Takashi Sasano

Born: 1948-06-22

Born 1948 in Hyogo, Japan, Takashi Sasano (笹野高史) is a Japanese actor.


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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

as Sousuke priest
Released: 2011-10-15

A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the...

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Jigen Daisuke

as Yamaki
Released: 2023-10-12

Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds...

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Love and Honor

as Tokuhei
Released: 2006-12-01

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice...

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Departures

as Shokichi Hirata
Released: 2008-09-13

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small...

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Wife of a Spy

as Doctor Nozaki
Released: 2020-10-16

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the...

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One Million Yen Girl

as Siraishi
Released: 2008-07-19

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her...

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Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3

as Yoshitaka Igasaki
Released: 2015-03-21

The evil organization Shocker alters history by sending their newest creation, Kamen Rider 3, to...

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Before We Vanish

as Shinagawa
Released: 2017-09-16

Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes...

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Immersion

as uncredited
Released: 2023-06-16

Mysterious deaths befall on employees of a VR-tech company. There's an unprecedented fear...

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The Hidden Blade

as uncredited
Released: 2004-10-30

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his...

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Creepy

as Tanimoto
Released: 2016-06-18

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective...

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Thermae Romae

as Shuzo Yamakoshi
Released: 2012-04-28

The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas....

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Thermae Romae II

as Shuzo Yamakoshi
Released: 2014-04-26

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the...

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Happy Flight

as Ground Manager
Released: 2008-11-15

A variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew,...

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Bright Future

as Mr. Fujiwara
Released: 2003-01-18

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life....

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Riverside Mukolitta

as uncredited
Released: 2021-11-03

A lonely young man moves in a 50-year-old apartment building. When he meets the cheerful...

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Kabei: Our Mother

as Detective Kosuge
Released: 2008-01-26

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father,...

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What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

as Jiro Zaizen
Released: 2022-02-04

A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief,...

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125 Years Memory

as Mayor Sato
Released: 2015-12-05

Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in...

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What a Wonderful Family! 2

as uncredited
Released: 2017-04-20

Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a...

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A Tale of Samurai Cooking

as uncredited
Released: 2013-12-14

In this love story set in the Edo period, 27-year-old Oharu is a genius in the kitchen. Oharu...

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Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

as Chief Ishii
Released: 2008-09-26

In an attempt to spur citizens into taking more productive roles in society, the Japanese...

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Adrift in Tokyo

as Middle-aged Matmaker
Released: 2007-11-10

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip...

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Miracle Apples

as Fukatsu
Released: 2013-06-08

Akinori Kimura (Sadao Abe) and his wife Mieko (Miho Kanno) opens an apple orchard in their...

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HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky

as Ryuhei Ueno
Released: 2017-08-19

Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku. The city becomes peaceful...

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The Little House

as Kazuo Hanawa
Released: 2014-01-25

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers,...

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Zen

as uncredited
Released: 2009-01-10

In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese...

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Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral

as Enokido Rikimaru
Released: 2023-03-31

Set two years after the drama series "Nemesis," Naoki Kazama works for Nemesis Detective Agency...

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Greatful Dead

as Sanjuro Shiomi
Released: 2013-12-31

Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She...

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What a Wonderful Family!

as Custodian
Released: 2016-03-16

A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife...

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Shinjuku Swan II

as Sunako
Released: 2017-01-21

Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment...

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Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

as uncredited
Released: 1986-12-20

During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers...

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Tug of War!

as Naomasa Fujishiro
Released: 2012-11-22

The mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki - a young woman...

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Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland

as Yoshitaka Igasaki
Released: 2016-01-23

The Ninningers come across a new enemy, Dark Doctor Mavro, a remnant of the Shadow Line, who...

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Masquerade Hotel

as Koichi Ono
Released: 2019-03-21

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting...

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A Bolt from the Blue

as uncredited
Released: 2014-05-24

Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician....

