Tag: Kôichi Satô
Posted on July 21, 2014 |
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When the Last Sword is Drawn / Mibu gishi den (2003)
Drama
Yojira Takita's excellent 2003 samurai epic takes place in Meiji-era Japan, when the few remaining samurai were forced to choose sides and fight for either the Emperor or the Tokugawa Shogunate (a time period familiar to American audiences from THE LAST SAMURAI, but explored with more complexity and nuance here). Kiichi Nakai stars as Kanichiro Yoshimura, a principled Bushido warrior whose difficult decisions and complicated path are skillfully revealed through flashback.
Starring: Kiichi Nakai, Kôichi Satô, Yui Natsukawa, Takehiro Murata, Miki Nakatani, Yûji Miyake
Director: Yôjirô Takita
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Tags: Kiichi Nakai, Kôichi Satô, Miki Nakatani, Takehiro Murata, Yôjirô Takita, Yui Natsukawa, Yûji Miyake
Posted on June 30, 2014 |
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The Spiral / Ring: The Spiral / Rasen (1998)
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Following the events of Ring, the body of Ryūji Takayama, former husband of Reiko Asakawa and father of Yōichi Asakawa, is examined by his friend and rival, pathologist Mitsuo Andō. After he finds a cryptic note in Takayama's stomach, Reiko and Yōichi also turn up dead. Andō soon learns of a mysterious cursed videotape, haunted by the spirit of a murdered young woman. Rumor has it that anyone who watches the video will die exactly one week later. Despondent over the death of his own child, and believing that he is being guided by his rival's ghost, Andō decides to see the video for himself. After watching the tape, strange things begin to happen around him, and he soon discovers that the tape's restless spirit has different plans in store for him.
Starring: Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kôichi Satô, Hinako Saeki, Shingo Tsurumi, Shigemitsu Ogi
Director: Jôji Iida
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Tags: Hinako Saeki, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jôji Iida, Kôichi Satô, Miki Nakatani, Shigemitsu Ogi, Shingo Tsurumi
Posted on May 28, 2014 |
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The Kiyosu Conference / Kiyosu kaigi (2013)
History
After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata (Koji Yakusho), Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The meeting was known as the Kiyosu Kaigi.
Starring: Fumiyo Kohinata, Kôji Yakusho, Yô Ôizumi, Kôichi Satô, Eisuke Shinoi, Kyôka Suzuki, Yûsuke Iseya, Miki Nakatani, Kankurô Nakamura, Ayame Gôriki
Director: Kôki Mitani
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Tags: Ayame Gôriki, Eisuke Shinoi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kankurô Nakamura, Kôichi Satô, Koji Yakusho, Kôki Mitani, Kyôka Suzuki, Miki Nakatani, Yô Ôizumi, Yûsuke Iseya
Posted on May 12, 2014 |
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The Human Trust / Jinrui shikin (2013)
Drama | Thriller
Yuichi Mafune is known as a finance broker, but he's actually a conman. One day, two men show up in front of Yuichi. One man is "M" and the other is his underling Yuki Seki. They ask Yuichi Mafune to steal the "M funds". The "M funds" is thought to be a longheld legend that massive amounts of gold and other stolen loot from World War II were hidden in the basement of a Japanese bank. The loot was then taken by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces to fund secret operations. Yuichi accepts the proposal after hearing of the large fee offerred if successful. In order to steal the "M funds," which Yuichi isn't even sure if it exists, "M" plans an unprecedented money game which brings in interests from the U.S., Russia and other places.
Starring: Kôichi Satô, Shingo Katori, Mirai Moriyama, Arisa Mizuki, Vincent Gallo, Ji-tae Yu, Jô Odagiri
Director: Junji Sakamoto
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Tags: Arisa Mizuki, Ji-tae Yu, Jô Odagiri, Junji Sakamoto, Kôichi Satô, Mirai Moriyama, Shingo Katori, Vincent Gallo
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 July 10, 2013 |
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The Last Chushingura / The Last Ronin / Saigo no Chûshingura (2010)
Drama
An army of loyal samurai plot to revenge their unjustly executed lord.
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Kôichi Satô, Nanami Sakuraba, Kôji Yamamoto, Jun Fubuki, Kunie Tanaka, Masatô Ibu, Yoshi Oida, Narumi Yasuda, Nizaemon Kataoka
Director: Shigemichi Sugita
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Tags: Jun Fubuki, Kôichi Satô, Koji Yakusho, Kôji Yamamoto, Kunie Tanaka, Masatô Ibu, Nanami Sakuraba, Narumi Yasuda, Nizaemon Kataoka, Shigemichi Sugita, Yoshi Oida
Posted on July 5, 2013 |
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A Gentle Breeze in the Village / Tennen kokekkô (2007)
Drama
Set against the backdrop of Japan's scenic countryside, director Nobuhiro Yamashita's tale of adolescent love avoids the tear-jerking and virulent social commentary of many first-love stories in telling the tale of a rural schoolgirl smitten by a handsome new arrival from Tokyo.
Starring: Kaho, Masaki Okada, Yui Natsukawa, Kôichi Satô, Erisa Yanagi, Shoko Fujimura
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
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Tags: Erisa Yanagi, Kaho, Kôichi Satô, Masaki Okada, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Shoko Fujimura, Yui Natsukawa
Posted on May 2, 2013 |
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Anata e / Dearest (2012)
Drama
A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea.
Starring: Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kôichi Satô, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura
Director: Yasuo Furuhata
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Tags: Haruka Ayase, Ken Takakura, Kimiko Yo, Kôichi Satô, Takahiro Miura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yasuo Furuhata, Yûko Tanaka
Posted on September 28, 2012 |
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Unfair: The Answer / Anfea: The Answer (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama
After detective Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case (storyline took place in "Unfair: The Movie"), Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa), is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami (Takayuki Yamada) appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
Starring: Ryôko Shinohara, Kôichi Satô, Takayuki Yamada, Sadao Abe, Masaya Katô
Director: Shimako Sato
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Tags: Kôichi Satô, Masaya Katô, Ryôko Shinohara, Sadao Abe, Shimako Sato, Takayuki Yamada
Posted on March 11, 2012 |
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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
Action | Western
During "The Genpei Wars" at the end of the 1100s, the Minamoto and Taira gangs face off in a town named Yuda, while a deadly gunman comes to the aid of the townsfolk.
Starring: Hideaki Itô, Kôichi Satô, Yûsuke Iseya, Masanobu Andô, Takaaki Ishibashi, Kaori Momoi
Director: Takashi Miike
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Tags: Hideaki Itô, Kaori Momoi, Kôichi Satô, Masanobu Andô, Takaaki Ishibashi, Takashi Miike, Yûsuke Iseya
