Masahiro Motoki

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Touch
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Touch

May. 29, 2024

Touch

A romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents; Touch follows one man’s emotional journey to find his first love ...
The Long Excuse
7.2

The Long Excuse

Oct. 14, 2016

The Long Excuse

A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief-or lack of it-in caring for the children of a working man ...
Ryuukou Kanbou
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Ryuukou Kanbou

Apr. 10, 2021

Ryuukou Kanbou

The novelist Shiga Naoya lives with his wife Haruko and their 4-year-old daughter Saeko. He is paranoid about Saeko’s health, making her ...
Gonin
6.8

Gonin

Sep. 23, 1995

Gonin

Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down ...
Four Days of Snow and Blood
6.5

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Based on the “2.26 Incident”, an attempted coup d’état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the ...
Gemini
6.8

Gemini

Sep. 15, 1999

Gemini

A successful doctor, Yukio’s picture perfect life is gradually wrecked, and taken over by his avenging twin brother, who bumps off his ...
Heat Wave
6.6

Heat Wave

Feb. 09, 1991

Heat Wave

Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she’s grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling ...
Headphone Lullaby
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Headphone Lullaby

Jul. 10, 1983

Headphone Lullaby

The story of friendship, love and sportsmanship among high-school students. Release: Headphone Lullaby 1983 1080i HDTV AAC MPEG2 General: mkv | ...
Come On Girls!
5.4

Come On Girls!

Jul. 10, 1982

Come On Girls!

Three high school boys leave their dormitory and go to a resort and fall in love. Release: Come on Girls 1982 1080i HDTV AAC MPEG2 General: mkv | ...
Dioxin from Fish!
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Dioxin from Fish!

Feb. 22, 1992

Dioxin from Fish!

A black comedy about a former Rock’n’Roll singer, who becomes the mayor of Tokyo. Release: Dioxin from Fish 1992 tt0310105 HDTV 1080i ...
Fancy Dance
6.9

Fancy Dance

Dec. 23, 1989

Fancy Dance

Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic ...
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t
7.2

Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t

Jan. 15, 1992

Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t

A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school’s sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must ...
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
7.0

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment

There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once ...
The Bird People in China
7.5

The Bird People in China

Jun. 10, 1998

The Bird People in China

Wada (Masahiro Motoki), a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada ...
Spy Sorge
6.3

Spy Sorge

Jun. 14, 2003

Spy Sorge

A foreign spy using the Sorge alias is assigned to Tokyo the capital of Japan just prior to the outbreak of World War II and in the midst of the ...
The Longest Night In Shanghai
6.9

The Longest Night In Shanghai

A successful Japanese make-up artist collides with a tough-talking Shanghai taxi driver in this romantic dramedy that twists traditional roles by ...
The Emperor in August
6.6

The Emperor in August

Aug. 08, 2015

The Emperor in August

In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and ...
The Mystery of Rampo
6.8

The Mystery of Rampo

May. 27, 1995

The Mystery of Rampo

Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be ...
Departures
8.1

Departures

Sep. 13, 2008

Departures

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking ...