Shingo Tsurumi

Shingo Tsurumi

Born: December 29, 1964
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Shingo Tsurumi...

Title: Haha no Matsu Sato
Released: September 21, 2024
Type: TV
Based on the eponymous novel by Jirō Asada.
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Masked Hearts
Title: Masked Hearts
Released: October 27, 2023
Type: Movie
26 years old Hanako is on the verge of directing her first-ever feature film, achieving her childhood dream. Although she’s being hindered by an older male assistant director, she has a fateful encounter with a man named Masao, and her life at last begins to take on a whole new luster. However, the underhanded actions of an unscrupulous producer cause Hanako to have her personal project stolen. After being dumped into despair, she quietly stokes her rage, and makes a pledge to keep fighting, and never back down! Entangling Masao, her hopeless father and two older brothers (who she’s been out of touch with for over 10 years) in her obsessive quest, Hanako audaciously attempts to make her dream come true, her way!
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The Moon
Title: The Moon
Released: October 13, 2023
Type: Movie
Yoko, who gets a job at a nursing home, witnesses the elderly and disabled people there having their human dignity threatened.
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Title: A Town Without Seasons
Character: Mikimoto
Released: August 9, 2023
Type: TV
It follows a group of people who are still living in temporary housing 12 years after a natural disaster called "Nani" destroyed their town.
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Title: Usokon
Character: Nikitani Koji
Released: July 11, 2023
Type: TV
Yae, an unremarkable girl working in a café and living with a friend, finds herself unable to afford rent when her friend suddenly gets married, and she loses her job in the same day! It’s only when her boyfriend dumps her that she finally hits rock bottom.
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Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room: The Movie
Title: Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room: The Movie
Character: Akiharu Kugayama
Released: April 28, 2023
Type: Movie
The individuals that comprise the Tokyo MER team rush to on-site disasters and accidents, performing life-saving treatment thanks to the OR equipped within their vehicle. Their one mission is simple: leave no one dead. But conflicts arise when an unprecedented event rocks Yokohama after a bomb explodes in Landmark Tower, leaving thousands fighting to escape. Although the chief doctor Kitami believes they should not wait and presses for a quick dispatch, the more level-headed Chief Kamoi of the elite Yokohama MER thinks otherwise — they need to wait until the area is safe to enter, or they won’t be able to save anyone.
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Title: Maternity Leave Detective
Character: Tsuwabuki Satoshi
Released: April 18, 2023
Type: TV
Akizuki Haruto, a police detective on childcare leave, finds himself solving cases using the hints he notices while raising his infant son, Ren, in this light mystery. Along with his wife Saki, Haruto is navigating the challenges of parenthood when he is unexpectedly taken hostage during a robbery. Despite the tense situation, Haruto uses his keen observation skills to gather clues and secretly calls his own police division for assistance. However, as he deals with the unfolding events, he must also attend to Ren's needs, including diaper changes and feeding times, adding a unique twist to his crime-solving endeavors.
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Tokyo MER: The Sumida River Mission
Title: Tokyo MER: The Sumida River Mission
Character: Shusei Kugayama
Released: April 16, 2023
Type: Movie
Half a year has passed since the official approval of TOKYO MER. Kitami is racking his brains over the issue of a second doctor to replace Otowa, who has left the team in order to expand MER to ordinance-designated cities nationwide. Some members of the team want Hina to be promoted, but Otowa asserts that Hina should pursue her path of cardiovascular surgery. She felt the pressure that Hina could take Otowa's place, and she was troubled.
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Title: ガラパゴス
Character: Naoki Matsuzaki
Released: February 6, 2023
Type: TV
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Title: Get Ready!
Released: January 8, 2023
Type: TV
This dark medical drama examines the meaning of human life, centring on a team of unidentified black-market doctors who undertake any kind of surgery with superhuman surgical skills and exorbitant medical expenses. Hazama Eisuke, also known as "Ace", is a genius surgeon who works as a patissier during the day. He has an operating room equipped with the latest equipment in the basement of his patisserie, where he performs surgeries on patients who have been abandoned by others. Shimoyamada Jo, also known as "Joker", is a brilliant international lawyer and a negotiator with patients.
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Goodbye Cruel World
Title: Goodbye Cruel World
Released: September 9, 2022
Type: Movie
Anzai, Mutoh, Hamada, Hagiwara, and Miru are in a car headed to a love hotel used by the Sugiyama Clan for money laundering. This one night only gang succeed in robbing them blind and though they were supposed to go their separate ways after splitting the money, the five end up being hunt down by a detective hired by the clan and clan members themselves. An ending nobody ever even dreamed of.
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Ending Cut
Title: Ending Cut
Character: 渡辺 正人
Released: March 19, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: エンディングカット
Released: March 19, 2022
Type: TV
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Usogui
Title: Usogui
Character: Masahiro Onodera
Released: February 11, 2022
Type: Movie
Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku challenges a variety of high stakes games at Club Kakerou.
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In the Wake
Title: In the Wake
Character: Shinonome
Released: October 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
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Title: The Snitch's Serenade: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Case File
Character: Tadao Tsutsumi(堤 忠男)
Released: August 22, 2021
Type: TV
After a junior detective dies in the line of duty during an active investigation, Detective Masaki Sara of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police First Investigation Division is transferred to Section 1 of the Personnel Division, the internal affairs unit that investigates officers suspected of misconduct. Still traumatized by his past, Masaki is forced to carry out his duties as a lonely outcast as his colleagues shun him as a snitch. One day, a message arrives. It's a tipoff that Saiko Minaguchi, Masaki's former colleague in the First Investigation Division, is leaking confidential information. Although Masaki is reluctant to investigate someone he used to work with, he obeys his boss and starts looking into Saiko. He soon discovers a link to an unresolved murder and some buried facts about the death of his junior detective Saito. What shocking truth awaits Masaki beyond his suspicions and inner conflict?
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森村誠一女のサスペンス「マリッジ」
Title: 森村誠一女のサスペンス「マリッジ」
Released: August 22, 2021
Type: Movie
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Title: TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room
Character: Shusei Kugayama
Released: July 4, 2021
Type: TV
TOKYO MER is formed by order from the Governor of Tokyo. The name of the group stands for TOKYO Mobile Emergency Room. The members are emergency care professionals and they are to go to sites of dangerous accidents and disasters by ER car. Their ER car is a large vehicle equipped with the latest medical devices and an operating area. There, TOKYO MER saves lives of the injured. Kōta Kitami is a doctor for TOKYO MER and its leader. He holds a strong conviction that, regardless of the dangers, he will go to accident sites to save lives.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special
Released: June 26, 2021
Type: Movie
An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Ato 15 Byo de Shinu" (あと15秒で死ぬ) Pharmacist Mikami Megumi, working late, finds herself frozen in time with a bullet suspended in front of her. >> Story 2: "Sanzunokawa Outlet Park" (三途の川アウトレットパーク) Kimura Takashi wakes up near the Sanzu River, a place where he can earn "virtue" based on his past deeds. >> Story 3: "Deja Vu" (デジャヴ) Hikari experiences repeated déjà vu moments on her birthday, including encounters with a mysterious masked man. >> Story 4: "Naru" (成る) Famous Go player Iwaya Kentaro faces an AI opponent named "Nuisance" that triggers traumatic memories with its moves.
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A Madder Red
Title: A Madder Red
Character: Arishima Ko
Released: May 21, 2021
Type: Movie
7 years ago, Yoichi died in a traffic accident. His wife Ryoko did not receive compensation from her husband's death. She has since raised her son Junpei by herself. Junpei is now a middle school student. Ryoko also cares for her father-in-law, who lives in a nursing home and she also runs a cafe. Her care is in a difficult situation due to Covid-19, while Junpei experiences bullying at school.
