Hiroyuki Watanabe
Birthday: Born in 1955-12-08 in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Deathday: 2022-05-03
Hiroyuki Watanabe was a Japanese actor. He primarily acted in dramas, of which a handful are tokusatsu series. One of his latest roles was as Taiga Saejima in the tokusatsu series GARO. He also played Kamen Rider Gaoh in the Kamen Rider Den-O movie, Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!.
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貴族誕生 -PRINCE OF LEGEND-
Character: Ando Shohei
In a town where clubs compete for supremacy, Ando Shintaro, the president of the "Zennichi Civil Engineering" contractors, lived a fulfilling life. Though he wasn't wealthy, he worked hard alongside his fellow colleagues. However, one day, the number one "Club Texas" appear in front of Shintaro and the others and are told that they are now under the umbrella of "Club Texas". Shintaro ponders this and consults with a lawyer regarding buying back the company. However, he is told that it's impossib...
Overlord: Blood Genealogy
Character: Masahiko Toki
When a mafia leader is killed, his son and the deadliest assassin in the mafia compete in order to be the new leader....
江戸前の旬
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Adapted from the manga by Tsukumo Mori and Satō Terushi....
武田信玄
Character: Oda Nobunaga
During the 16th Century Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of Civil Wars and the powerful Warlords who fought them. One of the earliest and strongest of these men was the Great Lord TAKEDA Shingen. A tremendous military genius, his battles are the stuff of legend....
仮面同窓会
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少女コマンドーIZUMI
Character: Rinichiro Ishizu
A high school girl, Izumi Gojo, who has been found guilty of murder, falls into the sea and disappears when running away from the police. However, a mysterious group rescues her and had her undertake training to transform her into an assassin. Years later, Izumi seeks to escape the group....
ウルトラマンガイア
Character: Ishimuro Akio
Ultraman Gaia is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 13th show in the Ultra Series. Created by Chiaki J. Konaka and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System, Ultraman Gaia was aired on JNN TV stations from September 5, 1998 until August 28, 1999, with a total of 51 episodes....
歌舞伎町弁護人 凛花
Character: Misuzu Hanataro
Following her father’s disappearance, a principled corporate attorney takes over his practice located in Tokyo’s seedy red-light district of Kabukicho....
Tokyo Vice
Character: Ohara
A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name....
牙狼＜GARO＞
Character: Taiga Saejima
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....
ミリオンジョー
Character: Akira Kouno
Soichi Kurei is a magazine editor. He is currently working on popular manga series Million Joe. The writer of the manga series is Tsuneo Magata, but he suddenly dies. Soichi Kurei is devastated because he feels Million Joe should be finished. Soichi Kurei then makes a suggestion to Tsuneo Magata's chief assistant Ryota Terashi. The suggestion is to hide the death of Tsuneo Magata and for Ryota Terashi to finish the manga series using Tsuneo Magata's notes....
奪い愛、高校教師
Character: Takeshi Tanaka
Tsuyuko Hoshino, a nurse, meets high school teacher Santa Fuyuno at a café for musicians and immediately falls for him. Despite knowing he is engaged, she becomes obsessed with him. Unbeknownst to her, her own daughter Akari is taught flute by Santa and their relationships develops beyond that of teacher and student....
ランウェイ 24
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Inoue Momoko admires her late father, who was a pilot. She begins work as a co-pilot at a low-cost airline. Under Captain Shinkai Kohei’s instructions, who knew her father, Inoue Momoko works hard to become a captain and her boyfriend Umino Daisuke supports her dream too. One day, Inoue Momoko has a problem with a passenger complaining about the limit for carry-on baggage. At that time, Katsuki Tetsuya looks at the situation....
遺留捜査
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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. ...
取り立て屋ハニーズ
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Three beautiful sisters work at “Dark Money” Honey's Loan in a multi-tenant building in Tokyo recovering a debt brilliantly from a vicious debtor....
水曜日のダウンタウン
Character: Panel member
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!...
牙狼＜GARO＞
Character: Heroic Spirit of Garo (voice)
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....
BATON
Character: Robot Guard (voice)
On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo, a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru, a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious "Cipher" OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he's getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no ...
