Satomi Nagano

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Rio Kanno

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Rio Kanno

The Juliet Game (1989)

Romantic comedy about a school teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shôji Kôkami
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Satomi Tezuka  •  Hitomi Takahashi

Romantic comedy about a school teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shôji Kôkami
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Satomi Tezuka  •  Hitomi Takahashi

Tokyo Park (2011)

Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships with a girl who visits his part-time workplace called Tominaga and his step-sister Misaki begin to change subtly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Nana Eikura  •  Manami Konishi  •  Haruka Igawa

Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships with a girl who visits his part-time workplace called Tominaga and his step-sister Misaki begin to change subtly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Nana Eikura  •  Manami Konishi  •  Haruka Igawa

Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017)

A dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Shun Oguri  •  Keiko Kitagawa

A dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Shun Oguri  •  Keiko Kitagawa

Yan (2020)

A young man is sent from Japan to Taiwan in order to get his disenfranchised brother to sign away his inheritance rights.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Imamura
CAST:  Takashi Yamanaka  •  Yo Hitoto  •  Yoji Tanaka  •  Satomi Nagano

A young man is sent from Japan to Taiwan in order to get his disenfranchised brother to sign away his inheritance rights.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Imamura
CAST:  Takashi Yamanaka  •  Yo Hitoto  •  Yoji Tanaka  •  Satomi Nagano

The Exchange Letter (2016)

Mariko Okano’s boyfriend Junichi Nagata leaves suddenly to become a volunteer teacher in a remote country. Mariko and Junichi’s families are both left wondering why he departed so quickly, without discussing his plans with them first. The next day, a woman’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gō Shichitaka
CAST:  Nao Matsushita  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Aki Asakura  •  Yuki Morinaga

Mariko Okano’s boyfriend Junichi Nagata leaves suddenly to become a volunteer teacher in a remote country. Mariko and Junichi’s families are both left wondering why he departed so quickly, without discussing his plans with them first. The next day, a woman’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gō Shichitaka
CAST:  Nao Matsushita  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Aki Asakura  •  Yuki Morinaga

Promise of death (2021)

Detective Suguro is enjoying a stay at a luxurious hotel in Wakayama. Also staying at the hotel is an unusual family led by rich widow Mrs. Hondo. She acts like a tyrant around her children, who are afraid of her and are at her beck and call. Unfortunately, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Joho
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Sylvia Grab

Detective Suguro is enjoying a stay at a luxurious hotel in Wakayama. Also staying at the hotel is an unusual family led by rich widow Mrs. Hondo. She acts like a tyrant around her children, who are afraid of her and are at her beck and call. Unfortunately, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Joho
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Sylvia Grab

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021)

Newlyweds Nana and Shota move into an apartment. Two situations, different from the drama series, take place: "What if Shota attends the resident's meeting and not Nana?" and "What if exchange murder game doesn't begin?"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Sakuma
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Nanase Nishino  •  Ryusei Yokohama

Newlyweds Nana and Shota move into an apartment. Two situations, different from the drama series, take place: "What if Shota attends the resident's meeting and not Nana?" and "What if exchange murder game doesn't begin?"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Sakuma
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Nanase Nishino  •  Ryusei Yokohama

Beautiful Sunday (2000)

On Sunday, a man wakes up to find a strange woman sleeping next to him... A gay couple develop a strange, trusting relationship with a sudden intruder.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Satomi Nagano  •  Masato Sakai  •  Yasuto Kosuda

On Sunday, a man wakes up to find a strange woman sleeping next to him... A gay couple develop a strange, trusting relationship with a sudden intruder.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Satomi Nagano  •  Masato Sakai  •  Yasuto Kosuda

Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen (2018)

Maeno Ryotaku (Kataoka Ainosuke) is a doctor of Buzen Province, Nakatsu domain. Aspiring to learn Western knowledge, he comes across a Dutch-language translation of the German medical text Anatomische Tabellen while studying in Nagasaki. After returning from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Yoshikawa
CAST:  Ainosuke Kataoka  •  Shinya Niiro  •  Takaya Sakoda  •  Takeo Nakahara

Maeno Ryotaku (Kataoka Ainosuke) is a doctor of Buzen Province, Nakatsu domain. Aspiring to learn Western knowledge, he comes across a Dutch-language translation of the German medical text Anatomische Tabellen while studying in Nagasaki. After returning from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Yoshikawa
CAST:  Ainosuke Kataoka  •  Shinya Niiro  •  Takaya Sakoda  •  Takeo Nakahara