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Title: Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Character: Chief Uramura
Released: April 23, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
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Title: Would You Like Some Coffee?
Released: April 5, 2021
Type: TV
Hajime Aoyama runs the mobile coffee shop Tako Coffee. Riding in his coffee truck, he goes from street to street. Along the way, he comforts those with wounded hearts and minds. Hajime Aoyama appears carefree, but he has a secret.
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Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie
Title: Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie
Character: Kyohei Kamioka
Released: March 19, 2021
Type: Movie
At the end of the TV series of the same name, it is revealed that the husband works for the Public Security Bureau, and their marriage is a cover to keep her under surveillance. In spite of his mission, he falls in love with Nami and tries to convince her not to get involved in other people’s affairs. She is being monitored as a state-level security risk, and the bureau is unwilling to tolerate any more trouble from her. However, to save a friend, Nami runs out of the house and risks everything she has to confront the enemy. When she comes home, she finds her husband pointing a gun at her! A gunshot echoes through the quiet, upscale neighborhood…The movie picks up where the controversial ending of the drama series left off!!
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Title: So Close! Detective Oshii 2
Character: Chōsokabe Masayoshi
Released: March 7, 2021
Type: TV
The case files of a most unfortunate detective Detective Oshii is brilliant. His flair for seeing through the mystery is unequaled. And yet… at the very last minute, his finger points to the wrong culprit! Always so close to the truth, and yet so far—. While the credit goes to everyone else but him, there never seems to be a shortage of cases for the "great" Detective Oshii!
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The Sun Stands Still
Title: The Sun Stands Still
Character: Mantaro Kawakami
Released: March 5, 2021
Type: Movie
Kazuhiko Takano and Ryoichi Taoka are industrial spies. A conspiracy exits behind the technology which can shake the political and economic world in Japan. Takano faces Korean spy Kim, a mysterious woman Ayako and powerful men from various countries.
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Murderous Intent's Journey the Movie
Title: Murderous Intent's Journey the Movie
Character: Yoshiyuki Murooka
Released: February 5, 2021
Type: Movie
Takaki runs a small cardboard processing company. One day, he killed himself. He did this because of Yoshiyuki. Yoshiyuki is the CEO of a company that works with Takaki's company. Due to Yoshiyuki, Takaki's company went bankrupt because of heavy debts. This caused Takaki to jump off of a rooftop building. Despite the appeals from Takaki's family, Yoshiyuki was unpunished by the law. Takaki ’s son Kazuma and Takaki ’s nephew Mitsuru decide to take revenge on Yoshiyuki.
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Title: The Road to Murder
Character: Yoshiyuki Murooka
Released: November 9, 2020
Type: TV
After his father was driven to suicide, Kubota Kazuma and his cousin vow to kill the man responsible for his death. However, given that neither of them have ever killed someone, it requires a lot of planning and a lot of help to achieve the perfect crime.
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Living in the Sky
Title: Living in the Sky
Character: Masahiro
Released: October 23, 2020
Type: Movie
In the time after Naomi’s parents suddenly die, she happens to meet and bond with the popular actor Morinori Tokito who lives in the same apartment building.
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All the Things We Never Said
Title: All the Things We Never Said
Character: Tashiro
Released: October 3, 2020
Type: Movie
Atsuhisa Yamada is an ordinary man, with a wife and a 5-year-old daughter. He is close to his childhood friend Takeda. One day, Atsuhisa Yamada leaves his office during work hours and goes back home early. There, he witnesses his wife and an unknown man having sex, but Atsuhisa Yamada is unable to express his feelings like anger, frustration, and depression. His relationship with his wife and his friend Takeda becomes distorted.
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Daughters
Title: Daughters
Character: Hirotada Namiki
Released: September 18, 2020
Type: Movie
Two women are flat-mates and friends in Tokyo. One is an event manager and the other works in the world of fashion marketing. The result shows that one is pregnant one day. The woman decides to give birth out of wedlock. It is a major decision, which is the harbinger of not just a change in their lives, but also their relationship.
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Title: O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Character: Hisashi Saegusa
Released: September 8, 2020
Type: TV
When Kazusa enters high school, she joins the Literature Club, where she leaps from reading innocent fiction to diving into the literary classics. But these novels are a bit more...adult than she was prepared for. Between euphemisms like fresh dewy grass and pork stew, crushing on the boy next door, and knowing you want to do that one thing before you die--discovering your budding sexuality is no easy feat! As if puberty wasn't awkward enough, the club consists of a brooding writer, the prettiest girl in school, an agreeable comrade, and an outspoken prude. Fumbling over their own discomforts, these five teens get thrown into chaos over three little letters: S...E...X...!
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Title: MIU404
Character: Shoji Tanabe
Released: June 26, 2020
Type: TV
The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Kazumi Shima is selected as a new member of MIU. He is intelligent, with excellent observation and communication skills. Yet, he does not trust other people. He is unable to find a partner in MIU and is ordered to partner with Police Officer Ai Ibuki, who works at a police substation. Ibuki applied for MIU, but he failed. He is in excellent physical condition, but he lacks knowledge and experience as a detective. Shima learns about Ibuki's background and he becomes more nervous. Finally, Shima has his first meeting with Ibuki.
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Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar
Title: Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar
Released: January 31, 2020
Type: Movie
Doi of the Maeda Construction Company's Advertising group has little passion for his work. One day the group's leader Asagawa declares, "Let's build the hangar for Mazinger Z!" Having been dragged in by Asagawa, Doi and his co-workers commence putting on appearances of having taken on this request from a fantasy world.
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Title: 連続殺人鬼カエル男
Released: January 9, 2020
Type: TV
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The Tragedy of W
Title: The Tragedy of W
Released: November 23, 2019
Type: Movie
The story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka.
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Shadowfall
Title: Shadowfall
Released: November 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Typically thieves enter a house, steal things and get out. This time an unsuspecting thief enters a home to steal as much as he can and instead is faced with an occupant inside the house. There is a woman within who is going to commit a murder. She is also about to set the place ablaze. The thief stops her and in the process the criminal becomes the one stopping a crime. The situation is connected to a case from some twenty years go.
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The Flowers of Evil
Title: The Flowers of Evil
Released: September 27, 2019
Type: Movie
A high school student steals the panties of a girl he likes but is witnessed, which sets off a chain of events that send his life and the lives of others around him out of control.
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When a Tree Falls
Title: When a Tree Falls
Character: Tadayuki Ishibashi
Released: September 21, 2019
Type: Movie
A young couple is devastated when their son is killed by a falling tree during a windstorm. As the distraught father begins to look for answers into his son’s death, what appears to be a tragic accident turns out to have been the result of multiple blunders by multiple people.
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Title: Swindle Detective
Released: August 31, 2019
Type: TV
Imamiya (Fumino Kimura) is a detective who deals with fraud and scam cases. She arrests Kaji (Mahiro Takasugi), who is involved in a voice phishing case. Imamiya and her colleagues do not know who is at the top of the voice phishing group. Detective Tezuka (Kenichi Endo) suggests that they should let Kaji walk free and see if he will lead them to the top of the group.
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Title: So Close! Detective Oshii
Character: Masayoshi Chosokabe
Released: August 7, 2019
Type: TV
Takashi Oshii is a detective with excellent reasoning power. Unfortunately, he usually misses the criminal in front of him and other detectives get recognition for the capture. He is transferred to the Utobashi Police Station. Takashi Oshii goes to a record company CEO's house. The CEO's third son was burned to death. The police are set to conclude that his death was an accident, but Takashi Oshii thinks otherwise. Takashi Oshii begins to investigate.
