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Runway Beat (2011)

Transfer student Biito “Beat” Mizorogi, talented in fashion design, bring classmates together to stage a fashion show for the school's annual festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Koji Seto  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Mirei Kiritani  •  Kei Tanaka

Transfer student Biito “Beat” Mizorogi, talented in fashion design, bring classmates together to stage a fashion show for the school's annual festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Koji Seto  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Mirei Kiritani  •  Kei Tanaka

Avec mon Mari (1999)

Mitsuko has a prestigious job as an editor at a publishing company, while her husband Tomatsu works as a freelance photographer, but he spends all of his time taking care of housework. One day, Mitsuko suspects Tomatsu is having an affair with Mayu, a model, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Hiroshi Kobayashi  •  Yuka Itaya  •  Kaori Tsuji  •  Ren Osugi

Mitsuko has a prestigious job as an editor at a publishing company, while her husband Tomatsu works as a freelance photographer, but he spends all of his time taking care of housework. One day, Mitsuko suspects Tomatsu is having an affair with Mayu, a model, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Hiroshi Kobayashi  •  Yuka Itaya  •  Kaori Tsuji  •  Ren Osugi

Nana (2005)

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Mika Nakashima  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Saeko

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Mika Nakashima  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Saeko

Nana 2 (2006)

Two girls with the same name but very different personalities share an apartment in this sequel to Nana. The rising fame of Nana Osaki's band, the Black Stones, is beginning to take a toll on the best friends' relationship. Meanwhile, Nana Komatsu struggles to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Mika Nakashima  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Kanata Hongo

Two girls with the same name but very different personalities share an apartment in this sequel to Nana. The rising fame of Nana Osaki's band, the Black Stones, is beginning to take a toll on the best friends' relationship. Meanwhile, Nana Komatsu struggles to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Mika Nakashima  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Kanata Hongo

Black Butler (2014)

Cute

Set in the year 2020, Shiori Genbo runs the large corporation Funtom. Shiori is also a descendant of prestigious noble family Phantomhive of England. As a descendant of the noble family Phantomhive, Shiori solves difficult cases which are ordered by the queen. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sato  •  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Hiro Mizushima  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Ayame Gouriki  •  Yu Shirota

Set in the year 2020, Shiori Genbo runs the large corporation Funtom. Shiori is also a descendant of prestigious noble family Phantomhive of England. As a descendant of the noble family Phantomhive, Shiori solves difficult cases which are ordered by the queen. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sato  •  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Hiro Mizushima  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Ayame Gouriki  •  Yu Shirota

Travail (2002)

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners — Asami is in a slump and is danger of slipping into the C League and she blames her husband Kazuya, and Rina is tired of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Asaka Seto  •  Shinya Tsukamoto  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Jun Murakami

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners — Asami is in a slump and is danger of slipping into the C League and she blames her husband Kazuya, and Rina is tired of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Asaka Seto  •  Shinya Tsukamoto  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Jun Murakami

This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer (2014)

Kashiopea no Endo Roru A murder takes place on a luxury overnight train which runs from Sapporo to Ueno, Tokyo. The victim is a film director. The suspects are 4 women. Nokosareta Senritsu After a pianist concludes her best performance to date, she dies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa  •  Mamoru Hoshi  •  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kirin Kiki  •  Naoki Matayoshi  •  Norika Fujiwara  •  Haruna Kawaguchi

Kashiopea no Endo Roru A murder takes place on a luxury overnight train which runs from Sapporo to Ueno, Tokyo. The victim is a film director. The suspects are 4 women. Nokosareta Senritsu After a pianist concludes her best performance to date, she dies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa  •  Mamoru Hoshi  •  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kirin Kiki  •  Naoki Matayoshi  •  Norika Fujiwara  •  Haruna Kawaguchi

Go, Masao! (2012)

Go, Masao! describes the relationship between people and their dogs. Comedian Hideki Matsumoto and a labrador retriever named Masao are selected to appear on the travel corner segment of a TV animal program. Until Hideki Matsumoto and the labrador retriever Masao ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Riko Narumi  •  Ken Mitsuishi

Go, Masao! describes the relationship between people and their dogs. Comedian Hideki Matsumoto and a labrador retriever named Masao are selected to appear on the travel corner segment of a TV animal program. Until Hideki Matsumoto and the labrador retriever Masao ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Riko Narumi  •  Ken Mitsuishi

Young Black Jack (2011)

On Christmas day, a bomb explodes in a shopping mall. The explosion was perpetrated by a serial bomber. A 9-year-old boy Kuro Hazama and his mother Mitsuko (Naho Toda) are seriously and transfered to a university hospital. With the elite skills of surgeon Dr. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Masaki Okada  •  Riisa Naka  •  Yukiyoshi Ozawa  •  Kento Kaku

On Christmas day, a bomb explodes in a shopping mall. The explosion was perpetrated by a serial bomber. A 9-year-old boy Kuro Hazama and his mother Mitsuko (Naho Toda) are seriously and transfered to a university hospital. With the elite skills of surgeon Dr. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Masaki Okada  •  Riisa Naka  •  Yukiyoshi Ozawa  •  Kento Kaku

Gene Waltz (2011)

Doctor Rie (Miho Kanno) is know as the Joan of Ark of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She works in a challenging environment with clinics shutting down due to lack of doctors and the system itself breaking down. Dr. Rie then helps an infertile woman conceive with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Miho Kanno  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Nao Omori  •  Miho Shiraishi

Doctor Rie (Miho Kanno) is know as the Joan of Ark of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She works in a challenging environment with clinics shutting down due to lack of doctors and the system itself breaking down. Dr. Rie then helps an infertile woman conceive with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Miho Kanno  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Nao Omori  •  Miho Shiraishi

