Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Known for Acting
Mitsuru Fukikoshi (吹越 満 Fukikoshi Mitsuru, born 17 February 1965) is a Japanese actor.
Born
February 17, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Aomori, Japan
Filmography
115 films, 68 shows
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Kagi
2026
country: Japan
Another adaptation of Tanizaki's novel The Key.
TMDB3.4
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
2025 · 2h 6m
country: Japan
Four hectic days unfold as a family reunites after the death of the world’s most troublesome big brother.
舞台「チ。―地球の運動について―」
2025
country: Unknown
TMDB4.0
After the Quake
2025 · 2h 12m
country: Japan
Based on four of the six short stories compiled in Murakami Haruki's anthology, After the Quake explores the complex aftermath of Japan’s earthquakes and other global crises. (Movie version of the TV drama).
TMDB3.5
Frontline - Yokohama Bay
2025 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
In February 2020, a luxury cruise ship carrying a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus docks in Yokohama. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams work tirelessly to save lives while battling anxiety and fear surrounding the unknown virus.
TMDB4.0
Flower Curtain
2025
country: Japan
TMDB3.1
Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers
2024 · 2h
country: Japan
Kumazawa Jiro, a tax-worker, is tricked out of a large sum of money by the swindler Himuro Makoto. With the help of his best friend, a detective, Kumazawa tracks down Himuro and teams up with him and sets out to extract JP¥ 1B in unpaid tax from a large corporation that is hiding tax evasion.
The Nearest Utopia
2024 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
TMDB3.1
The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
During the Heian period, Abe no Seimei trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration with Minamoto no Hiromasa arises to solve a strange phenomenon.
TMDB4.4
広重ぶるう
2024
country: Japan
TMDB4.0
i ai
2024 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
Kou, who had been living a dull life with no hope for the future, meets the charismatic Hee Bro. and regains the sparkle in his life. When Hee Bro. suddenly dies, Kou tries to find the definition of goodbye.
TMDB3.5
Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku
2023 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
One family changes as they join a religious group. Kinoshita Haruka is forced to engage in her religious activities by her mother, Aiko, who is an avid believer and forbids her from making friends or participating in events at her school. Her father Shinji distances himself from religion and tells his daughters, Haruka and her younger sister, Inori, the importance of "believing in yourself." When Shinji suddenly falls ill, their "belief" begins to waver.
TMDB2.8
Love Will Tear Us Apart
2023 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Wakaba saves her classmate Koki who was being bullied. From then on, people who are involved with Wakaba are killed one after another. When the murderer is found out, Wakaba realizes what true love is.
TMDB3.4
Revolver Lily
2023 · 2h 19m
country: Japan
In 1924 Yuri killed 57 people as a spy before going underground as the madam of a small brothel. There, she encounters an orphan whose family was murdered and holds the key to finding a large sum of money reported missing by the Imperial Japanese Army. But with an army of soldiers after them, they must fight to survive.
TMDB3.8
Winny
2023 · 2h 7m
country: Japan
In the early days of the Internet, a case arises from an innovative software and the developer is falsely arrested by the police. This film is based on the true story of the men who fought against the authorities to protect the future and the rights of engineers.
TMDB4.0
Twilight Cinema Blues
2023 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Kondo, a man with a reason for returning to his hometown of Ginpei-cho, where he spent his youth, unexpectedly meets Sato, a homeless man who loves movies, and Kajiwara, the manager of a movie theater. He starts working part-time at the theater. Surrounded by the theater staff and colorful regular customers, he gradually begins to find renewal, but...
TMDB3.9
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
A treasure appears in front of antique dealer Norio Koike (Kiichi Nakai) and potter Sasuke (Kuranosuke Sasaki). The treasure is Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s chawan (procelain tea bowl) called Houou, that has been missing.
