Masaya Kato

Masaya Kato

Born: April 27, 1963
in Nara, Japan
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Masaya Kato (born April 27, 1963) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from Nara in the Kansai region.

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Let's Go Karaoke!
Title: Let's Go Karaoke!
Character: Akira Tanaka
Released: January 12, 2024
Type: Movie
Nothing worries Satomi Oka more than the upcoming final choir competition of his middle school career—right up until he is accosted by a stranger from the shadows who demands, “Let's go karaoke!” As a yakuza, Kyouji Narita doesn't scare easily, but a terrifying prospect has driven him to seek Satomi's help. The boss is holding a karaoke contest, with the loser forced to get a tattoo to be selected and tortuously applied by the boss himself! Oka has been to many vocal rehearsals over the years, but never one-on-one karaoke sessions with a gangster!!
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Songs of Kamui
Title: Songs of Kamui
Released: November 23, 2023
Type: Movie
More than anything, brilliant Teru longs to attend school with other girls. But in early 20th-century Japan, Teru is excluded because she is Ainu. Instead of writing, the Ainu—indigenous people from Japan’s Hokkaido island—pass down their traditions through yukar (oral poems). When Teru meets a Tokyo professor who has devoted his life to decoding yukar, Teru discovers a chance not only to prove her brilliance but to rewrite the fate of the Ainu.
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Title: Ultraman Blazar
Character: Retsu Haruno
Released: July 8, 2023
Type: TV
Ultraman Blazar is a hero with a great sense of justice hailing from “M421,” an extragalactic astronomical object far from Earth. The main protagonist, Gento Hiruma, is the captain of the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment (SKaRD), established by the Global Guardian Force (GGF) in a world where kaiju disasters are a common practice. When their strong desire for the power to save human lives resonates, the two unite.
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One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
Title: One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
Character: Heibē Sumeragi
Released: July 7, 2023
Type: Movie
Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone else and straightforward. He works at the post office. Reika is a young woman, who is usually a step slower than everyone else. After Valentine's Day, Hajime wakes up and is unable to remember what happened that day.
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SEE HEAR LOVE
Title: SEE HEAR LOVE
Released: July 6, 2023
Type: Movie
Manga artist "Shinji Izumoto" has secured a movie deal. He should be celebrating, but he's going blind, his manga series has been canceled, and he can no longer care for his grandmother. All alone, Shinji makes the devastating decision to jump off a balcony. When "Hibiki Aida", a deaf fan of his, saves Shinji, they begin an unusual life together.
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Title: Fixer
Character: Takumi Ujihara
Released: April 24, 2023
Type: TV
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ナニワ金融道 3発目~大蛇市マネーウォーズ~
Title: ナニワ金融道 3発目~大蛇市マネーウォーズ~
Released: December 9, 2022
Type: Movie
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ナニワ金融道 2発目〜銭と泪と権利と女〜
Title: ナニワ金融道 2発目〜銭と泪と権利と女〜
Released: December 2, 2022
Type: Movie
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ナニワ金融道 1発目~灰原、帝国金融の門を叩く!~
Title: ナニワ金融道 1発目~灰原、帝国金融の門を叩く!~
Released: November 25, 2022
Type: Movie
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The Rise and Fall of Park Avenue and the 10 Rooms
Title: The Rise and Fall of Park Avenue and the 10 Rooms
Released: November 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Koza, Okinawa City, which prospered as a gateway town for the U.S. military. Four omnibus dramas unfold at the intersection of Japanese, American, and Okinawan cultures. Dream chasers, losers, wounded, and hangers-on... The city of Koza and its people weave their own stories.
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Fool's Blues
Title: Fool's Blues
Released: November 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Daikon, the director who created a legendary movie 30 years ago, is now a person of the past, and he is spending his empty days falling for the pimp of the pinsaro girl Tamako. One day, Tamako's old lover appears, and Daikon and Tamako escape to a striptease theater in Hiroshima, where a junior from college is the director. The two end up living in the theater's dressing room, where the director and his friends in the entertainment district warmly welcome them. However, when Daikon dabbles in a stripper, a rift appears in their relationship. Masaya Kato, who also starred in "Girlfriend wa Yume de Odoru", will play Daikon, the main character, who is a failing film director, and Asami Kumakiri will play Tamako, who supports Daikon with great strength. Directed and written by Yuji Yokoyama, an announcer who is also an actor and who was also the director of "Cheating Stripper," and plays the role of the director.
