Sadawo Abe
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Birthday: April 23, 1970
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Uzumaki
2000-02-11
Uzumaki
Overview: The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-02-11
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Lesson in Murder
2022-05-06
Lesson in Murder
Overview: Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when Haimura was committing his murders, he ran a bakery store. At that time, Masaya was a middle-school student and a customer at his bakery store. According to the letter, Haimura confesses to having committed eight murders, but he insists that he did not commit the last murder. Masaya begins to investigate the last murder case involving Haimura.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-05-06
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Kamikaze Girls
2004-05-29
Kamikaze Girls
Overview: Momoko is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life. Ordinary, that is, if you define ordinary as wearing elaborate lolita dresses from the Rococo period in 18th Century France. However, when punk girl and self-styled 'Yanki' Ichiko comes calling, her days as 'ordinary' are most certainly numbered...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-29
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The World of Tsudaman
2022-11-23
The World of Tsudaman
Overview: The World of Tsudaman
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-11-23
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Splatter: Naked Blood
1996-02-20
Splatter: Naked Blood
Overview: A scientist taints his mother's scientific experiment with his own drug that transforms pain into a pleasurable experience. Unfortunately for the three women involved in the experiment, the drug works a little bit too well.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-20
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Cop Festival: New Beginning
2003-05-24
Cop Festival: New Beginning
Overview: Fourth installment in Deka Matsuri omnibus series. 8 films.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-05-24
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The Great Yokai War
2005-08-06
The Great Yokai War
Overview: A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight to protect his friends and free the world of the yōkai from oppression. The yōkai originate in Japanese folklore and range from the cute and silly to the disturbing.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-08-06
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Fall Special
2007-10-02
Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Fall Special
Overview: Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2007 Fall Special" presents five tales. 1. Mirai Dousoukai - starring Ishihara Satomi. 2. Countdown - starring Abe Sadao. 3. Jihanki Otoko - starring Joshima Shigeru. 4. Gomi Onna - starring Matsushita Yuki. 5. 48% no Koi - starring Shiraishi Miho. Synopsis: A "trainee angel" named Natsumi works on Earth for an advertising company. In order for her to become a fully-fledged angel, Natsumi must facilitate the meeting of a man and a woman who are destined "by fate" to spend their lives together, and she has her sights on a man who works in the same building.
Genres: Fantasy TV Movie Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-10-02
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Maiko Haaaan!!!
2007-06-16
Maiko Haaaan!!!
Overview: Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-16
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The Lady Shogun and Her Men
2010-10-01
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
Overview: In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society and males are sought out for the ability to produce children. A young man named Unoshin Mizuno hopes to marry childhood sweetheart Onobu, but due to class differences realizes this is almost impossible. To raise his social status and also save his poor family, Unoshin Mizuno enters the Ohoku (inner chambers of the Shugun's castle) and attempts to vie among 3,000 other men for the affection of the female shogun. What Unoshin Mizuno quickly learns about the Ohoku is that the men there are all beautiful, but highly ambitious and conniving. In this environment, the 7th shogun Tokugawa passes away and the new shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa takes the thrown and enters the Ohoku.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-01
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Love Hotel Night 2
1996-07-05
Love Hotel Night 2
Overview: Sequel to the Pinku TV Movie 'Love Hotel Night'
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-07-05
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No More Cry
2009-11-14
No More Cry
Overview: Abandoned by his father as a boy, Yuta grows up as the foster son of a restaurant owner and takes over the restaurant at the owner's death. Cheery, always smiling, always helpful, Yuta is known as Yama-chan, the friend everyone turns to. When Yuta discovers he had a hitherto unknown baby brother, he sets out to track him down. But the baby brother, Yusuke, has grown up to be half of a successful comedy team, the Kinjo Brothers, and Yusuke's professional "brother" has just written a best-selling book about their adventures growing up together. Yuta's appearance on the scene threatens to reveal that the book is a complete fiction and to set all three "brothers" into conflict with each other.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-14
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Dreams for Sale
2012-09-08
Dreams for Sale
Overview: After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-08
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Unfair: the answer
2011-09-17
Unfair: the answer
Overview: After detective Natsumi Yukihira brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case, Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato, is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-09-17
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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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Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
1996-03-23
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Overview: There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-03-23
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大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020-04-02
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-04-02
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I Am Makimoto
2022-09-30
I Am Makimoto
Overview: Sou Makimoto works in the "send-off" department at the city hall. The department's main responsibility is to hold funerals for people who die alone and bury them at a cemetery. Makimoto doesn't like to socialise with his colleagues or listen to them. By doing his job, he meets various people and slowly begins to change his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-09-30
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Friends: Naki on Monster Island
2011-12-17
Friends: Naki on Monster Island
Overview: Offshore, shrouded in fog, there is a mysterious island that is said to be the home of a family of monsters. It is strictly forbidden to approach it. But one day a human child, Mushroom, it loses and coming face to face with the mysterious creatures that live there. The arrival of Mushroom, makes panic on the island because the monsters are actually terrified of living humans.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-12-17
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Revolver LILY
2023-08-11
Revolver LILY
Overview: In 1924 Yuri killed 57 people as a spy before going underground as the madam of a small brothel. There, she encounters an orphan whose family was murdered and holds the key to finding a large sum of money reported missing by the Imperial Japanese Army. But with an army of soldiers after them, they must fight to survive.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-08-11
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THE BEE
2021-11-24
THE BEE
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-11-24
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Teacher Gappa
2016-09-23
Teacher Gappa
Overview: Twenty-four-year-old country bumpkin Aiko is a new teacher who has arrived at a new town and a new primary school. When nervous she blurts out her local dialect. This seals her nickname and reputation. Nonetheless, she is determined and strives to do her best for her students. She is an inspiration soon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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The Apology King
2013-09-28
The Apology King
Overview: Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-09-28
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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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Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP
2003-03-28
Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP
Overview: This special takes place three years after the end of the original series. Makoto is homeless as a result of his mom selling out their shop and soon becomes involved in a ‘bone smasher’ case, in which someone puts homeless people to sleep and breaks their bones.
Genres: Drama Mystery Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-03-28
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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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Shylock's Children
2023-02-17
Shylock's Children
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Genres: Drama Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-02-17
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Blazing Famiglia
2012-09-08
Blazing Famiglia
Overview: "Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi Tokui) was once the leader of the most feared motorcycle gang in the Kanto area. Now, Tetsu Hino is middle-aged man who is looked down upon by his rebellious son Shuhei (Kento Hayashi). One day, Tetsu and his old biker gang gather together again after the daughter of a member is assaulted. Tetsu, worried about his day to day life, nevertheless regains the passion from his biker days. Tetsu then finds out that Ken Igarashi (Jun Murakami) is the man behind the attack. Ken Igarashi has had a grudge against Tetsu for a long time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-08
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Unfair: the movie
2007-03-17
Unfair: the movie
Overview: When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-03-17
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Drive In California
2022-05-27
Drive In California
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-05-27
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エロスの果て
2001-03-14
エロスの果て
Overview: A boy genius named "Kadokawa" invents the ultimate anesthetic for SM play. Kadokawa's madness is turned into reality by his childhood friends Oyamada and Saigo. "A near-future science fiction work that will burn out the "endless everyday life.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-14
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Paco and the Magical Book
2008-09-13
Paco and the Magical Book
Overview: Onuki asks people in a hospital to perform a play for Paco, who suffers from memory disorder. His only hope is to help Paco survive from her illness.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-13
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Parasyte: Part 1
2014-11-29
Parasyte: Part 1
Overview: Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-11-29
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Parasyte: Part 2
2015-04-25
Parasyte: Part 2
Overview: Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-25
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Paikaji Nankai Sakusen
2012-07-14
Paikaji Nankai Sakusen
