Tag: Haru Kuroki
Posted on September 14, 2023 |
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Ichikei's Crow: The Movie / Ichikei no Karasu: Gekijoban (2023)
Drama
Two years after Michio Iruma left first criminal court of the Tokyo District Court, he now works as a judge at Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture. He currently has an injury case involving Japan's youngest ever Minister of Defense. Meanwhile, Chizuru Sakama works as a lawyer, following the system of judges' gain other work experience. She is currently working on a case involving a large local company. Her case is located in a neighboring town from where Michio works. Their two cases seem totally unrelated, but a secret is revealed between the two cases.
Starring: Yutaka Takenouchi, Haru Kuroki, Takumi Saitô, Osamu Mukai, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ikusaburô Yamazaki
Director: Ryô Tanaka
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Posted on June 26, 2022 |
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Noise (2022)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi begins to produce black fig on Shishikari Island. Because of his well received product, the island is close to receiving a 5 billion yen grant from the government, which is part of the government's policy to reinvigorate rural economy. The residents of the island are excited, but their peaceful days changes by the appearance of Mutsuo Omisaka. Keita and his friends Jun Tanabe and rookie police officer Shinichiro Moriya are suspicious about him. One night, Keita's daughter goes missing. Due to that, Keita, Jun and Shinichiro happen to kill Mutsuo. They decide to hide Mutsuo's murder to protect the future of the island and their families. It turns out Mutsuo was a psycho killer. Police officers come to Shishikari Island to catch Mutsuo.
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Haru Kuroki, Yoshi Sakô, Mayu Tsuruta
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki
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Tags: Haru Kuroki, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Mayu Tsuruta, Ryuichi Hiroki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yoshi Sakô
Posted on April 3, 2022 |
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Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? / Teacher, Please Sit Next to Me / Sennsei, Watashi no Tonari ni Suwatte Itadakemasennka? (2021)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Manga-ka Sawako suspects that her husband is having an affair. Instead of confronting him directly, she finds a more creative way to drop the hint.
Starring: Haru Kuroki, Tasuku Emoto, Daichi Kaneko, Nao Honda, Jun Fubuki
Director: Takahiro Horie
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Tags: Daichi Kaneko, Haru Kuroki, Jun Fubuki, Nao Honda, Takahiro Horie, Tasuku Emoto
Posted on June 6, 2021 |
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Tokyo Oasis / Tôkyô oashisu (2011)
Drama
Before she even realizes, Touko starts to run away from somewhere in the city. As an actress in a fantasy world, Touko seems to have lost her grip on reality. Along her journey, she makes acquaintance with people who carry similar issues.
Starring: Satomi Kobayashi, Ryô Kase, Haru Kuroki, Tomoyo Harada
Director: Kana Matsumoto, Kayo Nakamura
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Tags: Haru Kuroki, Kana Matsumoto, Kayo Nakamura, Ryo Kase, Satomi Kobayashi, Tomoyo Harada
Posted on April 5, 2021 |
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The Asadas! / Asadake! (2020)
Drama | Family
Masashi is a young photographer who forms a family with is older brother and parents. Disaster strikes Japan in the form of a tsunami and subsequent nuclear reactor meltdown and the country is in turmoil. He does what comes to him lovingly. He creates photographic portraits of his family.
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Jun Fubuki, Mitsuru Hirata, Haru Kuroki, Masaki Suda, Makiko Watanabe, Yukiya Kitamura, Maho Nonami
Director: Ryôta Nakano
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Tags: Haru Kuroki, Jun Fubuki, Kazunari Ninomiya, Maho Nonami, Makiko Watanabe, Masaki Suda, Mitsuru Hirata, Ryôta Nakano, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yukiya Kitamura
Posted on June 12, 2019 |
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Every Day a Good Day / Nichinichi Kore Kôjitsu (2018)
Drama
Noriko is a university student. By her mother's recommendation, Noriko begins attending a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin Michiko. There, Noriko learns from Teacher Takeda. Noriko now has the Japanese tea ceremony in her life and it's there for her during moments when she is sad or happy.
Starring: Haru Kuroki, Kirin Kiki, Mikako Tabe
Director: Tatsushi Ohmori
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Tags: Haru Kuroki, Kirin Kiki, Mikako Tabe, Tatsushi Ohmori
Posted on May 19, 2019 |
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Million Dollar Man / Okuotoko (2018)
Comedy | Drama | Mystery
Kazuo is down on his luck. He has had to work two jobs, pay his missing younger brother's debts and contend with a departed wife and child. His luck seems to turn around when he wins the lottery and is an instant millionaire. He is wise to how many lottery winners and millionaires turn out unhappy and seeks the counsel of his rich friend Tsukumo. This leads to his money and friend disappearing.
