Acting
Junichi Haruta
Born March 17, 1955 · Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan (age 71)
Junichi Haruta (born March 17, 1955) is a Japanese actor from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Haruta joined the J.A.C (Japan Action Club), a theater troupe founded by Sonny Chiba, after leaving high school.
Known For
Yamato · 2005Yamato
★ 5.52005
MovieWarHistory
Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where reviewers who have seen it have compared the military epic to "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan."
The Street Fighter · 1974The Street Fighter
★ 6.81974
MovieActionCrime
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Engine Sentai Go-Onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! Movie BANG! · 2008Engine Sentai Go-Onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! Movie BANG!
★ 6.62008
MovieActionAdventure
The Go-Ongers intercept the Recycle Barbaric Machine Beast Army in their Engines, managing to scrap the 13. However, trio of mysterious warriors appear and their actions result in the Go-Ongers losing the primary Engine Casts while being sucked into the Braneworld known as Samurai World, a dimension similar to Edo Japan where power is essential.
Space Squad: Space Sheriff Gavan VS Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger · 2017Space Squad: Space Sheriff Gavan VS Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
★ 7.72017
MovieActionAdventure
Space Squad: Space Sheriff Gavan VS Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger features the return of Yuma Ishigaki from 2012’s Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie and the 2015 Space Sheriff Next Generation films. The first installment will join the two police-themed heroes as they face a massive space crime organization.
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger · 1978J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
★ 8.31978
MovieActionAdventure
While investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron Claw, with the Big Four now leading the remnants of Crime and the Black Cross Army.
Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal · 2011Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal
★ 6.62011
MovieActionAdventure
Set primarily before the events of Kamen Rider W Forever, Kamen Rider Eternal tells the story of Daido Katsumi, the formation of NEVER, the mission that led them to target Fuuto, and reveals just how Daido obtained his Lost Driver and got his first taste of the power of Kamen Rider Eternal. As a mysterious woman retells this story to Phillip and Shotaro, they realize that Daido may not have been the simple monster he first appeared to be…
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle · 2011Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
★ 7.22011
MovieActionAdventure
The Space Empire Zangyack forms an alliance with the Black Cross King, the resurrected form of the Gorengers' enemy the Black Cross Führer, in order to invade Earth with other revived Super Sentai enemies. The Gokaigers, along with the Goseigers, who have lost their powers from the Legend War, must team up in order to fight against the new enemy.
The Lover of My Ex · 2016The Lover of My Ex
2016
MovieDramaRomance
Romance about a woman who wavers between a younger man and her former husband, who wants to rekindle their relationship. Miyaguchi Naomi, a 39-year-old divorcee running a shop that sells rice balls, has been interested in Sota, a handsome young man who visits the shop on a daily basis to buy rice balls. He comes onto her, but one day Naomi happens to meet her former husband Masato. Sota sees her meeting with Masato…
Movies
Yamato · 2005Yamato
★ 5.52005
MovieWarHistory
Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where reviewers who have seen it have compared the military epic to "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan."
The Street Fighter · 1974The Street Fighter
★ 6.81974
MovieActionCrime
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Engine Sentai Go-Onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! Movie BANG! · 2008Engine Sentai Go-Onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! Movie BANG!
★ 6.62008
MovieActionAdventure
The Go-Ongers intercept the Recycle Barbaric Machine Beast Army in their Engines, managing to scrap the 13. However, trio of mysterious warriors appear and their actions result in the Go-Ongers losing the primary Engine Casts while being sucked into the Braneworld known as Samurai World, a dimension similar to Edo Japan where power is essential.
Space Squad: Space Sheriff Gavan VS Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger · 2017Space Squad: Space Sheriff Gavan VS Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
★ 7.72017
MovieActionAdventure
Space Squad: Space Sheriff Gavan VS Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger features the return of Yuma Ishigaki from 2012’s Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie and the 2015 Space Sheriff Next Generation films. The first installment will join the two police-themed heroes as they face a massive space crime organization.
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger · 1978J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
★ 8.31978
MovieActionAdventure
While investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron Claw, with the Big Four now leading the remnants of Crime and the Black Cross Army.
Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal · 2011Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal
★ 6.62011
MovieActionAdventure
Set primarily before the events of Kamen Rider W Forever, Kamen Rider Eternal tells the story of Daido Katsumi, the formation of NEVER, the mission that led them to target Fuuto, and reveals just how Daido obtained his Lost Driver and got his first taste of the power of Kamen Rider Eternal. As a mysterious woman retells this story to Phillip and Shotaro, they realize that Daido may not have been the simple monster he first appeared to be…
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle · 2011Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
★ 7.22011
MovieActionAdventure
The Space Empire Zangyack forms an alliance with the Black Cross King, the resurrected form of the Gorengers' enemy the Black Cross Führer, in order to invade Earth with other revived Super Sentai enemies. The Gokaigers, along with the Goseigers, who have lost their powers from the Legend War, must team up in order to fight against the new enemy.
