Bokuzo Masana

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Parade (2010)

The story of a strange living situation in a 2LDK apartment in suburban Tokyo. There are five residents ranging in age from eighteen to twenty-eight. They are not in any way romantically involved with one another, but one can see subtle hints of affection and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Keisuke Koide

The story of a strange living situation in a 2LDK apartment in suburban Tokyo. There are five residents ranging in age from eighteen to twenty-eight. They are not in any way romantically involved with one another, but one can see subtle hints of affection and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Keisuke Koide

Another (2012)

After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ai Kato  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ai Kato  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

Will to Live (1999)

It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Akira Emoto  •  Hideko Yoshida  •  Shinobu Otake

It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Akira Emoto  •  Hideko Yoshida  •  Shinobu Otake

That's The Way!! (2011)

A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Satô
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Maki Horikita  •  Koji Sato

A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Satô
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Maki Horikita  •  Koji Sato

Happy Flight (2008)

A variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew all support a single flight. They have only one mission: to secure the safety of the passengers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Haruka Ayase  •  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Shinobu Terajima

A variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew all support a single flight. They have only one mission: to secure the safety of the passengers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Haruka Ayase  •  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Shinobu Terajima

I Just Didn't Do It (2007)

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Asaka Seto  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Koji Yamamoto

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Asaka Seto  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Koji Yamamoto

Death Note: L Change the World (2008)

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Shunji Fujimura  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Narushi Fukuda  •  Sei Hiraizumi

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Shunji Fujimura  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Narushi Fukuda  •  Sei Hiraizumi

Hero (2007)

After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Takako Matsu  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Nene Otsuka

After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Takako Matsu  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Nene Otsuka

Gamera the Brave (2006)

A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Ryo Tomioka  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Kaho  •  Susumu Terajima

A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Ryo Tomioka  •  Kanji Tsuda  •  Kaho  •  Susumu Terajima

Hero (2015)

Prosecutor Kohei Kuryu takes charge of a case with a foreign embassy possessing the key to solve the case. Due to the extraterritoriality involving the case, the investigation has not gone anywhere. A crisis then ensues. Kohei Kuryu and his office attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Takako Matsu  •  Koichi Sato

Prosecutor Kohei Kuryu takes charge of a case with a foreign embassy possessing the key to solve the case. Due to the extraterritoriality involving the case, the investigation has not gone anywhere. A crisis then ensues. Kohei Kuryu and his office attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Takako Matsu  •  Koichi Sato

Kazura (2010)

Bald Moriyama wants a new image and buys a wig. It works: suddenly he has a career and a girlfriend. But life is hard when you have to keep a secret. Perfect timing and handling of real-life anxieties plus brilliant comedians MIMURA and OOTAKE make WIG an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renpei Tsukamoto
CAST:  Sei Ashina  •  Masakazu Mimura  •  Kazuki Ootake  •  Akaji Maro

Bald Moriyama wants a new image and buys a wig. It works: suddenly he has a career and a girlfriend. But life is hard when you have to keep a secret. Perfect timing and handling of real-life anxieties plus brilliant comedians MIMURA and OOTAKE make WIG an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renpei Tsukamoto
CAST:  Sei Ashina  •  Masakazu Mimura  •  Kazuki Ootake  •  Akaji Maro

Pandemic (2009)

ER doctor Tsuyoshi Matsuoka receives a patient with a virus unlike anything he's seen before. His symptoms include high fever, convulsions, vomiting of blood and multiple organ failure. Could this be a new form of influenza or is it some other variety of virus? As ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Rei Dan  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Yoji Tanaka

ER doctor Tsuyoshi Matsuoka receives a patient with a virus unlike anything he's seen before. His symptoms include high fever, convulsions, vomiting of blood and multiple organ failure. Could this be a new form of influenza or is it some other variety of virus? As ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Rei Dan  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Yoji Tanaka

Lupin's News (2008)

The suicide of a female teacher 15 years ago was actually a murder. A new investigation team, spearheaded by Mizorogi, is formed based on new information turned in to the police. Obsessed about cracking cases right up till the statute of limitation, Mizoguchi has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Mizutani
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Yoshinori Okada  •  Megumi Sato  •  Hirofumi Arai

The suicide of a female teacher 15 years ago was actually a murder. A new investigation team, spearheaded by Mizorogi, is formed based on new information turned in to the police. Obsessed about cracking cases right up till the statute of limitation, Mizoguchi has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Mizutani
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Yoshinori Okada  •  Megumi Sato  •  Hirofumi Arai

Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs (2008)

The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Yoshino
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Karina  •  Rina Hatakeyama  •  Bokuzo Masana

The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Yoshino
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Karina  •  Rina Hatakeyama  •  Bokuzo Masana

The Last Shot in the Bar (2017)

In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Atsuko Maeda

In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Atsuko Maeda

Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke (2016)

Yosuke Misaki used to be a promising prosecutor, but he suddenly quit his job. He begins a new career as a pianist. He knocks on the door of wealthy man Kentaro Katsuki who lives in a peaceful area of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kentaro Katsuki lives with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Sugawara
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yuina Kuroshima  •  Shinji Takeda  •  Kinya Kitaoji

Yosuke Misaki used to be a promising prosecutor, but he suddenly quit his job. He begins a new career as a pianist. He knocks on the door of wealthy man Kentaro Katsuki who lives in a peaceful area of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kentaro Katsuki lives with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Sugawara
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yuina Kuroshima  •  Shinji Takeda  •  Kinya Kitaoji

Detective Story (2018)

Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation. Shuichi Tsujiyama and Naomi Arai struggle physically. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Kakehi
CAST:  Takumi Saitoh  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation. Shuichi Tsujiyama and Naomi Arai struggle physically. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Kakehi
CAST:  Takumi Saitoh  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Designated Lawyer (2018)

Suspicions fall on politician Tagane Seizo over the sale of nationally owned land to a social welfare service corporation back in 2010. Seizo Tagane is then given immunity for his testimony, but people become furious that he was not going to be prosecuted. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Takezono
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Enari Kazuki  •  Sei Matobu

Suspicions fall on politician Tagane Seizo over the sale of nationally owned land to a social welfare service corporation back in 2010. Seizo Tagane is then given immunity for his testimony, but people become furious that he was not going to be prosecuted. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Takezono
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Enari Kazuki  •  Sei Matobu

Aishiteyo (2005)

Miyuki is a single mother with a 10-year old boy Keiji. She is eager to make him a child model. Eventually, Keiji begins to get jobs rather constantly. But Keiji himself doesn't like the job much. He only does it because it pleases his mother, who hates empty pages ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiho Fukuoka
CAST:  Morio Agata  •  Nobuhiro Iyama  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Bokuzo Masana

Miyuki is a single mother with a 10-year old boy Keiji. She is eager to make him a child model. Eventually, Keiji begins to get jobs rather constantly. But Keiji himself doesn't like the job much. He only does it because it pleases his mother, who hates empty pages ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiho Fukuoka
CAST:  Morio Agata  •  Nobuhiro Iyama  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Bokuzo Masana

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DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Shingo Kazami  •  Tetsu Watanabe  •  Bokuzo Masana
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