Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Born: February 1, 1988
in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Masahiro Higashide (東出 昌大 Higashide Masahiro, born February 1, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He began his career in 2004 as a model for the magazine "MEN'S NON-NO". He received the 'Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award' in 2012 & 'Rookie of the Year' award in the 36th Japan Academy Prize (2013). On this occasion, he gave up his modeling career to devote himself to film and television.

Movies for Masahiro Higashide...

Transcending Dimensions
Title: Transcending Dimensions
Released: December 31, 2024
Type: Movie
A new chapter for Toshiaki Toyoda. Expected Summer of 2024.
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New Tokyo Poltergeist
Title: New Tokyo Poltergeist
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 21, 2024
Type: Movie
Sequel to Tokyo Poltergeist (2023), the film that shocked Japan!
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Dare to Stop Us 2
Title: Dare to Stop Us 2
Character: Junji Kimata
Released: March 15, 2024
Type: Movie
Sequel to "Dare to Stop Us"
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Corpo a Corpo
Title: Corpo a Corpo
Released: November 17, 2023
Type: Movie
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Title: Guest Daian
Released: September 16, 2023
Type: TV
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September 1923
Title: September 1923
Character: Kurazo Tanaka
Released: September 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.
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Title: Police and Prosecutor, Sometimes Judge
Character: 真島修平(東出昌大)
Released: April 13, 2023
Type: TV
In this sequel to Police and Prosecutor, Nakaido, the passionate gymnastic-teacher-turned-police-detective, is still eager to arrest criminals by all means and be appreciated by victims. He plunges into cases without any care for compliance issues.
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Winny
Title: Winny
Released: March 10, 2023
Type: Movie
In the early days of the Internet, a case arises from an innovative software and the developer is falsely arrested by the police. This film is based on the true story of the men who fought against the authorities to protect the future and the rights of engineers.
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Trapped Balloon
Title: Trapped Balloon
Character: Kenji Murata
Released: January 6, 2023
Type: Movie
A woman who has not seen her father for several years and does not have a good relationship with him. An unsociable man who lives near her father's house. Slowly the relationship between the woman, her father, and the man changes.
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Tenjō no hana
Title: Tenjō no hana
Released: December 31, 2022
Type: Movie
Tatsuji Miyoshi regards Sakutaro Hagiwara as his teacher. Feelings run deeper since he loves Sakutaro’s youngest sister, Keiko, but she rejects him. A decade later and as the Pacific War rages, Tatsuji finds out that Keiko is recently widowed and he divorces his wife and leaves his children and marries Keiko. They honeymoon quietly Echizen Mikuni but their personalities don’t match as Tatsuji is unable to keep up with the more uninhibited Keiko.
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The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Title: The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Released: June 17, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: Last One Standing
Character: Sudo
Released: March 8, 2022
Type: TV
They're comedians starring in a thrilling drama, but if their jokes don't land in the unscripted scenes, they're off the show. Let the mayhem begin!
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Title: Ningen Kowai
Character: 梅喜
Released: February 6, 2022
Type: TV
Rakugo has the image of a humorous story, but it is also a treasure trove of “scary stories”. Among them, this work boldly arranges a performance in which "human fear" stands out, and does it in an omnibus format. There are four rakugo plays that will be drawn as a drama this time: "Kokoro", "Tatsumi's Tsuji Zou", "Konya Takao", and "Miyatogawa (upper / lower)".
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The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -
Title: The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -
Character: Boku
Released: January 14, 2022
Type: Movie
Dako, Boku-chan and Richard commit their next con on Malta Island.
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We Couldn't Become Adults
Title: We Couldn't Become Adults
Character: Kenta Sekiguchi
Released: November 5, 2021
Type: Movie
Prodded by a friend request, a feckless forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.
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The Sound of Grass
Title: The Sound of Grass
Character: Kazuo Kudo
Released: October 8, 2021
Type: Movie
Kazuo Kudo returns to his hometown of Hakodate with his wife because of his autonomic ataxia. Kazuo, who is not able to work and has to attend the psychiatry regularly, continues to run in the city of Hakodate for mental treatment on sunny days and rainy days. When Kazuo comes to communicate with the young people he meets on the street, something begins to change...
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Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Title: Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Character: Shūzō
Released: July 15, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes her life.
