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Sleepy Heads (1997)
Character: Hiro Hagiwara
Hiro moves from Japan to New York with the dream of becoming a singer-songwriter. Once he meets the lovely Akiko, however, the lives and the lives of his friends Akira and Ken will never be the same.
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美脚迷路 (2001)
Character: N/A
Another psychodrama, this time revolving around an SM club.
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シュート！ (1994)
Character: N/A
The Golden Trio of junior high school soccer players, Toshi, Kenji and Kazu, enroll at the new Kakegawa High School merely because they want to play with Kubo, the legendary player who learned his superb soccer techniques in Germany and who helped the Kakegawa team, which then consisted of freshmen only, win eight place in the all-Japan....
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愛してよ (2005)
Character: N/A
Miyuki is a single mother with a 10-year old boy Keiji. She is eager to make him a child model. Eventually, Keiji begins to get jobs rather constantly. But Keiji himself doesn't like the job much. He only does it because it pleases his mother, who hates empty pages in the schedule book. One day they attend a big audition. While Keiji wins first stages of the audition, he begins to feel distance from the mother. It makes things worse for him when she has a new boyfriend..
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喧嘩ラーメン (1996)
Character: N/A
The story of young ramen chef, who takes ownership of Gantetsu Ramen after the disappearance of his father, determined to train hard to get back at those who led his father going missing.
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KUMISO 組葬 (2002)
Character: N/A
Hitoshi Izaki, Chairman of the Kanto Chivalrous Union and Head of the Izaki-gumi, has died suddenly! As is to be expected in a yakuza organisation rife with intrigue and scheming, internal strife has erupted, and with rival organisations bound to be scheming in the shadows, the Chairman of the Funeral Preparations Committee—Kazumi Matsuda, the very epitome of chivalry—is racing against time to organise the once-in-a-lifetime ‘clan funeral’ for the boss to whom he owes a debt of gratitude! Will the ‘clan funeral’ he has organised at the risk of his own life actually go ahead without a hitch?
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野良犬2匹に猫1匹 (1997)
Character: N/A
Three people find themselves locked in the same room: a skilled hitman awaiting execution for having an affair with a yakuza boss's woman; a "trigger man" from a rival gang who has been taken prisoner; and the boss's mistress—the very woman who seduced the hitman. Amidst the confinement, they trade insults and deceive one another, yet eventually, they become bound together by a shared desire for revenge...
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ＭＯＲＯＣＣＯ(モロッコ) 横浜愚連隊物語Ⅱ (1996)
Character: N/A
Tatsu's life seemed to be smooth sailing, as he was blessed by his friends, married Fujieda, and made peace with the yakuza. However, the days when the yakuza were free to run amok were coming to an end. Tatsu was sent to prison for a dispute over a bottle of hiropon, and during his two years in prison, his former gang mates became Inayama-gumi disciples.... I can't stand under the wind of others! Tatsu mutters in anger...
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お日柄もよく ご愁傷様 (1996)
Character: N/A
While Kazuo Tanaka eagerly practices his greetings for the big wedding the next day, his first as a matchmaker, his second daughter Hitomi prepares for her travels with her secret lover. The eldest daughter Reiko, nine months pregnant, has left her cheating husband to enter a frenzied Tanaka household. On the wedding day, Kazuo learns his father has passed away. Afraid of ruining the wedding, he asks Reiko and Hitomi to deal with the crisis. Rushing home after the ceremony, Kazuo and Kanako are faced with various problems.
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Memory & Desire (1998)
Character: Keiji
Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.
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ムラマサ 三ノ章 傀儡 (2005)
Character: N/A
The third installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. Muramasa, a dangerous cursed sword imbued with the grudges of those persecuted by the Tokugawa shogunate, is the subject of repeated deadly battles. Kengo Yagyu, a seal master, faces off against a new figure known as the "Puppet" who is attempting to bring Muramasa back from the dead.
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ムラマサ 四ノ章 鴉 (2005)
Character: N/A
The fourth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. A seal master from another country, Seirai, comes to Kengo Yagyu's father, Muneyoshi. She claims to be pursuing Dokai, who has stolen Muramasa's "Crow," the power of darkness.
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ムラマサ 五ノ章 羅刹 (2005)
Character: N/A
The fifth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi.
Four divine beast swords have gathered under the legendary Muramasa, the Yellow Dragon. The unleashed Yellow Dragon is now resurrected before the eyes of the seal master, Kengo. Fuuga possesses Muramasa's "Utsusemi" within a human and attacks the Sword Masters. Meanwhile, Kengo obtains the Book of Sealing Commandments, which contains all the information about Muramasa, but it is stolen by Kiryu. Through the book of commandments, Fuuga learns of the existence of "Kutsuyomi," a being that possesses the power to regenerate life, and begins to pursue it...
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ムラマサ 六ノ章 黄龍 (2006)
Character: N/A
The sixth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi.
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The Yakuza Way (1999)
Character: Eiji
After a three-year prison term in Japan, a yakuza heads for LA to buy two kilos of cocaine. He's going to smuggle it back to Japan, and it's to be his last score: he wants to marry Yoko, his long-suffering girlfriend, and get out of the life. But somebody sets him up, Yoko is shot, and he loses the suitcase of dope. He determines to stay in LA, retrieve the coke, and exact revenge: although he's a drug dealer, he still follows the samurai code of the yakuza. Along the way, he learns that his long-lost younger sister is in Los Angeles, and he teams up with an unlikely partner in his quest for justice: a petty thief who's trying to help a young woman get back to Japan.
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笑う警官 (2009)
Character: Mitsuyoshi Machida
A cop chasing after a female cop killer, but then gets caught in a dark web of departmental corruption.
