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    What a Wonderful Family! 2016 POSTER

    What a Wonderful Family!

    2016

    Japanese

    6.8

    10

    Action

    Comedy

    family relationships

    relationships

    slice of life

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Yuriko Hirooka Yuriko Hirooka as Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Custodian Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki as Kayo Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Noriko Mamiya
    A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos.
    What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life 2018 POSTER

    What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life

    2018

    Japanese

    6.8

    8

    96%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    family relationships

    friends vs. family interment

    interlocked lives

    relationships

    revisit hometown

    secret savings

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki as Masahiko Nishimura Masahiko Nishimura as Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as
    At the Hirata home, three generations of their family live together. A crisis ensues when one afternoon, housewife Fumie falls asleep and wakes up to find a thief has stolen her secret money she kept hidden in the refrigerator.
    Instant Swamp 2009 POSTER

    Instant Swamp

    2009

    Japanese

    6.8

    1

    Action

    Comedy

    Satoshi Miki Satoshi Miki Director Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Gas Yutaka Matsushige Yutaka Matsushige as Kawabata Keiko Matsuzaka Keiko Matsuzaka as Midori Jinchoge Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Nishiohtachime
    A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her real father who happens to be an off-beat antique shopkeeper.
    We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams 2023 POSTER

    We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

    2023

    Japanese

    5.4

    Action

    osaka castle

    osaka, japan

    Masaharu Take Masaharu Take Director Satoru Matsuo Satoru Matsuo as Chairman Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Morio Koide Kuranosuke Sasaki Kuranosuke Sasaki as Sasuke Noda Tomoya Maeno Tomoya Maeno as Seiji Noda
    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.
    Hope and Pain 1988 POSTER

    Hope and Pain

    1988

    Japanese

    6.5

    2

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Toshinori Omi Toshinori Omi as Arles, Sadaichi Takai Takeshi Katô Takeshi Katô as Chief of police Hiroko Yakushimaru Hiroko Yakushimaru as Fusako Nakahara Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Yakuza boss
    The adventures and tribulations of a group of students during the years following the II World War.
    Greatful Dead 2013 POSTER

    Greatful Dead

    2013

    Japanese

    6.4

    15

    Action

    Comedy

    Horror

    kidnapping

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    Eiji Uchida Eiji Uchida Director Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Wakana Sakai Wakana Sakai as Kenji Matsuda Kenji Matsuda as Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Shiomi
    Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.
    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 2011 POSTER

    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

    2011

    Japanese

    7.3

    16

    76%

    75%

    Action

    asia

    Drama

    honor

    japan

    poverty

    samurai

    seppuku

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Munetaka Aoki Munetaka Aoki as Hikokuro Omodaka Hikari Mitsushima Hikari Mitsushima as Miho Takehiro Hira Takehiro Hira as Naotaka Ii Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Sousuke priest
    A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
    Damejin 2006 POSTER

    Damejin

    2006

    Japanese

    6.1

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    Satoshi Miki Satoshi Miki Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Masumi Okada Masumi Okada as Sion Sono Sion Sono as (voice)
    An off-beat comedy about 3 'damejin' (useless persons), who don't work and spend their lives doing nothing. They actually don't want to work. When they hear 'in India one can live without working' they take it seriously. They begin to raise the money to go to India by doing anything but working, such as ripping off stamps from others' letters to sell, robbery at the bank which itself went bankrupt, etc.
    Wasao 2011 POSTER

    Wasao

    2011

    Japanese

    5.6

    4

    Action

    Drama

    Yoshinari Nishikôri Yoshinari Nishikôri Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Shirô Sano Shirô Sano as Hiroko Yakushimaru Hiroko Yakushimaru as Kai Inowaki Kai Inowaki as
    Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town. She names the dog Wasao and showers it with affection, but Wasao at that time doesn't take to Setsuko.
    The Discarnates 1988 POSTER

    The Discarnates

    1988

    Japanese

    7.1

    9

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    ice cream

    Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Yôji Matsuda Yôji Matsuda as Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Dentist Kumiko Akiyoshi Kumiko Akiyoshi as Fusako Harada, Mother
    Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada's ex-wife. Recovering from the shock, Harada indulges in melancholy, mainly on his failure as a husband and father, and goes to a 'Rakugo' show, where a friendly man in the audience invites him home. Harada is puzzled at the strong resemblance of this man and his wife to his own parents, who were killed nearly 30 years ago when he was twelve.
    Haunted School 1995 POSTER

