Reiko Kataoka

Reiko Kataoka

Born: December 20, 1971
in Ehime, Japan
Reiko Kataoka (片岡 礼子, Kataoka Reiko, born December 20, 1971) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 45th Blue Ribbon Awards for Hush!.

Movies for Reiko Kataoka...

THE QUILT AND OTHER STORIES
Title: THE QUILT AND OTHER STORIES
Character: Tokio Takenaka wife
Released: April 14, 2024
Type: Movie
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Matching
Title: Matching
Released: February 23, 2024
Type: Movie
This film revolves around the perils of a dating app. A single woman is recommended an app, however the person she matches with is different to his photo. At the same time, a serial killer is stalking his latest victims also using the same app.
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Voice
Title: Voice
Released: February 9, 2024
Type: Movie
Hokkaido, Japan: An old woman -- formerly a man -- lives by a lake in the northern reaches of Japan, gazing at Nakajima Island in its center where her daughter's body was found long ago. She hasn't been able to visit for almost 50 years. Tokyo: A middle-aged man lives on an island where criminals were once exiled in the past, earning a sparse living as a cattle herder. He is descended from such exiled criminals. He raised his only daughter by himself after losing his wife in an accident. One day, the daughter comes home from the mainland, seemingly pregnant but unwilling to explain.
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The Beast of Comedy
Title: The Beast of Comedy
Released: January 5, 2024
Type: Movie
The Beast of Comedy
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Corpo a Corpo
Title: Corpo a Corpo
Released: November 17, 2023
Type: Movie
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Family
Title: Family
Released: November 3, 2023
Type: Movie
Based on the comic by Tsuchida Seiki, inspired by the artist's own life experience, this film portrays the loss and regeneration of the life of four men.
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Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Title: Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Released: October 18, 2023
Type: Movie
Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama. Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, handed down to patriarch Seishiro (Kaoru Kobayashi) by his now-ailing father (Masayuki Suzuki). Seishiro expects to pass it in turn to his son Yu (Ryota Bando), but Yu has no interest in the craft—quite unlike daughter Miyako (Mayu Hotta), who loves it dearly. The stage is set for conflict, as established cultural traditions collide with modern mores…
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#MITO
Title: #MITO
Released: August 25, 2023
Type: Movie
Yamane Mito lives her life as the charismatic influencer "MITOYAMANE", supported by her younger sister Miho. One day, she is approached by her agency about collaborating on an app. The app becomes very popular and Mito's face is spread around the world...
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Title: Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
Released: April 9, 2023
Type: TV
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Thorns of Love
Title: Thorns of Love
Released: January 6, 2023
Type: Movie
After getting dumped by her boyfriend Kentaro, Tomita Momo, who works at a library, suddenly discovers the existence of her ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend Riko through his social media. She is intrigued by Riko, who is the opposite of herself in terms of fashionable sophistication. For "a certain reason," she goes to see Riko in person. Momo confronts Riko and asks, "Do you know what revenge porn is?" And "I want to get back the secret photo data of the two of us that he took... Also, haven't you been taken as well...". An ex-girlfriend and a current girlfriend. Now that these two unlikely lovers have met, their "secret complicity" is about to begin.
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Title: Gannibal
Character: Sachiko Kano
Released: December 28, 2022
Type: TV
After causing a major incident, police officer Daigo Agawa takes his wife and daughter to live in the remote mountain village of Kuge. It seems the perfect place to recover from the ordeal, despite the mysterious disappearance of a previous officer posted there. One day, the body of an old woman is found on the mountain. The Goto family says she was attacked by a bear, but Daigo notices a human bite mark. It soon becomes clear that not all is as it seems in the village.
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Amnesiac Love
Title: Amnesiac Love
Character: Kasumi
Released: December 24, 2022
Type: Movie
This story follows the journey of an ill-fated young man whose ambition is to be a professional antiques dealer. A hard-up young man, who makes his living by selling old items in flea markets, meets a nurse and he falls in love with her. He decides to become a successful antique dealer. So he participates in a huge auction in the mountains but he makes a fool of himself. At the same time he ends up being in the netherworld, and hovers between life and death.
