Yoshiaki Umegaki
Also Known As: Umegaki Yoshiaki, 梅垣 義明, うめがき よしあき
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 12, 1959
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Gender: Male
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Tokyo Godfathers
Overview: On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Genres: Animation Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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Salaryman Senka
Overview: Based on the manga by Sadao Jouji which has been running in the magazine Shukan Gendai since 1969.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-23
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Weather Woman
Overview: Keiko, a young, newly hired weather woman, is eager to give her channel's flagging ratings a boost. She decides a panty shot might do the trick, so during her forecast she lifts her skirt, thereby capturing the attention and the hearts of viewers. Keiko's stunt creates such a stir of excitement over the weather report that viewers begin religiously turning in to see what she'll do next. However, this showboating routine earns the ire of Kaori, the beautiful and ambitious daughter of JTV's chairman. Jealous of her success and aching to take over the weather report, Kaori is willing to do just about anything to get what she wants.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-08-16
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Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
Overview: Based on the long running manga of the same name by Sadao Shouji.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-12-28
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Juskiss
Overview: Space Investigator Justy arrives on Earth in pursuit of a dangerous bio-weapon, Debora, which has the ability to attach to living things and to control their consciousness and pass on to others through bodily contact. The only way to capture Debora is with a kiss, so Justy commandeers the body of a young man, Masayoshi, and has him kiss any person she suspects of being possessed by Debora.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-09-01
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20th Century Nostalgia
Overview: A young student believes that the spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time, taking over his body to infiltrate and study humanity in order to find the reasons why our civilization is doomed to future destruction. He replicates the spirit of another alien in a girl that he meets, and together they use their video cameras to document modern urban Japanese society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-07-26
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 1
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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That's the Way!
Overview: A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-04-30
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The King of Minami: The Special Movie
Overview: When aspiring businessman Chiwaki borrows money from the LA mafia and flees to Japan to escape his debt, he soon finds himself being chased throughout Osaka by the local yakuza and a mafia loan shark. Chiwaki plans to get out of debt by investing in a high-end beauty salon, with a loan from Ginjiro Manda. Soon, Chiwaki finds himself pursued by Manda as well, who is willing to go up against the mafia to get his money back.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-07-01
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The Cycling Genius Is Coming!
Overview: Teru (Yuya Endo) has been brought up in a hill town and spent his childhood conquering the slopes on his bicycle. Being a cycling fanatic, who resents defeat, he joins Kamegaoka High School, which used to boast a powerful cycling club. There he meets Hatomura (Yuichi Nakamura), an ace of the club who wants to turn around the club which has deteriorated to the point of dissolution, and Yuta (Hiroki Suzuki), an aloof cycling genius with unshaken confidence in his speed who does not allow others to follow him. Meeting a rival that is faster than him for the first time, Teru joins the club in order to challenge them. His only interest, however, is his own cycling speed. Joining the club teaches Teru the importance of teamwork to support the lead cyclist and to place priority on the victory of the team. --AsianWiki
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-06
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The King of Minami: Theatrical Movie 1
Overview: #4 in the King of Minami series, featuring two stories from the manga. In "High Interest Marriage," Manda helps a woman pull a reverse marital fraud on the man who took advantage of her. Then, in "Ten Million Yen Woman," a man agrees to pay 10 million yen for a one night stand, but ends up seeking Manda's help to avoid paying his debt.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-06-26
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A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
Overview: Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of interesting people, including friendly truck driver Sumire and a mysterious mountaineer girl.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-11
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The King of Minami: Lovers Contract
Overview: #8 in the series, after "Lady Loan Shark."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-07-30
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The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator
Overview: #5 in the King of Minami series and the second film to be released theatrically. Manda's original apprentice, Ryuichi, resurfaces after being targeted by the yakuza in Kobe. Meanwhile, Manda hounds a factory owner named Yanagida for his interest payments, only to discover that he's only one of many victims of the evil liquidator Gennai, who profits off of other companies' bankruptcy.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-06-26
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The King of Minami: Bankruptcy Takeover
Overview: #9 in the series, after "Lovers Contract."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-09-10
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 5
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 2
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 4
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 3
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Unification of Japan Gaiden: Yamazaki Family - Joji and His Merry Friends
Overview: One day, when Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) go to the office, they see cute animals. When They ask Ishizawa (Hiroto Honda) and Yamamura (Kenta Kawasaki) about the situation, they learned that a drunk Joji (Takashi Kitashiro) had bought it for them.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-06-25
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Unification of Japan 63
Overview: Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya), Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), and others drive the Seagull Church to ruin. After settling the matter, Himuro decides to return to Kobe with Joji (Takashi Kitashiro). Together with Tamura, who had been left behind, Himuro began to feel that Kobe was like his home. These thoughts brought back memories of Himuro and Tamura's past, when they were quick-tempered thugs running wild in Yokohama.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-07-25
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Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess
Overview: Saeko Machida is a high school girl with a crush on a boy in her class named Yuichi Kimijima. Becoming obsessed with him, she tries to gain his attention and win his affections, but there's no such luck. One day, she meets a strange man at a flea-market who gives her a red liquid, telling her that if she splashes it on Yuichi, her wish will become true. She acquiring the liquid, certain that the liquid will cause Yuuichi to love her. Saeko finally gets the courage to confess her love to Yuichi, but he rejects her. Disappointed, she splashes the liquid on Yuichi, but that liquid actually causes him to shrink about three inches in height.
