Hiroshi Abe
Biography: Hiroshi Abe (born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but he successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. He is a 1988 graduate of Chuo University.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 22, 1964
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999-12-11
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Overview: An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-12-11
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The Suicide Song
2007-08-18
The Suicide Song
Overview: Original story by Yasushi AKIMOTO, writer of the mega hit movie One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari) series. As the project was in development with an idea of an "infectious song (Densen-Uta)", one of the staff called out..."There was a real Densen-Uta!" He discovers on the internet of a song back in 1933, Hungary, which caused mysterious deaths of many people. In "Densen-Uta", high school girls get mixed up in the Japanese version of this infectious song, and with the help of third rate gossip magazine reporter, tries to solve the mystery and horror behind the song. They come to know just how real, an urban legend can become.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-08-18
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Still Walking
2008-06-28
Still Walking
Overview: A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-06-28
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Hana & Alice
2004-03-13
Hana & Alice
Overview: Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-03-13
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Forbidden Siren
2006-02-11
Forbidden Siren
Overview: A writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new home, a neighbor arrives to welcome them and give them a breakdown of the local rules; most important: do not go outside when the island's siren starts wailing.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-02-11
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The Sword of Alexander
2007-04-07
The Sword of Alexander
Overview: Orichalcum is a mystical metal material that gives great powers to the life form that possesses it. Many Eons ago, the Orichalcum was split into three and landed on Earth. The metal then took the form of three relics: Skanda’s Vajra, Jew’s Cross, and the Sword of Alexander. Anyone able to re-unite these three Orichalcum relics would then obtain the powers of a God. Now two rival aliens are in a heated race to reunite the Orichalcum. They land in Edo era Tokyo where the relics are thought to exist.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-04-07
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Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
2007-02-10
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
Overview: It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sending home appliance designer Mariko back in time 17 years using a time machine she accidentally invented. However, things don't go as planned and Mariko's daughter, Mayumi, is also sent back to find her mother and save Japan's economy.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Romance Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-10
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Chocolate
2008-02-06
Chocolate
Overview: Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: th
Release Date: 2008-02-06
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The Last Princess
2008-05-10
The Last Princess
Overview: After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daiuske) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain - in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-05-10
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Survive Style 5+
2004-09-25
Survive Style 5+
Overview: Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one and other eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-25
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Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP
1992-08-14
Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP
Overview: The detective with the highest arrest rate. In fact, he was a vicious detective who communicated with the gangsters!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-08-14
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Tokyo Raiders
2000-01-28
Tokyo Raiders
Overview: When a private eye, a jilted bride and a mysterious stranger join forces to track down an elusive mobster, there's more than trouble in the air.
Genres: Action Comedy Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-01-28
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The Blue Bird
2008-11-29
The Blue Bird
Overview: Higashigaoka Junior High School is in turmoil as one of the pupils, Noguchi, who had been bullied, attempted suicide last term. On the first day of the new term, a substitute teacher arrives to take the second year class. When the teacher, Murauchi (Hiroshi Abe), introduces himself, the pupils are surprised by his stutter. He has a speech impediment. Unable to speak eloquently, Murauchi faces his pupils with ‘words of truth’. His first instruction to the pupils is to return Noguchi’s desk and chair to the original place in the classroom. Every morning Murauchi greets the empty desk, “Good morning, Noguchi.” This causes a ripple beyond the classroom and among other teachers and parents, but Murauchi will not stop doing it. Eventually the day comes when Murauchi must leave.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-11-29
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Platonic Sex
2001-10-20
Platonic Sex
Overview: When Aoi is gang-raped by her classmates and kicked out of her home by her own parents she sees no reason to continue living. Before she commits suicide, however, she receives an email on her cellphone from a man named Toshi addressed to a girl named Ai. The message simply thanks the girl for being alive, but this specific message has an effect on Aoi and she decides to keep on living. Without many options, Aoi resorts to everything from paid dating to porn to earn money and meets a lot of less than reputable characters. Throughout it all though she looks toward Toshi as her hope for happiness and the two form a relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-20
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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
1997-11-29
Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
Overview: A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later witness to the appearance of three strange females from another dimension. They are searching for a lost weapon that has landed on earth and as one of them lay dying she enlists the girl to help them control the strange beast/weapon. Meanwhile the warrior and the swordsman learn that an old nemesis has created the swords from the shell that surrounded the alien weapon. Soon the alien beast/weapon is awakened and battle for control ensues.