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No Place to Go
Title: No Place to Go
Released: October 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Michiko used to work as a live-in part-timer at an izakaya, but suddenly lost her job and her house at the same time due to COVID-19 pandemic. There are no new jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diners and internet cafes are closed. Michiko is at her wits' end, but there in front of her is a bus stop that stands slightly brightly in the darkness, illuminated only by the streetlights.
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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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Title: Boy's Abyss
Released: September 2, 2022
Type: TV
Kurose Reiji is a 17-year-old high school boy whose family members are full of problems. Due to this circumstance, Reiji has no particular dream and wants to get a job instead of going to college to make his mother's life easier. Just as Reiji was spending his days vaguely, he had a fateful encounter with an idol called Aoe Nagi, who proposed to Reiji that they commit suicide together. Will Reiji be able to find the light in his life after all the problems occurring one after another around him?
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All Because of Me
Title: All Because of Me
Released: August 11, 2022
Type: Movie
Yuta lives in an orphanage while waiting for her mother to pick her up. One day, Yuta, who happened to know his mother's whereabouts, escaped from the facility with all his heart. However, there was a mother who depended on her cohabiting man and lived a self-deprecating life. Despaired, Yuta meets Sakamoto, a homeless man who lives in a light tiger while walking along the beach. Sakamoto accepts Yuta without asking anything. The two sleep and eat together while earning a small amount of money. Eventually, he became acquainted with Shiori, a girl who grew up in a wealthy family but had no place to live at home or school. Yuta is attracted to Shiori, who has the same loneliness as himself but is kind to him. However, the calm days end with an incident.
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海の見える理髪店
Title: 海の見える理髪店
Released: May 9, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: Before Goodbye: Fantastic 31 Days
Character: Watarai Mie
Released: March 1, 2022
Type: TV
One day, people were informed that a meteorite is approaching the Earth, and it caused the world to fall into chaos. As research progressed the distance between the meteorite and the earth is slowly getting closer… The story follows the perspective of 5 people as they spend their last 31 days on Earth. Those people are, a high school boy looking for an impulse, a high school girl who can’t express her feelings well, a teacher who tries to fulfill his promise to someone, a coffee shop owner who is pregnant, and a hikikomori boy who craves for the destruction of the earth. On the last day, before "goodbye", what is the last thing that they want to do?
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Ring Wandering
Title: Ring Wandering
Character: Aiko Kawauchi
Released: February 19, 2022
Type: Movie
In central Tokyo, a young man, Sosuke, aspires to be a manga artist. His current work is about a battle between a hunter and a Japanese wolf. He can’t draw the extinct wolf well and struggles to develop the story. One winter’s day, Sosuke finds an animal’s skull while digging foundations at a construction site and takes it home. Is it a Japanese wolf’s skull?
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Grown-ups
Title: Grown-ups
Released: December 31, 2021
Type: Movie
Yumi (Mai Kiryu), studying design at university, is dating Naoya (Kisetsu Fujiwara), a member of the theatre society, when one day she learns that she's pregnant. She tells Naoya, who dreams of owning his own theatre company in the future. The more they face reality, the more they seem to be at odds with one another...
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Parent's Day
Title: Parent's Day
Released: December 14, 2021
Type: Movie
In Japan, parents’ days are held several times a year for parents to observe classes at school. In this experimental and moving short film, the exact same conversation about parents’ day is repeated in five different households.
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Intolerance
Title: Intolerance
Character: Midori Nakayama
Released: September 23, 2021
Type: Movie
A teenager girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his rage against those he believes are responsible.
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Title: Alice in Borderland
Character: Chota Segawa's Mother
Released: December 10, 2020
Type: TV
With his two friends, a video-game-obsessed young man finds himself in a strange version of Tokyo where they must compete in dangerous games to win.
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Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
Title: Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
Character: Katsuyo Katsumata
Released: October 30, 2020
Type: Movie
Agetarō, a third generation tonkatsu shop owner, one day makes a bentō delivery for the first time to a club where he experiences an uplifting feeling he's never had before. Furthermore, he is wholeheartedly set on winning the heart of Sonoko, with whom he fell in love at first sight, so he decides to be both a tonkatsu shop owner and DJ.
