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Eureka (2000)

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Sayuri Kokusho

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Sayuri Kokusho

Falling into the Evening (1998)

Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It’s been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she caused during a shoot for a commercial in which Kengo’s good friend, Shibata, nearly lost his life. The memory of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoe Gozu
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Miho Kanno  •  Midori Kiuchi

Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It’s been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she caused during a shoot for a commercial in which Kengo’s good friend, Shibata, nearly lost his life. The memory of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoe Gozu
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Miho Kanno  •  Midori Kiuchi

The Juliet Game (1989)

Romantic comedy about a school teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shôji Kôkami
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Satomi Tezuka  •  Hitomi Takahashi

Romantic comedy about a school teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shôji Kôkami
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Satomi Tezuka  •  Hitomi Takahashi

One Bowl of Kakesoba (1992)

Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Pinko Izumi  •  Shingo Tsurumi  •  Masaya Obi  •  Hidetsugu Takiguchi

Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Pinko Izumi  •  Shingo Tsurumi  •  Masaya Obi  •  Hidetsugu Takiguchi

One Week Friends (2017)

High school student Yuki Hase wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Shuhei Uesugi  •  Haori Takahashi

High school student Yuki Hase wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Shuhei Uesugi  •  Haori Takahashi

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis! (1986)

The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Eri Nitta  •  Aki Kihara  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mika Nagoya

The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Eri Nitta  •  Aki Kihara  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mika Nagoya

Young Madam's Interference in a Homicide (2000)

Nami, the young madam of a well-established hot spring hotel in Kotohira, is reunited with her childhood friend Kana who has come to participate in an art auction. However, when people with links to the auction start getting killed one after another, Nami sets out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Uesugi
CAST:  Chizuru Azuma  •  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Satomi Achiwa

Nami, the young madam of a well-established hot spring hotel in Kotohira, is reunited with her childhood friend Kana who has come to participate in an art auction. However, when people with links to the auction start getting killed one after another, Nami sets out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Uesugi
CAST:  Chizuru Azuma  •  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Satomi Achiwa

Murder in the Kairotei (2011)

A woman (Takako Tokiwa) risks her life to exact revenge for her murdered lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeyoshi Yamamoto
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Takashi Naito  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Tetsushi Tanaka

A woman (Takako Tokiwa) risks her life to exact revenge for her murdered lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeyoshi Yamamoto
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Takashi Naito  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Tetsushi Tanaka

Shinokubo Story (2013)

Chaejin works as a tour guide in Shin-Okubo while nurturing showbiz dreams. Meanwhile, talent agent Utako tries to think of ways to promote idols Gun Woo and JunQ, new arrivals from South Korea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Fujiwara
CAST:  Chae Jinseok  •  Kim Seyong  •  Lee Gunwoo  •  Kang Junkyu

Chaejin works as a tour guide in Shin-Okubo while nurturing showbiz dreams. Meanwhile, talent agent Utako tries to think of ways to promote idols Gun Woo and JunQ, new arrivals from South Korea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Fujiwara
CAST:  Chae Jinseok  •  Kim Seyong  •  Lee Gunwoo  •  Kang Junkyu

Anthropologist Kumiko Misaki Murder Exam 6 (2016)

Restaurant owner Kenji Nagata has been stabbed to death. When the police begin an investigation, a bag of human bones is discovered in Nagata's car and Detective Kajikawa asks anthropologist Kumiko Misaki to perform an examination. She discovers that the deceased ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kojiro Fujioka
CAST:  Nene Otsuka  •  Ikkei Watanabe  •  Jouji Shibue  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa

Restaurant owner Kenji Nagata has been stabbed to death. When the police begin an investigation, a bag of human bones is discovered in Nagata's car and Detective Kajikawa asks anthropologist Kumiko Misaki to perform an examination. She discovers that the deceased ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kojiro Fujioka
CAST:  Nene Otsuka  •  Ikkei Watanabe  •  Jouji Shibue  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa

Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 68: Disappearing Woman in Yamagata (2017)

Inspector Totsugawa of the First Investigation Division goes to Tsuruoka in Yamagata to attend the wedding of the son of Inspector Mukai, his former colleague who now works for the Yamagata Prefectural Police. While sightseeing at Mt. Haguro after the ceremony, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Takashi Ukaji

