the red-haired ronin with foreign blood in his veins. The son of a foreign missionary and a samurai's daughter. His mother died when he was a child, and he was forced to bury her himself, praying that her soul would rest in peace. He became an expert at swordsmanship, despite being in the shadow of isolation and nothingness, and walks the bloody path of destruction carrying his only friend, a razor sharp sword made by the Master, 'Peerless Masamune' to go with his unique Full Moon Sword style. After being accused of being a government spy, he falls ill and accepts the aid of a prostitute who nurses him back to health. As he prepares to leave the Chief Retainer of the Akita Clan asks him to help save the clan from an evil plot. Kyoshiro's deadly full moon cut will have to come into play against many who seek his life!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-04-20
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Manon
1981-09-26
Manon
Overview: A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at the mercy of her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-09-26
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Haunted School 3
1997-07-19
Haunted School 3
Overview: Third installment of the "Gakko No Kaidan" series follows the trek of several elementary school students as they wander into an alternate world that exists on the opposite side of a school mirror. Nishida Naomi (the hapless teacher in "Gakko No Kaidan 2") returns as the teacher who accompanies the children on their journey into the surreal universe.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-07-19
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The Freezing Point
1966-03-26
The Freezing Point
Overview: Keizo Tsujiguchi believes his wife Natsue was having an extramarital affair when their child was kidnapped and killed. He believes of her extramarital affair she was unable to watch over their child properly and blames her for their daughter's death. To exact revenge on his wife, he then adopts the killer's child without telling the truth to his wife or their newly adopted child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-26
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Volunteering for Villainy
1960-09-20
Volunteering for Villainy
Overview: Two outsiders start a relationship in a mining town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-20
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966-01-13
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Overview: Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the rival Sakaki Family. When the Soda attacks the Sakaki and double-crosses him, with sword in hand, Hidejiro seeks brutal retribution.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-01-13
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The Domain: Flower and Dragon
1969-05-31
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
Overview:
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-31
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Sing, Young People
1963-01-06
Sing, Young People
Overview: A story about four best friends and their lives inside and outside college. Then suddenly one of them receives a surprising offer to be a movie star.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-06
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Donto ikōze
1959-06-08
Donto ikōze
Overview: Comedy about the trials and tribulations of youth.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-08
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Sure Death 6
1996-05-25
Sure Death 6
Overview: When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-25
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Crest of Betrayal
1994-10-22
Crest of Betrayal
Overview: Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.
Genres: Horror Drama Action History Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-22
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Shibuya Story
2005-03-05
Shibuya Story
Overview: Biopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-03-05
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Incidental Murders
1961-01-22
Incidental Murders
Overview: The daughter of the wealthy Soga family is kidnapped and her fiance is murdered. But the kidnappers, Tatsu and Sanko are unaware that Tatsuko is the heiress to a fortune. Two strong-arm brothers, Kosaka and Takeshi, learn of her identity and join the gang in an effort to shake down the tycoon for ten million yen. Upon joining forces, their first move is to rid themselves of the driver whose identity is known to the police because of a cap which he left behind at the scene of the crime. Upon obtaining the ransom money, the brothers murder the two kidnappers and go to the port city of Kobe. The younger brother, Takeshi, has fallen in love with the prisoner and refuses to allow her to be killed and they take her with them from one hideout to another.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-22
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The Izu Dancer
1960-05-13
The Izu Dancer
Overview: Love story between a student and girl whose parents are itinerant entertainers. Set in Japan in the 1920's.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-05-13
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Drunkard's Paradise
1962-02-04
Drunkard's Paradise
Overview: A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that focuses on why people drink alcohol.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-04
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The Domain
1964-08-13
The Domain
Overview: The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-13
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Bloodiest Flower
1971-04-03
Bloodiest Flower
Overview: A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the natural hardships, a more serious threat to Tei and her mine, the menacing presence of rival mining gangs who sense her vulnerability... Nihon jokyo-den:ketto midarw-bana is an outstanding drama, highlighted by wonderful characterizations/performances. Yamashita's excellent direction maintains a rich emotional flow from the opening seconds to the last. Intense and bloody encounters punctuate throughout the engaging multi layered tale!
