Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Рождение : 1948-06-22, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

История

Born 1948 in Hyogo, Japan, Takashi Sasano (笹野高史) is a Japanese actor.

Профиль

Takashi Sasano

Фильмы

Corpo a Corpo
The Silent Service
Shiro Kaieda is appointed the captain of Japan's first nuclear submarine, jointly built by Japan and the United States in top secret. However, he and his 76 crew members go rogue in this story that delves into themes of nuclear war, international politics, and world peace.
忌怪島/きかいじま
Yudo: The Way of the Bath
Yutaka Horii
Two estranged brothers inherit Marukin Hot Springs, a small-town bathhouse. One sees it as an homage to their late father; the other – a struggling architect – as lucrative real estate for condos. Their eclectic collection of townsfolk customers show them the value of the bath goes way beyond a scrub and soak.
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
Morio Koide
A treasure appears in front of antique dealer Norio Koike (Kiichi Nakai) and potter Sasuke (Kuranosuke Sasaki). The treasure is Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s chawan (procelain tea bowl) called Houou, that has been missing.
Mugonkan
Izawa Tamisuke
A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, featuring artworks by students before they were sent to fight in WWII.
Утилизация монстра
Jiro Zaizen
A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.
Riverside Mukolitta
A lonely young man moves in a 50-year-old apartment building. When he meets the cheerful residents, he finds himself surrounded by small happiness.
Hakutaka Shirataka Amane no Investigation File
A corpse of a clown is found in a park. Detective Shirataka Amane of Musashino Higashi Police Station begins investigating with rookie detective Uzuka Shinsaku. They find a picture of the victim holding a balloon with the number 1 and the letters TTX on social media which indicates pufferfish poisoning. Shirataka intuitively suspects that this is an incriminating statement done by a serial killer, but Chief Investigator Fukukawa Saeko denies her. Detective Kusano Seiya and other personnel of MPD First Investigative Division join the investigation, then a second murder occurs. Shirataka recalls an unsolved kidnapping and murder case from two years ago that she still regrets.
The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono
Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting up a museum exhibition on the classic novel "The Tale of Genji". There is a blinding flash of light and he finds himself mysteriously time-slipped into the Heian period, the setting for the famous novel. Armed with a pamphlet on the history of the period and a bottle of headache tablets he passes as an onmyoji (magical protector of the capital) and is hired by the emperor’s wife Nyogo Kokiden. Fearless and coldly analytical she plots to have her son take over the Emperor’s position. Rai is expected to help. This light-hearted historical fantasy is a treat for lovers of sumptuous kimono.
Жена шпиона
Doctor Nozaki
1940 год. Юсаку управляет торговой компанией в Кобе. Он женат на Сатоко. Находясь в командировке в Маньчжурии, Юсаку узнает страшную государственную тайну. Чтобы восстановить справедливость, он решает сообщить всему миру о своем открытии. Сатоко верит Юсаку, которого теперь обвиняют в предательстве, и клянется быть с ним независимо от последствий.
Haruka's Pottery
Tojin Sakaki
Koyama Haruka was an office worker who lived an unremarkable life, but one day she comes across a large platter of Bizen ware on display at a department store. Little by little, even at work and on her days off, Haruka is unable to think about anything but Bizen ware. With her heart filled by an inexpressible zeal, she heads to the city of Bizen in Okayama Prefecture and excitedly visits the creator of the large platter, Osamu.
The 47 Rōnin in Debt
Yozaemon Ochiai
Feudal lord Takuminokami Asano has been led to kill himself due to a scheme by Kozukenosuke Kira. Having no time to mourn his death, samurai Kuranosuke Oishi decides to take revenge on Kira, planning an attack with the help of accountant Chosuke Yato… but they don't have enough in their budget.
Лабиринты кинематографа
Kaya's Boss / Conductor / Sokoban A
Кинотеатр Setouchi Kinema закрывают. Его завершающий сеанс — ночной марафон японских фильмов о войне. Ударившая в кинотеатр молния отбрасывает троих молодых людей из кинозала в прошлое, где они становятся участниками событий, происходящих на экране: гражданской войны Босин, Второй японо-китайской войны, битвы за Окинаву. Наконец они оказываются в Хиросиме накануне атомной бомбардировки, где встречают труппу передвижного театра «Сакура-тай». Но могут ли они изменить ход судьбы и спасти труппу?
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Ushi's customer
Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides rowing a boat for the villagers all day long, he barely communicates with anyone except Genzo, a young neighbour. Upstream, a large bridge is being constructed. Everyone is excited, but Toichi has mixed feelings about it. One day, Toichi meets a mysterious girl. Having no family and no place to go, Toichi lets her stay with him, but this encounter starts to bring about changes to Toichi's life.
Отель «Маскарад»
Koichi Ono
Полиция Токио расследует три случая убийства. Между жертвами нет очевидной связи, почерк совершения преступлений не совпадает, но на каждом месте была найдена записка с цифрами, поэтому детективы считают, что в городе завелся серийный убийца. Выясняется, что в каждом случае числа указывают на место следующего преступления, и выходит, что новое убийство состоится в шикарном отеле, где безопасность гостей ценят превыше всего. Убойный отдел устраивает туда своих оперативников, и своенравному детективу Нитте достаётся место за стойкой регистрации. Теперь сотруднице отеля придётся сильно постараться, чтобы сделать из своего нового подопечного идеального ресепшиониста.
