Jun Matsumoto

Jun Matsumoto

Born: August 30, 1983
in Toshima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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Jun Matsumoto (born August 30, 1983) was born in Toshima, Tokyo, is known for his acting achievements in many Japanese dramas. Also widely known as "MatsuJun", is a Japanese actor, and TV host. He is known outside Japan for he role in the Romance film Tokyo Tower (2005). He was also a main character in Kimi wa petto (2003), along with Koyuki. He rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa petto (2003) with Koyuki and gained huge popularity . He first caught the attention of the public in 1997 by acting debut in TBS drama special Hoken Chousain, but quickly grew beyond drama and has earned acclaim as an actor through his many roles on Japanese television and in several Japanese films. He also starred Boys Over Flowers series in 2005. He has gone on to appear in numerous dramas and movies, receiving a number of awards and nominations for his roles. He drama 99.9: Criminal Lawyer (2016) was popular in Japan with a peak viewership rating of 22.5%. He is very famous in Japan, and almost everyone knows him. Was best known until recently for his commercial work on Japanese television. Over the years since the early 1990s, the actor has had roles in drama serials, movies, TV shows and even hosted red carpet events in his country like Minnano Televi and Utawara. Let's also not forget the innumerable CF (commercial film) advertisements that he's done, for brands like KFC in Japan, Kosé and Pepsi. He wore multiple hats as an actor, host and variety show personality.

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Movies for Jun Matsumoto...

Title: What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
Character: Tokugawa Ieyasu / Takechiyo
Released: January 8, 2023
Type: TV
The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo. Takechiyo lost his father during a war. He grew up lonely and away from his mother. Takechiyo didn't have a clue about what his future would hold. He then has a dramatic meeting with the young Oda Nobunaga.
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Title: どうする松本潤?徳川家康の大冒険
Released: March 26, 2022
Type: TV
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Title: Neighbor Chikara
Character: Chikara Nakagoshi(中越 チカラ)
Released: January 20, 2022
Type: TV
Nakagoshi Chikara is married and has two children. His family lives together at a complex in Tokyo. He introduces himself as a novelist, but he is actually a ghost writer and writes essays for famous people. He is usually busy with his writing and doing house chores, but, when he sees people who need help, he can't ignore them. He approaches those people and asks them if they are doing okay and if they have a problem.
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99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
Title: 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
Character: Hiroto Miyama
Released: December 30, 2021
Type: Movie
Hiroto Miyama works with rookie lawyer Honoka Kono on a team that specializes with criminal cases for Madarame Law Firm. Atsuhiro Sada has become the director of the law firm. One day, the law firm receives a request about a case that took place 15 years ago. The case was about a poisonous wine incident.
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99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
Title: 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
Character: Miyama Hiroto
Released: December 29, 2021
Type: Movie
The super unconventional lawyer is back! Our new friends are comic book girls! And the biggest enemy of all! The strongest lawyer who manipulates the prosecution behind the scenes sets out to prove the devil... Take on a case that is 100% impossible to prove!
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This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.31
Title: This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.31
Released: December 29, 2021
Type: Movie
The last concert held by Japanese boy band Arashi on December 31, 2020 at Tokyo Dome, one day before the start of their indefinite hiatus. Includes live performances of songs from their final studio album of the same name.
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ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”
Title: ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 2021
Type: Movie
Captures the group in one of its last concerts on its 2018-2019 "5×20" anniversary tour.
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ARAFES 2020 at NATIONAL STADIUM
Title: ARAFES 2020 at NATIONAL STADIUM
Character: Self
Released: July 28, 2021
Type: Movie
ARASHI's ARAFES that took place at the National Stadium in 2020.
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Title: ARASHI's Diary -Voyage-
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 2019
Type: TV
Twenty years after their debut, join the beloved members of Arashi on a new journey as they showcase their lives, talents and gifts to the world.