    Haunted School

    1995

    Japanese

    6.2

    4

    Action

    elementary school

    Family

    ghost

    Horror

    japanese film

    japanese horror

    phantom

    school

    Hideyuki Hirayama Hideyuki Hirayama Director Yuriko Hirooka Yuriko Hirooka as Mrs. Chiba Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo as Professor Yukawa Hironobu Nomura Hironobu Nomura as Shinichi Komukai Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Teacher on Duty
    A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for her, only to find that they, too, are trapped inside. They must somehow find their way to safety, and quickly, because the rumors of ghosts are turning out to be true.
    Zô no senaka 2007 POSTER

    Zô no senaka

    2007

    Japanese

    6.7

    3

    Action

    Drama

    Satoshi Isaka Satoshi Isaka Director Nao Minamisawa Nao Minamisawa as Haruka Fujiyama Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Haruo Takagi Katsumi Takahashi Katsumi Takahashi as Kiyoshi Sakuma Masatô Ibu Masatô Ibu as Konno
    A 48-year-old company chief, Yukihiro Fujiyama (Koji Yakusho) goes to a hospital. There he discovered that he has got terminal lung cancer and will die within half a year. He declines any treatment and decides to go to see some people he has not met for years, to write farewell letters to his family, relatives and friends...
    Cape Nostalgia 2014 POSTER

    Cape Nostalgia

    2014

    Japanese

    6.1

    2

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Izuru Narushima Izuru Narushima Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe as Eiko Koike Eiko Koike as Eri Sayuri Yoshinaga Sayuri Yoshinaga as Etsuko
    Etsuko's café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste her famous brew. But the winds of change are beginning to blow.
    Life in Overtime 2018 POSTER

    Life in Overtime

    2018

    Japanese

    6.6

    1

    Action

    aging

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    encounter

    self-discovery

    turning point

    Hideo Nakata Hideo Nakata Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Hiroshi Tachi Hiroshi Tachi as Atsuko Takahata Atsuko Takahata as Hitomi Kuroki Hitomi Kuroki as
    After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.
    Labyrinth of Cinema 2019 POSTER

    Labyrinth of Cinema

    2019

    Japanese

    6.7

    9

    93%

    75%

    Action

    Drama

    History

    movie theater

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    War

    Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Tokio Emoto Tokio Emoto as Gorô Inagaki Gorô Inagaki as Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano as Lt. Sako
    When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.
    10 Promises to My Dog 2008 POSTER

    10 Promises to My Dog

    2008

    Japanese

    6.9

    9

    Action

    animal

    animals

    Comedy

    dog

    Drama

    family relationships

    human animal relationship

    japan

    Romance

    Katsuhide Motoki Katsuhide Motoki Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Pierre Taki Pierre Taki as (as Piêru Taki) Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Susumu Hoshi Chizuru Ikewaki 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...
    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies 1986 POSTER

    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

    1986

    Japanese

    7.0

    1

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Empress Akiko Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Keiko Matsuzaka Keiko Matsuzaka as Sumie Kawashima
    Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player. After the studio's top leading lady is embroiled in a scandal, Koharu is suddenly thrust into the limelight when she replaces her in a film and gains instant fame and fortune. But the going is not always easy, and she soon seeks help from unexpected quarters.
    Chin-Yu-Ki: The Journey to the West with Farts 2016 POSTER

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

    2016

    Japanese

    4.0

    Action

    Comedy

    Yudai Yamaguchi Yudai Yamaguchi Director Pierre Taki Pierre Taki as Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Kana Kurashina Kana Kurashina as Junpei Mizobata 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.
    Dear Doctor 2009 POSTER

    Dear Doctor

    2009

    Japanese

    7.0

    3

    71%

    71%

    Action

    country doctor

    dark secret

    Drama

    scandal

    social status

    village life

    woman director

    Miwa Nishikawa Miwa Nishikawa Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Yutaka Matsushige Yutaka Matsushige as Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo as Akemi Ohtake Kaoru Yachigusa Kaoru Yachigusa as Kaduko Torikai
    Osamu Ino is a great doctor who is beloved in his rural village. His knowledge and dedication make an equally strong impression on his reluctant medical intern, Keisuke Soma. But, Soma and the villagers reconsider their opinion when they learn about a shameful incident from Dr. Ino's past. Now the once-respected doctor must account for his past actions.
    Yûkai Rhapsody 2010 POSTER

    Yûkai Rhapsody

    2010

    Japanese

    6.9

    4

    83%

    83%

    Action

    child kidnapping

    Drama

    kidnapping

    yakuza

    Hideo Sakaki Hideo Sakaki Director Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto as Kuribayashi Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Shige Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Sushi Chef You You as Takako Shinomiya
    Yuukai Rhapsody follows a man who is stuck in a rut, no personal life and no cash lead him to the drastic decision of kidnapping a rich boy, unbeknownst to him the boy's father is a yakuza boss! With the yakuza and the police hot on his tail he is forced to take the boy and go on the run, somehow during the journey kidnapper and kidnappee begin to develop a friendship with one another.
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