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About Miss Azami
Title: About Miss Azami
Character: Azami's Mom
Released: October 20, 2020
Type: Movie
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Step
Title: Step
Character: Midori Muramatsu
Released: July 17, 2020
Type: Movie
Single father Kenichi has raised his daughter Miki alone for the past ten years, from when she attended nursery school until her graduation from elementary school. Kenichi is currently 30 years old. His wife Tomoko died at a young age and he has raised Miki alone since that time. While raising his daughter alone, he has encountered various problems.
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Red
Title: Red
Character: Fumiyo
Released: February 21, 2020
Type: Movie
A married woman with a lovely daughter lives a carefree life, until she meets her ex-lover at a friend’s wedding. They haven’t seen each other in ten years, but they begin an affair.
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Hell Girl
Title: Hell Girl
Character: Masako Nagaoka
Released: November 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Tormented and bullied people can access a special website, run by a Hell Girl who will enable them to take revenge on their torturers. The price for such a service is only that the person must join their torturer in damnation.
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Life: Untitled
Title: Life: Untitled
Character: Shiho
Released: November 2, 2019
Type: Movie
Follows a group of female escorts who are living life as best they can.
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Family of Strangers
Title: Family of Strangers
Character: Kayo Shimazaki
Released: November 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Three patients of different backgrounds, illnesses and stages are being treated at a psychiatric clinic in Nagano Prefecture. Their cases range from the criminal to merely asocial. That should be that, but soon matters take a darker turn when a corpse turns up and a murder has occurred. The culprit fingered is one of the patients.
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The Promised Land
Title: The Promised Land
Character: Hisako
Released: October 18, 2019
Type: Movie
A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away and going into hiding.
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Title: あなたの番です 扉の向こう
Released: April 21, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Nonoyu
Character: Yuge Rinko
Released: April 14, 2019
Type: TV
Nono loves public baths so much, each episode she will visit different public baths with her friends
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What Is Love?
Title: What Is Love?
Character: Teruko's Boss
Released: April 9, 2019
Type: Movie
Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as long as she is with Mamoru. Meanwhile, Mamoru thinks Teruko is an easy woman for him to not love. Teruko’s unrequited love grows deeper.
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Think Again, Junpei
Title: Think Again, Junpei
Released: September 22, 2018
Type: Movie
A low-ranking yakuza is given the mission to kill a high-ranking yakuza from a rival group. Wanting recognition, he accepts the assignment, only to meet an enthusiastic office lady.
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My Friend
Title: My Friend "A"
Character: Manami
Released: May 25, 2018
Type: Movie
Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda.
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Title: Signal
Released: April 10, 2018
Type: TV
Two detectives communicate through a walkie-talkie to solve a cold case. One detective exists in the present day, and the other detective exists 15 years in the past.
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Liverleaf
Title: Liverleaf
Character: Risakou Kato
Released: April 7, 2018
Type: Movie
The story follows Nozaki Haruka, a middle school student who transfers to a new school in a small town because of her father's work. Unfortunately, she becomes a victim of horrific bullying, but since the school will be closing in 2 months after graduation, no one is willing to help her.
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Lost in Ramen
Title: Lost in Ramen
Character: Wataru Akahoshi
Released: March 3, 2018
Type: Movie
A suicidal high school student, a ramen shop owner closing shop after the passing of his wife, and a cuisine researcher stranded in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region get connected due to a bowl of ramen.
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Mukoku
Title: Mukoku
Character: Nozomi Haneda
Released: June 3, 2017
Type: Movie
Kengo was gifted in Kendo (Japanese martial art) but he quits after a tragic incident. He works as a security guard and spends his days drinking. One day, he encounters a high school student Toru, who has a natural ability in Kendo. Toru revives the spirit of the sport in Kengo and he resumes practice again.
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Midnight Diner 2
Title: Midnight Diner 2
Character: Harumi Kiuchi
Released: November 5, 2016
Type: Movie
The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.
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Title: Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Character: Harumi
Released: October 21, 2016
Type: TV
In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is about different a different customer, as they find simple yet profound connections with one another based on their shared love of a particular dish.
