Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Old good "Emo-chan" of modern Japanese cinema. Emo's father was a close friend of legendary episode player Taji Tonoyama in elementary school days. His mother's grandfather ran a shamisen store in Ginza, Tokyo. Both parents like movies and theaters. After graduating from Machinery Department of Tokyo Industrial High School, Emoto got a job at a trading company. However, he became an actor and became a student of the acting classes of the theater company "Marui", which is headed by Nobuo Kaneko, and met Yusaku Matsuda who was in the same class. In 1999, he won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Dr. Akagi. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Dotonbori River and Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san.

  • Title: Akira Emoto
  • Popularity: 8.823
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1948-11-03
  • Place of Birth: Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Also Known As: 에모토 아키라, Акира Эмото, 柄本 明
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Akira Emoto Movies

  • 2003
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    Zatoichi

    Zatoichi

    7.241 2003 HD

    Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by...

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  • 2023
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    Umami

    Umami

    5.6 2023 HD

    Following a near-death experience France's leading chef throws himself into a quest seeking the flavor that has confounded his life since he was...

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  • 2023
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    Hard Days

    Hard Days

    6.509 2023 HD

    After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious...

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  • 1987
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    The Great Department Store Robbery

    The Great Department Store Robbery

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Eel

    The Eel

    7 1997 HD

    A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no...

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  • 2010
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    A Crowd of Three

    A Crowd of Three

    4.9 2010 HD

    A Crowd of Three tells the story of two men, Kenta & Jun, who grew up as almost brothers at a children's facility. Kenta & Jun now works as...

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  • 2022
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    Noise

    Noise

    5.8 2022 HD

    Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi...

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  • 2012
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    The Life of Budori Gusuko

    The Life of Budori Gusuko

    6.7 2012 HD

    The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusukō in the Tōhoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and...

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  • 2001
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    Turn

    Turn

    7 2001 HD

    Maki is a talented copper plate artist, however, just before her first gallery show, she gets struck by a truck. When she comes to she is at home....

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  • 2005
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    The Great Yokai War

    The Great Yokai War

    6.3 2005 HD

    A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures),...

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  • 2015
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    Living Rights

    Living Rights

    1 2015 HD

    The fifth work of the "Kita-Shirakawa school movie" in which a student of Kyoto University of Art and Design, a professional film staff, and a cast...

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  • 2013
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    Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

    Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

    1 2013 HD

    Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

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  • 2009
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    Rain Fall

    Rain Fall

    4.7 2009 HD

    A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.

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  • 2000
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    The City of Lost Souls

    The City of Lost Souls

    6.2 2000 HD

    Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in...

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  • 2008
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    ICHI

    ICHI

    6.76 2008 HD

    Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind...

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  • 2010
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    Villain

    Villain

    6.538 2010 HD

    Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and...

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  • 1999
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    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

    5.9 1999 HD

    Two best friends—Tatsuo, a retiring Yakuza member, and Kiyoshi, a cop—travel to the funeral of a woman they both loved.

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  • 2010
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    Sakurada Gate Incident

    Sakurada Gate Incident

    7.654 2010 HD

    Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.

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  • 2021
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    Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun

    Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun

    1 2021 HD

    A documentary featuring actor Akira Emoto, film scholar Chika Kinoshita, Somai biographer Tatsuya Kimura and Sailor Suit assistant director Koji...

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  • 2005
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    The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

    The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

    6.3 2005 HD

    One day in February, 2005, Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent Muroi (Toshiro Yanagiba) is arrested to take responsibility for a botched...

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  • 2003
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    Worst by Chance

    Worst by Chance

    1 2003 HD

    Hidenori is a Japanese-Korean man with no sense of belonging, destination or education. He drifts around and meanders through life until a death...

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  • 1990
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    Betrayal tomorrow

    Betrayal tomorrow

    1 1990 HD

    A violent detective who can handle assault and blackmail in a straight forward manner.

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  • 2012
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    One Day in January

    One Day in January

    1 2012 HD

    Every year on the fourth of January, Shobei's soba restaurant serves "Sanada Soba"; soba noodles topped with grated spicy daikon radish. Even...

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  • 2010
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    Golden Slumber

    Golden Slumber

    7.1 2010 HD

    When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from...

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  • 1994
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    Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

    Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

    6.8 1994 HD

    A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of...

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  • 1998
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    Dr. Akagi

    Dr. Akagi

    6.6 1998 HD

    At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.

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  • 1995
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    Maborosi

    Maborosi

    7.344 1995 HD

    A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.

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  • 2008
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    The Chasing World

    The Chasing World

    5.6 2008 HD

    A teenager is transported to a parallel world where everyone who shares his family name is being hunted down by the dictatorial government.

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  • 2008
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    Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

    Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

    6.6 2008 HD

    In an attempt to spur citizens into taking more productive roles in society, the Japanese government issues death messages, or "ikigami", informing...

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  • 1992
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    Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

    Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

    6.5 1992 HD

    A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together...

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  • 1988
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    The Silk Road

    The Silk Road

    6.5 1988 HD

    In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk...

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  • 1985
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    I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

    I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

    1 1985 HD

    On the night of August 19, 1980, a bus was set on fire by the vagrant Hirofumi Maruyama at the Shinjuku West Exit Bus Terminal. In the burning...

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  • 2007
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    Starfish Hotel

    Starfish Hotel

    6.8 2007 HD

    Office drone Arisu finds his own life imitating the mystery novels of his favourite writer when his wife disappears and he finds he is being pursued...

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  • 2011
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    In His Chart

    In His Chart

    4.6 2011 HD

    There is a degree of realism when a professional in the field writes about his vocation and such is the case here. Adopted from a novel written by a...

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  • 1992
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    Manhattan Kiss

    Manhattan Kiss

    1 1992 HD

    An adult love story written and directed by Yasushi Akimoto of "Goodbye Mama" and shot on location in New York. Haruko and Natsuko are sisters who...

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  • 2009
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    April Bride

    April Bride

    6.8 2009 HD

    On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church. At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast...

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  • 2012
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    Ace Attorney

    Ace Attorney

    6.1 2012 HD

    Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he...

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  • 2011
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    Karate-Robo Zaborgar

    Karate-Robo Zaborgar

    6 2011 HD

    An evil criminal organisation called Sigma kidnap prominment business leaders to harvest their DNA and only Karate-Robo Zaborgar can save them.

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  • 2023
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    Goal of the Sky

    Goal of the Sky

    1 2023 HD

    A single mother who returned to her hometown at the lowest point of her life, and a doctor who is energetically working in remote areas. While...

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  • 2010
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    Haru's Journey

    Haru's Journey

    6.5 2010 HD

    Stuck in a fishing village in Hokkaido, Tadao's grand-daughter Haru is desperate to visit Tokyo, a trip Tadao is reluctant to make.

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  • 2005
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    For the coming day

    For the coming day

    1 2005 HD

    Miyo Hanayama works as a home care nurse, supporting the home care of patients who are close to death. Shigeaki Noguchi complains that his wife has...

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

    7 2013 HD

    An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun

    6 2022 HD

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    The Motive

    The Motive

    6.4 2004 HD

    Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation...

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  • 1994
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    The Friends

    The Friends

    7.3 1994 HD

    A delightful and moving coming-of-age story. One summer, three young boys take an increasing interest in an eccentric old man who lives alone in a...

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    September 1923

    September 1923

    6.5 2023 HD

    Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

    Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

    6.5 2011 HD

    Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to...

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  • 1982
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    Lovers Lost

    Lovers Lost

    7.1 1982 HD

    A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a...

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Wandering

    Wandering

    6.6 2022 HD

    In a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her...

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  • 2010
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    Cast Me If You Can

    Cast Me If You Can

    7 2010 HD

    An actor, who always plays supporting roles and lives in the shadow of his famous playwright father, falls in love with an energetic aspiring actress...

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  • 2019
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    BON-UTA, A Song from Home

    BON-UTA, A Song from Home

    7.2 2019 HD

    Taiko drummer, Hisakatsu Yokoyama, and fellow evacuees of Futaba, Fukushima fight to keep their beloved “Futaba Bon-Uta” alive after...

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  • 2010
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    The Lightning Tree

    The Lightning Tree

    6.4 2010 HD

    Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning...

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  • 2014
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    A Woman from Ashio

    A Woman from Ashio

    9 2014 HD

    A story about a woman from Yanaka Village, Tochigi Prefecture, which was abolished by the government due to the Ashio Copper Mine pollution incident...

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  • 2013
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    Yellow Elephant

    Yellow Elephant

    6 2013 HD

    Married couple Aiko Tsumari and Ayumu Muko live a happy and peaceful life. Aiko is bit naive, while Ayumu works as a not so popular novelist. One...

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  • 2021
    imgMovies

    祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

    祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Touken Ranbu 2

    Touken Ranbu 2

    4 2023 HD

    In the year 995, due to a secret talk between Michinaga Fujiwara (Akira Emoto) and Seimei Abe (Terunosuke Takezai), Yorimitsu Minamoto (Kanji Tsuda)...

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    海の見える理髪店

    海の見える理髪店

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    The War and a Woman

    The War and a Woman

    4.2 2013 HD

    Set towards the end of World War II, Nomura (Masatoshi Nagase) is a writer who is in despair. A woman works in bar and is a former prostitute. Many...

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  • 2023
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    The Innocent Game

    The Innocent Game

    4 2023 HD

    Kiyoyoshi Kuga attends law school, aiming to work in the legal field as a lawyer. His childhood friend Mirei Orimoto also attends the same law...

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  • 1993
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    Private Lessons II

    Private Lessons II

    2.5 1993 HD

    Ken, an insecure young man from Japan, meets Sophie, an interesting and sensual woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life.

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  • 2008
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    The Taste of Fish

    The Taste of Fish

    7 2008 HD

    It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji...

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  • 2007
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    The Shadow Spirit

    The Shadow Spirit

    5.3 2007 HD

    A series of murders of beautiful girls occur in Tokyo not long after the end of the war. Also the daughter of a retired actress, Yuzuki Yoko, has...

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  • 2003
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    Owl

    Owl

    7 2003 HD

    A mother and daughter are stranded in small, isolated cabin, and are starving to death. In order to survive, they plan to entice men that happen to...

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    KT

    KT

    5.5 2002 HD

    This movie is a political/espionage thriller, based on a real kidnapping incident of Korean politician, Kim Dae-Jung.

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    The Most Beautiful Night In The World

    The Most Beautiful Night In The World

    6.1 2008 HD

    Betrayed and disgraced, big-city reporter Kazuya Mizuno is banished to a desk at Kaname's boring little town newspaper. But Kaname isn't as boring as...

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Will to Live

    Will to Live

    6.3 1999 HD

    It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home...

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  • 2014
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    Wood Job!

    Wood Job!

    7.3 2014 HD

    After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his...

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  • 2014
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    0.5 mm

    0.5 mm

    7.3 2014 HD

    Sawa, a home helper for a middle class family with an elderly infirm grandfather, is forced to stretch her morals to keep her job. As a result, she...

