Acting
Yûrei Yanagi
Born April 8, 1963 · Hiroshima, Japan (age 63)
Yurei Yanagi (柳 憂怜) is a Japanese actor. He's also been credited as Masahiko Ono (小野 昌彦).
Known For
Ring · 1998Ring
★ 7.11998
MovieHorrorThriller
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Minazuki · 1999Minazuki
★ 5.81999
MovieDrama
Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.
Fireworks · 1997Fireworks
★ 7.71997
MovieCrimeDrama
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
Ring 2 · 1999Ring 2
★ 5.81999
MovieHorrorMystery
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.
Ju-on: The Curse · 2000Ju-on: The Curse
★ 6.82000
MovieHorrorMystery
When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.
Ghost Zombie · 2007Ghost Zombie
★ 5.82007
MovieHorror
Straight-to-DVD horror release from "Kushisake Onna" director Koji Shiraishi. A taxi driver who lives only for the idol Mika Enno accidently runs over a heretic folklorist named Hirano. Film stars Chise Nakamura and Nocchi.
Getting Any? · 1995Getting Any?
★ 5.71995
MovieComedy
While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.
The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage · 2003The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage
★ 3.52003
MovieHorrorThriller
There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with the DVD. Then one day all trace of the group disappear--along with Nozomi.
Movies
Ring · 1998Ring
★ 7.11998
MovieHorrorThriller
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Minazuki · 1999Minazuki
★ 5.81999
MovieDrama
Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.
Fireworks · 1997Fireworks
★ 7.71997
MovieCrimeDrama
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
Ring 2 · 1999Ring 2
★ 5.81999
MovieHorrorMystery
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.
Ju-on: The Curse · 2000Ju-on: The Curse
★ 6.82000
MovieHorrorMystery
When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.
Ghost Zombie · 2007Ghost Zombie
★ 5.82007
MovieHorror
Straight-to-DVD horror release from "Kushisake Onna" director Koji Shiraishi. A taxi driver who lives only for the idol Mika Enno accidently runs over a heretic folklorist named Hirano. Film stars Chise Nakamura and Nocchi.
Getting Any? · 1995Getting Any?
★ 5.71995
MovieComedy
While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.
The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage · 2003The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage
★ 3.52003
MovieHorrorThriller
There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with the DVD. Then one day all trace of the group disappear--along with Nozomi.
Good-bye Debussy · 2013Good-bye Debussy
★ 6.32013
MovieDrama
16-year-old Haruka lost the people she loved the most in a fire. Haruka is also physically and emotionally wounded from the fire, but she still dreams of becoming a pianist. She takes part in an upcoming competition. Inauspicious incidents then occur around her. Musical student Yosuke, who teaches piano to Haruka, tries to solve the case.
The Code · 2009The Code
★ 6.22009
MovieDrama
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.
Kubi · 2023Kubi
★ 6.92023
MovieHistoryAction
Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman · 2007Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
★ 6.02007
MovieHorror
Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose horrid face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and carrying large scissors, the spirit would approach her young victims and, while removing the mask, ask if she was pretty. The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death.
Serpent's Path · 1998Serpent's Path
★ 6.91998
MovieCrimeThriller
With the help of a mysterious acquaintance, a former low-level yakuza tracks down and kidnaps the man he believes kidnapped and murdered his daughter, but others are soon implicated in the death.
Psycho Gothic Lolita · 2010Psycho Gothic Lolita
★ 5.22010
MovieHorrorAction
Yuki lives at home in peace until one day a unit of assassins breaks in and kill her mother. In order to revenge herself Yuki becomes a demon of vengeance by donning gothic lolita clothing, using a parasol as a deadly weapon, and executing the guilty in God's name.
Boiling Point · 1990Boiling Point
★ 6.91990
MovieCrimeComedy
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
Ju-on: The Curse 2 · 2000Ju-on: The Curse 2
★ 6.32000
MovieHorrorMystery
On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.
The Crawler In The Attic · 2016The Crawler In The Attic
★ 5.92016
MovieMystery
Private detective Kogoro (Kouta Kusano) receives a request from Naoko (Yuki Mamiya). She is the daughter of a family that runs a large hosital. Naoko wants private detective Kogoro to investigate her fiance Endo (Yasushi Fuchikami) and whether he is having an affair with university student Teruko (Noriko Kijima).
Helldriver · 2010Helldriver
★ 5.82010
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Still reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.
Achilles and the Tortoise · 2008Achilles and the Tortoise
★ 7.02008
MovieComedyDrama
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
Missing · 2024Missing
★ 7.22024
MovieDrama
A girl vanishes while walking, leaving her family devastated. As months pass without clues, rumors about her mother's actions intensify online, straining her marriage.
