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    One Missed Call 3: Final 2006 POSTER

    One Missed Call 3: Final

    2006

    Japanese

    4.9

    5

    58%

    58%

    busan, south korea

    cell phone

    Horror

    Mystery

    occult

    school trip

    Manabu Asô Manabu Asô Director Maki Horikita Maki Horikita as Asuka Matsuda Meisa Kuroki Meisa Kuroki as Emily Kusama Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Professor Kibe Ayumi Takahashi Ayumi Takahashi as Tomoka
    The timid, young Asuka is bullied by her classmates. When they embark on a class field trip to Korea, Asuka plans revenge by sending them a cursed phone message they can either pass on or die.
    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.
    Aroused by Gymnopedies 2016 POSTER

    Aroused by Gymnopedies

    2016

    Japanese

    5.5

    8

    Action

    Drama

    film director

    middle aged angst

    pink film

    Romance

    roman porno

    Isao Yukisada Isao Yukisada Director Sumire Ashina Sumire Ashina as Izumi Okamura Izumi Okamura as Shô Nishino Shô Nishino as Furuya's Neighbour Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Shinjin
    Shinji is a middle-aged, sleaze film director who used to be famous. He hardly goes back home and moves from one woman to another. In spite of his idleness, women are very fond of him and look after him compassionately for whatever reason.
    Josee, the Tiger and the Fish 2003 POSTER

    Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

    2003

    Japanese

    7.3

    10

    91%

    91%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    based on short story

    cerebral palsy

    disability

    Drama

    love

    Romance

    young love

    Isshin Inudô Isshin Inudô Director Chizuru Ikewaki Chizuru Ikewaki as Joze Noriko Eguchi Noriko Eguchi as Noriko Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as The Manager Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as The Pervert
    A part-time employee in a mahjong parlour runs across a young woman, who is unable to walk, in baby carriage. He becomes friends with the woman and begins to feel enamoured with her.
    Karate-Robo Zaborgar 2011 POSTER

    Karate-Robo Zaborgar

    2011

    Japanese

    6.3

    6

    68%

    68%

    Action

    japanese film

    Sci-Fi

    tokusatsu

    zaborgor

    Noboru Iguchi Noboru Iguchi Director Aimi Satsukawa Aimi Satsukawa as Demo Tanaka Demo Tanaka as Hiroyuki Watanabe Hiroyuki Watanabe as Detective Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Yutaka Daimon
    An evil criminal organisation called Sigma kidnap prominment business leaders to harvest their DNA and only Karate-Robo Zaborgar can save them.
    First Love 2021 POSTER

    First Love

    2021

    Japanese

    6.1

    8

    33%

    35%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    japanese film

    Mystery

    Yukihiko Tsutsumi Yukihiko Tsutsumi Director Yôsuke Kubozuka Yôsuke Kubozuka as Gamon Makabe Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Naoto Hijiriyama Saki Takaoka Saki Takaoka as Sanae Makabe Keiko Kitagawa Keiko Kitagawa as Yuki Makabe
    A university student has the usual dreams and aspirations. It turns out to be a pipe dream and so she murders her own flesh and blood. The usual media heads seek an answer in order to sell copy. A psychologist is writing a book about the character and incident. Her research for the subject matter turn the psychologist inward and things come out of the shadows that perhaps are better left buried deep in the shadows of the psyche.
    Scabbard Samurai 2010 POSTER

    Scabbard Samurai

    2010

    Japanese

    6.8

    1

    63%

    63%

    Comedy

    Drama

    matsumoto

    samurai

    seppuku

    Hitoshi Matsumoto Hitoshi Matsumoto Director Tokio Emoto Tokio Emoto as Heikichi Masatô Ibu Masatô Ibu as Karo Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Kuranosuke Ryô Ryô as Oryu
    Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.
    Hanging Garden 2005 POSTER

    Hanging Garden

    2005

    Japanese

    7.1

    12

    Action

    adultery

    based on novel or book

    dominatrix

    Drama

    obsession

    psychological drama

    secret

    Toshiaki Toyoda Toshiaki Toyoda Director Anne Suzuki Anne Suzuki as Mana Kyobashi Ryô Katsuji Ryô Katsuji as Morisaki Michiyo Yasuda Michiyo Yasuda as Satoko Kinosaki Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Takashi Kyobashi
    On the surface, the Kyobashis appear to be a happy family. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is true.
    Ten Nights of Dreams 2006 POSTER

    Ten Nights of Dreams

    2006

    Japanese

    6.3

    2

    80%

    48%

    anthology

    based on short story

    Fantasy

    woman director

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto as #8 Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as (segment - 'The 10th Night') Mikako Ichikawa Mikako Ichikawa as segment - 'The 5th Night' Pierre Taki 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.
    Tokyo Gore Police 2008 POSTER

    Tokyo Gore Police

    2008

    Japanese

    5.9

    27

    80%

    61%

    Action

    Adventure

    blood splatter

    Comedy

    Crime

    engineer

    head wound

    Horror

    mutant

    police chief

    remake

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Yoshihiro Nishimura Yoshihiro Nishimura Director Sion Sono Sion Sono as Norman England Norman England as Bar Patron Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Key Man & His Father Shôko Nakahara Shôko Nakahara as Prostitute Club Owner
    In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.
    One Percenter 2023 POSTER

    One Percenter

    2023

    Japanese

    5.9

    10

    Action

    martial arts

    Thriller

    Yudai Yamaguchi Yudai Yamaguchi Director Tarô Suruga Tarô Suruga as Keisuke Horibe Keisuke Horibe as Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Tak Sakaguchi Tak Sakaguchi as
    After his devastatingly fast, samurai-style combat approach sets filmmakers against him, a legendary action star films his own movie—on turf claimed by feuding yakuza gangs, including Japan’s deadliest martial arts assassin.
    Why Don't You Play in Hell? 2013 POSTER

    Why Don't You Play in Hell?

    2013

    Japanese

    7.1

    25

    83%

    80%

    Action

    Comedy

    fight

    filmmaker

    gun

    Horror

    japan

    samurai

    yakuza

    Sion Sono Sion Sono Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Detective Kimura Gen Hoshino Gen Hoshino as Koji Hashimoto Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Masuda Nanoka Hara Nanoka Hara as Mitsuko Muto
    In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
    I'm Flash! 2012 POSTER

    I'm Flash!

    2012

    Japanese

    6.1

    1

    Action

    religion

    Toshiaki Toyoda Toshiaki Toyoda Director Tatsuya Fujiwara Tatsuya Fujiwara as Kiko Mizuhara Kiko Mizuhara as Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Michiyo Yasuda Michiyo Yasuda as (as Michiyo Ohkusu)
    Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a car accident, Rui goes to a remote island with ex-gangster now bodyguard. On the island, Rui reveals more about his religious group, while a set of ominous events are about to occur.
    Love Exposure 2008 POSTER

    Love Exposure

    2008

    Japanese

    8.0

    54

    90%

    88%

    Action

    Comedy

    cult

    Drama

    Horror

    japanese film

    love

    Romance

    Thriller

    tough girl

    transvestite

    underwear

    Sion Sono Sion Sono Director Ayumi Takahashi Ayumi Takahashi as Joshikôsei Tatekomorihan Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as Koike no Chichi Atsuro Watabe Atsuro Watabe as Tetsu Hikari Mitsushima Hikari Mitsushima as Yôko
    The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
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