Starring: Takeru Satoh, Issey Takahashi, Erika Sawajiri, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Haru Kuroki, Kazuki Kitamura, Elaiza Ikeda
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
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Posted on May 8, 2019 |
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Memory of Antique Books / The Antique / Biblia Koshodô no Jiken Techô (2018)
Mystery
Kamakura south of Tokyo has a special book store, which is operated by Shioriko. She loves her books, her store and stocks rarities and specialties. Daisuke also works there. A stranger targets the store and seems to be after something specific. The two set out to find out what the figure is after and how they should protect themselves.
Starring: Haru Kuroki, Shûhei Nomura, Ryô Narita, Kaho, Masahiro Higashide
Director: Yukiko Mishima
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Tags: Haru Kuroki, Kaho, Masahiro Higashide, Ryô Narita, Shûhei Nomura, Yukiko Mishima
Posted on April 17, 2019 |
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Samurai's Promise / Chiri tsubaki (2018)
Drama
Uryu Shinbei appeals his boss's corruption and his appeal is denied. He is kicked out from the han. Shortly afterwards, his wife Shino collapses from a disease and dies. Right before her death, she tells Shinbei, "I hope you go back to the han and help Uneme Sakakibara." Shinbei and Uneme were friends, but they became rivals to gain Shino's affection. Uneme is also related to Shinbei's exile.
Starring: Jun'ichi Okada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Haru Kuroki, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Kumiko Asô
Director: Daisaku Kimura
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Tags: Daisaku Kimura, Haru Kuroki, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Junichi Okada, Kumiko Asô, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Posted on February 2, 2019 |
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Mirai / Mirai no Mirai (2018)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
Starring: Haru Kuroki, Moka Kamishiraishi, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Asô, Kôji Yakusho, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Masaharu Fukuyama
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
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Tags: Gen Hoshino, Haru Kuroki, Koji Yakusho, Kumiko Asô, Mamoru Hosoda, Masaharu Fukuyama, Moka Kamishiraishi, Yoshiko Miyazaki
Posted on January 1, 2018 |
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To Each His Own / Chotto imakara shigoto yametekuru (2017)
Comedy | Drama
Takashi Aoyama has way to much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto who speaks with an Osaka dialect. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers his bright personality and gets better results at work. One day, Takashi sees Yamamoto boarding a bus to the cemetery with a serious expression.
Starring: Sôta Fukushi, Asuka Kudô, Haru Kuroki, Kôtarô Yoshida, Eiko Koike, Yôko Moriguchi, Narushi Ikeda
Director: Izuru Narushima
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Tags: Asuka Kudô, Eiko Koike, Haru Kuroki, Izuru Narushima, Kôtarô Yoshida, Narushi Ikeda, Sôta Fukushi, Yôko Moriguchi
Posted on September 12, 2016 |
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A Bride for Rip Van Winkle / Rippu van winkuru no hanayome (2016)
Drama | Mystery | Romance
Nanami is an apathetic, part-time junior high school teacher, whose only solace comes from connecting with others on "Planet", a new social network service. One day, a young man named Tetsuya messages her and asks to meet in person. The two begin dating and quickly become engaged. When Testuya begs Nanami to increase her guest list for the wedding, Nanami reaches out to online-friend, Amuro, a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades, who hires actors to play Nanami's guests on her big day. A few weeks following the ceremony, Tetsuya's mother confronts Nanami with allegations of lying and cheating. Heartbroken and despondent, Nanami checks herself into a hotel and manages to get hired there as a maid. One day, Amuro offers Nanami a housekeeping job in an old mansion, whose sole resident's infectious spirit helps Nanami to open her heart. However, Nanami soon realizes that Amuro, the mansion, and its occupant aren't what they seem – and even dreams have limits.
Starring: Haru Kuroki, Cocco, Gô Ayano, Sôkô Wada, Tomoko Mariya
Director: Shunji Iwai
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Posted on June 25, 2016 |
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Living with My Mother / Nagasaki: Memories of My Son / Haha to kuraseba (2015)
Drama
Set in post-World War II Japan, midwife Nobuko is resolved to move on as she stands at the grave of her son Koji who died, alongside thousands of others, when the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on the civilians in the southern city of Nagasaki. However, upon returning home she is visited by an apparition. which continues to return in order to commiserate and reminisce with the woman about the past, family, affection and war.
Starring: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kazunari Ninomiya, Haru Kuroki
Director: Yôji Yamada
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Posted on October 20, 2015 |
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Solomon's Perjury 2 / Soromon no gishou: Kouhen saiban (2015)
Thriller
A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.
Starring: Mizuki Itagaki, Yuna Kawahara, Fumiyo Kohinata, Haru Kuroki, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yui Natsukawa, Machiko Ono, Kuranosuke Sasaki
Director: Izuru Narushima
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Tags: Fumiyo Kohinata, Haru Kuroki, Hiromi Nagasaku, Izuru Narushima, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Machiko Ono, Mizuki Itagaki, Yui Natsukawa, Yuna Kawahara
Posted on September 10, 2015 |
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A Stitch of Life / Tsukuroi tatsu hito (2015)
Drama
Ichie, a dressmaker who has inherited her grandmother's shop. Like her grandmother, Ichie makes and repairs each dress by hand, avoiding mass production or creating a brand name. Through her interactions with her clients, Ichie reminisces about the events in her past.
Starring: Miki Nakatani, Takahiro Mizushima, Hairi Katagiri, Haru Kuroki, Hana Sugisaki, Masatô Ibu
Director: Yukiko Mishima
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Tags: Hairi Katagiri, Hana Sugisaki, Haru Kuroki, Masatô Ibu, Miki Nakatani, Takahiro Mizushima, Yukiko Mishima
Posted on August 16, 2015 |
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The Murder Case of Hana & Alice / Hana to Alice Satsujin Jiken (2015)
Animation
Alice is a transfer student in the 3rd grade of middle school. She meets Hana (Anne Suzuki) who is her classmate and lives next door to her. Hana refuses to go to school.
Starring: Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Ryô Katsuji, Haru Kuroki, Tae Kimura, Sei Hiraizumi, Shôko Aida, Ranran Suzuki, Tomohiro Kaku, Midoriko Kimura
Director: Shunji Iwai
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Tags: Anne Suzuki, Haru Kuroki, Midoriko Kimura, Ranran Suzuki, Ryo Katsuji, Sei Hiraizumi, Shôko Aida, Shunji Iwai, Tae Kimura, Tomohiro Kaku, Yû Aoi
Posted on August 13, 2015 |
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The Curtain Rises / Maku ga agaru (2015)
Comedy
Saori (Kanako Momota) is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yoshioka (Haru Kuroki) begins to work at the same high school as a new teacher. Yoshioka performed in plays when she was in college back in Tokyo. Saori, Yukko (Shiori Tamai), Garuru (Reni Takagi), Nakanishi (Momoka Ariyasu), Akemi (Ayaka Sasaki) decides to compete in a play competition. Their goal is to make it through the regional competions, but Teacher Yoshioka tells them their aiming low and that they should think about the national competition.
Starring: Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Reni Takagi, Momoka Ariyasu, Ayaka Sasaki, Haru Kuroki
Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro
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Tags: Ayaka Sasaki, Haru Kuroki, Kanako Momota, Katsuyuki Motohiro, Momoka Ariyasu, Reni Takagi, Shiori Tamai
Posted on October 21, 2014 |
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Silver Spoon / Gin no saji (2014)
Comedy
Yuugo, who grew up in the city, finds himself in an unfamiliar environment at Ooejo Agricultural High School, surrounded by nature and animals. Yuugo is also the only one who doesn't know what type of career he wants to pursue. He goes through struggles everyday, but he begins to grow as a person.
Starring: Kento Nakajima, Alice Hirose, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Haru Kuroki
Director: Keisuke Yoshida
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Posted on August 10, 2014 |
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The Little House / Chiisai ouchi (2014)
Drama
A woman looks back on her family's life in Tokyo before and during WWII. A maid arrives from the countryside to work for an upper middle class family. She fits in well, but everyone's emotions are stirred up with the arrival of a student.
Starring: Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Takatarô Kataoka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chieko Baishô, Isao Hashizume
Director: Yôji Yamada
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Tags: Chieko Baishô, Haru Kuroki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Isao Hashizume, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Takako Matsu, Takatarô Kataoka, Yôji Yamada
Posted on December 7, 2013 |
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The Great Passage / Fune wo amu (2013)
Drama
Majime (Ryuhei Matsuda) has a talent to comprehend different languages and holds different views than others. He is the most important member of a dictionary edit team. Other word enthusiasts gather at the dictionary edit section for a publishing company. Majime finds himself struggling with the word "sea". Meanwhile, Majime attempts to tell Kaguya Hayashi (Aoi Miyazaki) how he feels about her. Kaguya Hayashi is a cook and the granddaughter of the owner of his boarding home.
Starring: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Jô Odagiri, Haru Kuroki, Misako Watanabe, Chizuru Ikewaki, Shingo Tsurumi
Director: Yûya Ishii
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Tags: Aoi Miyazaki, Chizuru Ikewaki, Haru Kuroki, Jô Odagiri, Misako Watanabe, Ryûhei Matsuda, Shingo Tsurumi, Yûya Ishii