もしも、イケメンだけの高校があったら
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The story is set in the private senior high school Minami Gakuen which boasts of an unusually high proportion of good-looking students and aims to win at the National Ikemen Contest for senior high school students...
鬼平犯科帳
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Hasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates reformed criminals as informants to solve difficult crimes....
潔子爛漫～きよこらんまん～
Character: Kudo Tadachika
The drama takes place in the 28th year of the Meiji Era. After their victory in the First Sino-Japan war, the whole of Japan is celebrating. Against this backdrop, lives a girl named Kiyoko, who is the daughter of a samurai family. Although boasting samurai bloodlines, the Kudo family live modestly and is much respected by all who knew them, especially since the patriarch, Tadachika, runs the elementary school in the village. However, all these changed, when one day, Kiyoko's father is accused o...
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The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War
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Sakamoto Toshiya (Kawahara Hideyuki), a young assistant head of the Yamashinkai, is imprisoned himself after his partner is killed in a feud with the Takahara family. When Sakamoto was released from prison eight years later and returned to the Yamashinkai, the organization was already under the control of the Takahara family and was involved in the sale of shabu, which was a taboo practice. Sakamoto tries to rebuild the organization with Yamahashi and his subordinate, Asada, but the Takahara fam...
Shura ga Yuku 13
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Mugen jigoku: Kyôaku kin'yûdô
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Kiryu Mamoru, a subordinate boss of the Tomogashira Group, earns a living through the shady business of "yamikin" or underground lending. He preys on desperate customers who cannot get loans from legitimate lenders, charging exorbitant interest rates of 30% in 10 days or even 90% in some cases, in violation of the law. With the backing of his yakuza group, he employs extremely vicious and unethical methods......
THE LAST GOZE
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A "Goze" is a blind entertainer who travels to various places singing stories while playing the shamisen (Japanese three-stringed lute). Becoming a goze due to her blindness at seven-years-old, Haru was strictly trained with a parent's affection by her once kind mother, Tome....
Popran
Character: Osamu Tagami
Tagami, a once successful manager of a manga distribution has run out of luck and now he must catch a mysterious high-speed fly within 6 days to regain it back....
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Character: Yutaka Hirose
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict....
Sorrowful Conflict
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Yakuza original video...
Elegy
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First film in the 'Elegy' trilogy...
Elegy 2
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Second film in the 'Elegy' trilogy....
Sorrowful Conflict Chapter 2
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Sorrowful Conflict sequel...
Elegy 3
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Third film in the 'Elegy' trilogy....
Baton
Character: Robot Guard (voice)
Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both him and Mikaru headfirst into a mind-boggling mystery that affects the past, present, and future....
雀狼伝3 必殺！！亜空間殺法
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The third full-fledged mahjong drama presented with the full cooperation of the Japan Professional Mahjong Federation! Will Gan defeat him, Ando! Is this the last of the subspace killing techniques? After winning the 20th Meisei Sen and the 9th Tairyu Sen in quick succession, Mitsuru Ando decides to form the Mahjong Battle Squad again. Ando challenges the professional league with great vigor, but... (C) Museum...
雀狼伝2 必殺！！亜空間殺法
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The second full-fledged mahjong drama presented with the full cooperation of the Japan Professional Mahjong Federation! The strongest rival appears. The most formidable rival appears. What will Ando Mitsuru do? Will the subspace killing method be defeated?...
雀狼伝 必殺！！亜空間殺法
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Mitsuru Ando is a professional mahjong player who makes his living by betting on mahjong. The film depicts how he developed his special technique, the "Subspace Killing Technique," while battling with a number of skilled mahjong players....
Conquest 9
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The Ninth film in the 'Conquest' series....
Conquest 12
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The twelfth film in the 'Conquest' series....
Conquest 10
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The tenth film in the 'Conquest' series....
Conquest 11
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The eleventh film in the 'Conquest' series....
Conquest 13
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The thirteenth film in the 'Conquest' series....
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
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Kojiro Shimizu challenges the work of Kenzo Kitakata, a popular writer who depicts romance, violence and friendships between men! Hard Boiled action with all the famous Jazz songs!...
