Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho (born 22 November 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a noted Japanese actress, whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2002. Baisho has also been in films of Akira Kurosawa. She also won the awards for best actress at the 10th Hochi Film Award for Love Letter and Ikiteru uchi ga hana nano yo shindara sore made yo to sengen.She also won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for The Geisha and at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for Tokyo Lullaby. Her sister is actress-singer Chieko Baisho.
Tales from Earthsea
as The Mistress (voice)Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to...
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Kagemusha
as OyunokataAkira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to...
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Dreams
as Mother of 'I'A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
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The Ballad of Narayama
as OeiIn a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go...
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Vengeance Is Mine
as Kazuko EnokizuA thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
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11’09”01—September 11
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine...
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The Eel
as Misako NakajimaA businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a...
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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Mitsu AizawaA down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual...
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Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
as Setsuko MurataRen Takahashi and Aoi Sonoda were both born in 1989. They met for the first time at the age of...
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In the Wake
as Kei TōshimaBaffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was...
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Tenchu!
as OnimoA ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the...
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as OmatsuKumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a...
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The Geisha
as OsodéYokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th...
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Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
as Masae MurakamiA Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an...
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52-Hertz Whales
as Sachie MuranakaAfter her mother remarried, Kiko Mishima was abused mentally and physically by her family that...
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The Lady Shogun and Her Men
as Yorinobu MizunoIn the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the...
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Sure Death 4
as OfukuHaving been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled...
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Brighter Days
as Sae YukinoSaho Takahashi, capable but a disillusioned nurse, has lost all motivation for her job working...
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The Crazy Family
as Saeko KobayashiThe Kobayashi family finally are able to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment to the...
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Zegen
as ShihoAt the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and...
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Duel at Fort Ezo
as Aka Shu1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots...
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Why Not?
as OkoThe film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in...
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All Around Us
as Namiko YoshidaKanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values...
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Manhunt
as Otsuki KyokoA tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is...
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A Scream from Nowhere
as Sumiko Miyajima - The ActressIn 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of...
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Cabaret
as Megumi NanbuA young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this...
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A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
as uncreditedThe story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for...
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Turn
as Mori SatokoMaki is a talented copper plate artist, however, just before her first gallery show, she gets...
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
as uncreditedTaro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with...
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Postcard
as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-LawToward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a...
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Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange
as uncreditedYamakura of the Kobe Fire Department aspires to wear the vaunted “orange” uniform of an elite...
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A Last Note
as Naoko YazawaA retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has...
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Counterfeit
as Kageko SadaKageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is...
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Winter's Flower
as MerryKanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a...
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Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
as uncreditedEiso Tsubaki, a former aristocrat, was suspected in a murder case in Ginza and committed...
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Out
as Yoshie 'Sensei' AzumaWhen pregnant lunchbox factory worker Yayoi has finally taken all the abuse she can handle, she...
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P. P. Rider
as IkukoThree high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out...
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Offbeat Cops
as Sachiko NaruseTsukasa Naruse works as a detective. He is enthusiastic with his job. To catch criminals, he...
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Love Letter
as Kyoko TakeharaA drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced...
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Love Letter
as uncreditedA romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got...
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Miyamoto Musashi
as AkemiIn Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving...
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Nuclear Gypsies
as uncreditedBarbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an...
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Haru, Bânîzu de
as uncreditedTsutsui, an office worker, marries Hitomi, who has a son from a previous marriage. However, one...
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Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
as uncreditedComedy centered on a stripper agency
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The Life of Chikuzan
as Chikuzan's 2nd wifeA 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player...
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Flames of Blood
as OrinThe story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of...
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By Player
as uncreditedThe film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a...
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The Three Ginza Rascals
as uncreditedThree men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable...
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Rock: Wanko no Shima
as uncreditedA boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in...
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Yukiko YoshiyamaA high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.
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Fun on the Run
as PontaComedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.
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Let Him Rest in Peace
as Akai ShimaA man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young...
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Sing My Life
as Katsu SeyamaKatsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is a 73-years-old woman. She often makes trouble with her biting remarks....
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Curtain Call
as Haruko NakamichiMiho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko...
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Women Can't Be Beaten
as AikoAn uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving...
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Blazing Famiglia
as Donbaa"Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi...
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Women Who Do Not Divorce
as uncreditedKeiichi (Kenichi Hagiwara) is a weather man. He gets involved with two married women, Yoshiko...
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Flower and Dragon
as uncreditedKingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the...
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Mr. Love Chemistry 2
as uncreditedDespite working as a matchmaker, Sosuke is an awkward person. He works with Shion and they...
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Charming Men
as HarukoOne day, when Goro (Kiyoshi Atsumi) returns to his poor tenement house from a trip on a deep-sea...
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The Million Dollar Pursuit
as uncreditedBurned out butcher Hazama meets a woman at a restaurant and is asked to help her deliver a bag...
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Daddy on a Rocking Boat
as uncreditedBased on the comic by Mitsutoshi Furuya
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
as Harue FujishimaArrangement instructor Makiko Norita (Yukie Nakama) displays a dignified smile, but she also...
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An Emblem Dedicated To You
as Takajo WakaKazuya Takajo was a promising soccer player. At the age of 23, he was selected for the national...