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    John Rabe

    John Rabe

    7.1 2009 HD

    A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

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  • 1979
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    Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

    Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

    4.2 1979 HD

    Softcore porn collaboration between Nikkatsu director Shinya Yamamoto and gag manga artist Fujio Akatsuka, utilizing both creators' comedy techniques...

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Life Back Then

    Life Back Then

    4.8 2011 HD

    Kyohei Nagashima (Masaki Okada) has shut away the world. During his high school days he was the target of bullying and experienced horrifying...

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  • 2014
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    Oh! Father

    Oh! Father

    5.5 2014 HD

    Yukio is a typical high school student in every way except that he's an only child in a family of five. This is because he has four fathers, each...

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  • 2010
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    Postcard

    Postcard

    5 2010 HD

    Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the...

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  • 2004
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    The Lakeside Murder Case

    The Lakeside Murder Case

    6.4 2004 HD

    Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance...

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  • 2003
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    Farewell, Kuro

    Farewell, Kuro

    6.75 2003 HD

    Based on a true story set in Matsumoto city, Nagano, during 1960s. A stray dog wanders into a high school's grounds. The dog, named Kuro, stays at...

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  • 2002
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    Barber's Sorrow

    Barber's Sorrow

    1 2002 HD

    A S&M comedy about a masochist barber.

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Shylock's Children

    Shylock's Children

    7.2 2023 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Last Frankenstein

    The Last Frankenstein

    6 1991 HD

    Professor Sarusawa and his psychic daughter Mai live together after the suicide of the Professor's wife years earlier - which was caused by a suicide...

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  • 2000
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    The Whispered City

    The Whispered City

    1 2000 HD

    Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a bohemian corner of Tokyo filled with small theater...

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  • 2006
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    The Happiness

    The Happiness

    1 2006 HD

    the story of a vagrant (Ishibashi) who arrives in a town in Hokkaido. With only a threadbare suit, an old pair of sneakers and a bag containing all...

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  • 2008
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    All Around Us

    All Around Us

    7.5 2008 HD

    Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure...

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Ninja Kids!!!

    Ninja Kids!!!

    5.8 2011 HD

    The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents. During the summer, their teacher is invaded by a group...

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  • 2013
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    Present for You

    Present for You

    1 2013 HD

    Shigeru Kajiwara (Joe Odagiri) works part-time at a company that sells mysterious health food. One day, the other employees run off with the...

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  • 2006
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    Memories of Matsuko

    Memories of Matsuko

    7.7 2006 HD

    While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life...

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Yudo: The Way of the Bath

    Yudo: The Way of the Bath

    6.9 2023 HD

    Two estranged brothers inherit Marukin Hot Springs, a small-town bathhouse. One sees it as an homage to their late father; the other—a...

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  • 2004
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    River of First Love

    River of First Love

    6.7 2004 HD

    8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak...

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    The Go Master

    The Go Master

    6.3 2007 HD

    The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the...

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    6.9 2007 HD

    Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya,...

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    After the Flowers

    After the Flowers

    7.2 2010 HD

    Ito, daughter of a clan official, encounters Magoshiro Eguchi. Magoshiro is a low ranking samurai sparks an attraction with Ito. Ito challenges...

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  • 1997
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    Abduction

    Abduction

    1 1997 HD

    The film opens with kidnappers of a corporate executive making an unusual ransom demand: that a wizened executive from another company haul large...

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Beijing Watermelon

    Beijing Watermelon

    6.3 1989 HD

    Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change...

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    It's Only Talk

    It's Only Talk

    6.5 2006 HD

    Based on an award winning novel, It's Only Talk is about the life of Yuko, a 35-year old woman. She is single and unemployed, and suffers from manic...

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Life Can Be So Wonderful

    Life Can Be So Wonderful

    7 2007 HD

    Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Cold

    Cold

    1 2014 HD

    Genius scientist Kikuo Himura (Yosuke Kubozuka) succeeds in developing a miracle cure for the cold virus. There are now people who are after Kikuo...

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    The Rainbow Seeker

    The Rainbow Seeker

    1 1996 HD

    A young man fails his company entrance exams and leaves home to work at a run-down cinema in Tokushima, whose owner lives to bring entertaining films...

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  • 2004
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    Moon and Cherry

    Moon and Cherry

    6 2004 HD

    When an alluring young woman joins an erotic writing class, she begins a game of sexual cat and mouse with a naïve college student. As they...

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Japan Sinks

    Japan Sinks

    5.5 2006 HD

    In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with...

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    The Cycling Genius Is Coming!

    The Cycling Genius Is Coming!

    1 2008 HD

    Teru (Yuya Endo) has been brought up in a hill town and spent his childhood conquering the slopes on his bicycle. Being a cycling fanatic, who...

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

    Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

    2 1992 HD

    A comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer.

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Time Trip App

    Time Trip App

    5.8 2014 HD

    In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed...

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Humanoid Monster, Bem

    Humanoid Monster, Bem

    6.2 2012 HD

    Bem, Bela and Belo arrive at a new town plagued by a series of mysterious, unsolved cases which, as they discover, are caused by another youkai, one...

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    8 2009 HD

    Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido, is the northernmost zoo in Japan. The unpopular zoo welcomes a new zoo keeper, young Yoshida (Yasuhi Nakamura), who has...

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    I Can Hear the Duck Singing

    I Can Hear the Duck Singing

    1 1993 HD

    A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    A Lone Scalpel

    A Lone Scalpel

    6.4 2010 HD

    Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer,...

