Akiko Kikuchi
Also Known As: 菊池 亜希子
Biography: Akiko Kikuchi is a fashion model and actress from Oonocho, Japan.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Oono, Gifu, Japan
Birthday: August 26, 1982
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Gender: Female
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Fa no tofu
Overview: This drama depicts the turbulent daily life of the heroine, who works in the family's tofu shop, and her father and daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-06-11
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Tamagotchi: The Movie
Overview: On Tamagotchi Planet, Mametchi has just finished his new creation. But on its first trial run, Kuchipatchi manages to throw the machine's aim off course, which results in a child from Earth, Tampopo, being transported to the Tamagotchi Planet.
Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-12-15
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Otona Najimi
Overview: Aoyama Haru and Kagaya Kaede have been friends since they were 4 years old, when they began living next door to each other. They are now 24-years-old and still live in the same apartments. Kaede has held feelings for Haru for the past 20 years, but Haru doesn’t seem to realize her feelings for him. She talks about this situation with her childhood friends Iori and Mio and decides to give up on her feelings for Haru. But, it's not easy for Kaede to disconnect her feelings for him. Meanwhile, Iori has liked Kaede since he was an elementary school student. He approaches her. Seeing this, Haru becomes disturbed. In fact, Haru made a promise with Kaede’s late mother and he is honoring it.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-05-12
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Yodaka's Star
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-22
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Chronicle of My Mother
Overview: Best-selling novelist Kosaku Igami has made a career out of using his family as fodder for his novels, much to their dismay. When his mother, the spirited family matriarch, is diagnosed with dementia, Igami must come to terms with the toll his own behavior has taken on his increasingly distant family and resolve his own long-simmering resentments. Evocative of classic Ozu, this gorgeously wrought epic family portrait explores the tenderness and trappings of familial bonds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-04-28
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Midnight Diner
Overview: A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-11-01
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Detective Story
Overview: A detective and a businessman search for a serial killer who removes people's organs.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-29
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There Is No Lid on the Sea
Overview: Mari is exhausted by life in the city and opens up a shop selling snow cones in the small town of Nishiizu where she grew up. The simple flavors of her cold desserts soothe the emotional wounds of her customers and Mari comes to terms with herself by spending time with a young woman with a scarred face.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-07-18
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Japanese Girls Never Die
Overview: While a gang of high school girls randomly beats lone men at night, the photo of a young woman who has been declared missing is used to design a template which is painted on each wall of a small suburban town.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-12-03
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Route 42
Overview: Tatsuya and Yoko promised to marry, but Yoko then died in a car accident. Tatsuya quit his job and spends his days thinking about suicide. One day, Tatsuya meets Yuri Takahashi, who looks exactly like Yoko. They then go on a road trip.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-21
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The Days of Morisaki Bookstore
Overview: After learning her boyfriend and colleague was already in a relationship and about to marry another colleague, Takako quits her job and falls into a slump. Her uncle, Satoru, offers her a job and room in his used bookstore in Jinbocho. Despite her initial lack of interest, Takako is slowly drawn into the world of books through contact with the customers who frequent the store.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-23
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Good Stripes
Overview: Midori Mantani and Masao Minamisawa are both 28-years-old. They have dated for 4 years, but their relationship seems to be just going through the motions. They think about breaking up. At that time, Midori becomes pregnant. Midori and Masao decide to marry. While preparing for their wedding, they become more familiar with each other's background. Midori Mantani grew up with parents who ran an iron factory in a provincial city that didn't offer much in terms of culture. Unlike Midori, Masao Minamisawa grew up in Tokyo and his family was wealthy. His father worked as a photographer and his mother was a doctor. He now works as a web designer. The couple begin to have a better understanding of each other.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-05-30
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Tokyo-Uso
Overview: A psychology professor at a Tokyo university finds himself drawn to the younger sister of one of his students.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-03-17
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Second Summer, Never See You Again
Overview: Satoshi, who is a high school junior, is doing something against the rules. He is forming a band. Joining him is Rin. They nonetheless perform at the school's cultural festival live in front of their fellow students. There is a mishap and Satoshi travels back in time to the moment when he met Rin.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-09-01
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Torihada: yofukashi no anata ni zotto suru hanashi wo
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-03-29
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Skeleton Flowers
Overview: High school student, Yo, lived with her father, Nao, after her mother, Sachiyo, left the family when she was very young. However, their life together came to an end and they started a new life as a family of four with her father's second marriage partner, Miko, and her stepdaughter, four-year-old Hinata. She confides in Riku, who belongs to the same art club as Yo, about her confusion about this new life. Yo, who has been developing curiosity for her biological mother, Sachiyo, promises to go with Riku to Sachiyo's art exhibition.
Genres: Drama Romance Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-10-15
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Arrogance and Virtue
Overview: The story centers on Kakeru Nishizawa and Mami Sakaniwa, two people who find each other through a dating app, and decide soon after to get engaged. After their engagement, Mami suddenly disappears. In trying to find her, Kakeru must confront a side of Mami's past that he might not have wanted to know.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-09-27
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