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Masquerade Hotel
Title: Masquerade Hotel
Character: Testuro Takura
Released: March 21, 2019
Type: Movie
Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will take place at Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. To catch the killer, Kosuke Nitta goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel. Naomi Yamagishi works at the front desk of Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. She is selected to train Kosuke Nitta for his front desk job, but they can't get along. Kosuke Nitta is focused on catching the killer, but Naomi Yamagishi prioritizes the safety of the guests. As they begin to understand each others differences, they also begin to build a trust between each other. Who is the murderer?
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Journey of the Sky Goddess
Title: Journey of the Sky Goddess
Character: Kaburagi
Released: March 9, 2019
Type: Movie
Takako Kojima works as an announcer in Tokyo, Japan. She is tired of living in Tokyo and she doesn't see a bright future for herself. One day, she is assigned to cover a festival in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture. Takako spent her childhood in the town of Minamiosumi and this will be her first time going there in many years. Takako reluctantly covers the festival, but she is changed by the people there.
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Title: A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love
Character: Shojiro Yuri
Released: January 15, 2019
Type: TV
Junko Harumi was once a model student during her middle school and high school days. She failed to enter prestigious Tokyo University and her life has not gone smoothly since then. She has a hard time finding a job and having relationships with men. Now, at the age of 31, she works as a teacher at a private institute. 3 men, who vary in type, appear in front of her. Masashi Yakumo is smart and a cousin of Junko, Kyohei Yuri is a disorderly high school student and Kazuma Yamashita is Kyohei ’s teacher in high school.
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Title: The New King
Released: January 8, 2019
Type: TV
Koshiro runs a temp agency experiencing financial distress. Koshiro dreams of becoming a successful businessman. Akiba who was once a successful businessman, is now working on developing apps in Koshiro’s office. Isao runs a successful investment company and dominates people with his wealth. Akiba and Isao team up to buy a Tokyo broadcasting station.
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Shiori
Title: Shiori
Character: Minoru Takano
Released: October 26, 2018
Type: Movie
Living away from his family, a physical therapist sees his father entering the hospital he works at and watches him getting weaker, as his other patients’ conditions worsen.
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Every Day a Good Day
Title: Every Day a Good Day
Character: Noriko's Father
Released: October 13, 2018
Type: Movie
A university student attends a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin. There she has the Japanese tea ceremony in her life and it's there for her during moments when she is sad or happy.
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Boku wa Boku, Kujira wa Kujira de, Oyoide Iru
Title: Boku wa Boku, Kujira wa Kujira de, Oyoide Iru
Released: October 12, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Miss Devil
Character: Osamu Saito
Released: April 14, 2018
Type: TV
Human resources consultant Tsubaki Mako has been dubbed the "devil of human resources" for her iron-fisted ways. She struts her way into a well-established firm and tackles sexual harassment, power harassment, bitter rivalries between factions, and monstrous employees, all of which are issues that can strike any company, with her extreme methods. Mako is like a devil who solves problems with her bold tactics.
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Walking with My Grandma
Title: Walking with My Grandma
Character: Takumi Tanaka
Released: April 14, 2018
Type: Movie
Natsumi is proposed to by Yamato, a man who aims to become a fisherman to succeed his father. Her grandmother Kiyo, who raised her since a young age, broke her legs and uses a wheelchair now. Kiyo lives in a facility where Natsumi visits to tell her about the wedding. Natsumi suggests the idea of Kiyo walking along the wedding aisle with her, which encourages the week Kiyo. With that mindset, Kiyo regains hope and try to get better with the help of Natsumi
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Title: Voice Girl!
Character: Oshima Yuichiro
Released: April 8, 2018
Type: TV
Five girls aiming to become voice actresses, all live together in the same dormitory. The series follows their journey as they take voice lessons and learn to become voice actresses.
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Title: Final Cut
Character: Tsunehiko Haga(芳賀 恒彦)
Released: January 9, 2018
Type: TV
When Keisuke Nakamura was a high school student, his mother was accused of killing a girl and then his mother committed suicide. 12 years later, Keisuke Nakamura tries to find the girl's real killer and also take revenge upon those responsible for his mother's suicide. He targets people from the media who covered the case and he crosses paths with sisters who hold a key to what happened. Keisuke Nakamura falls in love with one of the sisters.
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Title: Akira and Akira
Released: July 9, 2017
Type: TV
The story begins in April 1986 and is set during the days of the bubble economy. Kaidou Akira comes from a wealthy background and is the heir of a large company Tokai Yuusen. On the other hand, his genius classmate from the University of Tokyo, Yamazaki Akira had a tough life due to the bankruptcy of his father's company and having to run away from creditors but overcomes the odds to graduatefrom the top-notch school. The two are employed at the same bank and get caught in a battle lasting over 10 years which causes upheavals in their lives.
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Poetry Angel
Title: Poetry Angel
Character: Yasushi Tamaki
Released: May 20, 2017
Type: Movie
After Tsutomu Tamaki graduated from high school, he has worked at his family farm and raises ume (plum). He becomes interested in a class for “poetry boxing” and decides to take the class. There, he meets a female high school student who has her own problem.
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The Age of Shadows
Title: The Age of Shadows
Character: Higashi
Released: September 7, 2016
Type: Movie
Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.
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Shin Godzilla
Title: Shin Godzilla
Character: Yajima : JSDF Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Office
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: Lost ID
Character: Shinji Saijo
Released: July 17, 2016
Type: TV
Shinichi Todo is handsome and smart. He is loved by family, friends and his girlfriend. Everything in his life seems to go well, but, one day, someone with the same name is arrested. After that, his smooth life changes. An imposter takes his life.
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The Sun
Title: The Sun
Character: Seiji Soga
Released: April 23, 2016
Type: Movie
The story is set in the early 21st century with the population decimated by bio terror. Two kinds of humans now exist. One is the Nokusu who were infected with a virus but survived and consequently they carry an antibody. Most are young, healthy and have high intelligence, but they have a high sensitivity to ultraviolet rays and are active mostly during the night. The other group are the Kyurio. They survived by never having the virus. The Nokusu discriminates against the Kyurio. Tetsuhiko Okudera is a Kyurio. He was born in a poor village. He isn't happy with being a Kyurio and wishes he could be a Nokusu. Yui Ikuta is Tetsuhiko’s childhood friend. She tries to revive the poor village.
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Title: 99.9 Criminal Lawyer
Released: April 17, 2016
Type: TV
Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance of being discovered. Japan’s 99.9% criminal case conviction rate leads the world, attesting to a “highly reliable” judicial system. In other words, once a crime suspect is indicted, prosecutor arguments tend to be accepted hook, line and sinker. In the face of those 99.9% odds, there’s no money in being a defense lawyer specializing in criminal cases, but for Miyama, that’s where the interest and kernels of truth lie. From unexpected places, the mold-breaking Miyama stakes his reputation on a prayer of a chance as he clashes with hotshot lawyers who’ll go to any lengths to win in this gloriously fun, legal mystery.
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
Title: Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
Character: Kusakabe
Released: March 5, 2016
Type: Movie
Izumi Hoshi is senior in high school, but she led a small yakuza group in her past. After killing her uncle's murderer with a machine gun, her yakuza group disbanded. Izumi now lives an ordinary life as a high school student and works as a manager at a cafe. A dangerous situation soon awaits for Izumi.
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Title: Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Rider Souls!