Tenjō no Hana
2022 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
Tatsuji Miyoshi regards Sakutaro Hagiwara as his teacher. Feelings run deeper since he loves Sakutaro’s youngest sister, Keiko, but she rejects him. A decade later and as the Pacific War rages, Tatsuji finds out that Keiko is recently widowed and he divorces his wife and leaves his children and marries Keiko. They honeymoon quietly Echizen Mikuni but their personalities don’t match as Tatsuji is unable to keep up with the more uninhibited Keiko.
TMDB3.7
Motherhood
2022 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
Sayaka, a high school student, kills herself but the reason behind her suicide is unknown. She appeared to have led a normal life with her family. Her mother Rumiko seemed to have raised Sayaka with love and care. In reality, that does not seem to be the case. When the mother and daughter recall the same incidents that took place in the past, they tell very different stories.
When this flower blooms
2022 · 58m
country: Japan
Sakamoto Chika, who works for a real estate company in Kagoshima, is having a hard time growing at work and is unable to respond to the proposal from her boyfriend. One day, Tsumura Kojiro comes to the real estate company looking for a house. Kojiro says he has no connection to Kagoshima. Tomoka is excited and introduces him to an apartment with a view of Mount Sakurajima, which is her top recommendation. However, Kojiro suddenly says, "I want a house where I can't see Sakurajima."
TMDB3.5
The Mole Song: Final
2021 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
Reiji's final mission is to prevent the smuggling of 600 billion yen of drugs. For his mission, he gets on luxury passenger ship and he faces his strongest enemy to date.
TMDB3.6
Wadaiko Girls
2021 · 1h 57m
country: Japan
Tamaki got disheartened when she was sent to the Percussion Division of her catholic Music School. There she overheard a Girl playing Wadaiko Drums. She was instantly captivated. So she decides to try playing them seriously.
TMDB1.4
Angry Rice Wives
2021 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
In August, 1918, Matsuura Ito lives in a coastal village of Toyama with her husband and three children. During the summer, there wasn't much fish to catch, so her husband has been far away from home to catch fish. To support herself and her children, Ito carries goods from ships like the other women in the village. Meanwhile, the residents encounter rising prices for rice. The women are unable to feed their family due to the high prices of rice. The women ask a nearby rice store to sell rice at lower prices, but it fails. The price of rice continues to rise daily. Due to an incident, Ito and the other village women step up to the plate.
Dawning on Us
2021 · 2h 15m
country: Unknown
Japan after the end of the Corona disaster. It depicts a couple living with their husband's parents and living under the pressure of a mother-in-law who strongly desires to have grandchildren. This is Kenji Yamauchi's fourth feature film, following AT THE TERRACE (2016), which was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Story of Shahryar
2020 · 16m
country: Japan
Mamoru chooses to live alone when he knew his wife is having an affair. He starts using outcall service to fill his loneliness, and to hear stories from the call girl, Mizuki, has become the only pleasure to him. A derivative work of "One Thousand and One Nights" takes place to the present day, and the weak king Shahryar realizes what is truly important.
TMDB3.7
Red Post on Escher Street
2020 · 2h 28m
country: Japan
Drafted to shoot a new film, Tadashi Kobayashi, a director with festival marketability, is strong-armed by the studio into hiring two famous actresses as leads. The cast of self-unaware weirdos that constitute the budding players become increasingly overwhelmed and emboldened until they stage their own micro-revolution.
TMDB3.9
Theatre: A Love Story
2020 · 2h 16m
country: Japan
The director of a theatre company is in crisis and his actors have lost confidence in him. One day he meets a woman wearing the same shoes as him, immediately sparking chemistry between the two.
TMDB2.6
The Gun 2020
2020 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
Toko grew up unloved by her mother Mizuho who continues to adore her deceased son. She lives alone in an apartment the electricity has been cut off and the trash is piling up. One late night, Toko enters a gloomy building in order to escape from a threatening stalker, Tomita. There she finds a handgun. She brings it back home and confirms it is loaded with four bullets. One day, the family living next door who have already been enduring poverty and violence end up murdering a man. Toko helps them bury the man's body, shooting it with the handgun. Toko becomes captivated by the gun itself. She is further entangled in the true circumstances of the incident due to the detective searching for the handgun and a suspicious man Kazunari who knows a secret about the handgun. Toko tries to throw herself into the whirlpool but then the lid is blown off her "past."
