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闇の中の魑魅魍魎 (1971)
Character: Tokuhime
The film depicts the youth of Kinzo, a heretic painter who worked in Tosa during the late Edo period, and the hurricane-like inner side of his life.
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大根と人参 (1965)
Character: N/A
One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his life savings and gives money to his younger brother. He then suddenly disappears…
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日蔭者 (1972)
Character: N/A
A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita
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ペンタ の 空 (1991)
Character: N/A
A boy living in Wakayama Prefecture accidentally comes into possession of an Adélie penguin egg and successfully hatches it. However, wanting to return the penguin to its natural habitat, he embarks on a journey to Antarctica. Along the way, in Central and South America, he faces hardships, such as being robbed by impoverished local children. The story is framed as the recollections of Ryota Ichikawa, now an adult, reflecting on his boyhood.
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宇宙少女モルモ10分の1 (1987)
Character: N/A
Fuji Television film based on the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Aro.
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とべない沈黙 (1966)
Character: N/A
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.
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惜春 (1967)
Character: Momoko Shindo
When a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.
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雪国 (1965)
Character: Yoko
This movie is based on an immortal literary work "The Snow Country," a story about a life of geisha Komako who lives in a region with heavy snowfalls.
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優駿 ORACIÓN (1988)
Character: N/A
Set on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is given the name Oracion or "prayer". When Oracion is grown, a factory owner buys the horse. Will he be the key to solving the man's problems? Based on the novel by Teru Miyamoto.
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時の娘 (1980)
Character: Ai Suwa
A member of the jieitai ("Self-Defense Force"; i.e. Japanese military) is on leave and finds a woman giving birth in a graveyard in the former Yoshiwara district. He takes her to an inn to gove birth, and stays on a few days as she recovers, but becomes fascinated with the strange people he meets there, particularly the owner, who visits a house in his courtyard every day to talk and give food to his mother. He says she is very sick and can't leave bed, but no one else has ever been inside or seen her.
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白鳥の歌なんか聞こえない (1972)
Character: Keiko
Young man and woman experience changes in their worldview and question the meaning of life after meeting a dying grandfather.
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バグ (1997)
Character: Kitamura
Aru Islands in resort development. Was a succession happening the abandoned corpses in there are holes in body. Ligia exotica appeared on an isolated island of mutants is taking the panic and horror.
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スープ・オペラ (2010)
Character: Toba-chan
Sakai plays Rui, a 35-year-old single woman forced to live alone after the aunt who raised her suddenly decides to get married and move out. Through an unexpected set of circumstances, she winds up becoming roommates with an aging ladies’ man named Tony and a timid younger man named Kosuke.
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坊っちゃん (1966)
Character: Madonna
1966 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.
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右曲がりのダンディー (1989)
Character: N/A
A middle-aged salaryman tries to revitalize his career.
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夕暮まで (1980)
Character: Yuko
Intellectual collegue professor Sasa becomes obsessed with beautiful Sugiko, a virgin. Eventually, luring her to a love hotel.
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飛ぶ夢をしばらく見ない (1990)
Character: Yasuko Taura
A man in hospital has a weird and sexy conversation with a woman in the next bed, whom he cannot see. He later discovers she is in her sixties. They meet several more times and, each time, she is younger.
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八甲田山 (1977)
Character: Taeko Tokushima (Captain Tokushima's wife)
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
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死闘の伝説 (1963)
Character: Yuri Shimizu
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
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陽炎座 (1981)
Character: Mio
A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
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洋菓子店コアンドル (2011)
Character: Yoshikawa
A disillusioned Natsume arrives at Coin de Rue, a popular Tokyo pastry shop, begging for work. Aiming to become a high-calibre pastry chef, she is determined to overcome both her past and the challenges ahead. Pastry critic Tomura is a frequent visitor to Coin de Rue. Moved by Natsume's persistence, he slowly begins to confront his own painful past aided, of course, by mouthfuls of tasty pastries.
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新宿少年探偵団 (1998)
Character: Saeko Yumeno
In the streets of ultra-modern Shinjuku, Sosuke, a young would-be detective, all of a sudden attacked by a monster robot and falls unconscious. Determined to unravel the mystery, Sosuke joins forces with four members to fight against the robot. Will they be successful?
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不信のとき (1984)
Character: N/A
Suspense TV movie adaptation of an original story by Sawako Ariyoshi, starring Yukiyo Toake.
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ならず者 (1964)
Character: Mari
Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.
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サクラダリセット 前篇 (2017)
Character: Witch
In the town of Sakurada, where about half of the residents have special abilities, Kei Asai is a high school student and is able to remember everything. Misora Haruki is also a high school student and she has the power to reset the world by 3 days. If they use both of their powers together, they can go back in time by 3 days and retain their memory. They are watched by the administrative bureau.
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ダイアモンドは傷つかない (1982)
Character: Kazuko Makimura
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
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泥の河 (1981)
Character: Shoko Matsumoto
Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends.
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金閣寺 (1976)
Character: N/A
The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.
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悦楽 (1965)
Character: Shoko
A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence.
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花より男子F (2008)
Character: Kaede Dōmyōji
Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their families, Dōmyōji's mother, who has been strongly against their relationship before, presents Tsukushi a tiara, which is estimated to be worth roughly 10 billion yen, as a token of their engagement. But that night, the tiara is stolen by somebody! Then, Dōmyōji and Tsukushi travel around the globe to Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and even a deserted island to get the tiara back—the legendary tiara that has been believed to "bring eternal love." In the meantime, where and what are the "F4" fellows, who have just gone separate ways, doing now?