Older Brother, Younger Sister
Shinobu Akaza
The Akazas are a blue-collar family living in a working-class neighborhood of Tokyo. Older brother Inosuke is a carpenter who works for his father Shinobu's construction business. Younger sister Momoko is a truckdriver. Passions run high in the Akaza household and the two siblings are constantly bickering. One day, Momoko reveals she had a miscarriage but refuses to say who the father is.
68-летний новый работник
colleague
История о том, как вышедший на пенсию более 8 лет назад 68-летний Ниимото Казуо заскучал без дела и решил вернуться в компанию, в которой проработал долгое время. А его начальником стала 28-летняя Кудо Маюко. Она ошеломлена, узнав, что он на 40 лет старше ее и даже чувствует негодование. Маюко сталкивается с вопросом, должен ли он выполнять работу, которую привык делать? Или брать на себя совершенно новые обязанности. Она берет на себя роль наставника этого "нового" работника.
Recall
Naokichi Miyashiro
A woman was killed by a truck wheel, which flew off while the vehicle was in motion. As the freight company which owns the truck becomes the target of the public and the media’s wrath, Tokuro Akamatsu, the president of the freight company, realizes that a structural defect within the truck itself may have been to blame. A conspiracy of the wheel manufacturer's attempts to cover up a defective product is uncovered.
Life in Overtime
NINOMIYA Isamu
After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.
What a Wonderful Family! 3
Custodian
At the Hirata home, three generations of their family live together. A crisis ensues when one afternoon, housewife Fumie falls asleep and wakes up to find a thief has stolen her secret money she kept hidden in the refrigerator.
天才を育てた女房~世界が認めた数学者と妻の愛~
Пока мы здесь
Shinagawa
После семейного скандала Наруми Касэ забирает мужа от доктора. Тот кажется совершенно другим человеком — тихим, спокойным и слегка дезориентированным. В это же время в округе происходит жестокое убийство семьи, подозревают дочь семейства. Репортер Сакурай отправляется на место происшествия и там встречает странного молодого человека, который ищет подозреваемую и просит журналиста стать его проводником в мире людей.
HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky
Ryuhei Ueno
Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.
Tatara Samurai
Sobee
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
What a Wonderful Family! 2
Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems. Ignoring his family’s worry that he is too old to drive, Shuzo takes his old schoolmate for a spin after carousing. Soon, a new disturbance arises for the Hirata family. Veteran director Yamada Yoji continues his comedy about the “perfect“ Japanese family turned upside down in chaos, laughters and understanding. This time, with an additional taste of death.
Shinjuku Swan II
Sunako
Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business. He movies to Yokohama from Shinjuku, Tokyo. He comes into conflict with Masaki Taki who is the CEO of a scout company.
Golden Orchestra
野野村秀太郎
Chizuru (Anne Watanabe) is the new teacher at Umega High School. Since her school days, she has played violin in an orchestra. One day, she listens to an amateur orchestra play at the local cultural hall. She is touched by their performance and decides to enroll in the orchestra, but there are 2 orchestras in town. Chizuru mistakenly enrolls in the orchestra which consists of elderly people. The members there are thrilled to have a young person join their group. Chizuru is unable to tell them she made a mistake and becomes the conductor for their orchestra.
Cutie Honey: Tears
At the end of the 21st century, the world is plagued by a mysterious virus and unusual weather. Genius scientist Dr. Kisaragi creates an android with the code name “Cutie Honey” (Mariya Nishiuchi). The android is unique in that it possesses human emotions. To save mankind, Cutie Honey goes up against an evil organization.
Creepy
Tanimoto
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
Какая прекрасная семья
Custodian
Супружеская пара вместе уже 50 лет. Однажды муж спрашивает жену, что она хочет получить в подарок на свой день рождения. Неожиданно она отвечает, что хочет развода, и тут же всё большое семейство погружается в хаос.
Chinyuki
Babaa
Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he happens to visit a house and meets an old couple. The couple has an adopted son, Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama). They ask Genzo to rehabilitate Taro who makes trouble with his magical power. Genzo takes Taro and travels to Tianzhu.
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland
Yoshitaka Igasaki
The Ninningers come across a new enemy, Dark Doctor Mavro, a remnant of the Shadow Line, who created his own, evil version of Aka Ninger serving under him by stealing the real Aka Ninger's Nintality, and because of it, Takaharu's life is now in danger. All hope seems lost until the Ninningers meet the ToQgers, who fought and defeated the Shadow Line in the past, and it's up to them to join forces in order to overcome this new crisis.
Something Like, Something Like It
barbershop owner
Master Shinkome asks Shinden to find a former disciple, Shintoto, from his rakugoka (comic storytelling) family. Shinden visits ex-disciples in his search for Shintoto.
