Tomoko Mariya
Also Known As: 毬谷 友子, まりや ともこ, 마리야 도모코
Biography: Tomoko Mariya (毬谷 友子, Mariya Tomoko, March 25, 1960) is a Japanese actress, singer, writer, and lecturer at Musashino Art University. Her real name is Tomoko Yashiro (矢代 友子, Yashiro Tomoko) and her nickname is Ton-chan (とんちゃん). She is from Minato, Tokyo. Previously affiliated with J.Clip, she is now freelance.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Minato, Tokyo, Japan
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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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Tokyo Heaven
Overview: A pampered young model is killed in a traffic accident. Given the chance to return to earth, she becomes involved with the advertising executive who is trying to cover up her death. A blend of fantasy and trenchant realism in which Somai uses the ethereal glow of advertising images to comment on the transience of life.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-06-09
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Hibi Rock
Overview: Young rocker Takuro meets pop star Saki at one of his band's shows. When she asks him to write a song for her, their views on life and music collide.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-11-22
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Talk to the Dead
Overview: Having lost her beloved father at an early age, Yuri lives with her mother and younger brother. Yuri's mother meets a new man, but they are deeply in debt and forced to leave their home. Yuri is then forced to take a job as a call girl to support her brother. One day Yuri's brother becomes ill but since Yuri has to work, she unwillingly leaves him at home. When she returns, she finds him dead in the bathtub. Her heart is scarred with regret and she suffers with a pain that will never go away. After some time has passed, Mayu, a colleague of Yuri's, tells her about a mysterious mobile app that is rumored to enable its user to talk to the dead. Yet, it comes with a warning: Never reply if the dead soul says, "I want to see you." Because she blames herself for her brother's death and will do anything to tell him how sorry she is, Yuri downloads the app and reaches out to her dead brother. Meanwhile, the app's users begin to die.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-08-02
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A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
Overview: A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-03-26
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Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
Overview: Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-09
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Paradise of Paradise
Overview: A composer who can no longer compose music is led back to the past by his mother's voice. As a boy in the past, he encounters various characters, including a wild samurai and a king of the mountain forests, and arrives at the Paradise of Paradises.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-05-08
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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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A Flower Aflame
Overview: When Sonoko enters a traditional Japanese arranged marriage with Amamiya facilitated by her parents the resulting union is loveless including the functional and goal-oriented sex. When the husband and wife move for his work she falls for her husband's boss and takes on the role of a betrayer.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-08-06
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Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
Overview: In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.
Genres: Drama Romance History Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-05-29
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Umi de no hanashi
Overview: Kaede's life is changed when she discovers that she is the product of her father's affair. She tries to confide in Dr. Nishijima, a lecturer that she has feelings for.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-12-16
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