Yoko Minamino

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The Stupid Teacher (2000)

Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a lot of commotion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi  •  Tadashi Naitô
CAST:  Tomokazu Miura  •  Takuro Atsuki  •  Kei Tani  •  Riki Takeuchi

Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a lot of commotion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi  •  Tadashi Naitô
CAST:  Tomokazu Miura  •  Takuro Atsuki  •  Kei Tani  •  Riki Takeuchi

Ooinaru kan bonno (1998)

Based on the comic by Hiroshi Motomiya  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Koji Matoba  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Nene Otsuka

Based on the comic by Hiroshi Motomiya  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Koji Matoba  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Nene Otsuka

Shibuya Story (2005)

Biopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Nagiko Tōno  •  Kazuhiro Yamaji

Biopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Nagiko Tōno  •  Kazuhiro Yamaji

Omuraisu (2011)

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DIRECTION:  Yuichi Kimura
CAST:  Yuichi Kimura  •  Sanma Akashiya  •  Shigeru Izumiya  •  Itsuji Itao

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DIRECTION:  Yuichi Kimura
CAST:  Yuichi Kimura  •  Sanma Akashiya  •  Shigeru Izumiya  •  Itsuji Itao

Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors (2016)

The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Kanji Tsuda

The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Kanji Tsuda

Ooku Saishusho (2019)

Kume tries to protect her husband Tokugawa Yoshimune and their three children from the schemes of the inner palace of Edo Castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Eiko Koike  •  Takao Osawa

Kume tries to protect her husband Tokugawa Yoshimune and their three children from the schemes of the inner palace of Edo Castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Eiko Koike  •  Takao Osawa

A Morning of Farewell (2021)

Sawako worked as an emergency physician at a university hospital. Due to to a situation, she returns to her father Tatsuro's home in Ishikawa Prefecture. She then begins to work at the local Mahoroba Clinic. She works with the clinic director Toru, Nurse Mayo and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Sawako worked as an emergency physician at a university hospital. Due to to a situation, she returns to her father Tatsuro's home in Ishikawa Prefecture. She then begins to work at the local Mahoroba Clinic. She works with the clinic director Toru, Nurse Mayo and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 3 (1991)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Tamori  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Eisaku Yoshida

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Tamori  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Eisaku Yoshida

Driving High! (1994)

Kaoru is a former racing driver who retired two years ago. She is invited by her brother Saburo to return to Team Alesis, which he owns, as a B driver. However, the mechanics don't think it's a good idea for Kaoru, a woman, to be driving, and their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Mio Takaki  •  Kazuya Matsushita  •  Shintarô Mizushima

Kaoru is a former racing driver who retired two years ago. She is invited by her brother Saburo to return to Team Alesis, which he owns, as a B driver. However, the mechanics don't think it's a good idea for Kaoru, a woman, to be driving, and their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Mio Takaki  •  Kazuya Matsushita  •  Shintarô Mizushima

The Anthropology of a Fight Scene (1993)

A man must overcome many obstacles as he works his way through the dangerous crime world to the level of yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Shinji Yamashita  •  Hiroshi Fuse  •  Masanobu Takashima

A man must overcome many obstacles as he works his way through the dangerous crime world to the level of yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Shinji Yamashita  •  Hiroshi Fuse  •  Masanobu Takashima

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)

The second TV movie Obayashi Nobuhiko directed based on Akagawa Jiro's Mikeneko Holmes series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Toru Minegishi  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Rie Miyazawa

The second TV movie Obayashi Nobuhiko directed based on Akagawa Jiro's Mikeneko Holmes series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Toru Minegishi  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Rie Miyazawa

Benkei (1997)

At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Makoto Fujita  •  Nishimura Kazuhiko

At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Makoto Fujita  •  Nishimura Kazuhiko

Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (2023)

Set two years after the drama series "Nemesis," Naoki Kazama works for Nemesis Detective Agency and is regarded as a brilliant detective. He is able to solve the most difficult of cases, but he has a secret. He is actually a lousy detective and relies on the genius ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Ryo Katsuji

Set two years after the drama series "Nemesis," Naoki Kazama works for Nemesis Detective Agency and is regarded as a brilliant detective. He is able to solve the most difficult of cases, but he has a secret. He is actually a lousy detective and relies on the genius ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Ryo Katsuji

新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日 (2006)

Follows the final days of the shogunate and Shinsengumi's Vice-Comander Hijikata Toshizo along with his fellow anti-imperialist group.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Koji Yamamoto  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Masato Sakai  •  Ainosuke Kataoka

Follows the final days of the shogunate and Shinsengumi's Vice-Comander Hijikata Toshizo along with his fellow anti-imperialist group.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Koji Yamamoto  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Masato Sakai  •  Ainosuke Kataoka

Pretty Girls Detective Team: Wind from Asuka (2003)

Four girls, Aoi, Sumire, Kaede, and Tsukushi arrive in Asuka, Nara prefecture with the purpose of unraveling the mystery of an ancient mirror. As they explore the ancient city, they are confronted with various mysteries and gradually begin to unravel the secrets of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamei Hiroaki
CAST:  Atsuko Asano  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Miwa Ohshiro  •  Koga Michiko

Four girls, Aoi, Sumire, Kaede, and Tsukushi arrive in Asuka, Nara prefecture with the purpose of unraveling the mystery of an ancient mirror. As they explore the ancient city, they are confronted with various mysteries and gradually begin to unravel the secrets of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamei Hiroaki
CAST:  Atsuko Asano  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Miwa Ohshiro  •  Koga Michiko
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