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Eien no Nispa
Title: Eien no Nispa
Character: Matsuura Takeshiro
Released: June 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Takeshiro Matsuura was a Japanese explorer who was the first person to document the inner reaches of what is now known as Hokkaido. He explored the area extensively during the mid 19th century and created a map of the island that included parts which had been ignored by earlier cartographers. He visited Ainu communities and compiled records of the large numbers of the population who had been conscripted for forced labor far from their homes. Matsuura suggested the name Hokkaido for the area
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Title: Hana Nochi Hare: HanaDan Next Season
Character: Tsukasa Domyouji - Guest Role
Released: April 17, 2018
Type: TV
The setting of the drama takes place 10 years after the F4 graduated from Eitoku Academy. Edogawa Oto is the daughter of a former company president. Her life completely changed after their family business went bankrupt. Her fiance is Hase Tenma, the popular student council president of the rival school. With declining enrollment due to a recession and the rise of a rival school, Eitoku Academy is now ruled by the Correct5 whose leader is Kakuragi Haruto. The group seeks out, then runs out, any students whose families haven’t made appropriate donations to the school. When Haruto and Oto discover each other’s secrets — that Haruto buys self-help items to get stronger, and that Oto is poor and works at a convenience store – they promise to keep each other’s secret.
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ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」
Title: ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」
Character: Himself
Released: November 11, 2017
Type: Movie
To support their new album Untitled, Arashi performed a live tour called Arashi Live Tour 2017-2018 Untitled.
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Narratage
Title: Narratage
Character: Takashi Hayama
Released: October 7, 2017
Type: Movie
Izumi is a sophomore university student when she hears from her former high school teacher and mentor Takashi. They were both involved in the school drama club. She liked him. He liked her. Takashi asks Izumi to return to the school and assist with a performance. Will the feelings be rekindled?
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ARASHI Live Tour 2016-2017 Are You Happy? Documentary
Title: ARASHI Live Tour 2016-2017 Are You Happy? Documentary
Released: May 31, 2017
Type: Movie
Features behind the scenes of Arashi going on the Are You Happy? tour.
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Title: 99.9 Criminal Lawyer
Character: Hiroto Miyama(深山 大翔)
Released: April 17, 2016
Type: TV
Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance of being discovered. Japan’s 99.9% criminal case conviction rate leads the world, attesting to a “highly reliable” judicial system. In other words, once a crime suspect is indicted, prosecutor arguments tend to be accepted hook, line and sinker. In the face of those 99.9% odds, there’s no money in being a defense lawyer specializing in criminal cases, but for Miyama, that’s where the interest and kernels of truth lie. From unexpected places, the mold-breaking Miyama stakes his reputation on a prayer of a chance as he clashes with hotshot lawyers who’ll go to any lengths to win in this gloriously fun, legal mystery.
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ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi
Title: ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi
Character: Himself
Released: September 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Concert film featuring the final day of Arashi's special concert "BLAST in Miyagi" held on September 23, 2015 at Hitomebore Stadium in Miyagi (Miyagi Stadium).
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嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ~15年目の告白~
Title: 嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ~15年目の告白~
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
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Documentary of
Title: Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii"
Character: Himself
Released: September 19, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary featuring behind the scenes, rehearsals, and more of Arashi during their 15th anniversary concert in Hawaii in 2014.
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ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii
Title: ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii
Character: Self
Released: September 19, 2014
Type: Movie
Concert film featuring ARASHI's 2-day concert held on September 19 & 20, 2014 in Hawaii at Ko Olina Resort to commemorate the 15th anniversary of their career,
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ARASHI Live Tour 2013
Title: ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE"
Character: Himself
Released: July 30, 2014
Type: Movie
ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE" 2014.07.30 RELEASE
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Title: Heartbroken Chocolatier
Character: Sōta Koyurugi
Released: January 13, 2014
Type: TV
After graduating from high school, Sota Koyurugi studies bakery at an institute. In high school, he fell in love with beautiful Saeko. Because of Sota's effort, he is able to have a romantic relationship with Saeko right before Christmas. Saeko though tells Sota that she will be unable to meet him on Valentine's Day, but can meet him on the day before Valentine's Day. On that day, Sota gives Saeko chocolate that he made, but she doesn't accept his gift. Saeko tells him that she didn't think they were dating. Sota is heartbroken, but he doesn't give up hope. To make Saeko love him, he travels to France with little money and studies chocolate there. This is because Saeko loves chocolate. 5 years later, Sota becomes a first-class Chocolatier. Now back in Japan, Sota opens his very own store.