Genres: Action Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-11-29
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The Glorious Team Batista
2008-02-09
The Glorious Team Batista
Overview: Toho university hospital has established an outstanding coronary surgery team under the leadership of a up and coming, star, U.S. trained surgeon that specializes in the highly risky "Batista" procedure to shrink the size of enlarged hearts. Normally this procedure has only a 60% success rate, but "Team Batista" has achieved a run of 26 straight successes....when suddenly 3 patients in a row die on the operating table. Very disturbed, the lead surgeon requests an independent investigation. The hospital turns to Dr. Taguchi who is a specialist in psychosomatic disorders who is shocked to at the assignment because she knows nothing in particular about surgery. Assured, however, that this very lack of insider specialized knowledge is in fact the "objectivity" required, she diligently begins to investigate in her own polite, but persistent manner.
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-02-09
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Hero
2007-09-08
Hero
Overview: After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-08
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Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
2010-05-08
Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
Overview: Naoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama), a female magician, and Jiro Ueda (Hiroshi Abe), a genius physicist, are back again to solve the mystery of supernatural happenings. In a village where people are cured, a battle royale is held to find the successor for shamen Kamahaeri. Naoko attempts to gain big money by participating in the battle royale, while Jiro is invited to the village to stop this custom. Naoko and Ueda then challenges this amazing trick ..
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-05-08
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The Yellow Handkerchief
2011-10-10
The Yellow Handkerchief
Overview: Set in Hokkaido, revolving around an ex-convict named Shima Yusaku (Abe) who has just been released from prison. Along with two young strangers that he meets, he sets out on a journey back to where his wife is, uncertain of what awaits him. Horikita Maki (22) and Hamada Gaku (23) will play the two strangers (originally played by Momoi Kaori and Takeda Tetsuya), while Natsukawa Yui will play the wife (originally Baisho Chieko).
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-10
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Trick: The Movie
2002-11-07
Trick: The Movie
Overview: Disaster befalls a village's inhabitants every 300 years. A popular self-styled magician named Naoko (Yukie Nakama) is summoned as a deity to rid the people of their anxiety. But there are many would-be deities there, each posing as a god. When a series of bizarre incidents occur, Naoko is cornered with a genius physicist (Hiroshi Abe) and Detective Yabe (Katsuhisa Namase). Do deities actually exist, or are they charlatans?
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-11-07
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Happily Ever After
2007-10-27
Happily Ever After
Overview: Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic -- domestic violence -- in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the fiery temper, gambling and cruelty of her shiftless, ex-gangster boyfriend (Hiroshi Abe). But as flashbacks reveal, there's a reason behind Yukie's unconditional love for her man. Yûko Natori and Mayumi Sada also star.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-10-27
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Two Magical Nights
1991-05-17
Two Magical Nights
Overview: This 'Young V-Cinema' film was created for young people, turning from the action of Toei V-cinema. A pop love story featuring a veteran actor and a unique female talent / model.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-17
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I Wish
2011-06-11
I Wish
Overview: Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-06-11
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The Man Behind the Scissors
2005-03-19
The Man Behind the Scissors
Overview: The Man Behind the Scissors centers around two serial killers: mastermind Yasunaga and helper Chinatsu. The two risk being found out when the police question them as witnesses to a gruesome murder they themselves may have committed. A quirky and perplexing police thriller centered around two murderers who thrive on slicing up schoolgirls. Calculated serial psycho Yasunaga (Tokokawa) and Chinatsu (Aso), his sweet female sidekick, find themselves being questioned as witnesses to a murder when their next potential victim turns up dead...with their M.O.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-03-19
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Gore from Outer Space
2001-01-01
Gore from Outer Space
Overview: A mother is accused of murdering her daughter but when she tells her tale, things don't seem to make sense. Her husband says they have no daughter, there's a psychic that can trace phone calls, a blonde who sings the US anthem, a house with no bathroom, some Lynchian dream sequences, aliens, breeding experiments, very quirky FBI agents, and some other random events.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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The Wings of the Kirin
2012-01-28
The Wings of the Kirin
Overview: A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's (Hiroshi Abe) investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-01-28
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
2008-10-11
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
Overview: The film's story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro's defeat at the hands of Shin and their later battle. Unlike the others in the series this film has a completely original storyline in which Kenshiro, near death after his battle with Shin and having used his remaining energy to kill a pack of wolves, was captured by slavers. Due to his strength, Kenshiro could escape whenever he wanted, but chose to stay and protect the other slaves.
