Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 1994 Best Actress award for her performance in Rainbow Bridge, and the 1992 awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer for her performance as Seiko Kawashima in My Sons.

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Birthday Present (1995)

Japanese film directed by Michio Mitsuno.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Mitsuno
CAST:  Goro Kishitani  •  Emi Wakui  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Naoko Iijima

Japanese film directed by Michio Mitsuno.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Mitsuno
CAST:  Goro Kishitani  •  Emi Wakui  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Naoko Iijima

Robo-G (2012)

Three engineers cannot make a robot work in time for a science show, and hire a man to inhabit the robot's shell to save their jobs. The robot's performance at the show attracts media attention and scrutiny from a science student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Jyunya Kawashima  •  Mickey Curtis

Three engineers cannot make a robot work in time for a science show, and hire a man to inhabit the robot's shell to save their jobs. The robot's performance at the show attracts media attention and scrutiny from a science student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Jyunya Kawashima  •  Mickey Curtis

The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)

In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Maki Horikita  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Aoi Nakamura

In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Maki Horikita  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Aoi Nakamura

Tange Sazen : The Jar Worth One Million Ryo (2004)

Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo is a remake of a classic 1935 film of the same name by Yamanaka Sadao. Tange Sazen, the one-armd, one-eyed ex-samurai swordsman is the creation of Hayashi Fubo and was one of the most popular characters of the era. This remake is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Tsuda
CAST:  Shigeru Araki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Masami Horiuchi  •  Akio Kaneda

Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo is a remake of a classic 1935 film of the same name by Yamanaka Sadao. Tange Sazen, the one-armd, one-eyed ex-samurai swordsman is the creation of Hayashi Fubo and was one of the most popular characters of the era. This remake is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Tsuda
CAST:  Shigeru Araki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Masami Horiuchi  •  Akio Kaneda

MAKOTO (2005)

Based on the comic by Mamora Goda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryôichi Kimizuka
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Becky  •  Tetsuya Bessho  •  Tate Gouta

Based on the comic by Mamora Goda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryôichi Kimizuka
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Becky  •  Tetsuya Bessho  •  Tate Gouta

My Sons (1991)

Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Emi Wakui  •  Mieko Harada

Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Emi Wakui  •  Mieko Harada

All's Quiet on the Recruit Front (1991)

New graduates Ohara, Kitamachi and Tachikawa take part in the battle of job-hunting, so as big companies recruiting talents and potentials. Interviews, tests and activities with odd ideas are carried out. Ohara looks successful in getting an offer from a famous TV ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Koji Matoba  •  Emi Wakui  •  Shinobu Sakagami

New graduates Ohara, Kitamachi and Tachikawa take part in the battle of job-hunting, so as big companies recruiting talents and potentials. Interviews, tests and activities with odd ideas are carried out. Ohara looks successful in getting an offer from a famous TV ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Koji Matoba  •  Emi Wakui  •  Shinobu Sakagami

School Wars: Hero (2004)

Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Shôei  •  Asahi Uchida  •  Emi Wakui  •  Sayaka Kanda

Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Shôei  •  Asahi Uchida  •  Emi Wakui  •  Sayaka Kanda

The Taste of Tea (2004)

A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhito Ishii
CAST:  Anna Tsuchiya  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Maya Banno  •  Satomi Tezuka

A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhito Ishii
CAST:  Anna Tsuchiya  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Maya Banno  •  Satomi Tezuka

Again (2015)

Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sumio Omori
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Haru  •  Emi Wakui  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sumio Omori
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Haru  •  Emi Wakui  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

Boat to the Moon (2014)

At a small station in a very small town somewhere in Japan, a woman with eyes as beautiful as the sky, sits at a bench. A man comes to the same station to get a train back to the city, and here he meets this beautiful lady but finds that she is blind. This movie ...  (more)

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CAST:  Emi Wakui  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Komaki Kurihara  •  Isao Hashizume

At a small station in a very small town somewhere in Japan, a woman with eyes as beautiful as the sky, sits at a bench. A man comes to the same station to get a train back to the city, and here he meets this beautiful lady but finds that she is blind. This movie ...  (more)

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CAST:  Emi Wakui  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Komaki Kurihara  •  Isao Hashizume

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2012 (2012)

This show is based on the jidaigeki TV series “Hissatsu Shigotonin,” which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. Shigotonin is a group of hired assassins to bring justice to those who were able to escape the long arm of the law. Noriyuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Koki Tanaka  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Emi Wakui

This show is based on the jidaigeki TV series “Hissatsu Shigotonin,” which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. Shigotonin is a group of hired assassins to bring justice to those who were able to escape the long arm of the law. Noriyuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Koki Tanaka  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Emi Wakui

Nadeshiko Tai (2008)

The story is set in Chiran, Kagoshima, the site of a secret base used to launch kamikaze missions during the war. At the time, a group of young girls known as the Nadeshiko Tai were gathered to help out at the base. The drama will be part documentary and it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Tajima  •  Takuya Okawa
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Riko Narumi  •  Kenji Anan  •  Machiko Ono

The story is set in Chiran, Kagoshima, the site of a secret base used to launch kamikaze missions during the war. At the time, a group of young girls known as the Nadeshiko Tai were gathered to help out at the base. The drama will be part documentary and it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Tajima  •  Takuya Okawa
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Riko Narumi  •  Kenji Anan  •  Machiko Ono

Anmitsu Hime (2008)

At age 16, a tomboy princess, Princess Anmitsu, has no love interest in her life and worries her parents. Despite their concern, Anmitsu runs away from the castle to venture into the commoners' life. During her daring adventure, she befriends a group of children ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Shigeru Izumiya

At age 16, a tomboy princess, Princess Anmitsu, has no love interest in her life and worries her parents. Despite their concern, Anmitsu runs away from the castle to venture into the commoners' life. During her daring adventure, she befriends a group of children ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Shigeru Izumiya

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

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichiro Ushijima
CAST:  Lynn  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yukiyo Fujii  •  Yuma Uchida

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichiro Ushijima
CAST:  Lynn  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yukiyo Fujii  •  Yuma Uchida

Strawberry Song (2019)

Kota runs into his old friend Chika on the anniversary of their friend's death. They plan to meet again in a year, but their feelings are complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Sugawara
CAST:  Yutaro Furutachi  •  Shizuka Ishibashi  •  Emi Wakui  •  Kazunobu Mineta

Kota runs into his old friend Chika on the anniversary of their friend's death. They plan to meet again in a year, but their feelings are complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Sugawara
CAST:  Yutaro Furutachi  •  Shizuka Ishibashi  •  Emi Wakui  •  Kazunobu Mineta

Tsubakiyama's Send Back (2006)

When middle-aged salary man Tsubakiyama suddenly dies, he leaves his family high and dry. But suddenly he's given another chance: a few days in which to return to Earth and straighten things out. The thing is, he's come back in the form of a strikingly beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Misaki Itō  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Emi Wakui

When middle-aged salary man Tsubakiyama suddenly dies, he leaves his family high and dry. But suddenly he's given another chance: a few days in which to return to Earth and straighten things out. The thing is, he's come back in the form of a strikingly beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Misaki Itō  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Emi Wakui

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 (2007)

A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Asami Mizukawa

A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Asami Mizukawa

Hissatsu shigotonin 2009 (2009)

This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Asami Mizukawa

This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Asami Mizukawa
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