TMDB4.2
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
The central Kansai region of Japan is the setting for the historic cities of Sakai and Kyoto. Noda and Koike from We Make Antiques are back and together for the tea ceremony by Furuta Shigenari who is the master of the ceremony. Enter a mysterious new woman named Shino about whom the two have a feeling.
TMDB5.0
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
2019 · 1h 25m
country: Unknown
The third movie in Léona Hirota's 'Candy Boys' series.
TMDB3.3
A Girl Missing
2019 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the grandmother, she is also a confidant to Motoko, the eldest sister. But one day, Motoko’s younger sister disappears. And the media soon reveal the kidnapper to be Ichiko’s own nephew.
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!!
2019 · 32m
country: Japan
This is the 2019 summer movie for Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger. It is twin-billed with the summer movie for Kamen Rider Zi-Oi: Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer!. It will feature the debut of Ryusoul Gattai Kishiryuzin.
TMDB2.0
According to Our Butler
2019 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Master Kaei, the heir to the affluent and well-regarded Karasuma family, is back at home in Japan after a period of studying in the United Kingdom. Back at the mansion he has Kisaragi Soma to serve him. Soma is efficient and intelligent beyond his station. There is something unusual afoot and the two men need to counter it.
Kishu Hanshu Yoshimune
2019 · 2h 54m
country: Japan
Before Tokugawa Yoshimune, known as the "Ravage Shogun", was the lord of the Kishu domain, before he became the shogun! Yoshimune hides his identity and begins an investigation in the city of Edo in order to find out who he really is. As he grows up, he ends up throwing himself into a turmoil involving the shogunate... This is an entertainment historical drama in which a young 21-year-old named Yoshimune solves the problems of the common people in the city and goes around dealing with merchants and powerful people plotting evil deeds.
Lady in White
2018 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
When a new employee from a well-off family begins working for the first she had understood that she is walking into a fabulous working environment. This is what they call a 'white company.' Instead, she is in for a rude shock when the employer turns out to be a 'black company,' which is one with a negative environment, a rude boss, problematic co-workers, abuse and low pay. The employee's father runs a company that happens to go broke. She herself is not a model employee exactly however.
TMDB3.7
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
2018 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and those who love him.
TMDB3.5
Detective Story
2018
country: Japan
Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation. Shuichi Tsujiyama and Naomi Arai struggle physically. Because of this, Shuichi Tsujiyama misses his crucial photo opportunity. Kimie Hasenuma (Mari Natsuki) is a housekeeper who has been employed by Naomi Arai for many years. Kimie Hasenuma asks Shuichi Tsujiyama to be Naomi Arai’s bodyguard.
TMDB3.0
Cherry Boys
2018 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
Shinichi, Tatsuya and Makoto live in a provincial town. They are all friends and 25-years-old. Even though they only think about women and sex, they are all still virgins. To change their lives, they set up a plan to have sex.
TMDB2.0
Call My Name
2018 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Atsushi is a journalist specializing in writing about adult film actresses. He meets Hanako, who seems different to other adult film stars and soon a relationship develops. Meanwhile, Hanako’s younger sister, Asuka, arrives to stay and falls in love after a chance meeting at a club.
Room Leader
2017 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Detective Nobuhiko Kamamoto is a detective with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, armed with keen interviewing skills and the ability to read people's personalities. But his personal life is in shambles and he must find a way to juggle problems at home while also handling multiple complicated investigations.