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-10-11
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Thermae Romae
2012-04-28
Thermae Romae
Overview: The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringing in the modern ideas to his time.
Genres: Drama Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-04-28
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Cheers From Heaven
2011-10-01
Cheers From Heaven
Overview: When bento shop owner Hikaru Oshiro learns that a group of high school students have no place to practice music, he takes it upon himself to build a studio beneath his store. The only stipulations he placed upon the students were that they be respectful to others, do well in school, and be empathetic towards others. Based on the true story of Hikaru Naskasone who supported students up until his death from cancer in November, 2009.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-01
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
2006-03-11
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
Overview: A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between Kenshiro and Souther. New characters Reina, one of Raoh's army officers who falls in love with him, and her brother Soga, Raoh's advisor, play an important part with much of the plot involving Raoh's relationship with Reina as he conquers the land; most of this portion is new content exclusive to this film. The other side of the story is the retelling of Ken's attempt to save and protect the villagers from Souther's army with the help of Shū. There is also a small subplot of Bart returning to his home.
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-03-11
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria
2007-02-23
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria
Overview: Second part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Yuria's perspective, spanning from her childhood, including the day she first met Kenshiro.
Genres: Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-23
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
2008-03-26
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
Overview: Fourth part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Toki's perspective, leading up to Toki's imprisonment in Cassandra and eventually his duel with Raoh.
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-03-26
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Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fight
2007-04-28
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fight
Overview: A film adaptation of the Last Nanto General story arc from the manga, depicting the final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh that led to Kenshiro becoming the successor of Hokuto Shinken. Some events from the manga / anime have been excluded from the story (such as Raoh's fight with Juza) whereas others have been altered or expanded. New content featuring the final battle from Raoh's perspective have been added. This film serves as the follow-up to the first film in the series, which introduced Raoh and Reina's relationship, this time bringing it to a conclusion.
Genres: Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-04-28
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A Ghost of a Chance
2011-10-29
A Ghost of a Chance
Overview: Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-29
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Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011-12-23
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Overview: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his own personal beliefs. While this infamous attack is a low point in Japanese and US history it wouldn’t have happened if the Japanese government had listened to Yamamoto in 1939 and searched for a more peaceful way to end their war campaign, proving his many ominous presages of the outcomes of the attack to come true.
Genres: History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-12-23
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Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
1994-07-09
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Overview: After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ravaging the Earth in the form of an enormous hydra. Will Yamato ever return home to reclaim his rightful place on the throne?
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-07-09
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Offbeat Cops
2022-08-26
Offbeat Cops
Overview: Tsukasa Naruse works as a detective. He is enthusiastic with his job. To catch criminals, he sometimes breaks rules that detectives should follow. Tsukasa works on a voice phishing case that targets elderly people. He targets a suspect without a warrant. Due to his, Tsukasa gets transferred to the police musical band.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-08-26
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Memories Corner
2011-10-08
Memories Corner
Overview: Young French journalist Ada Servier arrives in Kobe to cover the memorial ceremonies of the big earthquake from 1995. Fifteen years after the disaster the city’s wounds have finally disappeared but the former victims continue to suffer. Among them is Kenji whose past is hiding a secret that only Ada is willing to hear...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-10-08
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Trick: The Movie 2
2006-06-10
Trick: The Movie 2
Overview: Ueda employes Yamada to go a mysterious island in search of a girl (played by Maki Horikita) that disappeared 10 years ago. They discover the island is run by Kobako Sachiko, who can appear and disappear via boxes, among other strange powers.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-10
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Before the Vigil
2013-01-15
Before the Vigil
Overview: Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves her and is a devoted husband. Tsuya is then diagnosed with a cancer and later goes into a coma. Matsuoi then thinks of his wife's lovers. Matsui goes to those men and informs them of Tatsuya's condition. The other women in the lives of those men are shocked and begin to re-examine their views of their men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-15
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Tales from the Dead
2008-07-25
Tales from the Dead
Overview: Tales From The Dead is anthology of four stories that looks at the quiet terror lurking inside the human soul, showing us that evil does not end when life departs. These original stories ...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-25
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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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By Rule of Crow's Thumb
2012-11-21
By Rule of Crow's Thumb
Overview: Constantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu, plan their biggest and most complex con yet in order to get revenge and retire from a life of crime. However, things get complicated when they cross paths with Mahiro, a young woman that Take inadvertently orphaned during a job gone awry years ago. Seeing Mahiro down on her luck, Take tries to relieve his guilt by taking her on as a partner, while hiding his true identity. But as his plan unfolds, Take discovers that he isn't the only one with a secret.