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BLUE
Title: BLUE
Character: Kazuki Ogawa
Released: April 9, 2021
Type: Movie
Nobuto Urita is a boxer, who loves his sport more than anything. No matter how hard he tries, Nobuto Urita keeps losing his matches. Meanwhile, Kazuki Ogawa spars with Nobuto Urita at the same gym. He is a boxer with elite talent and skills. Unlike Nobuto Urita, Kazuki Ogawa will likely win a championship. Kazuki Ogawa is also engaged to Chika Amano. She is a childhood friend of Nobuto Urita and also his first love.
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Wife of a Spy
Title: Wife of a Spy
Character: Yasuharu Tsumori
Released: October 16, 2020
Type: Movie
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
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The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)
Title: The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)
Released: September 21, 2020
Type: Movie
The movie director Makoto Nagahisa reinterprets Yukio Mishima's "Patriotism" by following a young couple during the coronavirus pandemic. This is the story of COVID-19, the live house, and the couple's self-determination.
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The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
Title: The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
Character: Bokuchan
Released: July 23, 2020
Type: Movie
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki
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Mishima: The Last Debate
Title: Mishima: The Last Debate
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: March 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Restored footage of a famous debate between Yukio Mishima and students at Tokyo University in 1969, just one year before the author's death.
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Title: Police and Prosecutor
Character: Shūhei Majima
Released: January 16, 2020
Type: TV
An ex-gymnastic teacher working as a police detective and a super-elite Tokyo University graduate prosecutor are to become a bizarre buddy. They always clash head-on, but eventually they find themselves sharing the same chemistry within themselves.
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Title: Pure! : One Day Idol Director's Case Book
Character: Todo Shusaku
Released: August 13, 2019
Type: TV
An unpopular idol, Kurobara Junko, pretends to be innocent, but in reality, she is an absurd girl who is jealous of her rival. She volunteers to work as traffic safety and security awareness in a parade to increase her popularity, but ends up discovering a murder scene and being accused of being a serial murderer who called himself a "justice". She then works with police detective Todo Shusaku to solve the murder and clear her name.
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The Confidence Man JP: Fortune
Title: The Confidence Man JP: Fortune
Character: Boku-chan
Released: May 18, 2019
Type: Movie
How much of a role does luck play in a person's life? Some people believe you create your own luck. Kingpin Akutsu Akira relies only on himself to get what he wants. Dako gets a taste of her own medicine when Akutsu cheats her of her money to avenge his friend, who was a victim of Dako's scam. Will Dako give in to her fate? How will she climb out of the rut this time?
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The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
Title: The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
Character: Boku-chan
Released: May 17, 2019
Type: Movie
In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
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Title: Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
Character: 佐伯修一
Released: May 12, 2019
Type: TV
Saeki Shuichi was a detective, but he quit his job. He now works at a detective agency. One day, a couple asks the detective agency to find a man named Sakagami. The man killed the couple's son and served at a youth detention center. Kogure Masato is the director of the detective agency. He tells Shuichi to work on the case. Shuichi is also part of a victim's family. When he was a child, his older sister was murdered. While Shuichi watches Sakagami, the couple asks him to find some materials which will allow them to forgive Sakagami or not.
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The Antique
Title: The Antique
Character: Yoshio Tanaka
Released: November 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Job-hunting Daisuke heads to the Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia in Kita-Kamakura with a book signed by Natsume Soseki that his deceased grandmother left behind. He asks the beautiful shop owner Shioriko to authenticate the book. However, the book in question hides an unexpected secret from his grandmother.
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Asako I & II
Title: Asako I & II
Character: Baku / Ryohei
Released: September 1, 2018
Type: Movie
College student Asako falls in love at first sight with Baku after meeting at a photography exhibit. Romance sparks between the two but doesn't last long when Baku suddenly disappears from her life. Two years later, she spots a man that bears a striking resemblance to him. Even though it is only his physical similarities to Baku that attracted her to him, she doesn't say so and starts dating the soft-spoken young man called Ryohei.
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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
Title: The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
Character: Tetsu Nakahama
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: Movie
In the wake of the social unrest caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, two female sumo athletes, Kiku and Tokachi, and an anarchist group called the Guillotine Society, spark an unlikely connection.
