Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ryo Ishibashi (born July 20, 1956) is a Japanese actor and international celebrity. He is known around the world for his roles in the classic Japanese Horror films Suicide Club and Audition. He is also recognized in America for his role as Nakagawa in The Grudge and The Grudge 2. Ishibashi was born in Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan. He started his career by starting his own band called the ARB (Alexander Ragtime Band) in 1977. The band made their debut in 1978, and made over a dozen albums until they broke up in 1990. Recently, Ishibashi has resumed his musical activity and re-formed ARB with an album, Real Life in 1998. In 1986, Ishibashi made his movie debut in the film A-Hômansu in which ARB's 13th single "After 45" was used as its theme song. Ryo Ishibashi has been concentrating on his acting career, and has appeared in several movies outside his native country Japan, and became an internationally recognized celebrity. He won the award for Best Actor at the 11th Yokohama Film Festival for A Sign Days. Ishibashi has been married to Mieko Harada since 1987 and has three children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryo Ishibashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 4.308
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1956-07-20
  • Place of Birth : Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
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Ryo Ishibashi Movies

  • 2000
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    Brother

    Brother

    7.1 2000 HD

    A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his...

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  • 2004
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    The Grudge

    The Grudge

    5.9 2004 HD

    An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before...

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  • 2007
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    War

    War

    6.3 2007 HD

    FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up...

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  • 1991
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    Harikomi

    Harikomi

    2 1991 HD

    When a team of detectives lose the trail of a murderer, they decide to keep an eye on the suspect’s ex-lover, who is trapped in an abusive...

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  • 2000
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    Audition

    Audition

    7.1 2000 HD

    Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their...

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  • 2009
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    Sasori

    Sasori

    5.1 2009 HD

    A ruthless pack of thugs force mild-mannered, caught-in-the-middle-of-something-bigger Nami to murder her fiance's sister, decidedly ruining her...

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  • 1995
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    The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard

    6 1995 HD

    Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

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  • 1996
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    Kids Return

    Kids Return

    7.1 1996 HD

    Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time...

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  • 2001
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    Suicide Club

    Suicide Club

    6.5 2001 HD

    When 54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train it appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country....

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  • 2007
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    Shamo

    Shamo

    5.2 2007 HD

    Ryo Narushima is a student who has served prison time for killing his parents. Once he is released, he trains to become a professional kick-boxer.

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  • 2006
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    Trapped Ashes

    Trapped Ashes

    5 2006 HD

    Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.

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  • 1994
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    Blue Tiger

    Blue Tiger

    4.9 1994 HD

    Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a halloween mask, her son is accidently shot through...

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  • 1991
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    The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

    The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

    1 1991 HD

    A man with darkness in his eyes has returned from hell for revenge.

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  • 1970
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    第三の時効

    第三の時効

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2010
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    Box: The Hakamada Case

    Box: The Hakamada Case

    8 2010 HD

    Based on the true story of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada who has spent over 40 years incarcerated on death row. Iwao Hakamada was arrested...

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  • 1996
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    Back to Back

    Back to Back

    5.5 1996 HD

    An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by...

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  • 2005
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    The Superdry Films

    The Superdry Films

    1 2005 HD

    A Japanese Anthology

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  • 2012
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    Ace Attorney

    Ace Attorney

    6.133 2012 HD

    Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he...

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  • 2001
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    Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2

    Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2

    1 2001 HD

    Straight to video sequel

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  • 1995
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    Another Lonely Hitman

    Another Lonely Hitman

    5.8 1995 HD

    After serving 10 years in prison due to a drug-induced assassination of a rival gang boss Tachibana (Ryo Ishibashi) enters a world that's nothing...

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  • 2000
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    Film Noir

    Film Noir

    7 2000 HD

    The movie is absurd, and a thoroughly original take on the morale in Japanese society. The images are beautiful, and the people are as cold as the...

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  • 2002
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    Aiki

    Aiki

    4.3 2002 HD

    When a promising young boxer is crippled in a car accident, he falls into a life of dissipation and depression. No boxing ring or martial arts club...

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  • 2021
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    Masquerade Night

    Masquerade Night

    6.5 2021 HD

    An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the...

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  • 2021
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    心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版

    心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1997
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    An Obsession

    An Obsession

    6 1997 HD

    Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and...

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  • 2002
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    Dog Star

    Dog Star

    7.5 2002 HD

    A seeing-eye dog (Shiro) is granted one wish by his former owner. He chooses to become a human for a short time so he can find the girl who trained...

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  • 2008
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    The Most Beautiful Night In The World

    The Most Beautiful Night In The World

    6.1 2008 HD

    Betrayed and disgraced, big-city reporter Kazuya Mizuno is banished to a desk at Kaname's boring little town newspaper. But Kaname isn't as boring as...

