Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Born: March 11, 1950
in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Tetsu Watanabe (born 11 March 1950) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1989.

Movies for Tetsu Watanabe...

Suiheisen
Title: Suiheisen
Released: March 1, 2024
Type: Movie
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Kamaishi Ramen Story
Title: Kamaishi Ramen Story
Released: July 8, 2023
Type: Movie
The eldest daughter, Masami, who ran away from home three years ago and hadn't heard from her father and sister who run the ramen shop "Kogawa Shokudo" in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, suddenly returns.
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Title: Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
Released: April 9, 2023
Type: TV
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Baby Assassins 2 Babies
Title: Baby Assassins 2 Babies
Character: Mr. Matsumoto
Released: March 24, 2023
Type: Movie
After being suspended from their agency due to a rules violation, teenage hitmen Chisato and Mahiro are forced to get “real” jobs to make ends meet. But while the elite duo is forbidden from executing targets or enemies under any circumstances, two aspiring rival hitmen decide to eliminate the competition while they’re vulnerable—leading to a lightning-fast showdown between trained killers.
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Tea Friends
Title: Tea Friends
Character: Shigeo Tokioka
Released: February 4, 2023
Type: Movie
Shigeo Tokioka (Tetsu Watanabe), a lonely man who has lost his wife, sees a three-line ad for a club in the newspaper that reads, "Tea drinking friends wanted". Mana Sasaki (Rei Okamoto) along with a group of youngsters runs the club, which is actually a prostitution business specializing in arranging appointments for call girls who are over sixty-five years old. A socially-conscious ensemble drama inspired by the news of an actual 2013 prostitution club bust involving the elderly. Directed and written by Sotoyama Bunji, who made his feature film debut with Sansan.
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Title: Minato's Laundromat
Released: July 7, 2022
Type: TV
"I want to grow up quicker, so I can date Minato-san." Akira Minato inherited his grandfather's coin laundry. And so, the middle-aged former corporate drone, Akira, peacefully ran the well-loved coin laundry. One day, a high-school student, Shintarō Katsuki, enters the coin laundry. Despite the difference in age, they quickly became friends. However, Shintarō suddenly finds out that Akira is gay.
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Pure Japanese
Title: Pure Japanese
Released: January 28, 2022
Type: Movie
Action actor Tateishi Daisuke who struggles with loneliness after suffering a traumatic experience due to an accident during filming. One day, he comes across a senior high school girl Ayumi who is being harassed consistently by Chinese brokers and the local yakuza. He decides to protect her from them. However, after this incident, he comes to develop a mindset of seeing violence as a way to gain the affirmation and approval of others thus gradually loses himself and behaves in an extreme manner.
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The Pretenders
Title: The Pretenders
Released: October 16, 2021
Type: Movie
It depicts two high school girls trying to change the atmosphere of the world with their ideas by setting up a camera in the town and transmitting the footage via SNS.
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Prisoners of the Ghostland
Title: Prisoners of the Ghostland
Character: Nabe
Released: August 31, 2021
Type: Movie
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.
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A Janitor
Title: A Janitor
Released: January 29, 2021
Type: Movie
Fukumi is a high school janitor whose father was a gangster. He works at the school as a janitor instead of belonging to the gang so he can watch out for Yui, the daughter of his deceased father's brother Majima Yoshiki. One day, a gang feud erupts. Yoshiki is killed and Yui becomes the next target.
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Title: Rekishi Meikyuu kara no Dasshutsu~Real Dasshutsu Game X TV Tokyo~
Character: Hokusai Katsushika
Released: October 3, 2020
Type: TV
About a senior high school girl in the year 2520 who travels back in time with her friend to correct the history erased by a cyber hacker through solving each mystery in the bugs placed by the hacker; viewers can also participate in real time by competing with the cast to solve the mysteries through the app "Smart News".
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Red Post on Escher Street
Title: Red Post on Escher Street
Released: October 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A genius film director, Tadashi Kobayashi holds an audition for his new film project. Several actors and actresses answer the open call, but most will only be cast as extras. Can the film come to a completion without accident?
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The Menu For Tomorrow
Title: The Menu For Tomorrow
Released: August 12, 2020
Type: Movie
Reiwa Wedding Hall is one of the popular wedding halls in Tokyo. Their new chef, Saki, is always busy planning new menus. However, one day, something unusual happens. In the middle of the menu selection meeting, Ishimori working in sales department rushes in as he receives one request about the menu from his customers. The manager and the master chef get puzzled by the news. It brings back memories of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima. After a lot of thought, Saki decides what to serve in the wedding party.
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Title: Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi
Character: Akane's Grandfather
Released: April 12, 2020
Type: TV
Detective Goro Akechi has a passion for fine dining. Good-looking but incredibly quirky, he solves food-related crimes by using, well, food. He treats Ichigo Kobayashi like his assistant and drags her into all sorts of cases, even though she's perfectly happy just running her food truck.
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Stardust Over The Town
Title: Stardust Over The Town
Character: Komiyama Akira
Released: March 6, 2020
Type: Movie
Story of the struggling chorus group "Yamada Osamu and the Hello Nights", who gain an unexpected new member in the young Ai, who pursues her dream of becoming a singer.
