Kaoru Mizuki
Also Known As: 水木薫, みずき かおる, 水木煎
Biography: Kaoru Mizuki (水木 薫, Mizuki Kaoru, June 16, 1959) is a Japanese actress from Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. She is 163 cm tall, weighs 47 kg and has blood type B. The talent agency is Empathy.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Penance
Overview: The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-05-29
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Retribution
Overview: A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same method, but as the evidence points toward the detective as the prime suspect, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins to question his identity. His realization of what seems to have really happened results in something much more sinister and larger in scope, and it leaves his psyche scarred.
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-24
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Odoru Chibusa
Overview: After coming back from a trip a young newlywed wife discovers that her husband has packed up and left. Dark secrets are revealed when she tries to find him.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-07-13
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Seiko's Juicy Thighs: Public Bath Beauty
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-10-29
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Teke Teke
Overview: The upper torso of a female, claws her way around Japan searching for her lower half. The person's lower half was severed in a train accident in Hokkaido. Anyone that hears of this story will see Teke-Teke's upper half walking aimlessly around the countryside within three days.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-03-21
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Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher
Overview: Takahashi Meiko (Mano Azusa) used to work at a large newspaper company. However, she is now an ordinary housewife. She receives a call from Sasame (Kanda Masaki), a former colleague who is now working at another company asking her for her help. She is informed that a murder has taken place when she arrives and goes to the scene of the crime. She learns that the victim was her son’s intermediate school teacher.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-04-24
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Innocent Seven
Overview: Seven families are aboard a bus towards a field camp for their vacation. At this camp, it becomes clear that this is not a common trip. The parents are of the kind that abused their children or were visited by children's services, and at the camp they are offered to sell their children for a large sum of money, because there were customers that needed healthy internal organs.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-08-13
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Screwed
Overview: It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a small apartment.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-06-17
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Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku
Overview: One day, a man who is sexually impotent (only with his wife) ends up switching places with a sex counselor who looks exactly like him. Depicts a "love story" between husbands and wives with a lot of twists and turns.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-04
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Scrap Heaven
Overview: The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-10-08
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Flower and Snake 5: Rope Magic
Overview: The story of the gambler,who is unable to pay his loan.His wife and daughter are kidnapped and subjected to many days of torture and sexual degradation.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-05
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Gensen-Kan Inn
Overview: An anthology film based on the works of manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge. The main character in all four segments is a fledgling cartoonist named Tsube . In the first segment, Tsube encounters a dotty old man named Ri after renting a tumble-down cottage in the country. The following day, Ri, his equally weird wife, and his two squalid children move into his house. Soon the wife is stealing the cucumbers in his garden while the two kids devour all the food in the house.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-24
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Sakura Housara
Overview: Shonosuke Furukehashi (Hiroshi Tamaki) is a young samurai and the second son of Sozaemon (Bunchin Katsura) of Togane Domain, Kazusa Province. Sozaemon serves as an attendant, but one day, he is suddenly suspected of accepting bribes. Forged documents written in handwriting startlingly identical to his offer incontrovertible evidence. Framed for accepting bribes he knows nothing about, Sozaemon commits ritual suicide for his “crime”. Shonosuke’s elder brother Katsunosuke (Satoshi Hashimoto), an assistant instructor at the domain’s training hall, is placed under house arrest. Because of that, Shonosuke leaves for Edo alone in order to clear the name of his beloved father.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-01-01
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Aido ningyō: Ikasete
Overview: A broken hearted young woman meets a divorced older man tired of love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-06-14
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Kyûkyoku onanie: Yume jigoku
Overview: Hitomi has ended her "affair" with a man and taken the first step towards a new life. She then starts a new relationship, but it turns into a love triangle. Furthermore, she knows it will be difficult to step in between a man and a woman who are passionately expressing their true feelings to each other, so she steps aside. Hitomi discovers a new form of love and grows up in a new way...
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-12-06
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Furin no wana: Kantsû
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-10-12
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Karaoke Terror
Overview: One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and kill the killer and it escalates!
