Junior Chihara

Transcending Dimensions

Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious temple in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcerer called Hanzo. Meanwhile, Rosuke is on a spaceship heading to the unknown planet named Kelman, in another dimension. There, he meets a strange old man. And then, a metaphysical battle.

Young Thugs: EPISODE FINAL Stand By Me

Pornostar

A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit. While things work out in the beginning, this young psychopath quickly becomes more trouble than the gang expected. Will they be able to rid themselves of him, or will they be his next victims?

Sexy Drink

2004 Japanese movie

Moon Child

Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.

9 Souls

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.

1-Ichi

In this prequel we witness the teenage roots of Ichi's manic-depressive beginnings and the origins of his monster-sized kicks and his anger, his psychological, as well as physical, beatings.

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood follows three friends through their first year after leaving high school. Having robbed their teacher on their last day, Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon, while the two boys settle down into a career of enforcement and protection.

Transcending Dimensions

Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious temple in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcerer called Hanzo. Meanwhile, Rosuke is on a spaceship heading to the unknown planet named Kelman, in another dimension. There, he meets a strange old man. And then, a metaphysical battle.

Young Thugs: EPISODE FINAL Stand By Me

Pornostar

A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit. While things work out in the beginning, this young psychopath quickly becomes more trouble than the gang expected. Will they be able to rid themselves of him, or will they be his next victims?

Sexy Drink

2004 Japanese movie

Moon Child

Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.

9 Souls

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.

1-Ichi

In this prequel we witness the teenage roots of Ichi's manic-depressive beginnings and the origins of his monster-sized kicks and his anger, his psychological, as well as physical, beatings.

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood follows three friends through their first year after leaving high school. Having robbed their teacher on their last day, Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon, while the two boys settle down into a career of enforcement and protection.

The King of Minami Returns: Light and Shadow

Loan shark Ginjiro meets two people from his past: Harumi, who runs a kids restaurant; and Shimamoto, a human rights lawyer who isn't what he seems.

Rush!

A wacky tale of two guys, one Korean and one Japanese who, mistaken for a couple of murderers, take to their heels, thus starting off a adrenaline-pumping (and often zany) adventure with a distorted sense of time.

Hysteric

In this startling psychological thriller from Japan, Mami (Hijiri Kojima) is a teacher who meets Tomo (Koji Chihara), a psychotic criminal with a short temper and no visible means of support. Amour fou blooms between them, and a year later they're living together, with Mami taking part as Tomo abducts, tortures, and kills one of their neighbors. Eventually the cycle of crime goes too far for Mami and she leaves Tomo, but several years later, he arrives at her home to disrupt her life with her new husband. Hysteric was directed by Takahisa Zeze, who previously received critical acclaim for the film Kokkuri. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

The King of Minami Returns: Ginjiro in Danger

Ginjiro lends 50 million yen to a man named Sugaya, who dies before repaying it. Sugaya’s daughter appears with a photo of someone unknown to Ginjiro.

The King of Minami The Movie

A pair of schoolgirls get caught up in a scheme targeting local businesses. Loan shark Ginjiro can help, but first things first: what’s in it for him?

Pretenders

In Osaka, Shiromiya will soon turn 40 years old and he is unemployed. He lives with his daughter Yoyoko who is 5-years-old. Yoyoko has a secret. One day, Shiromiya's childhood friend Machi appears in front of them. Machi is a police officer. She looks at Yoyoko with suspicion...

The New King of Minami ~ Ginjiro's New Enemy is God!

King of Minami TV Movie

The King of Minami Returns: A 250 Dollar Promise

A man who borrowed money from Ginjiro commits suicide. He had been laid off by the unethical Naniwa Advertising Co. A new recruit is also suffering.

The King of Minami: Special Ver.50

Ginjiro finds that it has become impossible to collect debts when even his regular clients have been conned out of their savings. He discovers that Sugiura gang underboss Domoto is behind these schemes. Domoto wants to take over the gang and tries to ruin Yukino, the real boss’s widow and the gang’s acting head, by sabotaging a resort hotel project with the help of a thug named Kawatani. Ginjiro, who has lent money for the project, is furious when he learns about Domoto’s schemes and goes into action.

The King of Minami Returns: How to Make Money

Business turns bad for Ginjiro’s client Matsuno. Self-proclaimed behavioral economist Keiko appears, and the businesses she advises boom. She’s a hit!

The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud

Feared loan shark Ginjiro Manda investigates a group of fraudsters when a struggling student and a widow with links to the group ask him for money.

The King of Minami Returns: A Scrappy Business

Loan shark Ginjiro is known as the Demon of Minami. Cosmetics maker Kaburaki has his eye on him. Sakagami meets Yulim, who has come over from Korea.