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Enter the Fat Dragon
Title: Enter the Fat Dragon
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: Movie
After being dumped by his fiancé, heartbroken Hong Kong police officer Fallon Zhu gains 200+ pounds. His superiors demote him to the job of escorting convicts to Japan. When a convict in his custody mysteriously dies, he must team up with citizen Thor to solve the mystery.
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Title: エ・キ・ス・ト・ラ!!!
Released: January 17, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: 30세 파견녀가 취직하는 방법
Released: November 9, 2019
Type: TV
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The Promised Land
Title: The Promised Land
Released: October 18, 2019
Type: Movie
A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away and going into hiding.
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Title: The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Released: September 7, 2018
Type: Movie
Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. After he quits playing shogi, he becomes desperate. With the support of his peers, including Yuya Suzuki, and his love of shogi, Shoji Segawa begins to play shogi again. A miracle happens to him.
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Title: Investor-Z
Character: Zen
Released: July 13, 2018
Type: TV
Takashi learns there’s more to this exclusive high school than meets the eye when he’s recruited into its ultra-secret, mega-capital investment club.
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Shino Can't Say Her Name
Title: Shino Can't Say Her Name
Released: July 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Ooshima Shino is a 1st-grade high school student. She has difficulties pronouncing words that start with vowels in front of people. Because of her speech impediment, she does not get along with others. Shino meets Kayo who likes music, but she is tone-deaf. They decide to start a band and Shino begins to change.
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Title: Unexploded Bomb
Released: June 10, 2018
Type: TV
A press conference is held by a large electrical manufacturer. The press conference discusses improper accounting by the company of 150 billion yen. Finance Consultant Ryo Koga (Kippei Shiina) manipulates the CEO of the electrical manufacturer. Yumiko Kobori of investigation unit 2 suspects fraud and feels it's not right that the company was able to avoid delisting on the stock market exchange. At that time, the head of the management audit department commits suicide. Shortly afterwards, Ryo Koga secretly meets with Shozo Higashida (Shin Takuma). Yumiko Kobori doubts whether the man committed suicide. Who is Ryo Koga ?
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Darc
Title: Darc
Character: Ginzo Kageyama
Released: May 1, 2018
Type: Movie
To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.
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天才を育てた女房~世界が認めた数学者と妻の愛~
Title: 天才を育てた女房~世界が認めた数学者と妻の愛~
Released: February 23, 2018
Type: Movie
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Haru-san – The Bride's Father is a Great Detective
Title: Haru-san – The Bride's Father is a Great Detective
Character: Tokuzo Genda
Released: December 3, 2017
Type: Movie
Dollmaker Haruhiko Kasukabe, nicknamed Haru-san, lost his wife Ruriko in an airplane crash 22 years ago and has been living with his only daughter Furi since then. It is the day of Furi's wedding. However, Furi only told Haruhiko about the wedding a month before. Since the bridegroom had some trouble at his overseas job, he was only able to return to Japan the day of the wedding, so Haruhiko has not met him even once. What kind of man did Furi choose to marry, and why did she hide such an important thing for so long...!? Haruhiko, worrying over all this, shuts himself in his room and decides not to go to the wedding... then, something completely unexpected happens to him. His late wife Ruriko appears before him. The truth is, she has appeared at Haruhiko's side many times before. What could be Ruriko's goal...
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Title: Home Sweet Tokyo
Character: Matsuyama Tsuneo
Released: November 19, 2017
Type: TV
Englishman Bryan Jenkins was living peacefully with his Japanese wife Itsuki and daughter Alice in London, when his Japanese mother-in-law suddenly passes away, and the family decides to uproot to Tokyo to look after his father-in-law Tsuneo.
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Title: Hello, Detective Hedgehog
Character: Akatsuki-en Principal
Released: July 14, 2017
Type: TV
Detective Goro Nanase and his colleagues of "Akatsuka Detective Office" are based in Shimo-Akazuka of Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. The detectives take on a string of challenging cases that no one else wants to take on.
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The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
Title: The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
Released: December 23, 2016
Type: Movie
A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.
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Silence
Title: Silence
Character: Prison Guard #2
Released: December 22, 2016
Type: Movie
Two Jesuit priests travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special
Character: (segment "Harareru!")
Released: October 8, 2016
Type: Movie
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Shin Godzilla
Title: Shin Godzilla
Character: Kooriyama : Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management
Released: July 29, 2016
Type: Movie
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
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Title: Otoko Meshi
Character: 山盛哲司
Released: July 16, 2016
Type: TV
University student Wakamizu Ryota (Emoto Tokio), who is the middle of job hunting, gets caught up in a sudden gang dispute. Ryota’s life is saved by Yanagiba Ryuichi (Namase Katsuhisa), the boss of Yanagiba-gumi, and Ryota for some reason ends up harbouring Yanagiba in his own home. Ignoring Ryota who wants him to leave immediately, Yanagiba uses the leftover food in the fridge and starts to prepare a meal without asking. However, the meal is surprisingly delicious despite the leftovers that did not seem possible to combine. This is the beginning of a bizarre communal life connected by meals for a gangster and a university student.
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Title: Hibana: Spark
Released: June 2, 2016
Type: TV
Tokunaga, a comedian who is down on his luck, has a shock encounter with Kamiya, an older comedian when he visits a fireworks event in Atami on a job. Tokunaga is deeply touched by Kamiya and asks if he can become his apprentice. Kamiya is a genius type of comedian who is full of human kindness. He accepts Tokunaga’s proposition on the condition that he will write his biography.
