Kai Inowaki

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Another (2012)

After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ai Kato  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ai Kato  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

Confessions (2010)

A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Takako Matsu  •  Masaki Okada  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Mana Ashida

A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Takako Matsu  •  Masaki Okada  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Mana Ashida

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Kai Inowaki

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Kai Inowaki

Sweet Poolside (2014)

Two swim-team members, a hairless boy and a hirsute girl, discover the pangs and tangles of first love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daigo Matsui
CAST:  Kenta Suga  •  Yuiko Kariya  •  Shota Matsuda  •  Mitsuki Tanimura

Two swim-team members, a hairless boy and a hirsute girl, discover the pangs and tangles of first love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daigo Matsui
CAST:  Kenta Suga  •  Yuiko Kariya  •  Shota Matsuda  •  Mitsuki Tanimura

Haunted School: The Curse of the Word Spirit (2014)

Ayano, Miyu, Yuri and Mei are high school students. They learn about a fatal gas accident which occurred at a school in the past. The girls then experience unusual occurrences like hearing breathing from closed classrooms and seeing a person's shadow. Hitomi then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Hitomi Arai  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Anna Ishibashi  •  Yuri Nakae

Ayano, Miyu, Yuri and Mei are high school students. They learn about a fatal gas accident which occurred at a school in the past. The girls then experience unusual occurrences like hearing breathing from closed classrooms and seeing a person's shadow. Hitomi then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Hitomi Arai  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Anna Ishibashi  •  Yuri Nakae

Penance (2013)

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hazuki Kimura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Eiko Koike

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hazuki Kimura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Eiko Koike

Wasao (2011)

Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinari Nishikôri
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Sabu Kawahara  •  Wasao Kikuya  •  Takashi Sasano

Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinari Nishikôri
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Sabu Kawahara  •  Wasao Kikuya  •  Takashi Sasano

Gassoh (2015)

In the year 1868, three young men join the elite Shogitai division of the Shogunate. The Shogitai fights to the end and opposes the dismantling of the feudal military dictatorship known as the Bakufu system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuo Kobayashi
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Koji Seto  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Amane Okayama

In the year 1868, three young men join the elite Shogitai division of the Shogunate. The Shogitai fights to the end and opposes the dismantling of the feudal military dictatorship known as the Bakufu system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuo Kobayashi
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Koji Seto  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Amane Okayama

Life and Death on the Shore (2017)

Set in 1945 at the end of World War II. Saku arrives on Kakeromajima as the head of navy special forces. He is admired by the children on the island and he is interested in learning the island song as well as drinking with his men. Toe is an elementary school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Koshikawa
CAST:  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Masane Tsukayama  •  Yohta Kawase

Set in 1945 at the end of World War II. Saku arrives on Kakeromajima as the head of navy special forces. He is admired by the children on the island and he is interested in learning the island song as well as drinking with his men. Toe is an elementary school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Koshikawa
CAST:  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Masane Tsukayama  •  Yohta Kawase

Saimon & Tada Takashi (2018)

High school senior Saimon is headed for college, and his buddy Tada Takashi will take over his family's factory. Takashi is fed up with being surrounded by guys and heads off with Saimon on a journey to find the love of his life. Takashi goes all out with guitar in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Oda
CAST:  Itsuki Sakamoto  •  Kenta Suga  •  Yuki Mamiya  •  Kai Inowaki

High school senior Saimon is headed for college, and his buddy Tada Takashi will take over his family's factory. Takashi is fed up with being surrounded by guys and heads off with Saimon on a journey to find the love of his life. Takashi goes all out with guitar in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Oda
CAST:  Itsuki Sakamoto  •  Kenta Suga  •  Yuki Mamiya  •  Kai Inowaki

The Fable (2019)

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Koichi Sato  •  Mizuki Yamamoto

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Koichi Sato  •  Mizuki Yamamoto

