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Goodbye for Tomorrow · 1995Goodbye for Tomorrow
★ 10.01995
MovieDrama
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction · 1996Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
★ 10.01996
MovieMysteryDrama
A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.
Farewell · 2001Farewell
★ 10.02001
MovieDrama
Travelling to his hometown, a stressed, middle-aged businessman dials an old classmate from a public phone, and reconnects with lost fragments of his youth.
Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo · 2014Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo
★ 10.02014
SeriesDrama
Jirokichi plays around during the day, but at night becomes a completely different person. His nickname is Nezumi-Kozo (“Rat Boy"). Jirokichi steals gold coins from corrupt samurai families and hands it over to the poor. He works with his younger sister Kosode.
Kekkon Annai Mystery · 1985Kekkon Annai Mystery
★ 8.81985
MovieMysteryComedy
A 19-year-old girl Hiroko Terasawa working in a matching agency promises her client Masakazu Sekine that she'll pose as his fiancée for a remarkable cash reward. Hiroko moves to Sekine's mansion and prepares to attend the family's meeting. However, this only turns out to be a prelude of a bloody fight over the family's legacy.
Who Do I Choose? · 1989Who Do I Choose?
★ 7.51989
MovieRomanceComedy
A computer error puts entry level workers Nobuko (Miho Nakayama) and Junko (Chieri Ito) in charge of a toy company. It's now up to them to save the company from bankruptcy.
Animated Classics of Japanese Literature · 1986Animated Classics of Japanese Literature
★ 7.51986
SeriesAnimationDrama
A brilliant collection of beautifully animated episodes based on selected masterpieces of Japanese modern literature.
The aim of this series is to appeal to the viewer at large and to give him or her some idea of the variety and individuality which Japanese literature has developed over the last hundred years.
The authors range from Higuchi Ichiyou (Takekurabe), Mori Ougai (The Dancing Girl) and Natsume Souseki (Botchan) to Kawabata Yasunari (The Izu Dancer), Nobel laureate of 1968, and Mishima Yukio (The Sound of Waves).
Chizuko's Younger Sister · 1991Chizuko's Younger Sister
★ 7.41991
MovieDramaFantasy
The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, Mika begins spending time with Chizuko again.
Fine, with Occasional Murders · 1984Fine, with Occasional Murders
★ 7.31984
MovieComedyMystery
Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is consequently under persistent threat. For the time being.
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun · 1981Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
★ 7.11981
MovieDramaAction
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
Detective Story · 2018Detective Story
★ 7.02018
MovieRomanceThriller
Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation. Shuichi Tsujiyama and Naomi Arai struggle physically. Because of this, Shuichi Tsujiyama misses his crucial photo opportunity. Kimie Hasenuma (Mari Natsuki) is a housekeeper who has been employed by Naomi Arai for many years. Kimie Hasenuma asks Shuichi Tsujiyama to be Naomi Arai’s bodyguard.
Turning Point · 1994Turning Point
★ 7.01994
MovieDrama
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle · 1992Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle
★ 7.01992
MovieAnimationComedy
Based on Akagawa Jirou's popular book series about hapless detective Katayama Yoshitaro who lives with his sister Harumi and their cat Holmes, which has a sixth sense when it comes to solve mysteries. In this stand alone OVA the aftershow party of Harumi's acting troupe becomes the showplace of murder and tragedy. Luckily Yoshitaro brought Holmes along.
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun · 2006Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
★ 6.72006
SeriesDrama
High school student Hoshi Izumi loses her father suddenly in an accident. One day, Sakuma, the waka gashira of a small and weak Yakuza gang in Asakusa - the Medaka Gumi - pays Izumi a visit along with the gang members. The death of their former kumicho (Boss) puts Medaka Gumi on the verge of a breakup. Therefore, Sakuma begs Izumi, the former boss's only distant relative left, to succeed to the kumicho position. Izumi is taken by surprise and keeps refusing at first. However, she ends up becoming the 8th kumicho of the Medaka Gumi! The police tell her that her father's death may possibly be a homicide case. There's also Mayumi, a mysterious woman staring closely at Izumi's father's photograph at his funeral. The situation becomes complicated when the drug-dealing vicious yakuza, Hamaguchi Gumi, comes into the picture as well as Sandaiji Hajime, a politician whose public stance is to eliminate drugs.
Detective Story · 1983Detective Story
★ 6.71983
MovieDramaRomance
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.
Early Spring Story · 1985Early Spring Story
★ 6.41985
MovieDramaRomance
A Japanese high school student passionate about photography discovers love while confronting the past choices of her deceased mother.
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