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Lightning Over the Beyond
Title: Lightning Over the Beyond
Released: October 25, 2022
Type: Movie
Progressing from sound to color, Lighting Over the Beyond is a road movie that traces the roots of cinema and the history of war while asking "What is war?" and "What is an enemy?".
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Borderless Island
Title: Borderless Island
Released: October 1, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: HOTEL -NEXT DOOR-
Character: Shu Haoren
Released: September 10, 2022
Type: TV
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Bad City
Title: Bad City
Character: Kenji Hirayama
Released: July 5, 2022
Type: Movie
Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.
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Title: The Wall of the Eye
Character: Riichi Tamaru
Released: June 19, 2022
Type: TV
In 1990, Hagizaki Tatsuo, the accounting department chief of Ukishima Electric Works, was busy negotiating on getting a loan together with Sekino, the company's general manager. However, just as they were about to get the funds, Sekino was involved in a 200 million yen fraud and he later disappeared with the loan. The company decides to cover up the incident to protect its image, but Hagizaki wants to get to the bottom of the matter with the help of his newspaper reporter friend, Muraki. Hagizaki later notices that the case becomes darker and darker as he continues to investigate. He then meets a beautiful woman, Uezaki Etsuko, whom he believes hold the key to the entire incident.
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Title: Pandora's Fruit
Character: Yasuo Sakakibara
Released: April 23, 2022
Type: TV
Kohiruimaki Yuichi is a police officer who established the "Science Crime Countermeasures Office", a department that specializes in issues related to cutting-edge science and technology. He welcomes the genius scientist Mogami Yukiko as an advisor and she is in charge of investigating cases related to cutting-edge science. The crimes entrusted to the Science Crime Countermeasures Office are crimes that the legal system and police organization cannot keep up with. The two will unravel the science itself hidden behind the cases and not just the so-called forensic investigation. Hasebe Tsutomu is a detective who is not familiar with science but has a long experience in the field in the former Investigation Division.
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Title: The Honest Realtor
Character: Masaya Tsukishita
Released: April 5, 2022
Type: TV
Saichi Nagase is the number one salesperson at a real estate agency whose biggest fault is being overly honest and unable to lie.
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Title: Deep Crime Unit
Character: Ichiro Kimi
Released: January 16, 2022
Type: TV
Niina Masayoshi is the leader of DCU. The group was newly created by the Japan Coast Guard and stands for Deep Crime Unit. Their mission is to find evidence and dead bodies hidden underwater, that are crucial to solving criminal cases. Niina Masayoshi never gives up investigating the truth.
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Warship Boy
Title: Warship Boy
Character: Genkai Sakamoto
Released: December 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Kaisei Sakamoto is a 16 year old boy who is inclined to settle everything with his fists. He grew up in a town where you can see both Nagazaki and Gunkanjima, living with his father. His father, Genkai Sakamoto, runs a small ramen shop. The father-son duo has just recently had a large fight. The story showcases fragments of one's youth and the questions that crop up while growing up.
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Title: Kareinaru ichizoku
Character: Ichinose
Released: April 18, 2021
Type: TV
Daisuke Manpyō is the owner and president of the successful Hanshin Bank. He also owns several other companies and some real estate. His son-in-law is a bureaucrat at the Ministry of the Treasury, who tips him off that there is a move afoot to reorganize commercial banks. Manpyō is in for difficult times as he attempts to block the merger between his bank and another.
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Sakura
Title: Sakura
Character: Masao Mizoguchi
Released: November 13, 2020
Type: Movie
Three siblings share a home with their parents living a happy life. The oldest one is good-looking guy, which is something of a contrast from his younger brother who is at school. The youngest one is the girl and has two brothers to protect her. And then there is Sakura, the family's dog who is always by their side. The fate of this quirky but happy family changes drastically after Hajime, the family's hero-like figure, encounters a tragic accident...
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Dancing in her Dreams
Title: Dancing in her Dreams
Character: Kinoshita
Released: October 23, 2020
Type: Movie
Hiroshima Theater Number One is a venerable strip club on the verge of shutting down. Theater head Kinoshita takes to the stage for the theater's final night and stands before famous strippers and mysterious young dancers to reminisce about the glorious past and his secret love affair with a certain dancer.