Road to the Don 9
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The ninth 'Road to the Don' film....
Road to the Don 11
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The eleventh 'Road to the Don' film....
Road to the Don 12
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The twelfth 'Road to the Don' film....
King's Playing With Fire
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A former detective stands up and gets revenge for his murdered wife!...
Big Boss
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A big battle between world class phantom thieves unfolds over the worlds largest diamond!...
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
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A young yakuza experiences various conflicts, tactics, betrayals, rules, etc. in the gangster world, stands out in the organization, and climbs to the top of the organization. The theatrical version of the popular video series adapted from the original work by Murakami Kazuhiko....
Rough KNIGHT 3
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The third film in the 'Rough Knight' series...
Catch Up
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An investigation into the obsession of a former detective the loser of life!...
Law of Yakuza
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Straight to video Yakuza film....
Laws of Yakuza Chapter 2
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'Laws of Yakuza' sequel....
Conquest 15
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The fifteenth 'Conquest' film....
Conquest 20
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The final film in the 'Conquest' series....
Conquest 17
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The Seventeenth 'Conquest' film....
Conquest 14
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The fourteenth 'Conquest' film....
Conquest 18
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The eighteenth 'Conquest' film....
Conquest 19
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The nineteenth 'Conquest' film....
Conquest 16
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The sixteenth 'Conquest' film....
Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon
Character: Jûbei Yagyû
An evil sorcerer summons seven legendary Samurai warriors to aid him in his conquest of the world. One valiant warrior stands against them....
Don Woman 2
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It's 'Don Woman 2'... you already knew!...
Don Woman
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Yakuza Girl Boss film....
Don Woman 3
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It's 'Don Woman 3'... Are you ready to see?...
Kizu Blood Apocalypse 3
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The third 'Kizu' film....
Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sand with Murderous Intent (Deduction)
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1990 Original Video....
Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sands of Murderous Intent (Solution)
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1990 Original Video....
Shura ga Yuku 6
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Set in Aizuwakamatsu, where resort development is progressing, the sixth installment of the gangster action series that depicts the battle between the eastern and western gangsters aiming for national domination....
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Character: Chief Inspector Nitta
An evil criminal organisation called Sigma kidnap prominment business leaders to harvest their DNA and only Karate-Robo Zaborgar can save them....
Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution
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An incident occurred where a member of the Sannokai who sparked a dispute at the gambling house was shot dead by a member of the Umeyama group dividing the place. This is the beginning of the "Osaka War" that shook the world of Japanese gangsters....
Gokudō tenka fubu
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A yakuza society that has turned into a world of warring states, a story of inferiority unfolded by men who aim to unify the world with force. Conquer this turbulent world and win the unification of Japan...!!...
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 5
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The World of Shura 2
Character: 組長 円月
A year later, Mouri was demoted, and Saiga was expelled from the gang. Engetsu suddenly fell ill, and in Yokohama, where Engetsu's influence waned, drugs began to spread. Amid the unrest, Mouri and Saiga begin to confront each other....
The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi
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Low-caste former samurai Hanayama Daikichi and his gambler friend Hanji of Yaizu, come to a once peaceful post town of Kofu. A town now filled with gamblers, prostitutes, and unscrupulous opportunists, all drawn by the smell of blood and the scent of newly-mined gold. Daikichi brings a little girl whose father has been butchered by yakuza assassins, hoping to find her family. Intrigue and violence follow the group as they must ward off a deadly female spy and a mysterious ronin with a violent pa...
Conflict of Aomori
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A Yakuza war breaks out to control the Tohoku region....
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
Character: Oda Nobunaga
Based on the historical figure of Nobutora, the father of the famous Warring States period general Takeda Shingen. Takeda Shingen has proven himself in battle but there’s an even more capable person in his family, his father Nobutora (lit. Samurai Tiger). The son exiles the father and so the old patriarch goes to Suruga to serve the Ashikaga shogun in Kyoto. Decades later, Nobutora, now 80 years old, learns that Shingen is in trouble and the old man returns home to keep the Takeda family alive ...
