Shirô Itô

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of TV broadcasting in Japan, and the 60th anniversary of the Taiga drama, this special depicts the struggles of creating the first Taiga drama.

An old man who has been given supernatural powers by a donkey alien plays an active role as a justice hero "Robaman". 68-year-old Yoshimura, who has passed retirement age, is living a lonely day away from his wife and away from his daughter. He reports on the radio and posts on the internet about events and accidents that make noise in the world, but in reality he can't even be alert when faced with interruptions and noisy guests. One day, when he encountered a UFO on the way of a walk, he was mistaken for a fellow by an alien who looks like a donkey.

49세 작가 히키타 쿠니오(마츠시게 유타카)는 두바퀴 가까이 어린 아내 사치(키타가와 케이코)와 아기자기한 생활을 보내고 있다. 맥주를 아주 좋아하지만 헬스클럽에 다니는 덕분에 몸은 건강한 쿠니오는 앞으로도 부부 둘이서 살기로 마음먹었는데 어느 날 사치에게서 아이를 갖고 싶다는 말을 듣게된다. 그것을 기회로 "임신활동"을 시작하지만, 두 사람의 기대와 달리 좀처럼 결실을 맺지 못하고 있다. 걱정이 되어 클리닉에서 검사를 받아보니 쿠니오에게 불임의 원인이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the living room has been emptied. It seems that, the night before, Maeda left the hospital he was staying at of his own will and came home, and was robbed immediately after returning. His daughter Yumie Nagano insists that Chikako Inui, a woman her father had been seeing, must be the perpetrator. She says that Maeda was thinking of getting married to Chikako soon. However, Chikako finds Yumie and her husband suspicious. Troubled by debts incurred by opening their ramen store, they pestered Maeda and he pushed them away. She calmly points out that Maeda gave her a will in which he left all of the 50 million plus yen hidden in the safe to her, so she had no reason to steal from him.

The dead body of Maki Tsujimoto, a popular stage actress, is discovered in a theater in Oji. After striking her in the back of the head with a bronze statue prop, the criminal laid the body on the floor and pointed a light at it, "directing" the crime scene as if it were a scene from a play.

Matsunaga Yasuzaemon was a man called “Electricity Monster”. The post-war recovery and high economic growth serve as the basis for him to achieve the breakup and privatisation of the electricity business. As a follower of Fukuzawa Yukichi, he inherited the spirit of independence, self-respect and the people. He rose up alone from the ruins of the war. It was the fight of an unconventional, stubborn old man over 70 with an indomitable will. Minister of Trade and Industry Ikeda Hayato admired Matsunaga like a father while Prime Ministers Yoshida Shigeru and Konoe Fumimaro, Shirasu Jiro (Takagawa Yuya) and others were in awe of his unfathomable passion.

Nobuko Sawaguchi is a surly, unattractive housekeeper in her mid-thirties. However, in actuality, she is a beautiful woman, but she hides this fact using her makeup because of a traumatic past experience. One day Nobuko is sent to housekeep for the Uehara family, known for its tremendous wealth. In the Uehara family, there is a massive quarrel over each member’s future succession and inheritance. In the middle of this hectic situation, Nobuko is asked by the daughter called Akemi to protect her.

재벌의 영애인 여형사와 그녀의 집사가 사건을 풀이해나가는 이야기

Tamura Masakazu plays Shohei Yamauchi, a freelance reporter obsessed with finding out the truth about a traffic accident in which his beloved daughter died. Judging by the photo of the accident, which appeared in the news described by photojournalists as "one coincidence in a hundred thousand", and the survivor's testimony that "I saw a red fireball" immediately before the accident, the circumstances of the accident are questionable. The film is based on a late masterpiece by Seicho Matsumoto.

Shinjo is a new employee at NEO Beer, which is currently ranked fifth in the industry. When NEO’s president demands that they figure out a way to capture the top market share, Sales division chief Nakanishi and his team are struggling to come up with ideas when Shinjo suggests “sexy” as a possible marketing buzzword.

