Daichi Watanabe
Also Known As: 와타나베 다이치
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: August 08, 1990
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Ribbon
Overview: The year is 2020, the middle of the corona crisis. Art student Itsuka has her graduation exhibition canceled and must take home the piece which she had been working on for a year. In a whirlpool of emotions she clashes with her worried parents, her little sister overreacts to the virus and even her usually calm friend Hirai starts to build up frustration. In the middle of all that, she re-unites with Tanaka, who gave her the opportunity to absorb herself in painting, clashes with Hirai over their true feelings and tries to face her own future.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-02-25
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My Sweet Grappa Remedies
Overview: Yasuko Matsuyuki heads the cast of this drama about a 40-something woman who is happy with her single life but nevertheless starts dating a man who is 24 years her junior.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-12-04
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Noise
Overview: Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) begins to produce black fig on Shishikari Island. Because of his well received product, the island is close to receiving a 5 billion yen grant from the government, which is part of the goverment's policy to reinvigorate rural economy. The residents of the island are excited, but their peaceful days changes by the appearance of Mutsuo Komisaka. Keita Izumi and his friends Jun Tanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama) and Rookie Police Officer Shinichiro Moriya are suspicious about him. One night, Keita Izumi's daughter goes missing. Due to that, Keita Izumi, Jun Tanabe and Shinichiro Moriya happen to kill Mutsuo Komisaka. They decide to hide Mutsuo Komisaka’s murder to protect the future of the island and their families. It turns out Mutsuo Komisaka was a psycho killer. Police officers come to Shishikari Island to catch Mutsuo Komisaka.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-01-27
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Homestay
Overview: Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is "lucky" and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Makoto Kobayashi, who just died, and needs to figure out the cause of his death.
Genres: Drama Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-02-11
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Oh, My Buddha!
Overview: Based on the semibiographical novel by Jun Miura, Oh My Buddha is the classic summer coming-of-age story that is burned to a crisp with teenage angst, youthful dreams and that warm sense of folk zeitgeist of the 70s. The narrator is a first-year student at an all-boys Buddhist school. Jaded by his dull, ordinary life, he longs for the type of creative, liberal and forward life his idol Bob Dylan leads, writing rock songs alone in his room, imitating his hero's signature croon, until one day he got invited on an island trip of sexual liberation with his fellow liberal friend.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-08-15
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(Ab)normal Desire
Overview: Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai's prize-winning novel. A sensitive drama about the aberrant in a society without regard for diversity, the story unites characters trying to hide abnormalities: a prosecutor who is worried that his pubescent son is a shut-in, an introverted saleswoman with a peculiar habit, and a student tortured by feelings she can’t express. In a world fill with abnormalities, what if it’s actually normal to be abnormal?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-10
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Three☆Points
Overview: Three stories, depicted in three different styles, unfold in three locations: "Kyoto", a lyrical improvised drama based on documentar y footage following local rappers, which is blended with fiction; "Okinawa", a documentary about intriguing characters who Yamamoto met by chance; and " Tokyo", an otherworldly love story about a man dealing with loss who drifts through life, and a woman who pretends to be his deceased wife.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-05-14
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A Sky Too Far to See
Overview: Ken directs his graduation film "Koko ni Iru Dake" with his colleagues. The movie will be his last film as a student. While shooting the movie, Ken has conflicts with lead actress Risa. On the last day of their filming, their final scene is delayed due to rain. The day before filming resumes, Risa dies in an accident. One year later, Ken's graduation film sits unfinished. Then, Kenspots a woman who looks identical to Risa who turns out to be her twin sister Yoko. Ken then decides to shoot the final scene with Yoko in place of Risa, but, once again, things don't go according to plan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-06-11
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Ramen Samurai
Overview: Hikari (Dai Watanabe) receives news that his father passed away. Hikari decides to take over his father's ramen shop. To do so, Hikari quits his job at a design company and goes back to his home town of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. Now, taking over his father's shop Hikari has problems recreating his father's recipe. Hikari thinks back to when he was a child and how his father believed Hikari never used his imagination. Hikari relies on his memory in attempt to recreate his father's recipe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-22
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Ichiko
Overview: On August 12, 2015, Hasegawa proposed to Ichiko. Ichiko is moved by Hasegawa's proposal and sheds tears, but the next day, she suddenly leaves home, seemingly shocked after seeing the TV news. Where did Ichiko go? Hasegawa reports the disappearance to the police, and the detective in charge of the investigation tells an unexpected story.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-12-08
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I am a Monk
Overview: After the death of his grandfather, Koen Shirakawa (Atsushi Ito) quits his job at a bookstore and goes to a temple to become a monk.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-10-24
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Starry Night
Overview: Sakurai, who recently started working at a real estate agency, is diligent and serious about his job, but he's not very efficient and struggles to close deals. Today, he was once again dragged around by a rocker client, Taguchi, for property viewings, but couldn't get a decision, leaving him feeling down. That night, he falls in love at first sight with a woman who was gazing off from the balcony of a condominium...