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Hope
Title: Hope
Character: Teranuma Toshitsugu
Released: October 10, 2020
Type: Movie
Kazuto Ishikawa is a first-class architect. He is married to Kiyomi. They have a son, Tadashi, who attends high school and a daughter, Miyabi, who attends middle school. They live together in a refined home, designed by Kazuto. An injury causes Tadashi to quit playing soccer. Since that time, Tadashi often stays out all night without permission. One evening, Tadashi leaves home and does not return. Kazuto and Kiyomi become worried about their son and consider going to the police. News then reveals the murder of Tadashi's classmate. The police suspect that Tadashi might be involved in the murder.
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The Gun 2020
Title: The Gun 2020
Character: Tomita
Released: July 10, 2020
Type: Movie
Toko grew up unloved by her mother Mizuho who continues to adore her deceased son. She lives alone in an apartment the electricity has been cut off and the trash is piling up. One late night, Toko enters a gloomy building in order to escape from a threatening stalker, Tomita. There she finds a handgun. She brings it back home and confirms it is loaded with four bullets. One day, the family living next door who have already been enduring poverty and violence end up murdering a man. Toko helps them bury the man's body, shooting it with the handgun. Toko becomes captivated by the gun itself. She is further entangled in the true circumstances of the incident due to the detective searching for the handgun and a suspicious man Kazunari who knows a secret about the handgun. Toko tries to throw herself into the whirlpool but then the lid is blown off her "past."
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We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
Title: We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
Character: Naoya Arashiyama
Released: January 31, 2020
Type: Movie
The central Kansai region of Japan is the setting for the historic cities of Sakai and Kyoto. Noda and Koike from We Make Antiques are back and together for the tea ceremony by Furuta Shigenari who is the master of the ceremony. Enter a mysterious new woman named Shino about whom the two have a feeling.
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Sleep in the Shadows
Title: Sleep in the Shadows
Released: September 6, 2019
Type: Movie
Fuyuki is an established artist who runs several bars in Yokohama. One day, injured Shinji runs into his bar. He always idolizes Fuyuki as his elder brother. Shinji is a member of the charity group which looks after troubled young girls in Yokohama. Fuyuki decides to help Shinji who is in a trouble with Yakuza for helping an underage girl out of their prostitution business. In the midst of getting involved in this conflict, Fuyuki learns that his dearest love, Kyoko has a very short time to live, and he feels a strong desire to express his love for Kyoko in a painting...
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Kingdom
Title: Kingdom
Character: Jie Shi
Released: April 19, 2019
Type: Movie
Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.
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Okinawan Blue
Title: Okinawan Blue
Released: February 2, 2019
Type: Movie
A tale of three families on a remote island.
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The Nikaidos' Fall
Title: The Nikaidos' Fall
Character: Tatsuya Nikaido
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: Movie
After losing his son, Tatsuya is anguished by the danger of his ancient family line coming to an end. His mother Haru urges him to embark on a loveless second marriage, and meanwhile he secretly hopes that his daughter Yoshiko will marry a husband willing to adopt the Nikaido name and follow in his footsteps.
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Title: Overlord: Blood Genealogy
Character: Yuki Kanamaru
Released: July 22, 2018
Type: TV
When a mafia leader is killed, his son and the deadliest assassin in the mafia compete in order to be the new leader.
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Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
Title: Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
Character: Hanada (segment "Genkou no Hate")
Released: June 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Six Stories based on Six Songs.
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Title: Angels in White
Character: Kotaro Bansho
Released: April 7, 2018
Type: TV
Rumi Kizaki enrols in a nursing program because she failed to enter a university. However, she does not want to become a nurse because she believes that she will not make a good nurse. While Rumi ponders over what to do, she continues her training in nursing. Along the way, Rumi meets new people and discovers new things about herself.
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The Final Parting
Title: The Final Parting
Character: Yuji Uemura
Released: March 24, 2018
Type: Movie
A young woman grows emotionally as she overcomes the deaths of those dear to her after meeting a female mortician..
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HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky
Title: HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky
Character: Ryuichiro Katsunari
Released: August 19, 2017
Type: Movie
Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku. The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.
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Yumeji: A Spurt of Love
Title: Yumeji: A Spurt of Love
Character: Hikino's Father
Released: July 30, 2017
Type: Movie
Yumeji is married to Tamaki and they have a son. Tamaki was a model for Yumeji. He makes a living by running a picture store. Due to his dissatisfaction as an artist and his own inner conflicts, he spends his days doing other things besides painting. Meanwhile, he has lots of female fans. They are fascinated by his sexual charm. He meets Hikono and falls in love with her.
