Kanata Hosoda
Also Known As: ほそだ かなた, 細田 佳央太
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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To Be Killed by a High School Girl
Overview: Higashiyama Haruto is a 34-year-old Japanese history teacher who combines good looks with an honest and friendly personality. When he has been assigned to Nitaka High School, a school for advanced students, Haruto immediately attracts the attention of his female students. But he has a secret that he cannot tell anyone; he wants to be killed by a beautiful high school girl. Obsessed with such a bizarre desire, Haruto approaches four beautiful girls of different types, Maho, Aoi, Kyoko, and Aika, according to the perfect crime scenario he has devised. Who among the four is the high school girl that Haruto has been longing to be killed by for nine years?
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-04-01
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Knuckle Girl
Overview: Following the story of Ran, who confronts a mysterious organization by participating in a no-rules deathmatch after discovering her missing younger sister Yuzuki is involved in a crime. With danger at every corner, Ran must trade in her boxing gloves for brass knuckles. Will she save her sister?
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-10-25
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The Lines That Define Me
Overview: Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-10-21
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People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind
Overview: When sophomore university student Nanamori meets Mugito, they decide to join a club. Intrigued by the Plushies Club, they soon realize it is not a place where people make plushies, but rather one where members are welcome to talk to stuffed animals about their feelings, or anything they might not want to discuss with other people. An introvert’s paradise. A safe space. An escape from society’s pressures and rules. For Nananori, it’s a natural fit: the club allows him to explore his uneasiness about dating and society’s imposed gender roles. But soon, an overwhelmed Mugito disappears, and the more pragmatic club member Shiraki begins voicing opposition to the group’s insular methods. Real life encroaches.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-04-01
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Cat Sharehouse
Overview: They are moody but sometimes they want to be pampered. They act aloof, but seem to be missing something. If someone is feeling down, they want to be there for them. This describes cats, but it describes many humans as well. Cats, good-looking guys and a shared house. With the whole world going crazy for cats, the TV drama that warmed the hearts of all cat lovers is now a movie!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-08-05
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The World of Machida-kun
Overview: High school boy Machida is a loner who is not particularly good at his studies or extracurricular activities. He does seem to have his heart in the right place however. When he is injured at school instead of the school nurse at the infirmary a school-mate tends to him. He develops a crush for her and soon enough the feelings are returned.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-06-07
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One Summer Story
Overview: Between competitive swim team practice and cramming for classes the anime Buffalo Kotek is Minami’s only respit from her hectic life. So it feels a lot like kismet when she discovers that her classmate Shohei, and aspiring manga artist, shares her obsession—and that his brother is an amateur detective. It seems as though Minami’s finally formed the perfect team to help her unravel a big mystery of her own, following a recent trail of clues that just might lead to her long lost father. The timing couldn’t be better when an out-of-town swim competition presents itself as the perfect alibi, and she sneaks off to the Japanese coast to discover a whole new side of herself in this bold and charming story of anime, friendship, family, and the life aquatic.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-08-20
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We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Overview: Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-01-29
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One Left Hand Shot
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-03-14
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Around The Table
Overview: Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's house to attend an art institute for the summer. Yuko is the daughter of Haruko's old friend Tomoyo. They haven't spoken for many years prior to Tomoyo reaching out to Haruko to ask if her daughter could stay with her for the summer. Haruko and Tomoyo have an uncomfortable past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-06-18
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The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono
Overview: Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting up a museum exhibition on the classic novel "The Tale of Genji". There is a blinding flash of light and he finds himself mysteriously time-slipped into the Heian period, the setting for the famous novel. Armed with a pamphlet on the history of the period and a bottle of headache tablets he passes as an onmyoji (magical protector of the capital) and is hired by the emperor’s wife Nyogo Kokiden. Fearless and coldly analytical she plots to have her son take over the Emperor’s position. Rai is expected to help. This light-hearted historical fantasy is a treat for lovers of sumptuous kimono.
Genres: Fantasy History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-11-06
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Stand By Meow
Overview: One summer day, Leo and his three friends go camping and suddenly find themselves in big trouble! What was supposed to be a fun summer adventure takes a turn for the worse. What's standing in their way?
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-01-01
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テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-03-05
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Bullet Train Explosion
Overview: When panic erupts on a Tokyo-bound bullet train that will explode if it slows below 100 kph, authorities race against time to save everyone on board.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-04-23
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I Want to Be Killed by a High School Girl
Overview: A man has an obsession that, if he is to die, it would be by being killed by a high school girl. With his strange obsession in mind, he decides to become a teacher.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-04-01
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The place before daybreak
Overview: Naoya, living in the heart of Tokyo, spent his days caught up in the routines of a work-centered life. It had been a long time since he indulged in his favorite pastime — traveling, something he had loved since his university days. One day, out of the blue, he receives a phone call from Shogo, a senior from his university, inviting him on a trip to Okutama. Though puzzled by the sudden invitation, Naoya heads out to Okutama, where Shogo introduces him to an American traveler named Jackson. The three of them explore the lush natural surroundings — a place so rich in nature it hardly feels like it’s still part of Tokyo. Along the way, they meet warm-hearted locals and fully enjoy the natural beauty of Okutama. This unexpected escape from his ordinary life brings Naoya small yet meaningful realizations and changes. The scenery before his eyes begins to gently shine in a new light.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-05-13
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