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    Dead or Alive: Final 2002 POSTER

    Dead or Alive: Final

    2002

    Japanese

    5.6

    8

    42%

    41%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    cyborg

    dark comedy

    Drama

    gun

    japan

    post-apocalyptic future

    Sci-Fi

    surreal

    Thriller

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Hiro Hayama Hiro Hayama as (as Hiroyoshi Komuro) Ken Lo Ken Lo as Gangster Tony Ho Tony Ho as Ping Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Ryô
    In post-apocalyptic Yokohama, a hard-boiled cop and a mellowed out drifter hook up with a gang of rebels. When the gang kidnap the cop's son, the wheels are set in motion for an inevitable showdown.
    Zebraman 2004 POSTER

    Zebraman

    2004

    Japanese

    6.5

    5

    57%

    68%

    Action

    Comedy

    Sci-Fi

    superhero

    teacher

    tokusatsu

    zebraman

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Joe Ochman Joe Ochman as Kitahara the Crab Man Jennie Kwan Jennie Kwan as Midori Atsuro Watabe Atsuro Watabe as Oikawa at the Defence Agency Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Shin'ichi Ichikawa / Zeburâman
    A down-and-out schoolteacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.
    Drop 2009 POSTER

    Drop

    2009

    Japanese

    6.3

    5

    Action

    Comedy

    delinquent

    high school

    japanese high school

    Hiroshi Shinagawa Hiroshi Shinagawa Director Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Detective Yûsuke Kamiji Yûsuke Kamiji as Hideo Kimura Hiroki Narimiya Hiroki Narimiya as Hiroshi Shinanogawa Hiro Mizushima Hiro Mizushima as Tatsuya Iguchi
    "Drop" tells the story of a boy named Hiroshi Shinanogawa, who grew up in the 1980s. He became inspired by the Be-Bop High School manga and decided to become a delinquent. Hiroshi dropped out of a private middle school and transferred to a public school There he joins up with a delinquent gang.
    Eyes of the Spider 1998 POSTER

    Eyes of the Spider

    1998

    English

    7

    Action

    Crime

    Thriller

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Avenging Man Shun Sugata Shun Sugata as Hinuma Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Naomi Niijima Kumi Nakamura Kumi Nakamura as Noriko Niijima
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    License to Live 1998 POSTER

    License to Live

    1998

    Japanese

    6.9

    8

    Action

    coma

    Comedy

    Drama

    fishing

    horse

    japan

    memory

    time

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Hajime Inoue Hajime Inoue as Kagetora Miura Kagetora Miura as Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Kazaki Hidetoshi Nishijima Hidetoshi Nishijima as Yutaka Yoshii
    Yutaka was fourteen years old when he was run over by a car and fell into a coma. Now, ten years later, he wakes up and realizes that his family is not intact anymore: father, mother and sister live at different places. Yutaka decides to re-open the pony farm that his family once ran.
    Fukuzawa Yukichi 1991 POSTER

    Fukuzawa Yukichi

    1991

    Japanese

    5.2

    2

    Action

    Drama

    Shin'ichirô Sawai Shin'ichirô Sawai Director Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Tôru Nakamura Tôru Nakamura as Hiroshi Katsuno Hiroshi Katsuno as Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki as
    Fukuzawa Yukichi opens a school for samurai, who aim to learn Dutch language, most common for overseas trading. But when he was in Yokohama he learned that English language is one way more global one. His struggle against patriarchal mindset leads his school to become one of the oldest universities in Japan.
    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.
    Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku 1996 POSTER

    Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku

    1996

    Japanese

    6.8

    3

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Tarô Suwa Tarô Suwa as Ren Ôsugi Ren Ôsugi as Sakae Suzuki Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yûji Fujita Yoriko Dôguchi Yoriko Dôguchi as Yumiko Haneda
    Yûji and Kosaku are hired to track down an old man. But when he suddenly dies, his granddaughter surfaces with a map to his buried fortune, which the yakuza and a dirty cop are determined to find.
    Katte ni shiyagare!! Dasshutsu keikaku 1995 POSTER

    Katte ni shiyagare!! Dasshutsu keikaku

    1995

    Japanese

    6.3

    3

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    yakuza

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Tarô Suwa Tarô Suwa as Fishing Boat Captain Iwao Dan Iwao Dan as Shigeru Kanzaki Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yûji Fujita Yoriko Dôguchi Yoriko Dôguchi as Yumiko Haneda
    Hapless gangsters are hired by the yakuza to tail his daughter. Once the identity of the boy she's dating has been unveiled, the boss offers a reward for his capture.
    Katte ni shiyagare!! Eiyû keikaku 1996 POSTER

    Katte ni shiyagare!! Eiyû keikaku

    1996

    Japanese

    6.6

    3

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    falsely accused

    homelessness

    identity

    justice

    morality

    set up

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Toshiya Fujita Toshiya Fujita as Daikichi Kinmori Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Mikio Aoyagi Daikei Shimizu Daikei Shimizu as Umehara Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yûji Fujita
    Yuji and Kosaku become involved with a brother and sister who want to drive a local yakuza gang member out of their neighborhood.
    Katte ni shiyagare!! Narikin keikaku 1996 POSTER