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-04-03
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Second Chance
1973-09-15
Second Chance
Overview: A man survives a double suicide attempt, while his girlfriend does not.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-09-15
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Flakes of Snow
1985-09-14
Flakes of Snow
Overview: A troubled architect weaves his way through numerous romantic situations in a search for true love and contentment.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-09-14
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Kachô Shima Kôsaku
1992-10-03
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
Overview: Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-03
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Eien no 1/2
1987-11-21
Eien no 1/2
Overview: An unemployed young man who has just broken up with his girlfriend meets a woman at a bicycle race. They start dating but then strange things then begin to happen to him, including a beating from the local yakuza. - Wikipedia
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-11-21
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Towering Waves
1960-10-30
Towering Waves
Overview: Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
Genres: Drama Mystery Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-30
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Pride
1998-05-23
Pride
Overview: Based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo as a family man who fought to defend Japan and Asia from western colonialism but was ultimately hanged by a vengeful United States.
Genres: History Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-05-23
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Born Fighter
1970-02-21
Born Fighter
Overview: Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-02-21
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Tokyo Omnibus
1959-10-30
Tokyo Omnibus
Overview: The story tells of Tsuchiya, a university professor and a widower who is in love with a widow who runs a small restaurant, and his son is in love with a runaway girl who turns out to be the leader of a religious sect. Kusano is the henpecked proprietor of a rice biscuit shop who dreams of owning a bird and dog shop and his daughter is in love with a boarder, employed by the private detective agency searching for the runaway girl. The agency head has his own dream of arranging thirty marriages and has already accomplished twenty-seven. Tatsumi is a newspaper reporter who dreams of a big scoop to enable him to marry a girl TV producer and his friend a mountain climbing enthusiast who dreams of joining a Himalayan expedition but is opposed by his wife. His love of the mountains is shared by a boarder in their home and by a fishmonger's son.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-10-30
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Maiko and the Assassin
1963-08-28
Maiko and the Assassin
Overview: 19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.
Genres: History Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-28
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Storm Party
1964-10-21
Storm Party
Overview: Many outlaws are gathered at the front line of the Japanese Army in a shock troop.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-21
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Black Rose
2017-03-19
Black Rose
Overview: While investigating a murder case, Kamiki Kyoko finds out the truth behind the death of her father who was a police officer which leads her to the dark secrets within the police force. In order to solve the case and take revenge for her father, Kamiki and her supervisor Orihara must battle the odds against the strong forces trying to cover up the truth.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-19
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Freezing Point
2006-11-25
Freezing Point
Overview: The young daughter of Keizo Tsujiguchi, a respected physician who runs his own hospital, is found murdered. Keizo secretly blames his wife Natsue because he suspects her of having an affair with his colleague Murai, and having been too distracted to keep proper watch over the child. Being a proud man, he does not accuse her directly, but concocts, instead, a twisted revenge against her. Pretending it is to comfort his devastated wife, Keizo arranges for them to adopt a baby girl. What he hasn't told Natsue, is that the baby is the orphaned daughter of the murderer, a tragic day-laborer who has hanged himself while in police custody. He plans to reveal the child's origins after Natsue has given her heart to the child-- when it will cause the greatest possible hurt.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-25
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Cherry Blossoms
1989-05-13
Cherry Blossoms
Overview: A story about love triangle between mother and daughter relation...
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-05-13
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963-10-19
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Overview: The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-19
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The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
2003-04-21
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
Overview: A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-04-21
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Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003-07-05
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Overview: It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days - or die.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-05
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Elevator to the Gallows
2010-10-09
Elevator to the Gallows
Overview: A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other and that they will do this so they can be together. The woman is in a hotel room with a view of the port. The man is inside of a parked car with a view of the ocean. A man named Colonel appears and hands the man a box with a loaded gun inside. The Colonel states "its a present from the witch". The woman's name is Meiko (Michiko Kichise) and she is the young wife of Takamitsu Temiyako (Takamitsu Temiyako) - president of a large medical corporation. The man in the parked car is Dr. Tokito Takahiko (Hiroshi Abe) an employee of the large medical corporation. This evening, Meiko and Tokito will implement their plan to murder Meiko's husband and frame his death as a suicide.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-09
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Kaidan
2007-08-04
Kaidan
Overview: Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again. 20 Years later, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, coincidentally meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu. They fall in love. It is a doomed love, as the spirit of Soetsu is far from dead
Genres: Drama Horror Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-08-04
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Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royal!
