Toshihide Tonesaku

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Suspect X (2008)

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A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi

Tokyo Babylon 1999 (1993)

Subaru is investigating the death of of a enemy, Kaneyama but before he died, he undertook a project, which was how to teach seven teenage girls how to use black magic to get revenge on people they don't like, but when one of the girls feels remorse, she is told by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Iida
CAST:  Toshihide Tonesaku  •  Mari Nishio  •  Shiho Kitatsuji  •  Aki Miyase

Subaru is investigating the death of of a enemy, Kaneyama but before he died, he undertook a project, which was how to teach seven teenage girls how to use black magic to get revenge on people they don't like, but when one of the girls feels remorse, she is told by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Iida
CAST:  Toshihide Tonesaku  •  Mari Nishio  •  Shiho Kitatsuji  •  Aki Miyase

Hi to Shio (2009)

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DIRECTION:  Hirotsugu Takenoshita
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Hitomi Sato

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DIRECTION:  Hirotsugu Takenoshita
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Hitomi Sato

Dorome: Boys' Side (2016)

Drama clubs from an all boys high school and an all girls high school hold a joint training camp. The schools are set to merge the following year. At the training camp, horrific and unusual events take place. Soon, the students learn that Dorome an old mountain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito
CAST:  Yuta Koseki  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Tatsuya Nakayama  •  Toko Miura

Drama clubs from an all boys high school and an all girls high school hold a joint training camp. The schools are set to merge the following year. At the training camp, horrific and unusual events take place. Soon, the students learn that Dorome an old mountain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito
CAST:  Yuta Koseki  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Tatsuya Nakayama  •  Toko Miura

Dorome: Girls' Side (2016)

Drama clubs from an all boys high school and an all girls high school hold a joint training camp. The schools are set to merge the following year. At the training camp, horrific and unusual events take place. Soon, the students learn that Dorome an old mountain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito
CAST:  Aoi Morikawa  •  Yuta Koseki  •  Tatsuya Nakayama  •  Toko Miura

Drama clubs from an all boys high school and an all girls high school hold a joint training camp. The schools are set to merge the following year. At the training camp, horrific and unusual events take place. Soon, the students learn that Dorome an old mountain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito
CAST:  Aoi Morikawa  •  Yuta Koseki  •  Tatsuya Nakayama  •  Toko Miura

Mystery Trilogy Special (2015)

This mystery special consists of three thrilling stories by three notable writers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Ishii  •  Yoshinori Kobayashi  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Takashi Arikawa
CAST:  Kirin Kiki  •  Naoki Matayoshi  •  Naomi Zaizen  •  Renn Kiriyama

This mystery special consists of three thrilling stories by three notable writers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Ishii  •  Yoshinori Kobayashi  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Takashi Arikawa
CAST:  Kirin Kiki  •  Naoki Matayoshi  •  Naomi Zaizen  •  Renn Kiriyama

Masquerade Hotel (2019)

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Zen Kajihara

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Zen Kajihara

Les Misérables (2019)

This feature drama, produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fuji TV, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic masterpiece Les Miserables set in the 1990s in Japan. In Kobe in 1993, Jun Baba gets taken to a juvenile prison due to a killing of a man who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michiko Namiki
CAST:  Dean Fujioka  •  Arata Iura  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

This feature drama, produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fuji TV, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic masterpiece Les Miserables set in the 1990s in Japan. In Kobe in 1993, Jun Baba gets taken to a juvenile prison due to a killing of a man who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michiko Namiki
CAST:  Dean Fujioka  •  Arata Iura  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

Onihei's Detective Records (1995)

A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiki Onoda
CAST:  Kichiemon Nakamura II  •  Yumi Takigawa  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Keizo Kanie

A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiki Onoda
CAST:  Kichiemon Nakamura II  •  Yumi Takigawa  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Keizo Kanie

Atlanta Boogie (1996)

"Atlanta Boogie" centers around a mock track meet between the "normal" and "good" citizens of Yokohama and those they want to expel from the neighborhood: the illegal foreign workers, the deadbeats, the juvenile delinquents, and elderly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masashi Yamamoto
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Kanji Tsuda