도망쳐서 살아남아! 총리암살범... 온 세상이 추격하는 남자, 총리 암살범의 도주가 시작됐다! 숲의 도시 센다이. 반미 성향을 가진 젊은 신임 총리의 취임 퍼레이드 중 R/C(radio control) 헬기 폭탄이 폭발! 전국민이 목격하는 가운데 총리 암살 사건이 벌어진다. 현장 부근에선 택배기사인 아오야기가 대학시절 친구인 모리타와 오랜만에 재회하고 있다. 그러나 어딘가 모르게 이상한 친구는 아오야기에게 전한다. "너는 총리 암살범으로 지목 당할 거야. 도망쳐! 오스월드처럼 될거야！" 수수께기 같은 말이 끝나자마자 폭발음과 함께 경찰들이 아오야기를 향해 총구를 겨누며 추격해 오는데… 아오야기가 암살현장에 있었음을 증언하는 목격자, R/C헬기를 조종하고 있는 아오야기의 증거 영상 등이 차례로 공개되고 그의 모든 과거는 그를 범인으로 몰아가는 증거가 된다. 왜, 일반 시민에게 누명을 씌운 것일까? 라는 의문을 해결할 방법도 여유도 없다. 체포가 아닌 오직 사살을 목적으로 다가오는 경찰을 피해 그가 할 수 있는 것은 필사적으로 도망치는 것 뿐! 그의 도주극은 어떻게 끝날 것인가? 그를 돕는 의문의 친구들이 하나 둘 나타나는 가운데… 모든 사건의 진상은 비틀즈의 명곡 '골든 슬럼버'가 쥐고 있다!

A radio DJ, Mai starts a new program called, "Love Letters from the Drawer" to assist people who need an extra push to send out their simple yet very important message for their loved ones. The show was inspired by her own experience after reading a letter from her father after he died. Through her radio show, various characters come to light as everyone awaits for a miracle to happen. A miracle which can occur only by them expressing their true feelings... The movie is full of emotions and music plays an important part of it. It has a great cast that represent the many faces of love. Parents, sons, lovers, and friends. The movie takes you to several locations within Japan, you can get a look at the beautiful coast and shrine, as well as the city sights

A widower's teenage daughter is murdered. A mysterious phone call tells him who the killers are and he plots revenge.

Follows the life of an Office Lady who gets through her tedious work days by dreaming of a legendary soup and soup chef she's heard of. She decides to go in search of it.

It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market is where you're most likely to find them. It's the home of Japan's biggest daily fish auction, and it's a place of fierce competition between fish merchants that have been in the business for generations. Based on a comic series, The Taste of Fish follows businessman Shuntaro, who has a successful career in a trading company and is in a steady relationship with girlfriend Asuka. One day, Shuntaro has to help out at the fish wholesaler store run by Asuka's father, and he immediately falls in love with the world of Tsukiji Fish Market. Soon, Shuntaro quits his job and devotes all of his time to running the business while learning about the market's fascinating set of long-standing traditions. However, he must first also learn to distinguish the tastes of different fishes before he can survive in the competitive world of Tsukiji.

“내 인생의 목표는 17살 때 정해졌다! 마이코~~씨!!!” 오니즈카 키미히코(아베 사다오)는 17살, 교토에서의 수학여행 이후로 ‘마이코’(게이샤 수습생)에게 홀딱 빠져있는 오타쿠 샐러리맨. ‘마이코와 노는 것’이 인생 최고의 목표인 그는 때마침 교토 지사로 발령을 받아 꿈에 그리던 교토로 향한다. 촌스러운 여자친구 후지코(시바사키 코우)를 매몰차게 차버리고 마이코를 만나러 간 오니즈카는 ‘처음 온 손님은 받지 않는다’는 연회석의 오래된 전통으로 인해 문전박대를 당하게 된다. 이에 단순 무식한 오니즈카는 오직 연회석에 들어가겠다는 일념 하나로 엄청난 업무성과를 내고 결국 사장의 신임을 얻어 드디어 연회석에 들어가게 되지만 수많은 마이코들에게 둘러싸인 유명 프로야구 선수 나이토 키이치로(츠츠미 신이치)를 보고 질투심에 휩싸인다. 그 직후, 복수를 위해 나이토를 따라 야구계에 입문한 오니즈카는 나이토와 야구를 넘어서 영화, 격투기, 요리, 정치계까지 승부를 이어나가고. 한편, 오니즈카를 잊지 못하는 후지코는 마이코가 되기 위해 교토로 떠나는데… 과연 오니즈카는 마이코, 그녀들의 사랑을 독차지할 수 있을 것인가!

