Ryuhei Matsuda
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 09, 1983
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Cutie Honey
2004-05-29
Cutie Honey
Overview: When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the process, Honey teams up with the seemingly cold police woman Natsuko Aki and hot shot journalist Seiji Hayami as well as battle the four "claws" of the Panther Claw gang to save her uncle and the rest of the city.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-29
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Taboo
1999-12-18
Taboo
Overview: Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-12-18
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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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Ichigeki
2023-01-03
Ichigeki
Overview: The drama depicts the exploits of the “Ichigeki Hishikkitai”, a special combat unit formed by farmers to deal with the "Imperial Robbers" and the "Imperial Thieves" of the Satsuma Clan who were causing a stir in Edo at the end of the Edo period.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-01-03
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Demon Pond
2005-05-25
Demon Pond
Overview: The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken princess, and a pact that can't be broken. Conflicts between faith and skepticism, and between social obligation and personal desire drive the narrative toward a dramatic conclusion where the worlds of the real and the surreal inevitabl
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-25
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Izo
2004-09-07
Izo
Overview: Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Blue Spring
2001-09-09
Blue Spring
Overview: Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-09-09
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Who Were We?
2024-05-31
Who Were We?
Overview: On Sado Island, Kii works as a cleaner at a gold mine. One day, she finds a collapsed woman in the facility and takes the woman to her home. The woman doesn't remember her past or even her name. The woman is named Midori by the two other girls living with Kii. Kii gets permission from the director for Midori to work as a cleaner at the mine. One day, Midori is attracted by the presence of cats and this leads her to meet Ao, who works as a night guard at the gold mine. Ao tells her that he also doesn't remember his past. Midori and Ao get attracted to each other and spend time together. One day, Midori meets Murasaki who seems to have a close relationship with Ao. This disturbs Midori.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-05-31
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Nana
2005-09-03
Nana
Overview: Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-09-03
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Nightmare Detective
2007-01-13
Nightmare Detective
Overview: When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.
Genres: Thriller Horror Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-01-13
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Karaoke Terror
2003-11-08
Karaoke Terror
Overview: One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and kill the killer and it escalates!
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-08
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Boys on the Run
2010-01-30
Boys on the Run
Overview: A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick rival moves in on the beautiful co-worker he loves.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-01-30
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Phone Call to the Bar
2011-09-10
Phone Call to the Bar
Overview: In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favourite bar. There he receives a phone call from a woman who identifies herself as Kyoko Kondo. The woman asks the detective to complete a simple task. The detective, having an excellent sense for danger, thinks the work is easy and accepts the case. The next day he begins the investigation.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-09-10
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Nightmare Detective 2
2008-12-20
Nightmare Detective 2
Overview: A story of the unexplainable things that inflict sheer terror on human beings and how they leave victims psychologically devastated.
Genres: Thriller Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-20
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Chosyu Five
2006-10-22
Chosyu Five
Overview: Fictionalised account of the story of the he Chōshū Five (長州五傑 Chōshū Goketsu) who travelled to and studied in Britain in 1863 while Japan was still under sakoku (鎖国 "locked country").
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-22
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Synesthesia
2005-03-01
Synesthesia
Overview: Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish phenomenon known as synesthesia - a glitch in his wiring puts his five senses in a blender and spits out something close to insanity. A high-profile murder propels him into a psychological odyssey in pursuit of Picasso - a serial killer, snuff peddler and fellow synesthete - who leaves deadly hidden messages in his victims' blood that only Shin can decipher. Lulling his victims into a trance with a spellbinding video game, Picasso leads Shin down a mysterious, hypnotic trail of death.
Genres: Horror Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-03-01
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Collage of Our Lives
2003-05-16
Collage of Our Lives
Overview: A young cameraman receives a letter from an old girlfriend, announcing that she is to hold a photo exhibition in the United States. Having heard rumors that she has died, he follows his curiosity to New York City.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-05-16
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Tokyo Serendipity
2007-08-18
Tokyo Serendipity
Overview: Yui, a college student, moves in to her first own apartment, where she begins her new independent life in a big city. Soon after, the upstairs neighbor Takashi sparks her interest.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-08-18
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The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009-06-20
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Overview: In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-06-20
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I'm Flash!
