Sayaka Yamaguchi
Also Known As: 山口紗弥加, 山口纱弥加
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Birthday: February 14, 1980
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Tomorrow's Dining Table
Overview: 3 women are happy and busy raising their boys named Yu. Due to some little thing, their lives fall apart. Their anger and anxiety unconsciously head towards their sons Yu.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-05-28
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Will I Be Single Forever?
Overview: 36-year-old bachelorette Mami achieved success with an essay she wrote 10 years ago. Mami has since lost her way, and hasn't been able to write a hit piece. Meanwhile Yukino, who leads an independent life, Ayaka who is a housewife, and Miho, who makes her livelihood as a "daddy's girl", are each facing various difficulties in their own lives.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-11-19
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special
Overview: An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Skip" (スキップ) A man receives a unique door key with the power to transport him to the future, but the cost is steep: once he enters, he can never return. >> Story 2: "Yutosei" (優等生) One day, a high school girl receives her first-ever zero score in class. >> Story 3: "Fukkatsu no Jumon" (ふっかつのじゅもん) While cleaning his parents' house with his son, a man discovers the video game "Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line" and a piece of paper with a mysterious phrase, "Fukatsu no Jumon," written in 48-character hiragana. >> Story 4: "Kin no Tamago" (金の卵) One day, a housewife buys eggs at the supermarket and notices they're shining golden.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-11-06
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Rebirth of Mothra II
Overview: The fairies from Infant Island discover a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy Adventure Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-12-13
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Rebirth of Mothra
Overview: A new Mothra takes to the air and battles against Desghidorah to save all of humanity.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-12-14
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Rebirth of Mothra III
Overview: To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-12-12
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Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
Overview: Ren Takahashi and Aoi Sonoda were both born in 1989. They met for the first time at the age of 13 and became each other's first love, but they separated. At the age of 21, they met again. They were unable to undo their past. Now, they are 31 years old.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-08-21
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SEE HEAR LOVE
Overview: Manga artist "Shinji Izumoto" has secured a movie deal. He should be celebrating, but he's going blind, his manga series has been canceled, and he can no longer care for his grandmother. All alone, Shinji makes the devastating decision to jump off a balcony. When "Hibiki Aida", a deaf fan of his, saves Shinji, they begin an unusual life together.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-07-06
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Tomie: Replay
Overview: Infected with Tomie's blood, a surgeon disappears, leaving his daughter, Yumi, to try to discover Tomie's identity and to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-02-11
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Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
Overview: Komaki is a thirty-something woman that has had it with her perpetually unemployed aspiring writer husband. Following the divorce, she moves back to her Tokyo-area hometown of Kyojima along with her young daughter, Non-chan. However, she has a difficult time making ends meet in big city Tokyo. Her solution? Take a chance and try opening her very own bento (lunch box) shop.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-09-26
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Ramen Samurai
Overview: Hikari (Dai Watanabe) receives news that his father passed away. Hikari decides to take over his father's ramen shop. To do so, Hikari quits his job at a design company and goes back to his home town of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. Now, taking over his father's shop Hikari has problems recreating his father's recipe. Hikari thinks back to when he was a child and how his father believed Hikari never used his imagination. Hikari relies on his memory in attempt to recreate his father's recipe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-22
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安楽椅子探偵、再び
Overview: A film crew visits a mountain-top pension for an idol's photo book. Sudden heavy rain that night. The film crew is left alone in the isolated villa. Then tragedy strikes...
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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反乱のボヤージュ
Overview: Set in a (fictional) student dormitory at Tokyo Metropolitan University, which is in danger of being closed down, the film depicts the emotional exchange between students struggling to keep the dormitory alive and a prefect sent in by the university. Inspired by the movement to preserve the Komaba Dormitory at the University of Tokyo, the story differs greatly from historical fact.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-06
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I can’t study
Overview: Hidemi is bored of school, and decides to find another way to succeed in life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-06-08
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April Fools
Overview: Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her claim as a bad April Fools joke. Refusing to believe he could possibly be the father of Ayumi’s baby after just one night together, Wataru takes a woman named Reiko on a date to an Italian restaurant. However, Ayumi also shows up, leading to a major incident.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-01
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Star Reformer
Overview: Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some big prefecture project. This project is very big, so success of this personnel exchange training will probably determine his career. Nomura goes to a supermarket called "Mantendo".