TMDB3.0
Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis
2017 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Kitazawa Haku had watched a movie and dreamed he was in a parallel universe. Meanwhile, Ryū, the older brother of Haku's friend Takeru, is facing down boys' bar owner Rokujō. Then Ryū becomes fascinated with Kikiyō standing behind Rokujō. On the day of the yearly festival, Haku suddenly disappears. Takeru disappears while in search of Haku. Ryū disappears while following Kikiyō. And then Rokujō also disappears.
花実のない森
2017 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
Black Rose
2017
country: Japan
While investigating a murder case, Kamiki Kyoko finds out the truth behind the death of her father who was a police officer which leads her to the dark secrets within the police force. In order to solve the case and take revenge for her father, Kamiki and her supervisor Orihara must battle the odds against the strong forces trying to cover up the truth.
TMDB3.5
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
2016 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.
TMDB3.9
My Korean Teacher
2016 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the company he works for goes bankrupt. Sakura is a single mother and works for a travel agency. She needs to learn Korean for her job. At a Korean language institute, Sakura meets Young-Ung and their romance begins.
TMDB3.0
Odd Detective 14
2016 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
The dead body of Maki Tsujimoto, a popular stage actress, is discovered in a theater in Oji. After striking her in the back of the head with a bronze statue prop, the criminal laid the body on the floor and pointed a light at it, "directing" the crime scene as if it were a scene from a play.
TMDB3.5
Her Father, My Lover
2015 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Taeko’s friend Maya confesses that she has a crush on Taeko's father. Taeko tells her father and mother. Taeko's mother laughs and Taeko's father acts like its not a big deal. Since then, Maya rushes to Taeko's father.
スクープ 遊軍記者・布施京一
2015
country: Japan
TMDB0.5
Candy Boys
2015 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
In EDO, the fabulous wonderland where only men exist, the most beautiful courtesan is Shiratori Dayū. His apprentice's suicide made him desolate, and he finds love when he meets the most popular and sexy candy boy, Furimatsu, at the "Candy Shop." However, the town of EDO bans romantic relationships, and a rare disease starts to spread.
TMDB3.4
Silver Spoon
2014 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
Ooejo Agricultural High School is located in Hokkaido. Most students are from families involved in agriculture and their dreams are to continue working in agriculture. Meanwhile, Yuugo (Kento Nakajima), who graduated from a prestigious middle school, applied to the Ooejo Agricultural High School just because the school has a dormitory. Yuugo, who grew up in the city, finds himself in an unfamiliar environment at Ooejo Agricultural High School, surrounded by nature and animals. Yuugo is also the only one who doesn't know what type of career he wants to pursue. Yuugo becomes impatient. He goes through struggles everyday, but he also gets to know the other students and rural life in general. He begins to grow as a person.
TMDB2.5
Tokyo Refugees
2014 · 2h 10m
country: Japan
When his father flees from debt, carefree college student Osamu sees his life turn upside-down. Expelled from school and evicted from his apartment, he becomes one of Japan’s many ‘net cafe refugees’, barely scraping by each day with temporary and part-time work. Even though he’s still in Tokyo, his circumstances drive him to see and experience his home city in new ways. Trying to survive, Osamu gradually acquaints himself with the ‘invisible’ spaces occupied by the wanderers and homeless of Tokyo… people just like himself.
TMDB3.1
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
2013 · 2h 10m
country: Japan
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan to set him up as an undercover cop in the Yakuza.
TMDB3.3
Lesson of the Evil
2012 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
TMDB3.0
The Land of Hope
2012 · 2h 13m
country: United Kingdom
An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area.
TMDB2.9
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue
2012 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
Follows high school teacher Seiji Hasumi's background history and in the process depicts the horror inherent in daily life.
Making of Himizu
2012 · 1h 12m
country: Unknown
A documentary showcasing the making of Sion Sono's Himizu
TMDB3.3
Space Brothers
2012 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
When Mutta was 12-years-old and Hibito was 9-years-old the two brothers saw what they thought was an UFO flying towards the moon. They made a pact then to become astronauts and one day fly into space together. Fast forward to the year 2025. Older brother Mutta (Shun Oguri) works as for an automotive company and his younger brother Hibito works as an astronaut. Although Mutta failed to follow through on his childhood promise, after losing his job, he receives a phone call from Hibito which reignites his childhood dream of flying into outer space ...