Sento: The Bathhouse
A schoolboy has a crush on his pretty class-mate Keiko on the inland island of Awaji. He figures her routine of taking baths at the public one is a good way to get to know her, but he first has to overcome his sensitivity to hot water, the presence of other school-mates and of course his shyness. He has never mustered the courage to speak to her in class after all.
Кораблекрушение 1890
Mayor Sato
Двух ключевых событиях в турецко-японских отношениях, которые углубили дружбу между двумя народами.
Yoko the Cherry Blossom
Masaaki Takaoka
In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.
Police Precinct Soul
Naotaka Ohara
A young woman is discovered strangled to death at the boat pier in Tokyo. There are no signs of disturbed clothing and assault, and because the body was abandoned at a prominent spot, it shows that this was a premeditated crime by a criminal with the presence of mind. Joto Chuo Police Precinct’s detective Kunihiko Katsuragi rushed to the scene, and the fact that the body is barefoot weighs on his mind. The next morning he finds out the commander assigned this case is his son Toshifumi.
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger The Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll!
Yoshitaka Igasaki
The Last Ninja Yoshitaka Igasaki sends his disciples the Ninningers on a special mission over summer vacation to Shinobigakure Castle to meet its lord Tatsunosuke Hakkaku. However, Lord Hakkaku has been turned into a strange dinosaur-like creature by a strange curse, while Kibaoni Army Corps general Juza Yumihari has arrived in the village as well, seeking its "legendary evil dragon".
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive: Spring Break Combined Special
Yoshitaka Igasaki
Five flashy Roidmudes seem to be causing a “thick air” event, and when Shinnosuke goes to investigate, turns out the problem was being caused by a yokai. After arresting the red one, Shinnosuke starts interrogating. He claims to be a ninja fighting yokai and that he’ll show Shinnosuke. While this uneven pair squabble, Kyuemon Izayoi and the Roidmudes were putting a terrible plan in progress.
Kuroi Gashu: Kusa
笠井 光雄
Ichiro Numata (Hiroaki Murakami) is the chief editor of a publishing company. He suddenly falls unconscious and is hospitalized, but various cases takes place at the hospital. Hospital Director Kenichiro Asashima and Chief Nurse Junko Amemiya goes missing. There are rumors that they were in a close relationship. Head of Drug Management, Yasuharu Horimura is found dead. Rumors were that he stalked Junko Amemiya. The investigation into his dead is carried out as a suicide case, but Detective Eiji Kirishima (Takanori Jinnai) suspects foul play. Ichiro Numata follows with his sharp eyes what transpires at the hospital and he also holds a secret.
Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3
Yoshitaka Igasaki
The evil organization Shocker alters history by sending their newest creation, Kamen Rider 3, to defeat Kamen Riders 1 and 2 back in 1973. In the alternate present, Shocker is more powerful than ever, and most of the Kamen Riders are now either imprisoned or brainwashed to work for them. One such brainwashed Rider is Shinnosuke Tomari who thanks to his partner Kiriko Shijima, remembers the truth and joins forces with the remaining Kamen Riders who are still at large to make a stand against Shocker and put history back on its proper course.
Убийство в Восточном экспрессе
Suda
Японская адаптация известного детективного романа Агата Кристи «Убийство в Восточном экспрессе».
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Detectives Shintarou Sakurai (Sho Aikawa) and Koichi Hikage (Susumu Terajima) are partners. They are also corrupt and often blackmail criminal groups and seize their money. One day, the Chief of Police becomes aware that 2.5 million yen in seized money is missing. He orders Shintarou and Koichi to bring the money in by tomorrow morning. Shintarou and Koichi are in big trouble. They then read an article about a pension fund embezzlement case involving 6 billion yen. The prime suspect of the pension fund embezzlement case spent most of that money, but he has 2.5 billion yen left.
История таинственного мыса
Tokusaburo Ryuzaki
На морском берегу стоит кафе, где делают прекрасный латте и подают различные вкусняшки. Хозяйка этого кафе целыми днями сидит на берегу и смотрит в море, будто кого-то ждет, а её очаровательный племянник в это время обслуживает посетителей. Люди они открытые и добрые, поэтому народ приходит сюда не только кофейку погонять, но и про жизнь поговорить. Иногда пожаловаться, иногда попрощаться.
Долгое обещание
История о сиротах из Маньчжурии, находящихся в лагере беженцев. Каждому из них постоянно приходится бороться с холодом и голодом.
A Bolt from the Blue
Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.
Thermae Romae II
Shuzo Yamakoshi
In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators recover from their wounds, but faces difficulties. Thus, Lucius travels again to modern day Japan through the time slip. He meets Manami (Aya Ueto) again, who is now a reporter for a magazine which covers bathroom. With the help of the flat face Japanese tribe, Lucius again designs a new thermae. Meanwhile, Emperor Hadrian (Masachika Ichimura) wants to keep the peace with the thermae, but the Senate wants to extend the land by using force. Emperor Hadrian and the Senate now have a confrontation and Rome becomes divided.
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
Genjiro
Two feuding eccentric families with super powers clash when their young sons confront each other after a silly mistake. Meanwhile, the local high school principal has mysterious powers of his own that trump those of the two rival clans. How did this civilian acquire them? Or perhaps a better question, who or what is using him?