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What a Wonderful Family! 3

as Custodian
Released: 2018-05-25

At the Hirata home, three generations of their family live together. A crisis ensues when one...

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Mahjong Horoki

as Suzuki
Released: 1984-10-10

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all...

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Tora-san Goes North

as uncredited
Released: 1987-08-15

When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian...

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A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

as Kinei
Released: 1998-10-17

A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a...

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10 Promises to My Dog

as uncredited
Released: 2008-03-15

One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to...

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Labyrinth of Cinema

as Kaya's Boss / Conductor / Sokoban A
Released: 2020-07-31

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of...

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The Silent Service

as uncredited
Released: 2023-09-29

Shiro Kaieda is appointed the captain of Japan's first nuclear submarine, jointly built by Japan...

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About Her Brother

as Maruyama
Released: 2010-01-30

Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing,...

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Corpo a Corpo

as Miyaji Yuzo
Released: 2023-11-17

In the heart of Osaka's old neighborhoods lies a run-down apartment building known as "Copo."...

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The Discarnates

as Dentist
Released: 1988-09-15

Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to...

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God's Puzzle

as Hashizume
Released: 2008-06-07

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout...

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Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive: Spring Break Combined Special

as Yoshitaka Igasaki
Released: 2015-03-29

Five flashy Roidmudes seem to be causing a “thick air” event, and when Shinnosuke goes to...

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Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion

as Kotani Shobe
Released: 2013-02-09

In the Edo period of Japan, a samurai’s life belonged to his lord. On the battlefield or in the...

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Cutie Honey: Tears

as uncredited
Released: 2016-10-01

At the end of the 21st century, the world is plagued by a mysterious virus and unusual weather....

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Dear Doctor

as Tokio Sone
Released: 2009-07-27

Osamu Ino is a great doctor who is beloved in his rural village. His knowledge and dedication...

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Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

as uncredited
Released: 1988-12-24

In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he...

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Police Precinct Soul

as Naotaka Ohara
Released: 2015-09-20

A young woman is discovered strangled to death at the boat pier in Tokyo. There are no signs of...

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68-Year-Old New Employee

as colleague
Released: 2018-06-18

Hitsujido Honpo, an established Japanese-style sweets company known for its traditional flavours...

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Surely Someday

as uncredited
Released: 2010-07-17

Drawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and...

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Chinyuki

as Babaa
Released: 2016-02-27

Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he...

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We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

as Morio Koide
Released: 2023-01-06

A treasure appears in front of antique dealer Norio Koike (Kiichi Nakai) and potter Sasuke...

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The Rainbow Seeker 2

as uncredited
Released: 1997-12-27

Sequel to The Rainbow Seeker where Ryo meets Katsu on a small island in the south of Japan....

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The 47 Rōnin in Debt

as Yozaemon Ochiai
Released: 2019-11-22

Feudal lord Takuminokami Asano has been led to kill himself due to a scheme by Kozukenosuke...

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Princess Toyotomi

as uncredited
Released: 2011-05-28

National Audit Bureau member Hajime Matsudaira (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Tadako Torii (Haruka Ayase)...

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The Negotiator: The Movie

as Kohei Sumida
Released: 2010-02-11

¥ 260,000,000 is stolen from armored vehicle. The criminals escape into a crowded shopping mall...

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The Rainbow Seeker

as uncredited
Released: 1996-12-28

A young man fails his company entrance exams and leaves home to work at a run-down cinema in...

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Seven Days War

as Tanba
Released: 1988-08-13

A community is in turmoil when junior high schoolers barricade themselves in an empty factory to...

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Shuriken Sentai Ninninger The Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll!

as Yoshitaka Igasaki
Released: 2015-08-08

The Last Ninja Yoshitaka Igasaki sends his disciples the Ninningers on a special mission over...

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Wasao

as Hasegawa
Released: 2011-03-05

Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a...

