Ryuji Harada

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Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998)

Takanosuke Ushio and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tetsuya Watari  •  Ryūzō Hayashi  •  Tomomi Satô

Takanosuke Ushio and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tetsuya Watari  •  Ryūzō Hayashi  •  Tomomi Satô

Izo (2004)

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuya Nakayama  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Ryôsuke Miki

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuya Nakayama  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Ryôsuke Miki

Kibakichi (2004)

A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoo Haraguchi
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Tatsuo Higashida  •  Masara Ibu  •  Miyu Inaba

A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoo Haraguchi
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Tatsuo Higashida  •  Masara Ibu  •  Miyu Inaba

The Firefly (2001)

Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Ryuji Harada

Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Ryuji Harada

A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)

A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Nae Yuuki  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Sawa Suzuki

A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Nae Yuuki  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Sawa Suzuki

The Negotiator: The Movie (2010)

¥ 260,000,000 is stolen from armored vehicle. The criminals escape into a crowded shopping mall and take over 50 hostages. Reiko Usagi (Ryoko Yonekura) and the SIT members are called in to break the stand-off. When Reiko goes into the shopping mall to negotiate, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidetomo Matsuda
CAST:  Ryoko Yonekura  •  Toshio Kakei  •  Takashi Sasano  •  Takashi Sorimachi

¥ 260,000,000 is stolen from armored vehicle. The criminals escape into a crowded shopping mall and take over 50 hostages. Reiko Usagi (Ryoko Yonekura) and the SIT members are called in to break the stand-off. When Reiko goes into the shopping mall to negotiate, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidetomo Matsuda
CAST:  Ryoko Yonekura  •  Toshio Kakei  •  Takashi Sasano  •  Takashi Sorimachi

Night Train to the Stars (1996)

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Naoto Ogata  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Naoto Ogata  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

Kah-chan (2001)

Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times (the region is in famine) What Okatsu tells no one is that she saves so that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Keiko Kishi  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Tsuyoshi Ujiki  •  Saburo Ishikura

Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times (the region is in famine) What Okatsu tells no one is that she saves so that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Keiko Kishi  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Tsuyoshi Ujiki  •  Saburo Ishikura

AIBOU: The Movie (2008)

A former TV presenter is murdered. On the same day, two police officers from the Metropolitan police Special Mission Task Force, Sugishita Ukyo (Yutaka Mizutani) and Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), are guarding a female Diet member, Katayama Hinako (Yoshino ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Takashi Yamanaka

A former TV presenter is murdered. On the same day, two police officers from the Metropolitan police Special Mission Task Force, Sugishita Ukyo (Yutaka Mizutani) and Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), are guarding a female Diet member, Katayama Hinako (Yoshino ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Takashi Yamanaka

Kappa (1994)

As famous photographer, Yuta Suzumori's (Tatsuya Fuji) health is worsening he tells a childhood story of when he saw a kappa in his hometown village of Kitagawa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Ishii
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Keisuke Funakoshi  •  Masao Imafuku  •  Ryuji Harada

As famous photographer, Yuta Suzumori's (Tatsuya Fuji) health is worsening he tells a childhood story of when he saw a kappa in his hometown village of Kitagawa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Ishii
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Keisuke Funakoshi  •  Masao Imafuku  •  Ryuji Harada

Crossfire (2000)

Junko was born with a type of ESP called pyrokinesis which she can use to incinerate anyone and anything at will. Junko is secretly in love with Kazuki, a young man who works with her. His sister is killed and a boy named Masaki suspected but the police don't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Hidenori Tokuyama  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima

Junko was born with a type of ESP called pyrokinesis which she can use to incinerate anyone and anything at will. Junko is secretly in love with Kazuki, a young man who works with her. His sister is killed and a boy named Masaki suspected but the police don't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Hidenori Tokuyama  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 5 (1996)

The wife of a recently deceased yakuza boss is caught in a conflict between the candidates for his succession and must protect her beloved daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shizuka Kudô  •  Ryo Ishibashi

The wife of a recently deceased yakuza boss is caught in a conflict between the candidates for his succession and must protect her beloved daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shizuka Kudô  •  Ryo Ishibashi

Kikaider REBOOT (2014)