Genres: Thriller Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-11-21
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Summer of Ubume
2005-07-15
Summer of Ubume
Overview: Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with the unusual ability to see people's memories. They are hired by the impossibly pregnant woman's sister to find the woman's missing husband and lay this whole matter to rest. In the end, they need the help of Kyogokudo to exorcise the family curse.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-07-15
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The Shadow Spirit
2007-12-21
The Shadow Spirit
Overview: A series of murders of beautiful girls occur in Tokyo not long after the end of the war. Also the daughter of a retired actress, Yuzuki Yoko, has gone missing. In the meantime, a religious cult that claims to shut away misfortunes in a box has been gaining popularity, displaying an eerie aspect. Yoko's daughter is alleged to have been run over by a train, and taken into a research institute situated in a gigantic box-shaped building. A private detective Enokizu (Abe Hiroshi), a writer Sekiguchi (Shiina Kippei), a journalist Atsuko and a police detective Kiba each pursues their own case, and Chuzenji (Tsutsumi Shinichi), an owner of a secondhand bookshop, "Kyogoku Do" suspects that all cases are linked to the box-shaped research institute.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-12-21
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悪党図鑑
1994-08-20
悪党図鑑
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-08-20
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The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
2009-03-07
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
Overview: A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Kimiko Taguichi. The letter reads: “Chief Surgeon Hayami of the Emergency Center has a collusive relationship with a medical supplies maker. And the head nurse is in on it with him.” An unimaginable truth then awaits.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-03-07
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30 -thirty-
1997-09-27
30 -thirty-
Overview: Takeshi Hashimoto, on the brink of turning 30, struggles with insomnia. He finds himself repeatedly dreaming the same dream. Despite seeming to have a successful career and personal life, Takeshi feels stifled and stuck in his current existence. When his close friend and colleague, Saeki, offers him some advice, Takeshi decides to try changing his approach to life. However, the next day, Saeki suddenly takes his own life, leaving Takeshi even more bewildered. Out of the blue, a girl named Sai and a mysterious man named Hōsaku—whom Sai calls her brother—appear in Takeshi's life. Their natural and intriguing presence helps Takeshi slowly reconnect with himself. One day, after receiving a promotion offer, Takeshi decides to turn it down after much thought. “I want to change the way I’m working…” he says. As he begins to notice small changes within himself, he starts to forge his own path.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-09-27
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トリック 母之泉篇 腸完全版
2013-12-20
トリック 母之泉篇 腸完全版
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-12-20
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Trick the Movie: Last Stage
2014-01-11
Trick the Movie: Last Stage
Overview: Trade company employee Shinichi recommends to Naoko and Jiro to go to a beautiful place abroad. There, Naoko and Jiro meets tribal shaman and sees through her tricks. The shaman has refused to leave her place.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-01-11
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Cape Nostalgia
2014-08-29
Cape Nostalgia
Overview: Etsuko's café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste her famous brew. But the winds of change are beginning to blow.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-08-29
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Snow on The Blades
2014-09-20
Snow on The Blades
Overview: At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-09-20
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Sleeping Forest
2014-01-02
Sleeping Forest
Overview: A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in that claim. Then, the director of the Takayanagi Ballet Company is poisoned to death. Are the cases related?
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-01-02
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River of First Love
2004-11-13
River of First Love
Overview: 8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her own. Shimpei's childhood sweetheart, Sayuri, is deaf, but somehow they can understand each other and they always spend time together.