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  • 1997
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    Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality

    Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality

    1 1997 HD

    A yakuza search for his past

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  • 2011
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    Mitsuko Delivers

    Mitsuko Delivers

    5.2 2011 HD

    Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and...

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  • 2003
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    g@me.

    g@me.

    6.7 2003 HD

    A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with...

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  • 1997
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    Ringo no usagi

    Ringo no usagi

    1 1997 HD

    About an energetic kindergarden student and the people around him

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  • 2006
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    The Happiness

    The Happiness

    1 2006 HD

    the story of a vagrant (Ishibashi) who arrives in a town in Hokkaido. With only a threadbare suit, an old pair of sneakers and a bag containing all...

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  • 2003
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    Moon Child

    Moon Child

    5.5 2003 HD

    Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's...

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  • 2007
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    Dream Cruise

    Dream Cruise

    4.8 2007 HD

    Absolutely terrified of the sea, an American lawyer reluctantly goes on an ocean cruise to be near the wife of a client, with no idea of the grim...

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  • 2008
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    Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

    Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

    4.9 2008 HD

    The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer...

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  • 2003
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    Last Love, First Love

    Last Love, First Love

    4.5 2003 HD

    A Japanese salaryman in Shanghai falls in love with two women, one of whom is terminally ill.

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  • 2009
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    MW

    MW

    6.3 2009 HD

    A live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s mature manga masterpiece MW (pronounced “moo,” like a cow), created to celebrate the...

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  • 1996
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    Two Punks

    Two Punks

    5.3 1996 HD

    Centering on a young drifter almost casually drawn into violence--a crime drama about a boy and a man equally ill-equipped for criminal life and...

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  • 2006
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    Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee

    Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee

    6 2006 HD

    The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written...

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  • 2006
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    The Grudge 2

    The Grudge 2

    5.5 2006 HD

    A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly...

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  • 2012
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    Black Dawn

    Black Dawn

    7.9 2012 HD

    In 2011, top-secret data on nuclear power is stolen from a university facility. At the same time, leaked information comes in about enriched uranium...

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  • 2007
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    The Investigation Game

    The Investigation Game

    6 2007 HD

    Police superintendent Makishima suffered a demotion transfer after he failed to capture the suspect in a kidnapping case of a boy, who was...

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  • 1986
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    A Homance

    A Homance

    7.2 1986 HD

    A homeless man suffering from memory loss is unbeatable in a fight. He becomes involved with the Yakuza. It is based on a manga by Carib Marley.

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  • 1993
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    American Yakuza

    American Yakuza

    5.7 1993 HD

    When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese...

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  • 1996
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    Yakuza Ladies Revisited 5

    Yakuza Ladies Revisited 5

    1 1996 HD

    The wife of a recently deceased yakuza boss is caught in a conflict between the candidates for his succession and must protect her beloved daughter.

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  • 2007
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    Aoi Hitomi to Nuage

    Aoi Hitomi to Nuage

    6.5 2007 HD

    Erika Ichinose, a clinical psychologist, is recruited by the National Police Agency in an attempt to stay one step ahead of a bomb terrorist.

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  • 1989
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    Via Okinawa

    Via Okinawa

    6.5 1989 HD

    During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With...

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  • 1994
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    Natural Woman

    Natural Woman

    0.8 1994 HD

    Based on the book of the same name by Rieko Matsuura, the film depicts an ultimate love between two women.

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  • 2019
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    Masquerade Hotel

    Masquerade Hotel

    6.7 2019 HD

    Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An...

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  • 2006
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    Waru

    Waru

    4.8 2006 HD

    A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to...

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  • 2006
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    Waru: The End

    Waru: The End

    1 2006 HD

    Youji Himuro comes out of hiding and faces off against a powerful new foe from a rival dojo.

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  • 1986
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    Leave My Girl Alone

    Leave My Girl Alone

    6 1986 HD

    Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan...

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  • 1988
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    Oración

    Oración

    6 1988 HD

    Set on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is given the name Oracion or "prayer". When Oracion is...

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  • 2006
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    Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

    Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

    6.4 2006 HD

    An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling,...

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  • 2021
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    The Cinderella Addiction

    The Cinderella Addiction

    6.5 2021 HD

    Fukuura Koharu works at a child welfare office and plunges into despair overnight. Then she meets Daigo, a private-practice doctor raising his...

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  • 1982
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    So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

    So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

    2 1982 HD

    First production by Directors’ Company. The film depicts the lives of a young man with dreams of becoming a rock superstar and his two friends.

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  • 2019
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    Dancing Mary

    Dancing Mary

    6.8 2019 HD

    Kenji is the youngest member of a team in charge of building a large shopping center. But, to create the new complex, an old dance floor must be...

