Ryuzo Tanaka
Also Known As: 田中 隆三
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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The Cold-Hearted Sea
Overview: A film adaptation of the novel of the same title written by Hiroshi Hatayama (畑山博).
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-11-17
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Bashing
Overview: Yuko is a Japanese girl who was taken hostage in Iraq while volunteering there as an aid worker. Finally released and back in her hometown, Yuko finds herself ostracized as a national disgrace by society that sees her helping a country other than Japan, and the embarrassment of getting captured but not killed, as things of which to be brutally ashamed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-03
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Oar
Overview: Drama about the difficult relationship between a former wrestler, his wife and their adopted children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-01-15
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Black Board
Overview: Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns out to have been murdered by two of his schoolmates, who he had been bullying.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-09-17
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Where Are You?
Overview: A sixteen year old boy, Ryo, experiences the painful ordeal of his mother being hospitalized and then dying. The boy turns to crime, but doesn't find success. He then seeks out his remarried father, but the pain still exists.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-13
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Flic
Overview: Kazuo Murata is a detective who has lost his wife and eventually the meaning of his existence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-22
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My Sons
Overview: Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-10-12
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White Night
Overview: Fate brings a man and woman together in Lyon, France. They fall in love, but time is set to run out on them ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-09-19
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Island of Light
Overview: Hiromi, attends junior high school in Tokyo. The combination of getting bullied on campus and her fathers death causes her to stop attending school. One day she is invited by her online friend, Kenmun, to visit him on Ishigaki Island. Hiromi sets out to meet Kenmun, however, Hiromi has another reason to go to Ishigaki Island. She may be able to see her mother who left when she was a child. Will she be able to find her long lost mother? More importantly, will she be able to find happiness in life?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-24
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Jailbreak Mountains
Overview: Itto, a former detective serving time for murder, learns that his sister has been murdered by someone. He escapes from prison to take revenge on the culprit. Filming support: Chuo Alps Kanko, Toho Airways, Royal Hotel Kawaguchiko. Support: Ishii Sports, mt.dax, Universal Trading, Kyoei Transportation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-01-22
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Twisted Justice
Overview: Starting in 1970s Hokkaido, the film charts the moral descent of Detective Moroboshi over three decades, the young cop quickly gets a bit too cozy with the other side of the law when his senior colleague Murai teaches him the ropes and ruts of the police business. Soon, he swaggers and rants through the streets of Sapporo a lean, mean, sex‐crazy bully, indistinguishable from a yakuza.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-06-25
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Lingering Memories
Overview: One summer day, Tokiko, whose life in Tokyo is going nowhere fast, gets on an overnight bus to the countryside. When she arrives, she meets Yohei, a high school student struggling to deal with the sudden death of a young man who was like a big brother to him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-09-19
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Puzzle
Overview: High school student Azusa jumps off from the rooftop of a school building, but she survives. One month later, the school is taken over by group of people wearing bizarre masks. A pregnant teacher is imprisoned, while the head director of the school and male students disappear. Azusa then finds pieces of a puzzle in an envelope given to her by classmate Shigeo. The puzzle pieces holds the key to solve the case. Azusa chases after Shigeo and she sees something which is unimaginable.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-03-08
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The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Overview: A jewelry broker is killed and a large amount of money is stolen. A female detective from the Metropolitan Police Department transforms into a geisha to catch the criminal.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-10-03
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The Last Days of the World
Overview: The life of a student named Kanou is transformed when a tiny man informs him that Earth will soon be annihilated. Kanou decides to do just as he pleases with the time he has left, leading to strange adventures that could be real -- or just a dream.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-02-18
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Yakuza Ladies 3
Overview: Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-04-08
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Actress
Overview: Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-01-17
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SPINNING KITE
Overview: Jun, Bunji, Kido and Maki spend their days wandering aimlessly in the city of Kisarazu where sense of dread rules the streets while the adults around them desperately wish them to change. One day,they find a kite caught up in electric wires. A coming of age story about wandering days of suburban slackers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-05-18
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Tora-san's Island Encounter
Overview: Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-12-28
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Scars and Codes
Overview: Tachibana Shuji (Kazuki Namioka), leader of the Tachibana-gumi under the Anzai-gumi, is a unique figure—a university graduate turned yakuza. Known as the youngest leader in the Anzai-gumi, he was inspired by Anzai Takashi (Koichi Iwaki), the group's boss, and chose the yakuza path, aiming to be like him. Trouble arises when a thug from the Otsuru Family deals drugs in Anzai-gumi’s territory, violating their rules and sparking conflict. As tensions with the Otsuru Family threaten war, internal rifts form within the Anzai-gumi. Meanwhile, Anzai is set to be released from prison after 13 years, setting the stage for a dramatic showdown.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-01
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Scars and Codes 2
Overview: A drug deal within Anzai-gumi's territory sparks conflict with the Otsuru Family, leading to the death of the group's secretary, Daimura (Toshiyuki Nagashima). Driven by vengeance, the Daimura-gumi is determined to retaliate. Their lieutenant, Kawabe (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), captures and tortures a member of the Otsuru Family, uncovering that the mastermind behind the chaos is Higashio (Eiichi Furui), Anzai-gumi’s underboss. Enraged, Kawabe prepares for revenge. However, war has already begun. Otsuru Family attacks claim the lives of many young Anzai-gumi members. Amidst the bloodshed, Tachibana (Kazuki Namioka) receives crucial words from Boss Anzai (Koichi Iwaki) about what it truly means to live as a yakuza.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-10-01
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月と嘘と殺人
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-02-27
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Ningen no sabaku
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-04-28
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Spring Bell
Overview: Rokuheita Narumi is fascinated by oriental art and works as the director of the Saho Art Museum in Nara. His wife, Noriko, is unable to leave Tokyo, despite his wishes, and the two live separately. Feeling lonely and neglected by her husband, she immerses herself in the depraved life of the city and continues to have a loveless relationship with a doctor, Katsumori. One day, Narumi arrives in Tokyo and learns of Noriko's affair, but he cannot divorce her for the sake of their child, so he devotes himself to his work.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-11-09
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