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-12-10
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Adult Drop
Overview: Hajime asks his friend Yoshi to set him up with his classmate Ann. Yoshi tries to do this for Hajime, but this just upsets Ann. Yoshi's relationship with Ann is now awkward. Yoshi doesn't know exactly why, but Ann becomes absent from school frequently. One day, during their summer vacation, Yoshi hears that Ann has dropped out of school.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-04-04
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Abareru, onna
Overview: Having played the role of a model prisoner, Kyoko is finally released on parole. She is greeted by Tomohiro, a man requested by Kyoko's boyfriend. Once she gets in the car, her appetite, sexual desire, and all other desires begin to blossom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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Tremble All You Want
Overview: Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls "the One" since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even considering another candidate for boyfriend until an office colleague asks her out.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-23
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Asako I & II
Overview: Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-01
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It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up
Overview: The first-person protagonist is a 27-year-old freelance writer who returns to her hometown from Tokyo, and she gets together with high school friend Satsuki and cameraman Suga to see Shiina, who they all admired in high school. Along the way, vivid memories from high school replay in the protagonist's mind.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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Until I Become A Father
Overview: In Sapporo, college student Watanabe Sachi approaches her band leader boyfriend Takumi with the news that she is pregnant. Finding it difficult to deal with the fallout, the couple decide to leave Sapporo for the port city of Hakodate instead. Soon, however, they are separated and Sachi has to make a difficult decision about her baby on Christmas Eve. Her decision will ultimately involve Iwadate Shuichi and his wife Mizue, an older couple who still mourn the loss of their own child.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-03-02
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Gangoose
Overview: Saike, Kazuki, and Takeo were abused by their respective parents and did not go to school. They stayed together at a youth detention center. To survive, these three young men commit robbery and burglary against criminal groups. (AsianWiki)
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-11-23
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Cocoa
Overview: Cocoa is the first work written by 14-year-old Sumire Suzuki, the youngest ever winner of the "Fuji TV Young Scenario Grand Prize." It is a story of three high school girls, each evoking bittersweet memories that everyone has experienced, while also providing hope to continue living.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-01-04
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Have a Song on Your Lips
Overview: Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the members of the chorus members an assignment. She instructs them to write a letter with the title of “To myself 15 years later.” The 15-year-old boys and girls write about their secrets and worries.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-02-28
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Blue Hour
Overview: Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a 30-year-old TV commercial director returns to her countryside home in the company of a free-spirited friend. In a bittersweet reunion with an alienated family, her childhood memories of freedom and yearnings creep in the dreamlike blue hour, transcending into a lyricism of self-realization – at once whimsical, agonizing and yet hopeful.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-03-28
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The Witness
Overview: Natsume Hamanaka was a police rookie with a promising future until she was in a car crash that killed her brother and took her eyesight. Three years later, she gets around with her seeing-eye dog Pal, but she’s unable to get over her regret and devastation.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-09-20
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My Retirement, My Life
Overview: Michitaro Sano’s wife passed away 18 years ago. Since her death, he has lived with his daughter Yumiko at their home. Now, Michitaro retires from his work. Yumiko though tells him to start doing housework. Michitaro is also surprised to learn that Yumiko has a boyfriend and is considering marriage. Michitaro is unsure how to handle his sudden abundance of free time. He then attends a local radio calisthenics group session.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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Mio on the Shore
Overview: Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. Mio moves to Tokyo and lives with her father’s best friend, Kyosuke. He runs a public bath. She begins to work at the public bath, but it is scheduled to be demolished to make way for redevelopment.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-15
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Gift of Fire
Overview: Towards the end of WWII, the Navy gave the Kyoto University's physics lab the secret of a bomb that makes use of nuclear fission energy. While doing research to save Japan, the researchers there wonder if they should promote the development of weapons as scientists. Research enthusiast Ishimura Osamu tries to experiment purely but is at the mercy of the time period. His brother, Hiroyuki, also has to face the truth of the war. Asakura Setsu wants only to talk about the future. A story based on historical facts about youth during the tragedy of war.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-08-06
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My Favorite Girl
Overview: Kato, a scriptwriter, is in love with Miho—but he can never manage to muster up enough courage to make the relationship anything more than a platonic friendship. Seemingly oblivious to Kato's feelings for her, Miho is always calling him up and spilling her guts about her own love problems. She's in love with someone else, it turns out, but Kato swallows his pride—hearing about it all is almost too much to bear, but he wants to be with Miho as much as he can.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-08-14
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The World of Kanako
Overview: When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-07-04
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An Artist of the Floating World
Overview: In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WWII.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-03-30
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The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-06-17
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What She Likes
Overview: An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However, Jun is also seeing Makoto, but fails to tell Sae about his male lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-11-27
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Yukiko a.k.a
Overview: Yukiko, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Tokyo, struggles with student communication and personal insecurities. Overlooked in the “Favorite Teacher Ranking” and uneasy about her boyfriend’s marriage hints, she finds solace in hip-hop. Yet, in her first rap battle, she is completely overwhelmed by her opponent. This story follows Yukiko’s journey to discover the meaning of living authentically.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-01
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