Tsutomu Yamazaki
Biography: Tsutomu Yamazaki (山崎 努 Yamazaki Tsutomu) (born December 2, 1936 in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He has been nominated for seven Japanese Academy Awards, winning Best Actor awards for the Juzo Itami comedies The Funeral and A Taxing Woman, and the Best Supporting Actor awards for Go and Departures. He also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tsutomu Yamazaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 02, 1936
Deathday: N/A
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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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Red Beard
1965-04-03
Red Beard
Overview: Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-03
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The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970-02-28
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Overview: The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoons as far as 800 km south of the Japanese archipelago, but the task will not be easy.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-02-28
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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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Kagemusha
1980-04-26
Kagemusha
Overview: Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
Genres: Action Drama History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-04-26
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High and Low
1963-03-01
High and Low
Overview: In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-01
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004-05-08
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Overview: While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-08
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Climber's High
2008-07-05
Climber's High
Overview: On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of the accident, Yuuki, in charge of this crash report at a local newspaper, faces a string of decision-making moments. What are news and a reporter? How should a man do his work and survive in a corporate hierarchy? What do family and friends mean to him? An intriguing story, which keeps the audience on the edge of tension and reality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-05
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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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Till Tomorow Comes
1962-02-10
Till Tomorow Comes
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-10
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Rikyu
1989-09-15
Rikyu
Overview: Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan’s most powerful warlord, unifying the country.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-09-15
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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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Thirteen Steps
2003-02-08
Thirteen Steps
Overview: A released inmate is hired to solve a murder case.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-02-08
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Space Battleship Yamato
2010-12-01
Space Battleship Yamato
Overview: In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-12-01
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The Guys from Paradise
2001-06-16
The Guys from Paradise
Overview: Set in the Philippines, Takashi Miike’s “The Guys from Paradise” weaves together the stories of several real-life criminal cases. Young up-and-coming salary man Kohei Hayakawa is sent to Paradise prison on false drug charges, and assumes his lawyers will clear up this misunderstanding fairly quickly. However, he soon comes to the realization that his innocence means less than how much bribe money he’s able to come up with for his release. It becomes apparent that Kohei is going to have to get to know his fellow inmates a little better, as he’s obviously in this situation for the long haul; but meeting a female inmate from a nearby jail certainly makes his transition to the criminal life a little easier to take.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-06-16
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Departures
2008-09-13
Departures
Overview: Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-13
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雪の降る街に
1962-04-04
雪の降る街に
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-04
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Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...
1982-01-16
Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...
Overview: A doctor who died at a young age due to the metastasis of a malignant tumor to the lungs after cutting his right leg below the knee due to osteosarcoma. The title "Asuka" is the name of the eldest daughter, and "Unseen child" is the child whose wife was pregnant at the time of her death.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-01-16
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Fan of Hong Kong star
2002-09-04
Fan of Hong Kong star
Overview: The protagonist is a woman (Hiroko Yakushimaru) who is a sales manager at the Japanese branch of a famous French shoe brand. The protagonist is obsessed with a Hong Kong singer called Eakin Cheng and frequently goes to Hong Kong. However, she herself has an ambition to change the company's marketing policy (and if she can't change it, she will launch a new brand herself), so she goes to Hong Kong to plan this and that. However, this comes to light, and as it goes against the wishes of the head office, a feud is brewing between the two.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-09-04
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A Quiet Life
1995-09-23
A Quiet Life
Overview: A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-23
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Nakibokuro
1991-09-28
Nakibokuro