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Title: Dr. DMAT
Character: Toshiko Hayashi
Released: January 9, 2014
Type: TV
DMAT, the acronym for the “Disaster Medical Assistance Team”, was first established in 2004. For the past 10 years, the team has been providing on-site emergency assistance at disaster-hit areas. Yakumo Hibiki was an surgeon at the Arisukawa General Hospital’s Emergency Unit, but due to a mistake involving his sister Haruko, he has since been transferred to the internal medicine unit. One day, the hospital Director, Dr. Isesaki Katsuichi, requests for Hibiki to move to DMAT. His childhood friend, Nurse Yoshioka Rin, encourages him to take up the role, but upon joining the team, Hibiki finds his new colleagues aloof and a little eccentric. His first assignment is to a pile-up accident in a road tunnel, and he finds himself working against time to provide medical treatment to those who require immediate attention.
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Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
Title: Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
Character: Futaba Rentarou
Released: January 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Pikanchi Half is a spin-off of the two previous movies in the Pikanchi series, showing the five friends, now in their 30s, having a reunion as they are running into problems with family and work
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Girl in the Sunny Place
Title: Girl in the Sunny Place
Character: Kosuke Okuda
Released: October 11, 2013
Type: Movie
A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.
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Song of the Beginning
Title: Song of the Beginning
Character: Wataru
Released: September 23, 2013
Type: Movie
Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. He had aimed to be a teacher but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However, he does not do well in Tokyo and has to return to his hometown. Wataru reunites with his former girlfriend who is a primary school teacher now and through his interaction with his family, friends and a group of primary school students who want to take part in a choir contest, he begins to take steps to resurrect his dream of being a teacher.
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ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn
Title: ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn
Released: April 24, 2013
Type: Movie
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Title: Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
Character: Hiromi Suzuki
Released: October 23, 2012
Type: TV
"Late blooming Sunflower -My life renewed-" is a story of 7 young adults living their ordinary days near the Shimanto river of Kochi prefecture, renowned as the last of the crystal clear streams. Somewhat nostalgic, somewhat new, they hold on to their dreams and insecurities. It's a true-to-life portrayal of the days in young adulthood.
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Title: Lucky Seven
Character: Shuntaro Tokita
Released: January 16, 2012
Type: TV
Lucky Seven Rakkīsebun is a 2012 Japanese television drama broadcast by Fuji Television from January 16 to March 19, 2012. It stars Jun Matsumoto and Eita.
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I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
Title: I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
Character: Tokita Shuntaro
Released: January 3, 2012
Type: Movie
Ohno plays the role of Tarui Shotaro, an ordinary guy who dreamed of becoming a hero when he was a child, but now gets by as a part-time worker. The unexpected story unfolds when one day, the daughter of a yakuza boss asks him to plan a make-believe kidnapping. Sato Ryuta plays Shotaro's co-worker who helps him with the kidnapping. Kanjiya Shihori plays Satsuki, the eldest daughter of the Hanazono yakuza clan, while Narimiya Hiroki plays Satsuki's college senpai who joined the Hanazono clan after graduation. Takahashi Katsumi plays the head of a rival organization who has fallen in love with Satsuki. Kitaoji Kinya plays Satsuki's father and the head of the Hanazono clan.
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あゝ、荒野
Title: あゝ、荒野
Character: 新宿新次
Released: October 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Kenji stutters and suffers from interpersonal blushing. After his mother's death, he lives with his violent father, but cannot stand it, so he takes a live-in job at a barbershop to get out of the house. On the other hand, Shinji's father committed suicide when he was young, his mother abandoned him and he grew up with a wild personality. The two, who may or may not have similarities, meet by chance and are trained by Horiguchi, a former boxer, to become professional boxers. A coming-of-age story about love, loneliness and facing oneself.
