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張り込み (2001)
Character: Yasuo Arakawa
The fourth chapter in the Love Cinema series, is a story of a cloistered and obsessive character who is confining and closed. When many suicides occur in an apartment building the police are by to question a female resident.
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太郎 (2002)
Character: サトシ
Sonoko takes illegally dumped rubbish home and arranges it in her room, as if she is looking for something. One day, Satoshi is accidentally picked up by her and brought home as if he were illegally dumped rubbish. Satoshi is then locked up in Sonoko's room, which is kept at a comfortable temperature......
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ビューティフル・サンディ (2000)
Character: Hiroki Ogasawara
On Sunday, a man wakes up to find a strange woman sleeping next to him... A gay couple develop a strange, trusting relationship with a sudden intruder.
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ヴァンプ・ショウ (2001)
Character: Hisao Shima
Five merry men who travel and live all over the country. They all love to sing and for some reason they are all nocturnal. Their hobbies are raiding and blood donor cars. What they don't like is crosses, and what they love is - choo-choo-choo!!! ?
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噂の男 (2006)
Character: 鈴木光明
A hangout next to the 'boiler room' in the basement, offstage at a theatre in Osaka. The comedians who visit there and the people who surround them. Their respective agendas are soon exposed.
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小町 (2004)
Character: 若林
Wakabayashi is a poor office worker at a housing company. His grades have not improved recently and he has no girlfriend to spend his holidays with. One day, while slurping down ramen at his favourite restaurant, his eyes meet those of Komachi, a part-time worker who has just returned from delivery. 'Ugh, beautiful!' She was born in a foreign country, or perhaps her language is poor. She may have been born abroad and her language is poor, but she is good-natured and, above all, beautiful. Wakabayashi, who is single, falls in love at first sight, but the owner says coldly, "Don't get carried away. She's no ordinary girl", she says coldly. When Wakabayashi, who is depressed, goes to town, he sees Komachi, beautifully dressed in a yukata. What secret is she hiding behind her seemingly effortless appearance? A contemporary fantasy featuring Nao Nagasawa, a popular actress who made her debut in the Sentai series.
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バイブ (1996)
Character: N/A
Dates and venues 6 - 14 July 1996, Theatre Saint Maur Created and performed by Yasuyuki Tsutsumi
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Zenmai (1998)
Character: 風侍
Boy with time bomb standing on golden meadow
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The Elephant Vanishes (2003)
Character: N/A
Adapted from Haruki Murakami's short stories, The Elephant Vanishes reveals a strange and beautiful world lurking beneath the surface of Tokyo's bright bustle. The Elephant Vanishes was performed in Japanese by an all-Japanese cast.
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ラッシュライフ (2009)
Character: Kurosawa
The story involves an aloof thief, a young man who turns to God after his father’s suicide, a manipulative marriage councilor, a man who recently lost his job, and several others whose lives become intertwined in various unexpected ways.
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恐れを知らぬ川上音二郎一座 (2007)
Character: Minoru Date
In 1897, actor, director, producer and theatre company leader Kawakami Otojiro set off on a tour of the USA with his wife Sadayakko and theatre company members, but in a foreign country where he could not speak the language, he had to struggle against a succession of adversities, including lawyers absconding with the proceeds and actors going on strike. One day, however, Otojiro arrives in Boston on his arduous tour and sees a packed house for a performance of The Merchant of Venice by the famous British actor Henry Irving. In just one night of rehearsals, they concoct a Japanese version of The Merchant of Venice, and perform the play to a foreign audience with bullshit dialogue and a reckless performance that can be cut short by "Sucharaka poko poko" when they get stuck on a word.
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お父さんの恋 (2005)
Character: 杉本大樹
The latest work by writer Mayumi Nakatani and director Kyoichi Itagaki, who have steadily gained popularity for their sad and warm comedies Beautiful Sunday, Paper Marriage and This Time for Loving Wives in the Third Stage SHOWCASE series, will make its first appearance at the Parco Theatre this spring. Set in the everyday life of contemporary Japan, the play carefully and carefully depicts the strengths, weaknesses and hidden sides of the characters. The seemingly serious story, lightly wrapped in a great sense of comedy, will make you laugh, feel sad, and feel sorry for yourself as you are drawn into the world, and in the end, you will love all the characters. A very orthodox, yet unlikely comedy. Well-made, but never scheduled, this play is sure to satisfy you beyond your expectations. We are proud to present "Father's Love - Family Tale" in the hope that more and more people will experience the happiness of watching a play. Please look forward to it.
