Tag: Masako Motai
Posted on October 10, 2016 |
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The Mohican Comes Home / Mohican kokyô ni kaeru (2016)
Comedy
Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to tell his father, Osamu, that his girlfriend is pregnant. His father curses him out, but he is also excited to have a grandchild. Osamu has a party to celebrate the news, but, at the party, he collapses and goes to the hospital. Eikichi struggles to make his father happy.
Starring: Ryûhei Matsuda, Akira Emoto, Atsuko Maeda, Masako Motai, Yûdai Chiba
Director: Shûichi Okita
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Atsuko Maeda, Masako Motai, Ryûhei Matsuda, Shûichi Okita, Yûdai Chiba
Posted on April 30, 2016 |
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Teacher and Stray Cat / Sensei to mayoi neko (2015)
Comedy
Kyoichi (Issey Ogata) is a former principal. He lives alone now after the death of his wife. When his wife was alive she liked to feed stray cat Mii. Kyoichi though doesn't like Mii coming around his house and standing in front of the butsudan (Buddhist altar). One day, Mii suddenly stops appearing at Kyoichi's house. Kyoichi begins to worry about Mii and tries to find the cat. While searching for the cat, he discovers that there are other people also looking for Mii.
Starring: Issei Ogata, Shôta Sometani, Kii Kitano, Pierre Taki, Masako Motai, Kayoko Kishimoto
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
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Tags: Issei Ogata, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kii Kitano, Masako Motai, Pierre Taki, Shôta Sometani, Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Posted on February 1, 2015 |
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Glasses / Megane (2007)
Comedy | Drama
Taeko an stressed out career woman leaves her stressed out life in the city for an island vacation. The vacation does not become what expected, as everyone on the island are rather strange.
Starring: Satomi Kobayashi, Mikako Ichikawa, Ryô Kase, Ken Mitsuishi, Masako Motai, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Director: Naoko Ogigami
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Tags: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ken Mitsuishi, Masako Motai, Mikako Ichikawa, Naoko Ogigami, Ryo Kase, Satomi Kobayashi
Posted on February 1, 2015 |
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Kamome Diner / Kamome shokudô (2006)
Comedy | Drama
Where are we welcome? On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her, and meets Masako, a formal and ethereal middle-aged woman whose luggage has gone missing. The three women work in the diner, interact, and serve customers. A somewhat brusque man teaches Sachie to make delicious coffee, then he returns under other circumstances. Three neighborhood women inspect the empty diner every day; will anything bring them inside? We learn why Sachie serves rice balls; but why Finland?
Starring: Satomi Kobayashi, Hairi Katagiri, Masako Motai, Jarkko Niemi, Tarja Markus, Markku Peltola
Director: Naoko Ogigami
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Tags: Hairi Katagiri, Jarkko Niemi, Markku Peltola, Masako Motai, Naoko Ogigami, Satomi Kobayashi, Tarja Markus
Posted on October 6, 2014 |
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Toiretto / Toilet (2010)
Comedy | Drama
Ray is a 30 something engineer obsessed with Gundam toys. He has a motto not to become close to anyone. During his mother's funeral he showed no emotions. His life is further turned upside when he is forced to live with his older brother Maury and younger sister Lisa. Older brother Maury was a pianist but is now a recluse. Younger sister Lisa is a college student who tends to look down on those around her. Also in there home is their Japanese grandmother who doesn't speak English at all.
Starring: Masako Motai, Alex House, Tatiana Maslany, David Rendall, Sachi Parker
Director: Naoko Ogigami
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Tags: Alex House, David Rendall, Masako Motai, Naoko Ogigami, Sachi Parker, Tatiana Maslany
Posted on November 11, 2012 |
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Always 3 chôme no yûhi '64 / Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
Drama
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr…
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Masako Motai, Tomokazu Miura, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
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Tags: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Masako Motai, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Yamazaki, Tomokazu Miura
Posted on November 11, 2012 |
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Always zoku san-chôme no yûhi / Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
Drama
Chagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, Junnosuke's rich father, Kawabata will take him away. Chagawa focuses once again on winning the "Akutagawa-sho" literary award and the prize money coming with it. Mika, a 7-year old relative of the Suzukis is left to stay with them when her father has business reverses. She is accustomed to a richer life style and at first her behavior is very spoiled but is humbled when sees the menial chores that her same-aged cousin Ippei performs. Mutsuko continues to work in the family as a mechanic but has an aspiring boyfriend Takeo, who is studying cooking. Chagawa seeks to find Hiromi, who has become successful once more as the exotic dancer "Betty."
Starring: Shin'ichi Hatori, Maki Horikita, Kazuki Koshimizu, Koyuki, Tomokazu Miura, Masako Motai, Kenta Suga, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
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Tags: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kazuki Koshimizu, Kenta Suga, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Masako Motai, Shin'ichi Hatori, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Yamazaki, Tomokazu Miura