Mosaic Street
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A Japanese/English crime drama set in a near-future Japan where diversity is already a norm. It is made to advocate diversity in the Japanese film/TV industries where minority actors have virtually no representation. Starring openly transgender actress Kota Ishijima, openly lesbian actress Ami Ide, and Afro-Japanese actress Ema Grace....
Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage
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During the Edo period of Japan, out of the fear of losing authority, the Tokugawa shogunate hires the Shinsengumi to bring down the Imperial Court. However, the Satsuma Clan finds out about the Tokugawa's scheme and sends the last five Kunoichi (female ninjas) of Hiryu Ninja Clan, to spy on the Shinsengumi. Meanwhile, an evil skeletal demon is brought to life to murder the Kunoichi ninjas and destroy the world....
Ring
Character: Hayatsu
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....
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter 4 Sho Zenpen Gekitotsu Zenya
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Ninth theatrical play based on a hit novel "Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyu Densetsu)." This time, Ryuichi Kawamura (LUNA SEA) stars in the play....
It's All Right, My Friend
Character: Hachi
An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him....
Sake-Bomb
Character: Takanori
A sarcastic and self-deprecating Asian-American must take his naive Japanese cousin on a road trip along the California coast to find his ex-girlfriend....
Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge
Character: Jûbei Yagyû
Legendary samurai Jubei Yagyu must face off against a necromancer and his army of the undead in order to rescue Ohiro the young ninja girl from the clutches of Inshun Hozoin, the evil man slated to become lord of darkness on the eve of Armageddon. No living man is a match for Jubei's sword, but what skill can this mythic swordsman employ to defeat an army of the undead?...
Sadako DX
Character: Ryushin Tendou
Ayaka Ichijo is a graduate student with an IQ of 200 who tries to investigate the strange deaths happening nationwide after people supposedly watched a cursed video and her younger sister also did the same out of curiosity....
Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 4
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Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku
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Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 6
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Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 2
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Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 5
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Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 3
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Jesus is My Boss
Character: Tetsuya Shida
A warring Yakuza awakens to Christianity and becomes an evangelist. The film is modelled on the real-life "Mission Barabbas," a Christian evangelistic group of ex-Yakuza....
For whom the flowers bloom
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Tsubaki, a high school senior, was at a point in her life where she needed to think about her future. However, her circumstances were far from ordinary. 4 years prior, her father, Hideaki, had committed a murder, taking the life of an elementary school boy. Since then, Hideaki had disappeared and was presumed dead....
Day and Night
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A man suicides causing ruin for his family, reasons are unknown, but his son will decide to take revenge after a succesion of events....
漆黒の男たち
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漆黒の男たち 第二章
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Storage Man
Character: Yoshihiko Koga
Takashi Morishita, a temporary worker at an automobile factory, lives a happy life with his wife, Akiko, and their daughter, Sakura. However, COVID-19 causes an unprecedented economic crisis in Japan. Takashi loses his job. Unable to find new employment, he is forced to move out of his company housing, and his wife finally asks him for a divorce. Having lost his house, his job, and his family, Takashi has no choice but to take up residence in a rental storage room....
GARO and the Wailing Dragon
Character: Taiga Saejima
Garo: Soukoku no Maryu (lit. Blue Cries of the Demon Dragon) is the second film to the Garo series. The film serves as an epilogue after Makai Senki and leads up to The One Who Shines in the Darkness. The story continues after the events of Makai Senki. Having made a contract with Gajari, Kouga Saejima honors his end of the deal by traveling to the Promised Land to retrieve a part of Gajari: the Fang of Sorrow. After Kouga defeated Sigma, Gajari transported him to the Promised Land, however, hi...
Lemmings no Natsu
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The urban legend that "Scissors-san", who cuts elementary school students with scissors, appears in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, has become a hot topic. Around the same time, fellow junior high school students, Chiba Akira and Minamiki Shuhei of the good friend group "Lemmings", have a plan to regain the days lost by the events that occurred in the summer of the second grade of elementary school six years ago....
True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules
Character: Noboru Andô from 1945-63
Former yakuza gang boss Noboru Ando reminisces about old partner in crime Kei Hanagata....
