Rie Shibata

Rie Shibata

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Let’s Eat Together Aki and Haru, 2nd Cup!
Title: Let’s Eat Together Aki and Haru, 2nd Cup!
Character: Landlord
Released: June 14, 2024
Type: Movie
Aki and Haru face graduation, job hunting, and the challenges of adulthood, fearing separation as they secure employment. They enjoy living together as roommates, and with graduation from university approaching, they begin to become aware of their own feelings. Can their friendship evolve amidst these changes while they work and share meals together?
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Touch
Title: Touch
Character: Hashimoto
Released: May 29, 2024
Type: Movie
Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.
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Title: Involvement in Family Affairs
Released: April 21, 2022
Type: TV
Sato, a young woman from a modest family, marries Kenta, a young man from a well-to-do and respected family. She settles in the family's home, where she meets the father, Keiichi, a strict man, Mihoko, the unfriendly sister-in-law and Akito, the elder brother. Although not everyone sees the union of Kenta and Sato in a very good light, the father seems to have great plans for our heroine.
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I Don't Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account
Title: I Don't Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account
Character: Satsuki Kanda
Released: October 30, 2021
Type: Movie
Atsuko and Akira are a husband and wife duo with a daughter and a son. Atsuko is in charge of the retirement finances. She saves from money given to her by her husband and also earns money herself by working part-time. She stretches every yen by leading a frugal life. yet, expenses come up. These include their daughter's upcoming wedding and the funeral expenses of the husband's father. Then, and at exactly the worst time, the couple finds itself unemployed.
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Angry Rice Wives
Title: Angry Rice Wives
Released: January 8, 2021
Type: Movie
In August, 1918, Matsuura Ito lives in a coastal village of Toyama with her husband and three children. During the summer, there wasn't much fish to catch, so her husband has been far away from home to catch fish. To support herself and her children, Ito carries goods from ships like the other women in the village. Meanwhile, the residents encounter rising prices for rice. The women are unable to feed their family due to the high prices of rice. The women ask a nearby rice store to sell rice at lower prices, but it fails. The price of rice continues to rise daily. Due to an incident, Ito and the other village women step up to the plate.
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Title: Somali and the Forest Spirit
Character: Rosa-obasan (voice)
Released: January 10, 2020
Type: TV
The world is ruled by spirits, goblins, and all manner of strange creatures. Human beings are persecuted, to the very point of extinction. One day, a golem and a lone human girl meet. This is a record of the pair, one a member of a ruined race, the other a watchman of the forest. It tells of their travels together and of the bond between father and daughter.
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LOVEHOTEL ni Okeru Jouji to PLAN no Hate
Title: LOVEHOTEL ni Okeru Jouji to PLAN no Hate
Released: January 18, 2019
Type: Movie
A black comedy about a man who works out a plan to change his life. In a locked room in a love hotel, an unexpected turn occurs as the thoughts and positions of the characters intersect, each holding the other's weakness while also being held by the other.
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It Comes
Title: It Comes
Character: Setsuko Osaka
Released: December 7, 2018
Type: Movie
To protect his family from a mysterious being, a man joins forces with a journalist and an exorcist - but they come to learn what they are dealing with is beyond their imagination.
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Title: Hiyokko
Character: Kiyo Sumitani
Released: April 3, 2017
Type: TV
The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Her father Minoru has gone to Tokyo to work in order to earn extra money. However, her life completely changes when her father does not come back for the New Year. Mineko asks her family to let her go to Tokyo to find him and promises to send money home. In the autumn of 1964, she and two childhood friends Tokiko and Mitsuo are hired to start working at a small factory in Tokyo’s working class neighborhood. After work each day, Mineko searches for her father and gets disheartened at times. Mineko overcomes challenges and starts to lay down roots in Tokyo as she experiences many meetings and farewells amid the laughter and tears with regulars, people of the shopping street, friends, and colleagues. But will she be able to find her father?
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Title: JK Is a Snow Woman
Character: Baba
Released: September 29, 2015
Type: TV
A love story between Snow Women sisters and a male high school student.
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Title: Back of Father
Character: Oshima Katsura
Released: July 13, 2014
Type: TV
A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.
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Title: Solitary Gourmet
Character: Eomeoni
Released: January 4, 2012
Type: TV
Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
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KochiKame - The Movie: Save the Kachidoki Bridge!
Title: KochiKame - The Movie: Save the Kachidoki Bridge!
Character: Yone Ryotsu
Released: August 5, 2011
Type: Movie
Police Officer Kankichi Ryotsu (Shingo Katori) is back at the Kameari Park Polic Box. Kankichi Ryotsu usually means to do well, but more often than not he ends up causing all kinds of trouble. Like on his way to work he away when he is asked to pay up by a shop owner or cheats an elementary school student. Ryotsu's co-workers Reiko Catherine Akimoto (Karina) and Keiichi Nagakawa (Mokomichi Hayami) have had about all they can take from Kankichi and his boss Ohara (Masato Ibu) is constantly berating him.