Character: Sagittarius Nova (voice)
Released: January 15, 2016
Type: TV
When a mysterious boy named Frey steals Ghost and Specter's Eyecons, they must call upon the powers of past Kamen Riders to defeat him.
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Hana's Miso Soup
Title: Hana's Miso Soup
Character: doctor Kayama
Released: December 19, 2015
Type: Movie
Yasutake Shingo is a newspaper reporter whose only redeeming feature is his earnestness. He meets Matsunaga Chie, who attends a music college, and they start dating. Each day becomes all the more bright and enjoyable for Shingo because of the lively Chie. She loves to laugh, sing and eat. After one and a half years, Chie is employed as a music teacher. One day, Shingo is informed that Chie has breast cancer. After thinking about it, he decides to share a lifetime with her and proposes. His proposal gives her the courage to undergo surgery which she had been mulling over. One day, Chie starts to teach 5-year-old Hana the “important things in life” such as laundry, cleaning and cooking. She thinks that even if she is no longer around, her daughter and husband will be able to live.
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Orange
Title: Orange
Character: Koji Nakano
Released: December 12, 2015
Type: Movie
A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
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Title: Akko's Lunches
Character: Department Head Yamakawa
Released: December 5, 2015
Type: TV
Sawada Michiko, a temporary staff who works for a trading company, has just had her heart broken. On one of the boring days Michiko has been leading, her boss, Kurokawa Atsuko, makes an unexpected suggestion to her. “Exchange lunch with me.” Unable to go against Atsuko, Michiko reluctantly complies. In doing so, she soon realises the profundity of food and starts to change. Atsuko, whom people call Akko-chan, is feared by the people around her and has extensive contacts. What is her true character?
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Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime
Title: Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime
Released: November 14, 2015
Type: Movie
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Gattan Gattan Soredemo Go
Title: Gattan Gattan Soredemo Go
Character: Morita Tetsuharu
Released: October 28, 2015
Type: Movie
Upon the death of her mother, Ito Kana, who is currently working for a living in Tokyo, decides to return to her hometown of Okuhida, Gifu. Due to her traumatic childhood there, Kana actually hates Okuhida. Morita Shinichi was Kana's classmate and he is still living in Okuhida, helping out at the onsen that his parents, Tetsuharu and Haruko, run. Shinichi too detests his current life, but has no choice but be resigned to it, giving up his dreams altogether. During her stay at Okuhida, Kana and Shinichi both run into Kotani Yoshio, a native there who loves Okuhida very much. To Kotani, the mines and the rail tracks are the treasures of Okuhide, and he finds it unbelievable for anyone to think otherwise. For Kana, talking to Kotani brings back the memories of the one happy thing that has ever happened to her during her life there. At the base of the Northern Alps, their encounter with Okuhida's treasures changes both Kana's and Shinichi's take on life.
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Gonin Saga
Title: Gonin Saga
Character: Shigeru Hisamatsu
Released: September 26, 2015
Type: Movie
Seiji is a third generation "Gosei kai" gang member. He works to build up the group's strength. Meanwhile, a journalist investigates a case that occurred 19 years ago. He meets Hayato, Daisuke and Asami.
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Deadman Inferno
Title: Deadman Inferno
Character: Takashi
Released: May 16, 2015
Type: Movie
Hiroya Munakata is the leader of the yakuza group Munakata-gumi. After 10 years since the big fight, Hiroya Munakata's non blood-related younger brother Takashi is released from prison, but Takashi’s daughter, Hyuga says she does not want to meet her father and runs away from home. Hiroya, Takashi and Hiroya’s subordinate Shinya go to Zeni Island where Hyuga is headed to. Something they never expected is waiting for them.
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Title: JINXED
Character: Kazuo Shimada
Released: January 9, 2015
Type: TV
Set in Osaka, high-spirited yakuza Kuwabara and buttoned-down construction consultant Ninomiya form an odd couple as they rail against the city’s “bad elements” drawn to money like sharks to the scent of blood. Laced with the characteristic witty banter of the Osaka dialect here is a gritty, hard-boiled drama that explodes with violent thrills and impact that defies all expectations.
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Title: JINXED
Released: January 9, 2015
Type: TV
Set in Osaka, high-spirited yakuza Kuwabara and buttoned-down construction consultant Ninomiya form an odd couple as they rail against the city’s “bad elements” drawn to money like sharks to the scent of blood. Laced with the characteristic witty banter of the Osaka dialect here is a gritty, hard-boiled drama that explodes with violent thrills and impact that defies all expectations.
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Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
Title: Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
Character: Chief Editor Wakao
Released: October 25, 2014
Type: Movie
21-year-old Misora Honzawa went to Tokyo from Aomori. Misora Honzawa happens to see Kumi on TV who is a yoga Instructor and model. By chance, the two women begin to live together. At first Misora Honzawa, who is easygoing, and Kumi, who is high maintenance, do not get along with each other. Because they share interests in yoga they eventually become closer and think about happiness and life.
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The Place Where the Sun Sits
Title: The Place Where the Sun Sits
Character: Nojima
Released: October 4, 2014
Type: Movie
Former high school classmates, now adults, hold jealous thoughts, hidden intentions and lust for revenge. Graduates from a high school have held reunions since they graduated 10 years ago. The high school itself is located 2 hours from Tokyo by train and past reunions were held by different teams for different areas. An upcoming reunion is the first time where everyone will gather again.
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The Vancouver Asahi
Title: The Vancouver Asahi
Character: Tony Shishido
Released: September 29, 2014
Type: Movie
In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the Vancouver Asahi baseball team have a sense of fair play and smart tactics that set them apart from the brute force of their opponents. Under the guidance of new team captain Reggie Kasahara, can they be able to rise above all the negativity to win the tournament? This film is based on the true story of Vancouver Asahi, the Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was inducted into The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.
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My Hawaiian Discovery
Title: My Hawaiian Discovery
Released: June 14, 2014
Type: Movie
Minori Oyamada, a put-upon editor at a travel-guide publishing company, is asked by an old friend to plan her forthcoming wedding party in Hawaii. After persuading her boss that it will be a work trip, Minori departs for Hawaii with the intention to find and marry a rich man. But when Minori arrives, she encounters three different men who complicate her original goal...
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Kikaider REBOOT
Title: Kikaider REBOOT
Character: Gilbert Kamisaki / Hakaider
Released: May 24, 2014
Type: Movie
The movie is set in the near future, when the “ARK Project” has initiated a program to increase the quality of human life through the peaceful use of robots. Dr. Komyoji, the chief scientist on the project, has developed a process to create a robot with a figurative human “heart” through the installation of a “conscience circuit”, but his plans are violently opposed by researcher Gilbert Kanzaki. When Dr. Komyoji is killed in an apparent accident, his children Masaru and Mitsuko are targeted by mysterious forces within the ARK Project looking to gain control of the scientist’s research data. But the villains are opposed by Jiro, the android with a human conscience who fights for justice as the hero Kikaider.
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Our Family
Title: Our Family
Released: May 24, 2014
Type: Movie
The emotional journey of a four-member family that fails to recognize that it is rapidly growing apart until the mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Title: Higanjima
Character: Ichiro Igarashi
Released: October 25, 2013
Type: TV
Humans infected with the vampire virus = Higanjima, a solitary island where vampires live. Once you step inside, you will never come back alive again.