Cromartie High School: The Movie
Character: Freddy
When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance....
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
Character: Taiga Saejima
In the aftermath events of GARO: Chapter of the Black Wolf, Saejima Kouga sets out to the northern district upon reassignment. While hunting down Horrors, a young priestess named Rin informs Kouga that she's been sent by Priest Amon to save a presumed dead friend in the Makai realm within Kantai, Jabi. Kouga teams up with Rin in a quest to save Jabi as they are hindered by supernatural and Makai forces alike. Meanwhile somewhere in Japan the dark Horror lord Legules was resurrected and plots a m...
Bye Bye Vamp
Character: Sanpei Kohinata
Vampires have lived and coexisted with humans since medieval Romania. They set their sights on Nobara High School, a private school in Ibaraki Prefecture, as a place of prosperity. One day, Goro, a second-year high school student who likes women, is attacked by someone. The next day, he went to school dressed as a woman and became gay. His classmate Kyohei Kohinata predicts that if he is bitten by a vampire, he will become homosexual....
Everly
Character: Taiko
After she betrays a powerful mob boss, a woman matches wits and weaponry with a legion of killers who are out to collect the bounty on the heads of her and her family....
Healing Heart ~How to Love Yourself~
Character: 一ノ瀬太郎
Rina Ichinose starts a busy work life at an advertising agency right after graduation. But the job doesn't go well and she has to work overtime every day. The nagging from her father after she goes back home drains her physically and mentally. So she resigns from the agency. Rina meets a charismatic therapist Karen at a job fair. Attracted by her vigor, Rina decides to become a therapist. But things do not go well at the beginning and she even infuriates a male customer, the former professional ...
LoveDeath
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A man and a woman are together on the 'Chrysalis Day', the fatal day everything in your life will be decided depends on how you spend the day. A violent man holding pure love, Sai and a stunningly beautiful playgirl, Sheila. While Sheila flees with a large sum of money, she is chased by a cool but violent gang, crazy killers and an out of control cop. No one can stop Sai and Sheila's love runaway....
Hiroshima Yakuza War
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After World War II, in Hiroshima, the Yakuza clans start a war for control of the city....
Go Heat Man!
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17 year old Tokyo pizza delivery boy Kosuke crashes his bike into photographer Reiko and breaks her expensive camera. He promises to deliver homemade pizza to make up for her broken camera. After discovering that Reiko has moved 1,200 km away to her hometown of Nagasaki things become trickier, but Kosuke decides to fulfill his promise anyways by borrowing a moped from his workplace....
Hiroshima Yakuza War 2
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A new yakuza war erupts in Hiroshima...
Shura Group
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Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)...
Tears of Persephone
Character: Old Gentleman
Futa (Watanabe Shu) relocates from the city to the countryside and is being hassled for loan payments for the farmland and house that he bought. His partner Minori (Goriki Ayame) sees what is going on and pulls out a mysterious ring to use for the repayments. But from there, the two get pulled into a world where fantasy and reality are blurred. Tale of love with a dose of fantasy and mystery from Mystic Shrine Maiden producer Genda Yasuaki and Isobe Teppei, who grabbed the spotlight with F is f...
The World of Shura
Character: leader Engetsu
A yakuza movie starring Koji Matoba, depicting the lives of men left behind in the times. In the Ryuan-gumi, which is based in Yokohama, drug business was prohibited by the leader Engetsu. One day, in order to protect leader's teachings, Mouri of the Ryuan-gumi assassinates the leader of the Yamagami group, a hostile organization that trades drugs. This causes a conflict with the neutrals in the Ryuan-gumi. During this turbulent time, the leader Engetsu asks Mouri to take care of his son Saig...
虎の流儀 旅の始まりは尾張 東海死闘編
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Warrior's Justice
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In this gripping cinematic adaptation of 'Crest of the Rules,' a graphic novel by Ushijiro and illustrated by Teruichi Nasu, audiences are immersed in the intense world of a militant yakuza struggling against the currents of changing times. Abandoned by evolving waves, he battles a formidable enemy organization, faces excommunication from a former ally, and confronts both factions during a period of societal disapproval....