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ARASHI 10-11 TOUR 'Scene' - Training Camp
Title: ARASHI 10-11 TOUR 'Scene' - Training Camp
Character: Himself
Released: June 15, 2011
Type: Movie
Features tour extras of Arashi going on Training Camp.
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Title: Summer Romance Shines in Rainbow Color
Character: Taiga kusunoki
Released: July 19, 2010
Type: TV
Taiga is a struggling second-generation actor who has developed a complex due to his father, a famous actor in his time. Most of the time, Taiga only gets to appear in variety shows. One day when his friend brings him out skydiving, a big wind drags him away from the dropping point and he gets stuck in a tree. A beautiful woman, Shiori, rescues him. Shiori is a cheerful woman who laughs away all of her worries. She's exactly the opposite of Taiga...
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Title: Arashi ni Shiyagare
Released: April 24, 2010
Type: TV
Arashi ni Shiyagare (嵐にしやがれ) (Must Be ARASHI!) is an ongoing Japanese variety show on NTV starring the members of Arashi. The show began on 24 April 2010 and it airs from 10:00 to 10:54 p.m. (JST) every Saturday. It is Arashi's sixth and current variety show to be aired on NTV as well as their third show to be aired during primetime. There will be a male guest, which the members of Arashi addresses as 'Aniki' (Brother), who will teach Arashi different things. The other section, called 'Encounter the Unknown', is where Arashi will pick up new skills, such as interviewing celebrities, learning the tips to climb a mountain, from meeting experienced professionals they usually have not met before.
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Title: The History of Our Family
Character: Yoshio Yame
Released: April 9, 2010
Type: TV
Wagaya no Rekishi is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, shown on Fuji TV from April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. The show was known for its star-studded cast.
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The Last Promise
Title: The Last Promise
Character: Nozomu
Released: January 9, 2010
Type: Movie
"Saigo no Yakusoku" is described as a human suspense story involving the hijack of a major building. The members of Arashi play five young men who happen to be inside, and the story depicts their attempt to escape and their interactions with the other people caught up in the incident.
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Title: The Witch Trial
Character: Utsumi Nobue
Released: April 25, 2009
Type: TV
Toru is a young part-timer who has no interest in social issues. He gets called in as a juror in the trial of a woman labeled as a "witch", charged with a murder over an enormous inheritance. Though it appears that she is definitely guilty, one by one the jurors begin casting their votes for "not guilty." From the shadows, there is a mysterious organization buying control of the jury. At the same time, strange events start happening around Toru. When another juror is threatened, Toru is determined to save her. However, Toru's girlfriend, a newspaper reporter, seems suspicious of their relationship. And so, Toru begins his lonely fight for the truth.
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Title: Smile
Character: Hayakawa Vito
Released: April 17, 2009
Type: TV
Smile is a Japanese television drama series, shown on TBS started last April 17, 2009. Jun Matsumoto plays the lead role of Vito, a half-Filipino, half-Japanese man who always smiles despite all of the problems and difficulties he faces. The series focus on foreigners and mixed-race children who suffered from racism
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Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo
Title: Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo
Released: March 25, 2009
Type: Movie
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Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs
Title: Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs
Character: Hayato Yamaguchi
Released: August 30, 2008
Type: Movie
The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of his wife and his 2-year-old daughter, Myu-chan.
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Hana Yori Dango: Final
Title: Hana Yori Dango: Final
Character: Tsukasa Dōmyōji
Released: June 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their families, Dōmyōji's mother, who has been strongly against their relationship before, presents Tsukushi a tiara, which is estimated to be worth roughly 10 billion yen, as a token of their engagement. But that night, the tiara is stolen by somebody! Then, Dōmyōji and Tsukushi travel around the globe to Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and even a deserted island to get the tiara back—the legendary tiara that has been believed to "bring eternal love." In the meantime, where and what are the "F4" fellows, who have just gone separate ways, doing now?