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Yoko the Cherry Blossom

as Masaaki Takaoka
Released: 2015-11-21

In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training...

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A Class to Remember

as Tsuchiya
Released: 1993-11-06

A cantankerous but loveable high school teacher teaches a night school in a poor neighborhood...

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Train Brain Express

as Tetsuo Kodama
Released: 2012-03-24

Real estate company employee Komachi and steelworks heir Kodama are both train aficionados....

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The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

as uncredited
Released: 2007-06-23

A freelance writer is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of "Black Book Monthly":...

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The Geisha House

as Kosaka
Released: 1999-01-15

Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story...

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Casting Blossoms to the Sky

as Akiyoshi Muraoka
Released: 2012-05-12

In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a...

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Instant Swamp

as Nishiohtachime
Released: 2009-05-23

A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while...

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Tora-san, My Uncle

as uncredited
Released: 1989-12-27

Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents...

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The Demon Comes in Spring

as uncredited
Released: 1989-04-15

Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in...

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樅ノ木は残った

as uncredited
Released: 2010-02-20

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Yudo: The Way of the Bath

as Yutaka Horii
Released: 2023-02-23

Two estranged brothers inherit Marukin Hot Springs, a small-town bathhouse. One sees it as an...

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Tora-san Goes to Vienna

as the conductor
Released: 1989-08-05

During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to...

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Cut

as Hiroshi
Released: 2011-12-17

Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that...

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Keiho

as Tezuka
Released: 1999-02-17

The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may...

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Free and Easy 9

as uncredited
Released: 1997-09-06

Hama-chan’s sales department gets a new supervisor, a hard-working taskmaster that’s the very...

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Sure Death 4

as Yasukichi
Released: 1987-06-06

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled...

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MARKS

as Shozo Hayashi
Released: 1995-04-22

Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member....

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Free and Easy

as uncredited
Released: 1988-12-24

Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main...

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They Say Nothing Stays the Same

as Ushi's customer
Released: 2019-09-13

Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides...

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Walking My Life

as Haruo Takagi
Released: 2007-10-27

A 48-year-old company chief, Yukihiro Fujiyama (Koji Yakusho) goes to a hospital. There he...

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Golden Orchestra

as Hidetaro Nonomura
Released: 2016-11-11

When Chizuru joins as a teacher at Umega High School, she hears an amateur orchestra perform....

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Seven Days War 2

as uncredited
Released: 1991-07-06

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Fireflies: River of Light

as uncredited
Released: 2004-06-05

After finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in...

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Cape Nostalgia

as Tokusaburo Ryuzaki
Released: 2014-08-29

Etsuko's café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste...

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Free and Easy 4

as Maehara, Driver
Released: 1991-12-23

Hama-chan and his wife are ecstatic about their long-awaited pregnancy. Meanwhile, Su-san's...

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Murder on the Orient Express

as Suda
Released: 2015-01-11

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".

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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

as Dennai Tatsube
Released: 2012-09-15

A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of go who turned his attention...

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Life in Overtime

as NINOMIYA Isamu
Released: 2018-06-09

After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a...

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Beijing Watermelon

as Mr. Yamada
Released: 1989-11-18

Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi,...

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Last Scene

as uncredited
Released: 2001-11-09

Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely...

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Free and Easy 8

as uncredited
Released: 1996-08-10

When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in...

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Half a Confession

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-10

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into...

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Riding the Metro

as uncredited
Released: 2006-10-21

Shinji (Shinichi Tsutsumi) steps out of a train station to find himself transported back to 1964.

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A Brief Message from the Heart

as uncredited
Released: 1995-11-23

A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.

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Tora-san's Island Encounter

as uncredited
Released: 1985-12-28

Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984),...

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Samurai Gangsters

as Daigoro
Released: 2008-09-20

Jirocho (Kiichi Nakai), a fledgling bakuto who left his wife, goes on a year-long training with...