2012-08-31
I'm Flash!
Overview: Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a car accident, Rui goes to a remote island with ex-gangster now bodyguard. On the island, Rui reveals more about his religious group, while a set of ominous events are about to occur.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-08-31
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The Great Passage
2013-04-13
The Great Passage
Overview: Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-13
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A Chorus of Angels
2012-11-03
A Chorus of Angels
Overview: Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-11-03
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Detective in the Bar 2
2013-05-11
Detective in the Bar 2
Overview: A friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a source which tells him that his friend was murdered for involvement with the dark side of the political world. On top of that, a woman approaches the detective with a request.
Genres: Comedy Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-05-11
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Nobody To Watch Over Me
2009-01-24
Nobody To Watch Over Me
Overview: A 15-year-old girl forced into police protection to escape from the journalistic hordes after her brother is arrested for murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-24
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The Raid 2
2014-03-27
The Raid 2
Overview: After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2014-03-27
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Tada's Do-It-All House
2011-04-23
Tada's Do-It-All House
Overview: In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. With no explanation, Gyoten suddenly asks to spend the night at Tada's home. Eventually, Tada accepts Gyoten as his assistant and together they become involved in various cases concerning an assortment of people from different walks of life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-04-23
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My Little Sweet Pea
2013-12-21
My Little Sweet Pea
Overview: It isn't easy to find a dream to chase when you're young, but Mugiko has one: she can't wait to become an anime voice actress. Saving up for classes while she works part time in a manga store, she lives with her older, gambler brother after her father's death. When the mother she never knew turns up out of nowhere and moves in, it only causes irritation for the aspiring otaku. But when her mother just as quickly disappears, it leaves Mugiko (or "Sweet Pea") searching for answers, bringing her back to her mother's hometown to discover what happened to her mother's own dream.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-12-21
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The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
2007-06-23
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
Overview: A university student finds himself wrapped up in the bizarre world of his next door neighbor, learning about his history and relationship with a girl who changed his life.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-23
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Disconcerto
2014-10-18
Disconcerto
Overview: Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His assistant is his former high school classmate Haruhiko Gyoten. A big crisis then occurs for them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-10-18
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Transcending Dimensions
2025-01-31
Transcending Dimensions
Overview: Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious facility in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcerer called Ajari. Meanwhile, Rosuke is on a spaceship heading to the unknown planet named Kelman. There, he meets a strange old man. And then...a battle...
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-31
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Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
2009-11-14
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-14
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9 Souls
2003-07-19
9 Souls
Overview: After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-19
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Kanikôsen
2009-07-04
Kanikôsen
Overview: On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Some can not cope with conditions and even death from malnutrition, and is also the supervisor of the more vicious variety. Shinjo, one of the employees, trying to convince the others that they will get good luck and fortune in his next life, and persuades them because they commit suicide to get there faster. It ends, however, in a single major failure. Rather than flee Shinjo being picked up by a Russian ship. Once there, he is overwhelmed by the social conditions that are completely different from those he has just left and decided therefore to return to Kanikosen to save their employees.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-07-04
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Run Ichiro Run
2001-04-28
Run Ichiro Run
Overview: Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the people who root for the baseball player Ichiro, and their struggles to make their own dreams come true.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-04-28
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Rampo Noir
2005-05-11
Rampo Noir
Overview: An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-11
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Love Ghost
2001-03-24
Love Ghost
Overview: Teenager Midori's family moves back to the city where she lived as a child and is relieved to discover that her old friend Ryusuke still lives there. Her terrifying nightmares begin intersecting with her everyday life. Do her nightly dreams about an anonymous fortune-teller have anything to do with the tragedies plaguing her high school?
