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    Okuotoko 2018 POSTER

    Okuotoko

    2018

    Japanese

    5.4

    10

    Action

    based on novel or book

    debt

    Drama

    friendship

    Mystery

    winning lottery

    Keishi Ohtomo Keishi Ohtomo Director Elaiza Ikeda Elaiza Ikeda as Akira Takeru Satoh Takeru Satoh as Kazuo Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura as Momose Tatsuya Fujiwara Tatsuya Fujiwara as Senju
    A man, who is repaying a 30 million yen debt left by his brother, wins the 300 million yen lottery. He grapples with the question of whether money can buy him happiness.
    Tokyo! 2008 POSTER

    Tokyo!

    2008

    Japanese

    14

    76%

    71%

    Action

    anthology

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    multiple storylines

    tokyo, japan

    Michel Gondry Michel Gondry Director Ayumi Itô Ayumi Itô as Akemi Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Akira Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as La livreuse de pizza Yutaka Matsushige Yutaka Matsushige as (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
    Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.
    Boiling Point 1990 POSTER

    Boiling Point

    1990

    Japanese

    6.7

    17

    94%

    64%

    Action

    baseball

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    gun

    japan

    police

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Director Makoto Ashikawa Makoto Ashikawa as Akira Rakkyo Ide Rakkyo Ide as Hajime Yuriko Ishida Yuriko Ishida as Sayaka Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano as Uehara
    Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
    Girls of the White Orchid 1983 POSTER

    Girls of the White Orchid

    1983

    English

    5.1

    7

    29%

    29%

    Action

    american embassy

    aspiring singer

    Crime

    Drama

    passport

    prostitution

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan Director Keone Young Keone Young as Akira Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh as Carol Heath James Saito James Saito as Officer #1 Jim Beaver Jim Beaver as Pedestrian
    In Los Angeles, naive and lonely waitress and aspirant singer Carol finds an advertisement for a job opportunity in Tokyo. Traveling to Japan to work at the White Orchid nightclub, she discovers the scheme of prostitution in the club that belongs to Yakuza. Alone, without money and her passport, she is protected by Shiro, but pressed by the managers Madame Mori and her husband Hatanaka to be receptive to client's proposals.
    The Parades 2024 POSTER

    The Parades

    2024

    Japanese

    6.6

    10

    60%

    90%

    Action

    afterlife

    Drama

    earthquake

    ghost

    japan

    parade

    tsunami

    Michihito Fujii Michihito Fujii Director Shinobu Terajima Shinobu Terajima as Hiroshi Tachi Hiroshi Tachi as Kentarô Sakaguchi Kentarô Sakaguchi as Akira Kotone Hanase 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.
    Tokyo Pop 1988 POSTER

    Tokyo Pop

    1988

    Japanese

    6.7

    4

    100%

    79%

    Comedy

    Drama

    japan

    Music

    pop music

    rising star

    Romance

    singer

    travel

    woman director

    Fran Rubel Kuzui Fran Rubel Kuzui Director Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka as Akira Gary Allen Gary Allen as Curtis Michael Cerveris Michael Cerveris as Mike Carrie Hamilton Carrie Hamilton as Wendy Reed
    A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes to Tokyo. She has numerous cross-cultural adventures and ends up singing with a Japanese rock group looking for a gaijin gimmick.
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