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Death Row Family

7.1

The family's second son Takanori was roped in to commit the robberies by his gangster father Tetsuji, hysterical mother Naomi, and elder brother Satoshi, as the family was in financial trouble due to debts and the mandatory…

Dodgeball Truth code01 Legendary Red Bloomers

~Adapted from work by Yoichiro Hayama (葉山陽一郎), who also directed and made screenplay for the movie. Mari was a victim of school bullying. One day, a beautiful girl named Ray stands in front of her and she helps…

Emotions of the End of the Century

A woman who used to be a lesbian is now in a nominal marriage. She, who is well off but feels empty at heart, finds out that her husband often visits a prostitute and decides to go and see what's going on. The woman…

Summer on the Frontline : 15 Years Old

7.0

A movie adaptation of Kazuo Tahara's memoir,, which describes the hardships of 15-year-old junior high school students, who were left behind near the border between the Soviet Union and Manchuria due to the defeat.

Kuroi Kangofu

Story is based on real events, and crime case named in media "Kurume Nurse Continuous Insurance Money Murder Case" (久留米看護師連続保険金殺人事件). Junko Yoshida, a nurse, by manipulating her three friends…

Bay Blues 25 Years and 364 Days

Kawamoto and Takayama of the stand-up comedy duo Bay Blues are grads of Yoshimoto's New Star Creation school and have bright prospects after sweeping the new artist awards. However, Kawamoto is exacting about their craft…

Ashita no Madeleine

~~ Adapted from the book "Saigo no Madeleine" (最後のマドレーヌ) by Suzaki Mio (洲崎澪).

Joyu Reiko Honoo no Youni

7.0

Depicts the life of actress Reiko Ohara, from her debut at the age of 18 to her death at the age of 62. ~~ Based on the novel "Ohara Reiko・Honoo no Youni" by Chumei Maeda.

Kamisama no Nyobo

10.0

In a portrayal of Panasonic founder Matsushita Konosuke and his wife, Mumeno. Matsushita was born in 1894. In 1915, he married Iue Mumeno, who was 19 at the time. Three years later, he founded the Matsushita Electric…

Rikon Syndrome

6.7

A counselor tries to resolve the problems of three different couples - a husband whose wife of 30 years threatens divorce, a wife who is troubled by domestic violence, and a wife dealing with psychological harassment.…

Kippari!!

6.0

~~ Adapted from an essay "Kippari! -How to Change Yourself in Just 5 Minutes-" by Kamioka Tome. *Because of a drug controversy concerning one of the actors, Taishu Kase, the drama originally came out in a shortened (cut…

Yume no Mitsuke Kata Oshietaru!

An elementary school teacher who lost his passion for his job and became lethargic is assigned to an elementary school in the Kanto region. However, the school was just a "bullying eradication model school" with many…

Tokyo Bordello

~~ Adapted from the book "Meiji Yoshiwara Saiken Ki" (明治吉原細見記) by Sato Shinichi (斎藤真一).

Himawari

8.0

Masako Odate is an only daughter who aspires to be an actress. She wants to understand the lives of others and experience their pain and joy. Overcoming her mother's objections, she enters the entertainment world, only…

Kippari!

9.0

It tells the story of a woman who tries to change her life, attitude and old habits after becoming a wife and mother. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the essay "Kippari! -How to Change Yourself in Just 5 Minutes-"…

Ai to Shi wo Mitsumete

7.0

Senior high school girl, Michiko contracted a terminal illness. While she and her boyfriend, Minoru, attended university they wrote 400-plus letters to each other over 3 years. Miko died at the age of 21 subsequently.…

Makeinu no Toboe

4.0

The story covers the life of makeinu, or as one Japanese psychologist refer as parasite singles. In Japan, a woman not married and bearing children by her 30s are considered to be a burden to Japanese society, as it…

Himawari: Okegawa Joshi Daisei Stalker Satsujin Jiken

~~ Based on the Ino Shiori murder case that occurred on October 26, 1999. ~~ Adapted from the books "Okegawa Joshi Daisei Stalker Satsujin Jiken" (桶川女子大生ストーカー殺人事件) by Torigoe Shuntaro (鳥越俊太郎)…

Pikaresuku Ningen Shikkaku

2.0

In 1948, a man and a woman commit suicide by drowning in Tamagawa Aqueduct, Tokyo. The woman was a beautician Tomie, and the man was a writer Osamu. The story presents the events that led to this tragedy. ~~ Adapted…

Mori no Gakko

7.4

~~ Adapted from a book by zoologist Kawai Masao that portrays Masao's childhood..