Himizu

7.8

After the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, 14-year-old Sumida Yuichi struggles to lead a normal life. Running his parents' rental boat business by a lake, he faces neglect from his mother, who leaves him for other men,…

The Fugitive: Plan B

7.4

During the Korean War, a vast amount of money disappeared. Now, some 60 years later, the money has reappeared, leading to a frantic chase across the globe. Jin Yi is a seemingly innocent woman who has hidden motives…

Tough as Iron

7.5

Gang Cheol is a legendary street fighter in Busan who cleaned up his act to care for his sick mother. Things are going well for him, and he’s happy in a budding relationship with Soo Ji, vacationing in the seaside…

Kids Return

7.5

Two school-age chums, Shinji and Masaru, spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates, playing pranks, and sneaking to the movies. They decide to drop out and gain their fortunes in the outside world.…

Key of Life

7.5

Sakurai is an aspiring actor who becomes frustrated with his life. Sakurai then decides to kill himself, but before committing suicide Sakurai heads off to a public bathhouse. At the bathhouse, Sakurai then witnesses…

Hana-Bi

7.7

Nishi is a violent and unpredictable police detective who quits the force after a terrible incident results in his partner, Horibe, needing to use a wheelchair. After his retirement he spends much of his time looking…

Baby Assassins

7.6

Chisato and Mahiro are two high school girls who are about to graduate. They also happen to both be highly skilled assassins and their organization has insisted that they properly integrate into "normal" society. When…

Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou

7.5

Three years ago, a disappearance known as the Joker Case went unsolved, and the file closed. Renewed interest in the case demands a second examination of the evidence. Investigator Kinoshita Ichiro from the Public…

Shiroi Haru

7.8

Haruo is finally released from prison after completing his sentence. With nine years worth of prison gratuities in hand, he stops at a restaurant to enjoy a good meal, but all of his money ends up being stolen. With…

The Naked Director

7.8

From his unlikely start as an English encyclopedia salesman, Toru Muranishi casts a charismatic vision that leads Japanese pornography from idealized, substanceless skin flicks to more realistic and story-based encounters.…

Sato Koichi

Sato Koichi is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He's the son of actor Mikuni Rentaro. He married Ayako Hirota in 1993 and their child is Kanichiro Sato. Sato won the 1st Tokyo Drama Awards as Best Actor three times: for "Kaze no Hate", "Tengoku to Jigoku" and "Honto to Uso to Tequila". He's currently…

Hashimoto Manami

Hosokawa Manami, better known as Hashimoto Manami, is a Japanese gravure idol and actress represented by Irving and her business alliance is Harmony Promotion. She announced her marriage to a non-celebrity man in November 2019 and gave birth to a baby boy in July 2020. On March 31, 2024, she announced…

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director, known for his eminent film scores for world famous directors. Hisaishi was born as Fujisawa Mamoru, on December 6, 1950 in Nakano, Japan. At the age of five, he started taking violin lessons, at which he made rapid progress. At the age of nineteen,…

Koike Rina

Koike Rina is a Japanese actress and idol affiliated with Very Berry Production. Koike started a junior idol career with the DVD Big Brother at age 10, when she was in 4th grade. Koike Rina played Sailor Luna in the 2004 live-action version of Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. She also played…

Fujii Michihito

Fujii Michihito started his career in film at Nihon University College of Art in Tokyo, where he studied for a degree in cinematography. In 2010, he established the video production company Babel Label, and in 2014 went on to direct his first feature film, based on a novel by Kotaro Isaka: “Oh! Father!”…

Kyoka

Shibata Kyoka is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She belongs to Stardust Promotion Production Department 3. In 2007, she made her debut in "Detective Conan Drama Special: Resurrection of Shinichi Kudo! Confrontation with the Black Organization.". In 2009, she won the Ribbon Girl Semi-Grand Prix of the…

Kurosawa Kiyoshi

Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic and a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Although he has worked in a variety of genres, Kurosawa is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre. Kurosawa's directing style has been compared to that…

Hamada Takahiro

Hamada Takahiro is a Johnny and Associates idol in a group called Johnny's WEST. Previously a Kansai Junior from BOYS (2003-2011) and 7 WEST (2007-2014) On October 18, 2023, they announced the group's name change to "WEST".

Kunimura Jun

Kunimura Jun is a Japanese actor. He made his film debut in 1981 in Kazuyuki Izutsu's Gaki Teikoku.

Karasawa Toshiaki

Karasawa Toshiaki (real name Karasawa Kiyoshi) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the playBoy's Revue Stay Gold in 1987. He specialises in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the "Toy Story" series, and…