Overview: Junko Mizuta, who is returning from juvenile training school, is a former motorcycle gang. Even though he now works, he still goes to his father Junji's yakitori restaurant from time to time. One day, Junichi's uncle, who was returning home from school, came to see Junko and told him that Junji had passed away.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-09-28
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Shinibana
2004-05-08
Shinibana
Overview: After the death of a man in their nursing home, a group of residents find his notebook titled "Shinibana" containing a plan to tunnel into and steal 1.7 billion yen from a bank.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-08
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The Sun is Calling You
1963-09-29
The Sun is Calling You
Overview: A man with a dark past comes from Tokyo to the fishing port of Izu, and tries to begin a new life as a fisherman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-09-29
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Doing Time
2002-05-14
Doing Time
Overview: A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-05-14
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The Woodsman and the Rain
2012-02-11
The Woodsman and the Rain
Overview: A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-02-11
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Kaoyaku
1971-08-12
Kaoyaku
Overview: A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-08-12
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A Woman's Life
1963-11-16
A Woman's Life
Overview: A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-16
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Lovers Lost
1982-06-12
Lovers Lost
Overview: A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-06-12
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Copycat Killer
2002-06-08
Copycat Killer
Overview: Based on the best-selling novel by Miyuki Miyabe. The title “Mohouhan” means “Copycat”, and it tells the story of a criminal who abducts and kills women, and those who try to catch him. Nakai is cast as a cold-blooded, intelligent and evil guy who uses the media to announce and show his murders live to the public.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-06-08
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Shield of Straw
2013-04-25
Shield of Straw
Overview: Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-25
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The Making of "Tampopo"
1986-01-01
The Making of "Tampopo"
Overview: Documentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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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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'Kutabare' Bocchan
2016-06-22
'Kutabare' Bocchan
Overview: 27-year-old Yazaki Junpei has come back to his hometown of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture for the first time in 10 years after working in Tokyo. As the grandson of the bad guy “Red Shirt” who was punished by Bocchan in Natsume Soseki’s novel Bocchan, he has hated this town which continued to be regarded with disdain, since childhood. An old man picks a quarrel with Junpei inside a streetcar as he heads to his parents’ home in Dogo. Could this man be the Bocchan who once acted violently with free abandon in Matsuyama!?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-06-22
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Beautiful Sunday
1998-11-20
Beautiful Sunday
Overview: A droll and formalistic comic drama about the various relationships among, and odd obsessions of, the residents of a Tokyo apartment block.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-11-20
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Heso no taisho
1962-06-20
Heso no taisho
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-20
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FREESTYLE SHORT MOVIES
2003-11-01
FREESTYLE SHORT MOVIES
Overview: Anthology of five low-budget short films: "Nao and I", "MILD7", "LOVERS", "Strawberry Fields", "Label"
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-01
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Where did Sharaku go?
1968-08-22
Where did Sharaku go?
Overview: Writer Jippensha Ikku hears Tsutaya Juzaburo, a wholesaler of picture books, mutter on his deathbed, "Where has Sharaku gone?" He begins to figure out the true identity of Sharaku, who disappeared after about 150 portraits of actors he created came out.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-22
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Ano Hi Bokura no Inochi wa Toiretto Pepa yori mo Karukatta
2008-07-08
Ano Hi Bokura no Inochi wa Toiretto Pepa yori mo Karukatta
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-08
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The School of Flesh
1965-02-14
The School of Flesh
Overview: A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy marriage after the war, in pursuit of a wild and pure Japanese man. Three gorgeous 39-year-old single women who are in the same situation get excited about each other’s love affairs. Adapted from Yukio Mishima's novel, with the same title. It's also related to the movie "L'École de la Chair" from 1998, which also is an adaptation of the book and Japanese movie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-02-14
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Sanshiro Sugata
1965-05-29
Sanshiro Sugata
Overview: Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-29
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The Emperor in August
2015-08-08
The Emperor in August
Overview: In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. General Korechika Anami is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads the cabinet meeting, while Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can't do anything, but watch the meeting. At this time, Major Kenji Hatanaka and other young commissioned officers, who are against Japan surrendering, move to occupy the palace and a radio broadcasting station. The radio station is set to broadcast Emperor Hirohito reading out the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.
Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-08-08
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GO
2001-10-20
GO
Overview: Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-20
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Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972-12-09
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Overview: Akane Kawasaki, known for her aversion to physical contact with men, possesses some unfavorable habits such as stealing. Despite these flaws, she garners popularity in the slums due to her compassionate care for children. In an attempt to secure a stable future for their child, she enters into marriage with Tsutomu Yamazaki, who struggles with a stutter. Unfortunately, their union is cut short by the untimely death of Tsutomu Yamazaki in an accident.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-12-09
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Go Heat Man!
2001-10-06
Go Heat Man!
Overview: 17 year old Tokyo pizza delivery boy Kosuke crashes his bike into photographer Reiko and breaks her expensive camera. He promises to deliver homemade pizza to make up for her broken camera. After discovering that Reiko has moved 1,200 km away to her hometown of Nagasaki things become trickier, but Kosuke decides to fulfill his promise anyways by borrowing a moped from his workplace.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-06
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Crickets
2006-11-23
Crickets
Overview: Kaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live a peaceful life in a house on the coast. There she takes care of an old deaf, dumb and blind man as if he were an insect, a child or a pet. He can’t do anything for himself, so she feeds him and accompanies him on his walks. This strong mutual dependency offers Kaoru an escape from society and allows her to free herself from restrictions imposed by common sense.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-23
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Catastrophe
1990-05-16
Catastrophe
Overview: A Salaryman in Hokkaido heads to Tokyo for his daughters wedding, but the fun is just beginning,,,
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-05-16
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The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
2001-03-09
The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
Overview: The year 1864: The Shinsengumi, the shogun’s armed force in Kyoto ripped the city apart, with blades in hand, searching for pockets of resistance, slaughtering the samurai who sought to bring down the shogunate and restore Japan’s emperor to power. By chance, Murao Mayumi and his sister Shiho, meet samurai Kurata. Murao, seeking his fortune with his sword-arm, will join Shinsengumi, never suspecting his friend Kurata is secretly Kurama Tengu, who hides his face in a black hood, and who will tear a bloody swath through Shinsengumi’s massed blades, to aid the samurai who had taken up the emperor’s cause. Will friend kill friend in a time of war?
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-09
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Kakekomi
2015-05-16
Kakekomi
Overview: Kakekomi tells the stories of Edo women in the 1800s that escape abusive husbands and lovers by taking refuge in Tokeiji, a monastery in Kamakura.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-05-16
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Farewell to the Ark
1984-09-08
Farewell to the Ark
Overview: A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.
Genres: Fantasy Mystery Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-09-08
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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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Girls Behind Bars
1960-07-31
Girls Behind Bars
Overview: A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a lodge during a blizzard. This ski action romp has the tempo of a musical, and Okamoto Kihachi's style is on full display. Tsuruta Koji makes a special appearance as a senior member of the mountain club.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-31
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The Unspoiled Diamond
1982-05-15
The Unspoiled Diamond
Overview: A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-05-15
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Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home
2012-02-11
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home
Overview: In May 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (or JAXA) launched an unmanned spacecraft of their own development to retrieve samples from an asteroid. Seven long years later, Hayabusa achieved its goal and was the first of any kind of craft launched from Earth to safely return samples of this kind to home base. The story was one of such great national pride for Japan, and in the wake of the tsunami and resulting tragedies in Japan it’s strong nationalistic message became the subject of no less than three rival films. Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s high-profile effort, simply titled Hayabusa (2011) starred the incomparable Toshiyuki Nishida. Most recently, Welcome Home, Hayabusa (2012) was released to Japanese audiences. Slipping in between those two was Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home, concentrating on the people on the ground who helped return the probe safely.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-02-11