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Conflict II
Title: Conflict II
Character: Kasahara
Released: May 29, 2016
Type: Movie
When Tendokai's headquarters are attacked, underboss Washio Kazuma orders his trusted lieutenant to investigate a possible mole inside the family.
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Conflict
Title: Conflict
Character: Kasahara
Released: May 28, 2016
Type: Movie
Tendokai's Washio Kazuma, the underboss of Japan's largest crime syndicate, goes on the warpath when his blood brother and family turn up dead.
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Title: Makanai-sō
Released: April 19, 2016
Type: TV
Located in the downtown area of ​​Nagoya, this 60-year-old, bath and toilet co-op accommodation is a room with no room, "Makanai-sō".
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Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30
Title: Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30
Released: April 11, 2016
Type: Movie
A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo
Title: Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo
Character: Mr. Aragaki
Released: February 19, 2016
Type: Movie
A prequel to the story of the legendary samurai and one cat. In Edo era, there was a legendary samurai named Kyutaro Madarame who are feared as a "Madara the Devil". He was somehow hired for killing a cat named Tamanojo. Just before Kyutaro slashes on Tamanojo, he realizes that Tamanojo looking into his eyes and said "meow". But why?
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Run for Love
Title: Run for Love
Character: Sushi Chef
Released: February 14, 2016
Type: Movie
A romantic anthology with five episodes featuring five love stories in Japan, United States, Norway, the Island of Saipan, and the one in Rjukan Norway, where the sun is brought down where the can't shine by large mirrors.
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Detective Ballerino
Title: Detective Ballerino
Released: January 9, 2016
Type: Movie
In the past, Kurumi Usushima (Yuto Nakajima) wanted to become a ballerino, but he is now a detective. Kurumi Usushima and his senior detective, Takao Washio (Masahiro Takashima), solve a case by using the hypnosis technique past life regression.
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The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Title: The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Released: November 26, 2015
Type: Movie
An Orthodox priest, Father Nikolay, the brother of a Yakuza boss, is drawn into in a mob war in Japan. He escapes to the small Russian village of Glubokoe, where he finds that war has found him again.
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The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Title: The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Character: Dionisy
Released: November 26, 2015
Type: Movie
An Orthodox priest, Father Nikolay, the brother of a Yakuza boss, is drawn into in a mob war in Japan. He escapes to the small Russian village of Glubokoe, where he finds that war has found him again.
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Sumo Road - The Musical
Title: Sumo Road - The Musical
Character: Subana
Released: September 1, 2015
Type: Movie
An overweight exchange student with no friends decides to join the university’s sumo team at a Japanese university. But in order to get in, first he has to fight the team leader.
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Yakuza Apocalypse
Title: Yakuza Apocalypse
Character: A-0257
Released: May 21, 2015
Type: Movie
Akira admires Genyo Kamiura, the most broken yakuza.
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Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
Title: Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
Released: March 7, 2015
Type: Movie
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A Samurai Chronicle
Title: A Samurai Chronicle
Released: October 4, 2014
Type: Movie
A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life.
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Title: ほっとけない魔女たち
Released: September 1, 2014
Type: TV
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Snow Jack
Title: Snow Jack
Character: Tadaaki Matsumiya
Released: August 2, 2014
Type: Movie
A blackmail arrives at Appi ski resort. “We demand 30,000,000 yen as consolation money for the destruction of the environment. If you do not respond to the demand, a time bomb set on the ski slope will be detonated.” If the bomb goes off, it will not only hurt the skiers but trigger an avalanche and cause a major catastrophe. The general manager of the ski pistes, Kurata (Ken Watanabe) pleads for an immediate shutdown of the ski site and reporting to the police, but the president of the ski resort gives priority to business interests and decides to negotiate with the blackmailer. And a negotiation process for a despicable ransom case with a massive hostage of all the skiers at the resort begins.
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The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
Title: The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
Released: March 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Two feuding eccentric families with super powers clash when their young sons confront each other after a silly mistake. Meanwhile, the local high school principal has mysterious powers of his own that trump those of the two rival clans. How did this civilian acquire them? Or perhaps a better question, who or what is using him?
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Title: オリンピックの身代金
Released: November 30, 2013
Type: TV
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Title: The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Released: November 15, 2013
Type: Movie
After receiving the lowest score ever at the police academy, a man graduates. He gets recruited by the chief and is publicly fired so he can become a mole in a gang.
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Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Title: Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Character: Detective Kimura
Released: September 14, 2013
Type: Movie
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
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Title: Kumokiri Nizaemon
Released: April 10, 2013
Type: TV
During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo, and all across the Kansai region, stealing large sums of money with skillful techniques. They only target the very wealthy and never kill or injure people. They appear with the clouds and disappear like the mist. On the night that the beautiful Ochiyo is to become the bride of a dry goods dealer, a large amount of money hidden inside the shop is stolen. The gang disappears without injuring anyone. It was a two-year plan to marry Ochiyo off so that she could bring them in. The leader of this gang is Kumokiri Nizaemon, the greatest bandit of all time. He keeps a rein on his highly-skilled and notorious followers Nanabake no Ochiyo, Kinezumi no Kichigoro, Subashiri no Kumagoro, Ingakozo Rokunosuke and others.