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The Blue Hearts
Title: The Blue Hearts
Character: (segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Released: April 8, 2017
Type: Movie
Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.
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Overlord: Blood Genealogy
Title: Overlord: Blood Genealogy
Released: October 7, 2016
Type: Movie
Gunji Washio, the 12th leader of the oldest yakuza clan in Tokyo, uses his power to preserve his clan's influence in the modern yakuza society.
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RE:BORN
Title: RE:BORN
Character: Defence Force Commander
Released: September 24, 2016
Type: Movie
A former special forces operative struggling to contain the destructive impulses of his past goes on a rampage against a squad of ruthless assassins.
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Sanada 10 Braves
Title: Sanada 10 Braves
Character: Yukimura Sanada
Released: September 22, 2016
Type: Movie
Set at the end of the Sengoku period to early Edo period, "Sanada Ten Braves" follows 10 members of a ninja group who all serve under samurai warrior Yukimura Sanada.
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Karate Kill
Title: Karate Kill
Character: Delivery Company Boss
Released: September 3, 2016
Type: Movie
When a mysterious loner and Karate master Kenji's little sister goes missing in Los Angeles, whoever stands in his way of finding her will face the wrath of a lethal KARATE KILL!
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Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
Title: Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
Released: August 26, 2016
Type: Movie
This omnibus film brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia with a common theme 'Living Together in Asia' to depict the lives of characters who journey between Japan, Cambodia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Brillante Mendoza grapples with the issue of loss of national identity and home, with a story set in the Obihiro area of Hokkaido and Manila in the Philippines. Isao Yukisada directs a story in Malaysia where the Japanese army was once stationed but is now home to many Japanese retirees living out their remaining years. An elderly man has parted from his family in Japan to live alone in Penang, but when a new helper comes to the house, he slowly opens his mind and an unexpected bond forms between the two. Finally director Sotho Kulikar conveys a beautiful but heart-rending love story between a Japanese man and Cambodian woman that unfolds across past and present against the backdrop of Cambodia's civil war.
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Unrequited Love
Title: Unrequited Love
Released: July 2, 2016
Type: Movie
Childhood best friends. Cousins. Housemates. Coworkers. Eight stories of unrequited love, eight sets of people who weren't meant to be together. Several short films put together under the common theme of One Sided Love: ***My Nickname is Butatchi ***Something Blue ***Asahan no Yuge ***Kataomoi Supairaru ***Usotsuki no Koi ***Ibu no Okurimono ***Radio Personality ***Boku no Sabotin
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Zebra
Title: Zebra
Character: Shimauma
Released: May 21, 2016
Type: Movie
Dora (Ryo Ryusei) and associates runs a badger game scheme to extort victims out of money. One day though, their target looks like an ordinary guy, but he turns out to be a yakuza. Dora and his associates fall into a far darker world. Dora steps into a business that offers to take revenge on others by any means necessary.
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Terra Formars
Title: Terra Formars
Character: Keisuke Dojima
Released: April 29, 2016
Type: Movie
With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.
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Kaze no Tayori
Title: Kaze no Tayori
Released: January 30, 2016
Type: Movie
Kurumi suddenly gave up opening a cafe with her friend. She hears that her grandfather Takeshi collapsed and goes to visit him in her hometown of Sendai. Takeshi entrusts Kurumi to open a cafe which closed temporarily due to the earthquake, but Kurumi doesn't know what to do. Takeshi hopes Kurumi finds her own way to live. There's not much time left for Takeshi and Kurumi.
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Osoi Shiawase
Title: Osoi Shiawase
Character: 重吉
Released: November 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Part of the Shûhei Fujisawa New Drama Series.
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Crime's Blank
Title: Crime's Blank
Character: Manager
Released: October 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Ando can't accept this his daughter Kana committed suicide. Kana fell from the ledge of a school building and died. Ando attempts to find out the truth behind his daughter's death. He becomes suspicious of his daughter's former classmate, Saki. Saki isn't a typical high school student and she aspires to work in show business. She dominates her high school with her charisma.
