Yoko Itakura

Películas

The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -
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Dako, Boku-chan and Richard commit their next con on Malta Island.
Every Trick In The Book
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Shinichi Tsuda, a Naoki Prize winning author, is working to publish his newest story. It revolves around Tsuyama, a driver for a call girl business in Toyama Prefecture, who comes across a mysterious counterfeit bill and has his life targeted by underworld kingpin Kurata. Is his story fact or fiction? His editor, Nahomi Torikai, decides to verify whether his latest work is mere fiction based on real-life experiences. She looks into a family that vanished, a post office worker who went missing, a shady load of cash, the whereabouts of the doves, and the fateful encounter from that night... A series of shocking facts are revealed from Tsuda’s stories. Why did the counterfeit money end up in Tsuda’s hands? What is the “ending” that Tsuda wished to portray?
The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
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Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
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In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
No Importa Cuánto me Odie mi Madre
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Taiji ha estado separado de su madre Mitsuko durante años. Debido a una reunión con un amigo, él mira hacia atrás en su pasado con ella y trata de reconectarse con ella.
Fukumenkei Noise
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Nino Arisugawa, una chica que adora cantar, experimenta por primera vez el dolor de tener que despedirse de su compañero de la infancia, Momo, que se muda. Después de la partida de Momo y tras hacerse amiga de Yuzu, un compositor, ¡Nino tiene que volver a experimentar otra triste separación! Con la música como única conexión y enlace, ¿cómo acabará este amor no correspondido? Como los dos chicos le prometieron que se volverían a reunir gracias a su canto, Nino se aferra a esa esperanza y sigue intentando que su voz les llegue. Ya en el instituto, Nino vuelve a reunirse por casualidad con Yuzu, pero anhela ver a Momo de nuevo…
Prison Gate Island
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In 1946, on a fictional island called Gokumon-tou, located in the Inner Sea of Seto, the famous detective Kindaichi intended to pass his convalescence after the invitation of his war buddy Kitou Chimata, the successor son of the powerful clan of the Kitou Family. But Kindaichi arrives alone, bringing the bad news of Chimata's death. However, the truth is that Kindaichi is not on the island to recover. Before Chimata died, she uttered the words: "My sisters will be killed!" Indeed, as the three sisters are murdered one by one in horrible and strange ways, Kindaichi desperately tries to find the culprit and in the process discovers the intrigues of the family, secrets, island mentality, discrimination, and eccentricities, With the backdrop of the turbulent postwar period.
Evergreen Love
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Sayaka trabaja en una oficina. No es muy buena en su trabajo y tiene una vida solitaria y monótona. Una noche, un joven llamado Itsuki aparece agotado frente a su casa. Sayaka le deja entrar y a partir de ese momento comienzan a vivir juntos. Itsuki le prepara la comida y van juntos a recoger hierbas silvestres. Él, a pesar de que se ve como una persona alegre, esconde un secreto.
Litchi Hikari Club
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The year is 2XXX and Keiko Town is an over-industrialized stretch of blackened factories pumping out thick layers of smoke that cast it in a perpetual state of semi-darkness. The citizens of Keiko Town fare no better and walk around their dilapidated town in a stupor of hopeless despair. In an abandoned factory in an obscure corner of town lies the secret base of Hikari Club. The teenage boys of Hikari Club despise the adults of their community and have taken it upon themselves to eradicate what they perceive to be the evil and filth of the grown-up world. To accomplish this, they build a machine with artificial intelligence and dub it “Litchi”. However, with the boys on the cusp of puberty and turning into adults themselves, their own world has begun to collapse around them.
Wait for Me at Udagawachou
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In bustling Shibya, Momose sees his high school classmate Yashiro. Yashiro is dressed as a girl. Momose continues to observe Yashiro and becomes attracted to him. Meanwhile, Yashiro becomes embarrassed that Momose knows that he dresses up like a girl.
Seven Days: Friday - Sunday
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Continuación de la dilogía "Seven Days".
Seven Days: Monday - Thursday
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Toji Seryo es un popular estudiante de primer año que acepta salir con cualquiera que le confiese su afecto un lunes, pero romperá con esa persona el domingo. Yuzuru Shino, un estudiante de tercer año, se interesa por Toji y, medio en broma, le pide salir. Toji acepta...