The Lover of My Ex · 2016The Lover of My Ex
2016
MovieDramaRomance
Romance about a woman who wavers between a younger man and her former husband, who wants to rekindle their relationship. Miyaguchi Naomi, a 39-year-old divorcee running a shop that sells rice balls, has been interested in Sota, a handsome young man who visits the shop on a daily basis to buy rice balls. He comes onto her, but one day Naomi happens to meet her former husband Masato. Sota sees her meeting with Masato…
Honey and Clover · 2006Honey and Clover
★ 6.32006
MovieDramaRomance
Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.
SP: The Motion Picture · 2010SP: The Motion Picture
★ 7.12010
MovieDramaAction
At an event hall in Roppongi Hills, there is a charity event for landmine eradication. Kaoru does security with Security Police officers Soichiro Ogata, Eri Sasamoto, Takahumi Yamamoto and Mitsuo Ishida. Kaoru Inoue senses a threatening existence and starts to suffer a severe headache and becomes dizzy. When Kaoru was young, his parents were killed by terrorists and that incident has had an traumatic effect on Kaoru since.
KIGURUMI BLADE · 2023KIGURUMI BLADE
2023
MovieAction
A mysterious giant organization attacks an ordinary junior high school student... Who is the boy who is being chased? Why did the Assassin "Moo" save the boy? Can these two escape?
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge · 1974The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
★ 5.51974
MovieActionCrime
Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price of 200 dollars a pound. But he gets double crossed. So he wants the tape back.
The Shogun Assassins · 1979The Shogun Assassins
★ 5.41979
MovieActionDrama
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Karate Warriors · 1976Karate Warriors
★ 7.01976
MovieDramaAction
Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
Girls in Trouble: Space Squad Episode Zero · 2017Girls in Trouble: Space Squad Episode Zero
★ 8.52017
MovieActionAdventure
Girls in Trouble: Space Squad Episode Zero is an installment in the Toei Company V-Cinema series. Space Squad serves as a crossover between the revival of the Metal Heroes' Space Sheriff series and the Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. A prologue to Gavan vs. Dekaranger, this movie focuses on the female characters of both series.
Director's Cut Edition Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger BRAVE PRELUDE · 2013Director's Cut Edition Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger BRAVE PRELUDE
★ 10.02013
Movie
Director's Cut Edition Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger BRAVE PRELUDE is the release of the director's cut version of Kyoryuger's first four episodes (Brave 1: He's Here! The Bright Red King, Brave 2: Gaburincho! Biting Combination, Brave 3: It's Going to Get Wild! The Slashing Brave, Brave 4: Shoot Through! The Gaburivolver of Courage), with a total running time of 106 minutes. The release features an additional 15 minutes of unreleased scenes from the series' first four episodes which explains how the other four Kyoryugers acquired their respective Zyudenryu. Also included are ending dance video, creditless ending, solo version of ending, and an audio commentary. The trailer for the Blu-Ray and DVD was released on July 25th 2013. Director's Cut Edition Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger BRAVE PRELUDE is available in both Blu-Ray and DVD, for 7800 yen and 6800 yen respectively. It was released on September 13th 2013.
The Temptation Came at Stormy Night · 2016The Temptation Came at Stormy Night
★ 2.82016
MovieDramaMystery
Romantic fantasy about the ruckus that ensues after a mother and daughter switch bodies. Director Imaoka Shinji wrote the script for The Drudgery Train and has worked on numerous erotic films. Housewife Suda Sawako (Takaki Mio) is dissatisfied with her husband Kenzo (Haruta Junichi). Meanwhile, her daughter Yasuko (Ishikawa Yumi) is going out with Kitamura Mitsuru (Nagaoka Tasuku), a struggling musician. When Sawako visits Yasuko's apartment one day, her built-up frustrations explode and she gets into a physical altercation with her daughter.
SP: The Motion Picture II · 2011SP: The Motion Picture II
★ 7.72011
MovieActionDrama
After the attack on the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the next duty of the fourth office will be to guard the National Assembly building. In the midst of security, Ogata keeps Inoue away from the main conference hall and puts his well-thought-out plan into action, and the parliament building is controlled by SPs and terrorists who support the revolution. Inoue notices something strange and starts to fight against the terrorists to stop Ogata.
Rescue Wings · 2008Rescue Wings
★ 8.02008
MovieActionDrama
Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot played by 16-year-old actress (only 15 at the time of filming) Yuko Takayama. After her mother is saved, Haruka Kawashima joins an elite air rescue team and decides she wants to become the first female pilot of a UH-60J (Japanese version of the Black Hawk) rescue helicopter. She goes through harsh, rigorous training and must overcome her emotions for the serious job of saving lives. After several mistakes she’s bluntly told she’s not good enough to be a rescue pilot, but the conflict only makes her more determined. One day, an F-15J fighter plane goes missing from radar and Kawashima receives the distress call. On reserve fuel and the struggling against all odds, she must accomplish her mission at any cost.