The movie is set in the near future, when the “ARK Project” has initiated a program to increase the quality of human life through the peaceful use of robots. Dr. Komyoji, the chief scientist on the project, has developed a process to create a robot with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ten Shimoyama
CAST:  Jingi Irie  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Aimi Satsukawa  •  Yuta Ikeda

The movie is set in the near future, when the “ARK Project” has initiated a program to increase the quality of human life through the peaceful use of robots. Dr. Komyoji, the chief scientist on the project, has developed a process to create a robot with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ten Shimoyama
CAST:  Jingi Irie  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Aimi Satsukawa  •  Yuta Ikeda

Leave It to the Nurses (2002)

Flighty young nurse Izumi Asakura longs to have her honeymoon in a far off tropical paradise but her doctor husband feels that he cannot afford to take time off from developing his career. To Izumi's dismay, Wakabakai General Hospital is fast becoming a far less ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Morosawa
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Uno Kanda  •  Naohito Fujiki

Flighty young nurse Izumi Asakura longs to have her honeymoon in a far off tropical paradise but her doctor husband feels that he cannot afford to take time off from developing his career. To Izumi's dismay, Wakabakai General Hospital is fast becoming a far less ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Morosawa
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Uno Kanda  •  Naohito Fujiki

Musashi (2019)

Musashi returns Japan's legendary swordsman and philosopher to the screen once again. In an original period drama based on the historical facts of the life and travels of the famous Miyamoto Musashi we find an apprentice, an instructor and the account of a famous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Mikami
CAST:  Kumiko Endo  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Ken Matsudaira  •  Yûki Meguro

Musashi returns Japan's legendary swordsman and philosopher to the screen once again. In an original period drama based on the historical facts of the life and travels of the famous Miyamoto Musashi we find an apprentice, an instructor and the account of a famous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Mikami
CAST:  Kumiko Endo  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Ken Matsudaira  •  Yûki Meguro

Kitanai yatsu (1995)

Based on the comic by Satosumi Takaguchi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rokurō Mochizuki
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Tatsuo Yamada  •  Kyoko Muramatsu  •  Eiji Okuda

Based on the comic by Satosumi Takaguchi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rokurō Mochizuki
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Tatsuo Yamada  •  Kyoko Muramatsu  •  Eiji Okuda

Yakuza Legend: Kill Them All (2005)

After serving a term in prison because of shooting the leader of the rival group, Goro finds out that his fellow Yakuza Shiroyama, left the group and living as a normal people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Yamamura
CAST:  Yasukaze Motomiya  •  Akihiro Shimizu  •  Kyosuke Yabe  •  Mao Shiina

After serving a term in prison because of shooting the leader of the rival group, Goro finds out that his fellow Yakuza Shiroyama, left the group and living as a normal people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Yamamura
CAST:  Yasukaze Motomiya  •  Akihiro Shimizu  •  Kyosuke Yabe  •  Mao Shiina

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

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DIRECTION:  Naoki Uesugi
CAST:  Miki Fujitani  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Momiji Yamamura  •  Akiko Hinagata

Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 3 (2003)

"GHOST HOUSE" Cast: Jinpachi Nezu ("Castle of the Owls", "Red Shadow"), Natsuo Ishido, Masako Izumi Synopsis: A young girl is forbidden by her parents to marry and decides to elope. "WHISPERS" Cast: Ryuji Harada ("Ka-chan", "Firefly"), Eisuke Tsunoda, Kimi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Oida  •  Tomoyuki Akashi  •  Hideaki Yoshida
CAST:  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Natsuo Ishido  •  Masako Izumi  •  Ryuji Harada

"GHOST HOUSE" Cast: Jinpachi Nezu ("Castle of the Owls", "Red Shadow"), Natsuo Ishido, Masako Izumi Synopsis: A young girl is forbidden by her parents to marry and decides to elope. "WHISPERS" Cast: Ryuji Harada ("Ka-chan", "Firefly"), Eisuke Tsunoda, Kimi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Oida  •  Tomoyuki Akashi  •  Hideaki Yoshida
CAST:  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Natsuo Ishido  •  Masako Izumi  •  Ryuji Harada
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