Masato Furuoya
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 14, 1957
Deathday: March 25, 2003
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Known For
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case
1995-12-30
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case
Overview: Hajime Kindaichi is working a part time job as an assistant to a TV station for the filming of a shock show. They have invited celebrities in Segori Village and are planning to scare them by playing pranks on them such as fake deaths. However, a threatening letter arrives and soon, a real murder occurs broadcasted in front of everyone.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-30
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チンピラ仁義 新・極楽とんぼ
1996-11-08
チンピラ仁義 新・極楽とんぼ
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-11-08
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf
1996-06-27
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf
Overview: A yakuza movie directed by Eiichi Kudo
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-06-27
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2
1998-06-27
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2
Overview: Sequel to 'Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf'
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-06-27
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
2000-05-12
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
Overview: The third and final V-Cinema sequel.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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Street of Gravestones
2000-09-30
Street of Gravestones
Overview: A pair of siblings visit a friend in a remote town with a strange effect on its inhabitants; when they die, they transform into gravestones.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-30
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Whiteout
2000-08-19
Whiteout
Overview: A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists...
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-08-19
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Complex Blue
1994-01-01
Complex Blue
Overview: A naked corpse was found that had its penis amputated on a heavy rainy night. As a result of an autopsy by a medical examiner (Naomi Oki), it was determined that the criminal was the same man as the unsolved continuous murder case since last month. Detective Yajima (Masato Furuoya) and Ishigami (Koh Takasugi) immediately start an investigation, but the case goes in a surprising direction.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Firefly 2 Red Scar
1995-11-10
Firefly 2 Red Scar
Overview: The ephemeral and vivid brilliance of three men and a woman run through Yokohama.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-11-10
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Yamada baba ni hanataba o
1990-12-15
Yamada baba ni hanataba o
Overview: Yamada is the old mistress of a prestigious all-girl high school, who finds a natural enemy in Kamizaki, an outgoing first-year student. However, during Yamada's blind date, their bodies are inexplicably switched
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-15
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All Under the Moon
1993-11-06
All Under the Moon
Overview: A Korean taxi-driver interacts both humorously and tragically with his customers and employers in '90s Tokyo.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-11-06
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The Lonely Hearts Club Band in September
1982-06-05
The Lonely Hearts Club Band in September
Overview: Ryo once rode with a biker gang; ever since his friend Tetsuji died riding in September, he's retired from biking, trying to forget the past.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-06-05
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Wuthering Heights
1988-05-28
Wuthering Heights
Overview: Young Kinu Yamabe is drawn to low-born Onimaru, who is vital and charismatic, but viewed by his father as a demon. After her first period, Kinu suffers the fate of any women born near the Sacred Mountain: she must leave the Mountain and serve as a priestess.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-05-28
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Pinch Hitter Togo Trouble #1 Skyscraper Bombing Notice!
1994-09-22
Pinch Hitter Togo Trouble #1 Skyscraper Bombing Notice!
Overview: Original video film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-09-22
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case
1995-04-08
The Files of Young Kindaichi: School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-04-08
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Apartment Wife: Lust for an Orgasm
1979-11-23
Apartment Wife: Lust for an Orgasm
Overview: Taeko, a married woman who wants to get out of the housing complex as soon as possible, meets Aono, the leader of a motorcycle gang, and sees his youthful body and feels something lewd burn inside her. Aono took his then girlfriend Taeko to a snack bar where her friends Ken and Rumi hang out. That night was a game day, and Rumi was surrounded by a crowd of men... Depicts a woman who will give up everything for her long-awaited home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-11-23
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Goaisatsu
1991-01-23
Goaisatsu
Overview: An anthology exploring the meaning of the Japanese greeting goaisatsu.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-23
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Junji Inagawa: Horror Theater
1999-07-25
Junji Inagawa: Horror Theater
Overview: An original video directed, written and planned by Junji Inagawa, the 'preacher of the spirit world'. The drama recreates the latest true ghost stories experienced by Junji Inagawa himself.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-07-25
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MARKS
1995-04-22
MARKS
Overview: Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-04-22
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The Hyper Detective: Rumored Detective QAZ
1996-02-01
The Hyper Detective: Rumored Detective QAZ
Overview:
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-01
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid
1997-12-13
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid
Overview: Kindaichi is off on yet another case, this time in Shanghai. When the father of a Chinese friend of the young Kindaichi is murdered at the circus, it is up to the ever-resourceful and clever young high-school detective to solve the case. But hidden in the background is the 4000 year-old legend of the Shanghai Mermaid.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-12-13
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Shoot!
