Machiko Ono
The Nara-born actress got an early start in the much praised and oft discussed The Taste Of Tea before staying with the profession and graduating to adult roles. Before that, however, the youngest of four sisters had debuted in Suzaku after, legend has it, director Naomi Kawase spotted her cleaning shoe boxes at her junior high school. She has won several awards since.
Modest Heroes
as Mother (voice)Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to...
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Like Father, Like Son
as Midori NonomiyaRyota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son...
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Sabakan
as Ryoko HisadaNagasaki in 1986. Hisada, who lives with her affectionate parents and her younger brother,...
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Beyond Outrage
as Tatto GirlAs the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza...
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The Taste of Tea
as TeacherA spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary...
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Climber's High
as Chizuko TamakiOn August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest...
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Museum
as Haruka SawamuraIn Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is...
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
as Sakutaro's Older SisterWhile searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep...
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Eureka
as MikikoIn rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged...
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Kiki's Delivery Service
as OsonoA young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She...
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Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
as Ryoko Fujino (adult)A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was...
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The Floating Castle
as ChiyoIn the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of...
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A Family
as Yukiko KudoTaken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging...
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Dynamite Graffiti
as TomikoWhen Suei was little, his mother had an affair with a young man who lived next door. Suei's...
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Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
as Ryoko Fujino (adult)A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was...
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Anime Supremacy!
as Kayako ArishinaHitomi Saito has been climbing the ranks for years and is set to direct an anime series for the...
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Detective in the Bar 2
as Kawashima YumikoA friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a...
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Funky Forest: The First Contact
as MikoAn outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around...
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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
as Harumi TamuraIn 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store....
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Ke no Hi no Kekeke
as Katase KyokoWinner of the 47th Creative TV Drama Award. Through the story of a high school girl with...
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Too Young To Die!
as Kamei NaomiAfter dying in a bus crash and falling to hell, high schooler Daisuke joins a demonic rock band...
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The Apology King
as Office workerRyoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others...
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Chieri and Cherry
as Marie (voice)Chieri is a sixth grade girl whose only friend is a stuffed toy named Cherry, which she found...
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Suzaku
as Michiru TaharaDepicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives...
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The Mourning Forest
as MachikoA young woman working at a retirement home takes an elderly man living there on an excursion...
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies
as uncreditedIn the inner chambers of the Shugun's castle, 3,000 men attempt to vie for the affection of the...
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The Blue Hearts
as (segment “Hammer”)Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a...
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Everest: The Summit of the Gods
as KishiMakoto Fukamachi is a Japanese cameraman. He finds an old camera on a backstreet of Nepal. The...
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Frog River
as uncreditedRecord shop clerk and aspiring DJ Tsutomu searches for his masculinity when challenged to a...
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At River's Edge
as IkuhisaA samurai Sakunosuke gets an order from clan chamberlain to kill another samurai who is married...
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Confess to Your Crimes
as Teranaka HatsumiThe story tells of the granddaughter of the political family Uta, who is kidnapped. The...
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The Tale of Nishino
as ManamiYukihiko Nishino is very popular with women, but, in the end, he is always dumped by a woman....
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Yoru no Agura: Ane to Ototo to Watashi
as harukoAkiko quit being a piano teacher and has been spending her days aimlessly without setting any...
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Amiko
as SayuriAmiko isn't like other children. Her endless energy makes her an outcast at school and gets her...
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Black Dawn
as Hina MatsuzawaIn 2011, top-secret data on nuclear power is stolen from a university facility. At the same...
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
as uncreditedHosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2002 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1....
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Tales of Terror from Tokyo: Volume 1
as uncreditedAn anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu...
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Sniper
as Ryoko KozukiDetective Ryoko Kozuki receives a demotion after having an affair with a superior. She succeeds...
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The Smiling Man
as Akira KamoiBased on a novel of by Nukui Tokuro, Hohoemu Hito tells the story of Nito Toshimi who, after...
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A House on a Hill
as Rieko SugitaRieko Sugita, a young and beautiful hairdresser who happens to visit a bedding shop owned by...
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YACHIMUN
as uncreditedThe studio of potter Seisho Kuniyoshi is deep in the mountains, surrounded by greenery, where he...
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A Madder Red
as Ryoko Tanaka7 years ago, Yoichi died in a traffic accident. His wife Ryoko did not receive compensation from...
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Black Widow Business
as Tomomi NakaseKozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi...
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Nadeshiko Tai
as uncreditedThe story is set in Chiran, Kagoshima, the site of a secret base used to launch kamikaze...
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Tomorrow's Dining Table
as Asumi Ishibashi3 women are happy and busy raising their boys named Yu. Due to some little thing, their lives...
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Bali Big Brother
as SachikoSachiko runs a business in Japan, but her business fails. She then escapes to Bali. There,...
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Shadowfall
as uncreditedTypically thieves enter a house, steal things and get out. This time an unsuspecting thief...
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Being Good
as MasamiTasuku Okano is a diligent young man who was raised by decent family. He works as a new teacher...
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Ramblers
as AtsukoTwo young men arrive at a deserted countryside train station. They are Tsuboi and Kinoshita,...
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Terminal
as Saeko YukiThe masterpiece of Shino Sakuragi, who won the 149th Naoki Prize for "HOTEL ROYAL" in 2013, is...
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When Will You Return?
as Tomoko AshimuraTomoko Ashimura types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but Tomoko Ashimura...
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Gips
as Kazuko22-year old secretary Kazuko first bumps into Tamaki on the way back from work. Tamaki is...
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The Dry Spell
as Kazumi IwakiriThe story takes place during a summer of continuous sunshine when water supply restrictions are...
