Into the Sun (2005)
Action | Thriller
When a government official is killed, an American operative with experience in the Yakuza culture is brought in to investigate.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Chiaki Kuriyama, Matthew Davis, Takao Osawa, Eddie George, William Atherton
Director: mink
Chiwawa / Chiwawa-chan (2019)
Drama | Mystery
In Tokyo, Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dead body is found in Tokyo Bay. Her body are in pieces. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her like her real name or her background.
Starring: Mugi Kadowaki, Ryô Narita, Kan'ichirô Satô, Tina Tamashiro, Shiori Yoshida, Nijirô Murakami, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tadanobu Asano
Director: Ken Ninomiya
Blade of the Immortal / Mugen no jûnin (2017)
Action | Drama
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine – the 100th film by master director Takashi Miike.
Starring: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara, Erika Toda, Kazuki Kitamura, Chiaki Kuriyama
Director: Takashi Miike
The Top Secret: Murder in Mind / Himitsu: The Top Secret (2016)
Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Set in the late 21st century, an MRI scanner is introduced at the National Research Institute of Police Science's 9th Forensics Laboratory. The machine is able to scan the memories from even the deceased. As ethical questions arise over the machine's use, the 9th Forensics Laboratory members, including rookie Ikko Aoki and Chief Tsuyoshi Maki, struggle to solve cases.
Starring: Tôma Ikuta, Masaki Okada, Chiaki Kuriyama, Nao Ohmori
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
The Library Wars: Book of Memories / Toshokan sensô: Book of Memories (2015)
Action
Iku (Nana Eikura) joined the Library Defense Force after a member from that team retrieved an important book that was targeted for censorship. She is assigned to work under Atsushi's (Junichi Okada) team. She endures Atsushi's harsh treatment and looks for the member who retrieved her book. She also finds herself becoming attracted to Atsushi. Iku meets female high school student Marie (Tao Tsuchiya) at the library. Maries has a hearing disability. She is also a childhood friend of Mikihisa (Kei Tanaka). Iku senses Marie's strong feelings for Mikihisa. Asako (Chiaki Kuriyama) works as a clerk for the Library Task Force. She has frequent meetings with curator Shuji (Aoi Nakamura). This creates complicated feelings for Hikaru (Sota Fukushi). One day, Mikihisa is arrested because of a book he recommended to Marie. Official reason given is because the book is unsuitable for disabled people. The members of the Library Task Force are angered by Mikihisa's arrest.
Starring: Jun'ichi Okada, Nana Eikura, Kei Tanaka, Sôta Fukushi, Tao Tsuchiya, Chiaki Kuriyama
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Team Batista Final: The Portrait of Kerberos / Chîmu Bachisuta Final: Keruberosu no shouzou (2014)
Drama
Kohei (Atsushi Ito) and Keisuke (Toru Nakamura) work with the government and Tojo Medical University as Trinity. The project is to create a new technological system to determine cause of death. They then receive a threatening letter. The letter warns that the Kerberos Tower and Tojo Medical University will be blown up. Meanwhile, a group of people die. Kohei and Keisuke are unable to determine the cause of death through autopsy.
Starring: Atsushi Itô, Toru Nakamura, Mirei Kiritani, Tôri Matsuzaka, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Chiaki Kuriyama, Katsuhisa Namase
Director: Kazunari Hoshino
SPEC: Close~Reincarnation / SPEC: Closed – Kô no hen (2013)
Action | Comedy | Mystery | Thriller
Mysteries are revealed like the words "Simple Plan," "Third Secret of Fatima" and also the mysterious white man which are all mentioned in the movie "SPEC: Heaven".
Starring: Erika Toda, Ryô Kase, Raita Ryû, Kazuki Kitamura, Chiaki Kuriyama
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
SPEC: Close~Incarnation / SPEC: Closed – Zen no hen (2013)
Action | Comedy | Mystery | Thriller
Mysteries are revealed like the words "Simple Plan," "Third Secret of Fatima" and also the mysterious white man which are all mentioned in the movie "SPEC: Heaven".
Starring: Erika Toda, Ryô Kase, Raita Ryû, Kazuki Kitamura, Chiaki Kuriyama
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (2013)
Drama
A mystery unfolds with a woman named Madoka (Maki Horikita), who is a killer, and Ataru (Masahiro Nakai). The woman possesses the same extraordinary memory and deductive reasoning abilities as Ataru.
Starring: Masahiro Nakai, Kazuki Kitamura, Chiaki Kuriyama, Yûta Tamamori, Maki Horikita, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Hiroaki Murakami
Director: Hisashi Kimura
Library Wars / Toshokan sensô (2013)
Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance
Set in the year 2019 in Japan. In order to crack down on free expression, a new law is passed, which allows for the government to create an armed force to find and destroy objectionable printed material. Meanwhile, to oppose this oppressive crackdown, the Library Force is created. The Library force, including instructor Atsushi Dojo (Junichi Okada) and Iku Kasahara (Nana Eikura), work to protect the libraries. A fierce battle then ensues between these two groups.
Starring: Jun'ichi Okada, Nana Eikura, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kei Tanaka, Sôta Fukushi, Kôji Ishizaka
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Battle Royale / Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
With school children all over the country growing increasingly delinquent, the Japanese government takes decisive action and introduces the Battle Royale Act. The Act sets forth a plan whereby a class will be chosen at random and flown to a remote island, where each student will then be given a weapon and set loose to fight their classmates, each student knowing that only one of their number will be allowed to leave the island alive. When Class B of Zentsuji Middle School are chosen to take part in the massacre, the different students quickly take sides against each other, but Shuya and Noriko form an alliance and try to weather it through together.
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tarô Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
The Sky Crawlers / Sukai kurora (2008)
Adventure | Animation | Anime | Drama
Set in an alternate future, focuses on boy and girl teenaged pilots called Kildren who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. Raised to engage in aerial battles over Europe for the entertainment of adults, the Kildren are conscious that every day could be their last because they fight a war organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the fullest.
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shôsuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi, Yukari Nishio
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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