Seiichi Tanabe
Also Known As: 田边诚一
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Birthday: April 03, 1969
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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In the Pool
Overview: A free-spirited psychiatrist exudes a magnetic attraction for patients with out-of-the-ordinary neuroses and odd conditions brought about by stress.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-05-21
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Brass Knuckle Boys
Overview: A record company office worker named Kanna discovers a punk rock band called Shonen Meriken Sakku 'Brass Knuckle Boys' through the internet and subsequently decides to represent them on behalf of her company. What Kanna did not know was that the Brass Knuckle Boys consists of all middle aged men.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-02-14
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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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Ring 0
Overview: Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.
Genres: Horror Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-22
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Farewell, Kuro
Overview: Based on a true story set in Matsumoto city, Nagano, during 1960s. A stray dog wanders into a high school's grounds. The dog, named Kuro, stays at the school and becomes a special friend to everyone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-01
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Blues Harp
Overview: Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguards growing jealousy of Chuji.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-07-15
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Happy Flight
Overview: A variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew all support a single flight. They have only one mission: to secure the safety of the passengers.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-11-15
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Resurrection
Overview: When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-01-18
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Honey and Clover
Overview: Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-07-22
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April Story
Overview: In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-03-14
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Harmful Insect
Overview: 13-year-old Sachiko is about to encounter the most difficult moments in her young life. Her father abandons her and her mother attempts to commit suicide by slashing her wrist. Her teacher, whom she relies on heavily, leaves for northern Japan to take another job. Other students start to gossip about Sachiko and her former teacher. Sachiko then drops out of school and attempts to find herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-16
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World's End / Girl Friend
Overview: Shinnosuke and Misawa are joint managers of a Bonsai shop. Suddenly Shinnosuke's childhood friend Haruko turns up. She has split up with her boyfriend and finds herself out on the streets. Shinnosuke starts to like her and really wants to cheer her up, but he can't manage to express his real feelings or stop picking up other women. Misawa is dumbfounded by Shinnosuke's behavior but also has complex feelings of love for his friend.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-09-10
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The Many Faces of Chika
Overview: When her husband is hospitalized with tuberculosis, Chika has a series of three relationships: with a teacher in her hometown, with a student in Tokyo, and with an aging gangster.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-05
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祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-08-20
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Tracing Jake
Overview: Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to travel around the world, listening to the testimonies of various people of different ages, nationalities, and sighting situations who have seen "Jake".
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-02-07
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淋しい狩人
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-09-20
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How Old Is the River?
Overview: Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female cousin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-11-11
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Pale Moon
Overview: Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key to happiness? And if so, how long can it last?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-11-15
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Hageshii Kisetsu
Overview: After being hit by Kyouko's car, office worker Hideo starts regularly meeting up Kyouko after the accident. With each meeting their feelings for each start to grow and they soon fall in love. The only problem is that Kyouko is married to and has a child with a yakuza boss who is currently in prison.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-08-01
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Runway Beat
Overview: Transfer student Biito “Beat” Mizorogi, talented in fashion design, bring classmates together to stage a fashion show for the school's annual festival.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-03-19
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Loved Gun
Overview: A story about a hitman named Hayamada who carries a distinctive red gun. As the film progresses we discover the reason for his work, and how he came to be alone. His aim right now is to reach a desitination, but he's late.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-13
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Flic
Overview: Kazuo Murata is a detective who has lost his wife and eventually the meaning of his existence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-22
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All Around Us
Overview: Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-06-07
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Half a Confession
Overview: Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.
Genres: Drama Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-10
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Autumn Blossoms
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-10-30
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Vampire in Love
Overview: Kiira seems like an ordinary young girl, who likes to talk with her friends and to dress up. Her ultimate goal is to become the world's best baker, but what differentiates her from others is that she is a vampire. She has never told anyone her secret, including her childhood friend Tetsu, whom she played with everyday and liked as a child. After her parents died when Kiira was only 12-years-old, she had to go live with her relatives and lost contact with Tetsu. Now, 8 years later, Tetsu appears at the bakery where Kiira is working part-time. Kiira is ecstatic to see her first love again. Soon, they are dating and Kiira dreams of having a family with Tetsu. Kiira also becomes filled with worries because she is vampire.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-17
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Matsumoto Seicho Special: Blue Dab
Overview: The sudden death of a journalist stirs up young editor Noriko's curiosity. While investigating the case, Noriko uncovers the dark secrets hidden behind the journalist's death and its relationship to a popular female novelist.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-09-08
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Milk White
Overview: Takayuki (Takao Osawa) is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, Yoko (Yuriko Ishida) to return to his hometown, Nagasaki, where his mother lives. Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki, to imprint familiar scenes on his memory. Yoko visits him and insists on staying. Takayuki has major concerns for her future, and his own life. He drives her away, for her own good. After days of affliction, the two reunite. The story leads to an emotive conclusion, the end of his spiritual journey.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-17
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Genkai in a Black Company
Overview: After the death of this mother, Masao Oneta (Teppei Koike) decides to leave the comfort of his room after years of self isolation and get a job. He lands a position at a small IT firm but doesn't yet realise this company is one of many 'black companies', known for overworking their employees.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-21
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Liar Game: The Final Stage
Overview: In Liar game: Final Stage, Players are encouraged to trust each other to win the tournament. However, a mysterious player named X is secretly plotting to sabotage everyone of their chances to win the LGT.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-03-06
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Gene Waltz
Overview: Doctor Rie (Miho Kanno) is know as the Joan of Ark of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She works in a challenging environment with clinics shutting down due to lack of doctors and the system itself breaking down. Dr. Rie then helps an infertile woman conceive with a surrogate mother which is prohibited in Japan...