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Crickets
as NurseKaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live...
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The Bastard and the Beautiful World
as YukoThe Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is...
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Typhoon Family
as Miyoko SuzukiIttetsu and Maitsuko are married, but they are not just any normal couple. They robbed a bank...
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Arigatou
as uncreditedIn the early morning of January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, and Tadao...
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Shikasha
as MotherA woman and her child get trapped underground while investigators look for them.
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Mom's Celestial Robe of Feathers
as Haruko"There are many things that I don't like. The traffic jam on the way to Naha, my debt-ridden...
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20-Year-Old Soul
as Keiko AsanoA young music lover named Asano Daiyoshi died at the young age of 20. In that fact, there is a...
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If Blessed
as Kawahara KaoruPoet Okachimachi Kaito makes his directing debut. Featuring lead actress Ono Machiko, who...
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The Assistant Doctor
as uncreditedStory of the last assistant doctor in Okinawa.
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Synchronicity
as uncreditedThree strangers get a strange feeling that something is "calling them." Minor things about their...
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Fish of the Fire
as Tochiko orimiHi no Sakana (火の魚, Fish of the Fire) is a Japanese novel by Murō Saisei; it was first published...
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I'm Sure Tomorrow...
as uncreditedYouth fantasy love story starring idol Kazue Fukiishi.
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Life Ain't Gonna Lose
as Mama (voice)A boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs.
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Thousand and One Nights
as Nami TamuraTomiko, a middle-aged woman, waits patiently for her husband, who disappeared thirty years ago,...
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Rail Truck
as Yumiko YanoA tale of two islands and growing up as a stranger in a strange land, told with an artistry that...
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Kaleidoscope
as HerselfNaomi Kawase collaborates with Shinya Arimoto, a Taiyo award-winning photographer she knows from...
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Hasegawa Machiko's Story
as Machiko HasegawaIn the year 1926, Machiko Hasegawa is a 6-year-old child and lives in Fukuoka. She is a bright...
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Yah Chayka!
as uncreditedRenowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams with former "rock chick" Wakako Kaku to craft...
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The Tiger and Her Wings
as Narration (voice)In the early Showa era, Japan’s first women’s law school opens, and the protagonist, Inotsume...
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Emergency Room 24 Hours
as Yukari Tachibana（橘 ゆかり）Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate...
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Carnation
as Itoko OharaCarnation is a Japanese television drama that aired in the Asadora slot on NHK from 3 October...
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Awaiting Kirin
as Iroha-dayuAfter the Onin War, the world is plunged into chaos. Amid this situation, heroes of the warring...
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Back of Father
as Sugimoto NanamiA 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and...
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Monster Magnitude: 9
as Mari MikazukiMonster attacks are a common occurrence in Japan. A special division of the Japan Meteorological...
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Grace's History
as Hasumi MinakoIn her beloved car, "Grace", a wife is on her way to Narita. Following a bus accident that kills...
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Because We Forget Everything
as uncreditedM, a mystery writer, has a girlfriend of five years named F, who disappeared on Halloween night....
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To Heal the Heart
as An ShuukoAn Kazutaka is a young, bashful psychiatrist whose jazz piano skills are as good as a pro. Right...
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To Heal the Heart
as uncreditedAn Kazutaka is a young, bashful psychiatrist whose jazz piano skills are as good as a pro. Right...
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Matrimonial Chaos
as 滨崎结夏Ordinary salaryman Hamasaki Mitsuo works for a company which installs vending machines. He...
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Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty & Fear
as uncreditedBotan Dōrō is a Japanese ghost story that is both romantic and horrific; it is one of the most...
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Hello, I Love You
as Mina UmedaUmeda Mina is a pianist whose father is a famous conductor. She has set her sights on winning an...
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Candy House
as Kimura ReikoSakurai Taro’s parents died young. His grandmother, Akiko, has been making great effort to...
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Villiany Ganbo
as Kaoru KanzakiWhen Kanzaki Kaoru was young, her mother operated an Okonomiyaki restaurant. However, in just a...
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In This Corner of the World
as Keiko Kuromura18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima...
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Desperate Motherhood
as Anno ChihiroThe story focuses on a group of moms who all have children around the same age. These women form...
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生田家の朝・緑山家の朝
as uncreditedIt is a morning scene of an ordinary family in what appears to be the Tama district in Tokyo,...
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My Husband Won't Fit
as Tomomi TeradaKumiko and Kenichi meet in college and build a happy marriage together. But over time, an...
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Sell My Hand
as Okawa MasamiOokuwa Kitaro is a jack-of-all-trades who travels nationwide across the country working...
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Mother
as Michiki HitomiYasuko Matsuyuki plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes...
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Zekkyo
as 铃木阳子A woman’s dead body is found in an apartment in Kokubunji, Tokyo. The decayed body seems like a...
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Yokoyama Hideo Suspense
as uncreditedThere are four episodes based on short stories by mystery novelist Yokoyama Hideo. Each episode...
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Anti-Terrorism Investigators
as Matsuzawa HarunaGaiji Keisatsu is a Japanese television drama mini-series that aired on NHK from 14 November...
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Wife of Soseki Natsume
as Nakane KyokoNakane Kyoko (Ono Machiko) grew up in a wealthy family and was raised by her strict father...
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Fujiko
as Uehara FujikoPrize winning journalist, Michiko Takamine receives an autobiographical manuscript from recent...
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Tourist
as Tachibana KaoruIn this drama, each of three troubled women encounter a mysterious and charismatic man while...
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Magma
as TaekoTaeko, works at a foreign-affiliated financial firm. Takeo finds herself rebuilding a small...
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