TMDB2.6
Afro Tanaka
2012 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Americans back in the 1970's. He doesn't get his hair done at a hair shop, he was actually born with his hair like that. For freedom, Hiroshi moves to Tokyo. He works hard there and, even though he turns 24, he still doesn't have a girlfriend.
TMDB3.5
Himizu
2012 · 2h 10m
country: Japan
Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one another for emotional and physical support.
TMDB2.2
Life Back Then
2011 · 2h 11m
country: Japan
Kyohei Nagashima (Masaki Okada) has shut away the world. During his high school days he was the target of bullying and experienced horrifying moments. Now as a young adult Kyohei takes a new job. He works for a company that specializes in cleaning out the homes of recently deceased individuals. With his new job Kyohei meets co-worker Yuki (Nana Eikura). Yuki has also experienced a traumatizing event as a teen and has also shut herself away from the world. These two young people form a bond as they go through the homes of the recently departed people. They gradually open up to each other and in the process to the world. Yet, their fragile psyches may or may not be ready for such changes ...
TMDB3.6
My SO Has Got Depression
2011 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
Mikio is a married man and works hard for the company where he is employed. Then one day Mikio is diagnosed with depression. Mikio's wife is Haruko. They have been married for 5 years. Haruko draws comics for work, but they do not sell well. She mainly relied on Mikio for support. Meanwhile, Haruko did not notice any changes in her husband. She begins to blame herself for not noticing any signs. Mikio's depression derived from his work. His company has been pressing him to quit the company. After Mikio quits his job his condition improves, but the dynamics of their relationship changes.
TMDB3.1
UNFAIR: the answer
2011 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
After detective Natsumi Yukihira brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case, Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato, is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
TMDB3.5
Cold Fish
2011 · 2h 26m
country: Japan
When fish shop owner Shamoto's teenage daughter Mitsuko is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man named Murata helps resolve the situation. The man and his wife offer to have Mitsuko work at their opposing fish store. Shamoto soon discovers that something far more sinister lives behind Murata's friendly demeanor.
TMDB3.3
Heaven's Story
2010 · 4h 38m
country: Japan
A young girl named Sato watches on television as a man named Tomoki states brazenly at a press conference that he hopes convicted murderer Mitsuo is eventually placed back into society so that he can kill him with his bare hands.
TMDB3.5
Making of Love Exposure
2010 · 58m
country: Japan
Making of documentary for Sion Sono's magnum opus "Love Exposure".
Listen to My Heart
2009 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
A radio DJ, Mai starts a new program called, "Love Letters from the Drawer" to assist people who need an extra push to send out their simple yet very important message for their loved ones. The show was inspired by her own experience after reading a letter from her father after he died. Through her radio show, various characters come to light as everyone awaits for a miracle to happen. A miracle which can occur only by them expressing their true feelings... The movie is full of emotions and music plays an important part of it. It has a great cast that represent the many faces of love. Parents, sons, lovers, and friends. The movie takes you to several locations within Japan, you can get a look at the beautiful coast and shrine, as well as the city sights
TMDB3.7
My Rainy Days
2009 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money—until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love.
TMDB2.8
Battle Under Orion
2009 · 2h
country: Japan
The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.
TMDB3.3
Be Sure to Share
2009 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
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 to his strict father who was also his teacher and soccer coach. With a consuming secret of his own, Shiro, now in his late twenties and about to get engaged, must eventually learn how to share the pain of it with his loved ones.
