Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe (born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but he successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. He is a 1988 graduate of Chuo University.
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
as Mitsuo KatagiriAn independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track...
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Still Walking
as Ryota YokoyamaTwelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life,...
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Chocolate
as MasashiZen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick...
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Legend of the Demon Cat
as Abe NakamaroDuring the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls...
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After the Storm
as Ryota ShinodaRyota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as...
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Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fight
as Kenshiro (voice)A film adaptation of the Last Nanto General story arc from the manga, depicting the final battle...
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The Wings of the Kirin
as Kyoichirou KagaA man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A...
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
as Kenshirô (voice)The film's story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval...
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
as Kenshirô (voice)A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between...
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I Wish
as Mr. SakagamiTwelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents'...
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Tokyo Raiders
as Takeshi ItoWhen a private eye, a jilted bride and a mysterious stranger join forces to track down an...
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Thermae Romae
as LuciusThe story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas....
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Thermae Romae II
as LuciusIn ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the...
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Hana and Alice
as Alice's Mother's CompanionTwo teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a...
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Survive Style 5+
as Aoyama, the HypnotistFive bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one and other eventually become intertwined,...
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Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
as Yamaguchi TamonAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to...
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Hero
as Mitsugu ShibayamaAfter six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the...
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By Rule of Crow's Thumb
as TakeConstantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu,...
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Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
as Jiro UedaNaoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama), a female magician, and Jiro Ueda (Hiroshi Abe), a genius physicist,...
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
as Kenshirô (voice)Fourth part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Toki's...
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Forbidden Siren
as Kei TsuchidaA writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new...
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Platonic Sex
as Hideyuki IshikawaWhen Aoi is gang-raped by her classmates and kicked out of her home by her own parents she sees...
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In the Wake
as Seiichiro TomashinoBaffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was...
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The Last Princess
as RokurotaAfter the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and...
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Trick the Movie: Last Stage
as Jiro UedaTrade company employee Shinichi recommends to Naoko and Jiro to go to a beautiful place abroad....
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The Crimes That Bind
as Kyoichiro KagaMichiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was...
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A Ghost of a Chance
as HayamiDefence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering...
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The Sword of Alexander
as GenkurouOrichalcum is a mystical metal material that gives great powers to the life form that possesses...
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Happily Ever After
as Isao HayamaDirector Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic -- domestic violence -- in...
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Before the Vigil
as MatsuoiMatsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even...
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A Loving Husband
as Yohei MiyamotoSchoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by...
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Sakura Guardian in the North
as Tokujiro EzureThe film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by...
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Saga of the Phoenix
as KujakuHell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause...
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria
as Kenshirô (voice)Second part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Yuria's...
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Everest: The Summit of the Gods
as HanyuMakoto Fukamachi is a Japanese cameraman. He finds an old camera on a backstreet of Nepal. The...
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Hokusai
as Juzaburo TsutayaThe unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have...
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Trick: The Movie 2
as Jiro UedaUeda employes Yamada to go a mysterious island in search of a girl (played by Maki Horikita)...
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The Garden of Evening Mists
as Nakamura AritomoA woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common...
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We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia
as Prof. KondoA young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an...
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Trick: The Movie
as Jiro UedaDisaster befalls a village's inhabitants every 300 years. A popular self-styled magician named...
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HERO SP
as 芝山贡Five years have passed since Kuryu Kohei's transfer from Tokyo to Ishigaki, and then to Sapporo....
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The Glorious Team Batista
as Keisuke ShiratoriToho university hospital has established an outstanding coronary surgery team under the...
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Shippu Rondo
as Kazuyuki KuribayashiAn illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even...
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There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
as uncreditedBenio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her...
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Sleeping Forest
as Kaga KyoichiroA man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at...
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Nomitori Samurai
as Hironoshin KobayashiHironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a...
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Shoichiro KanedaOne of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.
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Cape Nostalgia
as Koji KashiwagiEtsuko's café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste...
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The Mystery of Rampo
as uncreditedEdogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing...
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River of First Love
as Shiro Takakura8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother,...
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High and Low
as 戸倉碧警視At a crucial point in his business life, executive Gondo learns that his son has been kidnapped...
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Trick Shinsaku Special 3
as uncreditedWithin a mountain village, the Suijin family has controlled the village for a long time. The...
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Elevator to the Gallows
as Tokito TakahikoA phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other...
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Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
as Isao ShimokawajiIt's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in...
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The Blue Bird
as Mr. MurachiHigashigaoka Junior High School is in turmoil as one of the pupils, Noguchi, who had been...
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Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
as TsukiyomiAfter killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can...