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半沢直樹Ⅱ エピソードゼロ 狙われた半沢直樹のパスワード (2020)
Character: Hanzawa Naoki
At the Tokyo Central Securities company where Naoki Hanzawa has been posted, a massive overhaul of the securities trading system is scheduled. Meanwhile, at an upstart search engine development and operations IT firm, SPIRAL, a rookie programmer named Kousaka, having just displayed prodigious programming skills that staved off a disastrous system shutdown, gets rewarded by being named leader of a competitive project that could make-or-break the rising company. But at the same time, nobody is aware of a dark conspiracy lurking beneath the surface.
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実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (2005)
Character: 鈴木紀夫
Army Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda (Nakamura Shido) has been fighting guerrilla warfare in the jungles of Lubang Island in the Philippines with his subordinates Corporal Shimada (Yanagiba Toshiro) and Private First Class Kozuka (Nishijima Hidetoshi) since the end of the Pacific War, without knowing the war had ended. Eventually, the two men die, unable to fulfil their duty to their homeland, and Onoda is left alone, but when a rescue team is sent out from the home country, he does not obey the order to return, believing it to be a diversion by the enemy, as the form of the return order is different. However, an encounter with adventurer Norio Suzuki (Masato Sakai), who has come from Japan to look for Onoda, leads to Onoda's return to his homeland in March 1974, 30 years after the end of the war, after completing his intelligence work on Lubang Island.
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やがて来る日のために (2005)
Character: 黒川医師
Miyo Hanayama works as a home care nurse, supporting the home care of patients who are close to death. Shigeaki Noguchi complains that his wife has stopped talking to him since he collapsed once. Noriko Imaizumi refuses to undergo surgery because her business has taken off and continues to recuperate at home. And 18-year-old Emi Akizuki insists on visiting the town where she used to live. Everyone is trying their best to live their lives while keeping an eye on their imminent death, which may come at any moment. Meanwhile, Yuki, a nurse like Miyo, discovers she is pregnant.
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香港明星迷 (2002)
Character: N/A
The protagonist is a woman (Hiroko Yakushimaru) who is a sales manager at the Japanese branch of a famous French shoe brand. The protagonist is obsessed with a Hong Kong singer called Eakin Cheng and frequently goes to Hong Kong. However, she herself has an ambition to change the company's marketing policy (and if she can't change it, she will launch a new brand herself), so she goes to Hong Kong to plan this and that. However, this comes to light, and as it goes against the wishes of the head office, a feud is brewing between the two.
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安楽椅子探偵、再び (2000)
Character: 村瀬優
A film crew visits a mountain-top pension for an idol's photo book. Sudden heavy rain that night. The film crew is left alone in the isolated villa. Then tragedy strikes...
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反乱のボヤージュ (2001)
Character: 江藤麦太
Set in a (fictional) student dormitory at Tokyo Metropolitan University, which is in danger of being closed down, the film depicts the emotional exchange between students struggling to keep the dormitory alive and a prefect sent in by the university. Inspired by the movement to preserve the Komaba Dormitory at the University of Tokyo, the story differs greatly from historical fact.
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巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 (2000)
Character: 交番巡査
An officer struggles to solve a murder case despite being at odds with his lieutenant. Officer Tetsubei discovers the body of a man whose face has been crushed and his fingerprints erased. Tetsubei describes the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body, including his own theory, and is angered by Lieutenant Yukari. That night, Tetsubei visits the shop of Kanako, whom he has a secret crush on. There, Mizutani, Kanako's husband, who has been missing for seven years, appears.
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日輪の遺産 (2011)
Character: Major Shirou Mashiba
Set during the end of World War II, Major Mashiba (Masato Sakai) and others receive an order to hide 200 trillion yen worth of treasures. These treasures are to help rebuild the country after the war. 20 girls are mobilized to carry out the mission.
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行け！男子高校演劇部 (2011)
Character: Technical Staff
Genki Ogasawara enrolls in an all boys high school. He then sets out to become popular with girls and looks for a club to join at school. Genki then comes across a performance of "Romeo and Juliet" performed by the school's drama club. Genki falls for the lead playing Juliet and decides to join the drama club. Genki isn't aware that the drama club is about to be shut down and that the person playing Juliet is actually a senior male student in drag.
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できないことは、みんなでやろう。 (2023)
Character: Lord Benimaru
A heartwarming story in which samurai, enemies, zombies, and monsters become allies and face something even bigger.
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あるがままの君でいて (2008)
Character: Yasushi Enomoto
Yasushi and Yuka, who have both lost their spouses in the past, are brought together by fate and lead a happy life together, blessed with two children. Then one day, their new house, which the couple had painstakingly built together, catches fire due to Yuka's carelessness. Fortunately, no one in the family is seriously injured and Yasushi is relieved, but the shock of the fire causes Yuka to suffer from a neurological disorder called dissociative amnesia, and she is unable to remember even her own name. The doctor tells her that there is no clear cure in modern medicine, which shocks Yasushi, but she accepts Yuka in her current state and decides to walk with her again.