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno · 1974The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
★ 5.71974
MovieActionComedy
When both a priceless jewel and the daughter of a rich heiress are stolen by a master criminal, Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. But a double-cross leads to a risky high-security bank heist and loads of martial arts mayhem.
Round About Midnight · 1999Round About Midnight
★ 7.01999
MovieCrimeThriller
While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.
Specialist 2 · 2014Specialist 2
★ 7.02014
MovieCrimeThriller
A mysterious code written with letters and numbers is found on a street in Kyoto. Yoshito Takuma (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and Chinami Anekoji (Kaho Minami) begin to investigate. They discover that something happened at the place where the code was found on stickers and they also discover a dead body. A man known as "Writer" is suspected of being the culprit. To find the man known as "Writer," Yoshito Takuma infiltrates into Shiga central prison. --asianwiki
Kuroi Gashu: Kusa · 2015Kuroi Gashu: Kusa
★ 7.02015
Movie
Ichiro Numata (Hiroaki Murakami) is the chief editor of a publishing company. He suddenly falls unconscious and is hospitalized, but various cases takes place at the hospital. Hospital Director Kenichiro Asashima and Chief Nurse Junko Amemiya goes missing. There are rumors that they were in a close relationship. Head of Drug Management, Yasuharu Horimura is found dead. Rumors were that he stalked Junko Amemiya. The investigation into his dead is carried out as a suicide case, but Detective Eiji Kirishima (Takanori Jinnai) suspects foul play. Ichiro Numata follows with his sharp eyes what transpires at the hospital and he also holds a secret.
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie · 1983Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie
★ 4.51983
MovieScience FictionAction
The Dynaman must prevent a powerful new gun invented by a friend of Doctor Yumeno from falling into the hands of the Jashinka.
TV Shows
GARO · 2005GARO
★ 7.72005
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there.
GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.
CSI: Crime Scene Talks · 2011CSI: Crime Scene Talks
★ 7.22011
SeriesDrama
Satoshi Itomura is an assistant police investigator who belongs to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Scientific Investigation Team. Reenactments, fingerprint and voice data collections, profiling... His team collects scientific evidence and pieces together fragments of information in order to help build evidences. However, Itomura often does not care about the scientific approach and instead pays a great deal of attention to the things that the victims always carried with them or treasured. And he focuses on these things because they usually carry the victim’s dying wishes, understanding that last message not only helps solve the cases but also brings closure to the depressed family of victims.
Special Rescue Exceedraft · 1992Special Rescue Exceedraft
★ 8.61992
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
To protect innocents from ever-evolving crime, three souls burn brightly! This is the story of the Special Emergency Investigation Unit, striving for love and kindness in the Earth of tomorow!
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger · 2013Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
★ 6.92013
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The Deboth Army who invaded the Earth in the time of the dinosaurs has revived. Wise God Torin selects 5 brave individuals who can defeat their respective Zyudenryu and give them powers to become the “People of the Strong Dragons”, Kyoryuger.
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan · 1981Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
★ 8.41981
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan is the fifth season in Toei Company's Super Sentai tokusatsu television series. It was broadcast from February 7, 1981, to January 30, 1982, and is the only Super Sentai series to serve as a direct sequel to its previous series and the only all-male Super Sentai team. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Sun Vulcan. This was the last Sentai season to be co-produced with Marvel Comics.
Shadow Warriors · 1980Shadow Warriors
★ 8.01980
SeriesDrama
Shadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s.
Chiba played different ninja characters in each series. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in second one he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third one he played Tarao Hanzō, in the fourth series and in Bakumatsu Hen, he played Hattori Hanzō XV. In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series Shin Kage no Gundan he played Hattori Hanzō I.
Denshi Sentai Denziman · 1980Denshi Sentai Denziman
★ 8.81980
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Denzimen are warriors who fight against the Vader Clan, a clan that tries to pollute the Earth with sludge. Denzimen fight using the Super Science of the Denzi people.
Dai Sentai Goggle-V · 1982Dai Sentai Goggle-V
★ 8.71982
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Warriors were chosen to battle the Dark Science Empire Death Dark. They fight using Future Science and their weapons are inspired by gymnastics apparatus.
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai · 1977J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
★ 8.01977
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Cyborg warriors were created by the Special Science Investigation Squad to bear nuclear, gravitational, magnetic, and electrical forces. They fight the crime empire known as "Crime".