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Wait and See
1998-12-19
Wait and See
Overview: A salaryman faces a major life change as his firm undergoes financial difficulties. To add to his troubles, a man claiming to be his long-estranged father shows up at his house requesting shelter. One of the best of Somai's seriocomic studies of the messiness of family life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-12-19
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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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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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August without Emperor
1978-09-23
August without Emperor
Overview: Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-23
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The Magnificent Nine
2016-05-14
The Magnificent Nine
Overview: Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-14
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Stairs of Evil
1965-10-23
Stairs of Evil
Overview: Iwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato Industries and obtained a fortune large enough to live a life of leisure. They celebrated with Iwao’s woman, Rumiko. However, it was too early to celebrate. They decided not to use the money for six months to avoid suspicion and stored it in a safe. But one day, Konishi asked for his share of the money in advance, even if it meant receiving a smaller portion, igniting the dark flame of desire among Iwao and the others.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-23
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The Ramen Girl
2008-02-08
The Ramen Girl
Overview: An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a râmen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-08
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Blade of the Immortal
2017-04-29
Blade of the Immortal
Overview: Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-04-29
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Harimao
1989-06-03
Harimao
Overview: A movie about Yutaka Tani, also known as " Malay Tiger Harimao, " who was active on the Malay Peninsula during the Pacific War
Genres: War Adventure History Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-06-03
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Human Target
1971-09-15
Human Target
Overview: At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-09-15
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Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
2007-07-07
Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-07-07
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The Abe Clan
1995-11-24
The Abe Clan
Overview: A Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the honor of an individual? In the spring of the 18th year of Kanei, Hosokawa Tadatoshi, feudal lord of the Higo area, died. Although Tadatoshi forbade his vassals to follow him in death before he died, they still committed seppuku one after the other. The new feudal lord, Mitsunao, Tadatoshi's son, also gave the order forbidding seppuku. Abe Yaichiemon obeyed his former lord's last wish but is now being called a coward by his comrades and finally decided to follow Tadatoshi in death in order to save his family's honor. Mitsunao, upset by Yaichiemon actions, punished the Abe family unfairly. Objected to this, the Abe family shut themselves up in their manor as the lords troops moved in. This is the true story of what happened within the Hosokawa clan in early Edo era.
Genres: History Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-11-24
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Brand of Evil
1964-05-29
Brand of Evil
Overview: A Japanese detective, Kikuchi, is framed for a murder and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency to investigate his case and investigates Mitsue Takazawa, the wife of a local trading firm whom is really a crime lord responsible for Kikuchi's imprisonment and now sets sights on Setsuko, a woman Kikuchi becomes romantically involved with.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-05-29
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Miracle Apples
2013-06-08
Miracle Apples
Overview: Akinori Kimura (Sadao Abe) and his wife Mieko (Miho Kanno) opens an apple orchard in their hometown of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture. Due to Meiko's allergic reaction to pesticides, Akinori Kimura has to grow his apples without the aid of chemicals. Because of this challenge, his family endures hardships and suffers severe financial difficulties. Akinori Kimura even contemplates suicide. A miracle then happens...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-06-08
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975-11-01
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Overview: The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for territorial rights and drug smuggling. The Owada sends their man, Tetsu, and his friend Shuji to kill the Kyoei boss. With the promise of fame and riches, Shuji takes the fall and goes to jail for 7 years. But when he's released, he discovers that he and Tetsu have been all but forgotten by the Owada. Feeling betrayed, Shuji takes matters into his own hands and becomes an unsuspecting pawn in an internal conflict and an assassination attempt on the Owada boss. And now angered, Shuji seeks revenge...