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The Last Princess
Title: The Last Princess
Character: Takezo
Released: May 10, 2008
Type: Movie
After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daiuske) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain - in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.
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Title: VS Arashi
Released: April 12, 2008
Type: TV
A variety show in which "Arashi" and a guest or two form a team to compete against a guest team in physical games.
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My Sister, My Love
Title: My Sister, My Love
Character: Yori Yuki
Released: June 6, 2007
Type: Movie
It is a taboo story about love and incest between twins. It's not about sex, it's about the feelings the two have for one another and how society views them.
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Title: Bambino!
Character: Ban Shogo
Released: April 18, 2007
Type: TV
Bambino! is a Japanese cooking manga written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine Big Comic Spirits. As of February 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 bound volumes of the manga. It received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's Kurosagi. NTV broadcast the live-action TV drama from April 18, 2007 to June 27, 2007. It was broadcast in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico by TV Japan, an affiliate of NHK, from January to March 2008.
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Yellow Tears
Title: Yellow Tears
Character: Yuji Katsumada
Released: April 14, 2007
Type: Movie
The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke - the manga artist, Shoichi - the singer, Ryuzo - the novelist, Kei - the painter and Yuji – the 5th wheel (?). The friends spend the summer in pursuit of their own ideals of personal freedom - being able to do what they want. In the process of pursuing their dream they learn firsthand that however ideal it may seem, its not as easy as they think.
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Title: Arashi no Shukudai-kun
Released: October 2, 2006
Type: TV
Arashi no Shukudai-kun was a Japanese variety show that was first broadcast on October 2, 2006, on NTV. It aired from 11:58 p.m. to 12:29 a.m. (JST) every Monday and starred the members of Arashi and morning announcer Tomoaki Ogura (小倉 智昭, Ogura Tomoaki) as their co-host. The theme centered on homework, hence the show's title; Arashi had audience viewers send in homework for guests to do and vice versa. The show ended on March 22, 2010.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
Character: 高田和夫
Released: March 28, 2006
Type: Movie
***Replay A man sees his dead girlfriend through his digital camcorder. ***Inochibi (Life Force) A nurse is able to save dying patients with her 'life force'. ***Ame no Houmonsha (The Visitor in the Rain) A woman visits her sister on a rainy night to celebrate her birthday, but finds a stranger in her house who may be a murderer at large... ***Okusanya-san (The Wife Seller) A man stumbles upon a shop selling perfect wives. ***Imakiyo-san (Mr. Imakiyo) A student finds a spirit called Imakiyo in his apartment, and he has to obey three rules or suffer the consequences...
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Title: BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Character: Tsukasa Dōmyōji
Released: October 21, 2005
Type: TV
Set at a famous high school for the super-wealthy, this is a puppy love story centered on Tsukushi Makino, a poor girl, and the F4 gang of rich kids headed by the rough and fearless Prince Charming, Tsukasa Domyoji.
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Title: G no Arashi
Released: October 5, 2005
Type: TV
G no Arashi was a Japanese variety show that ran from October 5, 2005, to September 27, 2006, on NTV. Aired from 12:50 to 1:20 a.m. (JST), it was Arashi's fourth variety show to be aired on NTV. The show centered on Arashi acting as supporters for other people, which ranged from solving personal problems to helping promote the awareness of minor sports.
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Title: Tiger and Dragon
Character: Yoshiko
Released: April 15, 2005
Type: TV
A young yakuza thug apprentices with an indebted comic "rakugo" performer, whose not-so-fashionable son runs a clothes shop in the Harajuku backstreets.
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Tokyo Tower
Title: Tokyo Tower
Character: Koji Ohara
Released: January 15, 2005
Type: Movie
Toru Kojima and his friend Koji are young student boys with one thing in common - they both love to date older women. Koji is a playboy with several women, young and older, whereas Toru is a romantic with his heart set on on certain lady.