Overview: Sasaki has had a difficult period, going through a divorce and losing his job. To take a break and start anew, Sasaki decides to visit Iriomote Island. While there, Sasaki's belongings are stolen by four homeless men. Sasaki then lives with three other people: a survivalist, a city man and a girl who speaks Kansai dialect. One day, Sasaki hears news about the four homeless men and decides to get revenge ...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-07-14
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Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023-04-14
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-04-14
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Year One in the North
2005-01-14
Year One in the North
Overview: In 1868, after the fall of the Shogun-dominated Japan, the new government orders people from Awaji, near Kobe, to re-locate to the northern part of Hokkaido. These people once supported the now displaced Samurais of the older days. After two years, over 500 of them settled in their new land under the leadership of Hideaki, husband of Shino. However, as crops fail he is to go to Sapporo to learn new techniques of farming, leaving his wife and daughter for 5 years. All this time, the new community is constantly watched by the government which choose to again uproot them from their new homes.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-14
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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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Eyes of the Spider
1998-04-11
Eyes of the Spider
Overview: Nijima, a white-collar worker, finds the man responsible for his young daughter's murder. He tortures and interrogates the man, who maintains his innocence, before killing and burying him. He returns to his ordinary life feeling listless and hollow, until he encounters a man that introduces himself as an old friend. The man offers Nijima a new job, and subsequently introduces Nijima to his band of hired killers.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-04-11
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Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
2023-02-04
Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi
Overview: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of TV broadcasting in Japan, and the 60th anniversary of the Taiga drama, this special depicts the struggles of creating the first Taiga drama.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-02-04
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Unfair: the end
2015-09-05
Unfair: the end
Overview: Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the Investigation #1 of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to take on the organization, but Natsumi becomes involved in a new case. She gets closer to the final enemy.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-09-05
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Oba: The Last Samurai
2011-02-11
Oba: The Last Samurai
Overview: In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-02-11
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JAPANESE NAKED TRIBE
2003-11-22
JAPANESE NAKED TRIBE
Overview: The story takes place when the Shin-Okubo district of Tokyo was still known as Okubomura, where the yakuza are running a real estate business called Misato Kogyo. Starting with the mule AF, who carries 'cargo' inside his own butt hole, the gang members, each of whom has their own complex personality, greatly admire the gang leader Joaquin. But after he is hospitalized after his car accident scam goes wrong, they plan to rebuild the organization together with the new gang leader, a dope friend.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-22
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Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Bird
2019-04-05
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Bird
Overview: Japan, 1590. Wandering samurai band together to take on the lord of Skull Castle in this “Bird” version of the dynamic show performed in a 360º theater.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-04-05
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Last Mile
2024-08-23
Last Mile
Overview: On the night before ‘Black Friday,’ which is the one of the busiest commerce days, a cardboard box, that is delivered from the world's largest shopping site, explodes. Soon after, a series of mysterious explosion cases occurs. The entire nation becomes terrorized by the shocking events. Funado Erena has just began to work as the center director for a large distribution warehouse that covers three-quarters of the Kanto area. Erena must gain control over this unprecedented situation with team manager Nashimoto Ko.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-23
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Ten Nights of Dreams
2007-01-27
Ten Nights of Dreams
Overview: Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-01-27
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Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
2005-04-02
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Overview: Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-04-02
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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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Cells at Work!
2024-12-13
Cells at Work!
Overview: The smallest protagonist in film history - a human cell! There are a staggering 37 trillion cells in the human body. Red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that fight bacteria, and countless other cells work tirelessly day and night to protect your health and life. The film will also focus on daughter and father, Niko and Shigeru as they both live different lifestyles, and as their lively days go on, pathogens start to sneak up on their bodies. The most epic battle in the history of human cells, with the future of Niko and Shigeru at stake, is about to begin!
