Tag: Akira Emoto
Posted on November 1, 2023 |
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Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
Comedy | Drama
Two estranged brothers clash over their plans for the bathhouse that they inherited. From interacting with the quirky customers who frequent the establishment-including a songstress, an ex-con, an "onsen critic" and a retiring salaryman-the brothers realise that getting a good soak is priceless.
Starring: Tôma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yoshimi Tendo, Akira Emoto
Director: Masayuki Suzuki
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Masayuki Suzuki, Tôma Ikuta, Yoshimi Tendo
Posted on August 6, 2023 |
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Do Unto Others / Lost Car / Losutokea (2023)
Drama
A community is shocked when the bodies of an elderly man and the manager of a home-visit nursing centre are found. The passing of 42 elderly patients is connected to Shiba, a caretaker recognised for his affection and dedication.
Starring: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Masami Nagasawa, Oji Suzuka, Maki Sakai, Naho Toda, Akira Emoto
Director: Tetsu Maeda
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Maki Sakai, Masami Nagasawa, Naho Toda, Oji Suzuka, Tetsu Maeda
Posted on July 7, 2021 |
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The Master Plan / The End of the Tiny World / Na mo Naki Sekai no End Roll (2021)
Drama
Kida and Makoto share a powerful bond. The former outcasts spend a decade fighting to both the apex of the underworld and legit society so that Makoto can propose to a certain rich woman, which would be an epic scheme to change the world.
Starring: Takanori Iwata, Mackenyu, Anna Yamada, Anne Nakamura, Kenjirô Ishimaru, Kôhei Ôtomo, Akira Emoto
Director: Yûichi Satô
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Anna Yamada, Anne Nakamura, Kenjirô Ishimaru, Kôhei Ôtomo, Mackenyu, Takanori Iwata, Yûichi Satô
Posted on October 23, 2020 |
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They Say Nothing Stays the Same / Aru Sendo No Hanashi (2019)
Drama
Why does one need a ferryman? One needs a ferryman where there is a body of water and a bridge does not exist. The village high in the hills has a ferryman, but a bridge is in the works. The poor peasant is about to become even more poor. The people, livestock and goods won't need his services much longer. His life also takes an abrupt turn another way. He meets a young girl on a day when everything was supposed to go like any other day.
Starring: Akira Emoto, Ririka Kawashima, Nijirô Murakami, Masatoshi Nagase, Haruomi Hosono
Director: Joe Odagiri
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Haruomi Hosono, Joe Odagiri, Masatoshi Nagase, Nijirô Murakami, Ririka Kawashima
Posted on June 2, 2020 |
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The Promised Land / Rakuen (2019)
Crime | Drama
A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away and going into hiding. Another year on and another man falls into suspicion. It is too much to bear and a burden to carry, but with suspicion all around and no culprits apprehended the situation is somewhat understandable.
Starring: Gô Ayano, Hana Sugisaki, Kôichi Satô, Nijirô Murakami, Reiko Kataoka, Asuka Kurosawa, Shizuka Ishibashi, Toshie Negishi, Akira Emoto
Director: Takahisa Zeze
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Asuka Kurosawa, Gô Ayano, Hana Sugisaki, Kôichi Satô, Nijirô Murakami, Reiko Kataoka, Shizuka Ishibashi, Takahisa Zeze, Toshie Negishi
Posted on March 25, 2019 |
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Recall / The Flying Tire / Soratobu taiya (2018)
Drama | Thriller
Tokuro Akamatsu runs a transport company. One day, a truck owned by Tokuro Akamatsu is involved in an accident. A tire came off the truck and killed passengers in another car. At first, Tokuro Akamatsu doubts that poor maintenance was the cause and he soon discovers a defect in the truck. Tokuro Akamatsu demands a reexamination by car manufacturer Hopu. The company moves slowly in their reexamination which causes Tokuro Akamatsu to investigate the issue by himself. He uncovers a truth that the Hopu is trying to hide.
Starring: Tomoya Nagase, Dean Fujioka, Issey Takahashi, Kyoko Fukada, Takashi Sasano, Ittoku Kishibe, Yasufumi Terawaki, Eiko Koike, Alan Abe, Tsuyoshi Muro, Aoi Nakamura, Akira Emoto, Kuranosuke Sasaki
Director: Katsuhide Motoki
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Alan Abe, Aoi Nakamura, Dean Fujioka, Eiko Koike, Issey Takahashi, Ittoku Kishibe, Katsuhide Motoki, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyôko Fukada, Takashi Sasano, Tomoya Nagase, Tsuyoshi Muro, Yasufumi Terawaki
Posted on August 23, 2018 |
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Kon'ya, romansu gekijô de / Tonight, at the Movies / Color Me True (2018)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
2017, An old man being treated in a hospital is always clinging to what appears to be a screenplay for a film. When a young nurse, Amane, asks him, "What's it about?" he bashfully begins to tell the story. "It's a magical tale of a young man…" 1960. Makino Kenji is an Assistant Director at a film studio. He dreams of one day becoming a director, but all he does now is run errands. Kenji's outlet and secret pleasure is watching his favorite old romantic movie at the theater — an old black and white treasure that only showed for a brief period before being cancelled.