Stepmom and Daughter Blues: 2020 New Year's Special (2020)

It is the autumn of 2019, one year since Miyamoto Akiko (Ayase Haruka) re-entered the workforce. Her job is based in Osaka and she has been living in apart from her step daughter Miyuki (Kamishiraishi Moka) who is in Tokyo. Headhunted by a major consulting firm ...  (more)

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CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Moka Kamishiraishi  •  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Takeru Satoh

It is the autumn of 2019, one year since Miyamoto Akiko (Ayase Haruka) re-entered the workforce. Her job is based in Osaka and she has been living in apart from her step daughter Miyuki (Kamishiraishi Moka) who is in Tokyo. Headhunted by a major consulting firm ...  (more)

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CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Moka Kamishiraishi  •  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Takeru Satoh

Misshi to bannin (2017)

A historical period drama directed by Sho Miyake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Miyake
CAST:  Tomomitsu Adachi  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Shizuka Ishibashi  •  Ryu Morioka

A historical period drama directed by Sho Miyake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Miyake
CAST:  Tomomitsu Adachi  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Shizuka Ishibashi  •  Ryu Morioka

Chichi to Musuko no Chika Idol (2020)

A high school teacher, struggling to keep up with today's youth and estranged from his only son, receives the news about a terrible accident that left his son in a coma. Wanting to know more about his son's life, he finds out that he's been working as a producer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Mitsumasu
CAST:  Yuki Imai  •  Yutaka Matsushige  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Yumi Wakatsuki

A high school teacher, struggling to keep up with today's youth and estranged from his only son, receives the news about a terrible accident that left his son in a coma. Wanting to know more about his son's life, he finds out that he's been working as a producer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Mitsumasu
CAST:  Yuki Imai  •  Yutaka Matsushige  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Yumi Wakatsuki

My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021)

Kiyosumi’s affection for his schoolmate Hari grows after he saves her from bullying, but a dark secret she’s unwilling to share threatens their bond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Anna Ishii  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Kaya Kiyohara

Kiyosumi’s affection for his schoolmate Hari grows after he saves her from bullying, but a dark secret she’s unwilling to share threatens their bond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Anna Ishii  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Kaya Kiyohara

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)

Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Harari
CAST:  Yuya Endo  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Yuya Matsuura  •  Chiba Tetsuya

Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Harari
CAST:  Yuya Endo  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Yuya Matsuura  •  Chiba Tetsuya

Silent Tokyo (2020)

On Christmas Eve, a TV broadcasting station receives a phone call. The caller warns "I have set up a bomb at Ebisu in Tokyo." A contract worker for the TV broadcasting station and a housewife are accused by the Ebisu police as being the culprits. During this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Hatano
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Tomoya Nakamura

On Christmas Eve, a TV broadcasting station receives a phone call. The caller warns "I have set up a bomb at Ebisu in Tokyo." A contract worker for the TV broadcasting station and a housewife are accused by the Ebisu police as being the culprits. During this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Hatano
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Tomoya Nakamura

THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)

Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yurina Hirate

Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yurina Hirate

In the Wake (2021)

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Mitsuko Baisho

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Mitsuko Baisho

Arc (2021)

Set in the near future, Rina lives a wandering life and she meets Ema. Ema becomes a mentor for Rina and Rina begins to work for Ema. Her job is called body works, which is to plasticize dead bodies for people who lost loved ones. Meanwhile, Ema’s younger brother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Ishikawa
CAST:  Kyoko Yoshine  •  Shinobu Terajima  •  Masaki Okada  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Set in the near future, Rina lives a wandering life and she meets Ema. Ema becomes a mentor for Rina and Rina begins to work for Ema. Her job is called body works, which is to plasticize dead bodies for people who lost loved ones. Meanwhile, Ema’s younger brother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Ishikawa
CAST:  Kyoko Yoshine  •  Shinobu Terajima  •  Masaki Okada  •  Kurumi Shimizu
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