Genres: Family Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-11-13
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The Mystery of Rampo
1995-05-27
The Mystery of Rampo
Overview: Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts, his publisher shows him a newspaper with an account of events just like his forbidden story. As the film progresses, fantasy and reality intermingle in a tale that draws heavily on influences from Poe and Stoker's Dracula. The film's strongly Expressionistic direction skillfully combines a variety of media (animation, computer-generated imagery, grainy black-and-white fast film stock, color negatives) for artistic effect.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-05-27
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Secret Liaisons
1995-10-28
Secret Liaisons
Overview: Movie adaptation of a novel by Rampo Edogawa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-10-28
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The Call of a Faraway Mountain
2022-09-17
The Call of a Faraway Mountain
Overview: Moriyama Kosaku is released from a Hokkaido prison on parole. After he salutes the prison officers, he approaches a car that is stopped nearby. A mysterious woman Kana is waiting in the driver’s seat. Meanwhile, Kazami Tamiko’s aunt Suzue visits her ranch in Nakashibetsu and laments about the changes in Tamiko’s only son Takeshi. Five years ago, Kosaku was arrested right in front of the boy. That episode caused Takeshi to turn into a completely introverted and eccentric youth who obsessively plays the piano. Furthermore, Abuta comes over and expresses concern about junior high school music teacher Nishikawa’s frequent visits to the Kazamis. He proceeds to inform Tamiko that Kosaku has been released from prison. Even though Tamiko had attempted to forget Kosaku who never replied to any of the letters that she sent to the prison, the news makes her heart stir all of a sudden.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-09-17
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Julius Caesar
2014-10-07
Julius Caesar
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-10-07
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Cymbeline
2012-04-02
Cymbeline
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-04-02
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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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Hotel Rose
1996-05-18
Hotel Rose
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-18
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 3: Fly Birdie
1995-09-15
Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 3: Fly Birdie
Overview: The third film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-15
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Pro Golfer Oribe 2: Par is Fine
1994-05-14
Pro Golfer Oribe 2: Par is Fine
Overview: The second film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-05-14
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 4: Shank Shank Shank
1997-02-15
Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 4: Shank Shank Shank
Overview: The fourth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-02-15
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 5: Beloved Lost Ball
1998-02-14
Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 5: Beloved Lost Ball
Overview: The f ifth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-02-14
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Saga of the Phoenix
1989-12-19
Saga of the Phoenix
Overview: Hell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause armageddon whilst she's there. She accepts and tries to enjoy her remaining time. but Hell Concubine has other plans.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-12-19
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After the Storm
2016-05-21
After the Storm
Overview: Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-21
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Thermae Romae II
2014-04-26
Thermae Romae II
Overview: In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators recover from their wounds, but faces difficulties. Thus, Lucius travels again to modern day Japan through the time slip. He meets Manami (Aya Ueto) again, who is now a reporter for a magazine which covers bathroom. With the help of the flat face Japanese tribe, Lucius again designs a new thermae. Meanwhile, Emperor Hadrian (Masachika Ichimura) wants to keep the peace with the thermae, but the Senate wants to extend the land by using force. Emperor Hadrian and the Senate now have a confrontation and Rome becomes divided.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-04-26
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The First Train Runs in Hiroshima
2015-08-10
The First Train Runs in Hiroshima
Overview: Only 3 days after A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a streetcar started running through the town burned to the ground. The drivers were teenage girls working for the train company in place of men. The drama is based on a true story of people who strived for the restoration.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-08-10
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There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987-12-12
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
Overview: Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because of his family’s noble status, Benio must first undergo rigorous training to learn how to be a proper bride and wife before she can marry. However, because of her vivacious personality, this proves to me more challenging than anyone imagined.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-12
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French Dressing
1998-07-25
French Dressing
Overview: Drama about a narcoleptic senior-high student, Mayumi, and his relationships with a male teacher who raped him and a female classmate whose boyfriend keeps bullying him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-07-25
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A Loving Husband
2016-08-25
A Loving Husband
Overview: Schoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by themselves when their son marries and moves out. Then Yohei discovers that all’s not well in his marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-08-25
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Shippu Rondo
2016-11-26
Shippu Rondo
Overview: An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must pay a ransom of 300 million yen.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-11-26
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Everest: The Summit of the Gods
2016-03-12
Everest: The Summit of the Gods
Overview: Makoto Fukamachi is a Japanese cameraman. He finds an old camera on a backstreet of Nepal. The camera might possibly solve the mystery of whether George Mallory became the first person to successfully climb Mount Everest on June 8, 1924 or not. Pursuing the old camera's past, Makoto Fukamachi meets legendary Alpinist Joji Habu. Joji Habu is isolated from other people because of his reckless and thoughtless personality.