1994-03-12
Shoot!
Overview: The Golden Trio of junior high school soccer players, Toshi, Kenji and Kazu, enroll at the new Kakegawa High School merely because they want to play with Kubo, the legendary player who learned his superb soccer techniques in Germany and who helped the Kakegawa team, which then consisted of freshmen only, win eight place in the all-Japan....
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-03-12
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O-higara mo yoku, go-shusho sama
1996-02-24
O-higara mo yoku, go-shusho sama
Overview: While Kazuo Tanaka eagerly practices his greetings for the big wedding the next day, his first as a matchmaker, his second daughter Hitomi prepares for her travels with her secret lover. The eldest daughter Reiko, nine months pregnant, has left her cheating husband to enter a frenzied Tanaka household. On the wedding day, Kazuo learns his father has passed away. Afraid of ruining the wedding, he asks Reiko and Hitomi to deal with the crisis. Rushing home after the ceremony, Kazuo and Kanako are faced with various problems.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-24
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Organized Violence Bloody Honor 2
1999-11-26
Organized Violence Bloody Honor 2
Overview: The Second Organized Violence film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-11-26
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北の国から 記憶 前編
2003-08-23
北の国から 記憶 前編
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-08-23
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Endless Waltz
1995-10-07
Endless Waltz
Overview: Biopic about jazz saxophonist Kaoru Abe and his wife, noted writer Izumi Suzuki.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-10-07
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Lost in the Wilderness
1986-06-07
Lost in the Wilderness
Overview: The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1970, Uemura also accomplished several "firsts". He was the first man to reach the North Pole solo, climb Denali solo, and float down the Amazon river solo. In the film, Uemura returns to Tokyo after a stint in Siorapaluk in Northern Greenland. In Tokyo, he reconnects with an old friend and, over coffee, shares his life story - from his days as a college dropout to his successful expedition to the top of Everest.
Genres: Adventure History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-06-07
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Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981-04-07
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Overview: A runaway cat-loving girl begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and a young biker in high school. The film follows their subsequent chaotic relationships.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-04-07
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Village of Doom
1983-01-15
Village of Doom
Overview: An emotionally distraught young man goes on a violent killing spree after his tuberculosis keeps him from serving in World War II and is frowned upon by his fellow villagers.
Genres: Horror Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-01-15
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Katana
1986-09-13
Katana
Overview: An antique sword exposes tension between three siblings.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-09-13
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Hear the Wind Sing
1981-12-19
Hear the Wind Sing
Overview: A student travels back to Kobe for the summer. Once there, he meets his friend Rat, hangs on the usual place, listening to the Beach Boys and meets a mysterious twin girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-19
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Female Teacher
1977-10-29
Female Teacher
Overview: A female teacher is raped by a gang of students in her school. The repercussions of this lead to scandal, blackmail and murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-29
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Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
1984-10-10
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Overview: While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya (Noriko Watanabe) meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession and while being chased by unknown people, Atsuko tries to solve the mystery of her family origins...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-10-10
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Rape and Death of a Housewife
1978-07-08
Rape and Death of a Housewife
Overview: Three young boys drunkenly rape a woman named Emiko, the wife of a man they've developed a friendship with. She dies of heart failure during the attack. Her chicken farmer husband, incapable of dealing with her death tends to her corpse as though it were still alive completely unable to accept her demise.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-07-08
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BEST GUY
1990-12-15
BEST GUY
Overview: Two pilots compete to be the best jet fighter. A commander with a troublesome past, a female director who wants a good scoop, a competition that is looking for their best guy.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-15
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Nun Story: Frustration in Black
1980-01-19
Nun Story: Frustration in Black
Overview: A pious woman takes her vows but discovers that the nunnery is awash in sin and perversity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-01-19
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Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987-11-21
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Overview: The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a hard-bitten stranger roach named Hans appears with news of war with the humans across the lawn, it foretells disruption-not only of Naomi and Ichiro's relationship, but of the hive's entire way of life.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Science Fiction Romance Family Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-11-21
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Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface
1997-01-01
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface
Overview: “Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at first, removed from the dealings of the families by his Boss, but slowly he is drawn back into his old ways.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Passion
1992-04-25
Passion
Overview: A man tries to mend his past by helping his best friend’s sister.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-04-25
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Ie Naki Ko
1994-12-17
Ie Naki Ko
Overview: "Don't pity me, just give me money." A smart little girl, Suzu, for the sake of her beloved sick mother, has no choice but to attempt all ways to fork up the money required for the operation. It includes stealing, cheating and almost anything that could yield cash. However, deep within her is a sadness unseen by many.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-12-17
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Surgeon Makoto Saeki's Homicide Chart
2001-03-03
Surgeon Makoto Saeki's Homicide Chart
Overview: Saeki, a doctor at a small local clinic, receives a visit from Sayaka, the younger sister of his late friend, who informs him about her wedding. However, a few days later, Sayaka is found suspiciously dead inside her own apartment with a white ribbon wrapped around her neck!