Organized Violence Bloody Honor
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The first Organized Violence film....
Japan's Yakuza History: Human Rights Scream 2: Shura's Human Rights
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Original video film....
Shura Legend: Yakuza's Hell
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Original video....
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace
Character: Commander Akio Ishimuro
A young boy discovers a magical rock that can make any wish come true. But the rock is stolen by a school bully who uses it to create a powerful and dangerous monster. The only way to stop the beast is to enlist the help of superhero Ultraman Gaia. The boy does everything he can to help the XIG Team, a brave group of humans who have direct contact with Ultraman Gaia as well as Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Tiga....
Dead Fishes
Character: Junpei Saeki
Shun Miyata's new life in Tokyo takes a dark turn when he and coworker Yuka discover their boss Yuriko is involved in insurance fraud and murder. As they grapple with the betrayal, their bond deepens, contrasting youthful hope against a backdrop of adult corruption....
虎の流儀 激突！燃える嵐の関門編
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Overlord: Blood Genealogy
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The Naitō Shinjuku Family, Japan's oldest yakuza organization with a hereditary tradition, is led by its boss, Gunji Washio (Hitoshi Ozawa). His young son, Taiga (Haruto Ochiai), though only an elementary schooler, spends his days being trained as the heir by senior lieutenant assistant Reiji (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi). However, in stark contrast to his father's wild and daring nature, Taiga is timid and prone to tears, raising doubts about his suitability as the next leader. Amid this uncertainty, G...
Detective Story
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A detective and a businessman search for a serial killer who removes people's organs....
Ginji The Speculator
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A British comedy in Japanese clothes, with central character Ginji at once earnest farm boy and entrepreneurial savant, finding ingenious and entertaining solutions in a timeless tale of business and found family....
Sakurada Gate Incident
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Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events....
The Great Clash - Endless War
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Yasuda, a young head of the Morisada clan of the Keihin Union, wonders if the murders of his gang member Iwami and his girlfriend were the work of Fujioka, the head of the Fujioka Sogyo clan of the Kurokawa clan. However, the truth is that the assassinations were carried out by Narita, a young head of the Kurokawa clan, at the request of a member of the ruling party. Narita plots to turn the disturbance into a war between the Morisada clan and Fujioka Sogyo......
Shura Group Part 3
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Ryuji Inahara changed the name of the Inahara-gumi to the Inahara-kai, and accordingly unified the emblem of the Inahara-kai. Then, in 1961, Inahara-kai opened a new headquarters office in Roppongi, Tokyo. Further incidents and conflicts await Ryuji and the Inahara-kai....
Hiroshima Yakuza War: Finale
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Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
Character: SDF Commander
A fishing boat is attacked at sea by a gigantic, hairy monster. After examining the sole survivor (Kanji Tsuda), scientific adviser Dr Murakami (Shiro Sano) suspects the culprit is a “Keukegen spectre”, a shaggy supernatural beast from Japanese folklore. The announcement leads reporter Hideo Akihara (Ken Osawa) to a forest shrine dedicated to the Keukegen Geharha, where he finds several worshipers and learns that an ancient seal containing the monster has been broken....
The King of Minami: Conspiracy
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1996 TV Special, #17 in the series....
Yume-Chiyo
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Yumechiyo, a geisha house madam recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, yearns to do something constructive with the little time she has left. Through her responsibility lies in taking care of her girls, she finds purpose in providing a man innocent of a false murder charge and in the process discovers love for the first time in his arms....
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
Character: Tokuichi Murakami
Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan....
History of Japan's Yakuza - Cry of Honor 5
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The Great Clash - Endless War 2
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The war between the Morisada clan of the Keihin Rengo and the Fujioka Sogyo of the Kurokawa clan seemed to have ended when Yasuda, a young leader of the Morisada clan, killed Fujioka, the leader of the Fujioka Sogyo. However, Fujioka's last words and the murder of Kunimoto, whom he had looked up to like a parent, caused Yasuda to vow to assassinate Kurokawa clan leader Nishino, without regard for his insulation....
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I’m Born!