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Title: The Last Train Bound for Nagoya
Character: Shōhei Tanaka
Released: December 19, 2012
Type: TV
This mini series follows the life of the people on the last train bound for Nagoya. Every new season is a snap of their lives a year after the previous season. This is a show that brings you laughter, moves you to tears, and tugs strongly at your heart strings. All tickets aboard the last train bound for Nagoya!
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Title: Perfect Blue
Character: Tamaki Fujinaga
Released: October 8, 2012
Type: TV
Hasumi Kayoko, the rookie investigator at the all-female Hasumi Detective Agency, always observes people and cases in a level-headed manner. She detests lies and secrets, and has a strong sense of justice. Her late father worked at the city news desk of a newspaper, but committed suicide 7 years ago. However, the truth lies in darkness and Kayoko's mother, Kyoko, the agency's director, has been secretly pursuing the facts. An incident becomes the catalyst that entwines Kayoko and the people around her, and she closes in on the truth behind her father's death.
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Title: Soumatou Kabushikigaisha
Character: Okishima Shozo
Released: July 16, 2012
Type: TV
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Graffreeter Toki
Title: Graffreeter Toki
Released: July 14, 2012
Type: Movie
A shopping arcade in a working-class Tokyo neighborhood filled with Baki fans comes under threat when an unscrupulous corporation tries to take over.
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The Pod of Good Fortune
Title: The Pod of Good Fortune
Released: February 25, 2012
Type: Movie
Ryosaku, a struggling actor, endures daily abuse from his wicked wife. One day, the janitor of his apartment gives him a 'The Pod of Good Fortune'. And his life begins to go awry. The sudden death of his abusive wife...suspicion of murder...an impulsive cover-up...same old routine on set...an unexpected visitor...and the body count rises. This fi lm closely follows the daily life of the protagonist as the bizarre and horrifi c drama unfolds. When people are pushed to an extreme situation, it's also the most comical. Full of such aspects, the stor y reveals the secret side of the people surrounding the protagonist. Where will the 'The Pod of Good Fortune' lead this man's unfortunate life? Only the Pot can tell.
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Title: Solitary Gourmet
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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Himizu
Title: Himizu
Character: Shozo Yoruno
Released: September 5, 2011
Type: Movie
After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
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Title: My Dog, My Happiness
Character: Resident Association leader
Released: April 15, 2011
Type: TV
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto is a Japanese television series which premiered on TV Asahi on April 15, 2011. Its full title is The Story of Keeping a Dog〜180 Days of a Dog Named "Sky" Stayed in our Home〜.
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Cold Fish
Title: Cold Fish
Character: Takayasu TsuTsui
Released: January 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
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Script
Title: Script
Character: Tetsu
Released: September 3, 2010
Type: Movie
Four strangers participate in a psychological experiment in a dark space with nothing else other than a table and four envelopes. They are payed 100.000 yen to sit in there for 10 minutes, but this won’t be as easy as it seems…
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Title: Steel Frame
Released: July 3, 2010
Type: TV
Sharply revealing the issue of Japanese construction industry where bid-rigging was a common practice among the giants. After working diligently for three years at a construction site, Heita unwillingly transfers to a sales department where he becomes a part of the illegal collusion -- to limit open competition and obtain high-price public works within the colluding parties. He is torn from conducting unlawful action to save his company, yet deep inside wishing to abide by the law to follow his justice. What will his answer be?
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Railways
Title: Railways
Released: May 29, 2010
Type: Movie
A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.
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Title: Tensou Sentai Goseiger
Character: Jotaro
Released: February 14, 2010
Type: TV
The alien invasion force called WARSTAR destroy the Heaven’s Tower, the bridge between the Earth and the Gosei World, home of the Gosei Angels. Five apprentice Gosei Angels who happened to be on the Earth transform into GOSEIGER and fight to defend the Earth.
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Instant Swamp
Title: Instant Swamp
Character: Kumabechi
Released: May 23, 2009
Type: Movie
A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her real father who happens to be an off-beat antique shopkeeper.
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Girl's Life
Title: Girl's Life
Released: February 18, 2009
Type: Movie
Rina Sakurai, a popular model of Koakuma Ageha, a hair and make-up magazine for gals, makes her actress debut. Abandoned by family and betrayed by her boyfriend, Haruka Ichinose comes to Tokyo with her pet turtle, Jimmy. With heaped up blonde hair, flashy fashion, beloved Jimmy, and no fixed address, she takes interviews. But she has no luck on job hunting and becomes a net cafe refugees. One day, she finds a flyer and she jumps into a cabaret. What kind of future is waiting for Haruka?
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Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
Title: Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
Character: Haruo Maki
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Jiro (Jiro Sato) is a 32-year-old man who doesn't have a job. He lives at his parents' house and doesn't go outside or socialise with people. After the death of his father, Jiro's mother runs away and leaves behind a 6 month dog named Ichiro and some clues for Jiro. To find his mother, Jiro has to venture out into the world.
