Noboru Nakaya
Lady Snowblood
as Banzô TakemuraYuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of...
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Kwaidan
as Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four...
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Suspicion
as Fukutaro ShirakawaA car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the...
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The Tragedy of “W”
as Ryozo DoharaA young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she...
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Time of the Apes
as uncreditedA female scientist and two children are accidentally transported into a future dominated by...
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Woman in Witness Protection
as uncreditedVain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate...
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G.I. Samurai
as Yoshitaka KujoA squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to...
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Kazuya FurugakiObayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the...
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The Ambitious
as Hanheita TakeichiThe story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa...
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Love Letter
as MuraiYuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for...
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The Shinano River
as JunzaburoRomantic drama based on the manga published in Young Comic.
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Willful Murder
as uncreditedThe president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train...
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Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
as Jūzō MamiyaThe Iron Cross Army are sabotaging oil-tankers with the help of their monster, the Sea-Devil, a...
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Devil's Flute
as Hidesuke TsubakiFamous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An...
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Tenchu!
as uncreditedA ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the...
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Times of Joy and Sorrow
as uncreditedThe story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.
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Flowing
as Saeki, Ohama's newphewOtsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter...
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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
as InoueA rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her...
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A Wanderer's Notebook
as Haruhiko ItatsuConsidered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook...
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Utamaro's World
as Sadanobu MatsudairaUtamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late...
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Flora on the Sand
as uncreditedOne evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into...
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Desperate Pursuit
as Lawyer YamamotoIn the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a...
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Her Brother
as Patrolman Rokoru ShimizuSet in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of...
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Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
as uncreditedBased on the comic by Kazuo Koike
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Karate Cop
as Investigative ChiefA martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse...
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A Scream from Nowhere
as Kawatarô UekusaIn 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of...
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Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
as uncreditedFilm distributed by ATG.
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Love Letter
as Vice DirectorA drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced...
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Get 'em All
as OmuraGang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother...
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An Inlet of Muddy Water
as uncreditedA Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each...
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The Imperial Japanese Empire
as Fumimaro KonoeStory of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during...
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Summer Secrets
as uncreditedTwo high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.
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Whirlpool of Flesh
as Keikichi NunamiDuring the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is...
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Tracing Jake
as uncreditedInuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in...
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The Yoshida School
as Nobusuke KishiCoinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece...
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The Shootist
as uncreditedFormer policeman Matsushita Hiroshi is a professional marksman shootist. When his keen eye...
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Arashi Tatsunari
as Shizuo KinugasaCan a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history,...
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Lake of Illusions
as LawyerA woman works as a prostitute and attendant to make a living at a bathhouse. She is athletic and...
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Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
as IbaThe three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to...
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Evening Primrose
as Takehiko TanigawaThe Taisho era was a time of turbulence in Japan. From new marks of modernity to full-blown...
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運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中
as DoctorIn the past, a woman was raped by her brother-in-law. Keeping this dark secret, she lives a...
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The Hit-and-Run Family
as uncreditedSet in the 1990s, this film uses black humour to cast a sharp, satirical eye at the problems...
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Light and Shade of Youth
as Eiichiro FujikuraHiroshi Nanjo is an active and tactful youth devoting more of his energies to his part time job...
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The Abe Clan
as Hosokawa TadatoshiA Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the...
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
as Fujii SakyoA story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely...
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Adults Games
as uncreditedThe girl students of rival junior high schools stage duels and show a curious interest in sexual...
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The Hunter's Diary
as Ichiro HondaLeaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo – after spending the day as an...
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The Last Game
as uncreditedAfter the war-time government orders the disbanding of the Big-Six baseball league, the teams of...
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Caribe: Symphony of Love
as HitoshiSet in Mexico. The love story of an architect and a fashion designer. Both from Japan
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My Soul Is Slashed
as Keisuke TakashimaA hospital accidentally gives a man Count Dracula's blood while trying to save his life. A year...
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Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 6
as uncreditedThe sixth popular suspense series based on the original work by Akimitsu Takagi. Kyosuke Kozu...
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Tales of the Bizarre
as uncreditedInspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show...
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Japanese Spiderman
as Jūzō MamiyaFollow the exploits of motorcycle racer turned super hero Takuya Yamashiro, as he slings and...
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Niji
as 夫・久志Starring Yōko Minamida as a woman who supported her family during and after World War II. All...
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Megabeast Investigator Juspion
as EdinJuspion's parents were killed by space pirates when he was a baby. After escaping to the planet...
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Dakishimetai!
as uncreditedAsako Ikeuchi and Natsuko Hayakawa have been close friends for more than 25 years. Natsuko's...
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Submersion of Japan
as Hideo YoshimuraIn this TV series of the hit 1973 film, Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan....
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I Won't Love Anyone Anymore
as Togawa KeisukeMiyuki works in a bank with Sayuri and Takuya. Sayuri and Takuya plot to get the money each of...
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Hikarugake
as uncreditedThe drama depicts the fateful meeting and falling in love between a man living in the glamorous...
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Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
as uncreditedThe tumultuous life of the fallen Isoroku Yamamoto is depicted, along with his family, friends,...
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