Mai Fukagawa
Also Known As: 후카가와 마이
Biography: Former member of Japanese idol group Nogizaka46.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: March 29, 1991
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger
Overview: Akiko (Mai Fukagawa) is a former idol, but now lives an ordinary life. She works at a company and keeps reminding herself that she is happy and to have a fulfilling day. One day, she walks to work and falls down. She becomes stuck and unable to move. Akiko breaks down mentally and decides to quit her job. Now, Akiko doesn't have a job, a boyfriend, and only 100,000 yen (~$700 USD) in her bank account. Her friend then tells her that she should move in with 56 year old salaryman Sasapon (Arata Iura), who lives alone in his house in Tokyo. When she visits Sasapon, he invites her to stay at his house on the condition that she can live there until his retirement. Their strange living arrangement begins.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-03
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Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
Overview: The story takes place over a 24 hour period. In the southernmost part of Japan, 20 fishing boats of an unknown nationality suddenly fire upon and occupy parts of the Hateruma archipelago. Members of the Japan Coast Guard are detained. Under the extremely tense situation, the Japanese government sends Aircraft Carrier Ibuki and an escort fleet to the area. Ryota Akitsu is the captain of the Aircraft Carrier Ibuki and Toshiya Niinami is second-in-command. It is now 6:23 am. and Japan faces one day which they never have before.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-05-24
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Once Hit the Bottom
Overview: Tachibana was once in the limelight as a nature photographer famous for a TV program following his adventure but forced into debts from his agency. Alone and without dreams, he abandons his camera and spends his life paying off the debts. But one day, from taking a photo of his mother's friend, his life with a camera starts moving again. Tachibana, now in 40s, starts a studio at a share residence and seeks for his resurrection.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-04-08
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just another summer day
Overview: It was "just" a summer day spent with someone she didn't know, who was drunk and had lost her memory.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-05-03
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Haw
Overview: Tamio Akanishi works at a public office in Yokohama. He is going through one of the worst periods of his life, having been left by his fiancée. One day, his boss tells him to take care of a big, white dog, abandoned by its previous owner. Tamio begins to live with the dog, who doesn't bark and only makes a sound that sounds like "haw", and thus he names it Haw. While living together, the connection between the two deepens.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-08-19
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The Parades
Overview: A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has died and is now confined to a realm of restless spirits.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-02-28
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Noroi: Hodo Sosa Saizensen Yori
Overview: The forbidden horror that everyone involved is keeping their mouths shut about Now, we break the seal and ask you. - Is this the truth...?
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-07-02
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What Is Love?
Overview: Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as long as she is with Mamoru. Meanwhile, Mamoru thinks Teruko is an easy woman for him to not love. Teruko’s unrequited love grows deeper.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-04-09
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Our Blue Moment
Overview: Bakery employee Ichii Fumi holds a peculiar outlook on marriage: "I doubt anyone would love me forever, and I'm doubtful I can love someone forever." One day, Fumi meets the focus of her very first crush, Yuasa Tamotsu. Over time, the distance between Fumi, who broke up with her boyfriend for being unable to reach a decision about marriage, and Tamotsu, who still pines for the wife he divorced, begins to grow closer.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-02-17
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How to Forget Sadness: Documentary of Nogizaka46
Overview: A documentary about Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. "A method to forget sadness" will show how the Nogizaka46's members were, how they really felt, and how they strived while facing the cruel world of showbiz. How were their lives off the screen? Well, find out by yourself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-07-10
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Gone Wednesday
Overview: This is a work depicting a man suffering from dissociative identity disorder, who is different on each day of the week, from the perspective of "I" on Tuesday.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-05-15
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My Father's Tracks
Overview: Taiga Kitamura, who was separated from his mother at an early age, believes that his father's selfishness in devoting himself to the rally hastened her death, and leaves for Tokyo upon entering university. While aiming to become an actor but feeling vaguely dissatisfied, he receives the sudden news of his father's death from his childhood friend Miho Uechi who lives in his hometown.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-10-01
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Photograph of Memories
Overview: A frustrated young woman returns from Tokyo to her hometown in Toyama where she meets an old woman who lives alone. There she slowly finds purpose in life by taking "photographs" that spin memories instead of ghosts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-01-29
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Welcome to the Village
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Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-24
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