Taro Suruga

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Double Meaning: Chain Reaction (2015)

Akira Mochizuki survived a kidnapping as a child. Now, she's a detective, and there are signs that the kidnapper may be back again after 20 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Shunsuke Nakamura  •  Haruka Kinami

Akira Mochizuki survived a kidnapping as a child. Now, she's a detective, and there are signs that the kidnapper may be back again after 20 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Shunsuke Nakamura  •  Haruka Kinami

7s (2015)

Sawada is an unpopular move director but he manages to win the grand prize at an indie film festival With the reward he decides to go big for his next film. Sawada will have to face many difficult situations while trying to make it happen as the production money ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Motoki Fukami  •  Yasushi Fuchikami  •  Takamasa Suga  •  Taro Suruga

Sawada is an unpopular move director but he manages to win the grand prize at an indie film festival With the reward he decides to go big for his next film. Sawada will have to face many difficult situations while trying to make it happen as the production money ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Motoki Fukami  •  Yasushi Fuchikami  •  Takamasa Suga  •  Taro Suruga

Gold Woman (2016)

A female career banker shatters the glass ceiling of a mega bank by disclosing its shady business to light. Tamaki, the Gold Woman, has worked her way up to be appointed General Manager of the office regarded as the General Staff Headquar- ters of the Bank with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nozomu Amemiya
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Honami Suzuki  •  Taro Suruga  •  Koji Yano

A female career banker shatters the glass ceiling of a mega bank by disclosing its shady business to light. Tamaki, the Gold Woman, has worked her way up to be appointed General Manager of the office regarded as the General Staff Headquar- ters of the Bank with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nozomu Amemiya
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Honami Suzuki  •  Taro Suruga  •  Koji Yano

Odd Detective 14 (2016)

The dead body of Maki Tsujimoto, a popular stage actress, is discovered in a theater in Oji. After striking her in the back of the head with a bronze statue prop, the criminal laid the body on the floor and pointed a light at it, "directing" the crime scene as if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

The dead body of Maki Tsujimoto, a popular stage actress, is discovered in a theater in Oji. After striking her in the back of the head with a bronze statue prop, the criminal laid the body on the floor and pointed a light at it, "directing" the crime scene as if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

Odd Detective 15 (2017)

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the living room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the living room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

Yumeji: A Spurt of Love (2017)

Yumeji (Taro Suruga) is married to Tamaki (Tomoka Kurotani) and they have a son. Tamaki was a model for Yumeji. He makes a living by running a picture store. Due to his dissatisfaction as an artist and his own inner conflicts, he spends his days doing other things ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiji Miyano
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Arisa Komiya  •  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Taro Suruga

Yumeji (Taro Suruga) is married to Tamaki (Tomoka Kurotani) and they have a son. Tamaki was a model for Yumeji. He makes a living by running a picture store. Due to his dissatisfaction as an artist and his own inner conflicts, he spends his days doing other things ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiji Miyano
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Arisa Komiya  •  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Taro Suruga

My Departure (2012)

Drama depicting two men and a woman, each with their own issues, who head for Fukui, and their maturity and rejuvenation through travel. Recently retired Nishina Kosuke goes to meet his first love, who he got to know as a pen pal 42 years ago. For Kagawa Yuika, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsu Maeda
CAST:  Kiyoshi Maekawa  •  Yu Yamada  •  Shono Hayama  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Drama depicting two men and a woman, each with their own issues, who head for Fukui, and their maturity and rejuvenation through travel. Recently retired Nishina Kosuke goes to meet his first love, who he got to know as a pen pal 42 years ago. For Kagawa Yuika, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsu Maeda
CAST:  Kiyoshi Maekawa  •  Yu Yamada  •  Shono Hayama  •  Kurumi Shimizu

When Will You Return? (2017)

Tomoko Ashimura types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but Tomoko Ashimura succumbs to a disease. On behalf of Tomoko Ashimura, her grandchild Osamu collects Tomoko’s memoirs. He learns about the love between his grandparents for the past 50 years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fukugawa Yoshihiro
CAST:  Machiko Ono  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Yoko Nogiwa  •  Kayoko Kishimoto

Tomoko Ashimura types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but Tomoko Ashimura succumbs to a disease. On behalf of Tomoko Ashimura, her grandchild Osamu collects Tomoko’s memoirs. He learns about the love between his grandparents for the past 50 years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fukugawa Yoshihiro
CAST:  Machiko Ono  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Yoko Nogiwa  •  Kayoko Kishimoto

