Tomoyo Harada

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Early Spring Story (1985)

A high school student Hitomi poses as a university student and ends up in falling in love with middle-aged Okawa, her dead mother's ex-boyfriend. Hitomi's feelings shift back and forth as she is not sure whether it is true love or just a realization of her mother's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Ryūzō Hayashi  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Yuki Saori

A high school student Hitomi poses as a university student and ends up in falling in love with middle-aged Okawa, her dead mother's ex-boyfriend. Hitomi's feelings shift back and forth as she is not sure whether it is true love or just a realization of her mother's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Ryūzō Hayashi  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Yuki Saori

Falling into the Evening (1998)

Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It’s been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she caused during a shoot for a commercial in which Kengo’s good friend, Shibata, nearly lost his life. The memory of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoe Gozu
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Miho Kanno  •  Midori Kiuchi

Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It’s been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she caused during a shoot for a commercial in which Kengo’s good friend, Shibata, nearly lost his life. The memory of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoe Gozu
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Miho Kanno  •  Midori Kiuchi

Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)

People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Miyoko Akaza  •  Yûko Arao  •  Nao Asuka  •  Bengal

People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Miyoko Akaza  •  Yûko Arao  •  Nao Asuka  •  Bengal

Cabaret (1986)

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Hironobu Nomura  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Junko Mihara  •  Yūji Honma

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Hironobu Nomura  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Junko Mihara  •  Yūji Honma

It Is a Long Walk (2000)

Screen icon Sayuri Yoshinaga stars in this historical melodrama about geishas in the southern city of Nagasaki set during the 1920s. Though she was sold to a geisha house at a young age, Aihara (Yoshinaga) has since become a master samisen player and woman of great ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukio Fukamachi
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tetsuya Watari  •  Reiko Takashima  •  Shiho Fujimura

Screen icon Sayuri Yoshinaga stars in this historical melodrama about geishas in the southern city of Nagasaki set during the 1920s. Though she was sold to a geisha house at a young age, Aihara (Yoshinaga) has since become a master samisen player and woman of great ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukio Fukamachi
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tetsuya Watari  •  Reiko Takashima  •  Shiho Fujimura

Take Me Out to the Snowland (1987)

Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kiwako Harada  •  Hiroyuki Okita

Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kiwako Harada  •  Hiroyuki Okita

Samurai Kids (1993)

A special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8-year-old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Jun Fubuki  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Ishirō Honda  •  Ayumi Ito

A special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8-year-old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Jun Fubuki  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Ishirō Honda  •  Ayumi Ito

Bread of Happiness (2012)

A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bakery and café called Mani. One cooks. The other bakes. Everyone walks out happy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima
CAST:  Morio Agata  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Nobue Iketani  •  Kanna Moriya

A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bakery and café called Mani. One cooks. The other bakes. Everyone walks out happy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima
CAST:  Morio Agata  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Nobue Iketani  •  Kanna Moriya

Heart and Yummie (2010)

Heart is a tyrannosaurus who is found and raised bv a herbivore mother. After learning his true nature as a meat eater, he runs away from home and finds a baby ankylosaurus egg that hatches and thinks Heart is his father. After accidentally naming the baby Yummie - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Fujimori
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Seishirou Katou  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Tetsuya Bessho

Heart is a tyrannosaurus who is found and raised bv a herbivore mother. After learning his true nature as a meat eater, he runs away from home and finds a baby ankylosaurus egg that hatches and thinks Heart is his father. After accidentally naming the baby Yummie - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Fujimori
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Seishirou Katou  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Tetsuya Bessho

The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping as a shoji. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hideo Murota  •  Takashi Fuji

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping as a shoji. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hideo Murota  •  Takashi Fuji

Summer of Ubume (2005)

Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Hiroyuki Miyasako

Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Hiroyuki Miyasako

Until the Lights Come Back (2005)

A Christmas Eve power outage provides a collection of troubled Tokyo denizens the opportunity to come clean on the misdeeds of their past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Minamoto
CAST:  Haruka Igawa  •  Kanata Hongo  •  Tomoko Tabata  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

A Christmas Eve power outage provides a collection of troubled Tokyo denizens the opportunity to come clean on the misdeeds of their past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Minamoto
CAST:  Haruka Igawa  •  Kanata Hongo  •  Tomoko Tabata  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

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DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Nana Nakamoto  •  Shunsuke Nakamura  •  Hironobu Nomura  •  Mitsuko Baisho

The Village Album (2004)

Hanatani Village in the valley of Tokushima Prefecture is going to be submerged when a dam is constructed. In order to preserve the beauty of the place for future generations, the villagers decide to take photographs of all the families in the village. Kenichi, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuhiro Mihara
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Ken Kaito  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Masahiro Koumoto

Hanatani Village in the valley of Tokushima Prefecture is going to be submerged when a dam is constructed. In order to preserve the beauty of the place for future generations, the villagers decide to take photographs of all the families in the village. Kenichi, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuhiro Mihara
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Ken Kaito  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Masahiro Koumoto

The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)

Yoshiyama Kazuko is a third-year junior high school student. One day while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Ryôichi Takayanagi  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Yukari Tsuda

Yoshiyama Kazuko is a third-year junior high school student. One day while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Ryôichi Takayanagi  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Yukari Tsuda

Harmagedon (1983)

From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Mami Koyama  •  Masako Ikeda  •  Keiko Han

From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Mami Koyama  •  Masako Ikeda  •  Keiko Han

The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)

A teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Miyoko Akaza  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Wakaba Irie  •  Nenji Kobayashi

A teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Miyoko Akaza  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Wakaba Irie  •  Nenji Kobayashi

Mr. Moonlight (1991)

Time Traveling Samurai  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Saburo Tokito  •  Bin Amatsu  •  Leo Morimoto

Time Traveling Samurai  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Saburo Tokito  •  Bin Amatsu  •  Leo Morimoto

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (2006)

In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who lives with her brother and his wife. The offer comes from Nagayo, but Etsuko is attracted to his friend, Akashi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Kuroki
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Manami Honjo

In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who lives with her brother and his wife. The offer comes from Nagayo, but Etsuko is attracted to his friend, Akashi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Kuroki
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Manami Honjo

Tokyo Oasis (2011)

In Tokyo, actress Touko leaves the filming set of her latest project and comes across three people by random chance: she gives a ride to a man named Nagano, whom she has never met before; at a small theater, runs into Kikuchi, a former screenwriter; lastly, meets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kana Matsumoto  •  Kayo Nakamura
CAST:  Satomi Kobayashi  •  Ryo Kase  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Tomoyo Harada

In Tokyo, actress Touko leaves the filming set of her latest project and comes across three people by random chance: she gives a ride to a man named Nagano, whom she has never met before; at a small theater, runs into Kikuchi, a former screenwriter; lastly, meets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kana Matsumoto  •  Kayo Nakamura
CAST:  Satomi Kobayashi  •  Ryo Kase  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Tomoyo Harada
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