Morio Kazama
The Wind Rises
as Satomi (voice)A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied...
Movie pageThe Rape
as Shogo UedaYahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the...
Movie pageOryu's Passion: Bondage Skin
as MatsuoWhen the boss of a yakuza clan in 1920s Osaka is assassinated, Oryu, his mistress, vows revenge....
Movie pageAsakusa Kid
as Tayama JunBefore he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of...
Movie pageSamurai Fiction
as Hanbei MizoguchiA warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.
Movie pageHonnouji Hotel
as Honnoji Hotel ManagerIn Kyoto, Mayuko (Haruka Ayase) stands at a crossroad in her life. She's thinking about marriage...
Movie pageJudge!
as President of GentsuAfter taking the blame for another disastrous advertising campaign, Ota Kiichiro is asked by his...
Movie pageThe Man Who Stole the Sun
as AsaiA high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is...
Movie pageThe Discarnates
as Hidemi HaradaHarada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to...
Movie pageThe Geisha
as uncreditedYokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th...
Movie pageFall Guy
as GinshiroGinshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry...
Movie pageLove Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
as uncreditedYuichi prides himself on the fact that he is a family man but contrary to his conception of an...
Movie pageAugust without Emperor
as uncreditedTaking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese...
Movie pageShingo's Ten Duels
as Yagyu ShinzaburoThe classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he...
Movie pageThe Beast to Die
as NogiA policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi,...
Movie pageA Modern Day Schoolma'am
as Keiji ShibataNaomi, a high school teacher, feels lonely living alone, so she secretly begins living with her...
Movie pageLast Day of the Red Light District: March 31, 1958
as MasuoThe lives and loves of several prostitutes are shown on the night the Prostitution Prevention...
Movie pageThe Orphan Brother
as Young Zushiômaru (voice)After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but...
Movie pageLove of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
as uncreditedSet in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her...
Movie pageFoujita
as uncreditedA biopic of seminal 20th century artist Leonard Foujita, a contemporary of Picasso and...
Movie pageHeaven and Earth
as Imperial MessengerWarlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal...
Movie pageAppassionata
as uncreditedThis story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of...
Movie pageGoryokaku
as uncreditedAfter the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former...
Movie pageAnd Then
as SuganumaDaisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is...
Movie pageThe Tale of Genji
as Hikaru Genji (voice)Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks,...
Movie pageNomitori Samurai
as JinbeeHironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a...
Movie pageHihon: Sode to sode
as Yonosuke TsurutaWriter and ladies-man Yonosuke, who gives inept English lessons (using Shakespeare's Romeo and...
Movie pageShanghai Rhapsody
as Shirou HadanoSet in the 1930s in the international city of Shanghai, the film follows the extravagant life...
Movie pageDan-no-ura Night
as uncreditedTaken out of the pages of history itself, this is the story of the sizzling love between...
Movie pageAh! Nomugi toge - Shinryokuhen
as uncreditedSequel to "Nomugi Pass"
Movie pageUnderdog: Part One
as KozaburoTells the story of three bottom-dog boxers who gets used as punching bags. Pro boxer Suenaga...
Movie pageAfternoon Affair: Kyoto Holy Tapestry
as Mineo KurokiAn upwardly-mobile banker's boss introduces him to the adopted daughter of a wealthy client. He...
Movie pageLost in Time
as Master KumaiA story of friendship between two women, Yae and Kiyoko. Their friendship is tested when artist...
Movie pageFour Seasons: Natsuko
as Tatsuo KanamoriA young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in...
Movie pageAmagi Pass
as uncreditedA fifteen year old boy travels through the Amagi Pass, he encounters some strange people, one of...
Movie pageThe Fall of Teenager
as uncreditedHigh school student Keiko struggles with the pressures of college entrance examinations and a...
Movie pageA Bolt from the Blue
as uncreditedHaruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician....
Movie pageAfternoon Affair: Transformation
as Jun AnzatoA young boy’s dream of a woman is entrusted to the love of a flower. When that beautiful flower...
Movie pageTsubaki Sanjuro
as Takebayashi"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper,...
Movie pageTomorrow Evening
as uncreditedAyako is a 7-year-old girl with a dark, tanned face and a somewhat mysterious expression on her...
Movie pageThe Heroic Elegy of Confucius
as Confucius (voice)Born in the Chinese state of Lu in 551 B.C., Confucius is raised by his mother after his father...
Movie pageNew Eros Schedule Book Concubine Secrets: Sexual Technique Education
as uncreditedNikkatsu Roman Porno
Movie pageLet's Get Happy
as uncreditedA comedy about the uproar in a yakuza office, before the dissolution ceremony the next day. The...
Movie pageFifth Movement
as uncreditedWhen a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of...
Movie pageForeigner's Mistress Oman: Tempestuous Skin
as Ryôkichi"After leaving the Yakuza, Oman embraces a quiet normal life - only to be dragged back into a...
Movie pageAtami Murder Case
as Tomekichi KumadaChief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the...
Movie pageWhat the War Meant
as Koichi KitoThe drama stars Beat Takeshi as General Hideki Tojo, who served as Prime Minister of Japan...
Movie pageThe Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
as uncreditedA young woman's life is turned upside down when her husband suddenly disappears, leaving behind...
Movie pageTug of War!
as Kenichiro HanamiyaThe mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki - a young woman...
Movie pageThe Bridge Club
as Haruo MiyagawaTatsuo was leading a peaceful suburban life with his wife and daughter. But an ex-girlfriend...
Movie pageEstate Inheritance
as Koichi AnzaiThe unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce...