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The Shadow Spirit
as enokizu reijirouA series of murders of beautiful girls occur in Tokyo not long after the end of the war. Also...
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Memories Corner
as KenjiYoung French journalist Ada Servier arrives in Kobe to cover the memorial ceremonies of the big...
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Tonbi
as Yasuo IchikawaYasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira...
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Red Finger
as Kyoichiro KagaA 7 years girl is found dead in the local park’s toilet. Kaga Kyouichiro, who was asked to find...
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Kyouju Luger P08
as Shiro DoiA man's life is altered when he comes into possession of a gun.
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Yawara!
as Kosaku matsudaYawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced...
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The Man Behind the Scissors
as HorinouchiThe Man Behind the Scissors centers around two serial killers: mastermind Yasunaga and helper...
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Baian the Assassin: Showdown
as uncreditedSecond television special.
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Summer of Ubume
as Reijiro EnokizuKyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend...
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Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
as uncreditedCommemorating the 25th anniversary of the series. In this work, we collaborate with five popular...
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Lear on the Shore
as YukioKuwahata Chokichi used to be a famous actor, but now he's suspected to be suffering from...
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Offbeat Cops
as Tsukasa NaruseTsukasa Naruse works as a detective. He is enthusiastic with his job. To catch criminals, he...
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Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
as uncreditedTamura Masakazu returns as Nemuri Kyoshiro for the fourth and final time. Gensai, an eccentric...
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Trick Shinsaku Special 2
as Jiro UedaUeda, Naoko, Yabe Kenzo and his partner Akiba are back in a new Trick special. Ueda Jiro is...
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Snow on The Blades
as Jyubei SahashiAt Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed...
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A Flawless Concierge
as uncreditedA comedy about a concierge at a plush hotel who deals with a series of unusual guests.
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A Distant Cry from Spring
as Kōsaku TajimaA Distant Cry from Spring (TV Movies)
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The Suicide Song
as JakeOriginal story by Yasushi AKIMOTO, writer of the mega hit movie One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari)...
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Haruka naru Yakusoku
as Hachiya YasaburoThere is a story of a grand love torn apart by the Russo-Japanese War. It is an incomparable...
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Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen
as uncreditedThis film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin....
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Rush!
as AndôA wacky tale of two guys, one Korean and one Japanese who, mistaken for a couple of murderers,...
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The Yellow Handkerchief
as Shima YusakuSet in Hokkaido, revolving around an ex-convict named Shima Yusaku (Abe) who has just been...
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Adiantum Blue
as Ryuji YamazakiAdiantum Blue is about a pianist with a terminal illness, who wishes to spend her last happy...
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The Ode to Joy
as IkoBased on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the...
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Crazy Lips
as NarimotoAfter her brother is accused of murdering four people, his sister, desperate to prove his...
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Gore from Outer Space
as FBI AgentA mother is accused of murdering her daughter but when she tells her tale, things don't seem to...
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Trick Shinsaku Special
as uncreditedUeda joins other professors to debunk a spirtualist, Midorikawa Shouko, who claims she knows...
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Two Magical Nights
as uncreditedThis 'Young V-Cinema' film was created for young people, turning from the action of Toei...
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30 -thirty-
as uncreditedMovie adaptation of the novel "When a man sleeps gently" by actor Shinobu Sakagami.
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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
as HayateA retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible...
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Cheers From Heaven
as Hikaru OhshiroWhen bento shop owner Hikaru Oshiro learns that a group of high school students have no place to...
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Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP
as uncreditedThe detective with the highest arrest rate. In fact, he was a vicious detective who communicated...
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 3: Fly Birdie
as uncreditedThe Third Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe Movie
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The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
as Keisuke ShiratoriA year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical...
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The First Train Runs in Hiroshima
as Akitaka MatsuuraOnly 3 days after A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a streetcar started running through the town...
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Pro Golfer Oribe 2: Par is Fine
as uncreditedThe Second Pro Golfer Oribe Kinjiro Movie
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Sanctuary - Part 2
as Chiaki AsamiTwo people who lead Japan to "Sanctuary". Hojo aims to unite the Yakuza organization in the...
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What the War Meant
as Akiho IshiiThe drama stars Beat Takeshi as General Hideki Tojo, who served as Prime Minister of Japan...
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Sanctuary - Part 3
as Chiaki AsamiStanding in the way of Hojo and Asami is Secretary-General Isaoka, and a new enemy, the Russian...
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Making 'Still Walking'
as SelfA documentary filmed behind the scenes during the making of Hirokasu Kore-eda's 2008 film "Still...