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Title: Miss Pilot
Released: October 15, 2013
Type: TV
Haru Tezuka's parents run a bar in Kamata, Tokyo. She is honest and bright, but she can't lie which sometimes causes her to get in trouble. Haru finds it difficult to get a job. Haru then notices an application guideline from airline company ANA (All Nippon Airways). Haru, who never thought of working in the airline industry, decides to take a test for the airline company. She first attends a company presentation by ANA. There, she sees elite persons who have dreamed of becoming pilots for lengthy periods of time and airplane enthusiasts. She becomes overwhelmed by them. Haru is indecisive about whether she wants to go through with it, but she manages to barely pass her test. Now, Haru wants to become a pilot, but what awaits for her is harsh training.
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Title: Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE ?~
Character: Soichi Mikitani(幹谷 総一)
Released: October 13, 2013
Type: TV
Reiji Matsushimais a genius physicist. He realizes that he and his fiancé Asahi Ando will be killed a theory that he advanced. One day, in the year 2013, Reiji dies in a airplane explosion & crash. He was a handsome and world-famous professor who studied wormhole theories. It is a mystery whether his research on wormhole theory caused his death or not.
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Saitama Kazoku
Title: Saitama Kazoku
Released: October 12, 2013
Type: Movie
A Japanese drama directed by Keihiro Kanyama.
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Title: 特捜弁護士・橘竜太郎-雪冤の旅-
Released: June 10, 2013
Type: TV
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The Great Passage
Title: The Great Passage
Character: Murakoshi
Released: April 13, 2013
Type: Movie
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.
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Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Episode
Title: Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Episode
Character: Mitsuaki Gamou
Released: February 21, 2013
Type: Movie
Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Episode is the director's cut version of the combined episodes 47 & 48 with an additional audio commentary from Ryuki Takahashi, Fumika Shimizu and director Koichi Sakamoto. It was released on DVD and Bluray on February 21, 2013.
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Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Stage
Title: Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Stage
Character: Mitsuaki Gamou
Released: January 21, 2013
Type: Movie
Later released on DVD, Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Stage is the final stage show of Kamen Rider Fourze.
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By Rule of Crow's Thumb
Title: By Rule of Crow's Thumb
Character: Higuchi
Released: November 21, 2012
Type: Movie
Constantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu, plan their biggest and most complex con yet in order to get revenge and retire from a life of crime. However, things get complicated when they cross paths with Mahiro, a young woman that Take inadvertently orphaned during a job gone awry years ago. Seeing Mahiro down on her luck, Take tries to relieve his guilt by taking her on as a partner, while hiding his true identity. But as his plan unfolds, Take discovers that he isn't the only one with a secret.
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Fly with the Gold
Title: Fly with the Gold
Character: Suenaga
Released: November 3, 2012
Type: Movie
Kota hears about an impending 1.5 billion yen gold bar heist from his friend Kitagawa, a former college classmate, and decides to take part. The gold bar sits in the basement of the HQ of Sumita Bank. Helping Kota and Kitagawa are bank security employee Noda, a North Korean spy pretending to be a college student, Kitagawa's younger brother Haruki and a former elevator engineer. These 6 men are about to carry the boldest of schemes to bypass the bank's high-tech defense system.
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Kamen Rider Fourze: Climax Episode
Title: Kamen Rider Fourze: Climax Episode
Character: Mitsuaki Gamou
Released: October 21, 2012
Type: Movie
After the 39th and 40th Astroswitches are developed, Amanogawa and Subaruboshi High Schools hold a test transfer of some of AGHS's students to SBHS, which causes problems when the Aries Zodiarts makes itself known to the AGHS students. Kamen Rider Fourze: Climax Episode is the director's cut version of the combined episodes 31 & 32 of the Kamen Rider Fourze TV series.
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Title: Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Character: Atsushi Yotsuya(四谷 篤)
Released: October 18, 2012
Type: TV
Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon who is part of a questionable “doctor placement service” that has her wander from hospital to hospital. The harsh environment at the hospitals led many doctors to retire from their positions, forcing hospitals to make use of said program to fill the empty spots at least temporary. However, Michiko doesn’t look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude. In the first episode she raises objections to a certain operation which is planned to be done by the head of a hospital who hasn’t performed an operation for a very long time. This causes Michiko to incur odium at the hospital, however, everyone becomes frozen when Michiko points out the outdated skills of the director. She also holds a scrupulous compliance when it comes to her working hours, never does any unnecessary chores that don’t require a medical license, and couldn’t care less about the power struggles within the hospitals. Nobody knows how she acquired such a top-level skill that allows her to claim exorbitant sums as reward, but her private life is an even greater mystery to everyone around her. Tanaka plays a rookie surgeon, Uchida an anesthetist, Kishibe the head of the placement service, and Ito the head of the surgical department of this institution.
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Kamen Rider Fourze The Movie: It’s Space Time, Everybody!
Title: Kamen Rider Fourze The Movie: It’s Space Time, Everybody!
Character: Mitsuaki Gamou
Released: August 4, 2012
Type: Movie
The Earth is threatened by the mysterious Space Ironmen brothers, and the Kamen Rider Club goes to the space to avoid them to be awakened. However, an agent of the Alicia Federation, Inga Blink, tries to stop them. Kamen Rider Forze and Meteor fight for the destiny of the Earth and for the friendship of all beings.
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Title: マリッジ
Released: June 29, 2012
Type: TV
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Title: Legal High
Released: April 17, 2012
Type: TV
A lawyer with a big personality works with an straightlaced recent law graduate on various law cases in Japan.
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My Uncle
Title: My Uncle
Released: March 3, 2012
Type: Movie
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The Wings of the Kirin
Title: The Wings of the Kirin
Character: Yukio Kodake
Released: January 28, 2012
Type: Movie
A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's (Hiroshi Abe) investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...
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Title: Lucky Seven
Released: January 16, 2012
Type: TV
Lucky Seven Rakkīsebun is a 2012 Japanese television drama broadcast by Fuji Television from January 16 to March 19, 2012. It stars Jun Matsumoto and Eita.
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My Way
Title: My Way
Character: Takakura
Released: December 21, 2011
Type: Movie
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
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Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max
Title: Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max
Character: Mitsuaki Gamō
Released: December 10, 2011
Type: Movie
Movie War Mega Max featured the first seven Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider 1, 2, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon, and Stronger) to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary. Trailers for the film shown during airings of Fourze also showed the return of Kamen Rider Double as well as a new form for Kamen Rider OOO. Unlike previous Movie War films, where they were divided into 3 segments, Movie War Mega Max is divided into 5 parts. Like previous Movie War films the secondary Kamen Rider of Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider Meteor, made his debut in the film.
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Life Back Then
Title: Life Back Then
Character: Huruta
Released: November 19, 2011
Type: Movie
Kyohei Nagashima (Masaki Okada) has shut away the world. During his high school days he was the target of bullying and experienced horrifying moments. Now as a young adult Kyohei takes a new job. He works for a company that specializes in cleaning out the homes of recently deceased individuals. With his new job Kyohei meets co-worker Yuki (Nana Eikura). Yuki has also experienced a traumatizing event as a teen and has also shut herself away from the world. These two young people form a bond as they go through the homes of the recently departed people. They gradually open up to each other and in the process to the world. Yet, their fragile psyches may or may not be ready for such changes ...
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Title: DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon
Character: Kazuo Sakaguchi
Released: October 27, 2011
Type: TV
Donoue General Hospital runs into a budget deficit, even though the doctors drive expensive imported cars and live an outlandish lifestyle. Office manager Momoi finds surgeon Kosuke Sagara through a medical website. Kosuke Sagara arrives at the hospital and tells the director of the general hospital to decide on his pay after watching his work. Kosuke Sagara informs the hospital that he had previously quit his job at a university hospital and taken a year sabbatical.