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Roar of the Crowd

    Roar of the Crowd

    1 1990 HD

    Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Scrap Heaven

    Scrap Heaven

    7 2005 HD

    The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky,...

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Heaven's Story

    Heaven's Story

    5.8 2010 HD

    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...

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Fancy Dance

    Fancy Dance

    6.8 1989 HD

    Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic...

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

    6.5 2015 HD

    Mizuki’s husband Yusuke went missing for 3 years. He suddenly comes back home one day and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip...

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Vampire in Love

    Vampire in Love

    7.043 2015 HD

    Kiira seems like an ordinary young girl, who likes to talk with her friends and to dress up. Her ultimate goal is to become the world's best baker,...

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Egoist

    Egoist

    7.4 2023 HD

    After losing his mother at the age of 14, Kōsuke spent his depressed adolescence hiding his gay identity in a rural town. Now working as a fashion...

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Rental Family

    Rental Family

    1 1970 HD

    A down-and-out actor living in Tokyo is hired as a token American guy for a Japanese rental-family company, leading him on an unexpected journey of...

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Ripples

    Ripples

    6.8 2023 HD

    Yoriko Sudo believes in a new religious group Midoriinochikai, that worships water. She lives peacefully, devoting herself to the group daily.

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    A House on a Hill

    A House on a Hill

    1 2014 HD

    Rieko Sugita, a young and beautiful hairdresser who happens to visit a bedding shop owned by Yoshitaro (Emoto) and the latter becomes so besotted...

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Sleeping Forest

    Sleeping Forest

    6.5 2014 HD

    A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company...

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

    1 1982 HD

    On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a...

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Round About Midnight

    Round About Midnight

    6.8 1999 HD

    While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the...

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    1 1998 HD

    A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Do Unto Others

    Do Unto Others

    7.8 2023 HD

    A community is shocked when the bodies of an elderly man and the manager of a home-visit nursing centre are found. The passing of 42 elderly patients...

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    GARO -Gold Storm- Sho

    GARO -Gold Storm- Sho

    7.4 2015 HD

    Ryuga and Makai Priest Rian attempt to cleanse the Golden Armor when they are confronted by living weapons- the Madou– who have another way to...

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

    Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

    6.15 1988 HD

    Nami is a nurse and the unwilling object of her patients' lust. When she is hit by a car whilst fleeing from the home of her unfaithful boyfriend,...

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Capone Cries a Lot

    Capone Cries a Lot

    5.7 1985 HD

    Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

    6 2022 HD

    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...

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Nagisa

    Nagisa

    7.2 2000 HD

    Set in the late 60s in a small seaside town, this coming of age drama centres on a young girl named Nagisa. She spends her summer holidays working in...

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  • 2025
    imgMovies

    Muromachi Burai

    Muromachi Burai

    1 2025 HD

    Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outlaws led by Hyoe (Oizumi) a scoundrel whose lethal...

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Drugstore Girl

    Drugstore Girl

    4.6 2004 HD

    Pharmaceutical student, Keiko witnesses her boyfriend having an affair. Shocked and disappointed, she jumps on a train ("destination anywhere, east...

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

    6.9 1981 HD

    A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    The Mohican Comes Home

    The Mohican Comes Home

    6.1 2016 HD

    Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to...

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    The Big Bee

    The Big Bee

    5.9 2015 HD

    Set in 1995. A helicopter, operated remotely, is hovering in the sky over a nuclear power plant. The power company, prefectural government and media...

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    The Summer of Stickleback

    The Summer of Stickleback

    1 2006 HD

    Set in Kyoto, 1990. Mizuho Oshima is a high school girl who hates her alcoholic mom, adores her father, and has a crush on school swim team member...

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Shin Godzilla

    Shin Godzilla

    7.2 2016 HD

    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...

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Maria's Stomach

    Maria's Stomach

    1 1990 HD

    A carnivorous monster lives on the island of Sipang. A group of office ladies band together to fight it.

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    The Second Is a Christian

    The Second Is a Christian

    5 1985 HD

    The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men - one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster,...

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    7 1993 HD

    From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the...

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Migawari Mission

    Migawari Mission

    5 2024 HD

    A new film by Hayato Kawai.

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Doppelganger

    Doppelganger

    6.9 2003 HD

    Shortly after hearing from a colleague about a woman whose brother committed suicide after seeing his doppelgänger, a Japanese engineer on the...

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Black Widow Business

    Black Widow Business

    8.5 2016 HD

    Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their...

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Battle Heater

    Battle Heater

    7.8 1989 HD

    Furuchi and Hama are two unsuccessful repair agents and electronic engineers. One day Furichi finds a so-called Kotatsu heater. Soon after this...

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Tora-san Goes to Vienna

    Tora-san Goes to Vienna

    8 1989 HD

    During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

    Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

    8 1982 HD

    During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living...

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Hana

    Hana

    1 2003 HD

    Yoichiro Nozaki, a high-achieving office worker, collapses from an aneurysm. The doctor advises immediate surgery, but the outcome is uncertain. Even...

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    The Yen Family

    The Yen Family

    5.9 1988 HD

    Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together...

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    The Pearls of the Stone Man

    The Pearls of the Stone Man

    8.3 2015 HD

    Atsushi and Ryoko are a married coupled. They decide they want to live around nature and move to Biei in Hokkaido, Japan. Atsushi isn't sure what to...

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Elevator to the Gallows

    Elevator to the Gallows

    6.5 2010 HD

    A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other and that they will do this so they can be together....

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Shippu Rondo

    Shippu Rondo

    5.5 2016 HD

    An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the...

