Denden

Denden (でんでん Denden, born Yoshihiro Ogata (緒方 義博); 23 January 1950) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1981.

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Princess Sakura (2013)

One evening, Princess Sakura is attacked by a man. At that time, the Princess could not see his face. and only sees a tattoo on his body. Because of that that night, Princess Sakura falls in love with the man. In order to find the man she gives up everything and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yuma Asami  •  Denden  •  Masashi Goda

One evening, Princess Sakura is attacked by a man. At that time, the Princess could not see his face. and only sees a tattoo on his body. Because of that that night, Princess Sakura falls in love with the man. In order to find the man she gives up everything and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yuma Asami  •  Denden  •  Masashi Goda

The Kiyosu Conference (2013)

After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Kyoka Suzuki

After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Kyoka Suzuki

A Boy Called H (2013)

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

The Samurai That Night (2012)

Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face with the man behind the steering wheel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Akahori
CAST:  Sakura Ando  •  Masato Sakai  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Takayuki Yamada

Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face with the man behind the steering wheel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Akahori
CAST:  Sakura Ando  •  Masato Sakai  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Takayuki Yamada

7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (2013)

Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emiko Hiramatsu
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Rei Dan  •  Kanata Fujimoto

Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emiko Hiramatsu
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Rei Dan  •  Kanata Fujimoto

SPEC: Heaven (2012)

Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Erika Toda  •  Ryo Kase  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Chiaki Kuriyama

Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Erika Toda  •  Ryo Kase  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Chiaki Kuriyama

A Lone Scalpel (2010)

Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer, something that normally would not be done at this hospital, he quickly gains a very good reputation amongst the town’s people. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yui Natsukawa  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Noriko Nakagoshi

Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer, something that normally would not be done at this hospital, he quickly gains a very good reputation amongst the town’s people. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yui Natsukawa  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Noriko Nakagoshi

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

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In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

Like Someone in Love (2012)

An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven between them in the space of twenty four hours bears no relation to the circumstances ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abbas Kiarostami
CAST:  Rin Takanashi  •  Tadashi Okuno  •  Ryo Kase  •  Denden

An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven between them in the space of twenty four hours bears no relation to the circumstances ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abbas Kiarostami
CAST:  Rin Takanashi  •  Tadashi Okuno  •  Ryo Kase  •  Denden

Someday (2011)

The annual kabuki show is the main attraction in a rural Japanese mountain town. However, Yoshi's life is thrown into disarray days before the performance when his estranged wife and former best friend arrive back in town...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Takako Matsu  •  Eita Nagayama

The annual kabuki show is the main attraction in a rural Japanese mountain town. However, Yoshi's life is thrown into disarray days before the performance when his estranged wife and former best friend arrive back in town...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Takako Matsu  •  Eita Nagayama

Cut (2011)

Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance his films, has been executed by his own yakuza gang for failing to repay his debts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amir Naderi
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Takashi Sasano  •  Shun Sugata

Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance his films, has been executed by his own yakuza gang for failing to repay his debts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amir Naderi
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Takashi Sasano  •  Shun Sugata

Himizu (2011)

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tetsu Watanabe  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tetsu Watanabe  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Be Sure to Share (2009)

Shiro's struggle with his father's cancer and impending death leads to a realization that he must communicate his love and admiration for him before it's too late. A series of flashbacks reveals their relationship over time, and the trouble Shiro faced connecting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Akira  •  Eiji Okuda  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Keiko Takahashi

Shiro's struggle with his father's cancer and impending death leads to a realization that he must communicate his love and admiration for him before it's too late. A series of flashbacks reveals their relationship over time, and the trouble Shiro faced connecting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Akira  •  Eiji Okuda  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Keiko Takahashi

Boys on the Run (2010)

A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick rival moves in on the beautiful co-worker he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Miura
CAST:  Kazunobu Mineta  •  Mei Kurokawa  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Denden

A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick rival moves in on the beautiful co-worker he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Miura
CAST:  Kazunobu Mineta  •  Mei Kurokawa  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Denden

Dororo (2007)

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Yoshio Harada

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Yoshio Harada

Unlucky Monkey (1998)

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroshi Shimizu  •  Akira Yamamoto  •  Ikko Suzuki

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroshi Shimizu  •  Akira Yamamoto  •  Ikko Suzuki

Cold Fish (2010)

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Denden  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Hikari Kajiwara

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Denden  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Hikari Kajiwara

Kanikôsen (2009)

On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Some can not cope with conditions and even death from malnutrition, and is also the supervisor of the more vicious variety. Shinjo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Kengo Kora  •  Hirofumi Arai

On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Some can not cope with conditions and even death from malnutrition, and is also the supervisor of the more vicious variety. Shinjo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Kengo Kora  •  Hirofumi Arai

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Kai Inowaki

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Kai Inowaki

Kabei: Our Mother (2008)

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Mirai Shida  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Denden

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Mirai Shida  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Denden
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