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Recall

as Naokichi Miyashiro
Released: 2018-06-15

A woman was killed by a truck wheel, which flew off while the vehicle was in motion. As the...

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Round About Midnight

as Tasaki
Released: 1999-11-06

While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs...

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Tatara Samurai

as Sobee
Released: 2017-05-20

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his...

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The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom

as Genjiro
Released: 2014-03-08

Two feuding eccentric families with super powers clash when their young sons confront each other...

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The Housekeeper

as uncredited
Released: 2012-12-22

Nobuko is a plain, unattractive woman with disheveled hair, and is hired as a housekeeper in the...

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Oishinbo

as Culture Department deputy director Tomii
Released: 1996-04-13

Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai...

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Something Like, Something Like It

as barbershop owner
Released: 2016-01-16

Master Shinkome asks Shinden to find a former disciple, Shintoto, from his rakugoka (comic...

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The King of Minami 18

as uncredited
Released: 2001-11-09

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The Exam

as Kanno
Released: 1999-07-03

Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's...

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Kasha

as uncredited
Released: 2011-11-05

Shunsuke Honma is a detective from the #1 investigation team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police...

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Slapstick Brothers

as uncredited
Released: 2011-03-19

Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years,...

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Kim's War

as uncredited
Released: 1991-04-05

After shooting a gangster in self-defense, Kim Hui Ro takes refuge at a hotel and takes the...

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Elevator to the Gallows

as uncredited
Released: 2010-10-09

A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other...

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The King of Minami: City of Desire

as uncredited
Released: 1995-09-01

#13 in the series, after the Special Movie.

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4 Mysterious Stories

as Abbot
Released: 2020-12-26

A four-piece omnibus-style special drama produced by the production staff of "The Really Scary...

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A Hardest Night!!

as Kyoji
Released: 2005-10-22

A celebration of the ancient art of Japanese rakugo, roughly translated as “comic storytelling”....

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Free and Easy 15

as uncredited
Released: 2004-08-21

Hama-chan takes a vacation to go fishing in Akita despite warnings from Su-san as his company...

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Free and Easy 18

as uncredited
Released: 2007-09-08

Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up...

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Ryuji

as uncredited
Released: 1983-10-29

Ryuji tries quitting the yakuza to actively support his wife and daughter; as he's used to easy...

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A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

as Kodama
Released: 2000-11-11

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the...

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Hakutaka Shirataka Amane no Investigation File

as uncredited
Released: 2021-03-22

A corpse of a clown is found in a park. Detective Shirataka Amane of Musashino Higashi Police...

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Free and Easy 6

as uncredited
Released: 1993-12-25

Hama-chan and Su-san go fishing during a business trip, but Hama-chan has to give a lecture on...

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Aging Police / Resurrection Special

as uncredited
Released: 2019-09-29

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The Heartbreak Yakuza

as uncredited
Released: 1987-09-12

A hardened gangster encounters by chance a woman he hasn't seen since childhood. They are both...

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Free and Easy 20: Final

as uncredited
Released: 2009-12-26

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Free and Easy 5

as uncredited
Released: 1992-12-26

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and...

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Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

as Maehara Driver
Released: 2001-08-18

Mr. Takano, a company employee, announces plans to take an early retirement so he can return to...

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The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

as Noriaki Okubo
Released: 2009-06-20

In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.

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The Yakuza Principal

as uncredited
Released: 2007-10-01

Junji, the protagonist of FM89.3MHz, must become the principal of a nursery school in Kabukicho...

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25

as uncredited
Released: 2014-11-01

Detectives Shintarou Sakurai (Sho Aikawa) and Koichi Hikage (Susumu Terajima) are partners. They...

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Quiet Don 2

as uncredited
Released: 1992-01-24

Part two of twelve.

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Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie

as Professor Kenzo Mukai
Released: 1995-04-15

The movie version of Juukou B-Fighter premiered in Japan on April 15, 1995 at the Toei Super...