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 5: Beloved Lost Ball
as uncreditedThe Fifth Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe Movie
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Inferno
as uncreditedSatomi is a research student who travels to northern Japan seeking reported olden Christian...
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Sanctuary
as Chiaki AsamiAkira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small...
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French Dressing
as uncreditedDrama about a narcoleptic senior-high student, Mayumi, and his relationships with a male teacher...
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 4: Shank Shank Shank
as uncreditedThe Fourth Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe movie
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Tales from the Dead
as JiroTales From The Dead is anthology of four stories that looks at the quiet terror lurking inside...
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Hero
as Mitsugu Shibayama（芝山 貢）Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a...
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Yoshitsune
as Taira no Tomomori (Kiyomori's 4th son)Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11...
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What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Takeda ShingenThe drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1,...
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Heart of a Samurai
as Kenshin UesugiTenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from...
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Heart of a Samurai
as uncreditedTenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from...
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Genroku Ryoran
as Horibe YasubeiThe 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most...
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Musashi
as Touji GionOrphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the...
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Trick
as Jiro UedaAlthough 23 year old Yamada Naoko is a "super" magician, she is continously fired and constantly...
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Dragon Sakura
as Kenji SakuragiA struggling lawyer, Kenji Sakuragi, takes a position at private school Tatsuyama Gakuen to pay...
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Shitamachi Rocket
as Kohei TsukudaTsukuda Kohei was once a researcher with the Aerospace and Science Exploration Agency and now...
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He Who Can't Marry
as Shinsuke KuwanoKekkon dekinai otoko, known in English as He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japanese drama broadcast...
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Deep Crime Unit
as Masayoshi NinaNiina Masayoshi is the leader of DCU. The group was newly created by the Japan Coast Guard and...
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Vivant
as Mamoru NozakiYusuke Nogi of Ryosho's Energy Development Division said that 10 times the official down payment...
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Going My Home
as Ryota TsuboiRyota, a timid salaryman who has difficulties fitting in at home and work has his average life...
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Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
as Chikage KobayakawaThis story is about four men who work in a confectionary. Tachibana Keiichiro (Shiina Kippei) is...
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Because We Forget Everything
as MM, a mystery writer, has a girlfriend of five years named F, who disappeared on Halloween night....
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Shinzanmono
as Kyoichiro KagaIn the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo - a woman was murdered. Detective Kaga Kyoichiro,...
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Omizu no Hanamichi
as uncreditedThe drama tells the story of a hostess turning 30 years old.
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Shotgun Marriage
as Eitaro KawaguchiRyunosuke, who directs commercials, receives a phone call. On the other end of the phone is a...
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Weekend Marriage
as Omori junYoko always seems to say and do the right thing and has forever been the center of attention....
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My Little Chef
as Kensaku TachibanaSeri, an unknown yet talented female chef from the country, arrives in Tokyo to work at French...
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At-Home Dad
as Kazuyuki YamamuraA Proud "man of the house", Yamamura Kazuyuki is the bread winner in a society where men bring...
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Always Smiling
as Reijiro SakuraiYumi, a 23-year-old office worker, is fired from her job out of the blue. A few days later,...
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Clouds Over the Hill
as 秋山好古Saka no Ue no Kumo is an NHK 21st Century special drama which was aired over three years...
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White Spring
as Sakura HaruoFormer yakuza Haruo is finally released from prison after completing his sentence. With nine...
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The Sniffer
as Hanaoka ShinichiroA consultant who has a superhuman sense of smell and assists in solving cases by smelling the...
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Sometimes Love is a Lie
as Terui OsamuA female surgeon desperately wants to have children but is unable to. Her pediatrician husband,...
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CHANGE
as Katsutoshi NirasawaCHANGE is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV starting May 12, 2008.
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Baian the Assassin
as Kosugi JuugoroDuring the day, Dr. Baian is the friendly and trusted village acupuncturist. At night, he...
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Midnight Rain
as uncreditedTokura Takashi (Oda Yuji) is a talented and somewhat arrogant surgeon who is recruited to work...
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Destiny Pass
as uncreditedWith an all-star cast led by Matsudaira Ken and Natsuyagi Isao, this exciting tale set in the...
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Etorofu Harukanari
as uncreditedOn the eve of the outbreak of war between Japan and the U.S., U.S. Naval Intelligence sent a spy...
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Endless Sorrows
as Kitazawa Hayato 北沢迅人Akari is a jewelry clerk who doubles as the store’s catalog model. She does not appreciate only...
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Wedding Planner SWEET Delivery
as Koyurugi JunThis is a love comedy that takes you behind the scenes of the latest bridal businesses, as well...
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