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-08
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Shufu to Sei-seikatsu
Overview: A woman marries the fiancé of her late sister but begins to have doubts when he starts to get overly friendly with a former classmate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-11-23
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Shoya no umi
Overview: A wealthy man has relationships with a married woman, an office lady and a high school girl. Two of them are friends, two are sisters and one leaves him frustrated.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-12-22
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Renzoku boko: Hakuchu no inmu
Overview: A building manager spots a hooded jogger as he brazenly assaults a woman and drags her off. He follows and watches as the poor woman gets raped. After the rapist has left the manager hesitates and approaches the prone woman… and takes his turn. The next day the manager is on the lookout for the jogger, waiting for another chance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-09-15
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Onsen Geisha: Yubune de Ippatsu
Overview: In accordance with ancient rituals a landlady who runs a hot spring spa, known for its fertility, needs to conceive or she will be forced to leave. Meanwhile the owner of the spa is happy to indulge in the erotic attentions of the many geishas working there who have hopes to replace her if she fails in her duty.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-12-03
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Tales Of Terror From Tokyo And All Over Japan Volume 1
Overview: "Shin Mimibukuro," which has greatly influenced numerous Japanese horror works such as "Ring" and "Ju-on," is finally being fully adapted into a complete visual format for the first time. The directors include Takashi Shimizu of "Ju-on," Hideo Nakata of "Ring 0," actor Shiro Sano, and Akio Yoshida, the veteran of TBS dramas such as "Kamaitachi no Yoru," all of whom are distinguished talents in the horror world. The cast is also spectacular, featuring a diverse array of talents such as Rina Uchiyama, Kaoru Okunuki, Nao Omori, Mako Ishino, Hitomi Miwa, Riko Kurita, Nobuto Okamoto, and Ikkei Watanabe.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-02-03
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Desire
Overview: Yokubo from director Tetsuo Shinohara is based off of the award-winning love story by Mariko Koike. A young man searching for physical comfort and dumb lust, and the world-weary woman drowning in a sea of men that works with him. This is a fantastic new film from a remarkably skilled cast about "the beauty of sensualism."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-11-19
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The End of the Season
Overview: Street vendor Kazuo, Hiroshi, and Umenosuke live together despite the relationship between Kazuo and Hiroshi. Then, a young man Asashi appears in the guise of wanting to open a "Yakisoba" restaurant...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-07-20
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Island Times
Overview: Fifteen-year-old Masaharu lives on the small island of Aogashima, which has a population of 197. On the island, life is simple and facilities are spare. As there are no high schools on the island, Masaharu, in his final year of junior high, will be leaving for Tokyo after he graduates. He is the editor of Blue Island Times, the local newspaper he started with a friend, who has hit on hard times in Tokyo. One day, Yuki transfers from the city to his island school, and Masaharu is immediately smitten. As the two grow closer, Masaharu discovers his new friend's secret.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-21
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Teke Teke 2
Overview: The story of Teke Teke, the ghost woman with no legs, continues. Conflict arises between a group of high school classmates, and Teke Teke starts hunting them down one by one.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-03-21
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Snake Hole
Overview: Due to a past trauma an elegant wife cannot enjoy her husband attentions in bed. Undeterred he hires a B&D master to give him a few pointers on how to reignite her repressed erotic desires.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-02-25
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Orchids Under the Moon
Overview: Jinpachi Nezu who lost both his wife and daughter during a feud against the yakuza 10 years ago while he was an accountant for their organization. One day he comes across a young idol and rescues her from being kidnapped by the yakuza.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-06-27
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Ghosts vs. Aliens 03
Overview: A two-part feature directed separately by Shimizu and his colleague Keisuke Toyoshima. Unrelated to each other, both have a common goal: to bring ghosts and aliens together in pure, referential and absurdistic delirium, including neo-Nazi specters, zombie yakuzas and nasty aliens.
Genres: Comedy Drama Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-25
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Dan Oniroku: Ikenie shimai
Overview: Two sisters inherit their grandfather's inn and are excited to run the business. But once there, the women are tricked by the disgruntled hotel employees and held captive in a basement dungeon. There the employees treat the sisters to a first-rate SM experience.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-04-28
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Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
Overview: When the Imagin and Kohana take a trip to visit Ryotaro and Airi, they are attacked by the legendary Ghost Train, and onboard are two Imagin and the evil Kamen Rider Yuuki, who is none other than Ryotaro! But when all hope seems lost, a blue DenLiner appears, delivering someone claiming to be Kamen Rider New Den-O! Just who is he, and can he help everyone save Ryotaro and save time once again?
Genres: Action Science Fiction Adventure History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-10-04
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Choji Snack Bar
Overview: Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-11-12
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1990 botan-dôrô
Overview: Adaptation of the traditional Japanese ghost story The Peony Lantern.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-10-13
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Haunted School
Overview: A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for her, only to find that they, too, are trapped inside. They must somehow find their way to safety, and quickly, because the rumors of ghosts are turning out to be true.
Genres: Family Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-07-08
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Kamen Rider Hibiki The Movie: Hibiki & The Seven War Oni
Overview: When a powerful new Makamou attacks and defeats Hibiki, Asumu dives into Takeshi’s history and discovers a book that details the ancient Oni and a boy sharing his name. As he reads on, he learns of the tensions between humans and Oni as they struggle to stop the Orochi Makamou, but will he discover the key to defeating the new Orochi in the present?
