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7.0

♡ 9

Yukiko Mishima Director

Shinobu Terajima as

Tadanobu Asano as

Shingo Mizusawa as

Kankurô Kudô as

Makoto Tanaka is 40-years-old and has remarried. His wife is Nanae and they care for 2 daughters from Nanae's prior marriage. Makoto tries to have an ordinary family. Nanae then becomes pregnant. Afterwards, things begin to change among the family members.

The Millennial Rapture

♡ 4

Kôji Wakamatsu Director

Shôta Sometani as

Shinobu Terajima as

Shirô Sano as

Kengo Kôra as Hanzo

Set in a small community called "Roji" where Kenji Nakagami-one of the most famous novelists in Japan-drew the absurdity and passion of life since its inhabitants have been living and dying. There were beautiful men in "Roji" who struggled to live with the blood of the Nakamato Clan, blood called "noble yet unholy." Oryu, a midwife, has watched all those men growing up, living and dying - She is now aging old and starts to talk with the dead men souls of the Nakamoto Clan.

It's Only Talk

2005

7.1

53%

Ryuichi Hiroki Director

Kinuo Yamada as

Satoshi Tsumabuki as Noboru

Etsushi Toyokawa as Shoichi

Shinobu Terajima as Yuko

Based on an award winning novel, It's Only Talk is about the life of Yuko, a 35-year old woman. She is single and unemployed, and suffers from manic depression. The movie begins with Yuko moving to Kamata Town.

Yamato

2005

6.4

♡ 9

Jun'ya Satô Director

Shinobu Terajima as Ayako

Kimiko Yo as Sayo Nishi Yû Aoi

Yû Aoi as Taeko

Atsuko Takahata as Tsune Tamaki

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where reviewers who have seen it have compared the military epic to "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan."

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004

7.1

♡ 6

80%

Yôichi Sai Director

Tarô Ishida as Hiroshi Totsuka

Shinobu Terajima as Mitsuko Nii

Kohei Yoshida as Teruo Takahashi

Kaoru Kobayashi as Watanabe Mitsuru

A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then the canine is paired with a blind man who is initially reluctant to rely on his new partner.

Get Up!

2003

6.1

♡ 2

Comedy

Kazuyuki Izutsu Director

Toshie Negishi as

Sansei Shiomi as

Shinobu Terajima as Kaori Fujisawa, Taxi driver

Kohei Yoshida as Kenji

A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before entering prison. Hoping to change his mind, his underlings planned to kidnap James Brown to convince him to perform privately for their boss.

R100

2013

5.9

♡ 4

72%

Hitoshi Matsumoto Director

Eriko Satô as Humilation Queen

Atsuro Watabe as Kishitani You

You as Setsuko Katayama

Shinobu Terajima as Whipping Queen

Ruthless dominatrixes pursue a mild-mannered salesman who wants to get out of his unbreakable contract with a secret bondage club.

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005

Chinese

7.3

♡ 3

80%

81%

estranged father

father son relationship

Yimou Zhang Director

Ken Nakamoto as Electrician

Ken Takakura as Gou-ichi Takata

Kiichi Nakai as Ken-ichi Takata

Shinobu Terajima as Rie Takata

Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.

It's a Flickering Life

2021

6.6

♡ 3

aspiring director

behind the scenes

characters at crossroads

ghost writer

Yôji Yamada Director

Shinobu Terajima as

Keiko Kitagawa as

Mei Nagano as

Kenji Sawada as

The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dreams, surrounded by great directors and famous actors. In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the "god of cinema" that Go has worshipped since he was young will transcend time, and work a miracle in the lives of one family.

Oh Lucy!

2017

6.8

♡ 14

98%

Atsuko Hirayanagi Director

Josh Hartnett as John

Shiori Kutsuna as Mika Ogawa

Shinobu Terajima as Setsuko Kawashima / Lucy

Miyoko Yamaguchi as Yoshiko

A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets out on a journey to find him.

My Uncle

2016

uncle nephew relationship

6.3

♡ 2

beach

Comedy

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Shinobu Terajima as

Ryûhei Matsuda as

Erika Toda as

Yôko Maki as Eri

Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. The uncle then goes on a blind date and falls in love with beautiful Eri Inaba. She is a fourth generation Japanese living in Hawaii. Sometime later, Eri goes back to Hawaii to take over a coffee farm left behind by her recently deceased grandmother. Yukio and his uncle travel to Hawaii to see Eri.

Akihabara@Deep

2006

5.7

♡ 1

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Adventure

akihabara

artificial intelligence

evil corporation

otaku

Takashi Minamoto Director

Hiromasa Taguchi as

Shinobu Terajima as Fujiko Watarai

Haruma Miura as Izumu

Masato Hagiwara as Naoki Ensaka

Set in Tokyo's otaku mecca Akihabara, "Akihabara@DEEP" tells the story of five otaku who drop out of society and end up founding their own successful IT venture called Crook. But Nakagomi, president of an influential electronics company called Digital Capital, will do anything to get his hands on Crook.

Yakuza and the Family

2020

7.1

♡ 13

Michihito Fujii Director

Shinobu Terajima as Aiko Kimura

Hiroshi Tachi as Hiroshi Shibasaki

Tarô Suruga as Reiji Kawayama

Hayato Isomura as Tsubasa Kimura

Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.

Earwig and the Witch

2020

4.7

♡ 14

28%

Gorô Miyazaki Director

Shinobu Terajima as Bera Yâga

Yûji Ueda as Mr. Jenkins

Dan Stevens as Thomas

Gaku Hamada as Tômasu

A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.

Helter Skelter

2012

6.4

♡ 31

46%

Mika Ninagawa Director

Mieko Harada as Doctor Hisako Waku

Kiko Mizuhara as Kozue Yoshikawa

Anne Suzuki as Kumi Hosuda

Shinobu Terajima as Michiko Hada

Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.

2 Women

2022

5.2

Ryuichi Hiroki Director

Jun Murakami as Hata

Shinobu Terajima as Miharu

Mitsuko Oka as Saka Shiraki

Kengo Kôra as Shinji Kohiyama

Modeled on Setouchi Jakucho, Inoue Mitsuharu, and his wife, 2 women depicts the special relationship between a man and two women, based on the novel by Inoue Areno, the eldest daughter of Inoue.

The Parades

2024

6.6

♡ 10

60%

Michihito Fujii Director

Shinobu Terajima as

Hiroshi Tachi as

Kentarô Sakaguchi as Akira

Kotone Hanase as Rina

A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has died and is now confined to a realm of restless spirits.

Intolerance

2021

7.2

♡ 4

Keisuke Yoshida Director

Shinobu Terajima as Asako Kusakabe

Tôri Matsuzaka as Naoto Aoyagi

Kisetsu Fujiwara as Ryoma Nogi

Tomoko Tabata as Shoko Matsumoto

A teenage girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his rage against those he believes are responsible.

Hakkenden

2024

5.7

♡ 1