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Yamato (California)
Title: Yamato (California)
Character: Keiko Nagashima
Released: October 8, 2016
Type: Movie
Sakura is a moody teenage girl who lives close to the US military base in the city of Yamato, Japan. She is struggling everyday to become a rapper like the American rappers she admires, but always gets stage fright when she sings in front of an audience. One day, her mother's American soldier boyfriend's daughter REI comes from California to visit her family.
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Broken Hearts for Sale
Title: Broken Hearts for Sale
Released: February 28, 2015
Type: Movie
An omnibus recorded in a short film by five film directors with the motif of the song "Kai Band".
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Title: Second Love
Character: Satoko Takayanagi
Released: February 6, 2015
Type: TV
Taira Kei has a talent for contemporary dance since he was young and went to study in Germany to join a dance company in his teens. He has won several international competitions and was referred to as a “prodigy”. However, he encountered a setback in the middle and got frustrated. He returned to Tokyo and takes a part-time work while he tries to re-capture his dream. Nishihara Yui is a Chemisty teacher in her 30s, working at a prestigious high school. Even while continuing a love affair with a married colleague, she was still lonely until she meets Kei and gets swallowed in passion.
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Nagashiya Teppei
Title: Nagashiya Teppei
Released: January 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Teppei Mihogawa (Susumu Terajima), is a man who plays a "lavabo" with a guitar in the night city. a girl who was attracted by Teppei's song fell in love at first sight with Teppei
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Title: A Sinner's Lie
Character: Hiroe Takagi
Released: August 31, 2014
Type: TV
Serious legal thriller starring Hideaki Ito which depicts the glory and the darkness of an infamous and highly paid lawyer.
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Title: Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
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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Tada's Do-It-All House
Title: Tada's Do-It-All House
Character: Lulu
Released: April 23, 2011
Type: Movie
In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. With no explanation, Gyoten suddenly asks to spend the night at Tada's home. Eventually, Tada accepts Gyoten as his assistant and together they become involved in various cases concerning an assortment of people from different walks of life.
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Heaven's Story
Title: Heaven's Story
Character: Sato's Mother
Released: October 2, 2010
Type: Movie
A young girl named Sato watches on television as a man named Tomoki states brazenly at a press conference that he hopes convicted murderer Mitsuo is eventually placed back into society so that he can kill him with his bare hands.
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Title: Absolute Zero
Character: 瀬川 歌織
Released: April 13, 2010
Type: TV
Izumi Sakuragi is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last year. The new investigation team uses DNA analysis and the latest in forensics science to investigate cold cases as well as cases suspected to involve missing persons.
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Title: Anti-Terrorism Investigators
Character: Igarashi Ayane
Released: November 14, 2009
Type: TV
Gaiji Keisatsu is a Japanese television drama mini-series that aired on NHK from 14 November 2009 to 19 December 2009. It is based on the novel of the same name written and released in Japan by Aso Iku. The TV show follow a female police officer who was recruited into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist black ops unit known "publicly" as the Fourth Foreign Affairs Section, created after the 9/11 events in the United States. Its purpose is to tackle espionage and terrorism cases happening in Japan. The franchise consists of the novel, the TV series and an upcoming 2012 movie.
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Whistling after Dark
Title: Whistling after Dark
Released: October 15, 2009
Type: Movie
Kuroshi Mayama, age 14, lives alone with his mother Namiko. Though he was just under the age of one when he came to this town with his mom, he remembers everything from that day: Gettings on the bus in his mom's arms, an old woman who spoke some words to him, and the encounter with a poet... One night, with Kuroshi's birthday approaching, Father shows up unexpectedly. He insists that he and Kuroshi's mother had made an arrangement – that Kuroshi was to live with his mother until his 15th birthday and then live with his father. As Kuroshi's world gets turned upside down, his family, the people around him and even himself start to change.