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-09-03
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The Aesthetic Salon Murders 2
Overview: Iwatsuki Reiko, a writer for a weekly magazine goes on a trip to Amakusa, Kyushu with Yukitake Asami, the president of a company. Yukitake informs Iwatsuki that she has many enemies.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-12-26
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Tenshi Rooftop
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-11-08
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Attacked Female Teacher
Overview: A woman was raped in her school years and broke up with her lover because of it. Later, when she became a high school music teacher, she had forbidden liaisons with her colleagues and students at her apartment. However, the hollow in her heart cannot be filled with just carnal desire. A turning point comes when one day she encounters her old lover by chance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-02-04
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Villain Field
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-05-29
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Serial Killer: Coldblooded
Overview: Based on the life of Japanese serial killer and thief Kiyotaka Katsuta.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-02-11
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Kizumomo.
Overview: Aki, who loves freedom, mets Masaya, an aspiring watchmaker. The two have opposite personalities and initially clash. The two reach better terms when Masaya is able to see Akis inner pain. Eventually, Masaya uncovers Akis sad past which was supposed to be held secret from everyone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-06
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奥飛騨二重心中
Overview: A man who lost his wife and a woman whose husband died have a fateful meeting in connection with a double suicide and fall madly in love.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-11-30
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People of Twilight
Overview: A woman runs a “mistress service” and interviews young women for “dates” with men. Various couples get together but someone is following and watching them.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-04-20
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Red Scandal: Affair
Overview: While on an errand for her husband a young wife does a little impulsive shoplifting. But she is caught and soon finds herself blackmailed into working once a week at a high-class brothel. Her husband starts to suspect something so when he finds out where she works during the day they both find it adds excitement to their marriage.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-12-24
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Hitozuma bōkō manshon
Overview: Koichi and Mariko are a married couple. Both husband and wife have their own careers. Koichi is a civil servant who returns home on time, while Mariko returns home late at night, leaving their love life cold.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-03-23
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Joshidai-ryō VS kango gakuen-ryō
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-09-01
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Bed-In
Overview: Without knowing their names a man and woman have sex. Afterwards they introduce themselves and begin an affair. The woman feels empty without a man. The man is married with a child but he needs more than what his wife can provide.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-12-20
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Watashi no naka no shōfu
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-11-03
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Sekkusumeido: Osouji no Atode
Overview: Ding dong. Who’s that! Why its the new maid. She cooks and cleans and gives extra special sexual service to members of the household. But the poor girl can’t seem to get any satisfaction.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-05-11
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Last Friends
Overview: Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Though they believe their service will help to benefit their loved ones back home, they are unprepared for the hardships of war. Through their shared trials and sacrifices, they grow closer as friends, and hope to return together to better days. This movie was released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-06-03
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Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Overview: When the cast and crew of a paranormal TV reality program decide to shoot in the house of the original Saeki hauntings, a series of strange events unfold at the location.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-08-15
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Schoolgirl Diary: Maiden's Prayer
Overview: A schoolgirl is desperate to lose her virginity after witnessing a fellow student and her attractive gym teacher having a heated moment in a storage room. She pursues and engages with an older man and the cute boy next door. Will she find what she's looking for?
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-03-02
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Beyond the Memories
Overview: Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. When they meet, time, frozen since that day, begins to tick again.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-10-26
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The Inerasable
Overview: A novelist receives a letter from a female university student named Kubo about strange sounds that emanate from a room in her apartment. They begin to investigate incidents involving former residents, and eventually discover the shocking truths lurking inside the building.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-30
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Family Secrets
Overview: Kenji Shimamura has trouble being intimate with his girlfriend Noriko after a lifetime of watching his parents bicker over his father’s infidelity. After he spurns her advances, causing her to storm off in an offended rage, he decides it’s time to seek psychological help. Unfortunately that costs money and the best way to earn some quick cash in his family is to spy on his dad for his mother. He quickly discovers his dad has a young girlfriend named Yukari. Figuring the best way to deal with this gracefully is to come clean with Yukari he tells her all about their family and the real estate business his parents run together. Unfortunately, however, his plan backfires. Instead of being scared off Yukari applies for a job at the family business and befriends Kenji’s mother, setting up a chain of events that makes things awkward for everyone involved.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-12-02
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Slow Train
Overview: Set in Kamakura and Busan. The Shibuyas who live in Kamakura lost their grandmother and parents in an accident. On the 23rd anniversary of the death, Tsuko suddenly reveals her plan of moving to Busan to Yoko and Ushio, so the three siblings find themselves at the crossroads of their lives.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-02
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Finding Light at the Darkness Festival
Overview: A man with family troubles suddenly loses his job and finds a light of hope through a magnificent 1,000 year old community festival that he reluctantly joins.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-10-25
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