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梅切らぬバカ (2021)
Character: N/A
An old house stands amongst newly built buildings, as if it has been left behind. Tamako, a popular fortune teller, has been living there alone with her son, Tadao, for years. Because he has intellectual disability and autism, their neighbors often complain about his unpredictable behaviors. One day, Tamako is informed that a room is available in a group home owned by a company that runs the community workshop Tadao works at. Residents there all have intellectual disability but are living together to be independent from their families. Tamako decides to let Tadao move into the group home, but the sudden change of environment confuses him.
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釜ヶ崎極道 (1973)
Character: N/A
Eighth installment in the "Gokudo" series. Depicts the activities of Shimamura Seikichi and his henchmen
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道頓堀川 (1982)
Character: Yuki
A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.
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春の鐘 (1985)
Character: N/A
Rokuheita Narumi is fascinated by oriental art and works as the director of the Saho Art Museum in Nara. His wife, Noriko, is unable to leave Tokyo, despite his wishes, and the two live separately. Feeling lonely and neglected by her husband, she immerses herself in the depraved life of the city and continues to have a loveless relationship with a doctor, Katsumori. One day, Narumi arrives in Tokyo and learns of Noriko's affair, but he cannot divorce her for the sake of their child, so he devotes himself to his work.
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もどり川 (1983)
Character: N/A
The story of Takeha, a free-spirited genius poet who lived through Taisho Romanticism, and the women who gave themselves over to his ambitions.
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神様のカルテ (2011)
Character: Kyoko Azumi
There is a degree of realism when a professional in the field writes about his vocation and such is the case here. Adopted from a novel written by a doctor and set in Nagano, doctor Kuriharai is overwhelmed by the number and variety of patients he has to see due to a shortage of physicians where he practices. He aspires to work somewhere more convenient, specialize and see more of his wife, but faces a dilemma many other doctors experience.
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沙耶のいる透視図 (1986)
Character: Kanzaki's mother
Erotic thriller about a porn photographer who has to deal with a psychopath.
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麻雀放浪記 (1984)
Character: Mama
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
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新・極道の妻たち 覚悟しいや (1993)
Character: N/A
Recently released from prison for a murder sentence, a yakuza boss's wife leaves Hong Kong for a fresh start, but a betrayal leads to her return.
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ザ・レイプ (1982)
Character: Owner of Patel
Yahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the logistics of the police, hospital, and criminal justice system while balancing her home life including romantic relationships.
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3000キロの罠 (1971)
Character: N/A
A young man has to deliver a Mitsubishi Galant GTO from Kagoshima (on the southern tip of the southern Japanese island of Kyushu) 3000 kilometers across the length of Japan to the northern island of Hokkaido
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ちょうちん (1987)
Character: N/A
A new wave Yakuza film in which Takanori Jinnai plays a young Yakuza suffering from stomach cancer who has very little left to live.
This film is based on the posthumous manuscript of Shoji Kaneko, the legendary director who died of cancer after completing work on the hit "Ryuji".
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江戸川乱歩の陰獣 (1977)
Character: Fumiko Masuda
In 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of mysterious events culminating in the death of a wealthy industrialist who may have been leading a double life.
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不信のとき (1968)
Character: N/A
"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful businessman with serious relationship problems involving three women: his wife of ten years who announces she is pregnant by another man; a mistress who wants to have a baby with him; and an ex-lover who claims he fathered her son.
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ラブレター (1995)
Character: Male Itsuki's Mother
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to also be called Itsuki Fujii.
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涙を、獅子のたて髪に (1962)
Character: Yuki
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama waterfront. The rebel Saburo works as an errand boy for a shipping company and vents his frustrations by plucking on the guitar.
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愛情物語 (1984)
Character: Yoshiko Oomori
Miho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko promised Miho that she could go on a journey to find her real father, "Daddy-Long-Legs", who sends a bouquet of flowers every birthday, once she can wear a special pair of pointe shoes. The day finally arrives and Miho's small adventure begins.
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サクラダリセット 後篇 (2017)
Character: Witch
In the town of Sakurada, where about half of the residents have special abilities, Kei Asai is a high school student and is able to remember everything. Misora Haruki is also a high school student and she has the power to reset the world by 3 days. If they use both of their powers together, they can go back in time by 3 days and retain their memory. They are watched by the administrative bureau.
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きらきらひかる (1992)
Character: Chiaki Koyama
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student. The film is less a realistic exploration of gay life than a fairy tale of three young Japanese trying to construct an alternative to the sexual and familial roles given to them by a society turning increasingly emotionally barren.
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青春の門 自立篇 (1982)
Character: Oei
Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
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豹は走った (1970)
Character: Kaoru Akiyama
A top police-guard, charged with protecting a visiting politician and ruthless dictator, contends with an assassin set to kill the man.
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月曜日のユカ (1964)
Character: Yuka
Yuka is a “good-time girl” from Yokohama who is persuaded by her papa to sleep with a foreign business executive so that he can close an important deal. Nakahira presents a shrewdly observed portrait of a modern, sexually assertive woman—an unsettling character for a changing but still patriarchal society.
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美しさと哀しみと (1965)
Character: Keiko Sakami
When the man who seduced the famous painter Otoko as a teenager--and then wrote a bestselling novel about it--reappears in her life, her pupil--and lesbian lover--hatches a plot to destroy the man and his family.
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ラブレター (1981)
Character: Tayo
Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him and only him, yet she is constantly being lust by others.
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乾いた花 (1964)
Character: Saeko
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
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