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    Reiruweizu: 49-sai de densha no untenshi ni natta otoko no monogatari 2010 POSTER

    Reiruweizu: 49-sai de densha no untenshi ni natta otoko no monogatari

    2010

    Japanese

    6.4

    4

    82%

    82%

    Action

    change career

    change jobs

    Drama

    train drivers

    Yoshinari Nishikôri Yoshinari Nishikôri Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Shirô Sano Shirô Sano as Takahiro Miura Takahiro Miura as Masanori Ishii Masanori Ishii as
    A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.
    To Sleep So as to Dream 1986 POSTER

    To Sleep So as to Dream

    1986

    Japanese

    7.2

    8

    100%

    40%

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Mystery

    Kaizô Hayashi Kaizô Hayashi Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Maki Ishikawa Maki Ishikawa as Yoshio Yoshida Yoshio Yoshida as Matsunosuke, the director Shirô Sano Shirô Sano as Uotsuka
    An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, until they track down the location of the kidnappers and the daughter.
    Madadayo 1993 POSTER

    Madadayo

    1993

    Japanese

    7.3

    20

    88%

    81%

    1940s

    Action

    birthday party

    Drama

    memories of teachers

    post war japan

    teacher student relationship

    tribute

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Masuo Amada Masuo Amada as Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Takayama's son Tomoyuki Dan Tomoyuki Dan as (uncredited)
    In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.
    Gamera the Brave 2005 POSTER

    Gamera the Brave

    2005

    Japanese

    6.5

    7

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    Family

    Fantasy

    gamera

    giant monster

    giant turtle

    Horror

    japan

    Romance

    sacrifice

    Sci-Fi

    tokusatsu

    Ryuta Tasaki Ryuta Tasaki Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Kousuke Aizawa Kaho Kaho as Mai Nishio Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Osamu Nishio
    A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster Zedus?
    Non-Stop 1996 POSTER

    Non-Stop

    1996

    Japanese

    12

    67%

    75%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    foot chase

    japanese film

    SABU SABU Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Keisuke Horibe Keisuke Horibe as Akaji Maro Akaji Maro as Hitomi Shiraishi Hitomi Shiraishi as
    A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store. The store's clerk, a washed-up rock star, chases the thief and literally runs into a Yakuza to whom he owes money. Thus begins an all-night, three-way pursuit through the streets of Tokyo.
    Ley Lines 1999 POSTER

    Ley Lines

    1999

    Japanese

    6.9

    11

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drug dealer

    prostitute

    Thriller

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Ryûshi Mizukami Ryûshi Mizukami as Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Ikeda Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura as Ryuichi
    The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.
    Red Post on Escher Street 2020 POSTER

    Red Post on Escher Street

    2020

    Japanese

    7.2

    5

    Comedy

    Drama

    film in film

    filmmaking

    japan

    Sion Sono Sion Sono Director Tarô Suwa Tarô Suwa as Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Tomoko Fujita Tomoko Fujita as Mitsuru Fukikoshi Mitsuru Fukikoshi as
    A genius film director, Tadashi Kobayashi holds an audition for his new film project. Several actors and actresses answer the open call, but most will only be cast as extras. Can the film come to a completion without accident?
    Cold Fish 2010 POSTER

    Cold Fish

    2010

    Japanese

    7.1

    31

    75%

    74%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    erection

    fish

    gore

    Horror

    orgasm

    serial killers

    shower

    Thriller

    Sion Sono Sion Sono Director Makoto Ashikawa Makoto Ashikawa as Hideo Nakaizumi Hideo Nakaizumi as Akio's Brother Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Takayasu TsuTsui Denden Denden as Yukio Murata
    Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
    A Scene at the Sea 1991 POSTER

    A Scene at the Sea

    1991

    Japanese

    7.5

    19

    Action

    Comedy

    deaf

    Drama

    japanese film

    reconciliation

    Romance

    Sport

    surfing

    Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Director Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Claude Maki Claude Maki as Shigeru Sabu Kawahara Sabu Kawahara as Takoh
    A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.
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