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Hayabusa
Title: Hayabusa
Character: Osamu KIta
Released: October 1, 2011
Type: Movie
May 9, 2003 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launches its unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa into orbit. Its mission is to collect samples from a near Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa. Hayabusa is scheduled to make contact with the asteroid in November 2005. As the spacecraft approaches its rendezvous date with the asteroid problems arise for the JAXA staff back on Earth.
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Title: NHKスペシャル 未解決事件
Released: July 29, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: HANA-KIMI 2011
Character: Sano Takehiko
Released: July 10, 2011
Type: TV
This is a youthful romantic comedy about a love-struck girl, who enters an all-boys school in pursuit of the guy she loves.
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Brutus's Heart
Title: Brutus's Heart
Character: Shinichi Munakata
Released: June 17, 2011
Type: Movie
An elite researcher (Tatsuya Fujiwara) dreams of committing the perfect crime.
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Title: Keigo Higashino 3-week drama SP series
Character: 宗方伸一
Released: June 10, 2011
Type: TV
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Yakuza Weapon
Title: Yakuza Weapon
Character: Kurawaki
Released: February 27, 2011
Type: Movie
After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm replaced with an M61 Vulcan cannon and his leg replaced with a rocket launcher. Meanwhile, Kurawaki has been fitted with mechanical augmentations of his own. Get ready for the second round.
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Happy Together –All About My Dog–
Title: Happy Together –All About My Dog–
Character: Shinichi Yanagita
Released: January 22, 2011
Type: Movie
A series of short stories explore the connection of love between dogs and people.
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Flarella
Title: Flarella
Released: October 1, 2010
Type: Movie
The experiences of a woman as she passes through several life stages.
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X Game
Title: X Game
Character: Professor Akama
Released: September 18, 2010
Type: Movie
After a childhood friend's suicide, Hideaki and his former classmates reunite to pay their respects. Soon after, a DVD, marked X arrives revealing a man being tortured, triggering a flashback in Hideaki, reminding him of witnessing a schoolmate being subjected to humiliating batsu (punishment) games. One evening, Hideaki is kidnapped and when he awakens the next day, he discovers he is in a recreation of his old school-room, along with his fellow classmates. Trapped and held captive by mysterious hooded figures, each of them must now play a brutally violent, version of the punishment game, in order to survive.
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Tokyo Island
Title: Tokyo Island
Character: Takashi
Released: August 28, 2010
Type: Movie
Men and one woman have drifted to an uninhabited island. The only woman will try to survive by taking advantage of her own sexual attractiveness.
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Randebû!
Title: Randebû!
Released: May 15, 2010
Type: Movie
Meguru, a young woman, comes to the big city in pursuit of her acting dreams. On her way to an audition, she stumbles on a ringing cell phone lying in the street. She picks up the phone. There's a young man in the other end.
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Title: Otomen
Character: Asuka's father
Released: August 1, 2009
Type: TV
Otomen is a Japanese romantic comedy manga by manga artist Aya Kanno, which began in Bessatsu Hana to Yume in late 2006 and concluded on November 26, 2012. The series has been adapted into a live action TV drama. The series has been one of the best-selling shōjo properties in America, since being licensed by Viz Media. The series is also licensed in France by Delcourt and in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini.
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MW
Title: MW
Character: Matsuo
Released: July 3, 2009
Type: Movie
A live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s mature manga masterpiece MW (pronounced “moo,” like a cow), created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Tezuka. When a top secret chemical compound called MW infects an island near Okinawa, the military is sent in to kill all the victims and cover up the incident. A survivor named Michio Yuki (Hiroshi Tamaki) grows up to become a highly-successful banker, but he is slowly being driven mad by the effects of MW. After committing a series of ruthless crimes to get revenge against the people responsible for the cover-up, he decides that the only way to truly get revenge is to unleash MW on the world and exterminate the entire human race. Takayuki Yamada stars as Father Garai, a priest desperately trying to save Michios soul—and possibly his own in the process—but not necessarily doing much to stop the crime spree.
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Non-ko
Title: Non-ko
Released: December 20, 2008
Type: Movie
Nobuko tried to be successful as an actress in Tokyo (stage name ‘Nonko’), but wasn’t popular. She married her manager and soon divorced. Now a once-divorced woman in her mid-30s, she returns home to the Shinto shrine that her family runs, to help out with domestic chores. Her father is always in a stubborn rage, her mother is always trying to calm things down. However, Nonko’s married sister, who already has a daughter, scathingly says of Nonko, “It’s all over for her.”
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Title: Team Batista no Eikō
Character: Yuji Kakiya
Released: October 14, 2008
Type: TV
There exists a legendary team of surgical experts in Tojo University Hospital that specializes in the Batista procedure - one of the most difficult cardiac surgeries with the survival rate only at 60%. Ever since its formation, this team has shocked the country by having 27 consecutive post-operative successes, virtually unheard of in the medical community. They basked in the glory until three of the most recent procedures resulted in consecutive deaths on the operating table. Taguchi, a psychosomatic medicine specialist, has been entrusted with the investigation but is in over his head because of his soft nature and having to deal with skills beyond his realm of expertise. Then arrives Shiratori, a cocky Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare investigator. He not only labels Taguchi naive, but speaks with confidence that this is a murder, and the murderer is within this team of elites. As the mystery unfolds, so does the complicated affiliation between each of the seven team members.
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Nekonade
Title: Nekonade
Character: Koshiro Tatsumi
Released: June 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Ren Osugi plays a middle-aged salaryman whose life falls apart when he’s laid off from his job, but finds solace in adopting a stray cat.
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Death Note: L Change the World
Title: Death Note: L Change the World
Character: Kimihiko Nikaido
Released: February 7, 2008
Type: Movie
"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.
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Title: Kagerou no Tsuji
Character: Nakai Hanzo
Released: July 19, 2007
Type: TV
Sakazaki Iwane is a ronin who spends idle days in Edo. Until a few months ago, he was a promising son and successor to a powerful family in Bungo. He has came back to Edo, where he lived for a while for swordplay training with his two best friends, after a tragedy in the three's home domain—both of the two friends died, one of them killed by Iwane by command of the domain lord's chief retainer. Iwane left his home for Edo, leaving behind his fiancée, a sister of the friend he killed. Eventually, Iwane detects the conspiracy behind the deaths of the two friends and struggles to reform his domain.
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Wish Upon a Star
Title: Wish Upon a Star
Character: Hiroshige
Released: August 26, 2005
Type: Movie
Japanese TV film
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My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Title: My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Character: Kazemoto
Released: May 18, 2005
Type: Movie
A.D. 2015: A virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease and the virus is infected by pictures. People, once infected, come down with the disease, which leads to death. They have no way of fighting against this infection filled with fear and despair. The media calls the disease the "Lemming Syndrome".
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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Title: Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Released: March 5, 2005
Type: Movie
A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.
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The Lakeside Murder Case
Title: The Lakeside Murder Case
Character: Takashi Sekiya
Released: January 22, 2004
Type: Movie
Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance exam with the help of a private tutor. One night, one of the wives confesses to her husband that she has killed his mistress.
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Jusei: Last Drop of Blood
Title: Jusei: Last Drop of Blood
Released: June 14, 2003
Type: Movie
After serving a jail sentence, a former leading yakuza (Takaaki Ishibashi) has gone straight. He has married and is now holding a regular job. However, he is continually harrassed by a police inspector who cannot forgive his past. Meanwhile a major gang war erupts. With his former gang in danger of being exterminated, will his loyalties draw him back in?