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Punk Samurai Slash Down
Title: Punk Samurai Slash Down
Character: Naohito Kuroae
Released: June 30, 2018
Type: Movie
Junoshin Kake is a ronin. To get hired by the Kurokaze Han, he lies and tells them that a religious group is trying to destroy them. He gets hired by the Kurokaze Han, but they learn that Junoshin Kake lied. Junoshin Kake is given the death sentence and he must think of an escape plan.
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Over Drive
Title: Over Drive
Character: Atsuhiro Hiyama
Released: June 1, 2018
Type: Movie
At the SCRS (Seiko Cup Rally Series), talented young drivers hope to advance to the WRC (World Rally Championship). Atsuhiro Hiyama (Masahiro Higashide) is the chief mechanic and an engineer at Supika Racing Factory. He is well regarded by his peers. His younger brother is Naozumi (Mackenyu Arata). He is an extremely gifted driver for Supika Racing Factory, but he is also a troublemaker. They continually argue because of Naozumi's reckless racing style. One day, Hikaru Endo (Aoi Morikawa) becomes his manager. --asianwiki
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Title: The Confidence Man JP
Character: Boku-chan
Released: April 9, 2018
Type: TV
Dako is a con woman. She stays at a suite in a luxury hotel and schemes to take money from vicious wealthy people like yakuza bosses and evil businessmen. She works with Boku-chan and Richard. Boku-chan is a sincere and timid young con man. Richard is a veteran con man. Dako is able to master knowledge from various professions in a short period of time and disguises herself as someone working in that field. Along with Boku-chan and Richard, they carry their plans using fantastic teamwork.
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Foreboding
Title: Foreboding
Character: Matsuka
Released: November 11, 2017
Type: Movie
Miyuki Asakawa tells her colleague Etsuko Yamagiwa that she has a ghost in her home. When Etsuko goes to Miyuki's home, there is only Miyuki's father there. Etsuko becomes worried about Miyuki's state of mind, and she takes Miyuki to the psychiatric hospital where her husband, Tatsuo, works. There, Miyuki receives a diagnosis that she lacks the concept of "family." Later, Etsuko tells Tatsuo that she is not comfortable with Dr. Jirō Makabe. Tatsuo introduced her to Dr. Makabe earlier at the hospital. Etsuko has a feeling of unease about her husband working with Dr. Makabe. One day, Etsuko hears Dr. Makabe state "I came to Earth to invade."
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Title: Foreboding: serial version
Character: Shirou Makabe
Released: September 19, 2017
Type: TV
Something’s wrong and Etsuko is one of the first to notice. It’s not just the sky that looks different, Etsuko suddenly begins hearing strange noises, and an increasing number of inexplicable things are happening around her.
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Before We Vanish
Title: Before We Vanish
Character: Pastor
Released: September 16, 2017
Type: Movie
Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place. Shinji Kase tells his wife that he came to Earth to invade.
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Sekigahara
Title: Sekigahara
Character: Kobayakawa Hideaki
Released: August 26, 2017
Type: Movie
The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army of the East defeated the Army of the West of Ishida Mitsunari. The story includes the intrigues and shifting loyalties of the various retainers, family members, and samurai.
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Title: I Love You Just a Little Bit
Character: Ryota Watanabe
Released: April 18, 2017
Type: TV
Mitsu is a 29-year-old woman who married “the number 2 man in her life,” but has been unable to forget her first love, Arishima. When she accidentally encounters him after several years, she feels that it is destiny, and the two spend one night together in secret without their spouses knowing. Arishima himself has just begun a family of his own, with a newborn child, but he and Mitsu find themselves continuing their affair. While at first they enjoy what seems to be a no-strings-attached affair, it gradually begets subtle changes in feeling. Mitsu’s husband, Ryota, becomes aware of the affair and ups his devotion to her in an attempt to keep her by his side. Arishima’s wife, Reika, a perfect mother and devoted wife, makes this four-way relationship an increasingly complicated web of mixed emotions.
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Tomorrow I Will Date With Yesterday's You
Title: Tomorrow I Will Date With Yesterday's You
Character: Shoichi Kaminoyama
Released: December 17, 2016
Type: Movie
Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals her secret to him.