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Crime's Blank
Title: Crime's Blank
Character: Mitsuru Takayama
Released: October 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Ando can't accept this his daughter Kana committed suicide. Kana fell from the ledge of a school building and died. Ando attempts to find out the truth behind his daughter's death. He becomes suspicious of his daughter's former classmate, Saki. Saki isn't a typical high school student and she aspires to work in show business. She dominates her high school with her charisma.
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Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
Title: Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
Released: September 15, 2015
Type: Movie
Akira Mochizuki survived a kidnapping as a child. Now, she's a detective, and there are signs that the kidnapper may be back again after 20 years.
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Unfair: the end
Title: Unfair: the end
Character: Kaoru Mikami
Released: September 5, 2015
Type: Movie
Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the Investigation #1 of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to take on the organization, but Natsumi becomes involved in a new case. She gets closer to the final enemy.
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Title: Women Does Not Allow That
Character: Yuji Katsuragi
Released: October 21, 2014
Type: TV
31-year-old Urara Iwasaki (Kyoko Fukada) makes an error during her first trial as an attorney which hurts her client. Urara Iwasaki thinks law isn't right for her and she quits her job. She now has a debt of 4 million yen and earns a living by doing part-time work. Meanwhile, Rinka Ebisawa (Shinobu Terajima) is a competent lawyer, but its revealed she used excessive ways in her cases and is dismissed from her law firm and disbarred. She can't work as a lawyer anymore. By chance, Rinka meets Urara.
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FLARE
Title: FLARE
Character: Ensai Ymazaki
Released: April 26, 2014
Type: Movie
A meeting in the middle of Tokyo between Jan, a middle age French photographer who is living his life carelessly, and Flare, a 17 years old runaway girl with a complicate family background. Charmed by Jan’s works, a budding of love soon developed in Flare. While attracted to the wild life of Jan, she holds onto a complicated feelings. With this swaying conflicts inside of her, it painted a vivid picture of growing up in this Japan – France collaboration work of a painful love story.
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Jikan no Shûzoku
Title: Jikan no Shûzoku
Character: Shuichi Mineoka
Released: April 10, 2014
Type: Movie
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Monster
Title: Monster
Released: April 27, 2013
Type: Movie
A woman has an ugly face. She has been called 'monster' since childhood. A case occurs in her town that leads to her being ejected and a relocation to Tokyo. She obtains plastic surgery and begins working as a prostitute. She makes some dough and extends the plastic surgery to her entire body. She changes her name and begins a new life. The perfect body leads her to think about men and her hometown.
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Double Meaning: Yes or No?
Title: Double Meaning: Yes or No?
Character: Kaoru Mikami
Released: March 1, 2013
Type: Movie
A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with potentially deadly outcomes.
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Double Meaning
Title: Double Meaning
Character: Kaoru Mikami
Released: September 23, 2011
Type: Movie
A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' Just as a girl asks the team for help finding her missing father, a man calls to say he has four hostages and makes a cryptic request.
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Unfair: the answer
Title: Unfair: the answer
Character: Kaoru Mikami
Released: September 17, 2011
Type: Movie
After detective Natsumi Yukihira brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case, Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato, is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
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Shinjuku Incident
Title: Shinjuku Incident
Character: Toshinari Eguchi
Released: March 22, 2009
Type: Movie
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
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Je t'aime: I Am a Beast
Title: Je t'aime: I Am a Beast
Released: November 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Yuka, a troubled young woman who suddenly begins working part-time as a high-class call girl, finds unexpected romance while on the job.
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Title: Around 40
Character: Kazuya Kanasugi
Released: April 11, 2008
Type: TV
Ogata Satoko is a 39 years-old woman. She is happily enjoying the single life. However, things change after an alumni reunion wher she's the last single and a meet with Okamura Keitaro.
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Title: Je t'aime: I Am a Beast
Character: Koichiro Shindo
Released: April 10, 2008
Type: TV
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Vanishing Glow
Title: Vanishing Glow
Character: Tajima
Released: November 10, 2007
Type: Movie
Tony, Max, and Rei, who are mixed-race children of Japanese and Filipino, have lived together as brothers and sisters with no blood connection from a young age, despite the fact that they are discriminated Eventually, Tony One day, seemed to have an opportunity to score a big difference in the underworld...
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The Signs of Love
Title: The Signs of Love
Character: Yoshiro Nakajima
Released: October 6, 2007
Type: Movie
Sayaka Miyamoto (Nao Matsushita) and Keita Fukushima (Terunosuke Takezai) attend the same university and believe their love for each other will never end. However, as time goes by and they graduate, their future starts to part as they both begin moving forward to capture their own dreams. Now in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain, the former lovers cross paths once again.