Genres: Drama Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-09-13
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Forever with You
Overview: In a room with only a bed, Shizumi's left hand was somehow fixed to the bed by handcuffs and chains. "Who is this man?", "Why am I sleeping like this?" Shizumi who woke up with a terrible headache started to recall the memory from last light...
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-02-24
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Evil Dream
Overview: The bus driver Nakatsuka Yukihiko saw in his dream the sexual fantasies involving one of his regular female passengers - Noriko Otomo. On the other hand, she sees the same dreams.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-04-28
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Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors
Overview: The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who didn't have any troubles. Kawagishi worked for a company in Kofu City in Yamanashi, leaving behind his wife and daughter on Awaji Island in Hyogo. He seems to have started working as a laborer 3 years ago, having fallen on hard times when the company went bankrupt. Saeko Kawamura, Ushio's reporter friend, calls him wanting to talk about the case. According to Saeko, Kawagishi was one of the survivors of the "bus hijack arson case" that happened three years ago. In the bus hijack arson case, a man who was hallucinating under the influence of dangerous drugs set fire to an intercity bus going to Shinjuku and departing from Kofu Station...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-09
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Biohazard: The Stage
Overview: A bioterrorism incident occurs at a university in Western Australia. Chris and Piers from BSAA's anti-bioterrorism unit head to the scene to investigate, and they cooperate with former S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca, who is teaching at the university. On the scene, they meet a mysterious young man named Tyler Howard…
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-10-22
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Athlete
Overview: Kōhei is a former competitive swimmer who lives an ordinary life with his wife and high school daughter. One day, his wife suddenly asks him for a divorce. He then has a fateful encounter in Tokyo’s gay district, Shinjuku Ni-chōme, with a beautiful boy named Yūtaka. Yūtaka dreams of becoming an animator while working as an online chat boy. At the same time, he is struggling to tell his father that he is gay. They are both confused but eventually become attracted to each other. Then, they have sex. One day they make love, and the next day they hurt each other. Through these emotional ups and downs, their relationship grows deeper and deeper.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-08-03
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Extremely Wild Genuine Sex: Night of the Perverts
Overview: What did a man who had his wife stolen by his mistress and his girlfriend violated see in this hell on earth? A feast of lust unfolds every night like a nightmare in Kabukicho, a city without night... A mysterious and gruesome live show!
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-01
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Free and Easy 18
Overview: Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-08
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Arietta
Overview: A young widow becomes an SM call girl to pay off the debts accumulated by her yakuza husband. She's a depressed woman, merely going through the motions of existence, subjected to every cruel whim concocted by her clients. She's dedicated to the misery - even finding comfort in it - stumbling through life like a zombie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-07-29
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Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Overview: A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-07-12
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The Towers of Musahino Line
Overview: Miharu Tamaki is about to move to Nagasaki due to his parents' divorce. As his final summer vacation in Tokyo draws to a close, he is drawn to an inscription on a high voltage tower reading "Musashino Line Tower 75". With his friend, he resolves to find Tower 1.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-06-28
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Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
Overview: A doctor conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish!
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-09-10
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The King of Minami: Lady Loan Shark
Overview: #7 in the King of Minami series, following "Tactical Debt."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-06-10
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The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues
Overview: #25 in the King of Minami series. A trans dancer named Rio is in debt to Manda after trying to finance a trip to the US for gender reassignment surgery, still illegal in Japan. The owner of a prestigious nightclub recruits her, introduces her to a doctor in Osaka who performs the illicit surgery and even agrees to foot the bill. But when the club owner turns out to have ulterior motives, Rio turns to Manda for help.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-11-27
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The King of Minami 17
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-05-11
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A Class to Remember II
Overview: The story follows the teacher and students of the Ryubetsu Handicapped High School.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-10-19
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