Маленький дом
Kazuo Hanawa
После смерти не состоящей в браке и бездетной Таки Такэси, ее молодой родственник, обнаруживает несколько страниц тесно написанных строк, в которых старуха записала свои воспоминания. Так он узнает правду о ее юности и работе домработницей и няней в семье Хираи в маленьком домике в Токио с красной остроконечной крышей.
Одинокие мертвецы
Sanjuro Shiomi
Девочка Нами - сирота при живых родителях: ее отец всецело поглощен мамой, а мама всю себя посвятила заботе о чужих детях. Единственный человек, который о ней заботится - старшая сестра. Однажды мама решает полностью посвятить себя благотворительности и бросает семью, папа замыкается в себе и сходит с ума на почве религии, а сестра сбегает с парнем, чтобы создать нормальную семью. Отныне ее воспитателем и самым близким человеком становится ведущий ТВ-шопа, который смотрит только на нее и видит только ее. Время прошло, Нами повзрослела и у нее появилось странное хобби - выслеживать таких же одиночек, как она сама, классифицировать их и наблюдать за ними. И среди всей этой огромной толпы одиноких, замкнувшихся и вырванных из социума людей, она привязывается к одному по неизвестной причине. Теперь он принадлежит только ей...он должен смотреть на нее и видеть только ее.
A Tale of Samurai Cooking
In this love story set in the Edo period, 27-year-old Oharu is a genius in the kitchen. Oharu attracts the attention of the master chef of the Kaga Domain, who arranges for her to marry his son and heir, 24-year-old Yasunobu. But, Yasunobu is cold to his new wife, and he's more interested in swordplay than cookery.
Чудо-яблоки
Fukatsu
Акинори Кимура и его жена Мико решают заняться яблоневым садом в родном городе Хиросаки. Из-за аллергической реакции Мико на пестициды, Акинори приходится выращивать яблоки без помощи химикатов. По этой причине их семья терпит серьезные финансовые трудности. Но чудо случается...
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
Kotani Shobe
In the Edo period of Japan, a samurai’s life belonged to his lord. On the battlefield or in the home, a loyal samurai must always obey his lord’s commands. This is the tragic story of one such loyal samurai, whose love for his family forced him to make the ultimate choice of disobeying the wishes of his lord.
With All Our Might
Tsuyoshi Nagami
Tamiko (Ayumi Ito) lives happily with her husband Hideaki (Sho Aoyagi) and step-daughter Kotoyo (Hazuki Inoue). Tamiko married her deceased friend Mari's (Mami Nakamura) husband. Tamiko gets along well with her step-daughter Kotoyo, but Kotoyo still doesn't call her mother. There is a traditional sumo game held to celebrate the moving of Mizuwakasu's shrine. The traditional sumo game is important to Tamiko who grew up on the island, while her husband Hideaki's reputation is not so good on the island because he broke off his engagement to a woman his parents set him up with. In order to marry his first wife Mari, he ran away from the island. Since then, his parents disowned him. Nevertheless, Hideaki and his first wife Mari still liked the island and went back to live there. Hideaki began sum wrestling then.
The Housekeeper
Nobuko is a plain, unattractive woman with disheveled hair, and is hired as a housekeeper in the Inamura residence in Tokyo. The Inamuras are a family of six. The father, Tatsuya, is the head of a university hospital's department of internal medicine. He lives with his wife Haruko, their three sons, and Tatsuya's mother, Shigeko. Although the Inamuras appear to be a happy family, Nobuko soon uncovers the truth.
Tug of War!
Naomasa Fujishiro
The mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki - a young woman working for the city's PR department - to form a female tug of war team. Nobuo MIZUTA mixes comedy, drama and a pinch of social criticism to tell a tale of eight women, their everyday struggles and their support for each other.
Тэнти: Самурай-астроном
Dennai Tatsube
Фильм основан на жизни Сантэцу Ясуи (27.12.1639 — 01.11.1715), который был назначен первым официальным астрономом в период Эдо и занимался созданием календаря Дзёкё по императорскому приказу.
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Akiyoshi Muraoka
In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two reasons: firstly, to learn about the experiences of Nagaoka's inhabitants, and secondly, to watch a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend, which depicts the bombing of the city during WWII.
Римские общественные бани
Shuzo Yamakoshi
Древнеримский инженер-проектировщик Люциус мучается с проблемой разработки общественной бани, и благодаря пространственно-временному смещению попадает в современную Японию, в одну из традиционных бань…
Train Brain Express
Tetsuo Kodama
Real estate company employee Komachi and steelworks heir Kodama are both train aficionados. Their hobby proves useful for their burgeoning careers, but their romantic fortunes do not go as smoothly. Will the awkward Kodama and the indecisive Komachi find the loves of their lives?
Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai
The mysterious life of Princess Nouhime.
Снято!