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-03
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Island of the Evil Spirits
1981-10-03
Island of the Evil Spirits
Overview: Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-10-03
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Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
1979-08-18
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Overview: Mika Hino is a sharp-shooting investigator that belongs to the infamous "Gator Branch.” When an executive board member of a trading company is accused of being involved in a bribery, Mika is assigned to keep watch over him. A few nights later her target is found dead outside of his 30 floor office building. With an apparent suicide note as evidence, local police conclude the case as a suicide. Mika’s assignment may have ended in failure, but her mission has just begun...
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-08-18
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Angel Guts: Nami
1979-07-07
Angel Guts: Nami
Overview: While investigating stories of rape for a magazine article a determined but callus reporter becomes perversely aroused as she meets the women who are suffering through the horror of their experiences. But will she suffer their fate if she goes too far?
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-07
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Disciples of Hippocrates
1980-11-21
Disciples of Hippocrates
Overview: The story revolves around Ogino, who is in the last year of his medical studies. Between lectures, exams, on field training, his commitment as a pro-reformist militant and his girlfriend, Ogino is starting to wonder if he's really cut out to be a doctor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-11-21
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The Shootout
1982-09-15
The Shootout
Overview: A run-in with the police once again puts three former reformatory inmates on the wrong side of the law. Their situation becomes increasingly desperate as events spin out of control, culminating in an audacious hijack at sea...
Genres: Drama Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-09-15
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Universal Laws
1990-01-27
Universal Laws
Overview: A young man working as a first-class fashion designer decides to give up his business and return to his hometown after the sudden death of his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-01-27
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Ryakudatsu ai
1991-10-10
Ryakudatsu ai
Overview: The fear of the fiercely obsessive woman who deprives her best friend of her husband. An emotionally charged movie starring Hitomi Kuroki, Masato Furuoya, and Hisako Manda.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-10-10
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September Sky
1978-12-02
September Sky
Overview: Kobayashi Isamu, a first-year high school student, lives in a family of four with his father, an artist, his mother, an insurance agent, and his sister, an office worker. To make ends meet, he works as a milkman. At school, he is a member of the kendo club and spends his days working out with his seniors. Over time, he has various encounters with a series of girls.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-12-02
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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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Cabaret
1986-04-26
Cabaret
Overview: A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.
Genres: Drama Crime Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-04-26
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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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Ichigo domei
1997-01-20
Ichigo domei
Overview: The story of a love triangle between two high school best friends and their cancer-stricken female classmate.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-01-20
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Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
1986-01-25
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
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Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-01-25
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Keijitachi no Natsu
1999-04-01
Keijitachi no Natsu
Overview: The TV movie follows a detective with a burning sense of justice who risks his life to pursue a corruption case involving the prime minister's office.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-04-01
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Afternoon When Flowers Fell
1989-10-07
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
Overview: A widowed restaurateur is faced with scandal after discovering her late husband had a child out of wedlock. Hearing that two criminals had attempted to take over the restaurant from her late husband, she hires her late husband's best friend, a private detective, to investigate.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-10-07
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不法滞在
1996-08-10
不法滞在
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-08-10
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Apartment Wife: Violated Skin
1977-11-26
Apartment Wife: Violated Skin
Overview: A nightmare that suddenly attacks an ordinary housewife: rape. However, the real nightmare was the threat that began because the information was being wiretapped. And the housewife uses her own body as a weapon to confront her blackmailer, but...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-11-26
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