Yasuhiro Arai
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Birthday: December 05, 1956
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Overview: A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-20
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Romantic Lake Mashuko Murders
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Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-02-07
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Kegareta daimon: kanketsu-hen
Overview: Kegareta daimon sequel.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-11-29
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Out of the Wind
Overview: High school student Mariko sings in the choir at the all-girls school she attends, and her biggest dream right now is to go to a music college. One day on her way home from school, she accidentally drops her bookbag into the sea. A man jumps into the water and recovers the bag for her, but all of her score sheets have been ruined. From that day on, Mariko’s new acquaintance becomes her bodyguard, walking her home everyday. But for some reason, he refuses to tell her his name.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-12-22
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Yakuza Emblem: Chapter 6
Overview: The sixth 'Yakuza Emblem' film.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-03-31
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Bounty Dog WANTED!
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-03-01
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Mattemashita tenkousei!
Overview: The son of wandering actors, also a budding actor, little Akira is forced to change school often and, after having attended thirty-two different institutes, he now has tried-and-true strategies to avoid bullies and not have problems with various schoolmates. Studying and continuing his theatrical activity, however, is not easy ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-06-09
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The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
Overview: Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-10-08
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These Men, Violent as They Are
Overview: Under a flickering fluorescent light, glimpses of brutal yakuza violence fade in and out... beside them, a man vomits. This man, silent and suffering from epilepsy, (played by Ozawa Hitoshi), has apparently "taken care of" two thugs who crossed him. Now, both the police and his own yakuza clan are after him, determined to restore their honor. But when this man snaps, the city is drenched in a storm of blood... a tale of men driven to the brink, where everyone is ferociously unhinged!
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-07-07
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Ore to aitsu no monogatari
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-08
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The Unspoiled Diamond
Overview: A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-05-15
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Village of Doom
Overview: An emotionally distraught young man goes on a violent killing spree after his tuberculosis keeps him from serving in World War II and is frowned upon by his fellow villagers.
Genres: Horror Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-01-15
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Unification of Japan 62
Overview: Nao (Nishikawa Ayano) is the wife of Ota (Ryota Matsushima), a legal advisor to the Seagull Victims Association, who has been captured by the religious organization World Seagull Church. Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) enters the cult's facility alone to rescue his girlfriend Nao. Himuro (Yasufu Motomiya) notices that Tamura has boarded the vehicle and heads to the facility alone as well. At the direction of the founder, Takahara (Nishikawa Mizui), the two of them fight against the believers who come armed with weapons, but they are unable to stand against the overwhelming numbers and are captured.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-05-25
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Weekend Shuffle
Overview: First mainstream film directed by Genji Nakamura, based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1974 short story of the same title.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-10-23
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涙でいっぱいになったペットボトル－カンペの手紙－
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-22
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Time Within Memory
Overview: Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man who used to be in love with his mother, Minoru recalls the old days spent on the island with his young, beautiful mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-02-24
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Deluxe Salon Car Engagement Tour Murders
Overview: Fukami, a secretary engaged to company president Kaido, her employer, is invited by his close friends, the Nogis, to a three-day-two-night tour. The tour group is traveling in a luxurious coach to Lake Megami in the Tateshina Plains. On the way, they are disturbed to hear that Shirai, a hostess who was supposed to come along on the tour, has been murdered. And the next day, the body of Hasegawa, another tour member, is floating in Lake Megami...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-09-12
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Morning Moon Is Cruel
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-06-21
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Meirosou no sangeki
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-09-30
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Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery - Soya Honsen Murder Incident
Overview: While returning from a business trip to Hokkaido, Detective Kamei of the MPD greets a middle-aged traveler in the waiting room of Minami-Wakkanai Station but is ignored by him. On the limited express to Asahikawa, the same man happens to entrust Kamei with a floppy disk before dying. The floppy contains his investigative notes on a murder that happened two years ago...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-10
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Marusō kaizō jidōsha kyōshūjo
Overview: Based on a manga.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-12-21
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Bomber Bikers of Shonan
Overview: Based on the popular comic, “Shonan Bakusozoku” illustrates the lives of high school bike fanatics.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-04-25
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Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki
Overview: A female projectionist is haunted by the image of a small boy while a killer prowls the city. The projectionist's relationship with her attractive and successful reporter friend drives the plot deeper into insanity.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-07-11
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His Motorbike, Her Island
Overview: After a series of chance meetings a shiftless motorbike enthusiast Ko begins a romance with a carefree girl Miyo, after teaching her to ride. When Miyo proves herself a biker prodigy Ko begins to fear that she is destined to crash.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-04-26
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JUKAI: Mount Fuji Suicide Forest
Overview: Two TV directors want to film people visiting a suicide forest.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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Kegareta daimon
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-25
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Birdcage of Horrors
Overview: A murder mystery told in one-minute clips — one for each day of the year — filmed specifically for the SEGA Dreamcast console. It tells the story of Nao Tsunoda, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who moves to Tokyo’s Grauenheim apartment complex. One day, Nao’s life turns into a nightmare when she suddenly discovers the headless corpse of her neighbor on the roof of the house — and a chain of brutal murders continues, becoming clear that a psychopath is hunting the apartment building's inhabitants.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-09-01
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妻という名の他人
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-05-12
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Asshii-tachi no machi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-03-28
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These Men, Violent as They Are: Part 2
Overview: A detective declares: "The era of yakuza strutting around with authority is over." Yet the streets are now overrun with lawless rogues. Tommy (Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki) and Buchi (Suzuki Minoru) are a reckless duo, pretending to help women only to take advantage of them, skipping out on bills at cabaret clubs, and scraping by while living out of a car in a parking lot that costs just 1,200 yen a night. One day, however, they cross the wrong line. After targeting a store backed by yakuza, they find themselves in a heated conflict. Thinking they can extort the gangsters, they soon learn the harsh reality of provoking the true underworld.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-07-22
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