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Tora-san Plays Daddy

as uncredited
Released: 1987-12-26

A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy...

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The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono

as uncredited
Released: 2020-11-06

Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting up a museum...

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Kuroi Gashu: Kusa

as 笠井 光雄
Released: 2015-03-25

Ichiro Numata (Hiroaki Murakami) is the chief editor of a publishing company. He suddenly falls...

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Adan

as uncredited
Released: 2006-05-20

Biopic of painter Tanaka Isson

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A Tender Place

as uncredited
Released: 2001-07-14

Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and...

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Double Trouble

as uncredited
Released: 2008-02-02

Chief Iizuka, who works at the Cultural Center, misunderstands two chorus groups with similar...

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A Paucity of Flying Dreams

as Masatoshi Tomioka
Released: 1990-11-17

A man in hospital has a weird and sexy conversation with a woman in the next bed, whom he cannot...

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Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai

as uncredited
Released: 2012-03-17

The mysterious life of Princess Nouhime.

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A Far Promise

as uncredited
Released: 2014-08-25

There was a tragedy that began at the end of the '69 war. The sad story about the lives of the...

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Midwinter Camellia

as uncredited
Released: 1992-05-30

Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist...

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Free and Easy 17

as uncredited
Released: 2006-08-05

Yumiko returns to work in Hama-chan's department. She had once left the company after getting...

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At River's Edge

as Gonnojō Sukegawa
Released: 2011-08-02

A samurai Sakunosuke gets an order from clan chamberlain to kill another samurai who is married...

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Quiet Don 10

as uncredited
Released: 1996-12-03

"I can't live for the Shinsen-gumi." Shizuya wanders between the yakuza and his love for Akino....

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Damejin

as uncredited
Released: 2006-07-01

An off-beat comedy about 3 'damejin' (useless persons), who don't work and spend their lives...

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Free and Easy 2

as uncredited
Released: 1989-12-27

Hama-chan gets Su-san hooked on fishing, but Su-san has some problems to deal with; a beautiful...

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The Investigation Game

as Yoshihito Tsuda
Released: 2007-10-27

Police superintendent Makishima suffered a demotion transfer after he failed to capture the...

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No One's Ark

as Sakai
Released: 2003-04-26

Daisuke and his girlfriend have failed at selling a smelly health drink named Akajiru in Tokyo,...

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Quiet Don

as Kawanishi
Released: 1991-05-31

Part one of a twelve part direct to video film series. Based on the comic by Tatsuo Nitta.

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Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy

as Yoshio Shiba
Released: 2009-01-01

Jiro (Jiro Sato) is a 32-year-old man who doesn't have a job. He lives at his parents' house and...

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Haruka's Pottery

as Tojin Sakaki
Released: 2019-11-30

Koyama Haruka was an office worker who lived an unremarkable life, but one day she comes across...

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Quiet Don 6

as uncredited
Released: 1993-07-15

Shizuya, who appeared on the first anniversary of Ken Sakamoto's death, the fourth Kishu-gumi....

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More Painful than Rain

as uncredited
Released: 2005-01-29

Ayami, who works in the marketing department of an advertising agency, is about to turn 30 and...

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Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

as Tokyo Shoji Employee
Released: 1988-11-26

A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all...

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Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen

as uncredited
Released: 2000-01-03

This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin....

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Accidental Kidnapper

as uncredited
Released: 2010-04-03

Yuukai Rhapsody follows a man who is stuck in a rut, no personal life and no cash lead him to...

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Giwaku

as uncredited
Released: 2009-01-24

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Free and Easy 10

as uncredited
Released: 1998-08-08

Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar...

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READY! LADY

as uncredited
Released: 1989-11-18

Ryoko, a free-spirited 23-year-old woman, quits her job after being caught having an affair with...

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The Games Teachers Play

as Mr. Nakamura
Released: 1992-04-25

The story of an unconventional teacher facing up to his unruly and apathetic class.

