A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears. People suspect that the stranger might be the murderer.

School Days with a Pig

2008

Japanese

6.9

♡ 1

71%

Tetsu Maeda Director

Naho Toda as

Pierre Taki as (as Piêru Taki)

Tomoko Tabata as Ms. Ikezawa

Mieko Harada as Principal Takahara

A sixth grade teacher raises a pig with his class.

Iwane: Sword of Serenity

2019

Japanese

6.4

♡ 5

Katsuhide Motoki Director

Pierre Taki as Bunroku Shishido

Sôkô Wada as Gennojyo Higashi

Tôri Matsuzaka as Iwane Sawaki

Hiroshi Yamamoto as Matsuyoshi

Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from childhood. He decides to leave his domain, parting with his fiancée Nao, and becomes a vagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose. Iwane drifts to Edo, filleting eels during the day and working as a bodyguard at night for Imazuya, a reputable money exchanger. He gradually wins the trust of the people around him because of his mellow nature, the chivalrous way he treats everyone with courtesy, and his skills of swords. One day, he learns that Imazuya is being targeted in a conspiracy to sabotage a new monetary system implemented by the government, and Iwane decides to protect the people who have given him support.

No Reasons

2016

English

3.3

♡ 10

Spencer Hawken Director

Shôta Sometani as Beef Tongue

Johnnie Mae as Big Momma

Pierre Taki as Chopsticks

Kimiko Yo as Kung Po

When Jodie goes missing, her parents are left behind to pick up the pieces. They frantically try every option to get her to come home, or for her kidnappers to release her. While they search the mortuaries looking for clues, a private investigator discovers a murky world and a terrible secret everyone wants to keep.

Linda Linda Linda

2005

Japanese

7.5

♡ 15

87%

japanese high school girl

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Keisuke Koide as Abe

Pierre Taki as Pierre

Doona Bae as Son - vocalist

Hiroshi Yamamoto as Studio Employee

Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".

Twisted Justice

2016

Japanese

6.2

♡ 3

Kazuya Shiraishi Director

Pierre Taki as Katsuya

Katsuya as

Gô Ayano as Moroboshi

Young Dais as Yamanobe Taro

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.

The Blood of Wolves

2018

Japanese

7.0

♡ 7

100%

Kazuya Shiraishi Director

Pierre Taki as Ginji Takii

Tarô Suruga as Jiro Uewase

Yutaka Takenouchi as Kosuke Nozaki

Tôri Matsuzaka as Shuichi Hioka

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.

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.

Ten Nights of Dreams

2006

Japanese

6.3

♡ 2

80%

Takashi Shimizu Director

Hiroshi Yamamoto as #8

Itsuji Itao as (segment - 'The 10th Night')

Mikako Ichikawa as segment - 'The 5th Night'

Pierre Taki as segment - 'The 9th Night'

Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.

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.

Always: Sunset on Third Street

2005

Japanese

7.7

♡ 4

90%

japanese economic miracle

shōwa era (1926-89)

tokyo, japan

Takashi Yamazaki Director Koyuki

Koyuki as Hiromi Ishizaki

Tomokazu Miura as Shirô "Akuma" Takuma

Yôichi Nukumizu as The Bicycle Shopkeeper

Pierre Taki as The Ice Seller

Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.

Attack on Titan Part 1

2015

Japanese

5.0

♡ 50

live action manga adaptation

Shinji Higuchi Director

Satomi Ishihara as Hange

Ayame Misaki as Hiana

Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa

Pierre Taki as Souda

100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant walls, humans lived in peace, but, 100 years later, the giant wall is broken.

Parasyte: Part 1

2014

Japanese

6.8

♡ 43

73%

mother son relationship

Sci-Fi

shape shifter

Takashi Yamazaki Director

Pierre Taki as Miki

Kimiko Yo as Nobuko Izumi

Ai Hashimoto as Satomi Murano

Kazuki Kitamura as Takeshi Hirokawa

Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.

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.

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School Days with a Pig

Iwane: Sword of Serenity

No Reasons

Linda Linda Linda

Twisted Justice

Teacher and Stray Cat

10 Promises to My Dog

Sway

The Blood of Wolves

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

No yôna mono no yôna mono

Ten Nights of Dreams

Romance Doll

Always: Sunset on Third Street

Attack on Titan Part 1

Parasyte: Part 1

Yakuza Apocalypse

Parasyte: Part 2

Attack on Titan: Part 2