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-02-25
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Welcome to Our Home
Overview: Kenta Kurata (Masaki Aiba) lives with his father, Taichi (Akira Terao), his mother, Keiko (Kaho Minami), and his younger sister, Nana (Kasumi Arimura) in an isolated home in the suburbs. He works as an unpopular commercial designer. Kenta Kurata possesses a timid personality, which he picked up from his father. Kenta doesn't like his father. One day, while waiting for the train, Kenta warns a man who pushed a woman and cut in line. Kenta is surprised that he spoke out with his normally timid personality. After that incident, Kenta's family home is targeted by an unknown person with flowers from their garden being pulled out and the seat of a bicycle being torn. Also, Kenta's younger sister Nana is stalked by her ex-boyfriend. Kenta and his family try to find out who is responsible.
Genres: Drama Mystery Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-13
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The Red Thread
Overview: Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-20
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My Happy Marriage
Overview: An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-03-17
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Tokimeki Memorial
Overview: Looking for something to do during the summer, Akihiko Suzuki teams up with four girls (Namie, Natsumi, Mishiyo, and Komugi) and a guy (Kosuke) to start a little cafe down by the beach. Actually, he is more interested in the girls than the job. They used to ignore him, but by working at the cafe, he hopes to start a friendship with them.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-08-09
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Soup
Overview: Kenichi Shibuya is a 50-year-old salaryman who divorced a few years back. Since the divorce, his relationship with his daughter has become awkward. One day, Kenichi Shibuya and his boss Yumi Ayase are struck by lightning and die. They go to the afterlife. There in the afterlife they hear of a legendary soup. If someone drinks the legendary soup, that person is reborn, but the reborn person has no memories of their prior life. Kenichi Shibuya then searches for the secrets in the legendary soup, hoping to be reborn, but not forget his daughter.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-07
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Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 25 Shuunen Tokubetsu-hen
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Genres: TV Movie Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-17
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Mixed Doubles
Overview: To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend and to help revive her late mother's tennis table club, a table tennis prodigy decides to take part in a mixed doubles table tennis tournament.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-10-21
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I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
Overview: Ohno plays the role of Tarui Shotaro, an ordinary guy who dreamed of becoming a hero when he was a child, but now gets by as a part-time worker. The unexpected story unfolds when one day, the daughter of a yakuza boss asks him to plan a make-believe kidnapping. Sato Ryuta plays Shotaro's co-worker who helps him with the kidnapping. Kanjiya Shihori plays Satsuki, the eldest daughter of the Hanazono yakuza clan, while Narimiya Hiroki plays Satsuki's college senpai who joined the Hanazono clan after graduation. Takahashi Katsumi plays the head of a rival organization who has fallen in love with Satsuki. Kitaoji Kinya plays Satsuki's father and the head of the Hanazono clan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-01-03
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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
Overview: Chiaki is an aspiring conductor who faces the challenge of leading an orchestra which is made up of substitutes. Nodame gives her support to her beloved as she works hard towards achieving her dream to pass a promotion exam at their music conservatory. Will Chiaki be able to revive a broken down orchestra and launch his musical career? What will become of Nodame and Chiaki's relationship?