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Sento: The Bathhouse

as Sasanoki Masanobu (Old)
Released: 2016-09-17

A schoolboy has a crush on his pretty class-mate Keiko on the inland island of Awaji. He figures...

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Hitsudan Hostess

as Kyojo Segawa
Released: 2010-01-10

The story is based on the bestselling autobiography of 25-year-old Rie Saito, who became a...

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Love Letter

as uncredited
Released: 1998-05-23

A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got...

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Mugonkan

as Izawa Tamisuke
Released: 2022-08-27

A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art...

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Older Brother, Younger Sister

as Shinobu Akaza
Released: 2018-06-25

The Akazas are a blue-collar family living in a working-class neighborhood of Tokyo. Older...

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With All Our Might

as Tsuyoshi Nagami
Released: 2013-01-12

Tamiko (Ayumi Ito) lives happily with her husband Hideaki (Sho Aoyagi) and step-daughter Kotoyo...

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Quiet Don 9

as uncredited
Released: 1996-10-28

Shouldn't gangsters love stubborn people? To protect true love, the Shinsen-gumi gather at night...

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僕らは人生で一回だけ魔法が使える

as Grandpa Tetsu
Released: 2025-02-21

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Quiet Don 11

as uncredited
Released: 2000-06-11

Shizuya thought that he had won the deadly battle with Kaifu, the fifth generation of...

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Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 9

as uncredited
Released: 1990-05-26

Kyosuke Kozu (Masaomi Kondo), a university professor and a famous detective, is a big magic...

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Making of "Departures"

as Himself
Released: 2009-12-11

A documentary about the making and shooting of Yojiro Takita’s ‘Departures’ (2008)

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Quiet Don 12

as uncredited
Released: 2001-02-14

Kishu-gumi and the Hong Kong mafia will die in a trap set up?! Can Shizuya save this desperate...

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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-09

Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner...

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Solitary Gourmet

as 川本
First aired: 2012-01-04

Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for...

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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

as Kanao Torimaru(烏丸 金男)
First aired: 2012-10-18

Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon who is part of a questionable “doctor...

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CSI: Crime Scene Talks

as uncredited
First aired: 2011-04-13

Satoshi Itomura is an assistant police investigator who belongs to the Metropolitan Police...

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古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

as Junkichi Kamei
First aired: 1983-02-19

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Ningen Kansatsu Variety MONITORING

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-10-24

Set up strange situations for random people to experience, and monitor how they react to them.

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The Honest Realtor

as Shinji Hayama
First aired: 2022-04-05

Hotshot Nagase Saichi is Tosaka Real Estate’s top realtor. He lies through his teeth and will...

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Love You as the World Ends

as Uwajima Masaomi
First aired: 2021-01-17

26-year-old car mechanic Hibiki Mamiya lives with his high school sweetheart of the same age,...

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Time Limit Investigator

as Hayashida
First aired: 2006-01-13

Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have...

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Sunny

as uncredited
First aired: 2024-07-09

The life of an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, is upended when her husband and son...

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Juukou B-Fighter

as Kenzo Mukai
First aired: 1995-02-05

Juukou B-Fighter is a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu television series. B-Fighter is short for "Beetle...

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Suits

as Shuichi Segawa(瀬川 修一)
First aired: 2018-10-08

Shogo Kai is a lawyer at one of the big 4 law firms in Japan. He is good at his job, but he is...

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DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon

as Ryunosuke Suzuki
First aired: 2011-10-27

Donoue General Hospital runs into a budget deficit, even though the doctors drive expensive...

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Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-04-08

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Heart of a Samurai

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-01-04

Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from...

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Sanctuary

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-05-04

A tough, desperate kid becomes a sumo wrestler, captivating fans with his cocky attitude — and...

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Fighting Girl

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-07-01

Sayoko is a tough, 19-year-old with ambition, energy and nowhere to direct it. Her father...