Hiroshi
Сюдзи — молодой режиссер, не терпящий компромиссов и не вписывающийся в японское общество. Его брат-ростовщик, который помогал финансировать его фильмы, задолжал мафии, и якудза с ним разделались. Долговые обязательства ложатся на Сюдзи. Чтобы расплатиться, он дает бандитам избивать себя за деньги. Во время избиений он выкрикивает названия великих фильмов и имена великих режиссеров.
Kasha
Shunsuke Honma is a detective from the #1 investigation team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Shunsuke takes a leave from work due to an injury. One day, his relative comes to see him and asks him if he can find his missing fiance Akiko Sekine. Shunsuke takes on the job and enlists the help of Detective Sadao Ikari. The detectives soon uncover the shocking truth behind the missing woman.
Харакири
Sousuke priest
Желая достойно умереть, обедневший самурай Хаширо просит позволения совершить ритуальное самоубийство в родовой резиденции клана Ли. Старый воин Кагею, интендант поместья, пытается отговорить его и рассказывает трагическую историю о молодом ронине Мотоме, обратившемся недавно в резиденцию с той же просьбой. Ужасные подробности смерти Мотома шокируют Хаширо, но он остается тверд в своем решении и просит лишь об одном: чтобы при совершении харакири с ним были три самурая Кагею. Однако по странному совпадению все трое самураев исчезают...
У края реки
Gonnojō Sukegawa
Средневековая Япония. Подчинение господину есть высшая обязанность самурая. Но как поступить, если господин требует сделать то, что никак нельзя сделать? Инуи Сакуноске получает приказ от своего господина убить Сакуму, самурая, который является его другом и мужем его младшей сестры, Тасу. Что, если Тасу, обучавшаяся владению мечом, обнажит клинок, чтобы защитить мужа? Честь самурая, забота о семье, внутренние переживания и противоречия…
Slapstick Brothers
Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his problems away, but the next morning finds himself locked up in a detention center. At the detention center Tobio meets tough dreadlocked Ryuhei Onizuka (Yusuke Kamiji) who has an uncanny knack for comedy. Tobio attempts to recruit Ryuhei to become a partner in a new comedy duo. Once on the outside, they start practicing ...
Wasao
Hasegawa
Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town. She names the dog Wasao and showers it with affection, but Wasao at that time doesn't take to Setsuko.
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Surely Someday
Drawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and spend their free time practicing for their school's upcoming festival. When the festival is abruptly concealed, they come up with a dimwitted strategy of faking a bomb threat to the school in order to force the principal to change his mind. Their plan seems to work at first, but when a real bomb goes off, the group is forced to take responsibility for the explosion and they are kicked out of school. Three years later, more details of the incident is revealed as the youth look back on the past.
Accidental Kidnapper
Yuukai Rhapsody follows a man who is stuck in a rut, no personal life and no cash lead him to the drastic decision of kidnapping a rich boy, unbeknownst to him the boy's father is a yakuza boss! With the yakuza and the police hot on his tail he is forced to take the boy and go on the run, somehow during the journey kidnapper and kidnappee begin to develop a friendship with one another.
樅ノ木は残った
The Negotiator: The Movie
Kohei Sumida
¥ 260,000,000 is stolen from armored vehicle. The criminals escape into a crowded shopping mall and take over 50 hostages. Reiko Usagi (Ryoko Yonekura) and the SIT members are called in to break the stand-off. When Reiko goes into the shopping mall to negotiate, an explosion suddenly occurs. The hostages panic and run, while the criminals are able to blend into crowd of people and escape. A few weeks later, Reiko is at the Haneda Airport to go on a vacation. She then spots Yusuke Kimoto (Kento Hayashi), a man who was one of the hostages at the shopping mall. Reiko remembers Yusuke's bizarre behavior and her instinct starts kicking in. She decides to follow the man and boards the airplane that Yusuke is taking. Shortly after take-off her instincts prove correct. The airplane is hijacked ...
About Her Brother
Maruyama
Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.
Hitsudan Hostess
Kyojo Segawa
The story is based on the bestselling autobiography of 25-year-old Rie Saito, who became a number-one hostess in Ginza despite being deaf. "Hitsudan Hostess" was published by Kobunsha this past May, and so far it has sold roughly 115,000 copies. The book depicts the life of Saito, who was born in Aomori and became deaf at the age of 1 due to an illness. She rebelled against her strict parents, and she ran away from home several times as a youth. At a local club, she began taking an interest in "hitsudan" (communicating through writing), which she later made use of when she moved to Tokyo and became a popular hostess at a Ginza club. --Tokyograph
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Dear Doctor
Tokio Sone
Osamu Ino is a great doctor who is beloved in his rural village. His knowledge and dedication make an equally strong impression on his reluctant medical intern, Keisuke Soma. But, Soma and the villagers reconsider their opinion when they learn about a shameful incident from Dr. Ino's past. Now the once-respected doctor must account for his past actions.
