Ryo
Also Known As: Ryô, 宮田ゆみ子, Yumiko Miyada, 료, Yumiko Miyata, 凉
Biography: Ryô was born on January 17, 1973 in Saitama, Japan. She is an actress and director, known for Alive (2002), Enter the Void (2009) and Azumi (2003).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Saitama, Japan
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八つ墓村
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Genres: Crime Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-10-01
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がん消滅の罠～完全寛解の謎～
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-04-02
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Making of Gemini
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Shin'ya Tsukamoto's film "Gemini".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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All the Long Nights
Overview: Two work colleagues: he suffers from panic attacks, she has extreme PMS. Their company distributes toy planetariums. What may not sound like Ozu Yasujirō is actually precisely that: people are attentive and do each other good, without even realising.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-02-09
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-05
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Jeanne d'Arc
Overview: In 1429, a young woman donned armor and entered the battle, recapturing Orleans, which become had a stronghold for the English. Two years later, a soldier who witnessed her dead, visits King Charles VII of France to report the incident. The young woman's name is Joan of Arc, who had received a divine revelation at the age of 13. What did the voice of God bring Jeanne? Why did she choose to accept death, even she was given the opportunity to live? The unknown nature of Joan of Arc's "life" is now revealed .....
Genres: Fantasy History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-28
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Tobira no muko Rock kashu miyamoto hiroji to iu ikikata
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-04-01
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Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Flower
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-03-08
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Casshern
Overview: Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa - now merged as Eurasia - have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankind's hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name.
Genres: Drama Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-04-24
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Azumi
Overview: In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-05-10
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Scabbard Samurai
Overview: Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-06-11
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The Witch of the West Is Dead
Overview: A 13-year-old girl named Mai refuses to go to school due to her asthma. Her parents send her to to stay with her British grandmother in the countryside. Thinking her grandmother is a witch, Mai asks for witch lessons. Her grandmother plays along, but instead ends up teaching Mai lessons which help her become more responsible and enjoy the simple aspects of life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-06-21
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Bright Future
Overview: Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-01-18
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Elevator to the Gallows
Overview: A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other and that they will do this so they can be together. The woman is in a hotel room with a view of the port. The man is inside of a parked car with a view of the ocean. A man named Colonel appears and hands the man a box with a loaded gun inside. The Colonel states "its a present from the witch". The woman's name is Meiko (Michiko Kichise) and she is the young wife of Takamitsu Temiyako (Takamitsu Temiyako) - president of a large medical corporation. The man in the parked car is Dr. Tokito Takahiko (Hiroshi Abe) an employee of the large medical corporation. This evening, Meiko and Tokito will implement their plan to murder Meiko's husband and frame his death as a suicide.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-10-09
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Distance
Overview: On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-05-26
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Alive
Overview: Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject himself to their bizarre and dangerous experiments.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-06-21
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Jellyfish
Overview: Based on 16-year-old writer Sarie Hinakura’s award winning story Jellyfish is centered around two adolescent girls disconnected from their immediate environment of school and mates. They first get together while staring into a jellyfish tank at a local aquarium. The relationship that ensues eventually faces tension from the divergent personalities of the two protagonists, one of whom explores a heterosexual relationship with a fellow student. Jealousy and the wrath of a lover spurned are inevitable spillovers.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-08-31
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Welcome to the Quiet Room
Overview: 28 year old freelance writer Sakura Asuka wakes up tied in a white room. The white room is a protected room located in an isolated ward of a psychiatric hospital. Sakura first became unconscious because of heavy alcohol use and a druge overdose. She’s confined in the single room because of her high risk of committing suicide. Sakura tried to talk to the nurses and doctors but they didn’t listen to her. Under the circumstances another patient Miki, who suffers from an eating disorder, leads her to understand the unknown world. But, Sakura is looking for the way to get back to the real world as soon as possible.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-10-20
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Rock'n'Roll Mishin
Overview: A bored salaryman quits his mundane job to help an old friend start an indie clothing label.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-09-28
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Harmful Insect
Overview: 13-year-old Sachiko is about to encounter the most difficult moments in her young life. Her father abandons her and her mother attempts to commit suicide by slashing her wrist. Her teacher, whom she relies on heavily, leaves for northern Japan to take another job. Other students start to gossip about Sachiko and her former teacher. Sachiko then drops out of school and attempts to find herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-03-16
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Goemon
Overview: Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-03-17
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Walking With The Dog
Overview: Dumped by a bored pet owner, a mixed-breed mutt ends up with three time loser Yasuyuki, who's loveless, homeless and jobless. Yasuyuki finds solace in the dog, whom he calls Tamura, and uses it to mend fences with his ex, who's distracted by her mother's debilitating illness. A trip to a hospital reveals Tamura's ability to comfort dying patients, leading to dog and master attending the real-life Japanese Therapy Dogs training school.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-04-27
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Gemini
Overview: When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-09-15
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Canary
Overview: Two children, each abandoned by their families, come together in the wake of the Sarin gas attack in Tokyo. Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-03-12
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In a Corner of This World
Overview: The award-winning story of Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni follows a bride named Suzu Urano as she moves to her new life in Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination. Keisuke Koide plays Shūsaku Hōjō, a naval officer who proposed to Suzu after one childhood meeting. - Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-08-05
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Circumstances
Overview: Youko and Harumi have been friends since youth as their life circumstances were similar. Youko ends up marrying a politician and publishes a successful picture book basen on Harumi's life, when her son suddenly gets abducted.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-12-03
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犬神家の一族
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Genres: TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-12-24
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Lizard
Overview: Ryo reads a short story written by Banana Yoshimoto.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-08-05
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The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
Overview: In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who get involved in misadventures while on set.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-09
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Black Lizard
Overview: Set in the future where it is commonplace for high tech crimes to get through cyber defense, Iwase Shobei, a wealthy man and well-known collector of gems, asks private investigator Akechi Kogoro to provide personal protection for his daughter Sanae. Iwase has been warned that she will be kidnapped. The mysterious phantom thief Kurotokage, who deftly replaces precious gems with imitations, stands in Akechi's way. However, Kogoro catches on that Madam Midorikawa, the owner of an exclusive hotel who has give shelter to Sanae, is actually Kurotokage, and prevents Sanae's abduction. However, he is hampered by a trick laid in the entire hotel and fails to catch her. At that moment, the thief and famous investigator secretly fall in love. Akechi chases Kurotokage and eventually learns about her tragic past and surprising identity. Although swayed by forbidden love, both have a final showdown at Kurotokage's secret museum which houses her collection. Who will be the victor?—Jdrama Weblog
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-12-29
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Brahman
Overview: A documentary of the 4-man, hard rock band, BRAHMAN, as they celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2015. Rooted in "stillness and motion," the four members channel human beings' unlimited depth of thought, anger, and sadness into sound. It is also said there is a divine perfection to their overwhelming performances. This is the first time the members of such a band display their human side.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-07-04
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Mr. Love Chemistry 2
Overview: Despite working as a matchmaker, Sosuke is an awkward person. He works with Shion and they bicker over their different beliefs of love and marriage.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-09-18
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