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip

    A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip

    8.5 2011 HD

    Although Nobuyoshi and Saki just got married and moved into a new apartment, their relationship still lacks spark. Things start to change as they...

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Harimao

    Harimao

    8 1989 HD

    A movie about Yutaka Tani, also known as " Malay Tiger Harimao, " who was active on the Malay Peninsula during the Pacific War

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Dance till Tomorrow

    Dance till Tomorrow

    1 1991 HD

    Live action adaption of Naoki Yamamoto's romantic comedy manga series.

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Maru

    Maru

    1 2024 HD

    Sawada graduated from an art university but cannot rely on it to make a living and is working as an assistant to a famous contemporary artist. He...

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Kaza-hana

    Kaza-hana

    5.4 2000 HD

    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...

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Fly, Dakota, Fly!

    Fly, Dakota, Fly!

    1 2013 HD

    In January 1946 a British military transport plane departs from Shanghai on its to Tokyo, Japan. During the flight the airplane makes an emergency...

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Lu Over the Wall

    Lu Over the Wall

    7.1 2017 HD

    In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Location

    Location

    1 1984 HD

    The melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized adaptation of set photographer Ichiro Tsuda's...

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Waterboys

    Waterboys

    6.6 2001 HD

    In a Japanese school, 5 adolescent geeks join the new sport teacher and take up the challenge to take part in the synchronised swimming competition,...

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Mukoku

    Mukoku

    6.2 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    A Living Promise

    A Living Promise

    1 2016 HD

    Yuma Nakahara is the CEO of an IT company and he is a workaholic. He is focused only on expanding his company. He receives a phone call from his...

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Revolver

    Revolver

    6.7 1988 HD

    When a gun belonging to a police officer is stolen, it ends up in the hands of a student, who decides to use it on a yakuza who beat him recently....

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Random Lives

    Random Lives

    1 2017 HD

    Questioning the meaning of people's lives, the multiple stories include the work of a manga artist, old men get involved in a fight and a murder, a...

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Suspicion

    Suspicion

    6.7 1982 HD

    A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who...

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Double Bed

    Double Bed

    5.5 1983 HD

    Kato is a small time TV producer. He has a wife Masako, and a young son Taro. Kato also has a friend Yamazaki who he knew since college. Yamazaki has...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Color Me True

    Color Me True

    7.6 2018 HD

    Kenji is a young aspiring movie director. He falls in love with Princess Miyuki, who came from a black‐and‐white movie.

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Teacher and Three Children

    Teacher and Three Children

    1 2008 HD

    The 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is based on a teacher he had when he was a child.

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    The Hunter and the Hunted

    The Hunter and the Hunted

    1 2004 HD

    Jin (Yakusho), a young, widowed police detective who is thinking of leaving the force to better take care of his 8 year old daughter Misaki (Kanno),...

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

    1 2016 HD

    “A Grain of Wheat” is a story of two bakeries in Yokohama. A French baker, Eriko, makes a sudden visit to Honda who is the owner of a...

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Mottomo Abunai Deka

    Mottomo Abunai Deka

    8 1989 HD

    Taka and Yuji find evidence in a 15-year-old case, but the statute of limitations expires in four days and they're hunting illicit gun manufacturers.

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Free and Easy 8

    Free and Easy 8

    7.5 1996 HD

    When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in love with Hama-chan's fishing protégé.

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Another Heaven

    Another Heaven

    6 2000 HD

    A pair of hard-boiled Tokyo cops are investigating a gruesome murder: after killing the victim, the murderer cut his skull open and cooked his brain...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Evil and The Mask

    Evil and The Mask

    8 2018 HD

    Kuki Fumihiro is a son from a wealthy zaibatsu (conglomerate) family. His father raises him to become pure evil. Kuki kills his father to protect his...

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Shikei Kijun

    Shikei Kijun

    1 2011 HD

    Do criteria exist for the death penalty? Yusuke Mito, a law faculty lecturer who did not become a lawyer even though he passed the bar exam, the...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Shoplifters

    Shoplifters

    7.9 2018 HD

    After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl,...

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Neko Ninja

    Neko Ninja

    3 2017 HD

    Kagerota is a young ninja who embarks on his first mission: stealing the goldfish from a wealthy samurai. He succeeds, but then a mysterious fat cat...

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    The Heartbreak Yakuza

    The Heartbreak Yakuza

    5.4 1987 HD

    A hardened gangster encounters by chance a woman he hasn't seen since childhood. They are both engulfed in the underground world of intergang warfare.

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Hutch the Honeybee

    Hutch the Honeybee

    6.5 2010 HD

    Hutch the Honey Bee and friends set on an adventure to find Hutch's missing Queen Bee Mother, whom he lost during a surprise attack by a group of...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Recall

    Recall

    6.4 2018 HD

    A woman was killed by a truck wheel, which flew off while the vehicle was in motion. As the freight company which owns the truck becomes the target...

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Love Is Five Seven Five

    Love Is Five Seven Five

    7.5 2005 HD

    A haiku club comprised of five unlikely students aim to win the national high school haiku tournament.

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Bedtime Eyes

    Bedtime Eyes

    3.3 1987 HD

    Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between a second rate Japanese jazz singer and a black...

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    11’09”01—September 11

    11’09”01—September 11

    6.414 2002 HD

    Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length –...

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    Iwane: Sword of Serenity

    Iwane: Sword of Serenity

    7.5 2019 HD

    Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from...