Гора Цуруги: Хроника геодезических пунктов
Noriaki Okubo
Гора Цуруга, расположенная в префектуре Тояма, возвышается на 2999 м над уровнем моря. Она известна своей неприступностью, и с древних времен считалась священной. Поэтому вплоть до 20 века, гора оставалась белым пятном на топографических картах Японии. Но в 1907 году военное командование призывает Сибасаки, известного топографа, и приказывает взойти на гору Цуруга, чтобы произвести геодезическую съемку. Сибасаки в компании с Тёдзиро, местным проводником, и группой смельчаков берется выполнить это опасное задание и установить на вершине горы тригонометрический пункт (тригопункт) — специальный геодезический знак, служащий опорной точкой для геодезических измерений на местности.
Instant Swamp
Nishiohtachime
A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her real father who happens to be an off-beat antique shopkeeper.
Giwaku
Дзен
Отбросить всё, отдавая себя в руки Природы и просто сидеть в медитации. Это — сущность Дзен-Буддизма Догена. В 13-ом столетии Доген, молодой японский послушник, поехал в Китай в поисках учителя Истины. Там он встретил монаха, который учил его, что только медитация Дзэн — истинный путь к просветлению. Вернувшись просвещенным в Японию, он рискует своей жизнью, чтобы ввести Дзен-Буддизм, вдохновляя миллионы последователей, которые и в наши дни практикуют его учение во всем мире…
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
Yoshio Shiba
Jiro (Jiro Sato) is a 32-year-old man who doesn't have a job. He lives at his parents' house and doesn't go outside or socialise with people. After the death of his father, Jiro's mother runs away and leaves behind a 6 month dog named Ichiro and some clues for Jiro. To find his mother, Jiro has to venture out into the world.
Счастливый полет
Ground Manager
Действие фильма разворачивается в аэропорту и на борту самолета. Каждый рейс обслуживает множество профессионалов — пилотов, стюардов и стюардесс, наземных команд, механиков, диспетчеров, контролеров… Их главная задача — обеспечить безопасность полета. Обычный рабочий день, обычный рейс — самолет взлетает по расписанию и направляется в Гонолулу. Для Кадзухиро, помощника командира корабля, этот полет — последний экзамен на пути к должности командира корабля, а для стюардессы Эцуко — первый международный рейс. Однако по техническим причинам самолету приходится вернуться обратно в Японию… Режиссер Синобу Ягути, прославившийся в Японии фильмами о юношеской команде синхронного плаванья («Water boys») и о школьницах, организовавших джаз-банд («Swing girls»), с присущим ему юмором рассказывает о тех сторонах авиации, о которых обычный пассажир даже не подозревает.
Икигами: Извещение о смерти
Chief Ishii
В недалеком будущем правительство Японии в попытке исключить суицидальные наклонности у молодых людей и повысить их сознательность, вводит практику «икигами». По результатам национальной лотереи смертной казни подлежит каждый тысячный гражданин в возрасте от 18-х до 24-х лет. За 24 часа до смерти он получает извещение — икигами. Фудзимото Кэнго — новый служащий Министерства здравоохранения и социального обеспечения, его работа — доставлять икигами.
Samurai Gangsters
Daigoro
Jirocho (Kiichi Nakai), a fledgling bakuto who left his wife, goes on a year-long training with his minions: right-hand man and military master Ohmasa (Kishibe Ittoku); stinky priest Daigoro (Takashi Sasano); well-known stranger Ishimatsu Mori (Yoichi Nukumizu); beautiful Masagoro Oiwake (Kazuki Kitamura); and others. As Jirocho's fame spreads, he gains more enemies. Among them are Katsuzo Kurokoma (Koichi Sato), who is one of the most powerful in Koshu, and the villain who is also Ishimatsu's nemesis, Masaru Mima (Riki Takeuchi). A traitor also emerges from the family, Yoshikazu Ebisu (Yoshikazu Ebisu). Meanwhile, Jirocho's wife falls ill and other terrible situations occur. Jirocho falls into a pinch of absolute despair. What on earth will he do? What is the fate of his minions? The Jirocho family will face a fierce battle...
Ушедшие
Shokichi Hirata
Главный герой картины — молодой виолончелист Дайго, оставшийся без работы. Вместе с женой он перебирается из мегаполиса в родной городок в провинции, где ему предложили работу в некоем агентстве, как будто туристическом. Однако, оказывается, это — похоронное бюро, и Дайго предстоит обмывать тела покойников, наряжать их и готовить к переходу в лучший мир. С большим удивлением герой понимает, что справляется со своей новой работой очень хорошо.
Миллион йен и миллион проблем
Siraishi
Судзуко всего двадцать один год, а она уже успела хлебнуть горя и разочароваться в людях. Она отправляется в путешествие, дав себе зарок – оставаться в каждом городе лишь до тех пор, пока не накопит миллион иен. Судьба забрасывает ее на приморский курорт, на персиковую плантацию в горах. Повсюду она избегает близких отношений и, достигнув своей цели, отправляется к новому назначению. Устроившись на работу в цветочный магазин в пригороде Токио, она сходится с подрабатывающим там студентом Накадзимой. Это любовь с первого взгляда, но Судзуко не готова отказаться от своего решения – уехать, как только она заработает миллион иен…
God's Puzzle
Hashizume
A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own.