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Unfair: the movie
Title: Unfair: the movie
Released: March 17, 2007
Type: Movie
When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.
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Unfair: the movie
Title: Unfair: the movie
Character: Kaoru Mikami
Released: March 17, 2007
Type: Movie
When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.
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Unfair: Code Breaking
Title: Unfair: Code Breaking
Released: October 3, 2006
Type: Movie
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Title: Primadam
Character: Kioshi Yamamoto
Released: April 12, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: Unfair
Character: Mikami Kaoru
Released: January 10, 2006
Type: TV
A no-nonsense detective with a reputation for pushing limits investigates a rash of brutal murders connected by a series of cryptic short stories.
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
Title: The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
Character: Isamu Kenmochi
Released: September 24, 2005
Type: Movie
Miyuki receives an invitation from her friend Hikune Youhei to the themed inn called "Ruins", located in a virtual ghost town haunted by the legend of a vampire. However, what Kindaichi had originally dismissed as spooky rumours with no basis became horribly real when their fellow guests staying at the inn are found dead one by one, with their bodies drained of blood and wounds in their necks that resembled vampire bites
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Title: Older Sister
Character: Soichi Sawaki
Released: April 20, 2005
Type: TV
Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called "anego" by her younger co-workers. What is "anego"? It means "older sister," but in this case it is given as a nickname to Naoko because she is like a big sister to her coworkers, who depend on her to give them advice about everything. This drama, depicts realistically how Naoko lives her everyday life, including her love life, the problems she faces, and her uneasiness about the future. --NTV
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The Last Supper
Title: The Last Supper
Character: Doctor Yuji Kotorida
Released: February 12, 2005
Type: Movie
A plastic surgeon who excels at his job hides a dark secret. After finally succumbing to his desire to taste human flesh, the surgeon soon finds himself addicted to the taste of his patients' skin, which leads him to discover further culinary delights at a seedy restaurant with some highly dubious special dishes. Murder and mayhem ensue as the demented doctor continues to find new and gruesome ways to satisfy his appetite.
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Title: Yoshitsune
Character: Minamoto no Yoshitomo (Yoshitsune and Yoritomo's father)
Released: January 9, 2005
Type: TV
Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.
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Fighter in the Wind
Title: Fighter in the Wind
Character: Kato
Released: August 12, 2004
Type: Movie
An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama and went across the country, defeating martial artists one after another. This film concentrates on the period when he is still young, and developing his famous karate style, Kyokushin.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
Released: July 4, 2004
Type: TV
Mabel West, Miss Marple's great-niece, becomes Poirot's junior assistant.
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Prayer Beads
Title: Prayer Beads
Character: (segment "Real")
Released: May 8, 2004
Type: Movie
This horror anthology is featuring nine independent episodes, each 30 minutes long, that are revolving around bad karma and terror.
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Gozu
Title: Gozu
Released: July 11, 2003
Type: Movie
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
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Samurai Resurrection
Title: Samurai Resurrection
Released: April 26, 2003
Type: Movie
Shiro Amasuka, dead leader of the Shimbara Revolt is resurrected from hell with the desire of overthrowing the shogunate for killing his companions. To do this , he resurrects an army of living dead swordsmen. Between him and his goal, only Yagyu Jubei stands...
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The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
Title: The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
Released: April 21, 2003
Type: Movie
A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss.
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The Man in White
Title: The Man in White
Character: Azusa Moribe
Released: March 29, 2003
Type: Movie
After his father figure (a yakuza boss) is murdered, Azusa Moribe (Masaya Sato) goes on a one man killing spree to exact revenge.
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Aragami
Title: Aragami
Character: Aragami
Released: March 27, 2003
Type: Movie
Two seriously wounded samurai find refuge from a storm at an isolated temple, the home of a swordsman and a mysterious young woman. One samurai awakes to find that not only has his comrade died, but that his wounds have miraculously healed. He discovers that he has been given the power of immortality by the swordsman, a man once known as the legendary Miyamoto Musashi, who now lives an endless existence as Aragami, a "god of battle".
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Okite
Title: Okite
Released: March 22, 2003
Type: Movie
Yakuza film directed by Hiroki Matsukata.