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世にも奇妙な物語 ～2008春の特別編～ (2008)
Character: N/A
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2008 Spring Special" presents five tales.
1. Sakki Yori mo Ii Hito - starring Ito Hideaki.
2. Kore……Mite…… - starring Toda Erika.
3. Hinodedori Shouten Machi Ikiiki Day - starring Funakoshi Eiichiro.
4. Sukitōtta Tsuitachi - starring Kitano Kie.
5. Flashback - starring Sakai Masato.
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![大奥 ～永遠～ [右衛門佐・綱吉篇]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w45//d8BOdIjD0IydIH1e0PoKMMGMLKN.jpg)
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大奥 ～永遠～ [右衛門佐・綱吉篇] (2012)
Character: Emonnosuke
In the inner chambers of the Shugun's castle, 3,000 men attempt to vie for the affection of the female shogun. Based on the 4th-6th volumes in the manga series "Ooku" by Fumi Yoshinaga.
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ひまわりと子犬の7日間 (2013)
Character: Shoji Kanzaki
Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.
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ジェネラル・ルージュの凱旋 (2009)
Character: Koichi Hayami
A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Kimiko Taguichi. The letter reads: “Chief Surgeon Hayami of the Emergency Center has a collusive relationship with a medical supplies maker. And the head nurse is in on it with him.” An unimaginable truth then awaits.
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蛮幽鬼 (2009)
Character: Saji
A story of an island country named Horai that was finally about to be integrated under one political administration. Domon DATE, an innocent man confined in a prison island. After 10 years of imprisonment, he kept his sanity by dreaming of retaliating against those who framed him up. He breaks the prison with the help of a man incarcerated in the deepest corner of the prison island. The man identified himself as Saji. His steady road to revenge was obstructed by a woman named Mikoto, the once fiancée of his. Can Domon get his revenge? Who is the man who identified himself as Saji? What are the hidden thoughts of Mikoto?
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リーガル・ハイ スペシャル２ (2014)
Character: Kensuke Komikado / 古美門研介
Attorneys Kensuke Komikado and Machiko Mayuzumi receive a request from a general hospital. They go up against veteran attorney Kazuma Kujou who is trying to extract money from the general hospital by a medical malpractice lawsuit.
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ツレがうつになりまして。 (2011)
Character: Mikio Takazaki
Mikio is a married man and works hard for the company where he is employed. Then one day Mikio is diagnosed with depression. Mikio's wife is Haruko. They have been married for 5 years. Haruko draws comics for work, but they do not sell well. She mainly relied on Mikio for support. Meanwhile, Haruko did not notice any changes in her husband. She begins to blame herself for not noticing any signs. Mikio's depression derived from his work. His company has been pressing him to quit the company. After Mikio quits his job his condition improves, but the dynamics of their relationship changes.
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対岸の彼女 (2006)
Character: Shuji Tamura
Two women so totally different – in their status, their perspectives, the things they had…everything.
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鍵泥棒のメソッド (2012)
Character: Sakurai
A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.
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ジャージの二人 (2008)
Character: The Son
A son quits his job and is persuaded by his father to head off to a cottage in the remote mountains. Together, the two of them manage to get through their days while wearing old jerseys left by a deceased grandmother. The following summer, the two once again leave the stifling heat of Tokyo, as if escaping to the mountain cottage. However, the next summer is very different.
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その夜の侍 (2012)
Character: Kenichi Nakamura
Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face with the man behind the steering wheel.
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手塚治虫のブッダ -赤い砂漠よ!美しく- (2011)
Character: Chapra (voice)
Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.
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ココニイルコト (2001)
Character: Etsuro Maeno
After being sent away from the man she loves, Shino wanders in Osaka, waiting for him to reach out again.
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壬生義士伝 (2003)
Character: Okita Soji
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
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プロメア ガロ編 (2019)
Character: Kray Foresight (voice)
A prequel to Promare, set one day before the events of the film.
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武士の家計簿 (2010)
Character: Naoyuki Inoshiyama
Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for finance & accounting. He is also a gifted mathematician and uses the abacus with extreme skills. Naoyuki works under the declining Kaga domain. Because of this, Naoyuki and his wife Koma suffer hardships as their stature and wealth dissipates.
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The Goddess of 1967 (2000)
Character: Roadside Noodle Eater
A rich, young businessman travels to Australia with the intention of buying a 1967 Citroën DS. Once he arrives, things do not go to plan, and he must drive the DS into the outback alongside a blind young woman in order to track down its seller.
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南極料理人 (2009)
Character: Jun Nishimura
When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.