Movie pageSakura Housara
as uncreditedShonosuke Furukehashi (Hiroshi Tamaki) is a young samurai and the second son of Sozaemon...
Movie pageA Chaos of Flowers
as Sakae OsugiSet in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan's Hippie Phase, Hana no ran is a story...
Movie pageTurning Point
as ShibukawaA middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the...
Movie pageThe White Tiger Battalion
as uncreditedThe Byakkotai was part of Aizu’s four-unit military, set up in the domain’s drive to finalize...
Movie pageUntil Evening
as OkadaIntellectual collegue professor Sasa becomes obsessed with beautiful Sugiko, a virgin....
Movie pageBrutus's Heart
as Toshiki NishinaAn elite researcher (Tatsuya Fujiwara) dreams of committing the perfect crime.
Movie pageThe Cold-Hearted Sea
as uncreditedA film adaptation of the novel of the same title written by Hiroshi Hatayama (畑山博).
Movie pageMoonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
as uncreditedThe sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.
Movie pageA Tale of Young Elopement
as YasuoA 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting...
Movie pageInstant Swamp
as DenkyuA woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while...
Movie pageMidnight Fairy
as Kazuo SakaguchiKazuo is an angry young man, especially resentful of the power and snootiness of the rich. But...
Movie pageRoadside Stone
as KyozoThe Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a...
Movie pageKanei Chronicles
as Suruga Dainagon TadanagaFrom all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and...
Movie pageGate of Youth 2
as Tatsuya OgataMid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
Movie pageTokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
as uncreditedThe life story of Japan’s greatest leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose shogunate ruled the nation for...
Movie pageStereo Future
as uncreditedKeisuke, an aspiring samurai-movie actor lands a major role in a new film, but must contend with...
Movie pageMatchmaking Cruise
as uncreditedThe movie was inspired by Hiroshima prefectural government's marital activity "Koinowa Project"...
Movie pageNettai rakuen kurabu
as ThuyStraight-laced, honest Japanese travel agent Misuzu gets a job as a tour guide so that she can...
Movie pageScenery to Remember
as uncreditedToshiko does not have long to live. She wants to make the most of her time while she can and...
Movie pageAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
as Sadao HiraiDetective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner...
TV Show pageYell
as uncreditedNHK's 102nd morning drama depicts the life of a famous composer. Koyama Yuichi with his wife...
TV Show pageMy Husband is a Cartoonist
as uncreditedThe 82nd NHK Asadora is Gegege no Nyobo. The story is based on a 2008 autobiography by Mura...
TV Show pageMassan
as Kumatora MorinoMassan is based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan, a...
TV Show pageFuruhata Ninzaburo
as Jin WakabayashiFuruhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from...
TV Show pageSegodon
as Saigo KichibeiSaigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai...
TV Show pageAkagi
as Urabe (voice)Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch...
TV Show pageBlack Leather Notebook
as Yoshiki SatouHaraguchi Motoko works as a temp at a bank. To pay off debt that she inherited from her parents,...
TV Show pageAmakarashan
as 榊信太郎The 57th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama. Story's settings include Kobe and Sasayama. It is a story...
TV Show pageHistorical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
as uncreditedA stop-motion animated TV series based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa, featuring puppet art by...
TV Show pageSaving My Stupid Youth
as Heita HaraHeisuke teaches at his alma mater, an all-boy’s Buddhist high school and leads a very ordinary...
TV Show pageKurokouchi
as Dojima NoriyukiDetective Keita Kurokouchi (Tomoya Nagase) continues to extort money from politicians whom Keita...
TV Show pageAge Harassment
as Susumu GondoEmiri Yoshii begins work at a general trading company. Due to her family's failure in business,...
TV Show pageAtom's Last Shot
as Shigeo TominagaNayuta is a young genius video game developer who works independently. His anonymity had gained...
TV Show pagedinner
as Hideo TatsumiThis drama follows the staff of an Italian restaurant and their everyday...
TV Show pageByakkotai
as Matsudaira KatamoriByakkotai was part of Aizu's four-unit military, set up in the domain's drive to finalize its...
TV Show pageIn Hand
as uncreditedTetsu Himokura is a parasitologist. He enjoys researching the lives of parasites at his home...
TV Show pageLost Man Found
as Heizo MatsudoSatoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the...
TV Show pageOrdinary Miracles
as Shigeo TazakiOne day, a middle-aged man, Fujimoto Makoto, is standing on a train platform, about to jump in...
TV Show pageMy Little Chef
as Kenzo TachibanaSeri, an unknown yet talented female chef from the country, arrives in Tokyo to work at French...
TV Show pageMy High School Business
as Fumio KashiwagiRosuke Narumi works at a trading company and he is pretty good at his job. He dates Satoko...
TV Show pageOda Nobunaga
as uncreditedBorn as the second son of warlord Oda Nobuhide in Owari province, Nobunaga rises to power after...
TV Show pagePolice and Prosecutor, Sometimes Judge
as 大貫誠一郎(風間杜夫)In this sequel to Police and Prosecutor, Nakaido, the passionate...
TV Show pageShikatsushi: Jô-oh no hôigaku
as 白木田稔Matsushita plays Kiriyama Yuki, an assistant professor in forensic science at a university's...
TV Show pagePolice and Prosecutor
as Seiichiro OonukiAn ex-gymnastic teacher working as a police detective and a super-elite Tokyo University...
TV Show pageYūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
as uncreditedOne hundred years ago, the two died untimely deaths, although they had a strong bond. In the Edo...
TV Show pageCeleb & Poor
as Yasuo GunjiWealthy daughter of a hotel chain mogul meets poor widowed father of three. Despite their vastly...
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