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman · 1983Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
★ 7.91983
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The Jashinka Empire rises from the depths of the Earth to conquer the world. To stop them, Dr. Kyutaro Yumeno assembles five inventors to his laboratory, Yumeno Invention Laboratory and gives them the power to become Dynamen. Each member has their own goal, but as the Kagaku Sentai Dynaman, they are united to stop the Jashinka Empire in their tracks.
Megabeast Investigator Juspion · 1985Megabeast Investigator Juspion
★ 7.91985
SeriesComedy
Juspion's parents were killed by space pirates when he was a baby. After escaping to the planet Eijin, he is raised by a space hermit.
He eventually embarks on a quest to fight the Mega beasts and defeat Satan Gorth. Hetravels from planet to planet until he finally arrives on Earth. Wearing a special suit, he has super human powers and a transforming spaceship.
Super Rescue Solbrain · 1991Super Rescue Solbrain
★ 8.31991
Series
After the Winspector police team leaves Japan to fight crime in France, Chief Shunsuke Masaki realizes he must create a new police team to defend Tokyo from crime. He creates Solbrain – a high-tech special rescue force, expert in missions requiring rescue and firepower. Its leader is Daiki Nishio, a rookie detective who can use the Plus Up command in his car to transform into SolBraver. Other members are Reiko Higuchi, also able to use the Plus Up command to transform into SolJeanne, SolBraver's female counterpart; and SolDozer, a yellow bulldozer robot.
Battle Fever J · 1979Battle Fever J
★ 7.81979
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Five agents stand against the evil organization Egos. They fight incorporating dance moves from all around the world! This was the first time giant robots appeared on the Sentai series.
Ninja Olympiad · 1988Ninja Olympiad
★ 7.71988
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The Sorcerers Clan, led by the centuries-old Org Ninja Dokusai, has made its move to retrieve the treasured map of Pako that has been in possession by the Yamaji family for generations. Tetsuzan Yamaji, the 34th grandmaster of the Togakure Ryu Ninpo, entrust his son and daughter, Toha and Mei, to protect the Pako from the forces of the Sorcerers Clan. By donning the Jiraiya Suit inherited from his father, Toha becomes Jiraya, Master of the Togakure School, who must face against the evil Sorcerers Clan, as well as numerous ninjas from different parts of the world.
Long Vacation · 1996Long Vacation
★ 8.51996
SeriesDrama
Minami who is dumped by her ex-boyfriend, Asakura, on their wedding day. She later meets Sena, Asakura's ex-roommate and a pianist, and lives with him as she has no other place to stay. What will happen to her during this long vacation?
Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop · 1988Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop
★ 8.11988
Series
Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series. First created in 1988 by Toho Enterprises, the show was an attempt to create a Tokusatsu series using the Super Sentai motif, but the idea was dropped after the unaired episode 0. The show was broadcast on NTV and aired from October 2, 1988 to July 5, 1989.
Robot Detective · 1973Robot Detective
★ 8.51973
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
A scientist builds a humanoid robot detective complete with human-like personality to fight a band of murdering robots created and led by her crazed brother.
Demon Ward · 2013Demon Ward
★ 7.32013
SeriesMystery
Set within a hospital, located on the outskirts of town, mysterious phenomenons occur in sequence around a nurse. The nurse is suspected as the cause for some horrible cases and finds herself in danger.
Shinsengumi Keppūroku · 2011Shinsengumi Keppūroku
2011
Series
There were men who were passionate about being samurai. The men became samurai warriors at the forefront of the fierce battle that affected the future of Japan as part of the Shinsengumi...
Angels in White · 2018Angels in White
★ 6.72018
SeriesDrama
Rumi Kizaki enrols in a nursing program because she failed to enter a university. However, she does not want to become a nurse because she believes that she will not make a good nurse. While Rumi ponders over what to do, she continues her training in nursing. Along the way, Rumi meets new people and discovers new things about herself.
News Sokuho wa Nagareta · 2009News Sokuho wa Nagareta
2009
Series
A TV station news room receives information that a bomb has landed in a Japanese town. The drama follows what happens in the news room in "real-time," showing how the media can edit things to seem different from reality.
Osoroshi · 2014Osoroshi
★ 6.02014
SeriesMystery
The Dream of Nepenthes · 2017The Dream of Nepenthes
★ 7.02017
SeriesDrama
Mifuyu is a high school student. Her mom suffers from a severe illness, which causes Mifuyu to spend most of her time taking care of her and doing housework. She doesn't think about her future after high school. Mifuyu's mom dies, her dad brings his girlfriend to their house and kicks Mifuyu out. Mifuyu goes to the home where her mom's cousin lives, in a high-class residential area in Tokyo.
Yokohama shinjū · 1994Yokohama shinjū
1994
Series
The life-changing challenges faced by a woman whose fiancée has been killed by the man who is to eventually become her lover.