Joe Yamanaka
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Japanese singer and actor. Best known as the Flower Travellin' Band singer.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Deathday: August 07, 2011
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0 & 1
Overview: A girl called Zero stands in a crowded street, her occupation an assassin. As she completes her tasks one after another, Zero has been feeling uneasy lately. As her code name suggests, she has nothing to prove her existence. She overlaps herself with the vanishing landscape and begins to wander in search of the meaning of her own existence. At the same time, a young man named One is also wandering the streets, and like Zero, he is an assassin. Surrounded by a sense of emptiness, he is unable to find the value of his own existence. One day, the two of them meet as if they were led together. They sense each other, and by touching each other, they regain their existence and humanity. However, the organization feels that contact between assassins is dangerous, and decides to dispose of them. They call in a highly skilled assassin. Their battle for their own existence begins now!
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-02-14
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Car Thieves
Overview: Mixed-race children in Japan become involved in the petty theft of car parts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-04
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Protect the President
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-08-20
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前科・仮釈放
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Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-14
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Flying
Overview: A young woman aspires to be a motorboat racing champion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-05-14
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Never Give Up
Overview: Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-07
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The Dump Truck Rascal
Overview: Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-04-29
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Proof of the Man
Overview: When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-08
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Overview: Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-02-04
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Door II: Tokyo Diary
Overview: Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there’s always at risk no matter how good the money is. The job makes her feel free and in control and likes the danger that surrounds her. Her clients vary from normal to weird but her new client: Mr. Mamiya is… different. Mamiya is strange, charming, and very captivating which makes Ai very interested in what he has to offer and what he wants. Mr. Mamiya likes to explore sexuality and the art of S&M which intrigues Ai and continues to meet with him, and their relationship gets deeper and deeper.
Genres: Thriller Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-03-31
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Erotic Liaisons
Overview: A low-key private detective agency in Paris is run by Rie and her lover and partner Kishin, two ex-pats who tick along between cases by giving guided tours of the city to busloads of Japanese tourists. After the wealthy Okuyama hires them to trail his French mistress Lorraine whom he believes to be having an affair, feeble-willed Kishin finds himself seduced by this femme fatale and way out of his depth in a seamy underworld of rich Japanese businessmen, S&M games and huge piles of money.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-17
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Swastika Dance 2 : Three Erotic Women
Overview: Story of Japanese women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-07-15
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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Overview: After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-09-21
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Izo
Overview: Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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The Story of PuPu
Overview: Fu and Suzu are two pretty anarchist girls who decide to take to the road. They set off on a journey to visit the tomb of a small pig by name Pupu. On the way, they meet Suzu's ex-lover, a gay couple, and a golf player; always getting in trouble. But whenever trouble comes, 'Trunk Man' the hero appears to save them.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-04-04
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It's Easier Than Kissing
Overview: After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-01-28
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Fukushu no Teio
Overview: Tatsuya Shijo was leading a blissful life with her wife and daughter. But all hell came down when a madman murdered his wife and daughter and bizarrely his sister, who was about to get married, killed in a hit and run incident. Vying for revenge, Tatsuya became a professional killer.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-08-12
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Ulterior Motives
Overview: A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-06
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