TMDB3.1
The Code
2009 · 2h 4m
country: Japan
For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective work. The agents of Detective Office 5 are a group of stellar detectives lead by the genius code breaker Detective 507. When an unknown client enlists 507 to crack his most difficult programming code yet, the detective embarks for Shanghai where he crosses paths with a sniper, an informant, the head of the Blue-Dragon Mafia, and beautiful singer on the run, Meilan. As 507 stumbles deeper into a twisted quagmire of intrigue he discovers the sad truth behind the mystery.
TMDB3.5
Days with You
2009 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Natsuki takes care of her young autistic brother. She then meets her old childhood friend and falls in love, unfortunately he suffers from a serious illness.
TMDB4.0
FF5.0
Love Exposure
2008 · 3h 57m
country: Japan
The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing - which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian - dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
TMDB3.5
Lupin's News
2008 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
The suicide of a female teacher 15 years ago was actually a murder. A new investigation team, spearheaded by Mizorogi, is formed based on new information turned in to the police. Obsessed about cracking cases right up till the statute of limitation, Mizoguchi has a bitter thought about a 300 million yen case that has reached the statute of limitation... When he goes to investigate the male high school student(s) whom the woman had taught and other persons related to the deceased, he sees an unexpected connection with another case...
Otokotachi no uta
Otokotachi no uta
2008 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Collection of short films: Spaghetti Napolitan (Atsushi Kaneshige) 3:15 PM (Hiroyuki Nakano) Iron (Hiroyuki Nakano) Lighthouse (Hiroyuki Nakano) Fuji & Donuts (Yasuhisa Serizawa)
TMDB2.5
Samurai Zombie
2008 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
A family travelling in a minivan are taken hostage by two fugitives. When the minivan gets a flat tire, they stumble upon a village infested by zombies in samurai armor.
TMDB3.5
Nagai Nagai Satsujin
2008 · 2h 15m
country: Japan
A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the dead man was insured for 300 million yen. The media and the public look at Noriko and her boyfriend Tsukada with suspicion, but they have perfect alibis. Then, Detective Hibiki, who is in charge of the case, and Private Detective Kono become involved in a series of mysterious murder cases.
TMDB3.5
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
2008 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
Chiba appears seven days before a person dies an unexpected death. His job is to observe the person for seven days then decide either to ‘execute’ or ‘pass over’. Today, again, in the rain, he waits. His subject, her death due in seven days, is Kazue Fujiki. She works for a manufacturing company in the complaints department. Exhausted after her day, she emerges from her office. It’s time for the Reaper to go to work.
TMDB2.8
The Chasing World
2008 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
A teenager is transported to a parallel world where everyone who shares his family name is being hunted down by the dictatorial government.
TMDB3.7
Kabei: Our Mother
2008 · 2h 13m
country: Japan
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 the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.
Freezing Point
2006 · 4h
country: Japan
The young daughter of Keizo Tsujiguchi, a respected physician who runs his own hospital, is found murdered. Keizo secretly blames his wife Natsue because he suspects her of having an affair with his colleague Murai, and having been too distracted to keep proper watch over the child. Being a proud man, he does not accuse her directly, but concocts, instead, a twisted revenge against her. Pretending it is to comfort his devastated wife, Keizo arranges for them to adopt a baby girl. What he hasn't told Natsue, is that the baby is the orphaned daughter of the murderer, a tragic day-laborer who has hanged himself while in police custody. He plans to reveal the child's origins after Natsue has given her heart to the child-- when it will cause the greatest possible hurt.
TMDB3.0
Baian Fujieda the Assassin
2006 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles that leave no trace.
TMDB3.3
The Letters
2006 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi... The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.
弁護士 灰島秀樹
2006
country: Japan
TMDB2.7
Limit of Love: Umizaru
2006 · 1h 57m
country: Japan
A small team of Coast Guard divers, including Daisuke, rappels onto the ship from a helicopter and begins to evacuate the panicked passengers. Then Daisuke finds a familiar face - Kanna. They had a tiff the night before about their wedding plans - Kanna had already made her dress, while Daisuke was still reluctant to propose - and she left for Tokyo, feeling like a fool. Now she see Daisuke in a different, more heroic light - but before they can properly reconcile, she has to evacuate, while Daisuke searches for stray passengers.
