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熱海殺人事件 (1986)
Character: N/A
Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei's Criminal Investigation Division 1, Detective KUMADA Tomekichi arrives from the Toyama Prefectural Police. KUMADA is disconcerted by Denbei's position that murderers nowadays do not need a plausible motive, but gradually adapts to Denbei's unusual methods of investigation.
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九ノ一金融道 (1999)
Character: N/A
Sacho the financial ninja saves the common folk from corporate villains with the use of her "financial ninjutsu."
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JAZZ爺MEN (2011)
Character: Yoshio Kawamoto
In a bid to bring back life to their town after seeing its population dwindle in recent years, the manager of a shopping mall in northern Saitama Prefecture and the executive director of the Honjo Chamber of Commerce start a project to put together an improvised jazz band from local citizens. A former music teacher (Shimizu Shogo) is coerced into becoming the band leader, but the other prospective members are all elderly amateurs with little knowledge of music.
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遅いしあわせ (2015)
Character: 辰蔵
Part of the Shûhei Fujisawa New Drama Series.
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市長死す (2012)
Character: N/A
The mayor is found dead in the river in a small town known for its hot springs. It's assumed that he fell to his death, but his nephew just cannot understand why his uncle would have gone there by himself to begin with. When he cleans up his house, he finds his uncle's diary and tries to find out what exactly happened.
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蟹缶 (1992)
Character: N/A
A comical episode from Fuji TV's Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari. Suekichi runs a small liquor store. He finds that someone has stolen canned crab from his store. But he reports that a large amount of money was stolen also. He is forced to make up stories one after another...
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Life Cycles (2006)
Character: N/A
Nowadays, abandoned bicycles are a common sight in front of stations in Tokyo. The number of abandoned bicycles is unparalleled in the world, and there are concerns about how to deal with them. The protagonist is a worker who removes such abandoned bicycles. The job involves removing other people's bicycles without asking, which naturally leads to constant trouble during the work. Is it his own fault? Is the world to blame? The man begins to ask himself. The stress of his job causes him to start taking pleasure in riding his bicycle around town at night. But what he sees is nothing but a wild landscape. One night, while riding his bike as usual, the man sees something else...
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陽が落ちる (2026)
Character: N/A
Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.
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唇にナイフ レンズは見ていた (1994)
Character: N/A
Obscure pinku directed by Takao Nagaishi, creator of the infamous Rapeman series.
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青春かけおち篇 (1987)
Character: Chef
A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.
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世にも奇妙な物語 ～15周年の特別編～ (2006)
Character: イマキヨさん
***Replay
A man sees his dead girlfriend through his digital camcorder. ***Inochibi (Life Force)
A nurse is able to save dying patients with her 'life force'. ***Ame no Houmonsha (The Visitor in the Rain)
A woman visits her sister on a rainy night to celebrate her birthday, but finds a stranger in her house who may be a murderer at large... ***Okusanya-san (The Wife Seller)
A man stumbles upon a shop selling perfect wives. ***Imakiyo-san (Mr. Imakiyo)
A student finds a spirit called Imakiyo in his apartment, and he has to obey three rules or suffer the consequences...
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スワロウテイル (1996)
Character: Lolita Store Manager
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
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木村家の人びと (1988)
Character: Hirono
Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.
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ケイゾク／映画 Beautiful Dreamer (2000)
Character: N/A
Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the section that handles cases deemed "unsolvable" by the department. Her partner, though a well-respected and experienced detective, has grown complacent after unsuccesfully pursuing these cases that many consider an exercise in futility. With her upper class breeding, her colleagues don't expect much from her either, but she suprises them all with her motivation and astounding powers of deduction. Well-constructed mysteries and colorful characters abound in this stylish and edgy police drama.
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SPEC〜零〜 (2013)
Character: Toshi
High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States. Saya Toma is assigned to work unsolved cases in the Public Security Bureau. Meanwhile, because of Satoshi Chii's scheme, Juichi Ninomae considers Saya Toma his parents' enemy and tries to push her to the edge. Satoshi Chii's scheme has also caused Saya Toma and Juichi Ninomae to forget that they are brother and sister. The siblings are headed to a life-staking fight. A girl named Maho Ueno becomes involved in their fight. To protect Maho Ueno, Saya Toma uses "spec".
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騒音 (2015)
Character: N/A
Underground people who exhale toxic gas appear in Tokyo's S-Ward, which is dealing with construction noise from urban development projects. Everyone panic, but it turns out that five middle-aged guys are unaffected by the poisonous gas. They undergo vigorous training to fight the underworld people, but are they going to be able to save the world…?
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ほんの5g (1988)
Character: N/A
Asuka Kotobuki, a junior college student, is in the middle of her job hunting. She spends all her time visiting companies and taking job exams, but her honesty and truthful personality causes her to keep receiving rejection notices.