    Katte ni shiyagare!! Narikin keikaku

    1996

    Japanese

    6.4

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    heisei

    heroin

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Keiichi Ishiyama Keiichi Ishiyama as Sachiko Suzuki Sachiko Suzuki as Minako Moroboshi Shû Tôrô Shû Tôrô as Okazaki Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yûji Fujita
    A duo get mixed up with a girl who finds a trunk load full of heroin.
    The Revenge I: A Visit from Fate 1997 POSTER

    The Revenge I: A Visit from Fate

    1997

    Japanese

    6.5

    5

    Action

    Crime

    police detective

    Thriller

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Naomasa Musaka Naomasa Musaka as Chiharu Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Itsurô Anjô Tomomi Kuribayashi Tomomi Kuribayashi as Maki Daikei Shimizu Daikei Shimizu as Miyaji
    Sho Aikawa plays a police detective whose dark personal history makes it impossible for him to stay within the limits of the legal system. But he is not just a detective; he is also a husband who has to explain to his wife how he got blood on his sleeve. And the criminals he pursues turn out to be as imperfect and oddly human as he is-and just as determined to protect their own families.
    The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears 1997 POSTER

    The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears

    1997

    Japanese

    6.3

    5

    Action

    Crime

    police detective

    revenge killing

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Kiriko Shimizu Kiriko Shimizu as Fumie Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Itsurô Anjô Tarô Suwa Tarô Suwa as Katagiri Shun Sugata Shun Sugata as Toshi Yoshioka
    Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! It's been five years since he left the force, lost his wife, and waged all out revenge, and now our hero is idling his time with a failing yakuza group. When he discovers the secret of one of his superiors, he takes up the gun of vengeance and realizes that his life has only been to serve that purpose.
    I Don't Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account 2021 POSTER

    I Don't Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account

    2021

    Japanese

    6.5

    5

    Action

    aging

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    finances

    funeral

    loss of job

    pension

    retirement

    Tetsu Maeda Tetsu Maeda Director Yutaka Matsushige Yutaka Matsushige as Akira Goto Yûki Amami Yûki Amami as Atsuko Goto Raita Ryû Raita Ryû as Taihei Sakurai Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Tenma
    Atsuko and Akira are a husband and wife duo with a daughter and a son. Atsuko is in charge of the retirement finances. She saves from money given to her by her husband and also earns money herself by working part-time. She stretches every yen by leading a frugal life. yet, expenses come up. These include their daughter's upcoming wedding and the funeral expenses of the husband's father. Then, and at exactly the worst time, the couple finds itself unemployed.
    Pulse 2001 POSTER

    Pulse

    2001

    Japanese

    6.6

    48

    76%

    60%

    Action

    afterlife

    co-worker

    co-worker relationship

    depression

    Horror

    isolation

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    suicide

    Thriller

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Employee Koyuki Koyuki as Harue Karasawa Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki as Michi's mother Shinji Takeda Shinji Takeda as Yoshizaki
    In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.
    Dead or Alive 2: Birds 2000 POSTER

    Dead or Alive 2: Birds

    2000

    Japanese

    6.7

    7

    100%

    71%

    Action

    cigar smoking

    Comedy

    Crime

    dark comedy

    Drama

    gangster

    japan

    rape

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Edison Chen Edison Chen as Boo Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Mizuki Okamoto Tôru Tezuka Tôru Tezuka as Teru, informant Hiroko Isayama Hiroko Isayama as Woman in black hat
    Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble 1996 POSTER

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble

    1996

    Japanese

    6.0

    2

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    gambling

    horse racing

    luck

    mahjong

    raffle

    yakuza

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Masashi Arifuku Masashi Arifuku as Kenzô Kawarasaki Kenzô Kawarasaki as Father Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yûji Fujita Yoriko Dôguchi Yoriko Dôguchi as Yumiko Haneda
    Having lost everything to horse racing, Yûji accidentally gets 10 million yen. But this sum belongs to a Yakuza.
    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist 1995 POSTER

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist

    1995

    Japanese

    6.5

    4

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    yakuza

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Jun Kunimura Jun Kunimura as Kondô Shun Sugata Shun Sugata as Nozomi Matsuura Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yûji Fujita Yoriko Dôguchi Yoriko Dôguchi as Yumiko Haneda
    Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher.
    Music Box 1989 POSTER

    Music Box

    1989

    Japanese

    5.4

    Drama

    revenge

    yakuza

    Mitsuo Kurotsuchi Mitsuo Kurotsuchi Director Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Nobuko Sendô Nobuko Sendô as Kiyo Kanzaki Mitsuru Hirata Mitsuru Hirata as Mineyama Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Sho Sinkyo
    A former yakuza returns to gangster life after an old enemy threatens his son.
    Danger Point: The Road to Hell 1991 POSTER

    Danger Point: The Road to Hell

    1991

    Japanese

    6.1

    4

    Action

    v-cinema

    Yasuharu Hasebe Yasuharu Hasebe Director Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Jô Shishido Jô Shishido as Miyuki Ono Miyuki Ono as Hideo Murota Hideo Murota as
    Killers Ken and Joji undertake the killing of a man named Sakai. He utters some interesting last words before being shot dead, leading Ken and Joji on a trail of death and destruction.
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