Starring: Haruka Ayase, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Tsubasa Honda, Kazuki Kitamura, Akiyoshi Nakao, Anna Ishibashi, Akira Emoto, Gô Katô
Director: Hideki Takeuchi
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Akiyoshi Nakao, Anna Ishibashi, Gô Katô, Haruka Ayase, Hideki Takeuchi, Kazuki Kitamura, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Tsubasa Honda
Posted on August 22, 2018 |
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Evil and the Mask / Aku to kamen no rûru (2018)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Kuki Fumihiro is a son from a wealthy zaibatsu (conglomerate) family. His father raises him to become pure evil. Kuki kills his father to protect his adopted sister Kaori. Afterward, Kuki disappears. He undergoes plastic surgery and takes the identity of Koichi Shintani. He watches Kaori and faces the great evil that exists within the Kuki family.
Starring: Hiroshi Tamaki, Yûko Araki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Tatsuya Nakamura, Ken Mitsuishi, Kunio Murai, Akira Emoto, Hiroyuki Onoue
Director: Teppei Nakamura
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Hiroshi Tamaki, Hiroyuki Onoue, Ken Mitsuishi, Kunio Murai, Ryo Yoshizawa, Tatsuya Nakamura, Teppei Nakamura, Yûko Araki
Posted on June 21, 2018 |
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Maborosi / Maboroshi no hikari (1995)
Drama
A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.
Starring: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano, Akira Emoto, Mutsuko Sakura, Minori Terada, Ren Osugi
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Hirokazu Koreeda, Makiko Esumi, Minori Terada, Mutsuko Sakura, Ren Ôsugi, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Naitô
Posted on March 11, 2018 |
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Lu Over the Wall / Yoake tsugeru Rû no uta (2017)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
The story centers on Kai, a gloomy middle school student whose life changes after meeting Lu, a mermaid.
Starring: Kanon Tani, Shôta Shimoda, Shin'ichi Shinohara, Akira Emoto, Sôma Saitô, Minako Kotobuki
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Kanon Tani, Masaaki Yuasa, Minako Kotobuki, Shin'ichi Shinohara, Shôta Shimoda, Sôma Saitô
Posted on January 1, 2018 |
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Mukoku (2017)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Sport
Kengo Yatabe's mother dies and his father is in a coma. He, like his father, was good at kendo. Those days are long gone and he now lofts around as a security guard and generally wastes time. Meeting the young Tooru Kengo is inspired and decides to shape up.
Starring: Gô Ayano, Nijirô Murakami, Atsuko Maeda, Reiko Kataoka, Misuzu Kanno, Suon Kan, Jun Fubuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akira Emoto
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Atsuko Maeda, Gô Ayano, Jun Fubuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, Misuzu Kanno, Nijirô Murakami, Reiko Kataoka, Suon Kan
Posted on May 4, 2017 |
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Golden Slumber / Gôruden suranbâ (2010)
Drama | Thriller
When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer. Among the many puzzles of this twisty, clever film is how Nakamura manages to sneak a genuinely moving tribute to friendship into the madcap procession of perilous events. No matter what befalls Aoyagi, his friends and parents believe in him because of his steadfast, almost irrational pleasantness.
Starring: Masato Sakai, Yûko Takeuchi, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Gekidan Hitori, Shihori Kanjiya, Saki Aibu, Akira Emoto
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Gekidan Hitori, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Sakai, Saki Aibu, Shihori Kanjiya, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Yûko Takeuchi
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 July 4, 2016 |
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Sumo Do, Sumo Don't / Shiko funjatta (1992)
Comedy | Sport
Yet another tradition in the tradition of "ragtag misfits" in Japanese comedy…Sumo Do, Sumo Don't tells the story of a university sumo club in Japan. In today's Japan, the younger generation is more interested in "Western" sports like baseball and basketball. Professor Anayama, a former university sumo champion, blackmails graduating (and slim) student Shuhei into joining the decimated university team, or he doesn't graduate. Along with a pro wrestler, an unpopular, chubby guy, and a gaijin (white guy), the team begins training for competition, even though none of them cares about sumo at all. Gradually, they develop a love and respect for the traditional sport.