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Takamine
Title: Takamine
Released: May 16, 2011
Type: Movie
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When You Wish Upon A Star
Title: When You Wish Upon A Star
Released: April 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A boy from Tokyo moves to the countryside and has trouble adapting, falls in love.
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Title: KochiKame: The TV Drama
Character: Yone Ryotsu
Released: August 1, 2009
Type: TV
Ryotsu Kankichi, nicknamed Ryo-san, is a senior patrol officer working at the Kamearikoen-mae police box at Katsushika. Because of his daring, hearty, unconventional, haughty and overbearing personality, he is called "letter of apology Ryo-san" and everything he does is nonsense. There is endless trouble wherever Ryo-san goes. He makes Akimoto Catherine Reiko and Nakagawa Keiichi, his juniors from the same police box, fearful. His superior, Ohara-buchou, lives each day as if lightning will strike as a fearless power keeps going off day after day. He definitely doesn't have poor ability as a "patrolman of the police box" in the mediation of quarrels, taking care of New Year's gifts or discussion of neighbourhood problems but he has a bad temper, gets tired of things easily and detests working. He is a police officer but because he loves gambling, he spends his money recklessly and in addition to this mess, is heavily in debt. He has a weakness for get rich quick schemes, and has a manic desire and knowledge to have fun and make money. Then one day, Ryo-san receives a tempting proposition...
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Scenery to Remember
Title: Scenery to Remember
Released: November 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Toshiko does not have long to live. She wants to make the most of her time while she can and takes a sojourn to where her true hometown for which she has so much nostalgia and admiration. With her husband on her side she remains can-do and keeps her chin up, but can only lament the passing of time and what will happen next to everyone and everything she loves.
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Title: Ando Natsu
Character: Kazue Mitsuya
Released: July 7, 2008
Type: TV
Ando Natsu is a heartwarming story rich in Japanese aesthetics and culture set in historic Asakusa, Tokyo. Follow Natsu as she strives to achieve her dreams and discovers the wealth of warmth and tradition in the community she finds herself welcomed into.
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Title: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Character: Math Teacher
Released: June 3, 2006
Type: Movie
In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing
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Title: Seven Female Lawyers
Released: April 13, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: 下町!おかず横丁殺人事件簿
Released: December 18, 2005
Type: TV
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Title: Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Character: Guest
Released: July 27, 2003
Type: TV
After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year).
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Title: 幻の推理作家 能登路殺人行
Released: June 15, 2003
Type: TV
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Title: Always Smiling
Character: Yoshie Yoneda
Released: April 13, 2003
Type: TV
Yumi, a 23-year-old office worker, is fired from her job out of the blue. A few days later, coming from a friend's wedding and having no time to change out of her kimono, she is rushing to an interview for a job at a publishing company. Yumi stumbles into the room, looking for somewhere to change out of her kimono, and finds popular comic book writer Reijiro Sakurai is having an editorial meeting with some staff. He is planning to lock himself away at a hot spring for the next three months to concentrate on his next project. Sakurai comments that if Yumi were to join him he wouldn't mind being away for so long..., and so their adventure begins.
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Title: Artificial Beauty
Character: Ruriko Saotome
Released: April 9, 2002
Type: TV
Honami Saotome seems to have the ideal life, working as a fashion model. Behind her perfect face is an unfortunate girl who born into a family that has a long history of "the ugly bug". Since childhood, she was bullied for being ugly, and to start a new life, she decides to have plastic surgery on her entire body. Nobody knows that behind her glamorous lifestyle, there is a girl afraid that her secret may be found out, or that her face may fall apart. Though Honami has the inner strength of never giving up, her arrogance of doing anything for her own happiness is just too much. Meanwhile, Ryusui Fujishima is the heir to a grand master of flower arrangement, whose philosophy is, "flower arrangement starts from hating flowers". He is the man who values essence more than appearance, whether it's flowers or people. He is then attracted not to Honami's looks, but to her tough and bold personality: like a wild flower growing between rocks.
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Kewaishi
Title: Kewaishi
Released: February 9, 2002
Type: Movie
Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori was an official selection at the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival and won the award for Best Screenplay at the 14th Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Round About Midnight
Title: Round About Midnight
Character: Female Fan
Released: November 6, 1999
Type: Movie
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.
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Secret
Title: Secret
Character: Kazuko Yoshimoto
Released: September 15, 1999
Type: Movie
A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.
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Karaoke
Title: Karaoke
Released: June 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Kodama learns that his old classmate Hayashi is getting married to an idol, and organizes a junior high school reunion.
