Magi

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Climber's High (2008)

On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of the accident, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Masato Sakai  •  Machiko Ono  •  Masahiro Takashima

On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of the accident, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Masato Sakai  •  Machiko Ono  •  Masahiro Takashima

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

Death Note: The Last Name (2006)

Clever

In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Erika Toda  •  Shido Nakamura

In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Erika Toda  •  Shido Nakamura

Goodbye, Someday (2010)

Higashigaito Yutaka is transferred to the Bangkok branch of Eastern Airlines. In three months, he will marry Michiko, a relative of the airline's founder, and though he doesn't love her, he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. In Thailand, Yutaka meets Touko ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John H. Lee
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Takehiro Hira

Higashigaito Yutaka is transferred to the Bangkok branch of Eastern Airlines. In three months, he will marry Michiko, a relative of the airline's founder, and though he doesn't love her, he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. In Thailand, Yutaka meets Touko ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John H. Lee
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Takehiro Hira

Detective in the Bar 2 (2013)

A friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a source which tells him that his friend was murdered for involvement with the dark side of the political world. On top of that, a woman approaches the detective with a request.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

A friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a source which tells him that his friend was murdered for involvement with the dark side of the political world. On top of that, a woman approaches the detective with a request.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)

The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Maki Horikita  •  Shota Sometani

The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Maki Horikita  •  Shota Sometani

Sunflower (2000)

Reunited by the death of a friend, a group of former schoolmates reassess themselves and their earlier times together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Aya Kawamura  •  Magi  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

Reunited by the death of a friend, a group of former schoolmates reassess themselves and their earlier times together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Aya Kawamura  •  Magi  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)

1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuo Fukuzawa
CAST:  Masahiro Nakai  •  Yukie Nakama  •  Yuki Shibamoto  •  Masahiko Nishimura

1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuo Fukuzawa
CAST:  Masahiro Nakai  •  Yukie Nakama  •  Yuki Shibamoto  •  Masahiko Nishimura

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)

Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kazuki Koshimizu  •  Koyuki  •  Tomokazu Miura

Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kazuki Koshimizu  •  Koyuki  •  Tomokazu Miura

The Taste of Fish (2008)

It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market is where you're most likely to find them. It's the home of Japan's biggest daily fish auction, and it's a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shingo Matsubara
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Noriko Eguchi

It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market is where you're most likely to find them. It's the home of Japan's biggest daily fish auction, and it's a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shingo Matsubara
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Noriko Eguchi

Survive Style 5+ (2004)

Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one and other eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gen Sekiguchi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Reika Hashimoto  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hiroshi Abe

Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one and other eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gen Sekiguchi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Reika Hashimoto  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hiroshi Abe

Imprint (2006)

An American journalist travels through 19th Century Japan in search of Komomo, the missing love of his life that he had abandoned years ago, promising to come back to her later. After an encounter with a deformed prostitute that tells him of Komomo's passing, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Billy Drago  •  Youki Kudoh  •  Miho Ninagawa  •  Michié

An American journalist travels through 19th Century Japan in search of Komomo, the missing love of his life that he had abandoned years ago, promising to come back to her later. After an encounter with a deformed prostitute that tells him of Komomo's passing, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Billy Drago  •  Youki Kudoh  •  Miho Ninagawa  •  Michié

Memories of Matsuko (2006)

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Mikako Ichikawa

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Mikako Ichikawa

Iden & Tity (2003)

If you loved movies such as Shonen Merikensack and GS Wonderland, then this one, which predates the former, will impress you as well. The story is set in the 80s rock scene and revolves around Nakajima (Kazunobu Mineta), the lead singer of a band called 'Speed Way' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomorowo Taguchi
CAST:  Kazunobu Mineta  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Magi

If you loved movies such as Shonen Merikensack and GS Wonderland, then this one, which predates the former, will impress you as well. The story is set in the 80s rock scene and revolves around Nakajima (Kazunobu Mineta), the lead singer of a band called 'Speed Way' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomorowo Taguchi
CAST:  Kazunobu Mineta  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Magi

Rose Color's Buko (2014)

Sachiko is an university student. Her nickname is Buko, because she has been negative about everything since she was young. Sachiko believes someday she will meet a man like in a romance manga. Her university life is boring and she spends her time reading romance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Rino Sashihara  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Tsuyoshi Muro  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Sachiko is an university student. Her nickname is Buko, because she has been negative about everything since she was young. Sachiko believes someday she will meet a man like in a romance manga. Her university life is boring and she spends her time reading romance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Rino Sashihara  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Tsuyoshi Muro  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Kindaichi Kosuke vs Akechi Kogoro (2013)

The Ganso and Honke are two medical wholesalers which have had a long history of exchanges. They were originally a wholesaler set up by Tokiya Manemon who invented a drug. After he fell ill, he imparted the formula to his two beloved disciples. But the two were at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kensaku Sawada
CAST:  Emi Takei  •  Kaname Endo  •  Mayumi Asaka  •  Tokio Emoto

The Ganso and Honke are two medical wholesalers which have had a long history of exchanges. They were originally a wholesaler set up by Tokiya Manemon who invented a drug. After he fell ill, he imparted the formula to his two beloved disciples. But the two were at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kensaku Sawada
CAST:  Emi Takei  •  Kaname Endo  •  Mayumi Asaka  •  Tokio Emoto

Lost & Found at Tokyo Station (2007)

A woman is murdered on a train and the station employees help to solve the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Masanobu Takashima  •  Atsuko Sakurai  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Kenta Satoi

A woman is murdered on a train and the station employees help to solve the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Masanobu Takashima  •  Atsuko Sakurai  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Kenta Satoi

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

Last Cop The Movie (2017)

Based on the German TV series "Der letzte Bulle."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tomoka Kurokawa

Based on the German TV series "Der letzte Bulle."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tomoka Kurokawa

War of Lie (2017)

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DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Naoki Inada

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DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Naoki Inada
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