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka, Akira Emoto, Kaori Mizushima, Hiromasa Taguchi, Robert Hoffman
Director: Masayuki Suo
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Hiromasa Taguchi, Kaori Mizushima, Masahiro Motoki, Masayuki Suo, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka, Robert Hoffman
Posted on April 24, 2016 |
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Journey to the Shore / Kishibe no tabi (2015)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Mizuki's husband (Yusuke) drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised. Instead, Mizuki is wondering what took him so long. She agrees to let Yusuke take her on a journey.
Starring: Eri Fukatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Yû Aoi, Masao Komatsu, Akira Emoto
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Eri Fukatsu, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Masao Komatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Yû Aoi
Posted on February 24, 2016 |
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The Big Bee / Tenkû no hachi (2015)
Thriller
Set in 1995. A helicopter, operated remotely, is hovering in the sky over a nuclear power plant. The power company, prefectural government and media all receive a fax. The fax contains a threat that if the nuclear power plant is not taken offline the helicopter will be dropped. 8 hours is given as the deadline. Making the situation even more dire, a young child is in the helicopter. Yuhara (Yosuke Eguchi), who is the helicopter designer, and Mishima (Masahiro Motoki), who is the nuclear power engineer, work frantically to save the child and find the criminal.
Starring: Yôsuke Eguchi, Masahiro Motoki, Yukie Nakama, Gô Ayano, Akira Emoto, Jun Kunimura
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura, Masahiro Motoki, Yôsuke Eguchi, Yukie Nakama, Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Posted on January 31, 2015 |
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Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku / Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
Biography | Drama | War
Admiral Yamamoto was the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor 1941. The strategy was crystal clear – to strike as hard and as unexpectedly as possible. With the element of surprise as their primary weapon, they succeeded in doing the impossible, taking the U.S. by surprise and knocking out one of the world's most powerful navies. Yamamoto was marked for death by radical Japanese nationalists for his outspoken opposition to any attack on the United States. What dramatic turn of events could have possibly compelled him to orchestrate the infamous early morning raid?
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya, Mitsugorô Bandô, Akira Emoto
Director: Izuru Narushima
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Hiroshi Abe, Izuru Narushima, Koji Yakusho, Mitsugorô Bandô, Shûichi Azumaya
Posted on October 15, 2014 |
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Oh! Father / Ô! Fâzâ (2014)
Comedy | Crime | Family
Yukio is a typical high school student in every way except the fact that he's an only child in a family of six. This is due to the fact that he has four fathers, each with their own unique personalities and interests. The only thing they share in common is their love of their son. When Yukio witnesses a robbery, he becomes involved in a bizarre string of incidents involving his fathers.
Starring: Masaki Okada, Shiori Kutsuna, Shirô Sano, Masahiko Kawahara, Daisuke Miyagawa, Jun Murakami, Akira Emoto
Director: Michihito Fujii
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Daisuke Miyagawa, Jun Murakami, Masahiko Kawahara, Masaki Okada, Michihito Fujii, Shiori Kutsuna, Shirô Sano
Posted on February 19, 2014 |
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Unforgiven / Yurusarezaru mono (2013)
Action | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller
Set in Hokkaido, Japan in the 1880's. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), who is on the side of the Edo shogunate government, kills many people. His name is infamous in Kyoto. When the battle at Goryoukaku is about to be finished, Jubei disappears. 10 years later, Jubei lives with his kid in relative peace. He is barely able to make a living. Protecting his dead wife's grave, Jubei has decided to never pick up a sword again, but due to poverty he has no choice but to pick the sword again. Jubei becomes a bounty hunter.
Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kôichi Satô, Akira Emoto, Yûya Yagira, Shiori Kutsuna, Eiko Koike, Jun Kunimura, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Takahiro Miura, Ken'ichi Takitô, Yoshimasa Kondô
Director: Sang-il Lee
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Eiko Koike, Jun Kunimura, Ken Watanabe, Ken'ichi Takitô, Kôichi Satô, Sang-il Lee, Shiori Kutsuna, Takahiro Miura, Yoshimasa Kondô, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Yûya Yagira
Posted on August 14, 2013 |
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Yellow Elephant / Kiiroi zô (2013)
Drama | Romance
Married couple Aiko Tsumari (Aoi Miyazaki) and Ayumu Muko (Osamu Mukai) live a happy and peaceful life. Aiko is bit naive, while Ayumu works as a not so popular novelist.One day, a letter arrives for Ayumu. Because of this letter, the couple become estranged…
Starring: Sakura Andô, Himeka Asai, Akira Emoto, Tasuku Emoto, Lily Franky
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Himeka Asai, Lily Franky, Ryuichi Hiroki, Sakura Andô, Tasuku Emoto
