Hirota Otsuka
Also Known As: Hirota Ohtsuka, 大塚 ヒロタ, おおつか ひろた, Hirota Ōtsuka, Hirota Ôtsuka, Hirota Ootsuka, Hirota Outsuka, 大冢弘太
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Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Birthday: April 01, 1980
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Gender: Male
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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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Bleach
Overview: High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life, besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother's death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly breaks as he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a God of Death.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-07-20
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Hey! Our dear Don-chan
Overview: The film revolves around three struggling actors Michio, Gunji, and Enoken, who share a house together. One day, they find a baby girl left with a letter from Michio's ex-girlfriend. They name the child "Don-chan" and embark on the journey of raising her, despite their initial confusion.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-09-24
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Clingy Girlfriend
Overview: Niko is cast in the main female role in the stage play "Clingy Girlfriend". In contrast to her role, she is unable to express her feelings to the manager of her part-time job, who she has feelings for. When her manager's ex-wife appears at their place of work, Niko's love only grows. Meanwhile, Kaburagi, author of the source novel of "Clingy Girlfriend", lives in obscurity. After his new novel is harshly put down by the publisher, he is told that his editor and former lover, Chi-bou, is leaving the publishing house, and his love for her is rekindled.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-05-12
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さぶ
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Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-01-11
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The Moon
Overview: Yoko, who gets a job at a nursing home, witnesses the elderly and disabled people there having their human dignity threatened.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-10-13
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I Am a Hero
Overview: Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low self-esteem, resulting in frustration. One day, the world as Hideo knows it is shattered by the presence of a disease that turns people into homicidal maniacs, whose first instinct is to attack and devour the nearest human.
Genres: Action Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-23
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The Waxing and Waning of Life
Overview: Shota takes in his brother Yusaku after rehab and interviews him for a screenplay based on Yusaku’s life. Yusaku, unable to adjust to his new life, gradually begins to suffer from drug withdrawal....
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-07-01
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August
Overview: A woman researches the aftermath of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-06
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When a Tree Falls
Overview: A young couple is devastated when their son is killed by a falling tree during a windstorm. As the distraught father begins to look for answers into his son’s death, what appears to be a tragic accident turns out to have been the result of multiple blunders by multiple people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-09-21
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Foreboding
Overview: Miyuki Asakawa tells her colleague Etsuko Yamagiwa that she has a ghost in her home. When Etsuko goes to Miyuki's home, there is only Miyuki's father there. Etsuko becomes worried about Miyuki's state of mind, and she takes Miyuki to the psychiatric hospital where her husband, Tatsuo, works. There, Miyuki receives a diagnosis that she lacks the concept of "family." Later, Etsuko tells Tatsuo that she is not comfortable with Dr. Jirō Makabe. Tatsuo introduced her to Dr. Makabe earlier at the hospital. Etsuko has a feeling of unease about her husband working with Dr. Makabe. One day, Etsuko hears Dr. Makabe state "I came to Earth to invade."
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-11-11
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A Madder Red
Overview: 7 years ago, Yoichi died in a traffic accident. His wife Ryoko did not receive compensation from her husband's death. She has since raised her son Junpei by herself. Junpei is now a middle school student. Ryoko also cares for her father-in-law, who lives in a nursing home and she also runs a cafe. Her care is in a difficult situation due to Covid-19, while Junpei experiences bullying at school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-05-21
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The Brothers Kitaura
Overview: Critics’ Picks closing film “The Brothers Kitaura” is, like our opening film, a dark comedy about death. In this case though, it’s not about killing yourself but killing your father. 40-year-old Sota Kitaura lives at home with his father. During a fight, Sota accidentally kills his father. Not knowing what to do, he calls his younger brother Akira for help and what ensues is perfect chaos with many references to Hitchcock’s funniest film “The Trouble with Harry” (1955). As if a dead father was not enough, Akira ends up also killing Uncle Daisuke.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-04-12
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