Ayu Kitaura
Also Known As: きたうら あゆ
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Birthday: November 26, 1992
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Nobody Knows
Overview: In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-08-07
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Listener
Overview: Omnibus film that tells five stories from a radio station and its listeners.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-02-28
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Wool 100%
Overview: A drama of two aging women who live a solitary life collecting discarded items from a nearby town. One day they return home to find a young girl knitting a red sweater in their house. Each time the girl finishes her dress, she promptly unravels it and the mystery unfolds.
Genres: Animation Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-28
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Your Friend
Overview: While researching a story on a school for problem children, Nakahara meets Emi, a college volunteer with a compelling tale of her own. After overcoming her initial reluctance to open up to the writer, Emi talks about her busted leg and her childhood friendship with the chronically ill Yuka.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-26
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Falling in Love with A#
Overview: Akio, a piano tuner, visits the kimono shop owned by the Nishimuro family. Their only daughter, Teru, accidentally farts in front of him while serving him tea. In the awkward atmosphere, Akio somehow finds himself falling for her as he watches her leave the place, hiding her embarrassment.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-12-05
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Yamato Detective Diary
Overview: "Anyone can become a detective."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-03-05
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Kienai Akari
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-10-21
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Nakitai toki no kusuri
Overview: Five passengers stare at a middle-aged man weeping on a train - a young man with a broken heart, an office worker exhausted from work, a new station attendant, a salaryman who cannot cry, and a lost high school girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-10
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Happy Endings
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-11-04
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Monster
Overview: When a young boy begins behaving strangely, shocking truths emerge as the story unfolds through the eyes of his single mother, a teacher who is believed to be responsible, and the child himself.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-06-02
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A Making of Nobody Knows
Overview: The making of the movie "Nobody Knows" by award-winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-12-23
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Out There
Overview: Haruo, a director, auditions for a film already partially shot in Taiwan. Thus he meets Ma, a young Taiwanese skater just as disoriented as he is.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-07-16
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Special Actors
Overview: Kazuto has a lifelong dream of becoming an actor, but has been suffering from a special medical condition where he faints and collapses when he gets nervous. One day, he encounters his brother, Hiroki, who who he hasn’t seen for years. He invites Kazuto to a talent agency called 'Special Actors'.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-10-18
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My Friend "A"
Overview: Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-05-25
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21st Century Girl
Overview: 21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-09-03
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Garden of Camellias
Overview: Kinuko was married to her husband for many years, but her husband passed away. Since then, Kinuko has lived in the same home with her granddaughter Nagisa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-09
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