Misayo Haruki

Getting Any? (1995)

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Dankan  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Hakuryu  •  Hideo Higashikokubaru

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Dankan  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Hakuryu  •  Hideo Higashikokubaru

Cure (1997)

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Tsuyoshi Ujiki  •  Anna Nakagawa

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Tsuyoshi Ujiki  •  Anna Nakagawa

Keiho (1999)

The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however, reveals the crime was a well-planned statement against the section of Japan's criminal code granting diminished ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Naoki Sugiura

The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however, reveals the crime was a well-planned statement against the section of Japan's criminal code granting diminished ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Naoki Sugiura

Suicide Bus (1998)

A young girl named Mitsuki receives a ticket for a bus tour from her uncle. The tour appears to be normal (expect that everyone appears to be quite sombre), but Mitsuki learns its true purpose: the other passengers and the tour manager have a suicide pact to send ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shimizu
CAST:  Dankan  •  Nanako Okochi  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Ippei Souda

A young girl named Mitsuki receives a ticket for a bus tour from her uncle. The tour appears to be normal (expect that everyone appears to be quite sombre), but Mitsuki learns its true purpose: the other passengers and the tour manager have a suicide pact to send ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shimizu
CAST:  Dankan  •  Nanako Okochi  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Ippei Souda

Zero Woman: Final Mission (1995)

A famous businessman's links with organized crime are looked into by the Zero Division of the Tokyo Police, with the investigation being headed by a highly trained, extremely violent and very beautiful female officer. When not having shoot-outs with the crime ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Enokido
CAST:  Misayo Haruki  •  Naoko Iijima  •  Miho Suzuki  •  Takako Kitagawa

A famous businessman's links with organized crime are looked into by the Zero Division of the Tokyo Police, with the investigation being headed by a highly trained, extremely violent and very beautiful female officer. When not having shoot-outs with the crime ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Enokido
CAST:  Misayo Haruki  •  Naoko Iijima  •  Miho Suzuki  •  Takako Kitagawa

Dororo (2007)

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Yoshio Harada

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Yoshio Harada

Like a Rolling Stone (1994)

Tanaka is a yakuza who collects 'protection money' from establishments. He has just been released from jail, where he had spent eight years, and finds out that his boss wants to get rid of him. Tanaka is not an archetypal yakuza; he travels by public transport. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsumi Kumashiro
CAST:  Eiji Okuda  •  Show Aikawa  •  Eiko Nagashima  •  Reiko Takashima

Tanaka is a yakuza who collects 'protection money' from establishments. He has just been released from jail, where he had spent eight years, and finds out that his boss wants to get rid of him. Tanaka is not an archetypal yakuza; he travels by public transport. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsumi Kumashiro
CAST:  Eiji Okuda  •  Show Aikawa  •  Eiko Nagashima  •  Reiko Takashima

Get to the Punchline (2019)

Rumi Hayachine is a 2nd-year high school student living in Tono who loves to daydream about and draw supernatural spirits. One day, her beloved grandmother decides to move out saying, “I want to do what I want with my life.” At school, Rumi is pressured to think ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Non
CAST:  Non  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Honami Kurashita  •  Misayo Haruki

Rumi Hayachine is a 2nd-year high school student living in Tono who loves to daydream about and draw supernatural spirits. One day, her beloved grandmother decides to move out saying, “I want to do what I want with my life.” At school, Rumi is pressured to think ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Non
CAST:  Non  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Honami Kurashita  •  Misayo Haruki

The Takatsu River (2019)

Set along the river basin of Shimane Prefeture's Takatsu River, a government-protected river, this drama portrays various people living in an area burdened by decreasing population as they carry on the tradition of "Kagura" Shinto music and dance which is said to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinari Nishikôri
CAST:  Masahiro Koumoto  •  Naho Toda  •  Ito Ohno  •  Hiromasa Taguchi

Set along the river basin of Shimane Prefeture's Takatsu River, a government-protected river, this drama portrays various people living in an area burdened by decreasing population as they carry on the tradition of "Kagura" Shinto music and dance which is said to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinari Nishikôri
CAST:  Masahiro Koumoto  •  Naho Toda  •  Ito Ohno  •  Hiromasa Taguchi

Ribbon (2022)

The year is 2020, the middle of the corona crisis. Art student Itsuka has her graduation exhibition canceled and must take home the piece which she had been working on for a year. In a whirlpool of emotions she clashes with her worried parents, her little sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Non
CAST:  Non  •  Rio Yamashita  •  Daichi Watanabe  •  Daikichi Sugawara

The year is 2020, the middle of the corona crisis. Art student Itsuka has her graduation exhibition canceled and must take home the piece which she had been working on for a year. In a whirlpool of emotions she clashes with her worried parents, her little sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Non
CAST:  Non  •  Rio Yamashita  •  Daichi Watanabe  •  Daikichi Sugawara

New Gokudo: Legend Three Dragons 2 (2000)

It depicts the fierce battle between the Shanghai Mafia, who is trying to expand its power with sneaky hands, and Kuroiwa, the young head of the former Ryuo group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Torii
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Junichi Kawamoto  •  Misayo Haruki  •  Ken Mitsuishi

It depicts the fierce battle between the Shanghai Mafia, who is trying to expand its power with sneaky hands, and Kuroiwa, the young head of the former Ryuo group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Torii
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Junichi Kawamoto  •  Misayo Haruki  •  Ken Mitsuishi