Tarô Arakawa
Also Known As: 荒川 太郎, Tarou Arakawa
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: November 04, 1956
Age: 68 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 15, 2012
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Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Overview: The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car race, the notorious Lupin the Third and his criminal cadre race the world's superpowers to win - or steal - the Dictionary and unearth his grandfather's legacy of riches!
Genres: Animation Action Comedy TV Movie Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-08-09
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Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Overview: Notorious thief Lupin the Third aims to steal the lost treasure of the Romanov royal family with his criminal associates along for the ride. The treasure is an immense quantity of gold hidden underground in the vaults of a mysterious Texas bank. But to obtain the gold, Lupin and his friends will have to face down both the Mafia and Rasputon, the telepathic descendant of the mad monk Rasputin. Lupin again eludes inspector Zenigata with the help of a mysterious blonde named Judy Scott, as Rasputon manipulates the world's leaders to put every obstacle in Lupin's path.
Genres: Action Animation Comedy TV Movie Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-09-01
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Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Overview: A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult based around the prophecies of Nostradamus. They kidnap Julia, the daughter of Douglas, a wealthy American who is seeking the presidency, along with Lupin's diamond. At stake is the lost book of prophecy Douglas holds in the vault at the top of his skyscraper.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure Drama Crime Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-04-22
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Bousou Sengokushi
Overview: Modern-day bikers make and break alliances with neighboring gangs, fight over the right to use a local petrol station, and are eventually united under a powerful leader. It's a replay of the events of Japan's 16th-century civil war, but with bikes instead of horses and knives instead of swords. Based on the manga by Jiro Ueno in Weekly Playboy.
Genres: Animation Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-02-01
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Akira
Overview: A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-06-10
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3丁目のタマ おねがい！モモちゃんを捜して！！
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Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-08-14
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School of Ghosts 2
Overview: A collection of 14 shorts ranging from animated to live-action. Released by Toei Video on VHS.
Genres: Animation Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-08-09
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Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
Overview: Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-24
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Minky Momo in the Bridge Over Dreams
Overview: A bridge's legend tells that when two people meet on it, they will surely meet again. Momo meets a boy who doesn't believe the legend, and promises that she will meet him again to prove it. As the year passes, she comes every day to wait for him, and becomes a small part of many people's lives.
Genres: Drama Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-05-21
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Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Ninjutsu Academy - All Hands on Deck!
Overview: The Ninjutsu Academy students return from summer break to hear that due to one of Komatsuda's mistakes, all their summer homework was mixed up. As a result Kisanta, who received an assignment meant for a sixth year, has gone missing after trying to sneak into Oomagatoki Castle to steal their lord's fundoshi. A group including Shinbei and Kirimaru is sent to rescue him, but since Oomagatoki is at war with Tasogaredoki Castle it might be a difficult mission.
Genres: Animation Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-03-12
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Dirty Pair: Project Eden
Overview: Agerna is a planet rich in Vizorium, the one mineral necessary to space travel. When a series of mysterious attacks on mining operations has world leaders pointing fingers and pinning blame, 3WA naturally send in their top agents to investigate. But are the Lovely Angels up to the task of stopping a mad scientist bent on taking a long dormant alien race to its final evolutionary form? Throw in a thief after a bottle of WWII-vintage wine and it's a safe bet that nobody's safe. It's more chaos, more mayhem, and even more destruction than ever before as the Dirty Pair take on their wildest case yet!
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-11-28
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Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Overview: Golgo 13, Japan's most celebrated and notorious assassin, meets his match in Queen Bee, the leader of a South American liberation army, whom he must kill before she can assassinate a popular presidential candidate. However, once Golgo 13 penetrates the Queen's hive, he realizes that the machinations behind the planned assassination are more complex than he could have imagined.
Genres: Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-05-21
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Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal
Overview: While vacationing, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand the possession of Lord Enma's coveted "Golden Seal." Botan finds Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara on their summer vacation as well, and asks for their assistance in Koenma's rescue.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-10
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Silent Möbius
Overview: In a futuristic Tokyo, several policewomen fight a monster. One of them, Katsumi Liqueur, remembers where she saw it before... Katsumi Liqueur, an American-born woman of Japanese descent, travels to Tokyo to visit her mother, Fuyuka, who is sick in the hospital. She takes a shortcut through an alley after her taxi gets stuck in traffic, only to encounter a monster and two policewomen fighting it. Later, she meets their chief, Rally Cheyenne, who, it seems, has been expecting her, though Katsumi has never met her before. The policewomen want Katsumi to help them fight the monster, but Katsumi, who does not want to believe in magic, resists.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-07
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