2014-03-15
Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royal!
Overview: Tomoya leisurely sketches the Ultra Monsters in his sketchbook but an unknown forces suddenly radiated the book. Misuzu, Kenta and Chigusa discover several Spark Dolls, which were thought to be sent into outer space but somehow returned to Earth. Hikaru soon arrives, and soon the group are transported into a virtual room by Tomoya's Gunpad. The room itself has several Spark Dolls in its collection. Tomoya introduces them to the Livepad, a tablet which allows its user to use UltLive simulations by simply scanning the Spark Doll via the tip of its pointer pen. The group begins experimenting with the new technology.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-03-15
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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
2018-03-25
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Overview: A police detective Shoukokuji Ryuuya from the first section of Metropolitan Police Department is tasked to investigate the murder case of a woman which takes place at a grand party held by a big-time actress but faces the hurdle of finding the true culprit among the large pool of suspects.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-03-25
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Merdeka 17805
2001-05-12
Merdeka 17805
Overview: True story of a number of Imperial Japanese Army officers and soldiers who remained in Indonesia to fight off European colonists trying to retake the country after Japan's surrender.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-05-12
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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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Rakugo musume
2008-08-23
Rakugo musume
Overview: When a gal named Kasumi decides to become a traditional Japanese 'Rakugo' storyteller due to her uncle's invalidity, she is soon on her way to a career with college-level and amateur success. She becomes a student to one of the master's of the genre and is even asked to perform by a TV producer. The only snag is, the particular story has a curse dripping from its words.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-08-23
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Turning Point
1994-06-18
Turning Point
Overview: A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-06-18
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001-12-15
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Overview: Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.
Genres: Action Adventure Horror Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-12-15
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Oyari Haishaku
2013-01-01
Oyari Haishaku
Overview: Kotoji Akame (Naoto Takenaka) is a shabby, middle aged low-ranking samurai of small stature. One day, in a drinking contest, he misses sending his lord off as he leaves Edo for Kuju. Released from service for this blunder, Akame becomes a wandering samurai. He goes on to steal lances from many feudal lords' processions. For Furuta, suffering defeat is out of question. To protect his domain and family, he takes it on himself to meet Murase and proposes an alliance between the Wako, Fuki and Ushizu domains. With the fate of the feudal families in their hands, Furuta and Murase pursue Akame. Each with something to protect, the men fight desperately over the lances.
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Bonds
1998-06-06
Bonds
Overview: Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist following him takes an interest in the wife of a boyhood chum, and the wife of another close friend takes an interest in Ise. A couple of murders later, Ise/Haga goes on the run and also sets out for revenge.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-06-06
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Summer Storm
1956-10-01
Summer Storm
Overview: A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-10-01
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Until the Day Comes
2014-11-22
Until the Day Comes
Overview: Drama depicting the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011 from the perspective of a female doctor. Takako Kawashima works as head anesthesiologist at the Sendai Medical Center. She balances her married life with help from her husband Teiichi, who runs a private clinic, but their lives are upturned by the disaster.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-11-22
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Dancing Sisters
1957-01-03
Dancing Sisters
Overview: It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-03
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990-12-31
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Overview: One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of small and fragile stature passed by. He wore a nice sword and played the flute.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-31
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Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004-11-01
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
Overview: Higuchi Ichiyo is the first female professional novelist in Japanese literature. This tanpatsu drama is a biography of her personal life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-11-01
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Body and Soul
1997-10-18
Body and Soul
Overview: Yoshihiko now lives with a couple of old friends, a married couple, Ryosuke and Aya. They share a past in several senses. It was Ryosuke who walked off with Yoshihiko’s girlfriend Aya. In doing so, he broke up with his own girlfriend, Reiko. Now they are all back together again and old feelings begin to surface.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-18
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Untamed Woman