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-24
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Age 17
2003-06-21
Age 17
Overview: Seventeen-year-old Ako works part-time in a cabaret club late at night. Because of this, she falls asleep in school every day. In the new semester, she becomes enamored with her classmate Ryou, who is repeating a year despite her good grades.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-06-21
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Happiness in August
2003-08-02
Happiness in August
Overview: Teru, a 17-year-old high school student, goes to live at a relative's house in Okinawa after the death of his mother. He becomes aware of a mysterious and powerful force within their family. Then, one day, he encounters a mysterious man with the soul of a tree?! The story of a mystical journey, against the backdrop of spirit-filled Okinawa Island.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-08-02
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Life Can Be So Wonderful
2007-09-15
Life Can Be So Wonderful
Overview: Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-15
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The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
2007-05-05
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
Overview: Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly states, pride of place goes to juicy, bite-sized meat, and viewers will get a delightful eyeful of food, food, and more food in this fabulously fulfilling gourmet comedy. Reveling in Japan's love for food-themed shows, the film revolves around a culinary battle of David and Goliath proportions, cheekily parodying Japanese cooking shows with Iron Chef-like editing, excited running commentary, and comedic how-to segments. The Yakiniku Movie also shines a light on the food culture of Japan's resident Korean population, proving that tasty food transcends all boundaries.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-05-05
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The Vulture
2009-06-06
The Vulture
Overview: A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Japanese financier/former vulture Masahiko Washizu is recruited to fight the threat.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-06-06
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The 300 million yen robbery
2000-12-30
The 300 million yen robbery
Overview: The 300 million yen robbery (San Oku En Jiken), also known as the 300 million yen affair or incident,was the single largest heist in Japanese history at the time. It occurred on the morning of December 10, 1968, in Tokyo,Japan. Half a century later, the case remains unsolved. 7 years later,just before just before the statute of limitations, Sawatari, a journalist, found out about the mind behind the crime is Matsuda, a businessman currently living in America. He traveled to America and asked Matsuda for the truth. Matsuda told him a story of how he, a former police officer, became friends with Joe, a bad boy, and Rock, who is shy and sensitive. Matsuda's sister committed suicide after being raped, and Matsuda lost his job after he made a scene in the financial institute his sister used to work. Matsuda, Joe, and Rock decided to do something big in revenge, so they decided on robbing a cash carrier.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-12-30
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Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
2021-03-26
Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
Overview: Drama set in the historical Warring States Era of Japan. Tokaido name Imagawa Yoshimoto personally led his army to invade Owari Province territory, now in Aichi Prefecture Nagoya City area, was the leader Nobunaga of this surprising burst of death. After the war, the Imagawa clan who originally dominated the Tokaido region fell away, and the victorious Oda Nobunaga quickly expanded his power in Central Japan and the Kinki region, laying the foundation for his future control of the central government of Japan.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-03-26
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A Farewell to Jinu
2015-04-04
A Farewell to Jinu
Overview: Takeharu Takami (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a bank teller, but he becomes allergic to money. He decides not to use money at all. Takeharu decides to move to a small village in the Tohoku region. There, he encounters residents who are not so easy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-04
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Otakus in Love
2004-10-20
Otakus in Love
Overview: Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-10-20
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Can't Protect Anyone
2009-01-24
Can't Protect Anyone
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-24
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Amachan
2013-04-01
Amachan
Overview: Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-01
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SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009-11-06
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Overview: Documentary on the life of actor Yusaku Matsuda. This is a documentary film produced on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the birth of actor Yusaku Matsuda and the 20th anniversary of his death . It is composed of newly shot interviews as well as real voice interviews and treasured videos that were not officially revealed until now.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-06
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The Mohican Comes Home
2016-04-09
The Mohican Comes Home
Overview: Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to tell his father, Osamu, that his girlfriend is pregnant. His father curses him out, but he is also excited to have a grandchild. Osamu has a party to celebrate the news, but, at the party, he collapses and goes to the hospital. Eikichi struggles to make his father happy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-09
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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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The Scythian Lamb