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Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy
Title: Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy
Character: Futaba Rentarou
Released: March 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Sequel to the 2002 film Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy, starring members of boy band Arashi.
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Title: D no Arashi
Released: July 2, 2003
Type: TV
D no Arashi was a Japanese variety show that ran from July 2, 2003 to September 28, 2005 on NTV. Aired from 24:50 to 25:20, it was Japanese boy band Arashi's fifth variety show to be aired on NTV.
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Title: You're My Pet
Character: 合田武志(モモ)
Released: April 9, 2003
Type: TV
Tramps Like Us is a Japanese josei manga series by Yayoi Ogawa. It is about Sumire, a young professional woman who takes in a younger man as a pet, and her attempts to keep her coworkers and conventionally perfect boyfriend from finding out about her pet. It also deals with the romantic attraction between Sumire and her pet. It was serialised by Kodansha and was released in 14 volumes between 2000 and 2005, with an additional side-story volume being released in 2002. The volumes, barring the side-story volume, were published in English and German by Tokyopop, French by Kurokawa and Italian by Star Comics. The manga was adapted to a TV drama series that aired in Japan on TBS in 2003, and a South Korean film due out in 2011.
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Title: Pre-School Guy
Released: January 18, 2003
Type: TV
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Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy
Title: Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy
Character: Futaba Rentarou
Released: October 18, 2002
Type: Movie
"Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy" centers around five friends who are residents in a Tokyo apartment complex. Now senior high school students, the five friends live the wild life in Harajuku before encountering unforeseen surprises.
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Title: C no Arashi
Released: July 3, 2002
Type: TV
C no Arashi was a Japanese variety show that ran from July 3, 2002, to June 18, 2003, on NTV. Aired from 12:58 to 1:28 a.m. (JST), it was Arashi's second variety show to be aired on NTV. Forming Japan's first claim processing company and acting as "Claim Agents", at least one member would help process the complaints of government offices and enterprises every week.
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Title: Gokusen
Character: Shin Sawada
Released: April 17, 2002
Type: TV
Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express
Title: The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express
Character: Kindaichi Hajime
Released: March 25, 2001
Type: Movie
When the head of the touring magician's group "Magical Fantasy" is murdered on a train while on his way to Hokkaido, young Kindaichi, who also just happens to be on board, is fast on the case to find the culprit. But just as quickly as the case unfolds, the body disappears only to be rediscovered again, along with other new bodies.
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Title: Worst Date Ever
Released: December 3, 2000
Type: TV
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Shinjuku Boy Detectives
Title: Shinjuku Boy Detectives
Character: Kentaro Kanzaki
Released: April 29, 1998
Type: Movie
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?
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Title: Miman City
Character: Mori
Released: October 18, 1997
Type: TV
After a devastating earthquake strikes Makuhara the northern part of Chiba, 18 year-old Yamato, leaves to Makuhara to find his friend Kiichi who lives in the area. On his way Yamato meets Takeru, who is also traveling to Makuhara as a volunteer in the relief effort. However, when the two arrive at Makuhara they are shocked to find that the city, which is under government lock down, is intact and is managed solely by children after a mysterious virus results in the deaths of all the adults. Forced to survive on their own, the child leaders must save the city and also fight the government, which tries to hide the truth.
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Title: The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Released: July 15, 1995
Type: TV
A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.
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Title: NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Character: Judge
Released: January 3, 1951
Type: TV
NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kouhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The 'red' team or 'akagumi' (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the 'white' team or 'shirogumi' (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).
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Title: NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Character: MC
Released: January 3, 1951
Type: TV
NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kouhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The 'red' team or 'akagumi' (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the 'white' team or 'shirogumi' (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).
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Title: Hana Yori Dango: Returns
Character: Tsukasa Domyoji
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
After a year of separation, Makino and Domyoji see whether their love can triumph over the many obstacles placed in their path. F4 (Flower Four), 4 close friends, are crucial to their journey.