Forget Me Not
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Basada en una novela de fantasía romántica escrita por Mizuho Hirayama, la película está protagonizada por Nijiro Murakami como un estudiante de secundaria llamado Takashi Hayama, que se enamora de Azusa Oribe (Akari Hayami) tan pronto como se encuentra con ella. Sin embargo, un día Azusa hace una confesión extraña “la gente se olvida que existo unas pocas horas después de estar conmigo”.
Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
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21-year-old Misora Honzawa went to Tokyo from Aomori. Misora Honzawa happens to see Kumi on TV who is a yoga Instructor and model. By chance, the two women begin to live together. At first Misora Honzawa, who is easygoing, and Kumi, who is high maintenance, do not get along with each other. Because they share interests in yoga they eventually become closer and think about happiness and life.
No Touching at All
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Shima is an extremely shy young man who just started a new job. On his first day, he shares an elevator with a brash, hungover man named Togawa, who he soon learns is actually his boss. Over time, Shima becomes preoccupied with the Togawa as he tries to decide if it’s worth perusing a romantic relationship after a string of disappointments in his love life.
Puzzle
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Basada en una novela escrita por Yûsuke Yamada. La estudiante de secundaria Azusa (Kaho) salta desde la azotea de un edificio de la escuela, pero ella sobrevive. Un mes más tarde, la escuela es tomada por un grupo de personas con máscaras extrañas. Una maestra embarazada es torturada, mientras que el director titular de la escuela y tres estudiantes desaparecen. Azusa luego encuentra piezas de un rompecabezas en un sobre que le había dado su compañero Shigeo (Shuhei Nomura). Las piezas del rompecabezas son la clave para resolver el caso.
Homeland
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Jiro Sawada is a sophomore in high school when a false accusation drives him out his hometown: a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. The entire village is abandoned after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but Jiro returns there to live. Before long, members of his family come and join him.
Girl in the Sunny Place
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A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret…
The Boy Inside
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On the night of Mikihiko's 18th birthday, Mikihiko thinks of childhood friend Morio. Morio has been in vegetative state since the age of 6 after being involved in an accident.One day, Moria awakens from his vegetative state. Morio still has the mind of a 6-year-old.
Fish on Land
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A college senior (Mirai Moriyama) takes a bicycle trip for his last summer vacation. On his trip he comes across drive-in "HOUSE475" and its manager Seii (Hidetoshi Nishijima). The college senior then helps out at the store and becomes influenced by his experience at "HOUSE475".
The Masked Girl
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Released as part of a Neo Action double bill with Tsujimoto Takanori's Hard Revenge, Milly, Kaneko Isao's The Masked Girl follows the giddy action adventures of a high school superheroine called upon to battle supreme evil. On the way home from school one day, high school girl Hoshino Ai (Shimizu Yuki) gets kidnapped by an evil crime organization called Joker, led by devil incarnate Black Maria (Sato Aiko). Ai manages to escape with the help of teacher Aoyama (Kida Tsuyoshi), but realizes she's gained superhero powers after being genetically modified by Joker. She reveals her problems to friend Yumi (Nakamura Shizuka), only to discover that Yumi also been genetically modified and brainwashed to serve Joker. Friends become foes as Ai is forced to fight Yumi, but that's only the beginning of the battle. To take down Black Maria and Joker, Ai must trade in her sailor skirt for superheroine threads, and become The Masked Girl!
The Masked Girl
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Released as part of a Neo Action double bill with Tsujimoto Takanori's Hard Revenge, Milly, Kaneko Isao's The Masked Girl follows the giddy action adventures of a high school superheroine called upon to battle supreme evil. On the way home from school one day, high school girl Hoshino Ai (Shimizu Yuki) gets kidnapped by an evil crime organization called Joker, led by devil incarnate Black Maria (Sato Aiko). Ai manages to escape with the help of teacher Aoyama (Kida Tsuyoshi), but realizes she's gained superhero powers after being genetically modified by Joker. She reveals her problems to friend Yumi (Nakamura Shizuka), only to discover that Yumi also been genetically modified and brainwashed to serve Joker. Friends become foes as Ai is forced to fight Yumi, but that's only the beginning of the battle. To take down Black Maria and Joker, Ai must trade in her sailor skirt for superheroine threads, and become The Masked Girl!