Yûko Itô

Gurozuka (2005)

A fun getaway turns into a journey to Hell for some teenage girls visiting an isolated house to rehearse and perform a play for their private movie club. Taking the trip with an adult chaperone, the girls learn a previous club member supposedly went missing in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Nishiyama
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yukari Fukui  •  Yûko Itô  •  Yuko Kurosawa

A fun getaway turns into a journey to Hell for some teenage girls visiting an isolated house to rehearse and perform a play for their private movie club. Taking the trip with an adult chaperone, the girls learn a previous club member supposedly went missing in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Nishiyama
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yukari Fukui  •  Yûko Itô  •  Yuko Kurosawa

Messengers (1999)

Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries to make a run for it with the last remaining company asset, a red Alpha Romeo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Naoko Iijima  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Hiroyuki Yabe  •  Kotomi Kyōno

Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries to make a run for it with the last remaining company asset, a red Alpha Romeo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Naoko Iijima  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Hiroyuki Yabe  •  Kotomi Kyōno

Sketches of Kaitan City (2010)

The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar network. A laid-off man and his younger sister go up a mountain to see the first sunrise of the year. Meanwhile, Haruo has inherited his family's gas business, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Pistol Takehara  •  Ryo Kase  •  Masaki Miura

The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar network. A laid-off man and his younger sister go up a mountain to see the first sunrise of the year. Meanwhile, Haruo has inherited his family's gas business, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Pistol Takehara  •  Ryo Kase  •  Masaki Miura

Cherry Girl (2006)

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DIRECTION:  Shuta Takahata
CAST:  Kumi Koda  •  Yûko Itô  •  Yamano Megumi  •  Goro Inagaki

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DIRECTION:  Shuta Takahata
CAST:  Kumi Koda  •  Yûko Itô  •  Yamano Megumi  •  Goro Inagaki

The Last Message (2012)

Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Hirayama

Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Hirayama

Pro Bono (2014)

A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Katsumi Takahashi  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Nino Furuhata

A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Katsumi Takahashi  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Nino Furuhata

Night of the Shooting Stars (2003)

Working long hours in the emergency room, nurse Kana Aoshima befriends musician and frequent hospital patient Shogo Amami. Shogo's therapy visits for his muteness and blindness happen to frequently coincide with Kana's shift, which enables the nurse to get to know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Togashi
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Riho Makise

Working long hours in the emergency room, nurse Kana Aoshima befriends musician and frequent hospital patient Shogo Amami. Shogo's therapy visits for his muteness and blindness happen to frequently coincide with Kana's shift, which enables the nurse to get to know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Togashi
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Riho Makise

Stray Dogz 2 (2016)

Tadaomy works as a loan shark. He hires Tukasa to work for him. One day, Tadaomy’s debtor, Okabayashi, asks to borrow two million yen more. Tadaomy trusts Okabayashi who has payed back sincerely, but Okabayashi suddenly disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuhiko Tsuchiya
CAST:  Yuki Yamada  •  Tsunenori Aoki  •  Daisuke Kuroda  •  Kazuki Namioka

Tadaomy works as a loan shark. He hires Tukasa to work for him. One day, Tadaomy’s debtor, Okabayashi, asks to borrow two million yen more. Tadaomy trusts Okabayashi who has payed back sincerely, but Okabayashi suddenly disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuhiko Tsuchiya
CAST:  Yuki Yamada  •  Tsunenori Aoki  •  Daisuke Kuroda  •  Kazuki Namioka

Mirrorman Reflex (2006)

After dying in battle, Japanese soldier Akira Kageyama (Karato) is resurrected as a ‘mirror demon’ a supernatural agent capable of growing to enormous size. He uses his new abilities to defend the Manifest Realm from evil spirits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Ryo Karato  •  Miku Ishida  •  Nobuyuki Ishida  •  Yûko Itô

After dying in battle, Japanese soldier Akira Kageyama (Karato) is resurrected as a ‘mirror demon’ a supernatural agent capable of growing to enormous size. He uses his new abilities to defend the Manifest Realm from evil spirits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Ryo Karato  •  Miku Ishida  •  Nobuyuki Ishida  •  Yûko Itô

Eko Eko Azarak: R-Page (2006)

A journalist named Takashi arrives at a rural town to investigate a string of mysterious accidental deaths. Around the same time, a young woman arrives dressed in a sailor suit school uniform. Her name is Misa Kuroi, a powerful witch who’s been sent by the leader ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taichi Itô
CAST:  Yûko Itô  •  IZAM  •  Mitsuki Koga  •  Narumi Konno

A journalist named Takashi arrives at a rural town to investigate a string of mysterious accidental deaths. Around the same time, a young woman arrives dressed in a sailor suit school uniform. Her name is Misa Kuroi, a powerful witch who’s been sent by the leader ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taichi Itô
CAST:  Yûko Itô  •  IZAM  •  Mitsuki Koga  •  Narumi Konno

Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2008)

A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Asô
CAST:  Kyōzō Nagatsuka  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Aya Hirayama

A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Asô
CAST:  Kyōzō Nagatsuka  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Aya Hirayama

Shisei: Seou onna (2009)

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DIRECTION:  Kei Horie
CAST:  Mikoto Inoue  •  Yûko Itô  •  Kazuki Namioka  •  Shirô Namiki

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DIRECTION:  Kei Horie
CAST:  Mikoto Inoue  •  Yûko Itô  •  Kazuki Namioka  •  Shirô Namiki

Fururi (2005)

Chinatsu is a 28-year-old office worker who lives life on auto-pilot, until a mysterious boy appears to her. He tells her that if she answers five riddles, he will make her dreams come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Koide
CAST:  Kanata Hongo  •  Yûko Itô  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mike Maki

Chinatsu is a 28-year-old office worker who lives life on auto-pilot, until a mysterious boy appears to her. He tells her that if she answers five riddles, he will make her dreams come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Koide
CAST:  Kanata Hongo  •  Yûko Itô  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mike Maki

Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot (2008)

Masaka Kubota plays high-school student Keita, who leads a secret life as a "network investigator" for a secret organization. In the introductory episode, Keita has moved to a new school in Tokyo but doesn't like it. His best friend from his previous school comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Reiko Igarashi  •  Noriko Watanabe

Masaka Kubota plays high-school student Keita, who leads a secret life as a "network investigator" for a secret organization. In the introductory episode, Keita has moved to a new school in Tokyo but doesn't like it. His best friend from his previous school comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Reiko Igarashi  •  Noriko Watanabe

Detective Club (2010)

This is based on a collection of short stories by Keigo Higashino. A membership-based investigation agency dedicated to VIP will usually lead the case to a quick and calm resolution. Members are only VIPs in the political and business world. Tow people are in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Mizutani
CAST:  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Nao Matsushita  •  Shingo Katsurayama  •  Yûko Itô

This is based on a collection of short stories by Keigo Higashino. A membership-based investigation agency dedicated to VIP will usually lead the case to a quick and calm resolution. Members are only VIPs in the political and business world. Tow people are in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Mizutani
CAST:  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Nao Matsushita  •  Shingo Katsurayama  •  Yûko Itô