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The Last Train Bound for Nagoya

as Yamashita
First aired: 2012-12-19

This mini series follows the life of the people on the last train bound for Nagoya. Every new...

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Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-11-16

Kanoko Saho is fired from her father's company, Fawn. She worked hard in the manufracturing...

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Back of Father

as Tougou Tatsurou
First aired: 2014-07-13

A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and...

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Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love

as Yahei Horibe
First aired: 2016-09-24

Set in the Edo period, a story revolves around Kiyo, a woman who strives to overcome status...

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Summer Rescue

as Yuichi Oyama
First aired: 2012-07-08

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Asuka High School March!

as Yoshino Fujio
First aired: 2011-04-24

Nao Yoshino is a girl who fails the entrance exams of her target high school. She winds up...

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The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-01-16

Yamaneko is notoriously elusive, but wherever he shows up, enormous amounts of money gets...

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The Silent Service

as Takegami Toshio
First aired: 2024-02-09

An MSDF submarine collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board,...

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Steel Frame

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-07-03

Sharply revealing the issue of Japanese construction industry where bid-rigging was a common...

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Murder on the Orient Express

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-01-11

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".

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Night School Teacher, SAKURA

as Kosuke Sotouchi(外内 耕介)
First aired: 2014-01-17

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Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-10-15

In Tokyo, a murderer leaves his signature, an `X`on the dead body. When found, the mark appears...

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Will of Ex-Boyfriend

as uncredited
First aired: 2022-04-11

Reiko Kenmochi (Haruka Ayase) works as a successful lawyer at a big law firm. She is ambitious...

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Shinzanmono

as Yosaku Kishida
First aired: 2010-04-18

In the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo - a woman was murdered. Detective Kaga Kyoichiro,...

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u&i

as Professor Jiroo (voice)
First aired: 2018-05-26

A show that aims to help children know and understand minorities such as those with disabilities...

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Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.

as Kotaro Minegishi
First aired: 2013-04-09

Ueba Kamo is a career woman who works as a government official at the Ministry of Finance after...

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オリンピックの身代金

as uncredited
First aired: 2013-11-30

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The Negotiator

as Kohei Sumida
First aired: 2008-01-10

In a modern society in which violent crimes are on the rise, there is a team that tries to...

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Tsukai TV Sukatto Japan

as uncredited
First aired: 2020-07-07

Something that we struggle with daily, that eats us up and causes stress and anger: annoying...

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Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty & Fear

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-10-06

Botan Dōrō is a Japanese ghost story that is both romantic and horrific; it is one of the most...

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Hiroshige Blue

as uncredited
First aired: 2024-03-23

Utagawa Hiroshige, along with Katsushika Hokusai, is widely recognized in the world of Ukiyo-e,...

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Otose

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-04-06

Otose, the daughter of a poor farmer, was born on Awaji Island. At her workplace, she met Tsuda...

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Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire

as Tendo Koichiro
First aired: 2024-04-11

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Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-05-01

In this drama based on an award-winning story by author Sato Masayoshi, Kitaoji Kinya stars as...

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Soil

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-03-06

On the night of a blackout at the new residential area, ‘Soil New Town’, the Suzushiros, a...

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川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-12-21

NHK's 50th-anniversary memorial drama serial. This drama consisting of several short stories...

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Kodoku no kake

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-04-12

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Bad Money

as Ikejiri Mutsuro
First aired: 2014-11-23

One million yen in elaborate fake bills that no one can tell are not the real deal were picked...

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小さな橋で

as uncredited
First aired: 2017-11-18

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Kogure Photo Studio

as Sudou
First aired: 2013-03-31

The Hanabishi family moves into the old building "Kogure Photo Studio." The first son Eiichi...

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幼獣マメシバ

as Yoshio Shiba
First aired: 2009-01-14

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Phantom Assassin

as uncredited
First aired: 2008-01-18

Genjuro’s crime was assassination, his punishment was to survive a faked execution and lose his...

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