Goro Inagaki

Gorō Inagaki (born December 8, 1973) is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career began while he was in junior high school, when his sister submitted his picture to a talent company; he was subsequently chosen to join SMAP, which has a considerable following in Japan. Inagaki's first major acting role was in the motion picture Saraba itoshino yakuza, released in 1990. His international film debut was in the romantic comedy Private Lessons II, playing the male lead role of a Japanese student who falls for his tutor. Private Lessons II also starred SMAP lead vocalist Masahiro Nakai. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gorô Inagaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Private Lessons II (1993)

An insecure young Asian man meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Joanna Pacula  •  Akira Emoto  •  Masahiro Nakai

An insecure young Asian man meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Joanna Pacula  •  Akira Emoto  •  Masahiro Nakai

Oshin (2013)

A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family, because of her own family's financial condition. Nevertheless, the young girl lives strongly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Togashi
CAST:  Kokone Hamada  •  Aya Ueto  •  Goro Inagaki  •  Pinko Izumi

A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family, because of her own family's financial condition. Nevertheless, the young girl lives strongly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Togashi
CAST:  Kokone Hamada  •  Aya Ueto  •  Goro Inagaki  •  Pinko Izumi

Parasite Eve (1997)

Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperation he steals her liver from her body in order to recieve the mitochondria ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Riona Hazuki  •  Tomoko Nakajima  •  Ayako Omura

Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperation he steals her liver from her body in order to recieve the mitochondria ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Riona Hazuki  •  Tomoko Nakajima  •  Ayako Omura

13 Assassins (2010)

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Goro Inagaki

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Goro Inagaki

Cherry Girl (2006)

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DIRECTION:  Shuta Takahata
CAST:  Kumi Koda  •  Yûko Itô  •  Yamano Megumi  •  Goro Inagaki

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DIRECTION:  Shuta Takahata
CAST:  Kumi Koda  •  Yûko Itô  •  Yamano Megumi  •  Goro Inagaki

Hypnosis (1999)

Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. A middle aged detective investigating one of the cases begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Miho Kanno  •  Takeshi Masu  •  Ken Utsui

Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. A middle aged detective investigating one of the cases begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Miho Kanno  •  Takeshi Masu  •  Ken Utsui

University of Laughs (2004)

In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hoshi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Goro Inagaki

In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hoshi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Goro Inagaki

One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)

The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Konosuke Uda
CAST:  Takeshi Aono  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Kazuya Nakai

The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Konosuke Uda
CAST:  Takeshi Aono  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Kazuya Nakai

Night's Tightrope (2016)

Yuki is a 2nd year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Mackenyu  •  Goro Inagaki

Yuki is a 2nd year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Mackenyu  •  Goro Inagaki

Orpheus' Lyre (2013)

Although the situation is universal, Japanese mourning rituals are given solid coverage. The 49th day after death is considered crucial, as the date at which the soul passes from this world to the next and, therefore, the date from when the living are expected to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Kurimura
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Goro Inagaki  •  Sei Ando  •  Kyōko Enami

Although the situation is universal, Japanese mourning rituals are given solid coverage. The 49th day after death is considered crucial, as the date at which the soul passes from this world to the next and, therefore, the date from when the living are expected to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Kurimura
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Goro Inagaki  •  Sei Ando  •  Kyōko Enami

Kamen Rider G (2009)

Goro is a sommelier who transforms into the titular Kamen Rider G to fight the former anti-terrorism unit Shade, who captured and brainwashed him into a soldier, before the unit went underground due to the use of kidnapped people as supersoldiers. During a raid at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Tamura
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Yumiko Shaku  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Kohei Murakami

Goro is a sommelier who transforms into the titular Kamen Rider G to fight the former anti-terrorism unit Shade, who captured and brainwashed him into a soldier, before the unit went underground due to the use of kidnapped people as supersoldiers. During a raid at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Tamura
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Yumiko Shaku  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Kohei Murakami

The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)

The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono  •  Kenji Yamauchi  •  Hikari Ota  •  Yuichi Kodama
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Fumika Baba  •  Goro Inagaki

The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono  •  Kenji Yamauchi  •  Hikari Ota  •  Yuichi Kodama
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Fumika Baba  •  Goro Inagaki

Children of the Sea (2019)

Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ayumu Watanabe
CAST:  Mana Ashida  •  Goro Inagaki  •  Yu Aoi  •  Sumiko Fuji

Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ayumu Watanabe
CAST:  Mana Ashida  •  Goro Inagaki  •  Yu Aoi  •  Sumiko Fuji

Tezuka's Barbara (2020)

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Shizuka Ishibashi

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Shizuka Ishibashi

Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men in the audience find themselves thrown back in time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takuro Atsuki  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Takahito Hosoyamada  •  Rei Yoshida

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men in the audience find themselves thrown back in time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takuro Atsuki  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Takahito Hosoyamada  •  Rei Yoshida

Another World (2018)

Ko, a man in his late 30s, lives in the countryside with his wife and teenage son. Mitsuhiko, who runs a local car dealership, also stayed in his hometown. One day, their mutual friend Eisuke returns from a long military operation and their reunification brings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Chizuru Ikewaki

Ko, a man in his late 30s, lives in the countryside with his wife and teenage son. Mitsuhiko, who runs a local car dealership, also stayed in his hometown. One day, their mutual friend Eisuke returns from a long military operation and their reunification brings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Chizuru Ikewaki

Shoot! (1994)

The Golden Trio of junior high school soccer players, Toshi, Kenji and Kazu, enroll at the new Kakegawa High School merely because they want to play with Kubo, the legendary player who learned his superb soccer techniques in Germany and who helped the Kakegawa team ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Masahiro Nakai  •  Takuya Kimura  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Shingo Katori

The Golden Trio of junior high school soccer players, Toshi, Kenji and Kazu, enroll at the new Kakegawa High School merely because they want to play with Kubo, the legendary player who learned his superb soccer techniques in Germany and who helped the Kakegawa team ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Masahiro Nakai  •  Takuya Kimura  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Shingo Katori

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DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Toshiro Yanagiba  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Miki Mizuno

Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (2006)

The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written word. Kousuke Kindaichi started life in the novels of Seishi Yokomizo, written and set in post-war Japan. Inspired by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hoshi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa  •  Fumiyo Kohinata

The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written word. Kousuke Kindaichi started life in the novels of Seishi Yokomizo, written and set in post-war Japan. Inspired by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hoshi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa  •  Fumiyo Kohinata
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