The King of Minami Returns: Paper Scraps for Money

Ginjiro looks after 10-year-old Ayumi. Her mother is away on staff training. The company is a criminal outfit pushing unlisted stock to the elderly.

無知との遭遇 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE STUPID

The King of Minami Returns

Loan shark Ginjiro Manda meets an old friend, banker Imamiya. Harassed by his manager and pestered about past mistakes, Imamiya commits suicide.

The King of Minami Returns: A Backstreet Factory in Danger

Ginjiro meets factory owner Shirakawa, who has been given a 50-million-yen draft he has no memory of. Ginjiro hears rumors of a draft fraud ring.

Wednesday Downtown

Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

白黒アンジャッシュ

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year).

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

Produced by Hitoshi Matsumoto, Documental pits ten comedians against each other. The objective is to make each other laugh in a closed room. Each contestant brings a one million yen participation fee. The last person to stay in the room without laughing wins. The winner is awarded a 10 million yen prize and bragging rights as the funniest comedian.

Don't Call It Mystery

University student Kuno Totono is the type who constantly questions what is taken for granted in society and develops his own theories based on his vast knowledge and unique set of values. One day in autumn, the police come to see him. His university schoolmate has been murdered at a park nearby and the police apparently regard Totono with suspicion. He is asked to come with them for questioning. In the interrogation room, the police are manipulated by Totono who tends to digress from the topic and poke at their contradictions. He even correctly guesses that one of them is troubled about not getting along with the wife and ends up giving advice. However, Totono’s fingerprints are eventually discovered on the murder weapon.

IPPON GRAND PRIX

Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

Mano Reiji, a man who experienced a gruesome incident, is a forensic researcher at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigative Science Research Institute. Under the belief that "appraisal will result in the truth" and with his vast knowledge, Mano approaches cases from a view point that differs from others. On the other hand, Sawaguchi Nonna (Araki Yuko) is a rookie forensic researcher that begins working with the no nonsense Mano. They are forced to work together on a murder case.

新・ミナミの帝王

Sentosha: Battle Wheels

Renowned entertainers and car lovers grasp the wheel and compete with their battle cars in a variety of never before seen challenges! They face off in life-threatening duels designed to test their speed, courage, and above all, their grit! Put the pedal to the metal! Burn! Destroy! Crash into! This is a new show of the "Dangertainment variety (danger + entertainment)".

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

Everyone has at least one story that never gets old, and it’s always entertaining no matter how many times you hear it. This simple show features players rolling dice with their names on them, and the person whose name comes up tells a funny story.

Niketsu!!

In this variety show, comedians Chihara Junia and Kendo Kobayashi talk about pop culture, entertainment, and more.

大喜利GRAND PRIX

松本清張スペシャル・地方紙を買う女

Chihara Junior no Zao

In this game of musical chairs with a twist, comedians must stave off elimination by outperforming their opponent in front of a discerning guest judge.

新・ミナミの帝王～親の心子知らず、子の心親知らず～

新・ミナミの帝王～紙クズ商売～

新・ミナミの帝王～ニンベンの女～

新・ミナミの帝王～仕掛けられた罠～

新・ミナミの帝王～美人詐欺師の罠～

新・ミナミの帝王～過去からの罠～

Gekijouban Shin Minami no teiou

One night, Manda Ginjiro a moneylender in the Minami district of Osaka, hears a gunshot echoing in an alleyway. The shooter is Yojiro Todoroki , one of Ginjiro's clients. Todoroki entrusts Ginjiro with his notebook, which he has been holding onto with great care, and runs out of steam. From that day on, a suspicious shadow begins to haunt Ginjiro. According to Hideo Sawaki, a bigwig in Minami, an organization is trying to kill Ginjiro.

新・ミナミの帝王～光と影～

Manda Ginjiro, a moneylender in Minami, is reunited by chance with Harumi, the woman who once saved his life. Harumi and her childhood friend Shimamoto had saved him from being attacked by hoodlums when he was 17 years old, when Ginjiro was busy fighting. According to Harumi, Shimamoto is active as a human rights lawyer who helps the weak...

Nani o Kakusō... Sorega!

Anecdotes about the greats, the world of entertainment, and objects will be shared by selected storytellers from various fields. This is a new variety show where you can gain knowledge and education from these anecdotes!

Chihara Jr.'s Hebeerryke

The talk at the izakaya, where the guests actually drink and eat, is without decoration. The drunken guests' true colors are very interesting. Information on Nagoya's izakayas (pubs) obtained from their drinking trips is also a must for those who love to drink. The place is a delicious izakaya in Nagoya. Comedian Chihara Jr. joins various guests for some serious drinking and chatting as he pleases. The delicious sake and food make the palate smoother and smoother. As the number of guests increases, the drunkenness of the guests increases, and the content of the conversation becomes more and more ludicrous...