The movie revolves around Mitsuba, who studies traditional art of rakugo. Rakugo is a form of comical story telling, sometimes referred to as sit-down comedy. Even though Mitsuba is mediocre at best, he ends up teaching three students.

내 이름은 와타루 미타니! 초등학교 5학년. 남들이 보기엔 그저 평범한 소년이지만 딱 한가지! 비밀이 있어요. 귀신이 나온다는 유령건물에 들어갔다가, 환상의 세계 ‘비전’으로 여행을 떠나는 친구 ‘미츠루’를 만나게 된 거죠! ‘비전’에서 다섯 개의 마법보석을 모으면 소원을 이룰 수가 있대요! 하지만 누구에게도 말하지 않았어요! 갑자기 아빠가 집을 떠나버리고, 그 바람에 엄마는 병이 났어요. 제발 우리 가족의 행복을 되돌려주세요!!! 아니, 내 손으로 운명을 되돌리겠어요! 비전으로 가 다섯 개의 보석을 모아 소원을 이루겠어요! 종합점수 35점의 견습용사이지만 제겐 누구보다 크고 강한 용기가 있으니까요! 반드시 소원을 이뤄서 가족들을 되찾고 싶어요!! 장대한 스케일의 블럭버스터급 장편 애니메이션. 아버지가 없는 열한 살 와타루는 어머니마저 자살시도로 병원 신세를 지고 있다. 자신의 운명을 바꿀 결심을 한 와타루는 비전이라는 다른 세계로 가는 마법의 문에 들어간다. 비전에서는 다섯 개의 마법석을 모으면 어떤 소원이든 들어주는 행운의 탑에 갈 수 있다. 소년 와타루는 도전자들을 만날 때마다 몸에서 모든 용기를 짜내어 맞서야 한다. 그는 악마들뿐 아니라 친구들과, 심지어 자기 자신과도 싸우게 된다.

최악의 31일에 최고의 기적이 시작된다!" '오늘 안에 마음 속에 있는 고민을 털어버리자.' '1년을 마무리하면서 뭔가 하나쯤 좋은 일을 하고 싶다.' 모두가 이런저런 생각을 가슴에 품는 한 해의 마지막 날. 호텔의 위신이 달린 카운트다운 파티까지 앞으로 2시간. 호텔 '아반티'에서 일하는 호텔리어들과 그곳을 찾는 손님들. 그들 누구도 자신들이 이곳에서 예기치 못한 사건과 만날 것이라고는 생각하지 못했다

Two Osaka comedians, Makoto (Tomomitsu Yamaguchi) and Kinta (Go Morita), are riding bicycles in Tokyo when they're hit by a dump truck. They regain consciousness in 1945, but not of their own bodies. Somehow, their souls have been transported into the bodies of two tokkotai (special forces, or "kamikaze") pilots. Having grown up in a peaceful, carefree Japan, the two comedians experience severe disorientation at having to suddenly deal with the realities of war. They attempt to escape their squadron, knowing that Japan will eventually lose the war, but are nevertheless moved by the young men they meet, all of whom have very different opinions about their fate and the responsibilities that have been placed upon them.

Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice Ninja, leaves his home town of Iga for his final training. He must go to the city of Edo (Tokyo), and the first person he meets shall be his master, whom he must protect with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code. Also while in Edo, Hattori must find out why their rivals, the Koga Ninjas, are flourishing while the Iga Ninjas are dying out. Hattori's master is Kenichi, a 9 year old boy. Kenichi is an introvert and not very popular boy, so he never plays with the other children from school. Kenichi also has a secret crush on a young lady called Midori, yet he's too shy to speak to her. Though as he watches Hattori trying his best, he too begins to try. Meanwhile, people are being found unconscious, their bodies completely unmarked. All the victims have a tattoo (the Koga Ninja crest) and are found with a throwing knife lying close by.

슈퍼마켓을 좋아하는 주부가 매상이 낮아 고민인 슈퍼마켓을 다시 일으켜 세우려고 분투하는 코미디. 슈퍼마켓“쇼오지키야”의 전무 코바야시 고로는 상품도 잘 팔리지 않고 점원들도 패기가 없게 곤란해하고 있다. 어느 날 라이벌 슈퍼마켓에 조사를 나간 그는 우연히 소꿉친구인 이노우에 하나코와 재회한다. 슈퍼마켓을 좋아하는 하나코의 날카로운 시점을 높이 산 그는, 그녀를 자신의 매장에 고용한다. 하나코는 조속히 문제 해결에 착수하지만, 자존심이 높은 직원들의 협력을 얻지 못하고 고생한다. 그런데도 굴하지 않는 하나코는 정확한 개선책을 제안해 성과를 올리기 시작하지만... (시네마루 2010 - 이타미 주조 회고전)

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within three months or be fired. Spiteful of their unjust treatment, two men, Shinoda and Takigawa, take up the battle against the ruthless Yokoyama.