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壁男 (2007)
Character: Ren Keguang
The wall man is a strange wall-dwelling creature that is neither human nor ghost.
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ハチミツとクローバー (2006)
Character: Shuji Hanamoto
Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.
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新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日 (2006)
Character: Yamanami Keisuke
Follows the final days of the shogunate and Shinsengumi's Vice-Comander Hijikata Toshizo along with his fellow anti-imperialist group.
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ダマせない男 (2022)
Character: Tadashi Kinusaki
Sakai plays an extremely good-natured businessman. When he attends a marriage activity party in an attempt to start a happy family, he meets a swindler played by Mugi Kadowaki, and ends up being a part of the scam.
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プロメア (2019)
Character: Kray Foresight (voice)
Galo and the Burning Rescue Fire Department face off against BURNISH, a group of mutants who are able to control and wield flames, and the fire disaster they have unleashed on Earth.
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ひまわり (2000)
Character: Yuichi Hirano
Reunited by the death of a friend, a group of former schoolmates reassess themselves and their earlier times together.
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クライマーズ・ハイ (2008)
Character: Tatsuya Sayama
On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of the accident, Yuuki, in charge of this crash report at a local newspaper, faces a string of decision-making moments. What are news and a reporter? How should a man do his work and survive in a corporate hierarchy? What do family and friends mean to him? An intriguing story, which keeps the audience on the edge of tension and reality.
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ゴールデンスランバー (2010)
Character: Masaharu Aoyagi
When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer.
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リーガル・ハイ スペシャル (2013)
Character: Kensuke Komikado / 古美門研介
Kazuhiko Kogure, who is a 2nd grade student in middle school, falls off from one of the school's rooftop. There were other male students on the roof when Kazuhiko Kogure fell off. According to the other students there, Kazuhiko Kogure tried to jump to another school building, but missed. Fortunately, Kazuhiko Kogure only fractured his leg and ribs. According to Kazuhiko Kogure's mother Hidemi, the school insists it was students playing around and did not involve bullying. Hidemi though, doesn't believe it, because Kazuhiko Kogure has a fear of heights. Hidemi goes to see attorney Machiko Mayuzumi and Machiko decides to take her case, but she asks for fellow attorney Kensuke Komikado's help. Meanwhile, the school hires attorney Teshigahara Isao.
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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
Character: Shigemori
A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.
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クヒオ大佐 (2009)
Character: Captain Kuhio
Set in the early 1990's, after The Persian Gulf War began, a 30 year old man passes himself off as Captain Kuhio a pilot for an American Special Unit. He also boasts that he is the offspring of Kamehameha I and a distant relative of Queen Elizabeth of England. In actuality, the man is a marriage swindler looking for his next big score.
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北の桜守 (2018)
Character: Shujiro Ezure
The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.
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Dr.コトー診療所 (2022)
Character: Kei Narumi
In this drama set on Shikina Island, a far-flung island of the Japanese archipelago located more than six hours from the Japanese main islands, the young physician Kensuke Goto arrives at the island and has to deal with the island's inhabitants, not eager to accept him, at a clinic lacking sufficient medical equipment. Here's a human drama showing how Dr. Coto values the dignity of human life while unflinchingly facing disease with a serious attitude.
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世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降 (2017)
Character: Narrator
Actor Masato Sakai brings you an unprecedented adventure! The world's first attempt to ski down the huge cliffs of Denali (6190m), the highest peak in North America. The challenge is undertaken by 40-year-old mountain skier Daisuke Sasaki. Denali is the mountain where Naoki Uemura, the adventurer he admired, lost his life. It has long been a dream of his to face it head-on. The temperature is minus 30 degrees Celsius and the oxygen is half that of the flat terrain. Will he succeed in his descent? The 4K camera captures the powerful footage. You, too, can join in on the ultimate adventure!
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平場の月 (2025)
Character: 青砥健将
Kensho Aoto reunites with Yoko Sudo, whom he had feelings for in junior high school, for the first time in 35 years.
On the second floor window sill of a small apartment.
Yoko was leaning against the window and looking up at the moon in the night sky, then Kensho was watching her from outside.
Kensho “What were you thinking back then?”
Yoko “...Something like a dream. Just about something like a dream.”
The two of them are naturally attracted to each other for the first time at the age of 50. They eventually start talking about the future...
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人間失格 ディレクターズカット版 (2009)
Character: Youzou Ooba
A theatrical film version of Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Series anime. The film will re-edit the four episodes based on Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) novel, which have character designs inspired by manga artist and novel illustrator Takeshi Obata. This "director's cut" will include new "navigation" footage which is being created specifically for the film with narrator Masato Sakai.
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アフタースクール (2008)
Character: Kimura
A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.
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DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり (2017)
Character: Masakazu Isshiki
Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.
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