TMDB3.5
Requiem from the Darkness: Hinoenma
2006 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
TMDB3.8
新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日
2006 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Follows the final days of the shogunate and Shinsengumi's Vice-Comander Hijikata Toshizo along with his fellow anti-imperialist group.
TMDB3.2
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
2005 · 1h 57m
country: Japan
One day in February, 2005, Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent Muroi (Toshiro Yanagiba) is arrested to take responsibility for a botched murder case he headed. His faithful colleagues, including Arashiro (Toshio Kakei) and Okita (Miki Maya), only exacerbate the situation when they try to help clear his name. Is Muroi guilty as charged or merely taking the fall? What is the truth behind the murder? Two lawyers, one determined to get Muroi, the other resolved to save him, a feud between two police departments, political power plays and legal trappings, all combine to orchestrate Muroi’s downfall.
TMDB3.1
Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment
2005 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not as they seem.
The Black Leather Notebook Special: White Darkness
2005 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
Ginza is a night town filled with ambition and burning desire. How does a plain bank clerk embezzle an enormous amount of money and jump into the underground world? What is her ultimate goal? Her greatest weapon is a black leather-bound notebook.
Zenryokuzaka
2005
country: Japan
TMDB3.5
Requiem from the Darkness: Kowai
2005 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
TMDB2.9
Year One in the North
2005 · 2h 49m
country: Japan
In 1868, after the fall of the Shogun-dominated Japan, the new government orders people from Awaji, near Kobe, to re-locate to the northern part of Hokkaido. These people once supported the now displaced Samurais of the older days. After two years, over 500 of them settled in their new land under the leadership of Hideaki, husband of Shino. However, as crops fail he is to go to Sapporo to learn new techniques of farming, leaving his wife and daughter for 5 years. All this time, the new community is constantly watched by the government which choose to again uproot them from their new homes.
TMDB3.6
Lady Joker
2004 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
Men and women caught up in a downward spiral of corruption, discrimination, poverty and death are the focus of this detective-thriller/social-drama inspired by the unsolved 1984 kidnapping of a Japanese candy company president.
ワルシャワの秋
2003 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Japanese-language drama television film written by Masatake Tamukai, directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and produced by Takahiro Kasagi. The film was based on actual events of 1922, when the cooperation of the Polish Committee of Rescue of Children from the Far East, and the Japanese Red Cross Society led to the transportation of Polish orphans from Russian Siberia to Japan, before they could have been relocated to Poland.
The Elephant Vanishes
2003
country: Unknown
Adapted from Haruki Murakami's short stories, The Elephant Vanishes reveals a strange and beautiful world lurking beneath the surface of Tokyo's bright bustle. The Elephant Vanishes was performed in Japanese by an all-Japanese cast.
TMDB3.0
天国のダイスケへ〜箱根駅伝が結んだ絆〜
2003 · 2h 10m
country: Japan
TMDB3.9
The Twilight Samurai
2002 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
TMDB5.0
Mr. Rookie
2002 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
Ohara Koji is no ordinary Rookie. He is the Hanshin Tigers' secret weapon. Who would have thought that after two major shoulder injuries, 32-year-old Ohara could become a national sensation?
TMDB3.8
Stereo Future
2001 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
Keisuke, an aspiring samurai-movie actor lands a major role in a new film, but must contend with a director who has nothing but scorn for him, but who continually fawns over the film’s obnoxious ham of a star.
TMDB3.1
Whiteout
2000 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists...
Drug Garden
2000 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A partially autobiographical film about Leona, an actress living in a communal household with her husband, her son, two models, and three drag queens.