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.

The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.

A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful passion for the music, giving him a chance to set things right in his life.

Ryo, a young former banker, gets beaten up over a debt from gambling. A yakuza boss saves him, and Ryo decides to train to become a yakuza under him.

국세국 사찰부 마루사에 근무하는 여성이 러브호텔 경영자를 탈세로 적발하는 과정을 그린 통쾌한 오락작품의 걸작. 세무서의 조사관 이타쿠라 료코는 탈세를 철저하게 조사하는 수완가. 어느 날, 한 러브호텔을 주목하지만 사장인 콘도는 좀처럼 꼬리를 밟히지 않는다. 그 와중에 료코는 국세국 사찰부에 발탁된다. 마루사로 불리는 그곳에서 좋은 성과를 내며 프로로서의 경험을 쌓아가던 그녀는 상사 하나무라와 협력해 다시금 대형 탈세의 배후 콘도와의 결전을 준비하는데... (시네마루 2010 - 이타미 주조 회고전)

A one armed boy wants to become a football (soccer) player.

Film about a pirate radio station.

Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?

One spring, Tasaka, an elementary school teacher, receives a new class of first graders. While taking the children's attendance, Tasaka is surprised to see a call girl he once had an encounter with standing among the parents in the back of the classroom. According to the school's files, her name is Yukako Sawada, and her child Eisaku has no legal father. The next day, Eisaku gives Tasaka a letter from Yukako asking to meet at the hotel where they first met, and Tasaka sets out with an uneasy feeling...

A comedy of a yakuza family that goes into show business.

The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89 and still living in Hawaii he is visited by his granddaughter who brings him a letter from his disinherited and recently dead son. This brings back memories of his life with his wife and family following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in particular of his son who had gone off to join the war for the Americans.

Violent delinquent Shunpei is sent to Totsuka Yacht School, a grueling rehabilitation center. The principal fears that this "half-wolf" is too much. When kids go bad, this school beats them straight. But they've never seen anything like this punk before.

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.

On her wedding day, Makiko is stabbed by a woman in wedding dress. The wound isn't serious but the attacker blows herself up and can't be identified. The attacker is thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Tsutomu, the groom. He gives two names to the police but these two are still alive. But there is still one woman in Tsutomu's mind...

Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.

Chotaro and Nakanishi, a duo of unemployed advertisers, drifted to Isehama, a port town near Yokohama, but a gang was making its presence felt in the town and the shopkeepers in the shopping arcade were troubled by it. Chotaro poses as a journalist and uses his words of wisdom to suggest that pen is mightier than the sword, so they create a mini-comic magazine and launch a campaign to expel the gang.

사랑하는 여인 후지코를 위해 보석전시관을 털게 된 루팡은 제니가타 경부 앞에 나타나 자수를 한다. 지겐 다이스케로부터 후지코가 거대조직에 의해 납치감금 되었다는 얘기를 전해들은 루팡은 탈옥을 하게 된다.

Romantic drama based on the manga published in Young Comic.

친구를 찾아 일본에 온 중국 무림의 고수 왕강은 일본에서 우연히 만나게 된 중국인 향영 부부와 친구가 됩니다. 일행이 길을 가던 중 지방에서 중앙으로 보내는 진상품의 행렬을 만나게 되는데 향영의 아들 소영때문에 행렬이 무너지는 사고가 생깁니다. 그 일이 알려지면 자신들의 체면이 손상될 것을 우려한 호위 무사들은 주변에 있던 목격자들을 모조리 살해하고는 왕강에게 누명을 뒤집어 씌웁니다. 한편, 그 주변을 지나가던 맹인 안마사 자토이치는 황영의 시체를 붙잡고 울고 있는 소영을 발견합니다.

Eleventh film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

A plot by an evil mastermind to eliminate the lead singer of the Japanese "Group Sounds" rock band, The Jaguars, leads the group through a series of psychedelic, comedic escapades.

Japanese comedy film.