Kenji Sawada
Biography: Singer and actor.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 25, 1948
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985-09-20
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Overview: A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-20
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The Tale of Genji
1981-01-03
The Tale of Genji
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-01-03
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The Happiness of the Katakuris
2002-02-23
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Overview: The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous sumo wrestler, dies while having sex with his underage girlfriend and the grave behind the house starts to fill up more and more.
Genres: Comedy Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-02-23
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Hiruko the Goblin
1991-05-11
Hiruko the Goblin
Overview: A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-11
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幸福な市民～勤勉とは？ ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇
1989-11-04
幸福な市民～勤勉とは？ ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-11-04
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Samurai Reincarnation
1981-06-06
Samurai Reincarnation
Overview: After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-06-06
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The Man Who Stole the Sun
1979-10-06
The Man Who Stole the Sun
Overview: A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-10-06
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Yumeji
1991-05-31
Yumeji
Overview: Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-31
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Pistol Opera
2001-10-27
Pistol Opera
Overview: An assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by killing off the competition.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-27
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Arashi Tatsunari
1982-08-25
Arashi Tatsunari
Overview: Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love. Ayako, played by Yukiyo Toake, is an international conference coordinator. Torn between her childhood sweetheart (played by Kenji Sawada) and her English professor (played by Noboru Nakaya), Ayako will seek answers to love, marriage, and choice.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-08-25
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Osaka Story
1999-03-26
Osaka Story
Overview: Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents quarrel constantly, and her mother often threatens to leave. When one day her father disappears, Wakana sets out to find him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-03-26
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Revolver
1988-10-22
Revolver
Overview: When a gun belonging to a police officer is stolen, it ends up in the hands of a student, who decides to use it on a yakuza who beat him recently. Now the police officer is hot on the student’s trail, and he’s determined to prevent the gun from going off.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-10-22
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The Zen Diary
2022-11-11
The Zen Diary
Overview: Tsutomu lives alone in the mountains, writing essays, cooking Zen food with the vegetables he grows and the mushrooms he picks in the hills. His routine is happily disturbed when Machiko, his editor and love interest, occasionally visits. Tsutomu seems content with his daily life. On the other hand, he still hasn't let go of his wife's ashes, although she died 13 years ago.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-11-11
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Sabu
2002-05-14
Sabu
Overview: When a young man is sent to a prison workhouse for a crime he did not commit his friend on the outside must find evidence to clear his name.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-05-14
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Capone Cries a Lot
1985-02-16
Capone Cries a Lot
Overview: Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-02-16
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Tora-san, the Expert
1982-12-28
Tora-san, the Expert
Overview: Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-12-28
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Saiaku
2001-03-30
Saiaku
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Genres: Mystery Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-30
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Switch of Happiness
2006-10-14
Switch of Happiness
Overview: Through this movie, you can find Your own 'Switch to Happiness'. Heartwarming story of stubborn father and his three daughters at a small electric appliance store in a country town of Japan, finding their love and bond after the storms. Starring Juri Ueno and Kenji Sawada, as the daughter and the father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-14
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Deaths in Tokimeki
1984-02-18
Deaths in Tokimeki
Overview: Deaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting to carry out a job: the assassination of the leader of a religious cult.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-02-18
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The Sorrow of Paris
1976-02-11
The Sorrow of Paris
Overview: Jiro Takimura, a painter, falls in love with Marie, a beautiful married woman who is studying painting abroad in France.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-11
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Statue in Fire
1974-12-28
Statue in Fire
Overview: Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-12-28
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The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
1968-04-10
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
Overview: An alien spaceship crashes on Earth due to the powerful musical energy emanating from Group Sounds band The Tigers. The Tigers have to protect an alien princess who escaped from the ship and became obsessed with their lead singer Julie. Can they save the day by performing their megahit songs like "Mona Lisa's Smile" and "Seaside Bound"?
Genres: Comedy Music Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-04-10
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A Pool Without Water
1982-02-20
A Pool Without Water
Overview: The man has a monotonous job punching tickets for the Japanese railway. One night, while walking home, he saves Jun from getting raped by two hoodlums. A few days later, he sneaks into her house but gets discovered. Later, as he watches his son subdue an insect with a chemical, the man gets an idea to subdue women while they're sleeping so he won't be discovered sneaking into their home. His new hobby spirals out of control as his confidence grows.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-02-20
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Eiko
2004-02-28
Eiko
Overview: Eiko Akimori is a 23-year-old woman who lives alone in an apartment. One day, Eiko is made to buy a big stone ring that brings happiness from a catch sales on the way home from work.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-02-28
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A Lavish Invitation
1968-12-19
A Lavish Invitation
Overview: The Tigers, a rock band, escape their parents and teachers trying to forcibly cut their long hair, but accidentally stow away on a train to Tokyo. In Tokyo they get in some trouble, but eventually get jobs as musical assistants. Can they make the stage debut they've always dreamed of, or will their dreams be cut short?
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-12-19
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The Making Of The Katakuris
2001-10-31
The Making Of The Katakuris
Overview: In this contemporary documentary, the cast and the crew share their experiences of making the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-31
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It's a Flickering Life
2021-04-16
It's a Flickering Life
Overview: The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dreams, surrounded by great directors and famous actors. In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the "god of cinema" that Go has worshipped since he was young will transcend time, and work a miracle in the lives of one family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-16
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Bakayarō! 4 You!
1991-09-14
Bakayarō! 4 You!
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-09-14
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Beyond the Rainbow
1972-09-29
Beyond the Rainbow
Overview: One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-09-29
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Lover, Come Back to Me
1983-09-23
Lover, Come Back to Me
Overview: Ken Ota is a Japanese-American GI. He comes to Hiroshima after WW2 looking for his big sister, but finds Keiko, a bomb victim with a keloid scar on her shoulder.
Genres: TV Movie Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-09-23
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The Tigers - Hi! London
1969-07-12
The Tigers - Hi! London
Overview: The Tigers are much too busy to have a holiday; but one day a mysterious man appears in their dressing room and offers them a trip to anywhere in the world. But he tells them they must come back in 24 hours or else he'll own their hearts. The mysterious man is the devil.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-12
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沢田研二 LIVE 2022-2023 「まだまだ一生懸命」 ツアーファイナル バースデーライブ！
沢田研二 LIVE 2022-2023 「まだまだ一生懸命」 ツアーファイナル バースデーライブ！
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
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沢田研二 人間60年 ジュリー祭り
2008-12-03
沢田研二 人間60年 ジュリー祭り
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-03
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