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  • 1998
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    The Central Quicksand

    The Central Quicksand

    1 1998 HD

    A tremor struck the Information Industry Bureau of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The prosecution arrested a local contractor on...

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  • 2021
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    Parasite in Love

    Parasite in Love

    6.9 2021 HD

    A man named Kengo Kosaka is germaphobe, Due to his disorder, he is also a lonely young man. Meanwhile, high school student Hijiri Sanagi has...

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  • 1982
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    Future War 198X

    Future War 198X

    5.5 1982 HD

    An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from...

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  • 2025
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    Yukiko a.k.a

    Yukiko a.k.a

    1 2025 HD

    Yukiko, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Tokyo, struggles with student communication and personal insecurities. Overlooked in the...

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  • 2005
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    Haru and Natsu

    Haru and Natsu

    7.8 2005 HD

    As Haru emigrates from Japan with her family to the coffee plantations in Brazil, Natsu is left behind in the care of spiteful relatives. Losing all...

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  • 2012
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    Wonderful Single Life

    Wonderful Single Life

    7.2 2012 HD

    "Kekkon Shinai" follows the lives of single people in their 30's and 40's.

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  • 2010
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    Perfect Report

    Perfect Report

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Price

    The Price

    10 2016 HD

    Based on a novel by Jun Ioka, the Hulu series follows the relationship between Keisuke Okuyama, a brilliant attorney and his troubling client Tatsuya...

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  • 2020
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    To Heal the Heart

    To Heal the Heart

    1 2020 HD

    An Kazutaka is a young, bashful psychiatrist whose jazz piano skills are as good as a pro. Right after they have their first child, the Great Hanshin...

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  • 2013
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    Lady Joker

    Lady Joker

    6.3 2013 HD

    One day, a suspicious-looking audio CD is delivered to Shiroyama Kyosuke, the company president of Hinode Beer, the industry’s top brewer....

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  • 2009
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    Rescue: Pride of Orange

    Rescue: Pride of Orange

    6.5 2009 HD

    Kitajima Daichi has wanted to join the rescue squad and wear the same orange uniform ever since he was saved by them as a child. When the squad calls...

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  • 2022
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    Involvement in Family Affairs

    Involvement in Family Affairs

    5.8 2022 HD

    Sato, a young woman from a modest family, marries Kenta, a young man from a well-to-do and respected family. She settles in the family's home, where...

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  • 2003
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    Beginner

    Beginner

    6.5 2003 HD

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  • 2014
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    Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out

    Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out

    6.7 2014 HD

    Hanasaki Mai is but an ordinary employee of a bank, with zero diplomacy. She doesn't think twice about pointing out her boss' mistakes. Her job is to...

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  • 2002
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    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

    7.8 2002 HD

    Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the...

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  • 2006
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    Rondo

    Rondo

    4 2006 HD

    Japan and Korea's biggest names star in this big-scale drama. Nishijima Sho is a Japanese detective whose father was murdered in Korea when he was...

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  • 2004
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    稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

    稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

    9 2004 HD

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  • 1994
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    Okane ga Nai!

    Okane ga Nai!

    5 1994 HD

    Kentaro lives in the suburbs with his two little brothers. They are poor, but they are happy. The factory Kentaro works for, though, goes bankrupt on...

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  • 2022
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    Modern Love Tokyo

    Modern Love Tokyo

    6.7 2022 HD

    This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons...

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  • 2018
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    Smoking

    Smoking

    6.9 2018 HD

    Seeking a greater justice, a band of homeless assassins flays their human targets and delivers the tattooed skins as proof of a contract fulfilled.

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  • 2014
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    Stock Price Crash

    Stock Price Crash

    1 2014 HD

    In defiance to his superiors, a credit officer stands his ground in denying a grocery chain additional loans. Then the terrorist attacks begin.

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  • 2019
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    The Naked Director

    The Naked Director

    7.329 2019 HD

    Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. Adapted from a biography of the man, this series...

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  • 2002
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    Psycho Doctor

    Psycho Doctor

    7.7 2002 HD

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  • 2016
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    メガバンク最終決戦

    メガバンク最終決戦

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2020
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    To Heal the Heart

    To Heal the Heart

    1 2020 HD

    An Kazutaka is a young, bashful psychiatrist whose jazz piano skills are as good as a pro. Right after they have their first child, the Great Hanshin...

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  • 2013
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    神様のボート

    神様のボート

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1991
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    あしたがあるから

    あしたがあるから

    1 1991 HD

    Office clerk Reiko is thrilled when her coworker boyfriend, Kenta, proposes marriage. She is excited to quit work and begin married life, but is...

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  • 2024
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    MONSTER

    MONSTER

    8 2024 HD

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