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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 September 22, 2019 |
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The White Girl (2017)
Drama | Romance
The White Girl was born allergic to the sun. Her only friend, Ho Zai, is too young to understand her problems. Her classmates tease her. Her overprotective father keeps her cooped up at home, but she's not at home in her own world. Even her bedroom is a bunk bed with a curtain for a wall. All she wants to do is grow up and leave the village. At night, she meets a man by the sea. His name is Sakamoto. He's not from the village. He's an outsider. This is a love story, but Sakamoto and The White Girl are not lovers. So what happens between them? They look at each other. He becomes her mirror. She becomes his. That's what love is: through another they see themselves, reflected, as the imperfect mess that human beings often are. Together they are more than what they could be if they were alone, because when you put a mirror in a room it expands the space. Up at a historical ruin with Sakamoto, The White Girl finally has space to be free, space to discover what is possible within herself. From him, she learns to see the world from another angle. Meanwhile, Ho Zai follows a group of "tourists" from mainland China. They turn out to be property developers. With their money, the Village Chief plans to turn Pearl Village into their goldmine. They send Kun, the Village Chief's nephew, to burn down the ruins to get around a law that protects their cultural heritage. Ho Zai steals the stage at the Moon Banquet to expose their plan. He and Sakamoto are chased out of the village by the Village Chief's thugs. Kun arrives to burn down the ruins. The White Girl stops him by locking herself in. Finally, she realizes that the world she was once not at home in is beautiful because it is where she comes from.
Starring: Angela Yuen, Joe Odagiri
Director: Jenny Suen, Christopher Doyle
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Posted on June 4, 2018 |
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Air Doll / Kûki ningyô (2009)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
A life-size blow-up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk.
Starring: Doona Bae, Arata Iura, Itsuji Itao, Joe Odagiri, Junko Fuji
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
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Tags: Arata Iura, Doona Bae, Hirokazu Koreeda, Itsuji Itao, Joe Odagiri, Junko Fuji
Posted on May 16, 2018 |
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Pumpkin and Mayonnaise / Kabocha to mayonaise (2017)
Drama
Tsuchida lives with her boyfriend Seiichi. He is an aspiring musician and she supports herself by working at a host bar without her boyfriend knowing. Meanwhile, Seiichi doesn't have a job and has been unable to write any new songs. Seiichi learns that Tsuchida slept with her customer Yasuhara and that she works at a host bar. He decides to get a job. At that time, Tsuchida runs into her ex-boyfriend Hagio.
Starring: Asami Usuda, Taiga, Joe Odagiri, Tatsuya Wakaba, Kôdai Asaka, Ritsu Ohtomo, Kurumi Shimizu, Ken Mitsuishi, Sario Okada
Director: Masanori Tominaga
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Tags: Asami Usuda, Joe Odagiri, Ken Mitsuishi, Kôdai Asaka, Kurumi Shimizu, Masanori Tominaga, Ritsu Ohtomo, Sario Okada, Taiga, Tatsuya Wakaba
Posted on April 10, 2018 |
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Ernesto / Erunesuto (2017)
Biography
The first film in forty years to be co-produced by Cuba and Japan, it recounts the story of Freddy Maymura Hurtado who was a Bolivian man of Japanese descent. He joined the freedom fighters lead by Che Guevara in 1966 and was martyred at the age of twenty five. Aiming to rid his world of injustice and the gap between the rich and powerful and the rest of us the inspiring film reminds the viewer of the need for living with a purpose. Ernesto means 'serious,' but was also Che Guevara's first name.
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Kento Nagayama, Juan M. Valero, Alexis Díaz de Villegas
Director: Junji Sakamoto
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Tags: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Joe Odagiri, Juan M. Valero, Junji Sakamoto, Kento Nagayama
Posted on April 29, 2017 |
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Her Love Boils Bathwater / Yu wo wakasuhodo no atsui ai (2016)
Comedy
Futaba has a tender and tough side. Her daughter is Azumi. One day, she learns that she doesn't have much time left to live. Futaba decides she has 4 things to do before she dies: 1.) she wants to find her missing husband and get him to resume the family bathhouse business 2.) get her daughter Azumi to stand on her own 3.) find the right man for Azumi and 4.) related to her secret that nobody knows about it.
Starring: Rie Miyazawa, Hana Sugisaki, Joe Odagiri, Tôri Matsuzaka, Aoi Itô,, Yukiko Shinohara, Tarô Suruga
Director: Ryôta Nakano
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Tags: Aoi Itô, Hana Sugisaki, Joe Odagiri, Rie Miyazawa, Ryôta Nakano, Tarô Suruga, Tôri Matsuzaka, Yukiko Shinohara
Posted on March 15, 2017 |
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Over the Fence / Ôbâ fensu (2016)
Drama
Yoshio Shiraiwa is dumped by his wife and goes back to his hometown of Hakodate. He then enrolls at a vocational school, while receiving unemployment payments. At the vocational school, he meets Kazuhisa Daishima. One day, Kazuhisa Daishima takes him to a cabaret. There, Yoshio Shiraiwa meets a hostess, Satoshi Tamura. She possesses something different from other people. Satoshi Tamura and Yoshio Shiraiwa become close.
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Yû Aoi, Shôta Matsuda, Yukiya Kitamura, Shin'nosuke Mitsushima
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
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Tags: Joe Odagiri, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Shin'nosuke Mitsushima, Shôta Matsuda, Yû Aoi, Yukiya Kitamura
Posted on April 11, 2016 |
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S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future / S: Saigo no Keikan – Dakkan: Recovery of Our Future (2015)
Action | Thriller
The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue), whose purpose is to catch extreme criminals alive, becomes the center of attention. A sit-in demonstration takes place. Members of the NPS, including Ichigo Kamikura (Osamu Mukai) go to the protest site. Meanwhile, a transport ship is hijacked in the Pacific Ocean.
Starring: Osamu Mukai, Gô Ayano, Yui Aragaki, Nao Ômori, Kazue Fukiishi, Munetaka Aoki, Joe Odagiri, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Tsutomu Takahashi, Anna Tsuchiya, Masahiro Takashima, Masaomi Kondô
Director: Shun'ichi Hirano
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Tags: Anna Tsuchiya, Gô Ayano, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Joe Odagiri, Kazue Fukiishi, Masahiro Takashima, Masaomi Kondô, Munetaka Aoki, Nao Ômori, Osamu Mukai, Shun'ichi Hirano, Tsutomu Takahashi, Yui Aragaki