Character: Gaou · Kamen Rider Gaoh
With Gaoh having stolen the DenLiner and trapping the Imagins onboard, Ryotaro and Hana find themselves trapped in the year 2000 where they meet Ryotaro’s younger self, but Ryotaro is slowly forgetting everything having to do with Den-O! As Gaoh gets closer to his target, the only hope lies with Yuuto’s complex plans and a little bit of luck, or else time itself could fall victim to Gaoh’s evil desires!...
Samurai Hustle Returns
Character: Sandayu Morosaka
Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He returns to Yunagaya, but finds that his castle is gone....
Kagerô 2
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An entertainment drama depicting the conflict of yakuza, centering on the female torso and her sister's feud....
Shibuya Story
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Biopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography....
Shinjuku Outlaw
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Shoichi Yomi bravely fights in an attempt to end an underworld battle in Hiroshima and as a result becomes a vegetable. Ten years later, Yomi comes to his senses and visits his former sworn brother, Eto, in Shinjuku. The devious Tagami, Yomi’s old enemy, is well acquainted with the Okumura gang which controlled Shinjuku. Learning of Yomi recovery, Tagami plots to line his own pockets by maneuvering the Okumura gang and a Taiwanese gang, between which a fight is about to erupt. Meanwhile, Yomi le...
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Character: Ginno Hinodori
Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?...
Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia
Character: Akio Ishimuro
After the battle against Zogu was over, both Gamu and Fujimiya began to live normal lives until another threat arrives on Earth - a surviving monster soldier of Zogu's army named Gakuzom....
In Full Bloom
Character: Tetsuro Tokugawa
Set shortly after the end of World War II, a philosophical boxing drama of two fighters from opposite worlds (USA and Japan) who are pulled together for a questionable fight arranged by their unscrupulous managers and the Yakuza....
Windy Story
Character: Kei
The film depicts a man who becomes a motorcycle grand prix champion in his teens, but suffers an accident, and then tries to make a comeback as a privateer a few years later....
Junreiki
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Six young people are enjoying their vacation at a resort. One by one, a bizarre murderer in a police uniform massacres them......
Conflict
Character: Hyodo
Tendokai's Washio Kazuma, the underboss of Japan's largest crime syndicate, goes on the warpath when his blood brother and family turn up dead....
Conflict II
Character: Hyodo
When Tendokai's headquarters are attacked, underboss Washio Kazuma orders his trusted lieutenant to investigate a possible mole inside the family....
Barrow Gang BC
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Film about a pirate radio station....
GARO - Under the Moonbow
Character: Taiga Saejima
Lurking among us are the Horrors, ancient enemies of our kind. Holding the line against them, down through the ages, are the Makai Knights. Assuming the aspect of Golden Knight Garo, Raiga Saezima has vanquished one such demonic creature, but his magical armour has been tainted with evil. Furthermore, a Knight of the dark has materialized, and taken hold of Mayuri, so dear to Raiga. If he hopes to rescue her, Raiga must board a mysterious train destined for the netherworld. As he advances throug...
Cute Devil
Character: Koji
While Ryoko is in Vienna studying music, her boyfriend dies in a traffic accident. Ryoko believes that she has psychic powers which killed him, and when she returns to Japan she is sent to a mental hospital. While recovering, her brother-in-law, Kouji, decides to look after her, and she goes to his house to act as a governess for Kouji's sister Keiko's daughter, Alice – who Ryoko becomes increasingly sure had something to do with her sister Fuyuko’s death....
The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza
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Tatsumi, the third head of the Togo clan, recalls Wanibuchi Ichizo (Motomiya Yasufu), the young head of the Makikawa clan, who was known as the "bare handed" Emperor. Wanibuchi attracted many young people with his overwhelming charisma and the strength of his fighting skills. Mr. Makikawa wanted to give such young people a cup and expand his power. One day, however, Wanibuchi defeats the members of the Yamato clan, Japan's largest organization, with his bare knuckles, and the Makigawa clan is in...