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-12-19
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FLARE
Overview: A meeting in the middle of Tokyo between Jan, a middle age French photographer who is living his life carelessly, and Flare, a 17 years old runaway girl with a complicate family background. Charmed by Jan’s works, a budding of love soon developed in Flare. While attracted to the wild life of Jan, she holds onto a complicated feelings. With this swaying conflicts inside of her, it painted a vivid picture of growing up in this Japan – France collaboration work of a painful love story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-04-26
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The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
Overview: Kaoruko and Kazumasa Harima are a separated couple with two children. They plan to divorce once their daughter, Mizuho, enters elementary school. One day, they receive devastating news of their daughter falling into a coma after a near-drowning accident at a pool. The doctors declare her brain dead with no prospect of recovery and the couple must decide if they should donate her organs to others in need or to wait until her heart stops beating.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-11-30
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Suzaku
Overview: Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo
Overview: A prequel to the story of the legendary samurai and one cat. In Edo era, there was a legendary samurai named Kyutaro Madarame who are feared as a "Madara the Devil". He was somehow hired for killing a cat named Tamanojo. Just before Kyutaro slashes on Tamanojo, he realizes that Tamanojo looking into his eyes and said "meow". But why?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-02-19
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Nodame Cantabile in Europe
Overview: This 2 night special takes off during their graduation, where Chiaki-senpai & Nodame left for Europe. The first special centered on Chiaki's story, the story tells about Chiaki's dream to be a conductor. Nodame on the other hand attended the conservatory to attain her dream to one-day play the piano for Chiaki. After her hard work, Nodame was given a chance to have a mini recital. During the recital, Chiaki saw her worth and realized that he cannot go on with out her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-01-04
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Waters
Overview: Seven young Tokyoites get scammed into working as hosts for "Dog Days" bar. Will they be able to overcome their individual differences and keep the club open?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-03-11
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Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 1
Overview: MEINICHI Directed By Tomoyuki Akashi Cast: Sayaka Yamaguchi, Asami Mizukawa "Maybe father was right. Maybe we should not have moved into that house..." When Minako loses her boyfriend in an accident, her sister tries to cheer her up, though sinister forces would have it otherwise... CRUEL KIDNAPPING: Directed by Tomoyuki Akashi Cast: Toru Masuoka, Renji Ishibashi As Toshio struggles to make ends meet, his daughter is kidnapped and a ransom note arrives. Desperation leads him to a cruel plan designed to procure the money he needs. DESIRE TO KILL: Directed by Kenji Nakanishi Cast: Mayumi Wakamura, Sousuke Takaoka Alone in her house, Rie comes face-to-face with a murderer. Determined to protect her child, she makes a desperate attempt to convince the man to leave.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-03-01
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Water Boys 2
Overview: Water Boys was a major sliver screen hit in 2001 that took the Japanese public by storm in depicting high school boys who pour all the passion of their youth into becoming synchronized swimmers. The year 2003 saw the start of a new TV series of the same name that maintained the overall atmosphere of the film while making new developments, and becoming a summer hit with the amazing synchronized swimming feats it depicted. And then in the summer of 2004 a second season of the series with fun and a sense of pathos opened, this time with a new town as the setting and depicting the passion, friendship and love of 32 boys who are absolutely nuts about synchronized swimming.The fascinating synchronized swimming scenes are more powerful than ever. In addition to the scenes of a public performance in the last installment, the show has loads of excitement and thrills throughout.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-07-06
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The Yagyu Conspiracy
Overview: The classic tale retold. This is one of Japan’s most popular stories in a brand new version starring the great Matsukata Hiroki following in the footsteps of Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Yagyu Tajima, the grandmaster swordsman whose plot to maintain the succession of Iemitsu as shogun encounters obstacles on all sides. Loaded with action and featuring many of Japan’s new up and coming sword stars this exciting movie brings back the feelings of the golden age of motion pictures. Stunning cinematography brings 17th Century Japan to life in this exciting tale of loyalty and betrayal, leading up to an ending that won’t be found in any history book.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-28
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Radiation House: The Movie
Overview: Iori Igarashi works as a radiographer at a general hospital. He has been depressed, because An Amakasu, whom he loves, has decided to travel abroad to Washington Medical University to learn more as radiologist. The members of Radiation House encourages Iori. One day, An learns that her father is in serious condition. Her father was the only practicing doctor at a small clinic on a remote island. When An arrives, her father tells her to be a doctor who sees patients as a person and not a disease before he passed away. An decides to stay on the island because of a patient that her father cared about. A massive typhoon soon hits the island and a landslide then occurs. An unknown infectious disease spreads afterwards on the island. Iori knows that An is struggling on the remote island and he makes a decision for An and the residents of the island.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-04-29
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What She Likes
Overview: An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However, Jun is also seeing Makoto, but fails to tell Sae about his male lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-11-27
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The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
Overview: In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-05-17
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Tensai Bakabon 2
Overview: Happy holidays from Bakabon and the family! Watch Papa save New Year's, learn the details of Hajime's birth, and thrill as the youngest member of the family evades a kidnapping! It's a real crazy world out there, but that's how it should be!
Genres: Comedy Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-06
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Kekkon Houkoku
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-09-06
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