Posted on February 7, 2023 |
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Offbeat Cops / Ido Jirei wa Ongakutai! (2022)
Mystery
Tsukasa Naruse works as a detective. He is enthusiastic with his job. To catch criminals, he sometimes breaks rules that detectives should follow. Tsukasa works on a voice phishing case that targets elderly people. He targets a suspect without a warrant. Due to his, Tsukasa gets transferred to the police musical band.
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Nana Seino, Mahiro Takasugi, Shunya Itabashi, Serena Motola, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Director: Eiji Uchida
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Tags: Eiji Uchida, Hiroshi Abe, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Mahiro Takasugi, Nana Seino, Serena Motola, Shunya Itabashi
Posted on October 23, 2021 |
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Midnight Swan (2020)
Drama
Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.
Starring: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Misaki Hattori, Asami Mizukawa, Tomorô Taguchi, Sei Matobu
Director: Eiji Uchida
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Tags: Asami Mizukawa, Eiji Uchida, Misaki Hattori, Sei Matobu, Tomorô Taguchi, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Posted on May 24, 2018 |
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Kemonomichi / Love and Other Cults (2017)
Comedy | Drama
Born in a regional city, a young girl named Ai is sent to a cult commune by her religious maniac mother and lives there for seven long years. After the cult is exposed by the police, Ai starts a new, normal life going to a regular middle school, but can't find a place to fit in normal society. Ai drops out to continue finding her path in life, first living with a rock-bottom delinquent family, then moving on to be part of a middle-class family, all along trying to find her place in this world. The only person who understands Ai is Ryota, another drop-out and cast-off from society. Ryota finds his path in a shady world of delinquents while Ai ends up working in the sex industry. Two teens' purity gets swallowed up by the urban jungle of a big regional city. A black comedy depicting lives of modern youth and their struggles in a place where there is no way out.
Starring: Sairi Itô, Kenta Suga, Kaito Yoshimura, Denden, Tomoko Hayakawa, Hidenobu Abera
Director: Eiji Uchida
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Tags: Denden, Eiji Uchida, Hidenobu Abera, Kaito Yoshimura, Kenta Suga, Sairi Itô, Tomoko Hayakawa
Posted on November 7, 2017 |
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Double Mints / Daburu mintsu (2017)
Crime | Drama | Romance
When one Mitsuo Ichikawa hears from another Mitsuo Ichikawa, who was a school-mate of his and also a senior and a mentor he learns that the caller is not only a thug, but has also murdered a woman. Instead of causing distance the two instead form a new collaboration.
Starring: Yasushi Fuchikami, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kenta Suga, Shunpei Kawagoishi, Kazuya Takahashi, Shigemitsu Ogi, Ami Tomite
Director: Eiji Uchida
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Tags: Ami Tomite, Eiji Uchida, Kazuya Takahashi, Kenta Suga, Shigemitsu Ogi, Shunpei Kawagoishi, Shunsuke Tanaka, Yasushi Fuchikami
Posted on November 26, 2016 |
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Lowlife Love / Gesu no ai (2015)
Drama | Romance
Tetsuo is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his 'artistic integrity'. He's a real loser. Despite being in his late 30s, he still lives with his mother and sister, borrowing money off them and scrounging from all he comes in contact with.
Starring: Denden, Kanji Tsuda, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Kanji Furutachi
Director: Eiji Uchida
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Tags: Denden, Eiji Uchida, Kanji Furutachi, Kanji Tsuda, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