Inspector Totsugawa of the First Investigation Division goes to Tsuruoka in Yamagata to attend the wedding of the son of Inspector Mukai, his former colleague who now works for the Yamagata Prefectural Police. While sightseeing at Mt. Haguro after the ceremony, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Takashi Ukaji

Ellie My Love (1987)

Based on the comic by Mako Takami.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamichi Sato
CAST:  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Koyo Maeda  •  Shingo Tsurumi  •  Hidenori Iura

Based on the comic by Mako Takami.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamichi Sato
CAST:  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Koyo Maeda  •  Shingo Tsurumi  •  Hidenori Iura

西村京太郎スペシャル 日本一周「旅号」殺人事件 (2003)

Hiroshi Hamano, a professor at a medical university, is found dead. Going by the results of the autopsy, it appears he committed suicide by jumping off a roof, but going by eyewitness testimony and physical evidence at the scene, Detective Kamei suspects murder. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nanbu
CAST:  Nenji Kobayashi  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Ken Mitsuishi

Hiroshi Hamano, a professor at a medical university, is found dead. Going by the results of the autopsy, it appears he committed suicide by jumping off a roof, but going by eyewitness testimony and physical evidence at the scene, Detective Kamei suspects murder. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nanbu
CAST:  Nenji Kobayashi  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Ken Mitsuishi

The Men Who Made Ultraman (1989)

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takamichi Yamada
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Kaho Minami  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Ryoichi Yamaguchi

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takamichi Yamada
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Kaho Minami  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Ryoichi Yamaguchi

Fururi (2005)

Chinatsu is a 28-year-old office worker who lives life on auto-pilot, until a mysterious boy appears to her. He tells her that if she answers five riddles, he will make her dreams come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Koide
CAST:  Kanata Hongo  •  Yûko Itô  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mike Maki

Chinatsu is a 28-year-old office worker who lives life on auto-pilot, until a mysterious boy appears to her. He tells her that if she answers five riddles, he will make her dreams come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Koide
CAST:  Kanata Hongo  •  Yûko Itô  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mike Maki

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DIRECTION:  Shunsaku Kawake  •  Genta Satou  •  Masaya Kakei
CAST:  Tamori  •  Nao Omori  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Kenji Sakaguchi

Shin Kyoto Meikyu Annai SP (2001)

Twenty-five years after Tajima, an unfairly treated office worker, filed a lawsuit for the company's collusion, he won the Supreme Court in reverse. Sugiura, who learned this from TV news, celebrates by himself. Twenty-five years ago, Sugiura, who was still a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Matsuda
CAST:  Isao Hashizume  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Hiromi Ichida

Twenty-five years after Tajima, an unfairly treated office worker, filed a lawsuit for the company's collusion, he won the Supreme Court in reverse. Sugiura, who learned this from TV news, celebrates by himself. Twenty-five years ago, Sugiura, who was still a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Matsuda
CAST:  Isao Hashizume  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Hiromi Ichida

Like a Beast (1990)

This work further strengthens the neo-chimpira line of Toei V-Cinema which has a reputation for being more powerful than the movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuki Oka
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Senri Yamazaki  •  Utako Mitsuya

This work further strengthens the neo-chimpira line of Toei V-Cinema which has a reputation for being more powerful than the movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuki Oka
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Senri Yamazaki  •  Utako Mitsuya

Like a Beast (1990)

The second popular explosion! The man who aims at the top of the organization with indomitable fighting spirit has transformed into a ferocious beast! A powerful hero that shines like a comet!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuki Oka
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Senri Yamazaki  •  Utako Mitsuya

The second popular explosion! The man who aims at the top of the organization with indomitable fighting spirit has transformed into a ferocious beast! A powerful hero that shines like a comet!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuki Oka
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Senri Yamazaki  •  Utako Mitsuya

Completed Like a Beast (1992)

Kenji Takeda is back after five years in prison. In the meantime, the yakuza society has disappeared and has been transformed into a world of betrayal!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Saitō
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Takeyuki Yue  •  Masahiro Sudo

Kenji Takeda is back after five years in prison. In the meantime, the yakuza society has disappeared and has been transformed into a world of betrayal!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Saitō
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Takeyuki Yue  •  Masahiro Sudo
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