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市民ポリス69 (2011)
Character: Hoichi Hikojiro
In Tokyo, Japan crime is increasing at an alarming rate. In order to crack down on the rising crime rate, a "citizen police" force is established. The "citizen police" force consists of ordinary people. One day, salaryman Hoichi (Toshiya Sakai) is appointed as the 69th citizen police. Hoichi avoids his first mission. Instead, he stops by a convenience store for work and meets an employee there named Momo (Akari Hayami). Hoichi's fate is changed by the meeting...
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恋するイヴ (2013)
Character: minister
Set within the Tokyo DisneySea theme park, the love lives of various people are told. Gakkun has been preparing for his accounting license exam. Nao Nanami works in the gift wrapping section of a department store.
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風花 (2001)
Character: Young Man at the Hot Spring Inn
A government employee meets a hostess of a "pink club," and together they set out on a journey.
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天河伝説殺人事件 (1991)
Character: N/A
The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.
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劇場版 おいしい給食 卒業 (2022)
Character: N/A
Teacher Amarida (Ichihara Hayato) has been transferred to a new school and is still crazy about school lunches. He gets the shock of his life when school lunches are made more healthy but less flavorful. Amarida’s student rival Kamino (Sato Taishi) has also transferred to the same school and is outraged at the changes to school lunches.
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かずら (2010)
Character: N/A
Bald Moriyama wants a new image and buys a wig. It works: suddenly he has a career and a girlfriend. But, as Moriyama will soon learn, life gets complicated when you have to keep a secret.
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太平洋の奇跡 -フォックスと呼ばれた男- (2011)
Character: Akio Baba
In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.
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セーラー服と機関銃 (1981)
Character: Akira
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
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Love Letter (1995)
Character: Taxi Driver
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 be called Itsuki Fujii.
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嘘八百 なにわ夢の陣 (2023)
Character: N/A
A treasure appears in front of antique dealer Norio Koike (Kiichi Nakai) and potter Sasuke (Kuranosuke Sasaki). The treasure is Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s chawan (procelain tea bowl) called Houou, that has been missing.
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雪の断章－情熱－ (1985)
Character: Chikai
Iori, taken from an orphanage by a family for domestic work, runs away and is adopted and raised by two young men. Ten years later, she crosses paths with her former step-sister, who is soon poisoned to death, Iori being the prime suspect.
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会社物語 MEMORIES OF YOU (1988)
Character: Okayama
A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful passion for the music, giving him a chance to set things right in his life.
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Tokyo Blood (1993)
Character: N/A
Tokyo Blood is an omnibus film of 4 short stories featuring various characters entrapped in Tokyo landscapes.
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蒲田行進曲 (1982)
Character: Makoto
Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet.
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フライド ドラゴン フィッシュ (1993)
Character: Head of Aida Detective Agency
A dragon fish is stolen by Tetsu Tobiyama and biologist Thomas Earwing seeks its return. Poo is led to Natsuro after she worms her way into a top secret file at Delta headquarters for information.
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女の穴 (2014)
Character: Teacher Murata
Sachiko Suzuki is a female high school student. She claims that she is an alien and her mission on Earth is to conceive a child with a human man. Sachicko seduces her class teacher Mr. Fukuda. After their intimate encounter, Mr. Fukuda becomes becomes convinced that Sachiko is not a human. Meanwhile, female student Kobato Hagimoto knows that Mr. Murata has a crush on some male students. Because of this, Mr. Murata is treated as a pig by Kobata until he can't bear the situation anymore.
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プロゴルファー織部金次郎 (1993)
Character: N/A
Kinjiro Oribe, nicknamed Orikin, is a professional golfer who has not won a single tournament in his 17-year golf career. He arrives at the golf training course in the city center as a professional instructor, he is inspired by unique people, and he becomes obsessed with the idea of winning at least one victory on the tour, which he almost gave up...
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しゃばけ (2007)
Character: N/A
Ichitaro is a young man with weak health who has the power to see ghosts. Since the age of five, he has become friends with them, and works with them to solve mysterious incidents.
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植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました (2016)
Character: shop customer
Sayaka works at a office. She's not very good at her job or with love. One night, she finds a man, Itsuki, collapsed in front of her home. She takes him inside and they begin to live together. Itsuki teaches Sayaka about cooking wild herbs and collecting wild herbs, but he has a secret.
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打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？ (1993)
Character: Mr. Yasu
One summer day, a group of sixth-grade boys have an argument about whether fireworks are round or flat when viewed from different angles and embark on a journey for the answer during the annual firework festival. Meanwhile, one of their classmates, Nazuna, is troubled by her parents' separation and decides to choose one of the boys to run away with.
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