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Goodbye Mama

    Goodbye Mama

    1 1991 HD

    A successful office lady, who has made herself sexually available to a doctor, has her routine disrupted when her former boyfriend's son appears in...

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

    1 1987 HD

    A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Sniper

    Sniper

    1 2016 HD

    Detective Ryoko Kozuki receives a demotion after having an affair with a superior. She succeeds in arresting a rapist in an undercover operation that...

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Survival Family

    Survival Family

    7.3 2016 HD

    A world wide electrical outage occurs. Everything that requires electricity comes to a stop. Tokyo is nearly ruined. Yoshiyuki Suzuki decides to...

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Yona Yona Penguin

    Yona Yona Penguin

    5.3 2009 HD

    Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are...

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman

    Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman

    1 1979 HD

    A meek salaryman who gets no respect at home and is belittled at work gets inspiration from Superman and somehow becomes a strangely suited, hugely...

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    Castle of Sand

    Castle of Sand

    8.7 2019 HD

    A bruised and battered corpse in Shibuya, Tokyo has the attention of the local cops. A veteran detective is assigned to the case. The last utterance...

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    A Sower of Seeds

    A Sower of Seeds

    1 2012 HD

    Kinjiro, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, is a good-natured fellow who goes around the country helping farm...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Oz Land

    Oz Land

    7.2 2018 HD

    Kurumi is hired at a high-end hotel, but is instead dispatched to work at fun fair that is connected to the business network. The new work is out in...

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

    6.4 2019 HD

    Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides rowing a boat for the villagers all day long, he...

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    The Promised Land

    The Promised Land

    6.2 2019 HD

    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...

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Winning Pass

    Winning Pass

    1 2004 HD

    This is a story about a high school student who had it all going for him. He was great at basketball, he had a love like no other, until a day where...

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

    1 1997 HD

    Yoshihiko now lives with a couple of old friends, a married couple, Ryosuke and Aya. They share a past in several senses. It was Ryosuke who walked...

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Three for the Road

    Three for the Road

    4 2007 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    6.6 2012 HD

    In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a city decimated during a WWII air raid and by the 2004...

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    Show Me the Way to the Station

    Show Me the Way to the Station

    6.7 2019 HD

    A young girl, Sayaka, develops a heartwarming friendship with an old man named Hasu. Based on an award-winning novel by Ijuin Shizu.

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    The Key

    The Key

    4.4 1997 HD

    Ikuko is a mature, reserved Kyoto woman married for many years to a respectable, now-middle-aged man. The only problem in their relationship has been...

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Universal Laws

    Universal Laws

    1 1990 HD

    A young man working as a first-class fashion designer decides to give up his business and return to his hometown after the sudden death of his father.

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Disciples of Hippocrates

    Disciples of Hippocrates

    6.4 1980 HD

    The story revolves around Ogino, who is in the last year of his medical studies. Between lectures, exams, on field training, his commitment as a...

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

    1 1999 HD

    Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

    7.3 1996 HD

    A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near...

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie

    Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Make-Up

    Make-Up

    1 1984 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Nosari: Impermanent Eternity

    Nosari: Impermanent Eternity

    2.5 2020 HD

    A young man wanders and makes calls to elders who live alone. Saying “Granny, it’s me,” he lies to them that he is their grandson....

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Congratulatory Speech

    Congratulatory Speech

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2021
    imgMovies

    Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

    Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

    6.563 2021 HD

    Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji...

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Legend of the Cat Monster

    Legend of the Cat Monster

    1 1998 HD

    A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which...

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha

    Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha

    1 2009 HD

    Taishi lives with his father Kazushi. His mother left home when Taishi was very young and he barely has any memories of her. He believes that his...

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

    7.3 2020 HD

    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...

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    Godot of the Emotos

    Godot of the Emotos

    1 2019 HD

    The acting family, the Emotos, are the subject of this documentary following Emoto Akira and his sons.

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Underdog: Part One

    Underdog: Part One

    6.9 2020 HD

    Tells the story of three bottom-dog boxers who gets used as punching bags. Pro boxer Suenaga Akira fell off the path to greatness but still tries to...

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Happy Flight

    Happy Flight

    6.2 2008 HD

    A variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew...

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Stardust Over The Town

    Stardust Over The Town

    5.3 2020 HD

    Story of the struggling chorus group "Yamada Osamu and the Hello Nights", who gain an unexpected new member in the young Ai, who pursues her dream of...

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Zebraman

    Zebraman

    6.289 2004 HD

    A failure as a teacher and a familyman, Shinichi tries to escape everyday live by dressing up as the superhero "Zebraman". Although the TV series was...

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Teacher's suitcase

    Teacher's suitcase

    7 2003 HD

    Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, 'Sensei', in a bar. He is at...

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  • 2021
    imgMovies

    The Great Yokai War: Guardians

    The Great Yokai War: Guardians

    6.3 2021 HD

    Kei Watanabe is a fifth grade elementary school student. He has inherited the hunter's blood to hunt yōkai. To save the world from being destroyed,...

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Kodokunogurume ōmisoka supesharu ~ tabe-osame! Setouchi shutchō-hen ~

    Kodokunogurume ōmisoka supesharu ~ tabe-osame! Setouchi shutchō-hen ~

    10 2017 HD

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    It Feels So Good

    It Feels So Good

    6.6 2019 HD

    When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan,...

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    The Dog Bridegroom

    The Dog Bridegroom

    1 2017 HD

    Ninomiya Azusa is a depressed elementary school teacher in Tokyo, who has problems both at work and in her personal life. One day, she suddenly hears...

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Tetsujin 28: The Movie

    Tetsujin 28: The Movie

    6 2005 HD

    One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.