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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
Character: Ming
1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time when people of color had "no legal rights" and could be bought and sold for a profit. Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance explores the exploitation of Chinese workers during the building of American railroads. The workers not only spent long hours, but the work was often dangerous and fatal. The Chinaman is a fugitive on the run, and all odds are against him. While stealing a horse was a hanging offense in the Old West, our fugitive knows that killing a Chinaman is not a crime.
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北の国か '92巣立ち 前編 (1992)
Character: N/A
There is a man who divorced his wife. He moved to rural Hokkaido from Tokyo where he lived with his family without running water or electricity. He has his son and daughter in tow and works hard for them. The folk in the area try to help. A couple of years pass and the older son moves back to Tokyo, attends school and works part-time. The daughter commutes to the city to attend school. She wants to become a nurse. To become a registered nurse she needs to study a further three years. This takes money.
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あずみ2 Death or Love (2005)
Character: Samurai Z
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.
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漂流街 THE HAZARD CITY (2000)
Character: Yamazaki
Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet his price, they hold up a bigtime drug deal between the Chinese Mafia and the local Yakuza.
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蒼き狼 地果て海尽きるまで (2007)
Character: Borchu
A look at Genghis Khan's life, from his birth to conquests in Asia.
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800 Two Lap Runners (1994)
Character: Ryuji Nakazawa
A coming-of-age story about two runners, Kenji and Ryuji, tangled in love, loss, and rivalry, as they navigate complex emotions and relationships.
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トマトのしずく (2017)
Character: Koji Miyata
With their hair salon business now on track, longtime couple Sakura and Makoto mull over inviting Sakura's estranged father to their upcoming wedding.
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黒の天使 Vol.2 (1999)
Character: N/A
Mayo, the Black Angel, is ordered to assassinate a powerful syndicate leader. The hit goes awry, however, as the crime boss' bodyguard steps in the way. It's none other than Yamambe, who once rescued Mayo from a rape and has lived in her heart since then.
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TAJOMARU (2009)
Character: N/A
TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU.
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壬生義士伝 (2003)
Character: Hijikata Toshizō
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a samurai and family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the low pay he receives from his small-town clan. He is forced by his love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
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捨て犬 組織VS潜入捜査官 (2005)
Character: N/A
Police officer Tanihara goes undercover and infiltrates the inner circle of a yakuza organization. Gaining the favor of the cold yet principled gangster Kanzaki, he begins to rise in the underworld. However, as time passes, Tanihara is torn between his duty as a cop and the loyalty he feels toward Kanzaki and the organization.
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The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
Character: Japanese Anchorman
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.
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死刑確定 (2004)
Character: N/A
Detective Yasagure, who has deviated from the organization, uncovers the shameful part of the police and knocks out the corrupt organization.
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首領（ドン）を殺（と）れ (2010)
Character: N/A
Nabeshima (Noboru Kaneko), an assistant underboss of the Hanzawa-gumi Otsuru Family, is summoned by headquarters to a certain location. Gathered there are five elite members from the Hanzawa-gumi. Then appears Oshitari (Hitoshi Ozawa), the underboss of the Hanzawa-gumi himself. His order is simple— “Assassinate Kanemaru, the boss of the Kamui Family… the Don of Heisei Japan!”
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必殺！ 主水死す (1996)
Character: N/A
When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...
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CIPHER (1989)
Character: Fred Williams (Jeff) / Man B (voice)
Two brothers are in the spotlight: one a movie star making a football movie, the other a musician who occasionally goes to school (to cover for his sibling). What will destiny bring them?
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She's Rain シーズ・レイン (1993)
Character: Takanobu
A youth drama depicting love stories between high school boys and girls that unfold on the Hankyu Railway Line and the streets of Kobe.
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ヴァイブレータ (2003)
Character: N/A
Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has sleeping problems, eating disorders and drinks excessively. On Valentine's Day, she meets truck driver Takatoshi. She joins him on a journey in his bumpy and shaky truck - which vibrates in tune with her uneasy soul.
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Free Guy (2021)
Character: Japanese Reporter
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.
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GUN CRAZY Episode 2：裏切りの挽歌 (2002)
Character: Penguin
An idealistic young lawyer whose faith in the law is rocked when she is unable to prevent a rapist from walking free. Her disillusionment of the judicial system is complete when her next case goes disastrously wrong, her corrupt boss is killed by her disappointed gangster clients, and she only narrowly escapes the same fate when a gun-toting stranger bursts into the office and shoots the men dead.
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Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Character: Josephina's Neighbor
Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.
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日本統一３９ (2020)
Character: N/A
The body of Kikumura, the attacker who was supposed to have been killed by Himuro, Tamura, and Kawatani, has disappeared. Himuro and his friends learn from arms dealer Jimmy Ogata that the guns the attackers had were made in China, and they suspect that there are remnants of the semi-grey group "Cobra." Then, he ends up looking for Kikumura, who was supposed to be dead...
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次元大介 (2023)
Character: Inoda
Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen meets Oto, who comes to Chiharu’s shop looking for a gun. Jigen finds out about Oto's secrets and the mysterious organization that’s after her. After Oto is kidnapped, Jigen gets into a desperate battle to save her.
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次元大介 (2023)
Character: Shozo Inoda
Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen meets Oto, who comes to Chiharu’s shop looking for a gun. Jigen finds out about Oto's secrets and the mysterious organization that’s after her. After Oto is kidnapped, Jigen gets into a desperate battle to save her.
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Pawn Sacrifice (2015)
Character: Japanese Anchorman
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
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Snerting (2024)
Character: Akira
Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.
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