TMDB3.7
Black Jack
2000 · 1h 35m
country: Unknown
Matsuzaki, who gets critically injured after a sketchy deal, is taken by his girlfriend to a church where it is rumored that miracles happen. There, they find strange twins named Pinoko. With Pinoko's guidance, Matsuzaki is saved by a genius surgeon, BJ, in exchange for exorbitant fees. However, Matsuzaki is captured by the police. Meanwhile, Reiko, a female detective who pursues Matsuzaki and other organizations, tries to solve a mystery by conducting an independent investigation. It turns out Matsuzaki was found dead.
TMDB3.3
Samurai Fiction
1998 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.
TMDB3.8
FF4.5
Love & Pop
1998 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
TMDB5.0
Space Hunter Miki
1996 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
A sci fi\action monster movie from the writer of Guzoo: The Thing Forsaken by God and Battle Girl: Living Dead in Tokyo Bay.
18-Year-old Call Girl
18-Year-old Call Girl
1996 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Mitsuhiko, an assistant director, has an experience with a young call girl at a hotel one day. He enters into a "relationship" with the girl he meets there for 30,000 yen per intimate encounter, but gradually finds himself being manipulated by her.
TMDB3.7
FF5.0
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.
Lunatic
1996 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
The sensual images depict the love and hatred between four men and women living together, creating a new kind of love story. One night, alcoholic writer Akimoto and live-in former actress Yumiko meet Koichi, a gay drug dealer pursued by the yakuza, and his younger brother Yuji, a castrated man. The four of them flee Tokyo and start living together in Koichi and Yuji's childhood hideout. In the midst of their peaceful life, Yumiko falls in love with Yuji, but he is unable to give her any physical satisfaction. In the meantime, Yuji asks Koichi to hold Yumiko instead of him, which leads to jealousy among the men.
TMDB3.0
Akagi the Gambler
1995 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
After a death-defying game of chicken one evening in 1958, Akagi nonchalantly enters a Yakuza Mahjong parlor to shake the cops' trail. Even unfamiliar with the rules of Mahjong, his gambling intuition is enough to save a small time gambler, Nangou, and grant him a seat at the gambling table. As the night progresses, the stakes are raised both within the game and for Akagi, who is under the suspicion of local police. However, Akagi overcomes the situation with his tactics, defiant of both life and chance. When he leaves the gambling house, no one present is in doubt of his genius.
TMDB2.0
Love of Sawako 2: 1000 Miles Away
1995 · 1h 44m
country: Unknown
A romantic drama about a modern woman's thirst for romance. Sawako Fujitani has beautiful legs and is a successful "leg-talent," but on the contrary, she has a complex about them. Then there is Shinpei Yoshida, a very popular scriptwriter, who is struggling with the future development of his show and is trapped both physically and mentally. The two meet in a counseling room...
Story of Four Sisters
TMDB4.0
Story of Four Sisters
1995 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Japanese film directed by Masahiro Honda.
UFO Kamen Yakisoban Angry Agedama Bomber
1994 · 1h 9m
country: Japan
There was a hero who rushed to the scream of a woman. Its name is Yakisoban! He is the prince of the noodle planet Yakisoburn, 10 billion kilometers away from the earth, and came to Japan to protect the earth's diet. But he had another purpose. He was trying to find a Japanese woman who would become his wife. If he doesn't find the queen within a set period of time, he will be forced to marry Princess Sailor Morley of the planet Morrisobarn.
TMDB3.8
Tsugumi
1990 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Tsugumi, who lives in a small seaside town, has been in delicate health from birth. Her parents spoiled her and she is rough and selfish. However, a few people are attracted by her beauty and unique character.
TMDB2.2
Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
1986 · 48m
country: Japan
A doctor conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish!
The Making of the Demon Female Doctor
The Making of the Demon Female Doctor
1986
country: Unknown
"The Making of the Demon Female Doctor" is a behind-the-scenes look at the fourth guinea pig film "The Demon Female Doctor" in 1986, which was included in the "Guinea Pig" series of specials.