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Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher
Title: Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher
Released: April 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Takahashi Meiko (Mano Azusa) used to work at a large newspaper company. However, she is now an ordinary housewife. She receives a call from Sasame (Kanda Masaki), a former colleague who is now working at another company asking her for her help. She is informed that a murder has taken place when she arrives and goes to the scene of the crime. She learns that the victim was her son’s intermediate school teacher.
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Title: D×D
Released: July 5, 1997
Type: TV
Two young men have a special ability: they can sense ghost spirits. With this special ability they try to solve mysteries / crimes.
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Jokyoshi Nikki 3 Himerareta Sei
Title: Jokyoshi Nikki 3 Himerareta Sei
Released: June 11, 1997
Type: Movie
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Supermarket Woman
Title: Supermarket Woman
Character: Customer
Released: June 15, 1996
Type: Movie
Failing supermarket manager Goro hires the energetic Hanako, his old classmate, to help him compete with a new, rival business in town. Soon, Hanako's ideas and energy completely revitalize the store – but not without ruffling some feathers and sparking some romance along the way.
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Gigolo II
Title: Gigolo II
Released: June 7, 1996
Type: Movie
Daisuke gets swept up in a mission that attempts to recover a highly-confidential disc, only to find that there is a terrible trap waiting for him! Before long, his gigolo skills involve him in a heroic battle of sex with his opposing female counterpart...
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Salaryman Senka
Title: Salaryman Senka
Released: December 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Based on the manga by Sadao Jouji which has been running in the magazine Shukan Gendai since 1969.
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A Quiet Life
Title: A Quiet Life
Character: Neighbor's Wife
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: Movie
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
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UFO Kamen Yakisoban Angry Agedama Bomber
Title: UFO Kamen Yakisoban Angry Agedama Bomber
Released: July 21, 1994
Type: Movie
There was a hero who rushed to the scream of a woman. Its name is Yakisoban! He is the prince of the noodle planet Yakisoburn, 10 billion kilometers away from the earth, and came to Japan to protect the earth's diet. But he had another purpose. He was trying to find a Japanese woman who would become his wife. If he doesn't find the queen within a set period of time, he will be forced to marry Princess Sailor Morley of the planet Morrisobarn.
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Shin Yurizoku 2
Title: Shin Yurizoku 2
Released: April 28, 1994
Type: Movie
Ayako, high school girl Satomi Yamamoto's ancient literature teacher and chaperone, will be away from home for a month for training. Satomi was happy that she could finally be alone, but now her classmate, Tomoko Kurahashi, was going to be boarding with her. Then, Kyo Osawa, an art instructor whom Satomi admires, asks the two to become models for a painting. The two head to the forest studio where Tomoko falls in love with the half-beast god statue drawn by Miyako...
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Title: Yugen Jikkou Sisters Chouchoutrian
Character: Aunt ET
Released: January 10, 1993
Type: TV
The fourteenth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series.
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Twinkle
Title: Twinkle
Character: Waitress
Released: October 24, 1992
Type: Movie
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student. The film is less a realistic exploration of gay life than a fairy tale of three young Japanese trying to construct an alternative to the sexual and familial roles given to them by a society turning increasingly emotionally barren.
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Sosuke Loses His Lover
Title: Sosuke Loses His Lover
Character: Kamei
Released: October 2, 1992
Type: Movie
Koji Wakamatsu adapted Kouhei Tsuka's play of the same name into a human comedy about the members of a traveling acting troupe.
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Title: Bishojo Kamen Poitrine
Character: Inspector Ritsuko Honda
Released: January 7, 1990
Type: TV
The eleventh entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series. Yuko Murikami stops by a shrine to pray for the new school year. Yuko accidentally breaks the bell and drops it on top of a turtle's head. Because she is the only person that stopped by the shrine in a long time, he grants her the power to become a superheroine, based on another ancient deity. It is her job to protect her neighborhood from the threats it faces. By yelling "Cosmo Magic! Métamorphose!!", she transforms into the Masked Beaty Poitrine!
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Title: Magical Chinese Girl Ipanema!
Character: Sayuri Sangenjaya
Released: July 23, 1989
Type: TV
The tenth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series.
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Title: Magical Chinese Girl Pai Pai!
Character: Sayuri Sangenjaya
Released: January 15, 1989
Type: TV
The ninth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series.
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Luminous Woman
Title: Luminous Woman
Released: October 24, 1987
Type: Movie
A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.
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Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
Title: Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
Released: September 10, 1986
Type: Movie
A drag queen doctor named Peter conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish!
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Guinea Pig Part 3: He Never Dies
Title: Guinea Pig Part 3: He Never Dies
Released: April 10, 1986
Type: Movie
After being dumped by his girlfriend for a friend, he attempts suicide - which turns up pain-free - and decides to scare the guy by literally throwing his own guts at him.