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Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
Title: Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
Character: Yoshiharu Habu
Released: November 2, 2016
Type: Movie
Satoshi Murayama, the shogi (Japanese chess) master known as the arch-rival of Yoshiharu Habu, the shogi genius of the century, died of an intractable disease at age 29. Satoshi devoted his life to fighting not only the disease but also his rivals, feverishly pursuing the highest title, at risk to his life. Director Yoshitaka Mori (Hyakuhachi (2008), Space Brothers (2012)) depicts Murayama's true struggling life, full of love from his parents and teacher, based on the non-fiction novel written by Yoshio Osaki. Kenichi Matsuyama intensely portrays Satoshi and physically embodies the character.
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Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Title: Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Character: Tsukuru Mishima
Released: October 29, 2016
Type: Movie
10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including Matsuda who experienced the Kira case of 10 years ago. Mass murders caused by the death note takes place on Wall Street in the U.S., Shibuya in Japan and other places. World famous private investigator Ryuzaki, who is the rightful successor of L, also investigates the mass murders. They discover that 6 death notes exists in the world. A computer virus called Kira spreads in the world. A message in the Kira virus says to turn in 6 death notes. A person who has 6 death notes overwhelm the world. The confrontation begins between the person who wants Kira’s revival and the people who want to stop it.
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Title: Death Note: New Generation
Character: Tsukuru Mishima
Released: September 16, 2016
Type: TV
The miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film Death Note: Light Up the NEW World: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien. Each episode provides backstory for one of the characters and bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films, which canonically took place in 2005-2006, and the new film taking place in 2016.
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Creepy
Title: Creepy
Character: Nogami
Released: June 18, 2016
Type: Movie
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
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Maniac Hero
Title: Maniac Hero
Character: Hidetoshi Nakatsu
Released: May 7, 2016
Type: Movie
Nakatsu was laid off at his company and now works part-time at a convenience store. One day, Nakatsu forms a vigilante group to protect his town with Toshida, who has a mysterious physical ability, Kanari, who is a female high school student with excellent information gathering abilities, and Kusaki, who wields hammers under his sleeves. As they punish evil doers, the group gains popular support and flourish.
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Title: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Character: Tanda
Released: March 19, 2016
Type: TV
The heroine Balsa is a skilled bodyguard and a masterful spear-wielder. One day she rescues Prince Chagum who has fallen into a river. The prince is carrying a mysterious spirit egg in his body, and is in danger of being assassinated by his father, the Mikado, who fears this will damage his imperial prestige. Balsa embarks upon a perilous journey when she accepts the queen’s plead to protect her son from her husband.
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Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke
Title: Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke
Character: 岬洋介
Released: March 18, 2016
Type: Movie
Yosuke Misaki used to be a promising prosecutor, but he suddenly quit his job. He begins a new career as a pianist. He knocks on the door of wealthy man Kentaro Katsuki who lives in a peaceful area of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kentaro Katsuki lives with his housekeeper Michiko Tsuzuruki (Midoriko Kimura). Kentaro allows Yosuke Misaki to stay at his home. Near Kentaro Katsuki's home, lives the Sanada family. At their home, Haruka aspires to become a pianist. One day, a fatal fire breaks out at the Sanada's house. Later, Yosuke helps Haruka to play the piano again.
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Gonin Saga
Title: Gonin Saga
Character: Hayato Hisamatsu
Released: September 26, 2015
Type: Movie
Seiji is a third generation "Gosei kai" gang member. He works to build up the group's strength. Meanwhile, a journalist investigates a case that occurred 19 years ago. He meets Hayato, Daisuke and Asami.
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Sea Side Blue
Title: Sea Side Blue
Character: Shunji Kondo
Released: June 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Third-year university students are at the crossroads of their lives, confronted with life choices. Matsuoka Aoi loves the sea but has given up on her dream of oceanographic research due to her parents’ objections. However, life begins to change for her as she meets students of Kaiyo University at an aquarium they are working in. Love and friendship are entwined as the eight youths pursue their dreams together.
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Parasyte: Part 2
Title: Parasyte: Part 2
Character: Shimada Hideo
Released: April 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.
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Title: A Restaurant with Many Problems
Character: Makoto Monji
Released: January 15, 2015
Type: TV
Tamako works for a company in the restaurant business. She experiences betrayal from Makoto, a chef she recently hired. Rumors then spread at work about her. Tamako decides enough is enough and quits her job. She decides to open a restaurant and run it from a woman's perspective. Tamako soon learns that Makoto has opened a luxurious restaurant across the street from her modest restaurant.