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Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
Title: Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
Character: Detective Murata
Released: December 20, 2008
Type: Movie
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You'll Die Six Hours Later
Title: You'll Die Six Hours Later
Character: Matsuda Daigo
Released: September 28, 2008
Type: Movie
"You will die six hours later." Keishi, a youth who proclaims himself a seer, suddenly says this to Mio, who is walking along the streets of Shibuya. At first, Mio scoffs at it as nonsense but ever since her acquaintance was murdered a few days ago, she realises that she has also become a victim of a stalker. Half believing it, she decides to hang around with Keishi. Later, with the help of Sawaki, a detective she knows, the stalker is identified. She thinks the case is closed but a totally unexpected person attacks her...
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End Call
Title: End Call
Character: Sayoko's Father
Released: July 1, 2008
Type: Movie
The Devil has a phone number, and if you call him on your mobile phone at midnight, he will grant your wish. In return however, he will control your life for the duration of the call.
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Title: 81Diver
Character: Tsukishima Fumio
Released: May 3, 2008
Type: TV
Sugata Kentaro used to be one of the most hopeful trainee to be a professional Shogi (Japanese chess) player, but fails at the final test. Now he has become a "Shinkenshi," a gambler who plays Shogi for money, and boasts his 182 wins in a row. But he is devastated when he is beaten completely by a young woman known as "Ukeshi" who takes any challenges and never loses. As Shogi means everything to him, he decides to train himself harder to become the strongest player. Based on a popular comic, this comedy drama is about a young man's exciting journey to reorganize his life through a series of tough challenges in Shogi guided by a mysterious girl.
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Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
Title: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
Character: Oboro
Released: April 26, 2008
Type: Movie
In the year 20xx, scientifically created zombies roam the world in record numbers. Despite this, Aya is determined to track down her father's killer, a person who was once close to her. With sword in hand and wearing nothing but her trademark bikini and cowboy hat, she sets off to settle the score.
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Title: Dream Again
Character: Kenz Maeda
Released: October 13, 2007
Type: TV
A pro baseball player Shunsuke Ogi was fired by the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants because of a shoulder injury. After one year, he still dreams of coming back to the game, and decides to put everything behind to try out again. After he cancelled his wedding with his fiancée Satsuki Ninomiya and threw away the ring to forget Satsuki, a lightning bolt strikes him to death.
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Glory to the Filmmaker!
Title: Glory to the Filmmaker!
Character: Noh Mask Man
Released: June 2, 2007
Type: Movie
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
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Title: Dear Father
Character: Nakagome
Released: January 11, 2007
Type: TV
Set in an old prestigious ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) in a small town in the center of Tokyo, a young itamae (cook for Japanese dishes) struggles his life, love and work while the long-lasted ryotei and the beloved old town face the change to survive the time. This heartwarming drama shows the intimate relationship of the community that has been lost nowadays, asks what the most important things in your life is, and tells how difficult it is to make a decision. The story is told in the form of a letter from him to his unknown father with lots of humor and love.
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Gamera the Brave
Title: Gamera the Brave
Character: Victim in ocean
Released: November 11, 2006
Type: Movie
A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster Zedus?
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Aogura
Title: Aogura
Character: Kumao Sakazaki
Released: October 28, 2006
Type: Movie
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Memories of Matsuko
Title: Memories of Matsuko
Character: Detective
Released: May 27, 2006
Type: Movie
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.
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Title: Gachi Baka!
Character: Kanamori Masaaki
Released: January 19, 2006
Type: TV
Former pro boxer Gondo Tetta has come to Kaki-no-ki-zaka High School as a beginning teacher. The school hopes to restore finances by improving the students' abilities and strengthening its baseball team. Tetta goes head-to-head with his class full of failing students who have no ability whatsoever in sports and studies. Everyday, he passionately encourages his students who have no drive at all. School is not just a place to study. It's a place to learn how to live! If it means helping out his students, Tetta won't hesitate to snap at the parents and school. Gondo Tetta's slightly dangerous class is about to begin. --TBS
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Sunday's Dream
Title: Sunday's Dream
Released: October 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Kazuya goes to live with his mother Shinobu because his father, Yoshiki, who works in the same company, has fired him according to the company policy regarding redundancy. However, Shinobu soon gets remarried to Sakamoto depriving Kazuya of a place to stay. He then meets Sachiko who works in a salon where sexual pleasure is offered to men. They promise to have a date on the next Sunday by the sea.
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Touch
Title: Touch
Character: Head of Boxing Department
Released: September 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Twin brothers, Tatsuya and Kazuya, grew up with their next door neighbor Minami like siblings. Minami's dream is that her school's baseball team will participate in the national Koshien High School Baseball Tournament. The twin brothers make a pact that they will take Minami to the tournament.
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Takeshis'
Title: Takeshis'
Character: TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Released: September 2, 2005
Type: Movie
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
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Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Title: Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Character: Kabashima Chobei
Released: January 11, 2005
Type: Movie
Master swordsman Akiyama Kohei’s simple life in retirement is jarred into violent sword action when he meets an elderly fencing instructor who may be the target of a group of thieves planning a major armed robbery. At the same time dojo master Daijiro saves the life of man who, although skilled in archery has an aversion to killing and a woman artist comes into town where she is in danger of being raped by one of the thieves. From the pen of noted author Ikenami Shotaro, creator of such classics as Bandit Ve. Samurai, Hunter In The Dark, The Last Samurai, and Hissatsu-The Professional Killers! Brilliant storytelling that leads to superb swordsmanship!
