Starting in 1970s Hokkaido, the film charts the moral descent of Detective Moroboshi over three decades, the young cop quickly gets a bit too cozy with the other side of the law when his senior colleague Murai teaches him the ropes and ruts of the police business. Soon, he swaggers and rants through the streets of Sapporo a lean, mean, sex‐crazy bully, indistinguishable from a yakuza.

Teacher and Stray Cat

2015

Japanese

6.3

♡ 6

Action

Comedy

Yoshihiro Fukagawa Director

Pierre Taki as

Shôta Sometani as

Sayu Kubota as

Sumie Sasaki as

Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to be visiting the altar Kyoichi has set up for his deceased wife. While uncomfortable with the cat and its visits, he nonetheless takes up a search when Mii goes missing. The endeavour connects him with the town's folk and reveals that he is not alone.

10 Promises to My Dog

2008

Japanese

6.9

♡ 9

human animal relationship

japan

Romance

Katsuhide Motoki Director

Takashi Sasano as

Pierre Taki as (as Piêru Taki)

Ryô Kase as Susumu Hoshi

Chizuru Ikewaki as Yuko Inoue

One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend.One day Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother...

Sway

2006

Japanese

7.1

♡ 6

Miwa Nishikawa Director

Tamae Andô as

Yôko Maki as Chieko Kawabata

Pierre Taki as Funaki

Masatô Ibu as Isamu Hayakawa

A psychologically thrilling portrait of the severe dysfunction behind a family clinging to decorum and pride.

Chin-Yu-Ki: The Journey to the West with Farts

4.0

Yudai Yamaguchi Director

Pierre Taki as

Takashi Sasano as

Kana Kurashina as

Junpei Mizobata as

Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he happens to visit a house and meets an old couple. The couple has an adopted son, Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama). They ask Genzo to rehabilitate Taro who makes trouble with his magical power. Genzo takes Taro and travels to Tianzhu.

No yôna mono no yôna mono

5.5

Yasukazu Sugiyama Director

Pierre Taki as

Keiko Kitagawa as

Tôru Nakamura as

Ichirôta Miyakawa as Bento Box Store Guy

Master Shinkome asks Shinden to find a former disciple, Shintoto, from his rakugoka (comic storytelling) family. Shinden visits ex-disciples in his search for Shintoto.

Romance Doll

2020

Japanese

6.4

♡ 6

60%

50%

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

Romance

Yuki Tanada Director

Pierre Taki as Yû Aoi

Yû Aoi as

Kôji Ohkura as

Kenta Hamano as

It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a secret that even the binds of matrimony cannot untie.

Yakuza Apocalypse

2015

Japanese

5.5

♡ 24

62%

Takashi Miike Director

Yôko Mitsuya as

Yuki Sakurai as Nurse Mikiko

Pierre Taki as Rival yakuza boss

Yoshiyuki Morishita as Sawada

When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.

Parasyte: Part 2

2015

Japanese

6.5

♡ 32

live action adaptation of manga

Sci-Fi

Takashi Yamazaki Director

Takashi Yamanaka as

Pierre Taki as Miki

Ai Hashimoto as Satomi Murano

Kazuki Kitamura as Takeshi Hirokawa

Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.

Attack on Titan: Part 2

2015

Japanese

4.7

♡ 39

live action adaptation of manga

live action anime

Sci-Fi

Thriller

Shinji Higuchi Director

Nana Seino as

Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa Ackerman

Pierre Taki as Souda

Satomi Ishihara as Zoë Hange

Eren Yeager leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops attacking. Eren is now injured and tries to protect Armin, but is swallowed by a titan. A Titan with black hair appears and begins to expel the other titans.

Outrage Coda

2017

Japanese

6.4

♡ 23

60%

Takeshi Kitano Director

Pierre Taki as

Yasukaze Motomiya as

Yutaka Matsushige as

Kanji Tsuda as Choi

Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.