Genres: Adventure Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-03-12
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We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia
2011-09-23
We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia
Overview: A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-09-23
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Legend of the Demon Cat
2017-12-22
Legend of the Demon Cat
Overview: During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Family
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-12-22
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Yawara!
1989-04-15
Yawara!
Overview: Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to practice judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving the championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Because of the pressure from her grandfather she has a generally bad attitude about judo, avoiding it as much as she can. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-04-15
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Lear on the Shore
2017-06-03
Lear on the Shore
Overview: Kuwahata Chokichi used to be a famous actor, but now he's suspected to be suffering from dementia. He is betrayed by his older daughter, Yukiko, her husband-cum-his-former-disciple, Ikuo, and Yukiko's lover, a mysterious driver, and gets sent to a high-class old folks' home. One day, Choukichi runs away from the home and wanders to the beach where he meets his younger daughter, Nobuko, who he had with his lover. Although he had thrown Nobuko out in the past, he begins to imagine seeing her as the image of Cordelia, who is the beloved daughter of King Lear, after talking to her. Gradually, his past memories start to come back to him, and Choukichi heads towards the world of insanity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-06-03
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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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Inferno
2005-11-19
Inferno
Overview: Satomi is a research student who travels to northern Japan seeking reported olden Christian relics. On the island of Hokkaido and in a village, odd deeds are occurring. As such, she bands together with another researcher and locals to uncover the truth and understand the infernal happenings of which there are many.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-19
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Rush!
2001-06-23
Rush!
Overview: A wacky tale of two guys, one Korean and one Japanese who, mistaken for a couple of murderers, take to their heels, thus starting off a adrenaline-pumping (and often zany) adventure with a distorted sense of time.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-06-23
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Red Finger
2011-01-03
Red Finger
Overview: A 7 years girl is found dead in the local park’s toilet. Kaga Kyouichiro, who was asked to find the girl, and his cousin Matsumiya Shuhei who’s assigned to investigate the murder case, have to work together to crack the case. Their evidence lead them to Maehara’s, a family with parents, a son and a senile grandmother.
Genres: Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-01-03
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Adiantum Blue
2006-11-18
Adiantum Blue
Overview: Adiantum Blue is about a pianist with a terminal illness, who wishes to spend her last happy days with her lover in Nice.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-18
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The Crimes That Bind
2018-05-24
The Crimes That Bind
Overview: Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes missing. Detectives including Yuhei Matsumiya who is a cousin of Detective Kyoichiro Kaga , have difficulties in solving the case. They can't find a connection between Michiko Oshitani and Mutsuo Koshikawa. They soon learn that Michiko Oshitani came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi Asai . They graduated from the same school, but there isn't a connection between Hiromi Asai and Mutsuo Koshikawa. Detective Yuhei Matsumiya finds something near Michiko Oshitani's body. That something has the names of 12 bridges surrounding the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Detective Kyoichiro Kaga learns of the clue and becomes agitated. There's a connection with his late mother
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-05-24
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The Ode to Joy
2006-06-17
The Ode to Joy
Overview: Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.
Genres: Drama History War Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-17
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Crazy Lips
2000-02-26
Crazy Lips
Overview: After her brother is accused of murdering four people, his sister, desperate to prove his innocence, goes to a psychic for help. The price they ask, however, is far more than she expected, and the answers they give her are nothing she could ever have imagined. And what is the FBI doing investgating a murder in Japan?
Genres: Comedy Horror Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-02-26
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Pro Golfer Oribe Kinjiro
1993-01-15
Pro Golfer Oribe Kinjiro
Overview: Kinjiro Oribe, nicknamed Orikin, is a professional golfer who has not won a single tournament in his 17-year golf career. He arrives at the golf training course in the city center as a professional instructor, he is inspired by unique people, and he becomes obsessed with the idea of winning at least one victory on the tour, which he almost gave up...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-15
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What the War Meant
2008-12-24
What the War Meant
Overview: The drama stars Beat Takeshi as General Hideki Tojo, who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and was later executed as a war criminal. The story's theme is said to be a look at how the Pacific War began, focusing mostly on the three month period between the Imperial Conference (Gozen Kaigi) on September 6, 1941, and the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-24
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Making 'Still Walking'
2009-01-23
Making 'Still Walking'
Overview: A documentary filmed behind the scenes during the making of Hirokasu Kore-eda's 2008 film "Still Walking."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-23
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Nomitori Samurai
2018-05-18
Nomitori Samurai
Overview: Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where his lord, Tadakiyo is invited to recite poems. Hironoshin is asked to give his opinion and foolishly comments that the piece was plagiarized. Infuriated, Tadakiyo orders Hironoshin to live his life without honor as a ‘cat flea picker', which is in fact a pseudonym for a male prostitute. The honest and straight-shooting Hironoshin convinces himself that he has no other options, and resigns himself to live as a sex worker. Hironoshin becomes an apprentice to a flea-picker boss who encourages him, convinced that Hironoshin is exacting revenge in the guise of a prostitute.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-05-18
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Trick Shinsaku Special
2005-11-13
Trick Shinsaku Special
Overview: Ueda joins other professors to debunk a spirtualist, Midorikawa Shouko, who claims she knows when people will die. The professors die one by one. Introduction of Yabe's Otaku assistant, Akiba.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-13
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Trick Shinsaku Special 2
2010-05-15
Trick Shinsaku Special 2
Overview: Ueda, Naoko, Yabe Kenzo and his partner Akiba are back in a new Trick special. Ueda Jiro is summoned to investigate serial killings that are likely to happen again during a festival to take place in a small village in Okayama. The victims are persons who took an oath under a local tradition but were dumped by their partners afterwards. The festival is marked by the return to the village of a strange woman by the name of Higashizaki Ayano, who had left 20 years ago after the death of her husband and son. The Saionji family, which is the most influential in the city, dislikes the fact
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-05-15
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Haruka naru Yakusoku
2006-11-25
Haruka naru Yakusoku
Overview: There is a story of a grand love torn apart by the Russo-Japanese War. It is an incomparable love story, crossing the borders of Russia and Japan and surmounting fifty years time. The true story of one woman who continued to wait because she loved, and one woman who said farewell because she loved. And a man who, bolstered by the love of these two women, struggled through the most extreme of circumstances and survived.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-25
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Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen
2000-01-03
Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen
Overview: This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰, 1830-1859) was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin Shishi who made an outstanding contribution to the Meiji Restoration. At least two of his students, Takasugi Shinsaku and Itō Hirobumi later became famous, and virtually all of the survivors of the Sonjuku group became officers in the Meiji Restoration. Takasugi led rifle companies against the shogun's army when it failed to conquer Chōshū in 1864, rapidly leading to the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Ito Hirobumi became Japan's first prime minister. His admirer, Maebara Issei, was later killed rebelling against the Meiji regime. He is now enshrined in Setagayaku-（世田谷区）Tokyo, Japan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-03
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After the Wind Has Gone
1996-10-05
After the Wind Has Gone
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-10-05
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Sakura Guardian in the North
2018-03-10
Sakura Guardian in the North
Overview: The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-03-10
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Trick Shinsaku Special 3
2014-01-12
Trick Shinsaku Special 3
Overview: Within a mountain village, the Suijin family has controlled the village for a long time. The three sisters from the Sujin family begin to quarrel over the family inheritance. There, consecutive murders then take place in the village. The murders can only by explained by paranormal phenomenon. Naoko (Yukie Nakama) and Jiro (Hiroshi Abe) attempt to uncover the truth.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-01-12
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A Flawless Concierge
2011-11-05
A Flawless Concierge
Overview: A comedy about a concierge at a plush hotel who deals with a series of unusual guests.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-11-05
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A Distant Cry from Spring
2018-11-24
A Distant Cry from Spring