1957-05-28
Untamed Woman
Overview: A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-05-28
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Kakera: A Piece of Our Life
2009-10-07
Kakera: A Piece of Our Life
Overview: The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts. Haru is a college student ignored by her boyfriend yet believes she is still in love with him. One day at a café, Haru meets Riko, a medical artist (prosthetist) who creates body parts in order to disguise clients’ missing pieces, lost due to accident or disease. Both were alone, but struck up an immediate friendship and closeness. Riko doesn't care about gender when it comes to relationships, and believes that love itself is the most important thing a human can achieve. Haru struggles in her life between friendship and a deeper relationship with Riko.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-07
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Reason For Not Divorcing
1987-11-14
Reason For Not Divorcing
Overview: Yoshiko Mita and Masahiko Tsugawa enthusiastically perform a couple who know each other’s affairs and affairs and still do not part with each other even after various emotional conflicts. A work that is highly supported by women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-11-14
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The Rape
1982-05-15
The Rape
Overview: Yahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the logistics of the police, hospital, and criminal justice system while balancing her home life including romantic relationships.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-05-15
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Nemuri Kyōshirō: The Final
2018-02-17
Nemuri Kyōshirō: The Final
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Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-02-17
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Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973-12-25
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Overview: Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-12-25
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A Long Walk
2006-04-01
A Long Walk
Overview: A lonely retired girl's High School Principal who's lost his wife to alcoholism moves to an old apartment in a country town. There he forms a relationship with a neglected little neighborhood girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-04-01
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Debt of Honor
1966-12-24
Debt of Honor
Overview: A hobo exposes the misdeeds of a new yakuza.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-24
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Will to Live
1999-01-15
Will to Live
Overview: It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-01-15
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Get Married, Mother
1962-09-01
Get Married, Mother
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-01
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Sensei
1989-04-08
Sensei
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-04-08
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Investigation of a Typical Love
1992-03-21
Investigation of a Typical Love
Overview: The screenplay is Haruhiko Arai of "Tragedy of W" and "Revolver". The man is a detective who doesn't take on anything other than background checks for marriage and looking for cats. One day, a request for a job that belongs to him comes in. It is from Masako, a married woman who suspects her husband of having an affair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-03-21
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Death Note
2006-06-17
Death Note
Overview: Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.
Genres: Fantasy Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-17
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Death Note: The Last Name
2006-10-28
Death Note: The Last Name
Overview: In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?
Genres: Fantasy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-28
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999-03-06
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Overview: With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-03-06
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Giwaku
2019-02-03
Giwaku
Overview: Sahara Takako is a lawyer who specialises in civil cases. She hates to lose and will use whatever means necessary to pursue the truth. Despite her competence, she is mocked as a rotten lawyer for defending companies that exploit their employees and winning many of these lawsuits. One day, Takako gets an unexpected request from a veteran lawyer, Harayama Masao. He would like her to take over the defence of a woman because he is in poor health and needs to be hospitalised. This woman is Shirakawa Kumako, who has been in the public eye. Called “Onikuma” by the public, which is a play on her maiden name, Onizuka, she faces charges of killing her husband Fukutaro, the owner of an established Atami restaurant, for insurance money.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-03
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964-02-08
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
Overview: The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-02-08
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Showa Saikyo Koko Den Kokushi Sanjo!!
2016-08-06
Showa Saikyo Koko Den Kokushi Sanjo!!
Overview: A brash kid must enroll into a high school known for its violent student body after the police get wind of his impending duel with a crosstown rival.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-08-06
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The Tattooed Hitman
1974-04-27
The Tattooed Hitman
Overview: The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he searches for the man who wants him dead?