"Atlanta Boogie" centers around a mock track meet between the "normal" and "good" citizens of Yokohama and those they want to expel from the neighborhood: the illegal foreign workers, the deadbeats, the juvenile delinquents, and elderly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masashi Yamamoto
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Kanji Tsuda

The 11 Words Murder (2011)

A series of suspicious deaths, starting with that of her boyfriend Kawazu Masayuki, prompts mystery novelist Yuki Rikako to investigate. She discovers that all the victims were once passengers on the same cruise ship a year ago and involved in an accident that left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa

A series of suspicious deaths, starting with that of her boyfriend Kawazu Masayuki, prompts mystery novelist Yuki Rikako to investigate. She discovers that all the victims were once passengers on the same cruise ship a year ago and involved in an accident that left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2013)

Arrangement instructor Makiko Norita (Yukie Nakama) displays a dignified smile, but she also makes bitting remarks. Nevertheless, with her magic arrangement skills, arrangement instructor Makiko Norita makes people happy. Based on the book "Jinsei ga Tokimeku ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōya Satō
CAST:  Yukie Nakama  •  Natsuna Watanabe  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Mitsuko Baisho

Arrangement instructor Makiko Norita (Yukie Nakama) displays a dignified smile, but she also makes bitting remarks. Nevertheless, with her magic arrangement skills, arrangement instructor Makiko Norita makes people happy. Based on the book "Jinsei ga Tokimeku ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōya Satō
CAST:  Yukie Nakama  •  Natsuna Watanabe  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Mitsuko Baisho

Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill (2015)

Masanao Ushio and other detectives from Shinjuku West PD discover the strangled dead body of a woman in an empty building in West Shinjuku in Tokyo. According to her husband Takeshi, the murdered Chieko Akiba was a top salesperson at the insurance company where she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Kumiko Okae  •  Maiko Kawakami  •  Makiya Yamaguchi

Masanao Ushio and other detectives from Shinjuku West PD discover the strangled dead body of a woman in an empty building in West Shinjuku in Tokyo. According to her husband Takeshi, the murdered Chieko Akiba was a top salesperson at the insurance company where she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Kumiko Okae  •  Maiko Kawakami  •  Makiya Yamaguchi

Dr. Hikojiro (2015)

One day, Hikojiro receives an emergency call from inn proprietress Shino Ogawa to examine Tadahiko Mori, a guest complaining of stomach pain. Mori, who owns an art gallery in Tokyo, has come to Kyoto on a trip with his only daughter, high school student Nanami. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Keiko Toda  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Yasukaze Motomiya

One day, Hikojiro receives an emergency call from inn proprietress Shino Ogawa to examine Tadahiko Mori, a guest complaining of stomach pain. Mori, who owns an art gallery in Tokyo, has come to Kyoto on a trip with his only daughter, high school student Nanami. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Keiko Toda  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Yasukaze Motomiya

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DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Yuko Asano  •  Mayumi Wakamura  •  Shingo Tsurumi  •  Kazuki Namioka

Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors (2016)

The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Kanji Tsuda

The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Kanji Tsuda

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Sei Matobu  •  Gamon Kaai  •  Koen Kondo

Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family (2017)

The body of Kou Fujisaki, who fell to her death, is discovered in front of an old building in West Shinjuku. Chief Sakamoto notifies Ushio, who arrives at the scene. Ushio thinks that this must be a murder, but according to Yamaji, who was at the scene before him, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Yoko Natsuki  •  Kaori Takahashi

The body of Kou Fujisaki, who fell to her death, is discovered in front of an old building in West Shinjuku. Chief Sakamoto notifies Ushio, who arrives at the scene. Ushio thinks that this must be a murder, but according to Yamaji, who was at the scene before him, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Yoko Natsuki  •  Kaori Takahashi

Kisou 235 II (2021)

A connection is found between a string of arsons and a 12 year old murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihisa Kodama
CAST:  Baijaku Nakamura  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Toshihide Tonesaku  •  Yuzuki Akiyama

A connection is found between a string of arsons and a 12 year old murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihisa Kodama
CAST:  Baijaku Nakamura  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Toshihide Tonesaku  •  Yuzuki Akiyama

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DIRECTION:  Yoshihisa Kodama
CAST:  Takashi Naito  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Rio Yamashita
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