Kingdom / Kingudamu (2019)
Action | History | War
In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.
Starring: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Kanata Hongô, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Masahiro Takashima, Jun Kaname, Takao Ohsawa
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Goemon (2009)
Action | Drama
Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa, who leaves his fighting clan after its chief is murdered and uses his skills as a thief to help the poor. But after learning the identity of his leader's killer – the traitorous Hideyoshi – Goemon sets out on a bloody path of vengeance, joined by his loyal friend, Saizo.
Starring: Yôsuke Eguchi, Takao Ohsawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Takeru Satô, Tokimasa Tanabe, Ryohei Hirota
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
The Lion Standing in the Wind / Kaze ni tatsu raion (2015)
Drama
Koichiro Shimada (Takao Osawa) is sent to a research facility in Kenya, Africa by a teaching hospital in Japan. He encounters a desperate situation and decides to work there as a doctor, treating patients hurt in battles. He struggles with nurses and colleagues at the hospital. Koichiro Shimada then encounters a boy soldier severely wounded mentally. This changes Koichiro Shimada's fate.
Starring: Takao Ohsawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yôko Maki
Director: Takashi Miike
Kano (2014)
Biography | Drama | History | Sport
In 1928, Taiwan was under Japanese rule. The Kagi Agriculture and Forestry Public School (a.k.a KANO) was established to help develop the local agricultural. The KANO baseball team started out as a sports club to improve students’ physique. It never thought that the arrival of Coach Kondo would completely transform them to become legend…
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Takao Ohsawa, Maki Sakai, Togo Igawa
Director: Chih-Hsiang Ma
JIN / Time Slip Dr. Jin (TV Series 2009- )
Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
The story follows a brain surgeon named, Minakata Jin, who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyotaro. Kyotaro suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyotaro's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is determined to find a way back to the present.
Starring: Takao Ohsawa, Miki Nakatani, Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide, Kenta Kiritani, Masaaki Uchino, Hiromasa Taguchi, Tetsu Saiki, Daiki Nakae, Yumi Asô, Erena Mizusawa, Takahiro Fujimoto, Aki Mizusawa, Saki Takaoka
Creator: Yoshiko Morishita, Motoka Murakami
JIN / Time Slip Dr. Jin (TV Series 2009- )
Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
The story follows a brain surgeon named, Minakata Jin, who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyotaro. Kyotaro suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyotaro's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is determined to find a way back to the present.
Starring: Takao Ohsawa, Miki Nakatani, Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide, Kenta Kiritani, Masaaki Uchino, Hiromasa Taguchi, Tetsu Saiki, Daiki Nakae, Yumi Asô, Erena Mizusawa, Takahiro Fujimoto, Aki Mizusawa, Saki Takaoka
Creator: Yoshiko Morishita, Motoka Murakami
The Terminal Trust / Tsui no shintaku (2012)
Drama
Shinzo Egi (Koji Yakusho) is an asthma sufferer who does not want to be place on life support. As a last request, Shinzo Egi asks his doctor Ayano Orii (Tamiyo Kusakari) if she could follow his wish. Doctor Ayano Orii is then questioned in a criminal case because of her decision.
Starring: Tamiyo Kusakari, Kôji Yakusho, Takao Ohsawa, Tadanobu Asano
Director: Masayuki Suo
Shield of Straw / Wara no tate (2013)
Action | Thriller
Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru (Tatsuya Fujiwara). Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing. Three months after the murder of his granddaughter, Ninagawa places a whole page ad in the 3 big Japanese newspapers. The ad states "Please kill this man Kunihide Kiyomaru and I will pay you 1,000,000,000 yen as a reward." Meanwhile, Kunihide Kiyomaru sees the ad and begins to fear for his life. Kunihide Kiyomaru then turns himself in at the Fukuoka Police Station. Five detectives from the security section (SP) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department travel to Fukuoka to escort Kunihide Kiyomaru back to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The distance between Fukuoka and Tokyo is apprixmately 1,200 km. During their fateful trip, a significant portion of the Japanese population plot to kill Kunihide Kiyomaru. Many of those people, actually pursue Kunihide Kiyomaru while he goes back to Tokyo to get the 1 billion yen reward. The lonely fight of the five detectives to protect this man begins…
Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Ohsawa, Gorô Kishitani, Masatô Ibu, Kento Nagayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Hirotarô Honda
Director: Takashi Miike
