Toshie Kobayashi
Also Known As: 小林トシエ
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 27, 1942
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Sleeping Man
Overview: Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-03
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A Paucity of Flying Dreams
Overview: A man in hospital has a weird and sexy conversation with a woman in the next bed, whom he cannot see. He later discovers she is in her sixties. They meet several more times and, each time, she is younger.
Genres: Romance Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-11-17
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For Kayako
Overview: A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Im, a Korean.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-11-10
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Demon Pond
Overview: When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-10-20
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Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Overview: Asian Blue focuses on Koreans brought to Japan to work in forced-labor brigades during World War II
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-02
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The Girl I Abandoned
Overview: Tsutomu Yoshioka, a Tokyo office worker, is engaged to Mariko, the niece of his company's president. But Yoshioka has a crisis of consence when he remembers his former love Mitsu, a rural girl whom he met and later left while in college. Shimako, a former friend, persuades Yoshioka to meet with Mitsu while she plots to blackmail Yoshioka by photographing the meeting to break up Mariko and Yoshioka.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-09-03
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北の国から 記憶 前編
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-08-23
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One Missed Call 2
Overview: A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost?
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-02-05
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Lost in the Wilderness
Overview: The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1970, Uemura also accomplished several "firsts". He was the first man to reach the North Pole solo, climb Denali solo, and float down the Amazon river solo. In the film, Uemura returns to Tokyo after a stint in Siorapaluk in Northern Greenland. In Tokyo, he reconnects with an old friend and, over coffee, shares his life story - from his days as a college dropout to his successful expedition to the top of Everest.
Genres: Adventure History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-06-07
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Nuclear Gypsies
Overview: Barbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an area whose inhabitants are mainly from Okinawa. Upon her return, Barbara faces problems beyond her control. Her brother and two friends take one of their teachers hostage to extort money to go on a school trip. Miyazato, the man who loves Barbara is there, but not Aiko, her best friend. Miyazato, a yakuza and manager in a nuclear power plant has forced Aiko into prostitution for the workers of the plant. Barbara plans to help her escape from this hell. Aiko has been sent to Mihama. Without even thinking for a moment, Barbara decided to go see her friend.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-05-05
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Memories of You
Overview: University student Akira meets the lovely 14-year-old Yumi, whom he had tutored years ago. Her mother is told by her doctor that the schoolgirl has leukaemia and has only 6 months to live.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-03-05
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The Black House
Overview: A meek agent at the Showa Life Insurance company receives a phone call from a customer who says that she's planning to commit suicide and wants to know if her policy will pay out. Concerned about her safety, the agent visits her house only to find that her young son has hanged himself. As he investigates further, more and more people connected with this family start having "accidents," and if he's not careful, he might be next.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-11-13
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The Outer Way
Overview: The cop Himuro is picked as scapegoat by his superiors because of their own involvement in sokaiya gangster practices.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-06-05
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The Island of Cats
Overview: Daikichi is a 70-year-old man and lives on a small island. Since his wife died, he has lived with his cat Tama. Daikichi was born and raised on the small island and enjoys relaxing days with his childhood friends including Iwao and his cat Tama. Daikichi has a son Tsuyoshi who lives in Tokyo. Tsuyoshi worries a bit about his father living alone on the island, but Daikichi is content with his life. After his close friend passes away, Daikichi worries about his physical condition. His daily life begins to change. Based on manga series "Neko to Jiichan"
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-22
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The First Catch
Overview: Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-12-27
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The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
Overview: Youth suspense movie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-12-11
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Heaven Sent
Overview: Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves behind a six-year-old child at their door, claiming that Shinsaku—or four other men—is the child's father! Sayoko and Shinsaku set out on a journey to find the real father.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-12-28
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The Story of Pure Love
Overview: Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-15
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The Gate of Youth
Overview: Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-02-15
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A Sandcastle Model Family Home
Overview: An opportune salaryman moves his family into a model mansion for 12 months; unfortunately, they must allow prospective buyers to trek through their home during business hours.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-09-15
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Keiho
Overview: The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however, reveals the crime was a well-planned statement against the section of Japan's criminal code granting diminished responsibility to the mentally impaired.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-02-17
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Umineko - Inseparable
Overview: The shock of her fiance's sudden dissolution of their relationship causes university student, Miki, to lose her voice. While recuperating in a hospital in her hometown of Hakodate, she learns of the tragic life of her deceased mother, Kaoru, from her grandmother.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-11-13
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