Akio Joe
Also Known As: Akio Jô
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: August 19, 1966
Age: 58 years old
Gender: Male
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Sleepless Town
Overview: Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two of gangland boss, Yuan. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-06-27
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Give It All
Overview: Etsuko - a typical Japanese high school student, who's unlucky in love, an academic failure, and plain bored with life. That's until one day, the view of a boat gliding gracefully in the sea inspires her to take up the oar. Since she's rejected by her school's all-male rowing team, she decides to form her own all-women team. Nothing will ever be the same again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-10-09
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Conquest 7
Overview: Seventh film in the 'Conquest' series.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-05-19
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Conquest 6
Overview: Sixth film in the 'Conquest' series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-02
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Conquest 8
Overview: The eighth film in the 'Conquest' series.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-11-29
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Conquest 9
Overview: The Ninth film in the 'Conquest' series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-18
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Conquest 10
Overview: The tenth film in the 'Conquest' series.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-17
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Swallowtail Butterfly
Overview: The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
Genres: Drama Crime Music Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-09-14
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Japan Gangster War
Overview: The first film in the 'Japan Gokudo War' series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-03-25
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Japan Gangster War Chapter 2
Overview: The second film in the 'Japan Gangster War' series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-02
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Japan Gangster War Chapter 6
Overview: The sixth 'Japan Gangster War' film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-02-20
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Don's Road 6
Overview: The sixth 'Don's Road' film.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Don's Road 7
Overview: The seventh 'Don's Road' film.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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The Accomplice
Overview: This hard-boiled action starring Naoto Takenaka is directed by popular manga artist Kazuhiro Kiuchi. 8 years ago Brazilian mafioso Carlos had brought the Japanese yakuza organization to its knees. He breaks out of prison while being transported back to Brazil and then begins to seek to get even with the organization.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-04-10
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Otoko Michi 3
Overview: A lone wolf hits the sneaky plot of a lone organization that is aiming to expand it's power over traces of Ninryukai!
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-10-13
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ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止
Overview: Nasu Kano, known as Nu, has a developmental disability. As soon as she was born, her mother abandoned her in a coin locker. One day, Nu meets Kazuma Kurosako, who has just been released from prison and was attempting to make money by selling substances near Nu's coin locker. Kurosako gradually become interested in Nu and began posting Nu's paintings on social media on a whim. When Kurosako is contacted by a famous overseas artist interested in buying a painting of Nu's, he initially wants to sell it for a high price for his own profit. As he spends more time with pure-hearted Nu, Kurosako gains a more selfless conscious. All of a sudden, Nu collapses from leukemia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-04-07
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Manhunt
Overview: Accused of a murder he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-11-19
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The Revenge: A Visit from Fate
Overview: Sho Aikawa plays a police detective whose dark personal history makes it impossible for him to stay within the limits of the legal system. But he is not just a detective; he is also a husband who has to explain to his wife how he got blood on his sleeve. And the criminals he pursues turn out to be as imperfect and oddly human as he is-and just as determined to protect their own families.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-03-01
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Outlaws
Overview: Assistant young head of Kimoto Kogyo, Naraoka (Kazuya Kimura), was caught just before he was about to kill the balls of Gunji (Riki Takeuchi), the head of the Kujukai Kujukai family, a rival organization. When he is released from prison, the government has switched to a policy of coexistence and co-prosperity, and there is no place for Naraoka. Unnecessary even by his own gang, Naraoka begins to work as a shinogi with his only brother Tsutomu (Kazuki Namioka) and fellow inmate Kameda (Akio Shiro). However, this is the territory of the Kujukus, and they are surrounded by enemies as they run amok without a care...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-03-09
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City of Desire No.2 - The Dark Fixer
Overview: The man is trying to get close to Gondo, the leader of the Kansai region, to avenge his old friend Shiraishi, who was killed by Gondo, and himself, who was framed by Gondo. However, Osaka Police Inspector Okura warns the man that he is dangerous. Meanwhile, a woman is defrauded and comes to the Sugiyama Law Office for help.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-06-14
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City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution
Overview: The flavour of the popular King of Minami series , starring Riki Takeuchi, is back after 15 years. A new story of a man who judges evil not with violence but with the law in order to achieve retribution. Six months after serving a nine-year prison sentence for murder, a man appears in Minami, Osaka . He is joined by like-minded lawyers Sugiyama and private detective Shimizu, who cut their way into a fraudulent medical trial at a university hospital. Eventually, the dark side of the hospital's management comes to light...
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-06-07
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Hiromi-Kun! The Road to National Bancho
Overview: 16 year old Hiromi Shiratori starts his quest to become the greatest Bancho in Japan
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-05-30
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影の交渉人 ナニワ人情列伝
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-09
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Chinpira 2
Overview: A man on a mission to investigate a "self-defense force members only" gambling den in Yokosuka begins to uncover the past of its owner.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-05-25
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Last Bronx ~Tokyo Bangaichi~
Overview: The leader of Soul Crew, the toughest gang in Tokyo, was viciously killed. Shortly after that an anonymous challenge appeared in graffiti scrawls all over the city "inviting" all of the city's gang leaders to a fighting tournament that will settle which group has the power to rule Tokyo. Everyone knew refusing to participate was not an option.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-10-18
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Tokyo Tribe
Overview: In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. The simmering tension between them is about to boil over into all-out war.
Genres: Music Science Fiction Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-08-30
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The Brutal Hopelessness of Love
Overview: Famous movie actress Nami is being interviewed by a magazine reporter about her new film in which the plot resembles her real life. Her actor husband Yosuke has an affair with a young actress Junko whereas in the movie, Nami acts as an actress whose husband has an extramarital relationship with a young girl, with Yosuke as the husband and Junko as the new girl friend. In the course of the interview, Nami falls into deep thoughts and flashbacks about her lascivious encounters with strangers in a night train, in the movie as in the reality. Despite whether her intention is to revenge her husband or to satisfy her own desires, Nami demonstrates bewitching charm in a series of intercourse with different men, positions and locations. Director Takashi Ishii attempts to explore female sexual psychology through perfect blends of aesthetic nudity and violence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-03-01
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Blood
Overview: Kasaki the hitman needs to set scores with his target Ri after the syndicate hunts him and blackmails his childhood friend to kill him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-22
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Hana & Alice
Overview: Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-03-13
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City of Desire No. 5 Drifting Dotonbori Kids
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-09
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Yakuza Requiem: The Men's Requiem
Overview: Goro, a member of the Kai Group, and his younger associate, Minoru, face a devastating turn of events. One day, Minoru's younger brother gets caught up in a conflict with the Kitou Group and is killed. However, due to the delicate relationship between the groups, their boss forbids them from taking any form of revenge. Consumed by rage, Minoru vows to avenge his brother, and Goro, willing to give up everything, heads towards retaliation for Minoru...
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-04-02
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Goku-Oni
Overview: The legend of Yokudo Gokuki
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-10-21
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City of Desire No. 6 Trans Honor
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-10-25
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