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-04-27
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Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon
1993-01-03
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon
Overview: Biopic of Date Masamune. Young Masamune upon learning of the death of Nobunaga decides that he is the man to fill those sainted clogs. The fastest way to do this is to subjugate the neighboring warlords. This is an action that results in the death of his father and younger brother and not the least brings him to the attention of Hideyoshi and not in a good way either but intervention by the regents nephew Hidetsugu and Maeda Toshiie save his neck although he is forced to move to a smaller fief and send his wife to Kyoto as hostage. Although curbed of his lofty ambitions his friendship with Hidetsugu again lands him in hot water when Ishida Mitsunari arranges the downfall of the unfortunate Hidetsugu, Toshiie and Ieyasu save his neck and the flamboyant young warlord is sent to Korea where he wins great honors. Upon his return Hideyoshi is dead and Masamune allies himself with Tokugawa Ieyasu thus assuring the survival of the Date family. An amazing story from beginning to the end!
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-03
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Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
2015-04-11
Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
Overview: A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-11
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The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
2003-09-03
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
Overview: Tsutomu Minagawa is set to retire; the organized business life, a perfectly normal family living in a two-story house with a garage, the once unstoppable routine is about to close down forever. However, Tsutomu's last day changes him forever, as a car accident leads to his new purpose and sets him on a mission to clean every traffic mirror in Japan in order to save lives.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-09-03
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Lady Maiko
2014-09-13
Lady Maiko
Overview: Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a maiko, an apprentice geisha. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-09-13
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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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Postcard
2010-10-27
Postcard
Overview: Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the war ends, Keita visits his comrade's wife Yuko and bears witness to the tragic life she has led.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-27
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Gokudō Tenka Fubu Act Three
2017-10-06
Gokudō Tenka Fubu Act Three
Overview: This is the third masterpiece by the all star cast. In this one, the Orikikumumi, who aimed to unify Owari, had a feud for the dispute between the eldest son Nobunaga (Hitoshi Ozawa) and his second son, Nobuyuki (Masaki nishinomori). Under such circumstances, the Imanishi Gumi of Suruga started to invade Owari in full scale due to the brutality of Nobuyuki...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-10-06
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Sansho the Bailiff
1954-03-31
Sansho the Bailiff
Overview: In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-31
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Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best
1969-12-27
Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-12-27
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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
1969-11-15
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Overview: 15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-15
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A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
1991-07-06
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
Overview: In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. Souji suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and coughed up blood during a battle. Toshizou helped her but said that he did not care for the girl with a smell of blood. Souji had a real talent for swordsmanship and no one but Ryouma Sakamoto could compete with her. Ryouma was a liberal intellectual and tried to carry out a revolution without blood. However, the bloody Meiji Restoration broke out and Souji killed Ryouma who lost his dream. Because a friendship had sprung up between Toshizou and Ryouma, Toshizou got angry and slashed at Souji with a sword. Unwillingly, she unsheathed her sword and thought that she might get love if she was killed by the man she loved.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-07-06
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Suzume Iro Doki
Suzume Iro Doki
Overview: The TV movie is about a third-rate female lawyer who is an alcoholic, has a history of divorce, and only handles divorce settlements. She spends her days in a state of despondency, but when her estranged husband and daughter disappear, she embarks on a search, partly out of ambition.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
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Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
1998-12-28
Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
Overview: Tamura Masakazu returns as Nemuri Kyoshiro for the fourth and final time. Gensai, an eccentric Ukiyoe artist, urgently requests Kyoshiro to kill his wife. He believes that the moment she is killed will represent the ultimate state of beauty, and wishes to see Kyoshiro's signature “Engetsu Sappo” (“Full Moon Cut”) killing technique for the purpose. But this unusual request comes not only from Gensai, but also his wife, Orin, who has a tie to Kyoshiro's past. Meanwhile, Tenzen wants to hire Kyoshiro as their master sword instructor for the Kurume Clan, whose lord has an unhealthy obsession with Kyoshiro and his Engetsu Sappo…
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-12-28
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Showa Saikyo Koko Den Kokushi Sanjo!!2
2016-11-04
Showa Saikyo Koko Den Kokushi Sanjo!!2
Overview: Ogawa Kinichi is being hunted by the yakuza of Kameyama Kogyo, and is also noticed by Kanto Masashi, a reckless university student. He takes refuge in an automobile factory where Sasai, a legendary Koshikan alumnus, works, but the students of Kameyama Kogyo start hunting Koshikan. In addition, the detective from the juvenile section, Okochi, also begins to make his move...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-11-04
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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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