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Title: Zenigata Heiji
Character: Miwa no Manshichi
Released: April 12, 2004
Type: TV
Heiji is an undercover policeman in the city of Edo. He possesses a superior skill of throwing coins. When a criminal is caught, Heiji throws coins at the offender and reveals his true identity. Like “Abarenbo Shogun,” “Mito Komon” and “Toyama no Kinsan,” “Zenigata Heiji” is about an official working undercover to catch criminals. The hero was created by novelist Kodō Nomura in 1931.
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Title: 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語
Released: December 21, 2003
Type: TV
NHK's 50th-anniversary memorial drama serial. This drama consisting of several short stories starring some of the well-known actors and actress of Japan today. A ball floats from the river's source to the sea, unlocking the portrayal of six love stories across the four seasons of the year.
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Title: Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Released: November 1, 2003
Type: Movie
When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called Kisarazu Cat's Eye. Their funny adventures range from playing gigs to solving a mystery surrounding counterfeit money, but Bussan's impending death is never far away.
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Title: Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Character: Management
Released: November 2, 2002
Type: Movie
JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.
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Kichiku
Title: Kichiku
Released: October 15, 2002
Type: Movie
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Igyō no koi
Title: Igyō no koi
Released: August 24, 2002
Type: Movie
A sensual coming-of-age drama direct — It depicts a precarious relationship between a homosexual woman and a man who was picked up by her and ends up living with her
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The Cat Returns
Title: The Cat Returns
Character: Muta (voice)
Released: July 19, 2002
Type: Movie
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
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Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
Title: Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
Character: Suzuki
Released: June 29, 2002
Type: Movie
When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls' meeting was not purely accidental.
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Title: Hero
Character: Yoshiro Akama
Released: January 8, 2001
Type: TV
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have. Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd public prosecutor who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a deputy prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division, and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt. Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.
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Title: 臨床心理士
Character: Kenji Ushiyama
Released: May 2, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Character: Tetsu
Released: April 14, 2000
Type: TV
Living in an area known for its juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto has become a member of a youth gang called the G-Boys. Known for his cool head and ability to get things done, Makoto becomes a key troubleshooter for the gang by diffusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm's way. However, the death of his girlfriend and an escalating turf war with a rival gang threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.
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Jingi 23: Bodyguard
Title: Jingi 23: Bodyguard
Released: April 7, 2000
Type: Movie
The long-established Kanto Ichienkai, Nabarikai, was shaking. Chairman Nabari is suffering from an elderly illness of 80 and is trying to give his mark to someone. The ambitious young head Tezuka naturally thought that he was the tracer, but Nabari nominated his granddaughter, who recently learned of his existence. Tezuka, who has turned upside down, secretly seeks out his granddaughter and plans to kill him.
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Title: Watashi no Aozora
Character: Bazooka Tonegawa
Released: April 3, 2000
Type: TV
This is the story of a young mother, Kitayama Nazuna, and her son Taiyo from Ohma, a small town at the tip of a peninsula in Aomori. Taiyo's father, Murai Kento had aspirations to be a professional boxer but due to a detached retina he was forced to abandon his dream. Leaving Nazuna behind, he left for America, with another woman, to get treatment for his eye-problem, unaware that Nazuna was pregnant. As his life is boxing he quickly returns to the ring after the operation turns out to be successful and once again he dreams of becoming a professional boxer. However, success eludes him and he returns home to Japan. Nazuna meanwhile has given birth to her son and moved to Tokyo to search for Kento. By chance she finds Kento. When discovers he has become a father, he tries to make up for lost time. The show picks up their story as Nazuna, Taiyo and Kento begin family life together. Of course things are not as simple as they appear.
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Ichigensan
Title: Ichigensan
Released: January 29, 2000
Type: Movie
A foreign university student tries to fit in in Kyoto by reading books to the blind and finds himself falling in love.
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Ley Lines
Title: Ley Lines
Released: May 22, 1999
Type: Movie
The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.
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Title: Naguru Onna
Released: October 13, 1998
Type: TV
Fired by the company she works at, and desperate for a new job, accountant Yoshimura Kaoru finds herself taking a job at Paradise Gym - a boxing gym. Through a series of events she ends up becoming the trainer of an old boxer Sawada Ryohei, trying to make something of himself after quitting his well paying job. Although she hates the sport, she finds herself attached to this rude, obnoxious man and they journey forth together to find where it is they both belong.
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Yakuza Lone Wolf
Title: Yakuza Lone Wolf
Released: September 11, 1998
Type: Movie
Kansuke Kandaiji, an expert witness who takes see's the heart's of people and determines the true value of things.
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KIZU
Title: KIZU
Released: April 10, 1998
Type: Movie
Direct to video crime film.
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Fireworks
Title: Fireworks
Character: Junkyard Owner
Released: October 30, 1997
Type: Movie
Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.
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Gendai ninkyoden
Title: Gendai ninkyoden
Released: October 8, 1997
Type: Movie
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Woman in Witness Protection
Title: Woman in Witness Protection
Character: Detective
Released: September 27, 1997
Type: Movie
Biwako is a vain, middle-aged actress who witnesses a brutal murder. Realizing that the very public life of the woman makes their sole witness vulnerable to the killers, the police assign two officers to safeguard her until the trial. In the interim, the lives of Biwako and everyone around her are changed in unexpected ways.