The Milkwoman · 2005The Milkwoman
★ 6.92005
MovieDrama
Minako (TANAKA Yuko), begins her day running up and down the hills of her hometown delivering milk door to door. When that's done, she heads to her day job as a supermarket cashier. Minako is 50 and single. In one of the houses to which she delivers milk is a man with whom she has secretly been in love since high school. The man, Keita (KISHIBE Ittoku), lives with his wife Yoko, who is terminally ill. Caring for her at home, he works in the children's affairs section of the local municipal office. Though he insists that he wants nothing more than an "ordinary" existence, his life is in turmoil below the surface. The director uses a variety of narrative devises to portray the loneliness, isolation, and hope of these people who have seemingly allowed their goals and dreams to slip away, whilst keeping them agonizingly close to hand.
Asako in Ruby Shoes · 2000Asako in Ruby Shoes
★ 7.12000
MovieDramaRomance
Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Korea by presenting to us the Asian side of modern globalization. The film jumps back and forth from Korea and Japan, with each main character feeling out of place in their respective homes.
Don't Look Up · 1996Don't Look Up
★ 6.41996
MovieHorror
A filmmaker and crew slowly go insane after being continually haunted by the ghost of a dead actress.
The Butterfly Collector: The Red Room · 2021The Butterfly Collector: The Red Room
2021
MovieDrama
A former high school teacher Sugiura lost everything when he was caught, peeping photos of his favorite student and living a degenerate life. One day, a girl named Rumi, wearing high school uniform, appears in front of Sugiura. They are immediately drowns in lust and Rumi crashes into Sugiura's apartment. Gradually, Sugiura becomes obsessed with Rumi and tie her down. When Sugiura's dark desire to leave her in a beautiful, young appearance forever, and Rumi's deep feeling towards Sugiura crosses, they head towards a beautiful but sad ending.
TV Shows
Kamen Rider · 1971Kamen Rider
★ 6.41971
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.
Unnatural · 2018Unnatural
★ 8.42018
SeriesDramaCrime
Mikoto, a forensic investigative examiner, and her partners trace down the evidence of crimes and unravel the puzzles behind mysterious deaths.
The Private Detective Mike · 2002The Private Detective Mike
★ 8.52002
SeriesCrime
Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he'll take any case, from finding a lost pet to spying on cheating spouses. But every now and then, along comes a client with dubious and dangerous case… and that's when Mike shows his stuff.
The Complex: Prologue · 2013The Complex: Prologue
★ 4.82013
SeriesMystery
"The Complex-Prologue" is a spin-off of horror movie "The Complex".
A young boy named Minoru becomes involved in a mysterious phenomenon and horror experience.
TAGUSARI bros. · 2026TAGUSARI bros.
★ 6.42026
SeriesMysteryCrime
Two brothers become police officers to hunt down their parents' killer, who escaped justice by just two days before the statute of limitations was abolished.
Hitori Shizuka · 2012Hitori Shizuka
★ 7.22012
SeriesDrama
In a residential area, a man is murdered by another man, who broke into his apartment. Sergeant Kizaki, who is working near the area, hears a gunshot and runs towards the apartment. Detective Oomura already is at the scene of the crime.
Zero: Dragon Blood · 2017Zero: Dragon Blood
★ 7.02017
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Rei Suzumura continues to hunt Horrors in a certain city. One day, he meets a young woman in love with photography, Alice Hiromi. After witnessing Makai Knight ZERO in action, she develops an interest in Rei. Meanwhile, a carriage crosses a far away bridge. The carriage contains a coffin in which a man lies. That man is none other than the Dragon Knight, who used the power of Dragons to hunt Horrors.
High Position (1986) · 2020High Position (1986)
2020
SeriesDramaComedy
Mitsuhiko Amano is full of regrets. A 46 year old salaryman who had just been laid off, he was told that his wife wanted a divorce, something that he might have been wanting for years. So he visits a soapland, a place he hasn't been since he started dating his wife 22 years ago. While there, a fire suddenly erupts, trapping Amano and a soapland girl in the bath. In a rare moment of bravery and decisiveness, Amano attempts to lead the girl to safety, only to slip and hit his head. As his consciousness fades, he sees the back of the soapland girl making her escape... A fresh set of regret blankets him as he passes out, he returns to his 16-year-old body while remaining 46 years old. The time is 1986.
Tonsure · 2008Tonsure
2008
SeriesComedyDrama
Yabu is an unattractive and incompetent middle-aged publishing editor. Mika is a beautiful young author who debuted at 18 and has since written two best-sellers. When Yabu commissions some writing from Mika, she suddenly finds herself stricken with writer's block. Somehow, Yabu ends up being confined to Mika's home, resulting in a strange state of cohabitation for the mismatched pair.