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Muscle Heat
Title: Muscle Heat
Character: Rai Kenjin
Released: October 25, 2002
Type: Movie
In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.
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Title: Stairway to Heaven
Released: April 8, 2002
Type: TV
A past he wants to take back. A past that will never go away. Twenty-seven years ago Keiichi Kashiwagi lost his father to suicide after the rich and powerful Esei Group took over the family ranch, and Keiichi’s beloved Akiko married into the Esei family. Keiichi then swore he would have his revenge. Now, Keiichi is head of his own corporation and running for office in the same electorate as Tatsuya Esei, the man who took Akiko from him long ago. Having fallen on hard times, Tatsuya is trying to marry his daughter Matsue into another rich corporate family, but Akiko remembers her own loveless marriage with remorse and refuses to have her daughter share the same fate. In the middle of this, Keiichi’s past rears its ugly head, leading to murder and blackmail. Betrayal and revenge are tempered with the tenderness of love in this gripping suspense.
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Good Advice
Title: Good Advice
Character: Japanese Trader
Released: November 15, 2001
Type: Movie
An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.
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Title: Prince Shotoku
Character: Hatsusebe no miko
Released: November 10, 2001
Type: TV
In the late 6th century the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Shotoku Taishi, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions. Shotoku Taishi is known mainly through legends and myths and has been viewed as more god than man. The elaborate and colorful costumes of the time and the beauty of ancient Japan enhance this fascinating historical drama.
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Agitator
Title: Agitator
Character: Kunihiko
Released: October 28, 2001
Type: Movie
When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.
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Women of the Night
Title: Women of the Night
Character: Sato
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Three entwined stories of love, lust, danger and revenge.
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Brother
Title: Brother
Character: Shirase
Released: December 13, 2000
Type: Movie
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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School Day of the Dead
Title: School Day of the Dead
Character: Isamu Kurabayashi
Released: August 5, 2000
Type: Movie
Some students decide to set up a play written by one of their classmates, who has commited suicide. The play is based on a tragic and mysterious legend about a love affair between two teachers at the school long ago. Some girls then accidentally stumble over some information about the legend, and the girl who commited suicide. Shortly after, the girls start turning up dead in seeming accidents.
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Okinawa Rendez-vous
Title: Okinawa Rendez-vous
Character: Ken Sato
Released: July 27, 2000
Type: Movie
Jimmy Tong is an expert blackmailer and thief who specialises in white-collar crimes. With his side-kick, Jimmy steals a personal diary belonging to a Yakuza leader Ken Sato intending to use its details as a platform for blackmailing and to extort money. Sato agreed to the uneasy deal and made preparations to pay Jimmy his exorbitant demands only for Sato's girlfriend Jenny to betray him and make off with the money to Okinawa.
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Title: Mouichido Kisu
Released: January 9, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Naomi
Released: April 14, 1999
Type: TV
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Zankyo
Title: Zankyo
Released: February 13, 1999
Type: Movie
The story of Iwaki, a young brawler who becomes a professional criminal when he joins a Yakuza clan.
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Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
Title: Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
Character: Date
Released: September 12, 1998
Type: Movie
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Godzilla
Title: Godzilla
Character: Japanese Tanker Crew Member
Released: May 20, 1998
Type: Movie
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
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Drive
Title: Drive
Character: Advanced Model
Released: August 6, 1997
Type: Movie
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
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Title: The Pretender
Character: Tommy Tanaka
Released: September 19, 1996
Type: TV
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.
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Title: Hachigatsu no Love Song
Released: July 1, 1996
Type: TV
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The Young Blood Typhoon
Title: The Young Blood Typhoon
Released: May 13, 1995
Type: Movie
On the way home from a small assault incident at a love hotel in Tokyo, Shuntaro Katagiri playfully entered the love hotel with his friend Iwanaka. When I fell asleep, I screamed and screamed from the room. Katagiri, who was full of blood, jumped out of the room after hearing the noise. A running girl, a bloody man, and a muscle man, a yakuza, a mysterious woman. The corridor of the hotel turned into a shambles for a moment, but Katagiri, a karate master, he slammed the place and he broke it. A strange space-This was his first encounter with the girl
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Crying Freeman
Title: Crying Freeman
Character: Ryuji Hanada
Released: April 23, 1995
Type: Movie
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
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Broken Heart
Title: Broken Heart
Released: January 21, 1995
Type: Movie
Eight love stories start and end in an amusement park.