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Princess Mononoke
Title: Princess Mononoke
Character: Wild Dog (voice)
Released: July 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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The King of Kita: Roar of Darkness
Title: The King of Kita: Roar of Darkness
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
The mysterious death of the perpetrator of sexual violence against women continues. Former lawyer Toshisuke Honmoto begins to work on solving the case. However, a group of men calling themselves the "Justice Restoration Group" appear before Honmoto, and a battle with them begins.
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劇的紀行 深夜特急’97 西へ!ユーラシア編
Title: 劇的紀行 深夜特急’97 西へ!ユーラシア編
Released: December 8, 1996
Type: Movie
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Dangan Runner
Title: Dangan Runner
Character: Chef
Released: November 9, 1996
Type: Movie
A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store. The store's clerk, a washed-up rock star, chases the thief and literally runs into a Yakuza to whom he owes money. Thus begins an all-night, three-way pursuit through the streets of Tokyo.
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Story of Miss Q
Title: Story of Miss Q
Character: Lulu's Father
Released: September 21, 1996
Type: Movie
Lulu, the most popular woman in the phone sex business, was helpless to resist the wiles of a female client. But the laws of the phone sex club are strict: an operator must never be seduced by a common caller, or she will face severe discipline. Is Lulu's reputation sullied beyond repair?
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Swallowtail Butterfly
Title: Swallowtail Butterfly
Character: Katsushika Group Boss
Released: September 14, 1996
Type: Movie
An industrial section of Japan got the name of “Yentown” as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive—Ageha, a young girl with no family; Glico, a sex worker; Fei Hong, a poor immigrant from Shanghai; Arrow, an ex-boxer from the US; and Ren, a mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that will get them rich, but along with money, trouble will always follow.
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Suspicious Married Woman Telekura Report
Title: Suspicious Married Woman Telekura Report
Released: September 2, 1996
Type: Movie
Sawaki, who used to be a socially active reportage writer, is now unemployed. The job that came to Sawaki was that of a telekura report. Now that his wife Naomi is pregnant, he has no choice but to take on any job. The editor-in-chief asks for a report that targets the naked private life of a married woman. At first, Sawaki was bewildered by the unknown world, but...
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Maji! 5: Deadly Struggle
Title: Maji! 5: Deadly Struggle
Released: July 24, 1996
Type: Movie
Nagisa Gumi Gold Batch Shirogane Maji (Tamotsu Ishibashi) was imprisoned in Aomori for attempted murder at the end of a war with the Shuyukai. However, even in prison, the enemies targeting Honki never cease. After repeated attacks by remnants of the Shuyukai, Maji lost a young man, Issei, whom he had taken as his apprentice in the prison. When Honki is eventually released from prison, he is confronted by a new enemy, the TARUMA clan, which has its sights set on Nagisa's territory. The gang's leader, Daruma (Tetsu Watanabe), has taken up with the head of the Kaze and plans to eliminate Maji, a young but charismatic figure with a strong following.
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Manji Mai 3: I will let you go Paradise Jodo
Title: Manji Mai 3: I will let you go Paradise Jodo
Released: May 18, 1996
Type: Movie
The female ninja butterfly was the daughter of a large store five years ago. The butterfly is in love with the Ronin Kurokawa Gennoshin, and one night he abandons everything and leaves the house to be with him, but he…
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Zero Woman: The Accused
Title: Zero Woman: The Accused
Character: Tadokoro
Released: April 4, 1996
Type: Movie
Rei, the deadly but reluctant assassin for the Zero Division of the Tokyo Police Department, befriends a young man after she sees him cruising a gay bar looking for johns. After he gets beaten up by a group of street thugs, she takes him in to live with her. When a series of vicious murders takes place, she begins to suspect that the killer may actually be her friend taking revenge on everyone who has abused him. Will she uphold her duty to the police, or protect her only friend?
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Lipstick: Falling Woman
Title: Lipstick: Falling Woman
Released: March 1, 1996
Type: Movie
1996 / Japan / Drama / 75 minutes
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Kagerô 2
Title: Kagerô 2
Released: February 10, 1996
Type: Movie
An entertainment drama depicting the conflict of yakuza, centering on the female torso and her sister's feud.
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おやしい人妻 テレクラ リポート
Title: おやしい人妻 テレクラ リポート
Released: February 9, 1996
Type: Movie
A former reporter becomes a telekura hostess.
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Sleeping Man
Title: Sleeping Man
Character: Daigo
Released: February 3, 1996
Type: Movie
Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.
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Chimpira Blues Do Stupid!
Title: Chimpira Blues Do Stupid!
Released: January 27, 1996
Type: Movie
A comedy in which Furaibo and a detective work together against a bomber.
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Jingi 7: Proxy War Outbreak
Title: Jingi 7: Proxy War Outbreak
Released: January 4, 1996
Type: Movie
The seventh film in the Jingi series
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A Quiet Life
Title: A Quiet Life
Character: Water Bottle Man
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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Kamikaze Taxi
Title: Kamikaze Taxi
Released: April 29, 1995
Type: Movie
A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he acquires the aid of a taxi driver who has recently returned to Japan after living in South America for several decades and is struggling to cope with poverty and the prejudices of native-born Japanese.