The Wild Ones: The Unorthodox Yakuza
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Asamura Kitaro (Ozawa Kazuyoshi), a young assistant head of the Toyukai, is known in Kabukicho as the one-eyed Kitaro, and is feared as a mad dog that will not stop once he loses his temper. Asamura is strong in fighting but not in making money, and together with his brother Matsuo, he forcibly takes on the business of the rival Nishinaga clan. The Nishinaga clan tries to take Asamura's sister, Yuna, a singer, hostage, but Asamura retaliates against them and kills many members of the clan. When ...
Labyrinth of Cinema
Character: Fukao Asano
The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men in the audience find themselves thrown back in time into the world inside the screen....
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Character: Colonel Ono
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges....
Miracle in Kasama
Character: Naoki Fujioka
Yuka Shibuya, a struggling actress, and Hatsue, a widowed chestnut farmer, meet a mysterious, bloodied man in the farm. The three end up living together during chestnut season and form a special bond while a miracle slowly unfolds....
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Character: Colonel Ono
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity....
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Character: Colonel Ono
With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family....
This is Tokyo
Character: Akira Ishizawa
Kento is selected by a team to promote a partnership with a Singapore company. One day, he is left with a job to attend President Kwang who comes to Japan. He is confused by her cold attitude. As two of them see the sights in Tokyo, they find a small change in their hearts to each other....
Drift Wars
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Tange Sazen : The Jar Worth One Million Ryo
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Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo is a remake of a classic 1935 film of the same name by Yamanaka Sadao. Tange Sazen, the one-armd, one-eyed ex-samurai swordsman is the creation of Hayashi Fubo and was one of the most popular characters of the era. This remake is helmed by freshman director Tsuda Toshio, starring Toyokawa Etsushi as Sazen and Wakui Emi as Ofuji, his quick-witted wife. This marks the 34th film in the series of Tange Sazen, and involves an Urn that is worth a million Ryo!....
The Motive
Character: Police
Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family....
Black Film
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"Because this is my last chance ..." Saori Nakazawa (Niigaki Risa)'s dream is to appear in an actress and a movie. For her, who lost her father at an early age and protected her sick mother and sister, it was her dream and a tribute to her mother. However, Saori finds out that her mother has no life expectancy and participates in an audition as her last chance....
Defeat the Navy Rock War!
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The King of Minami 17
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The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
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A freelance writer is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of "Black Book Monthly": find a bug with the power to bring humans back from the dead, in order to report on the afterlife. With his trusty companion Endo in tow, he sets off on a quest for the elusive insect and along the way meets the mysterious Sayoko, a former dominatrix and habitual wrist-cutter who delights in rubbing wasabi into her wounds....
Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America
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Takamine is a biopic about Dr. Jokichi Takamine, the late biochemist known for successfully crystallizing and isolating adrenaline, which is also called epinephrine. Dubbed the father of modern biotechnology, Takamine also produced Takadiastase, a digestive enzyme still used as an ingredient in medicines. He was also enthusiastic about establishing friendly relations between Japan and the United States. He was responsible for a gift of 3,000 cherry trees in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C....
Warrior's Justice 2: Full Battle
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Takeshi Kojima, who once killed a corrupt economic yakuza boss, has been hiding out in the doya district to escape the gang and the police. Then he is approached by the local yakuza, the Kamata clan. However, the residents don't like the Kamata gang's outrageous tactics, and he refuses their offer......
Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination
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Kojima Takeshi, who has strayed from the yakuza world, launches a gang that draws a line in the sand with today's yakuza society. However, the Sekiyama and Jinno gangs, who find this an eyesore, attempt to crush Takeshi and his gang. The Sekiyama and Jinno gangs send in an assassin, Kishigami, a former brother of Takeshi......
Dark Law Enforcement
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Tsuyoshi Tatsuzaki is disqualified from practising law due to the betrayal of his best friend. Rookie lawyer Narumi Akikawa quits her efficiency-oriented law firm because of her sense of justice. Former Marutobushi detective Kenjiro Kazama, who has been forced out of his job after his underhanded misdeeds are exposed. By chance, the three meet and attempt to bring to justice the great evil that lurks in the darkness of the world....
修羅のみち9 北九州烈死篇
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修羅のみち8 大阪最終血戦
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