A Family (2021)

Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Machiko Ono  •  Hayato Ichihara

Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Machiko Ono  •  Hayato Ichihara

One Left Hand Shot (2020)

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DIRECTION:  Masato Murakami
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Taro Suruga  •  Tamae Ando  •  Katsuya

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DIRECTION:  Masato Murakami
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Taro Suruga  •  Tamae Ando  •  Katsuya

Every Trick In The Book (2021)

Shinichi Tsuda, a Naoki Prize winning author, is working to publish his newest story. It revolves around Tsuyama, a driver for a call girl business in Toyama Prefecture, who comes across a mysterious counterfeit bill and has his life targeted by underworld kingpin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideta Takahata
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Shunsuke Kazama  •  Etsushi Toyokawa

Shinichi Tsuda, a Naoki Prize winning author, is working to publish his newest story. It revolves around Tsuyama, a driver for a call girl business in Toyama Prefecture, who comes across a mysterious counterfeit bill and has his life targeted by underworld kingpin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideta Takahata
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Shunsuke Kazama  •  Etsushi Toyokawa

Follow the Light (2021)

In a fading village in the Japanese countryside, the school is about to be closed, which weighs heavily on the students. Freshly arrived from Tokyo with his father after an acrimonious divorce, the shy Akira escapes into drawing and agrees to participate in a mural ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youichi Narita
CAST:  Tsubasa Nakagawa  •  Itsuki Nagasawa  •  Rina Ikoma  •  Taro Suruga

In a fading village in the Japanese countryside, the school is about to be closed, which weighs heavily on the students. Freshly arrived from Tokyo with his father after an acrimonious divorce, the shy Akira escapes into drawing and agrees to participate in a mural ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youichi Narita
CAST:  Tsubasa Nakagawa  •  Itsuki Nagasawa  •  Rina Ikoma  •  Taro Suruga

Bakumatsu Aibou-den (2022)

A single bullet cuts through Kyoto in the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate right before the restoration of imperial rule. Who plotted to assassinate Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who is about to become the last shogun of Japan? Was it the faction wanting to overthrow him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentarō Horikirizono
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Jin Shirasu  •  Mayu Hotta

A single bullet cuts through Kyoto in the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate right before the restoration of imperial rule. Who plotted to assassinate Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who is about to become the last shogun of Japan? Was it the faction wanting to overthrow him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentarō Horikirizono
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Jin Shirasu  •  Mayu Hotta

All Because of Me (2022)

Yuta lives in an orphanage while waiting for her mother to pick her up. One day, Yuta, who happened to know his mother's whereabouts, escaped from the facility with all his heart. However, there was a mother who depended on her cohabiting man and lived a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusaku Matsumoto
CAST:  Haruto Shiratori  •  Ririka Kawashima  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Marika Matsumoto

Yuta lives in an orphanage while waiting for her mother to pick her up. One day, Yuta, who happened to know his mother's whereabouts, escaped from the facility with all his heart. However, there was a mother who depended on her cohabiting man and lived a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusaku Matsumoto
CAST:  Haruto Shiratori  •  Ririka Kawashima  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Marika Matsumoto

Tamayura (2018)

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DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Tsuchida
CAST:  Haruka Kubo  •  Nao Okabe  •  Taro Suruga  •  Shinji Kasahara

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DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Tsuchida
CAST:  Haruka Kubo  •  Nao Okabe  •  Taro Suruga  •  Shinji Kasahara

Hard Days (2023)

After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Go Ayano  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hayato Isomura

After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Go Ayano  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hayato Isomura

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DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Yuri Chinen  •  Emi Wakui

Sakura (2024)

This film tells the story of the protagonist of the county police propaganda class who independently investigates the mystery of his friend's mysterious death, uncovers the truth of the incident, and gradually reveals the story of the "public security police" who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroto Hara
CAST:  Hana Sugisaki  •  Riku Hagiwara  •  Kokoro Morita  •  Minosuke Bando

This film tells the story of the protagonist of the county police propaganda class who independently investigates the mystery of his friend's mysterious death, uncovers the truth of the incident, and gradually reveals the story of the "public security police" who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroto Hara
CAST:  Hana Sugisaki  •  Riku Hagiwara  •  Kokoro Morita  •  Minosuke Bando
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