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All Around Us
Title: All Around Us
Released: June 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
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The Whole Body and the Little Finger
Title: The Whole Body and the Little Finger
Released: October 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Jun, a young pimp in Tokyo, is so emotionally estranged from himself and the world around him that he has forgotten much of his past. With the help of an oddball psychotherapist, "Dr. T", Jun begins to uncover the shameful memories at the root of his confusion: As a teenager, he seduced and slept with his younger sister, Kumi. This discovery returns Jun to his childhood home, and to Kumi, who he has not seen or communicated with in many years. What follows is an unexpected and explosive chain of events confronting Jun with his misdeeds, and also revealing to him the true cause of his isolation. This haunting and often funny film is a unique exploration of love, regret, and the essentially bizarre in human relationships.
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Gina K
Title: Gina K
Released: August 27, 2005
Type: Movie
"Gina K" tells the story of the daughter of a famous stripper, who reveals her family history so she can stand proud as a vocalist. On stage she's feverish, but when she comes down she's just another girl.
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Going Home
Title: Going Home
Character: Miyuki
Released: November 26, 2004
Type: Movie
Haruo returns to his hometown for his mother’s second marriage, where he happens to meet his first love Miyuki for the first time in eight years. Miyuki is back in town with her daughter Chiharu, after leaving a failed marriage.
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Tracing Jake
Title: Tracing Jake
Released: February 7, 2004
Type: Movie
Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to travel around the world, listening to the testimonies of various people of different ages, nationalities, and sighting situations who have seen "Jake".
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A Drowning Man
Title: A Drowning Man
Character: Kumiko
Released: October 10, 2001
Type: Movie
Tokio finds his wife Kumiko drowned in the bathtub one night. He lifts the telephone handset to call an ambulance but hesitates. Instead, he takes a cup of coffee before empting the bathtub and carrying Kumiko to the couch. When he wakes up after a nigh of heavy drinking, he finds himself in bed. Kumiko enters the room and asks how he is.
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Hush!
Title: Hush!
Character: Asako Fujikura
Released: September 9, 2001
Type: Movie
Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.
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House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
Title: House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: Movie
Ghostly horror film based on the original story by horror manga artist Kanako Inuki, adapted from various horror episodes.
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The Face Burglar
Title: The Face Burglar
Released: August 4, 2000
Type: Movie
I want to be this girl! Momoko Kamei has the mysterious ability to mimic any woman's face while imitating what she wears and the way she speaks. Not knowing such a secret, Takafumi, who was fed up with Momoko's relentless stalking, said, "Go out with me!"
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Kizu Blood Apocalypse 5
Title: Kizu Blood Apocalypse 5
Released: July 12, 2000
Type: Movie
The final 'Kizu' film.
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Black Angel 2
Title: Black Angel 2
Character: Suzu
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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Black Angel
Title: Black Angel
Character: Kotani
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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The Peking Man
Title: The Peking Man
Character: Momoko Takei
Released: December 20, 1997
Type: Movie
In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confiscates this find, but during the war the remains disappear. Based on these factual events, this movie takes off with a science fiction story involving a space rocket which places a satellite in orbit containing a secret cargo. The satellite crashes on a remote island and footprints are found in the sand leading away from the crash site. A story of how an ancient primitive cave-dwelling family contends with the scientists who want to study them.
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Guard Dog
Title: Guard Dog
Released: November 7, 1997
Type: Movie
A tough and violent battle ensues between Hikaru Gotokuji, who's been assigned as the bodyguard for a popular young entertainer, and the ex-mercenary who is aggressively intent on assassination.
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Jingi 12: Bloody Territory (Sima)
Title: Jingi 12: Bloody Territory (Sima)
Released: October 21, 1997
Type: Movie
A small family in a hot spring town. Okita, an executive of the Togawa group, visits Hitoshi and appears in the Shima of the sand group. However, he is stabbed to death by someone. Since Togawa-gumi is under the Kanto Ichienkai and Okita was once a member of Jin's office, Jin will deliver the bones of Okita alone to Togawa-gumi. Asuka Togawa, acting head of the Togawa group, misunderstands Jin as a member of the Narushima group who is in a local conflict and drives him away. Jin will be involved in the conflict over the interests of Togawa-gumi, Narushima-gumi, and the hot spring town.