10 обещаний моей собаке
Когда отец Акари с головой ушёл в работу и перестал уделять внимание семье, девочка решила завести себе собаку. Бездомный щенок нашёлся тут же, на заднем дворе, но перед тем как взять его домой, мать Акари составила для дочери список из десяти "обещаний", которые она должна была выполнять по отношению к своему питомцу.
歓喜の歌
Chief Iizuka, who works at the Cultural Center, misunderstands two chorus groups with similar names and double-books the concert hall on New Year's Eve. Although they talk to each other, neither of them gives up a step and develops into a big problem. Iizuka, who has lived his life with a "no-nonsense" attitude, finds himself in the middle of two groups and at a loss for words.
Кабеи
Detective Kosuge
Во времена жесткого внутреннего террора, когда Япония готовится вступить во Вторую мировую войну, муж главной героини попадает в лагерь из-за своих политических взглядов. Кабеи, оставшаяся одна с двумя детьми, не дает себе сдаться: назло всем — правительству, родному отцу, всему миру,- она не отказывается от мужа. Ее жизнь превращается в пример незаметного, непафосного, лишенного идеологии героизма, когда нужно накормить детей, послать в тюрьму теплое кимоно, сходить на собрание жильцов… И все это так, чтобы окружающие не заметили, насколько тебе тяжело.
Adrift in Tokyo
Middle-aged Matmaker
A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.
Walking My Life
Haruo Takagi
A 48-year-old company chief, Yukihiro Fujiyama (Koji Yakusho) goes to a hospital. There he discovered that he has got terminal lung cancer and will die within half a year. He declines any treatment and decides to go to see some people he has not met for years, to write farewell letters to his family, relatives and friends...
The Investigation Game
Yoshihito Tsuda
Police superintendent Makishima suffered a demotion transfer after he failed to capture the suspect in a kidnapping case of a boy, who was subsequently killed, and made a blunder in the press conference. Six years later, Makishima is improving his performance at Ashigara station, when he is summoned by the prefectural police headquarters and asked to take on the investigation of a serial child murder case which has reached a deadlock. Makishima, still bearing an emotional scar from the previous case, accepts the request, and pushes through an unprecedented investigation, where Makishima appears on TV as the person responsible for the investigation and appeals to the killer directly in order to bring him into the open. Despite being caught in disputes within the police force and facing criticism from rival TV stations, Makishima talks to the camera as the whole nation watches on. "This is for the killer. Go to sleep trembling in fear tonight."
Unlicensed Nursery School Kabukicho Chick Group
A yakuza must take care of some children from a nursery
Free and Easy 18
Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.
Насекомые, которых нет в энциклопедии
A freelance writer is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of "Black Book Monthly": find a bug with the power to bring humans back from the dead, in order to report on the afterlife. With his trusty companion Endo in tow, he sets off on a quest for the elusive insect and along the way meets the mysterious Sayoko, a former dominatrix and habitual wrist-cutter who delights in rubbing wasabi into her wounds.
Любовь и честь
Tokuhei
Молодой самурай Мимура, проверяя пищу на предмет отравы, съедает сашими из неправильной рыбы и слепнет. Мечту учить мальчишек боевым искусствам можно забыть. Теперь о выживании семьи придется позаботиться его жене Кайо. Вот только какой ценой? Не пожалеет ли она о том, что спрятала меч мужа, когда он хотел окончить свое "несамурайское" существование? Сможет ли она не только защитить его честь, но и вернуть радость жизни?
Riding the Metro
Shinji (Shinichi Tsutsumi) steps out of a train station to find himself transported back to 1964.
Free and Easy 17
Yumiko returns to work in Hama-chan's department. She had once left the company after getting married, but a dark shadow now seems to loom over her.
Damejin
An off-beat comedy about 3 'damejin' (useless persons), who don't work and spend their lives doing nothing. They actually don't want to work. When they hear 'in India one can live without working' they take it seriously. They begin to raise the money to go to India by doing anything but working, such as ripping off stamps from others' letters to sell, robbery at the bank which itself went bankrupt, etc.
Ночь поминовения
Kyoji
Сёмантэй Кёкаку прославился как величайший мастер жанра «ракуго», он знаменитый рассказчик фривольных историй и анекдотов. Он воспитал целую плеяду талантливых учеников. Прощаясь с ушедшим учителем, они показывают всё своё мастерство. Их шутки заставляют и мертвецов пуститься в пляс.
More Painful than Rain
Ayami, who works in the marketing department of an advertising agency, is about to turn 30 and is beginning to think that she would rather live her life for work than marriage. Just then, she meets Kurasawa, who works at the same company, and they soon find themselves drawn to each other.
Скрытый клинок
В середине XIX века наступают последние дни сегунов и самураев. Ветер перемен ощущается по всей Японии и даже в маленьком княжестве Унасаку на северо-западном побережье Японии… Тайную технику фехтования «Коготь дьявола» знает только Мунедзо, поэтому мир самураев еще не готов позволить Мунедзо уйти на свободу.
Free and Easy 15
Hama-chan takes a vacation to go fishing in Akita despite warnings from Su-san as his company faces a restructuring process.