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-02-05
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Mind Game
Overview: Japanese film directed by Hiromasa Taguchi.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-04-04
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Life Is Journey
Overview: LIFE IS JOURNEY is an anthology of four stories about people who live in solitude, but who yearn for togetherness. Each day brings chance meetings and reluctant partings, joy and pain. The first vignette, "Life", portrays half of a woman's life in one-scene, one-cut, nine-minute sequence. "N" is a comical take on a man abandoned by his lover. "Ya" explores the bond of female friendship as one woman consoles a brokenhearted girlfriend. In "Nowhere", a man and a woman roam the streets of a foreign land in search of lost time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-06-21
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I Am Juice
Overview: Two female lovers meet in a college class. After graduation, they run a temp company which is the front for a detective agency dealing in blackmail information.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-07-13
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The 100th Love with You
Overview: On July 27th, university student Aoi Hinata has an accident. When she wakes up, Aoi Hinata finds herself in a classroom from one week before the accident.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-04
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Berna
Overview: A blind woman acquires a guide dog, and faces prejudice in 1980s Japan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-09-30
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Mr. Max Man
Overview: Masayoshi is a young announcer who has worked at a broadcasting station for 3 years. He is the secondary presenter for a morning information program, but he always makes mistakes. Masayoshi also has a crush on co-worker Yuko, whom he has known since he was a child, but he can't seem to get any closer to her. Masayoshi then puts on a pair of glasses that he finds at work. He realizes the glasses gives him superhuman powers. Masayoshi decides to become a righteous hero.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-10-17
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Kagerô 2
Overview: An entertainment drama depicting the conflict of yakuza, centering on the female torso and her sister's feud.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-10
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Thirty Lies or So
Overview: Takarada, a member of a group of swindlers which has reunited to pull off a big caper involving down comforters, shoddy encyclopedias, and a panda suit. However, the actual scam they’re about to run takes a back seat to the trust issues between the group.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-12-18
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Bleach
Overview: High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life, besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother's death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly breaks as he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a God of Death.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-07-20
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Home of Acorns
Overview: Slice of life drama about a couple and their young disabled daughter.
Genres: Drama Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Snow Flower
Overview: A terminally ill girl, who dreams of going to Finland to see the northern lights, falls in love
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-01
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Robo-G
Overview: Three engineers cannot make a robot work in time for a science show, and hire a man to inhabit the robot's shell to save their jobs. The robot's performance at the show attracts media attention and scrutiny from a science student.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-01-14
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Mother's Trees
Overview: Mitsu Tamura (Kyoka Suzuki) is the mother of 7 sons. Her sons are sent to the battlefield and 6 of her sons die on the battlefield. To mend her broken heart, she talks to 7 paulownia trees which she planted whenever one of her sons left for the battlefield.
Genres: War Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-06-06
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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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Otakus in Love
Overview: Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-10-20
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Joou no Houigaku ~Shikatsushi~
Overview: A genius forensic scientist pushes around one of her students while investigating a case.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-05-31
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恐竜超伝説 劇場版ダーウィンが来た！
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-02-21
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The Last Town We Saw
Overview: The narrative centers on Taichi Tamiya, a television scriptwriter living in modern-day Tokyo with his family. Their ordinary lives are disrupted when they inexplicably time-travel to June 1944, during the height of World War II. Confronted with the harsh realities of wartime Japan—scarcity of resources, constant air raids, and societal pressures—the family struggles to adapt and survive. The story delves into their attempts to navigate this perilous era while seeking a way back to their original time.
Genres: War TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-09-21
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父、ノブナガ
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie Fantasy History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-10-07
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僕らは人生で一回だけ魔法が使える
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-02-21
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