Sadawo Abe

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Unfair: the movie (2007)

When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinori Kobayashi
CAST:  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Kippei Shiina

When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinori Kobayashi
CAST:  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Kippei Shiina

Splatter: Naked Blood (1996)

A scientist taints his mother's scientific experiment with his own drug that transforms pain into a pleasurable experience. Unfortunately for the three women involved in the experiment, the drug works a little bit too well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisayasu Satô
CAST:  Misa Aika  •  Yumika Hayashi  •  Mika Kirihara  •  Sadawo Abe

A scientist taints his mother's scientific experiment with his own drug that transforms pain into a pleasurable experience. Unfortunately for the three women involved in the experiment, the drug works a little bit too well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisayasu Satô
CAST:  Misa Aika  •  Yumika Hayashi  •  Mika Kirihara  •  Sadawo Abe

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)

Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kankuro Kudo
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Shichinosuke Nakamura  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kankuro Kudo
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Shichinosuke Nakamura  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Helen the Baby Fox (2006)

A young boy named Taichi Ogawara finds a fox cub on the side of the road and takes it home as a pet. He discovers it is blind, deaf, and mute. Because of this, he names it Helen, after Helen Keller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Arashi Fukasawa  •  Ryoko Kobayashi

A young boy named Taichi Ogawara finds a fox cub on the side of the road and takes it home as a pet. He discovers it is blind, deaf, and mute. Because of this, he names it Helen, after Helen Keller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Arashi Fukasawa  •  Ryoko Kobayashi

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)

There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Ichikawa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Arata Furuta  •  Kazuo Hara

There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Ichikawa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Arata Furuta  •  Kazuo Hara

Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Hirayama
CAST:  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Sean McGowan  •  Mao Inoue  •  Treat Williams

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Hirayama
CAST:  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Sean McGowan  •  Mao Inoue  •  Treat Williams

Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series (2003)

When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called Kisarazu Cat's Eye. Their funny adventures range from playing gigs to solving a mystery surrounding counterfeit money, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Wakana Sakai  •  Yoshinori Okada

When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called Kisarazu Cat's Eye. Their funny adventures range from playing gigs to solving a mystery surrounding counterfeit money, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Wakana Sakai  •  Yoshinori Okada

The Magnificent Nine (2016)

Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Karen Iwata

Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Karen Iwata

Unfair: the end (2015)

Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the Investigation #1 of Tokyo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimako Satō
CAST:  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Sadawo Abe

Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the Investigation #1 of Tokyo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimako Satō
CAST:  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Sadawo Abe

Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)

Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu

Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu

A Farewell to Jinu (2015)

Takeharu Takami (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a bank teller, but he becomes allergic to money. He decides not to use money at all. Takeharu decides to move to a small village in the Tohoku region. There, he encounters residents who are not so easy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzuki Matsuo
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Takako Matsu  •  Fumi Nikaido

Takeharu Takami (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a bank teller, but he becomes allergic to money. He decides not to use money at all. Takeharu decides to move to a small village in the Tohoku region. There, he encounters residents who are not so easy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzuki Matsuo
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Takako Matsu  •  Fumi Nikaido

Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)

Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Ai Hashimoto

Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Ai Hashimoto

Paikaji Nankai Sakusen (2012)

Sasaki has had a difficult period, going through a divorce and losing his job. To take a break and start anew, Sasaki decides to visit Iriomote Island. While there, Sasaki's belongings are stolen by four homeless men. Sasaki then lives with three other people: a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hosokawa
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Nozomi Sasaki

Sasaki has had a difficult period, going through a divorce and losing his job. To take a break and start anew, Sasaki decides to visit Iriomote Island. While there, Sasaki's belongings are stolen by four homeless men. Sasaki then lives with three other people: a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hosokawa
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Nozomi Sasaki

Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007)

Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Saori

Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Saori

Birds Without Names (2017)

An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Yutaka Takenouchi

An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Yutaka Takenouchi

LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp! (2018)

Sin is a rock star. He has an amazingly loud voice with a range of four octaves. His secret is that he has created his voice through a method of vocal cord doping. His voice is now teetering on the edge, due to side effects from the vocal cord doping. Around this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Miki
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Riho Yoshioka  •  Yudai Chiba  •  Kumiko Aso

Sin is a rock star. He has an amazingly loud voice with a range of four octaves. His secret is that he has created his voice through a method of vocal cord doping. His voice is now teetering on the edge, due to side effects from the vocal cord doping. Around this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Miki
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Riho Yoshioka  •  Yudai Chiba  •  Kumiko Aso

Shomuni (1998)

Based on the comic by Hiroyuki Yasuda  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayoshi Watanabe
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kumiko Endo  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada  •  Mari Hamada

Based on the comic by Hiroyuki Yasuda  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayoshi Watanabe
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kumiko Endo  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada  •  Mari Hamada

Eiko (2004)

Eiko Akimori is a 23-year-old woman who lives alone in an apartment. One day, Eiko is made to buy a big stone ring that brings happiness from a catch sales on the way home from work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Kamon
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

Eiko Akimori is a 23-year-old woman who lives alone in an apartment. One day, Eiko is made to buy a big stone ring that brings happiness from a catch sales on the way home from work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Kamon
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

Double Meaning (2011)

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' Just as a girl asks the team for help finding her missing father, a man calls to say he has four hostages and makes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Masaya Kato  •  Koichi Sato

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' Just as a girl asks the team for help finding her missing father, a man calls to say he has four hostages and makes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Masaya Kato  •  Koichi Sato

Double Meaning: Yes or No? (2013)

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Yuma Ishigaki

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Yuma Ishigaki
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