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    The Battery 2007 POSTER

    The Battery

    2007

    Japanese

    6.4

    3

    Action

    Drama

    Sport

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Sansei Shiomi Sansei Shiomi as Ato Tatsuo Yamada Tatsuo Yamada as Kusanagi Yûki Amami Yûki Amami as Makiko Harada Masato Hagiwara Masato Hagiwara as Makoto Tomura
    Because of his younger brother’s poor health, Takumi and his family move to a different Japanese town. There, Takumi, an incredibly gifted baseball pitcher, gradually alienates his relatives and friends by putting sports above all else in life.
    Himitsu 1999 POSTER

    Himitsu

    1999

    Japanese

    6.8

    8

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Kaoru Kobayashi Kaoru Kobayashi as Heisuke / Husband and father Ryôko Hirosue Ryôko Hirosue as Monami / Naoko-daughter and Mother Hatsuo Yamaya Hatsuo Yamaya as Naoko / Mother Yuriko Ishida Yuriko Ishida as Taeko / Teacher
    A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.
    When the Last Sword Is Drawn 2002 POSTER

    When the Last Sword Is Drawn

    2002

    Japanese

    7.4

    31

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    edo period

    History

    japan

    jidaigeki

    kyoto, japan

    samurai

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô as Hajime Saitô Miki Nakatani Miki Nakatani as Nui Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Shûhei Kondô Masato Sakai Masato Sakai as Sôji Okita
    Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
    Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master 2001 POSTER

    Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master

    2001

    Japanese

    6.2

    8

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    exorcism

    Fantasy

    Horror

    onmyōji

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada as Douson Sachiko Kokubu Sachiko Kokubu as Fujiwara no Tadako Masato Hagiwara Masato Hagiwara as Sawara-Shin'nou Bob Papenbrook Bob Papenbrook as Tachibana no Ukon
    During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the onmyōji to keep the supernatural forces in line. But as political events become highly charged, friction within the order leads to betrayal. Now, Seimei, a talented member of the clan, must face down his master, Dōson, in the hopes of restoring peace to the kingdom.
    The Yen Family 1988 POSTER

    The Yen Family

    1988

    Japanese

    6.6

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    japanese family

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Yukiko Tachibana Yukiko Tachibana as House wife Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima as Manager Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Noriko Kimura Midori Kiuchi Midori Kiuchi as Sayuri Amemiya
    Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.
    Onmyoji 2 2003 POSTER

    Onmyoji 2

    2003

    Japanese

    6.0

    2

    Action

    exorcism

    Fantasy

    japanese gods

    onmyōji

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Yukijirô Hotaru Yukijirô Hotaru as Kyoko Fukada Kyoko Fukada as Himiko Kari Wahlgren Kari Wahlgren as Mitsumushi Hayato Ichihara Hayato Ichihara as Susa
    A group of demons in the ancient Japanese capital of Heian is dismembering members of a family of Japanese nobles.
    Departures 2008 POSTER

    Departures

    2008

    Japanese

    8.0

    31

    80%

    92%

    Action

    cello

    coffin

    Drama

    dying and death

    funeral

    Music

    musical

    octopus

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Yukiko Tachibana Yukiko Tachibana as Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ikuei Sasaki Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Yoshiki Kobayashi Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo as Yuriko Uemura
    Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
    Ashura-jô no hitomi 2005 POSTER

    Ashura-jô no hitomi

    2005

    Japanese

    5.8

    3

    59%

    59%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Romance

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Kanako Higuchi Kanako Higuchi as Bizan Atsuro Watabe Atsuro Watabe as Jaku Abe Rie Miyazawa Rie Miyazawa as Tsubaki Erika Sawajiri Erika Sawajiri as Yachi
    Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in 19th-century Japan, where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, a kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past, meets and falls in love with Tsubaki. However, something is not right, as mysterious marks appear on her body as time progresses. At the same time, it is announced that Ashura, the queen of all demons, will be resurrected and bring destruction to the universe.
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