Overview: A Distant Cry from Spring (TV Movies). After Tamiko Kazami 's husband passes away, she works their dairy farm. People around her oppose her, but she places her cattle out to pasture which her late husband insisted. Tamiko's situation is not very good. Her father-in-law's chronic disease gets worse and she must do all the labor by herself. One night, a man comes to stay the night because of a broken bike. Tamiko asks him "Please work here."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-11-24
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The Garden of Evening Mists
2019-11-29
The Garden of Evening Mists
Overview: A woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common interest in gardening with a mysterious Japanese man.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2019-11-29
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Welcome to Irabu's Office
2005-05-27
Welcome to Irabu's Office
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Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-27
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HOKUSAI
2021-05-29
HOKUSAI
Overview: The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-05-29
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Sanctuary - Part 3
1996-02-25
Sanctuary - Part 3
Overview: Standing in the way of Hojo and Asami is Secretary-General Isaoka, and a new enemy, the Russian Mafia. The magnificent war between front and back society has finally reached its climax! What is the incurable disease that hit Asami when the secret bond between the two was revealed? Two men work to transform their lives and reshape Japan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-25
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Sanctuary - Part 2
1995-12-18
Sanctuary - Part 2
Overview: Two people who lead Japan to "Sanctuary". Hojo aims to unite the Yakuza organization in the Kanto region, and Asami to create a faction "Rifukakai," aiming to destroy Isaoka's system of the ruling Democratic Party. Meanwhile, the connection between Hojo and Asami is revealed.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-18
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HERO SP
2006-07-03
HERO SP
Overview: Five years have passed since Kuryu Kohei's transfer from Tokyo to Ishigaki, and then to Sapporo. He ends up in a small town of Nijigaura in Yamaguchi Prefecture. There, he investigates a murder case involving a local enterprise, Kamoi Group, and the people related to it. Everyone in town thinks he's innocent except Kuryu, whose unorthodox investigation methods perplex not only the townspeople, but his colleagues as well.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-07-03
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Sanctuary
1995-01-21
Sanctuary
Overview: Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japanese parliament. But while they both live in different ways, Hojo and Asami share the same past; both of them were survivors of the Killing Fields of Cambodia. With the aggression and survival instincts they learned in the Cambodian jungles, Hojo and Asami strive in both the Yakuza and political world to reform Japan into their own sanctuary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-01-21
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Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
2015-04-11
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
Overview: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the series. In this work, we collaborate with five popular manga artists such as Go Nagai, Junji Ito, Eiichiro Oda, Kazuo Umezu and Masayuki Ishikawa.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-11
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Kyouju Luger P08
1994-01-29
Kyouju Luger P08
Overview: A man's life is altered when he comes into possession of a gun.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-01-29
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Baian the Assassin: Showdown
1993-10-06
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Overview: Fujieda Baian is admired during the day as a skilled acupuncturist. However, at night, he is a highly skilled assassin, taking on contracts to quietly eliminate those whose existence is deemed toxic to society. Baian's latest target, assigned by his boss Otowa, is Shirakoya Kikuemon, the head of a powerful organization in Osaka. In the past, Baian had been indebted to Shirakoya, but due to a conflict involving the swordsman Kosugi Jūgorō, their relationship has turned adversarial. After his lover is abducted, Shirakoya storms into Edo. With his life now targeted, Baian resolves to confront Shirakoya in a desperate final showdown.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-10-06
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Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
1993-05-08
Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-05-08
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2005-03-19
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Overview: One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-03-19
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Tonbi
2022-04-08
Tonbi
Overview: Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-04-08
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In the Wake
2021-10-01
In the Wake
Overview: Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-10-01
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Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994-06-13
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-06-13
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SHOWTIME7
2025-02-07
SHOWTIME7
Overview: Orimoto Shinnosuke, a former popular news anchor, was forced to leave the nationwide news program “Showtime 7” for a certain reason. Orimoto, now a negotiator, forcefully goes live on air to negotiate with a bomber. Based on the 2013 Korean film “Terror, Live.”
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-02-07
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Shin Gonin
2000-09-02
Shin Gonin
Overview: Reboot of Gonin IP
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-09-02
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Shin Gonin 2
2000-09-02
Shin Gonin 2
Overview: Second Part of the Gonin IP reboot
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-09-02
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