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Ginji - The Slasher
Title: Ginji - The Slasher
Character: Muneyasu Kuroda (young)
Released: March 29, 2003
Type: Movie
In prison for 50 years after massacring his corrupt workmates with a samurai sword in 1945, Ginji Sonesaki (Riki Takeuchi) is given the nickname of Ginji the Slasher. On his release he finds himself on the streets living with the homeless hiding from a man whose life he tried to end. His former boss and the object of Ginji's hatred is now a highly-regarded figure in politics but Ginji plans to remind him of his past transgressions and make him pay for ruining his life.
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Title: Beauty or Beast
Released: January 9, 2003
Type: TV
This drama pits two protagonists against each other. On the one hand there's Makoto, a woman who believes that the TV program is a product and that viewer ratings are the proceeds, and who believes any method is fair in getting those ratings. On the other hand there's Hiromi, a flashy sort of guy who claims that life is to enjoy and boasts that the program is simply a tool in that process. He loves wine, women and gambling. Such a pair is bound to mix like oil and water, but following a fateful reunion, they come to understand each other in the midst of confrontation.
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Title: AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Released: October 9, 2002
Type: TV
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
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Gun Crazy: Episode 1: A Woman from Nowhere
Title: Gun Crazy: Episode 1: A Woman from Nowhere
Character: Mr. Tojo
Released: August 23, 2002
Type: Movie
A mysterious stranger comes into a lawless town run by a kingpin and starts shooting up the place.
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Conflict Of Aomori
Title: Conflict Of Aomori
Released: March 1, 2002
Type: Movie
A yakuza war breaks out to control the Tohoku region
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Vengeance for Sale
Title: Vengeance for Sale
Character: Shinkuro Wakiya
Released: February 16, 2002
Type: Movie
In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Sukeroku the Helper, a ‘cool and rambling yakuza’ that has made a business out of helping victims carry out their revenge. When he returns to his hometown to pay a visit to his mother’s grave he meets a deadly ronin who carries a secret which eventually leads him into a vendetta of his own.
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Gift of the Magi
Title: Gift of the Magi
Released: December 24, 2001
Type: Movie
Christmas-themed omnibus TV movie: Hotdog Express; Documentarytic; 祭典の日
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Forensics Classroom Incident Files 13
Title: Forensics Classroom Incident Files 13
Character: Shu Tomonaga
Released: February 3, 2001
Type: Movie
Izumi, a woman who is troubled by dreams of the same murder every night... Saki is asked to conduct an autopsy on the body in that dream! In her dream, Izumi relives the incident as it happened 25 years ago and is possessed by the murdered woman!?
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Title: Hero
Character: Makoto Okonogi
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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Dogfight: Stray Dogs' Elegy
Title: Dogfight: Stray Dogs' Elegy
Released: November 10, 2000
Type: Movie
A cocaine deal is about to go down between yakuza and Hong Kong triad gangsters and a small time porn peddler is used as a mole by a dirty cop.
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Kaza-hana
Title: Kaza-hana
Character: Shigeyuki Tomita
Released: September 14, 2000
Type: Movie
An alcoholic civil servant wakes up under a cherry tree in Tokyo next to a bar hostess with whom he's impulsively made a suicide pact. Though he's now changed his mind, he agrees to travel with her to Hokkaido, her preferred site for ending it all.
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Freeze Me
Title: Freeze Me
Character: Kojima
Released: May 27, 2000
Type: Movie
Chihiro is raped by three men and it is captured on video camera. She leaves her hometown and prepares to marry a colleague five years later, when one of the rapists arrives and says the others are on their way. He behaves like her long-lost lover and mistreats her again. Chihiro takes revenge, kills him and puts him in a freezer. The other rapists are awaiting a similar fate...
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
Title: Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
Released: May 12, 2000
Type: Movie
The third and final V-Cinema sequel.
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Hysteric
Title: Hysteric
Released: May 7, 2000
Type: Movie
In this startling psychological thriller from Japan, Mami (Hijiri Kojima) is a teacher who meets Tomo (Koji Chihara), a psychotic criminal with a short temper and no visible means of support. Amour fou blooms between them, and a year later they're living together, with Mami taking part as Tomo abducts, tortures, and kills one of their neighbors. Eventually the cycle of crime goes too far for Mami and she leaves Tomo, but several years later, he arrives at her home to disrupt her life with her new husband. Hysteric was directed by Takahisa Zeze, who previously received critical acclaim for the film Kokkuri. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Bad Money Hunting
Title: Bad Money Hunting
Released: February 17, 2000
Type: Movie
A man disappears, leaving a large amount of debt.
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 4
Title: Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 4
Released: February 11, 2000
Type: Movie
The second of three V-Cinema sequels.
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Dead or Alive
Title: Dead or Alive
Character: Chen
Released: November 27, 1999
Type: Movie
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.
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Black Angel 2
Title: Black Angel 2
Character: Mama
Released: November 13, 1999
Type: Movie
Mayo, the Black Angel, is ordered to assassinate a powerful syndicate leader. The hit goes awry, however, as the crime boss' bodyguard steps in the way. It's none other than Yamambe, who once rescued Mayo from a rape and has lived in her heart since then.
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現金狩り 最終出口
Title: 現金狩り 最終出口
Released: October 15, 1999
Type: Movie
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Shura ga Yuku 10
Title: Shura ga Yuku 10
Released: September 4, 1999
Type: Movie
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Heisei Gokudoden Yasha Tears!
Title: Heisei Gokudoden Yasha Tears!
Released: June 11, 1999
Type: Movie
Seven years have passed since the incident of the previous work. Yakuza Seiji, who was called a "Bodhisattva" and was afraid of being a "Yaksha" if he had a dos, started working at a hunting station and a town factory. There, I met Keiko, a clerk. Keiko lived with her son, who was born to a yakuza. Seiji's former group was crushed by the Ryujinkai, and Akamatsu, who had a grudge against Seiji, was at the top. Knowing the source of Seiji, Akamatsu begins revenge using bodyguards Kobiki and others. Seiji lived in peace, but the people around him were harmed and his heart returned to "Yaksha" ...
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The Washing Machine
Title: The Washing Machine
Released: April 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Kizaki, who moved to Tokyo from the Kansai region to become a manga artist, is assigned to work at a used electrical appliance store where he works part-time as a store keeper and repairman. One day, a woman comes to the store drenched from the rain. She is Setsuko, the only daughter of the store's president and a returnee. Since then, Setsuko often comes to the store. Kizaki becomes concerned about Setsuko, but Setsuko has something to do with Oshi, a senior who used to work at the store...
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The Fox with Gentle Shoulders
Title: The Fox with Gentle Shoulders
Released: April 1, 1999
Type: Movie
The former legendary assassin, now living as a bartender after washing his hands of a violent past, unleashes the hidden violence within. Known as the "Fox with Gentle Shoulders" based on his name, Kijou worked as a bartender at a bar run by his childhood friend Reiko. One day, his former comrade Tokumitsu appears, asking him to hold onto something, but Kijou refuses. Tokumitsu has escaped with two hundred million yen from the organization.
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Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Title: Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Character: Mitsuru Fukuda
Released: September 15, 1998
Type: Movie
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
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Black Angel
Title: Black Angel
Character: Narusawa
Released: May 30, 1998
Type: Movie
Tokyo is a dark technopolis, a city of faceless chrome and cold marble. It is ruled by Nogi, a yakuza boss specializing in drugs and murder. He gained absolute power by executing the former boss and marrying his daughter, Chiaki. Only the mysterious Ikko, Chiaki's half-sister threatens him. Inspired by a legendary hit-woman, Ikko calls herself the Black Angel and plans to wash away her father's murderer with a deluge of blood.