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Title: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Character: Captain at Mt. Fuji
Released: March 11, 1995
Type: Movie
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
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History of Jirocho Shimizu
Title: History of Jirocho Shimizu
Released: March 3, 1995
Type: Movie
A historical chivalric drama with tears and laughter, telling the story of Jirocho Shimizu's family, his confrontation with Katsuzo Kurokoma's family, right up to the final battle on the Tenryu River to avenge Ishimatsu Mori.
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Zëiram 2
Title: Zëiram 2
Character: Taguchi
Released: December 17, 1994
Type: Movie
Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the fearsome space creature.
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A New Love in Tokyo
Title: A New Love in Tokyo
Character: Middle-aged Man
Released: December 17, 1994
Type: Movie
A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.
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Title: 新・赤かぶ検事奮戦記
Released: December 17, 1994
Type: TV
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Alone in the Night
Title: Alone in the Night
Released: October 22, 1994
Type: Movie
An undercover narcotics officer is killed, and after his funeral some yakuza break into his apartment and rape his wife, Nami, while looking for the drugs they claim he stole from them. Afterwards Nami attempts to commit suicide, but after being rescued by a mysterious yakuza she decides to infiltrate the gang and get revenge.
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Gokutsubushi
Title: Gokutsubushi
Released: October 15, 1994
Type: Movie
The original is a manga work by Shigeru Tsuchiyama serialized in the magazine "Leed Comic". The director is Takeshi Watanabe of "Kyouju Luger P08", the script is Masaya Ishikawa, and the shooting is Naoaki Imaizumi. A hard-boiled action by a combination of a former yakuza detective and a gangster who is a police officer. Performers are Kazuya Kimura, Rikiya Yasuoka, and Katsuya Kobayashi.  Kyotaro Inugami, a detective at the port station, is a former yakuza. The young head of the gangster group Tsuneno-gumi, Choji Hanawa is a police officer. They were two people glaring at each other, but there are two people, Assistant Commissioner Masaru Sasaki and Shiro Sasaki ...
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用心坊 極道狩り
Title: 用心坊 極道狩り
Released: October 14, 1994
Type: Movie
Priests from a temple solving problems caused by yakuza, taiwanese mafia and hitmen with their fists.
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Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Title: Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Released: June 13, 1994
Type: Movie
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Uneasy Encounters
Title: Uneasy Encounters
Character: Cat
Released: April 23, 1994
Type: Movie
A five-part comedy and horror anthology
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Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
Title: Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
Released: January 15, 1994
Type: Movie
The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.
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Title: Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Released: November 17, 1993
Type: TV
A jidaieki drama where a hard-nosed doshin, Shinpachiro Kariya, takes on difficult cases with exquisite teamwork under the supervision of a young magistrate.
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Madadayo
Title: Madadayo
Released: April 17, 1993
Type: Movie
Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.
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Sonatine
Title: Sonatine
Character: Uechi
Released: April 10, 1993
Type: Movie
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
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Godzilla vs. Mothra
Title: Godzilla vs. Mothra
Character: Army Commander
Released: December 12, 1992
Type: Movie
Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.
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続・こちら凡人組
Title: 続・こちら凡人組
Released: September 25, 1992
Type: Movie
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About Love, Tokyo
Title: About Love, Tokyo
Character: Accountant manager
Released: September 12, 1992
Type: Movie
Looks at the lives of Chinese people in Japan.
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Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Title: Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Character: Akechi
Released: May 16, 1992
Type: Movie
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
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A Scene at the Sea
Title: A Scene at the Sea
Character: Exercises Man
Released: October 19, 1991
Type: Movie
A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.
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The love song of farewell later
Title: The love song of farewell later
Released: May 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A suspense drama based on Osamu Takahashi's original work starring Shinobu Otake. The shooting location of Gunkanjima is a famous tourist attraction. When Mansako returns to her husband's parents' house, she noticed a young man named Shinji playing drums at a village festival. Shinji who felt her gaze also looked back at Mansako. Masako invites Shinji to her house to welcome her husband together, and is witnessed by a housewife who came to inform her husband of the accidental death while helping him change clothes. She is stigmatized for infidelity. They are separated, but they vow to meet again 12 years later.
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Blood Oath
Title: Blood Oath
Character: Captain Ikeuchi
Released: July 26, 1990
Type: Movie
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes
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Like a Beast
Title: Like a Beast
Released: July 13, 1990
Type: Movie
This work further strengthens the neo-chimpira line of Toei V-Cinema which has a reputation for being more powerful than the movie.
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Dreams
Title: Dreams
Released: May 11, 1990
Type: Movie
A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
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Circus Boys
Title: Circus Boys
Character: Elephant Master
Released: November 23, 1989
Type: Movie
Two brothers, Jinta and Wataru, are raised in a travelling circus. After an accident, Jinta decides to leave the circus and travels the countryside working as a con-man. After a run-in with a local gang of yakuza, he is invited to join their ranks, where he makes the mistake of falling for a boss's mistress. Wataru stays with the circus and works hard to regain its former glory
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Title: 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ
Character: Receiver
Released: February 19, 1983
Type: TV
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Title: Kamen Rider
Character: Norio Uozumi
Released: April 3, 1971
Type: TV
Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.