Kanako Fukaura
Also Known As: 深浦 加奈子
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: April 04, 1960
Age: 65 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: August 25, 2008
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The Twilight Samurai
Overview: Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-11-02
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Inugami
Overview: Akira, a teacher from Tokyo, has just arrived in a small rural town to begin his new job. Soon after arriving, he meets, and begins to fall for, Miki, a papermaker and part of a large and unusual family. When he learns of an ancient legend that the family carries the curse of the Inugami, or Dog God, he brushes it off as silly superstition. After a series of mysterious deaths, however, the townspeople begin to grow restless, and Akira must confront the truth about Miki and her family.
Genres: Horror Romance Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-01-27
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Heisei Zankeiden: The Lion Roars!
Overview: The forth installment of the series, actor Riki Takeuchi stands up to cut down the rotten Hitoshi!
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-08-07
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Hush!
Overview: Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-09-09
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Dark Tales of Japan
Overview: Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-22
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Dog Star
Overview: A seeing-eye dog (Shiro) is granted one wish by his former owner. He chooses to become a human for a short time so he can find the girl who trained him as a puppy. While attempting to get to know her (as he runs along behind her and sniffs for her around town) he eventually falls in love with her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-04-27
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Gift of the Magi
Overview: Christmas-themed omnibus TV movie: Hotdog Express; Documentarytic; 祭典の日
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-12-24
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Motorcycle Girl
Overview: The story of a girl riding a motorcycle and embarking on a journey to meet her distant father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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More Painful than Rain
Overview: Ayami, who works in the marketing department of an advertising agency, is about to turn 30 and is beginning to think that she would rather live her life for work than marriage. Just then, she meets Kurasawa, who works at the same company, and they soon find themselves drawn to each other.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-29
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LoveDeath
Overview: A man and a woman are together on the 'Chrysalis Day', the fatal day everything in your life will be decided depends on how you spend the day. A violent man holding pure love, Sai and a stunningly beautiful playgirl, Sheila. While Sheila flees with a large sum of money, she is chased by a cool but violent gang, crazy killers and an out of control cop. No one can stop Sai and Sheila's love runaway.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-02-24
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BORDER LINE
Overview: Three storylines interweave in Border Line. Kurosawa (Murakami Jun) finds himself driving a taciturn young man named Matsuda (Sawaki Tetsu) halfway to Hokkaido, after accidentally knocking him off his bike; their fragile bond can last only so long. The housewife Aikawa Misa (Aso Yumi) tries desperately to hold her family together when her husband gets laid off and her son is so frightened of bullies at school that he throws up in the car; she’s reduced to taking a McJob in a convenience store. And Miyaji (Mitsuishi Ken), who collects debts for a yakuza gang, gets into trouble when his partner Kitajima puts personal need above duty.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-06-28
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Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
Overview: Morihara was left a widower 8 years ago when his wife passed away. He attends his first mixer party under the guidance of his daughter. There he meets Fumika and starts conversation. Morihara is too shy to show his love since he is much older than Fumika. On learning that Fumika goes to England to study about English Tea, Morihara rushes to the airport but his effort is in vain. He takes out his dead wife's photo and consults her: "I love Fumika, what should I do?"
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-02-15
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Battle Royale
Overview: In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-12-16
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Legendary Panty Mask
Overview: An old western town is populated entirely by cute young Catholic schoolgirls and shotgun toting nuns who have killed off the entire male population, the nuns teach their female students that all men are evil. The girls are championed by a superhero named "Panty Mask" who shows up wearing a leather bikini and a pair of leather girls' underwear on her face. The nuns worship an ice carving of Christ which has the ability to make their soft drinks cold (which they don't share with the students).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-11-25
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So What
Overview: In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-07-16
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Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Overview: One summer day, a group of sixth-grade boys have an argument about whether fireworks are round or flat when viewed from different angles and embark on a journey for the answer during the annual firework festival. Meanwhile, one of their classmates, Nazuna, is troubled by her parents' separation and decides to choose one of the boys to run away with.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-08-12
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Senrigan
Overview: The head of a psychological research institute and a lieutenant in the Japanese Air Force are both investigating a mysterious cult known only as ‘Midori no Saru’ (The Green Monkey). Members of this group have committed a string of violent suicide-attacks on military bases and public areas. Part of the mystery seems to involve a young child and an enormous Buddha statue outside Tokyo, but how could all these pieces possibly fit together?
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-06-10
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Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface
Overview: “Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at first, removed from the dealings of the families by his Boss, but slowly he is drawn back into his old ways.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Shinjuku Boy Detectives
Overview: In the streets of ultra-modern Shinjuku, Sosuke, a young would-be detective, all of a sudden attacked by a monster robot and falls unconscious. Determined to unravel the mystery, Sosuke joins forces with four members to fight against the robot. Will they be successful?
Genres: Science Fiction Mystery Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-04-29
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The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side
Overview: A documentary looking back on the making of Shunji Iwai's TV play Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom?.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-08-07
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Phantom of the Toilet
Overview: Set in an elementary school and centered on a boy named Takuya and a new transfer student named Saeko. Takuya's classmates think that Saeko has been possessed by Hanako, the ghost that lives in the bathroom. The rumor is especially encouraged by a girl who has a crush on Takuya and is jealous since Takuya likes Saeko.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-07-01
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北アルプス山岳救助隊・紫門一鬼８ 白馬八方尾根 雪どけの叫び
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-29
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弁護士 灰島秀樹
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-28
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