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Tokyo Lullaby
as Hisako HamanakaHamanaka Koichi returns to his wife Hisako and family in a sadder, run-down section of eastern...
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Dendera
as Masari ShiinaFifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to...
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Chase That Man
as uncreditedThe story of the desperate struggle between the police and a large crime syndicate.
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Time Never Stops
as Iku HamaguchiA family that was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011,...
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Cinema Fighters
as MiyukiSix stories based on six songs, the first project of Cinema Fighters.
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Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
as Fumiyo HaraKomaki is a thirty-something woman that has had it with her perpetually unemployed aspiring...
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Theater Of Life
as uncreditedCentred on Aonari Hyokichi, a young literary man with aspirations to become a writer, and the...
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Locomotive Teacher
as uncreditedSeigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels...
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Wings of Icarus' Flight
as uncreditedA young man who travels around the world with a camera in his hand finds the circus a...
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My Phoenix
as Takako DemachiRomance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix
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Our Miyo-chan
as MiyoOwner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.
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Shining Boy and Little Randy
as Asako FujisawaTetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with...
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Shichou Shisu
as uncreditedThe mayor is found dead in the river in a small town known for its hot springs. It's assumed...
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Follow the Girls
as uncreditedComedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.
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When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
as AkikoWhen Satoshi was little, his mother Akiko always took good care of him. She was gentle, but...
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Bōkyō
as (segment "Mikan no hana")Three stories from Shiratsuna Island: "Mikan no hana" Shiratsuna Island is the only remaining...
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Lover's Duet
as Yachiyo KawadaA melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut. A remake of the 1939 film of...
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Chicken Is Barefoot
as uncreditedA disabled child of separated parents gets caught up in police espionage due to his uncanny...
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The Blind Swordsman
as SelfA documentary about the character created for a series of Japanese films starring Shintaro...
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The Shinano River
as uncreditedRomantic drama based on the manga published in Young Comic.
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Snowman
as Miyuki (old)A near future not far from now. A couple who are tied with deep love with, Roku and Miyuki....
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Haru yo koi
as 高倉リュウA successful screenwriter looks back on her life when she learns her husband has cancer. A...
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Suzuran
as Fuki KawamotoIn 1924, a time when both steam engine trains and early Showa Era's first train stations are...
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Ryōmaden
as uncreditedRyōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010...
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Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
as uncreditedA legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting...
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Detective Story
as Masako AikiAfter five years of service as a cop in San Francisco, Shunsaku Kudo becomes a private detective.
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Hanzawa Naoki
as Natsuko HaneHanzawa Naoki works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day,...
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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
as uncreditedDaimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon who is part of a questionable “doctor...
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Gannibal
as Gin GotôAfter causing a major incident, police officer Daigo Agawa takes his wife and daughter to live...
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Gift
as Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子）Gift is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from April 16, 1997 to June 25,...
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Black Pean
as Harue TokaiSeishiro Tokai (Kazunari Ninomiya) works as a surgeon at a university hospital. He possesses...
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Shitamachi Rocket
as uncreditedTsukuda Kohei was once a researcher with the Aerospace and Science Exploration Agency and now...
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Roppongi Class
as uncreditedMiyabe Arata, owner of the Roppongi Nidaime Miyabe bar, fights against those who have absolute...
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Last Friends
as Chinatsu AidaThe series follow the life of Michiru Aida, a beauty parlor assistant who returns to Tokyo after...
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Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
as Ikuko Omura"Late blooming Sunflower -My life renewed-" is a story of 7 young adults living their ordinary...
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Involvement in Family Affairs
as Yasuko MiyamaSato, a young woman from a modest family, marries Kenta, a young man from a well-to-do and...
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Ruri's Island
as Nakama MegumiRuri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless...
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Tokyo Tower
as Eiko NakagawaA story about a young man named Masaya, whose lifelong dream is to go build a life in Tokyo....
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Blackboard
as Ryoko Yokote"Blackboard ~ Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~," revolves around teachers in different time...
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Blackboard
as Yokote Ryoko"Blackboard ~ Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~," revolves around teachers in different time...
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Detective Akechi Kogoro
as Koumoto KeikoDangerous hacker group “Phantom 20” is known internationally. They begin an attack on Hikari...
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Miyamoto Musashi
as OtsuMusashi Miyamoto left his village and ended up fighting in the battle of Sekigahara with his...
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Kawa no Hotori de
as uncreditedToshi-chan and BB live in a hut with a blue sheet on the banks of the Tama River. Having lived...
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Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?
as Mysterious WomanUp till 20 years ago, together with his father and 3 other people, Homura Masayoshi was part of...
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Two Weeks
as uncreditedDaichi has served time for murder, and is now living a life without hope. One day he is suddenly...
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The Inugami Family
as SetsukoA series of mysterious murders over a vast inheritance at a lakeside mansion! The gold standard...
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Request to the Angel
as Kazuko SatoOne day, unmotivated private detective Shimada receives a request from an old woman. She asks...
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An Early Autumn
as uncreditedA former couple, separated for over 20 years, were reunited after being told their son had only...
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顔で笑って
as Hideko HanadaSet in a surgical hospital in Kamakura that has been in the female lineage for over 100 years,...
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