Thirty Lies or So (2004)

Takarada, a member of a group of swindlers which has reunited to pull off a big caper involving down comforters, shoddy encyclopedias, and a panda suit. However, the actual scam they’re about to run takes a back seat to the trust issues between the group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kippei Shiina  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Seiichi Tanabe

Takarada, a member of a group of swindlers which has reunited to pull off a big caper involving down comforters, shoddy encyclopedias, and a panda suit. However, the actual scam they’re about to run takes a back seat to the trust issues between the group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kippei Shiina  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Seiichi Tanabe

Mystery Trilogy Special (2015)

This mystery special consists of three thrilling stories by three notable writers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Ishii  •  Yoshinori Kobayashi  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Takashi Arikawa
CAST:  Kirin Kiki  •  Naoki Matayoshi  •  Naomi Zaizen  •  Renn Kiriyama

This mystery special consists of three thrilling stories by three notable writers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Ishii  •  Yoshinori Kobayashi  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Takashi Arikawa
CAST:  Kirin Kiki  •  Naoki Matayoshi  •  Naomi Zaizen  •  Renn Kiriyama

You Are Brilliant Like a Spica (2019)

A high school girl, Sei Saotome, unexpectedly is transferred to an elite high school in Nagano prefecture due to her parents' house-moving. One day, she meets Mizuki and Taiyo, and is invited to join astronomy club with them. The personalities of two boys are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Taiki Sato  •  Jin Suzuki  •  Hiroe Igeta

A high school girl, Sei Saotome, unexpectedly is transferred to an elite high school in Nagano prefecture due to her parents' house-moving. One day, she meets Mizuki and Taiyo, and is invited to join astronomy club with them. The personalities of two boys are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Taiki Sato  •  Jin Suzuki  •  Hiroe Igeta

Haru-san – The Bride's Father is a Great Detective (2017)

Dollmaker Haruhiko Kasukabe, nicknamed Haru-san, lost his wife Ruriko in an airplane crash 22 years ago and has been living with his only daughter Furi since then. It is the day of Furi's wedding. However, Furi only told Haruhiko about the wedding a month before. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Tamaki Ogawa  •  Marie Iitoyo  •  Lee Ayumi

Dollmaker Haruhiko Kasukabe, nicknamed Haru-san, lost his wife Ruriko in an airplane crash 22 years ago and has been living with his only daughter Furi since then. It is the day of Furi's wedding. However, Furi only told Haruhiko about the wedding a month before. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Tamaki Ogawa  •  Marie Iitoyo  •  Lee Ayumi

Rough (2006)

A diver on the university team must decide which of her two childhood friends she loves, and they're both on the swim team. High school diver Ami (Masami Nagasawa) and swimmer Keisuke (Mokomichi Hayami) don't exactly get along. Their parents run rival sweets shops ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Tsuyoshi Abe  •  Yui Ichikawa

A diver on the university team must decide which of her two childhood friends she loves, and they're both on the swim team. High school diver Ami (Masami Nagasawa) and swimmer Keisuke (Mokomichi Hayami) don't exactly get along. Their parents run rival sweets shops ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Tsuyoshi Abe  •  Yui Ichikawa

Gajimaru Restaurant's Love (2014)

Mizuho takes over a restaurant in Nago, Okinawa, which was left to her by her grandmother. She single-handedly runs “Gajimaru Diner”, named after the large, deeply-rooted Gajimaru (banyan) tree in the area. Eventually, circumstances lead to her being brought ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Haru  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Haruka  •  Natsumi Ikema

Mizuho takes over a restaurant in Nago, Okinawa, which was left to her by her grandmother. She single-handedly runs “Gajimaru Diner”, named after the large, deeply-rooted Gajimaru (banyan) tree in the area. Eventually, circumstances lead to her being brought ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Haru  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Haruka  •  Natsumi Ikema

Discord (2020)

Based on the novel by Daimon Takeaki about brothers who were separated after the death of their father and reunited as police detective and prosecutor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kei Tanaka  •  Tomoya Nakamura  •  Shuri  •  Kazuyuki Aijima

Based on the novel by Daimon Takeaki about brothers who were separated after the death of their father and reunited as police detective and prosecutor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kei Tanaka  •  Tomoya Nakamura  •  Shuri  •  Kazuyuki Aijima

Blue Green (1988)

Momoko and Kentaro are lovers. During the summer holiday, Momoko invites Kentaro on a trip, but he is not sure. Then, a small incident occurs, and their relationship becomes stormy. Momoko decides to go on a trip by herself, and Kentaro follows in her footsteps... ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Koshiko Kamaya  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Momoko Doi  •  Mitsuru Hatanaka

Momoko and Kentaro are lovers. During the summer holiday, Momoko invites Kentaro on a trip, but he is not sure. Then, a small incident occurs, and their relationship becomes stormy. Momoko decides to go on a trip by herself, and Kentaro follows in her footsteps... ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Koshiko Kamaya  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Momoko Doi  •  Mitsuru Hatanaka

My Ex-Lover and I (1991)

Noboru and Mika are former lovers. They have never seen each other since Noboru broke up with her because of his infidelity, but after a dispute over a debt, they decide to meet again for the first time in six months. As they spend the night alone, their intentions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kamaya Ako  •  Hirota Tsuji  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Nara Tamaki

Noboru and Mika are former lovers. They have never seen each other since Noboru broke up with her because of his infidelity, but after a dispute over a debt, they decide to meet again for the first time in six months. As they spend the night alone, their intentions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Kamaya Ako  •  Hirota Tsuji  •  Kentaro Otani  •  Nara Tamaki

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DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Sayuri Matsumura  •  Riho Nakamura  •  Himena Irei  •  Miu Wada
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