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  • 2021
    imgMovies

    The End of the Tiny World

    The End of the Tiny World

    7.8 2021 HD

    Kida and Makoto grew up together because they have it in common that they don't have parents. And a transfer student, Yotchi, also gets along with...

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    I Never Shot Anyone

    I Never Shot Anyone

    7 2020 HD

    Renji Ishibashi, starring in the movie for the first time in 18 years, plays a hero with two faces, a dull novelist and a legendary killer. Susumu...

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  • 2020
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    Wonderful Paradise

    Wonderful Paradise

    6.7 2020 HD

    In consequence of his professional mistakes and declining career, Shuji and his family, the Sasaya’s, are forced to leave the wealthy suburb of...

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  • 1991
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    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    7 1991 HD

    In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very...

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  • 2022
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    A Man

    A Man

    6.951 2022 HD

    Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.

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  • 2007
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    Prodigy

    Prodigy

    7.1 2007 HD

    Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point...

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  • 2025
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    Shonen to Inu

    Shonen to Inu

    1 2025 HD

    New Takahisa Zeze movie, adaptation of the book "Shonen to Inu." To be released in Spring 2025.

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  • 1993
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    Sky Cannot Be This Blue

    Sky Cannot Be This Blue

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1999
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    Genroku Ryoran

    Genroku Ryoran

    7 1999 HD

    The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of Japan's history....

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  • 2019
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    Banjo no Himawari

    Banjo no Himawari

    8 2019 HD

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  • 2003
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    Water Boys

    Water Boys

    7.2 2003 HD

    Water Boys is a Japanese television drama series aired in Japan on Fuji Television in 2003. There is a fairly large cast due to the amount of members...

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  • 2021
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    Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later

    Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later

    9 2021 HD

    Six months ago, life went dark for the underworld negotiator Kida when his lifelong friend and fellow former outcast Makoto became embroiled in a...

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  • 2006
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    Tokumei! Keiji Dongame

    Tokumei! Keiji Dongame

    1 2006 HD

    Toshiyuki Nishida plays the role of Don Kameda, A.K.A “Don-Game”. Don-Game is a cafe owner who loves jazz and long epic songs. But...

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  • 2006
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    Love and Glory

    Love and Glory

    6.8 2006 HD

    Kazutoyo lived during the end of the Sengoku period (1546-1605). He was the first feudal lord of the fief of Tosa on the island of Shikoku. He served...

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  • 1999
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    Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai

    Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai

    8 1999 HD

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  • 2018
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    Segodon

    Segodon

    8.2 2018 HD

    Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima...

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  • 2021
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    Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses

    Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses

    1 2021 HD

    Police dog handler Ippei Aoba has a problem. It's called Oliver. To others, Oliver is a genius police dog that comes from a long line of geniuses,...

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  • 2002
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    The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

    8.4 2002 HD

    Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for...

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  • 2014
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    The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

    5.8 2014 HD

    Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and commits suicide. Tamotsu’s friend Banji Masuzawa...

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  • 2017
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    Home Sweet Tokyo

    Home Sweet Tokyo

    1 2017 HD

    Englishman Bryan Jenkins was living peacefully with his Japanese wife Itsuki and daughter Alice in London, when his Japanese mother-in-law suddenly...

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  • 2008
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    Ties of Shooting Stars

    Ties of Shooting Stars

    7.3 2008 HD

    Based on a novel by mystery writer Keigo Higashino, Ryūsei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago....

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  • 2005
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    Haru and Natsu

    Haru and Natsu

    7.8 2005 HD

    As Haru emigrates from Japan with her family to the coffee plantations in Brazil, Natsu is left behind in the care of spiteful relatives. Losing all...

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  • 2021
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    てにあまる

    てにあまる

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2011
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    HUNTER - Women After Reward Money

    HUNTER - Women After Reward Money

    8 2011 HD

    On a return flight to Japan, cabin attendant Isaka Rei arrests a thief at Narita Airport’s International Terminal, and receives a reward of 1...

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  • 2013
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    オリンピックの身代金

    オリンピックの身代金

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2016
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    Love That Makes You Cry

    Love That Makes You Cry

    7.7 2016 HD

    Follows the story of love, friendship and growth of six young men and women who move from countryside to the big city of Tokyo, each with their own...

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  • 2017
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    A Life

    A Life

    6.2 2017 HD

    When Okita Kazuaki was starting out as a doctor, he was forced to resign from the hospital. He left his girlfriend Danjo Mifuyu behind and went to...

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  • 2017
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    Frankenstein's Love

    Frankenstein's Love

    7 2017 HD

    A monster was created from an incident that took place 100 years ago. He possesses super physical ability and can live forever. He yearns for humans...

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  • 1993
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    Family Court Judge

    Family Court Judge

    1 1993 HD

    The story centers on the life of Kawata Yoshio, an eccentric judge. The popularity of the series seems to stem from both the good-natured wisdom of...

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  • 2023
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    満天のゴール

    満天のゴール

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2022
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    Ten Count to the Future

    Ten Count to the Future

    7.6 2022 HD

    When Kirisawa Shogo was a high school student, he was a brilliant amateur boxer. He won 4 boxing tournaments and he seemed to have a bright future in...

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  • 2019
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    In Hand

    In Hand

    8 2019 HD

    Tetsu Himokura is a parasitologist. He enjoys researching the lives of parasites at his home laboratory and he barely leaves his home. He also has...