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Hobos Winds Will Blow Soon
Title: Hobos Winds Will Blow Soon
Released: May 17, 1997
Type: Movie
16mm film released in 1997.
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Onibi: The Fire Within
Title: Onibi: The Fire Within
Character: Asako Hino
Released: April 19, 1997
Type: Movie
After spending over half his life in prison, ex-hitman Kunihiro is determined to go straight. But the shortcomings of the new gangs mean that he is soon having to call on his old-school yakuza talents. And when he falls for Asako, a beautiful piano player, she unknowingly ignites a fire within Kuni that will immolate everything and everybody around him. Regarded by many as his masterpiece, Onibi has all the hallmarks of a Mochizuki film, with the gangster elements tightly compressed and controlled to allow space in which a subdued romance can bloom. Coming from a background in porno cinema, this master of sexual relations injects a fresh passion and tension into the macho world of the yakuza film.
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Two Punks
Title: Two Punks
Character: Yuko Nagasaki
Released: December 21, 1996
Type: Movie
Centering on a young drifter almost casually drawn into violence--a crime drama about a boy and a man equally ill-equipped for criminal life and straight society. Neither wants to be a Yakuza, but normal life presents problems.
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チンピラ仁義 新・極楽とんぼ
Title: チンピラ仁義 新・極楽とんぼ
Released: November 8, 1996
Type: Movie
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Gonin 2
Title: Gonin 2
Character: Naoko
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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Getaway
Title: Getaway
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
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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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Kamikaze Taxi
Title: Kamikaze Taxi
Character: Tama
Released: April 29, 1995
Type: Movie
A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he acquires the aid of a taxi driver who has recently returned to Japan after living in South America for several decades and is struggling to cope with poverty and the prejudices of native-born Japanese.
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Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder
Title: Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder
Character: Miki Aizawa
Released: February 21, 1995
Type: Movie
Jushin Thunder Liger is having fits of dizziness and headaches, as he recalls childhood memories of being chased by demons. Helping him is a woman photographer named Miki Aizawa While Liger copes with his childhood fears, he gets ready for the three-way wrestling match. When the big fight begins on that night, the fight seems tough for Liger as he realizes that there's something very peculiar about Bounty Viper. He has demonic powers, similar to the demons that persecuted him as a child. In the course of the fight, Viper displays his wickedness by violently maiming Riot Orff. Liger eventually becomes violent, and when he and Viper tear into each other, both wrestlers begin to pulsate and glow with energy. In light speed, they dash out of the ring into a deserted street where they transform into demonic versions of themselves.
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A New Love in Tokyo
Title: A New Love in Tokyo
Character: Ayumi
Released: December 17, 1994
Type: Movie
A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.
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Police Sukesaburoh-Tamagane
Title: Police Sukesaburoh-Tamagane
Released: March 4, 1994
Type: Movie
Sukesaburo Tamaki, a superhuman detective who has no eyes on women, is the face of Kabukicho in Shinjuku. Not knowing that the 700 million yen robbery case occurred, he went to bed with Miss Soap. Kaoru Wakakusa, a new detective who loves T-backs who came to inform him of the incident, said, "Is it for 10,000 luxury soaps?" As if to ridicule such a gold ball, Hoshi raises the money changer to the blood festival and kills the bewitching soap lady who is also the source of information one after another. An angry explosion of gold balls and Kaoru's bumpy duo run around the city of Shinjuku to resolve the case!
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Sailor Moon - An Alternate Legend - Dark Kingdom Revival Story
Title: Sailor Moon - An Alternate Legend - Dark Kingdom Revival Story
Character: Ensemble
Released: December 17, 1993
Type: Movie
Usagi and friends are enjoying summer vacation, until Queen Beryl and the Shitennou are revived. The musical was recorded on August 12, 1993 at the Gotanda U-Port Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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A Touch of Fever
Title: A Touch of Fever
Character: Yoriko Suzuki
Released: September 4, 1993
Type: Movie
The story of two young hustlers, Tatsuro and Shin. They each have a lady friend, and everything seems to work, until the day Shin declares he's in love with Tatsuro.
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Title: Kamen Rider
Character: Shuki
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.