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-12-13
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11 Rebels
2024-11-01
11 Rebels
Overview: Set in the mid-19th century, this period action film centers on 11 prisoners who are ordered to defend a fortress from the government’s army so their past crimes will be forgiven.
Genres: Action Drama History Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-11-01
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小林聡美NIGHT SPECTACLES チャッピー小林と東京ツタンカーメンズ
2024-04-06
小林聡美NIGHT SPECTACLES チャッピー小林と東京ツタンカーメンズ
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-04-06
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Helen the Baby Fox
2006-03-18
Helen the Baby Fox
Overview: A young boy named Taichi Ogawara finds a fox cub on the side of the road and takes it home as a pet. He discovers it is blind, deaf, and mute. Because of this, he names it Helen, after Helen Keller.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-03-18
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Birds Without Names
2017-10-28
Birds Without Names
Overview: An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.
Genres: Mystery Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-10-28
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LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
2018-10-12
LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
Overview: Sin is a rock star. He has an amazingly loud voice with a range of four octaves. His secret is that he has created his voice through a method of vocal cord doping. His voice is now teetering on the edge, due to side effects from the vocal cord doping. Around this time, Sin meets Fūka, who is a street musician. When Fūka sings, her voice is so small. Due to Fūka, Sin looks back upon his past.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-10-12
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Shomuni
1998-11-28
Shomuni
Overview: Based on the comic by Hiroyuki Yasuda
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-11-28
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
2006-10-28
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Overview: After terminally ill Bussan finally passes away he misses hanging out with his still living friends and decides to return to Kisarazu. In his ghost form however only his most trusted friends can see him, and his meddling in the lives of the living results in the return of Ozzy and a long dead team of American baseball players who drowned off the shores of Kisarazu. It's down to Bussan and the Cats to save the day and restore the town to order, but can Bussan bring himself to say bye-bye once and for all?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-28
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
2003-11-01
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Overview: When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called Kisarazu Cat's Eye. Their funny adventures range from playing gigs to solving a mystery surrounding counterfeit money, but Bussan's impending death is never far away.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-01
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Memories of Mom
2014-07-05
Memories of Mom
Overview: After years of trying, Kyoko and her husband Takehiro are finally pregnant. But their joy at the prospect of becoming parents ends suddenly when they learn Kyoko has stage four cancer. They now must face agonizing decisions that force them to choose between the life of Kyoko or the health of their baby. Adapted from a true story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-07-05
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Double Meaning: Yes or No?
2013-03-01
Double Meaning: Yes or No?
Overview: A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with potentially deadly outcomes.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-03-01
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Sniper
2016-10-02
Sniper
Overview: Detective Ryoko Kozuki receives a demotion after having an affair with a superior. She succeeds in arresting a rapist in an undercover operation that puts her at risk. Her achievement immediately becomes the talk of the precinct, but no one approaches her because of her past. Ryoko is determined to bring criminals to justice. She takes on “The Prime Ministerial Candidate Snipe Case” which took place 15 years earlier.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-10-02
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Yatterman
2009-02-06
Yatterman
Overview: Gan and his girlfriend Ai are mild-mannered toy shop owners by day but, when evil lurks, they transform into superheroes Yatterman 1 & 2. With the help of a dog-shaped robot, Yatterwoof, they take on the Doronbow gang, lead by the sexy Lady Doronjo. Together, they must stop the evil gang from finding the four magical skull pieces that will allow them to control the world!
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-02-06
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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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My Grandma
2008-12-06
My Grandma
Overview: Home-design sales representative Tomohiro lives with his wife and their son. As his job involves houses, it is his motto to take great care of the family who live in the house. However, he has been working so hard that he has forgotten to cherish his own family. When he looks after a client who wants to leave her father-in-law in a nursing home, it reminds him of his grandmother whom he loved so much. Father's death, grandmother's struggle with disease, and home care - those were grueling times, but the memories have become invaluable for Tomohiro. He realizes his family is the most precious thing of all. On a day off, he and his family decide to visit his mother who lives alone in their old hometown.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-06
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After Life
1999-04-17
After Life
Overview: On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-04-17
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MOTHER
2020-07-03
MOTHER
Overview: Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-07-03
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The Labor Cop
2002-04-27
The Labor Cop
Overview: Due to the effect of the prolonged great depression, finally even the police have to introduce a part-time job system for its employees. Although his main job is a steeplejack, one man is also employed as a day-laborer detective. He spends his days waiting for an incident to occur so he will be called in to investigate. On the other hand, Yasu is not only a graduate of The University of Tokyo with a successful IT business, he is also member of the Nagasaka yakuza clan. Moreover, he is a favorite of the clan leader.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-04-27
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Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
2009-08-22
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
Overview: Taishi lives with his father Kazushi. His mother left home when Taishi was very young and he barely has any memories of her. He believes that his mother left home to study in Paris. His favorite moments come once a week when he receives a letter from his mother. But one day, during Taishi's summer vacation, he learns that his mother isn't in Paris but in Shodoshima, Japan. Taishi then decides to take his pet dog with him and bicycle from his hometown of Yokohama all the way to Shodoshima. On his 500 kilometers trip to Shodoshima, Taishi meets various peoples and touches their hearts, while leaving behind small miracles. What Taishi doesn't know about his mother is that she suffers from memory loss and that's why she lives apart from her family. Taishi's father Kazushi soon learns that his son has left for Shodoshima and he sets out to find his son.
Genres: Drama Family Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-08-22
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Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2015-11-28
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
Overview: "Box" Shuko Yoshino (played by Yuko Takeuchi), a researcher at a medical university, was suddenly hit in the head while working. When she woke up, she found herself locked in a sealed metal box. Ryota Murakami (played by Satoshi His Wife), a single office worker in "Glasses Bring Happiness", accidentally received a smart glasses. With the help of the glasses, he began to interact with the beautiful woman. Ayumu Miura (played by Mizuki Yamamoto); "Fierce House" Yukiko (Played by Miki Nakatani) Moved into a new house with her daughter Zhuli, but there seemed to be a terrible grudge living here; Hatsuno (played by Takashi Abe), the head of the financing department of "×", accidentally found a × on his forehead, but the people around him couldn't see it at all. Shotaro (played by Shinnosuke Manjima) is experiencing a difficult moment in life. When he was pushed to the extreme, he suddenly told the first lie in the world, and he and his two friends embarked on a magical journey.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-11-28
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The Birth of Unicorn Ryuji
2004-11-26
The Birth of Unicorn Ryuji
Overview: The back-story of Unicorn Ryuji from 'Kamikaze Girls'
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-11-26
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Switch
2020-06-21
Switch
Overview: Prosecutor Komazuki Nao from the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office’s Minato Mirai branch and lawyer Tsutaya Madoka (Matsu Takako) from the law firm Yokohama Gold dated for seven years since the time they were in school. Even after they broke up, they have continued to be hopelessly linked to each other.
Genres: Crime Romance Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-06-21
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Nuigulumar Z
2014-01-25
Nuigulumar Z
Overview: A gothic lolita merges with a teddy bear to fight zombies and save the world.
Genres: Horror Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-01-25
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Double Meaning
2011-09-23
Double Meaning
Overview: A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' Just as a girl asks the team for help finding her missing father, a man calls to say he has four hostages and makes a cryptic request.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-09-23
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Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
2015-09-15
Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
Overview: Akira Mochizuki survived a kidnapping as a child. Now, she's a detective, and there are signs that the kidnapper may be back again after 20 years.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-09-15
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Unfair: Code Breaking
2006-10-03
Unfair: Code Breaking
Overview:
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-03
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Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001-04-18
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
Overview: 2001 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-04-18
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fukusuke
2024-07-09
fukusuke
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-07-09
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fukusuke
2012-08-15
fukusuke
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-08-15
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