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-11-01
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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 Dancer
1989-10-12
The Dancer
Overview: Based on a semi-autobiographical story by Ogai Mori, about a Japanese medical student who goes to Berlin to study in the 1880s and falls in love with a German ballet dancer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-10-12
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Demon Pond
1979-10-20
Demon Pond
Overview: When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-10-20
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Village of Eight Gravestones
1977-10-29
Village of Eight Gravestones
Overview: The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors. Adaptation of novel by Seishi Yokomizo
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-29
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Mori, The Artist's Habitat
2018-05-19
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
Overview: In 1974, Morikazu is 94 years old and his wife Hideko is 76 years old. They live at a house in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The garden at their home is full of trees, plants and insects. Morikazu paints pictures of the creatures in his garden and also observes them. This has been his daily routine for more than 30 years. Morikazu and Hideko entertain visitors every day including a photographer and the couple living next door.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-05-19
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Killing for the Prosecution
2018-08-24
Killing for the Prosecution
Overview: Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-08-24
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The Black Swindler
2008-03-08
The Black Swindler
Overview: There are three kinds of swindler. One, called the "WHITE SWINDLER", finds a mark and steals money. The "RED SWINDLER" preys on the other sex and steals a mark's body and soul. Then there is the "BLACK SWINDLER". Ignoring ordinary marks, targeting only the white and red swindlers, and preying on their flesh grown fat and corrupt with the money they have stolen, he is the worst of them all. There is a boy who once became a victim of a swindler and lost his family. Later, he turns into the most hideous "black swindler" to deceive only other swindlers. His name is Kurosaki. This time, he is requested by Reiko, whose daughter is sick, to hunt down a swindler named Ishigaki, who has defrauded her of money. But, behind Ishigaki, there is actually a bigger swindle which has even destabilized the Japanese economy…
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-03-08
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Cross-Currents
1972-09-09
Cross-Currents
Overview: A ryokan maid is on trial for pushing a familiar guest off a cliff to his death. An eager attorney offers to take the case to gain notoriety.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-09-09
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Legacy of the 500,000
1963-04-18
Legacy of the 500,000
Overview: During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-18
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A Long Goodbye
2019-03-26
A Long Goodbye
Overview: Mari and Humi learn from their mother that their father has dementia on his 70th birthday. They help prepare their mother for his farewell and prepare themselves for the emotions to follow.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-03-26
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Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979-05-26
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Overview: Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a group of childhood friends, belonging to different yakuza families, are caught in the middle. Lies, deceit, and backstabbing are in play resulting in a bloodbath and a quest for revenge...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-05-26
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We Are Not Alone
1993-03-13
We Are Not Alone
Overview: Businessmen competing for international building contracts in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-03-13
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Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969-11-14
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Overview: Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-14
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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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Samurai Kids
1993-07-17
Samurai Kids
Overview: A special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8-year-old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-17
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High School Girl's Friend
2001-07-14
High School Girl's Friend
Overview: Genichiro, a lonely retired man living with his son’s family who mostly ignores him, feels closest to his granddaughter who is in highschool. Through her, Genichiro meets another high school girl, Mina, who also feels ignored by her family. She is also troubled by her friend’s pregnancy and the bankruptcy of her father’s company. Unlike her friends, Mina has an ungilded view of life and finds herself comforted by Genichiro’s wisdom. Genichiro likewise is happy to be making a difference in someone’s life.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-07-14
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As a Father of Murderer Son
2018-09-21
As a Father of Murderer Son
Overview: Keiichi Yoshinaga, who works for a major construction company receives a sudden phone call from his ex-wife, Junko Aoba. She tells Keiichi that their second son, Tsubasa, who lives apart, has been arrested for murdering his classmate. Keiichi immediately meets Tsubasa, but for some reason he keeps silence. Since Tsubasa shows no signs of reflecting upon his conduct, he is possibly going to an open trial. To overcome this situation, Keiichi consults a lawyer Kyoko Kanzaki who has a child of the same age.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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The Angry Sea
1960-10-16
The Angry Sea
Overview: A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-16
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Magnitude 7.9
1980-08-30
Magnitude 7.9
Overview: A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-08-30
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Woman of Design
1962-01-28
Woman of Design
Overview: Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-28
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Clouds at Sunset
1967-01-01
Clouds at Sunset
Overview: A Japanese soldier deserts his position and travels to a small town on the Sea of Japan to start over. When a young maid falls for him, he talks her into sleeping with an older man for money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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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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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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Making of "Departures"
2009-12-11
Making of "Departures"
Overview: A documentary about the making and shooting of Yojiro Takita’s ‘Departures’ (2008)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-12-11
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