2018-02-03
The Scythian Lamb
Overview: Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by the government, with the intention of re-socialising them. Aside from the few who know about the project, the general townsfolk has no idea of the former convicts' identities. Tsukisue is the pleasant and efficient municipal official put in charge of the programme. As he slowly learns about their past, a body is discovered.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-02-03
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Before We Vanish
2017-09-16
Before We Vanish
Overview: Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place. Shinji Kase tells his wife that he came to Earth to invade.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-09-16
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My Uncle
2016-11-03
My Uncle
Overview: Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. The uncle then goes on a blind date and falls in love with beautiful Eri Inaba. She is a fourth generation Japanese living in Hawaii. Sometime later, Eri goes back to Hawaii to take over a coffee farm left behind by her recently deceased grandmother. Yukio and his uncle travel to Hawaii to see Eri.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-11-03
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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
2017-02-13
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
Overview: Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-13
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018-09-07
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Overview: Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. After he quits playing shogi, he becomes desperate. With the support of his peers, including Yuya Suzuki, and his love of shogi, Shoji Segawa begins to play shogi again. A miracle happens to him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-07
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The Last Shot in the Bar
2017-12-01
The Last Shot in the Bar
Overview: In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-01
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Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
2017-04-18
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
Overview: Oei, later known as Katsushika Oi, was born the third daughter of Edo’s talented painter Katsushika Hokusai and his second wife Koto. Although Oei became the wife of a town painter for a time, her love of the paintbrush more than her husband spelt disaster and she comes back home to Hokusai from the family she had married into. This is how Oei starts to help her father out in his painting of the “insurmountable high wall”. Meanwhile, Oei can only talk to the painter Ikeda Zenjiro, who is her father’s student, about her pain and worries. Zenjiro has taken Edo by storm as Keisai Eisen, the master of ukiyo-e portraying beautiful women. He visits regularly because he admires Hokusai and secretly likes Oei although their relationship is like childhood friends. Oei respects her father whose paintings fascinated her and continues to work as a painter who supports him behind the scenes. When Hokusai’s masterpiece Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji was completed, she was also by his side.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-04-18
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Isle of Dogs
2018-03-23
Isle of Dogs
Overview: In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-23
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Beneath the Shadow
2020-02-14
Beneath the Shadow
Overview: Konno moved to Iwate for his job. There, he meets his colleague Hiasa at work. They form a close bond while drinking together, fishing together and doing other activities. One day, Hiasa quits his job without saying anything to Konno. Shortly after, they meet again, but they cannot have that close feeling as they had before. They do not meet again. Time passes and Konno learns that Hiasa went missing. While looking for Hiasa, Konno learns a secret about Hiasa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-02-14
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Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006-02-11
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Overview: An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drives the story which delivers some weird and fascinating visuals.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-02-11
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The Day of Destruction
2020-07-24
The Day of Destruction
Overview: Seven years ago, a mysterious monster was found deep in a rural coal mine. Since then, rumors of a plague spread through the small town, and people experience an unexplainable mental illness. A young Shugendo practitioner goes missing only to resurface transformed, intent on exorcising the world from the monsters haunting it.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-07-24
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Wolf's Calling
2019-09-20
Wolf's Calling
Overview: A girl finds an old handgun in her attic and the symbolic object conjures a mystical scene of samurai (a stellar cast of actors joined by the 20-person Edo punk band Seppuku Pistols, who also provide the soundtrack) gathering within the moss-grown location of Kasosan Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-09-20
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A Stranger in Shanghai
2019-12-28
A Stranger in Shanghai
Overview: China is tumultuous in 1921 when the famed Japanese author of "Rashōmon", Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, visits Shanghai as a correspondent. Here he encounters revolutionaries, courtesans and much more…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-12-28
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ZOKKI
2021-04-02
ZOKKI
Overview: Five loosely connected storylines concerning the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puerile potty jokes that punctuate the characters' daily (and in one eerie case, nightly) encounters.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-02
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