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  • 1984
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    水曜ドラマスペシャル

    水曜ドラマスペシャル

    1 1984 HD

    “Monday Drama Special” (Getsuyou Drama Special) is a long-running drama that aired on TBS every Monday from 21:00 to 22:54 (JST) from...

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  • 2017
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    Silver and Gold

    Silver and Gold

    6.7 2017 HD

    Morita, a man who never succeeds in anything, takes his anger out in gambling. He meets an underworld fixer named Ginji Hirai, who introduces him to...

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  • 2010
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    Absolute Zero

    Absolute Zero

    8 2010 HD

    Izumi Sakuragi is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last...

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  • 2018
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    Good Doctor

    Good Doctor

    8 2018 HD

    Minato Shindo has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Minato was little, he dreamed...

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  • 2022
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    Teen Regime

    Teen Regime

    7.5 2022 HD

    In the year 202X, Japan feels a deep sense of stagnation and has been branded by the world as a country on the decline. Wanting to break free of this...

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  • 2022
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    The Honest Realtor

    The Honest Realtor

    5.7 2022 HD

    Hotshot Nagase Saichi is Tosaka Real Estate’s top realtor. He lies through his teeth and will stop at nothing to seal a deal. One day, he...

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  • 2002
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    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

    7.938 2002 HD

    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...

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  • 2012
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    Folktales from Japan

    Folktales from Japan

    8.5 2012 HD

    Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and...

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  • 2022
    imgS1 E2

    混声の森

    混声の森

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2013
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    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    7.5 2013 HD

    During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo,...

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  • 1998
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    Yanchakure

    Yanchakure

    1 1998 HD

    The 59th NHK Asadora Drama is Yanchakure. Location includes Osaka. In Osaka, "yanchakure" is a bit of an old word which is used to describe tomboyish...

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  • 2011
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    Humanoid Monster Bem

    Humanoid Monster Bem

    7 2011 HD

    Bem, Bela, and Belo are not "monsters," nor "humans," but "humanoid monsters." They usually disguise themselves as a human family living together,...

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  • 2013
    imgS1 E10

    Black Kite

    Black Kite

    8.3 2013 HD

    Yasu's mother passed away when he was very young and his father abandoned him. Yasu's wife, Misako, also lost both her parents when she was young....

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  • 2022
    imgS1 E10

    The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors

    The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors

    6 2022 HD

    A story about a high school full of delinquents, and its elite class that has clones of famous warlords from Japan's Warring States period fighting...

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  • 2022
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    Goodbye My Dear

    Goodbye My Dear

    7 2022 HD

    “Who is the last person you would like to see?” When junior high school teacher Sakuraba Ayako wakes up, she sees a man standing there....

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  • 2022
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    Japanese Style

    Japanese Style

    6 2022 HD

    30-year-old Kakioka Tetsuro returns home for the first time in 10 years to save his family’s traditional inn Niji no Ya after he hears that his...

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  • 2022
    imgS1 E10

    Lost Man Found

    Lost Man Found

    7.889 2022 HD

    Satoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the industry, but his luck begins to change when he finds...

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  • 2016
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    Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    7.3 2016 HD

    The heroine Balsa is a skilled bodyguard and a masterful spear-wielder. One day she rescues Prince Chagum who has fallen into a river. The prince is...

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  • 2001
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    Prince Shotoku

    Prince Shotoku

    6 2001 HD

    In the late 6th century the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various...

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  • 2015
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    新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜

    新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2012
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    Platinum Town

    Platinum Town

    1 2012 HD

    Tetsuro Yamasaki returns to his hometown to find that it is in financial crisis. He quits his job and settles in his hometown to help the town get...

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  • 2010
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    Mori no Asagao

    Mori no Asagao

    10 2010 HD

    New prison officer Naoki Oikawa is assigned to the death-row section. When he observes the death row inmate's fear of their impending executions...

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  • 2019
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    Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation

    Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation

    7.7 2019 HD

    Saeki Shuichi was a detective, but he quit his job. He now works at a detective agency. One day, a couple asks the detective agency to find a man...

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  • 2004
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    竜馬がゆく

    竜馬がゆく

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2023
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    Get Ready!

    Get Ready!

    8 2023 HD

    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...

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  • 2024
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    JK to Roppozensho

    JK to Roppozensho

    1 2024 HD

    Sakuragi Miyabi is a high school student in Aomori. She lives with her lawyer grandfather and receives special education from him in the field of...

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  • 2024
    imgS1 E11

    Shinjuku Field Hospital

    Shinjuku Field Hospital

    8 2024 HD

    A gripping medical drama centered around a hospital in Kabukicho. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, including those from male host bars and...

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  • 2010
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    Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka

    Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka

    1 2010 HD

    Adapted from the book with the same title by Ryusho Kadota, a journalist who followed the "Hikari City Mother and Child Murder Case" that took place...

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  • 2002
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    Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

    Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

    1 2002 HD

    Based on the novel by Jirō Asada, the TV movie depicts the lives of the Shinsengumi warriors during the turmoil of the late Edo period.

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  • 2013
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    Hanzawa Naoki

    Hanzawa Naoki

    8.2 2013 HD

    Hanzawa Naoki works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day, Hanzawa makes a loan contract for 500 million yen...

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  • 1991
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    Taiheiki

    Taiheiki

    1 1991 HD

    The drama centers on Ashikaga Takauji's rise to power, overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate and eventually establishing the Ashikaga shogunate.

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  • 1995
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    Eighth Shogun Yoshimune

    Eighth Shogun Yoshimune

    1 1995 HD

    The drama is depicting the life and times in 17th and 18th century Japan during the rule of the eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune.

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