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Mobsters' Confessions
Title: Mobsters' Confessions
Character: Jay
Released: February 21, 1998
Type: Movie
Small-time con man, Jiro (Shunsuke Matsuoka), makes his living tricking small businesses out of large sums of money. In the process he acquires a helpmate Kumiko, a refugee from her stepfather's sexual abuse. But things start to get out of control when yakuza boss Kamewada (Shohei Hino), muscles in on the action.
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The Spiral
Title: The Spiral
Character: Miyashita
Released: January 31, 1998
Type: Movie
A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.
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Naniwa Chūshingura
Title: Naniwa Chūshingura
Released: November 8, 1997
Type: Movie
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Haunted School
Title: Haunted School
Released: May 9, 1997
Type: Movie
A male student tries to rape his female teacher in the science room. She uses chemicals to fight him off but they mix and cause her body to disappear. Her disembodied head looks to be reunited with her body.
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One More Time, One More Chance
Title: One More Time, One More Chance
Released: December 21, 1996
Type: Movie
A romance that takes place one summer in the countryside between an out-of-job musician, Hanabi (Masayoshi Yamazaki), and a girl, Hibana (Masumi Sanada).
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I Am Juice
Title: I Am Juice
Character: Shinji Ichijyo
Released: July 13, 1996
Type: Movie
Two female lovers meet in a college class. After graduation, they run a temp company which is the front for a detective agency dealing in blackmail information.
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Gonin 2
Title: Gonin 2
Character: Yoichi
Released: June 29, 1996
Type: Movie
Five women snatch one billion yen in jewellery from the yakuza, while construction manager Toyama burns for revenge against the mobsters who raped and caused the death of his wife. Before long, the yakuza and Toyama arrive at the women's hideout.
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Killing Angel Muhan
Title: Killing Angel Muhan
Released: December 9, 1995
Type: Movie
The story follows Muhan, the female assassin introduced in 1985's Dream Crimes, who was originally based on Takashi Ishii's manga character (unlike in the movies, she's primarily a mahjong expert in the manga). After Muhan fails to kill a young girl during a hitjob, she begins to question her existence.
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Gonin
Title: Gonin
Character: Shigeru Hisamatsu
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.
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Angel Guts: Red Flash
Title: Angel Guts: Red Flash
Released: September 10, 1994
Type: Movie
Nami is a photographer on the set of a porn film. When photographing a rape scene between a teacher and a schoolgirl, she becomes uncomfortable, having remembered a similar incident in her own past.
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Hero Interview
Title: Hero Interview
Character: Toshio Ishii
Released: September 3, 1994
Type: Movie
Kasumi Sawaki (Honami Suzuki) works for a top-ranked newspaper publishing company as a capable economic reporter. Speaking six languages fluently, she vigorously performs research and interviews. Her fiance, Ishii (Shingo Tsurumi) is an elite in the same company. Although her work and love seem to go very well, she is suddenly relegated to the minor Sports Department which is full of strange colleagues.
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Puru Puru Angelic Holiday
Title: Puru Puru Angelic Holiday
Released: December 29, 1993
Type: Movie
A fantasy comedy in which Fumie Hosokawa and Ai Iijima play angels. The angel Elle arrives on earth completely naked. She had escaped from heaven to fall in love with a human man on earth. Pure and unpredictable, she attempts her first adventures on Earth one after another, taking care of her pure white feathers that rot if she stays on Earth for more than seven days. However, when God notices Elle's escape, he gives Hirolin, another angel, a "space transfer device" and tries to bring her back to heaven.
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Patio
Title: Patio
Released: November 14, 1992
Type: Movie
As an engaged couple, Shinichi Kida and Mari Egawa spend a romantic night on a premarital trip to the southern island, but Shinichi suddenly disappears the next morning. Mari searches for her classmates Yu Sawamoto and Shinichi who happened to meet again, but a large amount of insurance money was paid to Shinichi...
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Patio: Part 2
Title: Patio: Part 2
Character: Masaki Terada
Released: October 23, 1992
Type: Movie
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Patio: Part 1
Title: Patio: Part 1
Character: Masaki Terada
Released: September 18, 1992
Type: Movie
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One Bowl of Kakesoba
Title: One Bowl of Kakesoba
Character: Elder brother
Released: February 15, 1992
Type: Movie
Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...
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Two Magical Nights
Title: Two Magical Nights
Released: May 17, 1991
Type: Movie
This 'Young V-Cinema' film was created for young people, turning from the action of Toei V-cinema. A pop love story featuring a veteran actor and a unique female talent / model.
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Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
Title: Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
An archery club on retreat in Hokkaido is forced to rescue their teacher who is kidnapped.
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Title: Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Released: October 4, 1990
Type: TV
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Strawberry Times 3: Koi no sanda bōru sakusen
Title: Strawberry Times 3: Koi no sanda bōru sakusen
Character: Nakagawa
Released: August 24, 1990
Type: Movie
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Title: Tales of the Bizarre
Released: April 19, 1990
Type: TV
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.
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Four Days of Snow and Blood
Title: Four Days of Snow and Blood
Character: Taro Takahashi
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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Hanabi migawari kubi no otoko
Title: Hanabi migawari kubi no otoko
Released: December 12, 1988
Type: Movie
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Last Romance
Title: Last Romance
Character: Sung Ga Ming
Released: December 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Two best friends So-so and Nancy are love-struck by the same handsome Japanese boy who cannot fulfill both girls' destinies.
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The West Tako Cheerleaders
Title: The West Tako Cheerleaders
Character: Takaaki Gamo
Released: August 15, 1987
Type: Movie
A boy seeks manhood in joining his school’s militaristic cheer squad.
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Ellie My Love
Title: Ellie My Love
Released: April 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Based on the comic by Mako Takami.
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Immortal Story
Title: Immortal Story
Character: Nakamura
Released: November 6, 1986
Type: Movie
Set in the then Portuguese colony of Macau, IMMORTAL STORY depicts the story of the love affair between a small time chanteuse and her Japanese beau. They met when both were young and pretty and again many years later when he had became a drug addict and she a fallen woman.
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Shiosai
Title: Shiosai
Released: October 10, 1985
Type: Movie
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change. —Jim Beaver
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Title: Stepsisters
Character: Masato Daimaru
Released: April 16, 1985
Type: TV
A moving story of intense love, hate, and reconciliation born out of a fateful encounter between the only daughter of a conglomerate leader and a girl from a poor family.
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Title: School Wars
Released: October 6, 1984
Type: TV
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Tokimeki Coast Story
Title: Tokimeki Coast Story
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Set in the fishing port of Shingu, Nankishu, it depicts a young man aiming to become a professional surfer.
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Title: Koukou Sei Fuufu
Released: April 19, 1983
Type: TV
Noriko and Shun attend the same high school. They marry for each other's benefit, not out of love, and start to live together. However, as a result, they face struggles and problems they didn't think of.
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Title: 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ
Character: Tatsuya Teruda
Released: February 19, 1983
Type: TV
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Dreamy Fifteen
Title: Dreamy Fifteen
Character: Yusuke Tashiro
Released: July 26, 1980
Type: Movie
Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle's house, part of which is rented out while his uncle is abroad on business. A realtor's mistakes leaves Tasiro sharing the house with Kei Yamaba, the most beautiful girl in the school, who is also his classmate. There is the risk that their unexpected 'co-habitation' will be discovered by the school authorities.
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Title: Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
Character: Tamotsu Miyazawa
Released: October 26, 1979
Type: TV
A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.
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Title: Kamen Rider
Character: Mitsuaki Gamō
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.
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Title: お兄ちゃんの選択
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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恋は50を過ぎてから
Title: 恋は50を過ぎてから
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie