Posted on June 9, 2016 |
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Persona Non Grata / Sugihara Chiune (2015)
Adventure | Biography | History | War
The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to and after his decision to issue over 2,000 visas to Jewish refugees in Kaunas, Lithuania resulting in saving the lives of over 6,000 people. This is the story of a man who believed in doing all he could do for the benefit of his beloved Japan, including trying to keep her from becoming embroiled in a worldwide conflict he saw as inevitable. Along the way, he came face to face with the plight of the European Jews as they tried to escape the onslaught of the Nazi's and the rapidly advancing German army. Caught between the unbending policies of his country now bound by treaty with Nazi Germany and his awakening moral responsibilities, we follow his life from his early days in Manchuria to his eventual posting in Lithuania and his appointment with destiny which would forever brand him a hero.
Starring: Toshiaki Karasawa, Koyuki, Fumiyo Kohinata, Takashi Tsukamoto
Director: Cellin Gluck
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Tags: Cellin Gluck, Fumiyo Kohinata, Koyuki, Takashi Tsukamoto, Toshiaki Karasawa
Posted on February 20, 2014 |
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Pulse / Kairo (2001)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Japanese university students investigate a series of suicides linked to an Internet Web cam that promises visitors the chance to interact with the dead.
Starring: Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Asô, Koyuki, Kôji Yakusho
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Tags: Haruhiko Katô, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Koji Yakusho, Koyuki, Kumiko Asô
Posted on November 11, 2012 |
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Always 3 chôme no yûhi '64 / Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
Drama
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr…
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Masako Motai, Tomokazu Miura, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
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Tags: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Masako Motai, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Yamazaki, Tomokazu Miura
Posted on November 11, 2012 |
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Always zoku san-chôme no yûhi / Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
Drama
Chagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, Junnosuke's rich father, Kawabata will take him away. Chagawa focuses once again on winning the "Akutagawa-sho" literary award and the prize money coming with it. Mika, a 7-year old relative of the Suzukis is left to stay with them when her father has business reverses. She is accustomed to a richer life style and at first her behavior is very spoiled but is humbled when sees the menial chores that her same-aged cousin Ippei performs. Mutsuko continues to work in the family as a mechanic but has an aspiring boyfriend Takeo, who is studying cooking. Chagawa seeks to find Hiromi, who has become successful once more as the exotic dancer "Betty."
Starring: Shin'ichi Hatori, Maki Horikita, Kazuki Koshimizu, Koyuki, Tomokazu Miura, Masako Motai, Kenta Suga, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
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Tags: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kazuki Koshimizu, Kenta Suga, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Masako Motai, Shin'ichi Hatori, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Yamazaki, Tomokazu Miura
Posted on November 11, 2012 |
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Always san-chôme no yûhi / Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Drama | Family
Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the motherly instincts of his wife, Tomoe, and his young son Ippei immediately bonds with Mutsuko as if she were his older sister. The Suzuki shop lies almost in the shadow of the Tokyo Tower as it rises steadily above the skyline during construction in 1958. Others in the neighborhood also are striving to better themselves as Japan continues to emerge from the shadow of war. Hiromi has just abandoned her shady life as a dancer to start a sake bar. Abandoned by his single mother, young Junnosuke is first handed off to Hiromi but she passes him off to Ryunosuke Chagawa, a struggling writer who runs a candy shop and only manages to sell adventure stories for boys as his serious novels continue to be rejected…
Starring: Maki Horikita, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kazuki Koshimizu, Kenta Suga
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
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Tags: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kazuki Koshimizu, Kenta Suga, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Yamazaki