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The Seventh Floor
Title: The Seventh Floor
Character: Mitsuru
Released: September 30, 1994
Type: Movie
Kate Fletcher has the perfect apartment. Everything is computer controlled. It is the home of her dreams until a psychotic man begins to execute the violent orders he hears from his long dead sister.
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Nobody
Title: Nobody
Character: Taki
Released: May 28, 1994
Type: Movie
Three elite salarymen find themselves in a bar fight with a group of threatening but mysterious men. When the mystery men come looking for revenge, the salarymen find themselves embroiled in a deadly game...
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Singapore Sling
Title: Singapore Sling
Released: September 11, 1993
Type: Movie
Tatsuya is on a honeymoon in Australia. A couple of unfortunate encounters land him in jail, where he’s imprisoned without a chance of ever getting out again. His wife tries her best to launch an appeal, but it’s Tatsuya’s inmates who are his best chance of escaping his current predicament.
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CrimeBroker
Title: CrimeBroker
Character: Jin Okazaki
Released: July 1, 1993
Type: Movie
High court judge Holly McPhee devises blueprints for criminal operations and offers them for sale to the crime world. Her scrupulous operation falls apart when she takes part in a multi-million dollar bank robbery and becomes an accessory to murder.
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Title: Walker, Texas Ranger
Character: Lu Chee
Released: April 21, 1993
Type: TV
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.
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Talking Head
Title: Talking Head
Character: Yamashita
Released: October 10, 1992
Type: Movie
It's nearly time for the debut of the most anticipated anime movie of the year, Talking Head. There's just a few minor problems: the director has disappeared and the movie isn't even started! Desperate to meet their deadline, the studio hires a "migrant technical director" to fill in for the missing director. But there's more going on here than just slipping deadlines. One by one, the staff is being murdered and it's only a matter of time before the new director's next on the list!
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The Setting Sun
Title: The Setting Sun
Character: Kaya Tatsuma
Released: September 15, 1992
Type: Movie
A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the leader of the rebel movement.
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Gekashitsu
Title: Gekashitsu
Character: Takamine
Released: February 8, 1992
Type: Movie
Melodrama about a woman refusing surgery.
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Check
Title: Check
Character: Ryuzo Kayama
Released: November 25, 1991
Type: Movie
Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo Kayama (Masaya Kato) who aims to become a professional player.
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Savage City: Angel Whisper
Title: Savage City: Angel Whisper
Released: April 26, 1991
Type: Movie
A corrupt cop teams up with an unlikely partner to protect the city from a gang of ruthless drug addicts.
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Like Madonna
Title: Like Madonna
Released: December 22, 1990
Type: Movie
Like Madonna 1990
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1750 Days of Turbulence
Title: 1750 Days of Turbulence
Released: September 15, 1990
Type: Movie
After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.
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Balloon
Title: Balloon
Released: May 12, 1990
Type: Movie
Youngsters find work as part-time festival street vendors and flourish in work, friendship and love.
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You'll Fall For Me
Title: You'll Fall For Me
Character: Kyousuke Dazai
Released: November 3, 1989
Type: Movie
Meet Chika. She thinks she's been jinxed: she's going to be dumped on Christmas Eve. Enter Tomako, who likes reading and making pudding. Although they're total opposites, by a twist of fate, they become best friends. However, it turns out they both want to spend Christmas Eve with the same guy. Will they choose friendship? Or love?
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Tokyo: The Last War
Title: Tokyo: The Last War
Released: September 15, 1989
Type: Movie
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual psychics to aid them in winning the war. Unfortunately, the resentment and agony of the souls of the fire-bombing victims culminate together to revive the evil Onmyoji, Yasunori Kato. Only a young, psychically imbued apprentice of the priests will dare fight against the evil magic user. However, can this lone man possibly contend with Kato's overwhelming power?
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Four Days of Snow and Blood
Title: Four Days of Snow and Blood
Character: Tadashi Sakai
Released: June 17, 1989
Type: Movie
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.
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Title: Seishun kazoku
Released: April 3, 1989
Type: TV
The 42nd NHK Asadora which is about the Agawa family.
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Shiro and Marilyn
Title: Shiro and Marilyn
Character: Daisuke Nakazato
Released: July 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite shore on Zamami to see his love, a dog named Marilyn. Shiro is portrayed by the real-life Shiro.