Posted on February 15, 2020 |
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The Great War of Archimedes / Archimedes no Taisen (2019)
Action | Drama | Mystery | War
In 1933, a young naval officer and math prodigy uncovers a conspiracy regarding the construction of Japanese warships for the ongoing World War 2.
Starring: Masaki Suda, Hiroshi Tachi, Minami Hamabe, Tasuku Emoto, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Katsuya Kobayashi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Jun Kunimura, Isao Hashizume, Min Tanaka
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
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Tags: Fumiyo Kohinata, Hiroshi Tachi, Isao Hashizume, Jun Kunimura, Katsuya Kobayashi, Masaki Suda, Min Tanaka, Minami Hamabe, Takashi Yamazaki, Tasuku Emoto, Tsurube Shôfukutei
Posted on March 15, 2017 |
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Black Widow Business / Gosaigyô no Onna (2016)
Comedy | Mystery | Thriller
Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their marriage, Kozo Nakase suddenly collapses and dies. Kozo Nakase leaves everything to Sayako. The rest of his family are left out of his will including his daughter Tomomi. Tomomi hires a private investigator, Honda, to find out more about Sayoko. Meanwhile, Sayoko works with Toru Kashiwagi. Toru Kashiwagi is the director of the matchingmaking service. When older wealthy men register for the service, Sayoko charms the men until they eventually leave everything to her. Sayoko and Toru Kashiwagi always split the spoils 50/50. After Kozo Nakase's death, Sayoko begins attending the matchmaking meetings again. Kiharu Funayama becomes her next target, but Sayoko sincerely falls for Kiharu.
Starring: Shinobu Ôtake, Etsushi Toyokawa, Machiko Ono, Masatoshi Nagase, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Masahiko Tsugawa, Shunsuke Kazama, Kyoko Hasegawa, Asami Mizukawa, Kimiko Yo
Director: Yasuo Tsuruhashi
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Tags: Asami Mizukawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Kimiko Yo, Kyoko Hasegawa, Machiko Ono, Masahiko Tsugawa, Masatoshi Nagase, Shinobu Ôtake, Shunsuke Kazama, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Posted on August 29, 2016 |
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About Her Brother / Otôto (2010)
Drama | Family
Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this standard drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother. The father (Masayuki Mori) and stepmother (Kinuyo Tanaka) are not exactly an expressive, demonstrative couple, and so the brother Hekiro (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) depends on his sister Gen (Keiko Kishi) for companionship and care. The situation turns much more serious when Hekiro becomes terminally ill, yet his sister continues to provide the support he needs – leading him to reach some valuable insights.
Starring: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yû Aoi, Ryô Kase, Nenji Kobayashi
Director: Yôji Yamada
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Tags: Nenji Kobayashi, Ryo Kase, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yôji Yamada, Yû Aoi
Posted on April 28, 2015 |
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Cape Nostalgia / Fushigi na misaki no monogatari (2014)
Drama
A story set in a café situated along a small cape and run by an elderly woman named Etsuko and aided her nephew Koji.
Starring: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Takeuchi, Tsurube Shôfukutei
Director: Izuru Narushima
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Tags: Hiroshi Abe, Izuru Narushima, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yûko Takeuchi
Posted on January 31, 2014 |
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Hanzawa Naoki (TV Mini-Series 2013)
Drama
Naoki Hanzawa (Masato Sakai) works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day, Naoki makes a loan contract for 500 million yen with Nishi Osaka Steel Company. Naoki didn't want to approve the loan, but he had to due to the branch manager's order. Nishi Osaka Steel Company seems financially stable, but the company actually hides massive amounts of debt through fraudulent accounts. The company is caught. Three months later, Nishi Osaka Steel Company goes bankrupt. The bank's branch manager is Asano. He is an ambitious man and tries to shift the blame to Naoki. Naoki then attends an inquiry about the loan failure at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo. Naoki denies fault and promises to retrieve the 500 million yen loan. He did this because it's the only way for Naoki to survive as a banker.
Starring: Masato Sakai, Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Ken'ichi Takitô, Ainosuke Kataoka, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Yasuhito Hida, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Teruyuki Kagawa, Motoyo Yamane, Keita Ninomiya, Hidekazu Akai, Mitsu Dan, Kanji Ishimaru, Sayaka Utagawa
Creator: Jun Ikeido, Hiroyuki Yatsu
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Tags: Ainosuke Kataoka, Aya Ueto, Hidekazu Akai, Hiroyuki Yatsu, Jun Ikeido, Kanji Ishimaru, Keita Ninomiya, Ken'ichi Takitô, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Masato Sakai, Mitsu Dan, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Motoyo Yamane, Sayaka Utagawa, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yasuhito Hida