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Blue Spring Ride
Title: Blue Spring Ride
Character: Mabuchi Kou
Released: December 13, 2014
Type: Movie
In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.
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Parasyte: Part 1
Title: Parasyte: Part 1
Character: Shimada Hideo
Released: November 29, 2014
Type: Movie
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.
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Legal High 2 SP
Title: Legal High 2 SP
Character: Fumiya Hirose
Released: November 22, 2014
Type: Movie
Attorneys Kensuke Komikado and Machiko Mayuzumi receive a request from a general hospital. They go up against veteran attorney Kazuma Kujou who is trying to extract money from the general hospital by a medical malpractice lawsuit.
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0.5 mm
Title: 0.5 mm
Character: Karaoke Clerk
Released: November 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Sawa, a home helper for a middle class family with an elderly infirm grandfather, is forced to stretch her morals to keep her job. As a result, she finds herself broke and out on the street. She survives her first night by striking up an ambiguous friendship with a kindly old man, gaining access to a portion of the immense wealth held by Japan's aging population. She continues with similar encounters, and while these begin as scams or revenge on rampant sexism, they ultimately become vulnerable intergenerational exchanges.
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Title: Back of Father
Character: Togawa Yuusuke
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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Crows Explode
Title: Crows Explode
Character: Kaburagi
Released: April 12, 2014
Type: Movie
A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.
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Title: Leaders
Released: March 22, 2014
Type: TV
Before World War II, the automobile industry in developed countries in Europe and the United States possessed formidable technological capabilities. A youth who saw this industrial might with his own eyes, returns to Japan fired up with the dream to develop the national automobile industry with his own hands. This young man’s name is Aichi Saichiro and this is the story of Aichi (Toyota) Motor Corporation.
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It All Began When I Met You
Title: It All Began When I Met You
Character: Takumi
Released: November 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Six love stories following the love lives of ten different people.
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Title: Gochisousan
Character: Nishikado Yutaro
Released: September 30, 2013
Type: TV
Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences cultural differences between Tokyo and Osaka, as she lives as a mother and wife in Osaka.
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Title: Amachan
Character: Young Daikichi Ōmukai
Released: April 1, 2013
Type: TV
Amachan is the 88th 2013 NHK asadora written by Kankuro Kudo (Tiger and Dragon, Unobore Deka). It's about Amano Aki (Nounen Rena), a 16 year old girl from Tokyo who goes to her mother's former home in Sodegahama, a fishing village in Kitasanriku, Iwate prefecture for the summer break. She falls in love with the sea and its people, and decides to stay on to become an Ama (women divers who fetch clams and sea urchins for tourists) just like her grandmother, Natsu (Miyamoto Nobuko). Her decision is welcomed wholeheartedly by Natsu and the other locals. However, her mother Haruko (Koizumi Kyoko) does not like the idea at first. She has a strained relationship with Natsu, and her extreme dislike of the sea, diving and the countryside is one of the reasons why she left her hometown 24 years ago. Eventually, she decides to stay in Sodegahama with Aki, considering that she is contemplating on getting a divorce anyway and does not want to go back to her husband in Tokyo. She also notices that it might be good for Aki for she seems livelier and happier in Kitasanriku than in Tokyo. The road towards becoming a full-fledged Ama-san is tough for Aki as she encounters tests and hurdles. One day, a video of her as an Ama gets uploaded in the city's tourism website, transforming an ordinary high school girl into an overnight Internet sensation. Suddenly she is called upon to use this opportunity to attract tourists to a city suffering from depopulation.
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Amachan
Title: Amachan
Character: young Daikichi Ōmukai
Released: April 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
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Title: ×××HOLiC
Character: Shizuka Dōmeki
Released: February 23, 2013
Type: TV
Yūko Ichihara is the sexy owner of a strange store which offers to make any wishes come true for a price. Kimihiro Watanuki has a special type of blood that attracts spirits and ghosts. He goes into the shop owned by Yūko Ichihara and asks her to get rid of the spirits. Yūko offers to do so if he works part-time at the store.
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Title: Wonderful Single Life
Character: Hiroki Yamada
Released: October 11, 2012
Type: TV
"Kekkon Shinai" follows the lives of single people in their 30's and 40's.
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The Kirishima Thing
Title: The Kirishima Thing
Character: Hiroki Kikuchi
Released: August 11, 2012
Type: Movie
A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.