Fireflies: River of Light
After finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in a rustic primary school. He struggles to get through to his students, until he creates a class project to raise fireflies to fly over it once again. All students, even the reserved girl Hikari (Risako Sugaya), become passionately involved in the project. However, it brings them into conflict with parents and the school, one problem after another stands in his way.
Полупризнание
Бывший полицейский детектив Соитиро признается в убийстве своей жены. Он сообщает, что он совершил убийство по ее же просьбе – жена после смерти их сына от лейкемии заболела болезнью Альцгеймера и не хотела больше жить. На допросе Соитиро наотрез отказывается отвечать только на один вопрос: что он делал два дня после убийства, пока не сдался полиции. Судебный вердикт по делу отставного детектива будет вынесен лишь после того, как станет известна правда об этих двух днях.
No One's Ark
Sakai
Daisuke and his girlfriend have failed at selling a smelly health drink named Akajiru in Tokyo, amassing five million yen in debts. In order to recover financially, they retreat to Daisuke's island hometown.
Bright Future
Mr. Fujiwara
Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.
The King of Minami 18
Last Scene
Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who recently announced her retirement from acting in order to get married. Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ken turns to alcohol as he begins to provoke fights, attempts to lure a girl into bed, and argues with his wife, who came to visit him at the studio. All she says is thank you and leaves Ken puzzled. Ken Mihara, once a budding young star, takes a job as an extra. Although he's past his prime, he still manages to infuse a young filmmaker with the motivation to pursue her dreams as a director.
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
Maehara Driver
Mr. Takano, a company employee, announces plans to take an early retirement so he can return to his home town and spend his days fishing. Su-san and Hama-chan envy his decision, and Hama-chan conspires to visit Takano, even though he has no vacation time left.
A Tender Place
Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.
Quiet Don 12
Kishu-gumi and the Hong Kong mafia will die in a trap set up?! Can Shizuya save this desperate situation?!
Школа 4: Пятнадцатилетний
Kodama
Пятнадцатилетний паренек не может свыкнуться с тем фактом, что он должен тратить свои лучшие годы на неинтересную и бессмысленную школу. Мать его не понимает, плачет. Отец не хочет признавать такого сына.
Home Sweet Home
"Home Sweet Home" deals with a family who, unable to cope with their aging grandfather's worsening dementia, abandon him at a group home for the elderly. When, racked by guilt, they return to retrieve him, they discover to their surprise. . .
Quiet Don 11
Shizuya thought that he had won the deadly battle with Kaifu, the fifth generation of Kishu-gumi, and put an end to the long-standing conflict, but the tenacity of Kaifu's overthrow Shinsei-gumi does not change even in a dying state. He is a hitman who attacks Shizuya many times. Not only that, the Kishu-gumi buys the company that Shizuya works for, disbands the design department, steals the face of the day and drags him into the world of conflict. Shizuya, who has promised Akino his dream as a designer, solidifies his resolve to overcome this crisis... It's been 10 years since the series started. The immortal series is completely revived. In addition to the combination of Teruyuki Kagawa and Mai Kitajima, the original cast of Yasuaki Kurata, Isamu Ichikawa, Shinichi Ishii, Hiroaki Iiyama, Takashi Sasano, and Yozaburo Ito will all appear. What is the conclusion with Kishu-gumi? What is the fate of love with Akino?
Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen
This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰, 1830-1859) was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin Shishi who made an outstanding contribution to the Meiji Restoration. At least two of his students, Takasugi Shinsaku and Itō Hirobumi later became famous, and virtually all of the survivors of the Sonjuku group became officers in the Meiji Restoration. Takasugi led rifle companies against the shogun's army when it failed to conquer Chōshū in 1864, rapidly leading to the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Ito Hirobumi became Japan's first prime minister. His admirer, Maebara Issei, was later killed rebelling against the Meiji regime. He is now enshrined in Setagayaku-(世田谷区)Tokyo, Japan.
Round About Midnight
Tasaki
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.
The Exam
Kanno
Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on the very day of his daughter's examination and the all important interview.
Keiho
Tezuka
The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however, reveals the crime was a well-planned statement against the section of Japan's criminal code granting diminished responsibility to the mentally impaired.
Омоча
Kosaka
1958 год. Японское правительство готовится к принятию закона, запрещающего проституцию. Но обитатели маленького дома гейш не беспокоятся. Жизнь идет как обычно, горе сменяет радость, а разочарование — надежда. Три неунывающие гейши, подруги и соперницы, под руководством мудрой хозяйки, пытаются выжить в изменяющемся мире.
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Kinei
A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technical college to gain new qualifications. She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salaryman with whom she begins a furtive romance...
Free and Easy 10
Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar surroundings on his first assignment at a new job.
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Free and Easy 9
Hama-chan’s sales department gets a new supervisor, a hard-working taskmaster that’s the very opposite of carefree, irresponsible Hama-chan. The veteran employee decides to find his boss, a divorced father, a new wife. The supervisor loves a bar hostess “mama-san,” but is unable to confess his true feelings until Hama-chan comes to his rescue.
The Rainbow Seeker
A young man fails his company entrance exams and leaves home to work at a run-down cinema in Tokushima, whose owner lives to bring entertaining films to the residents of his small town.
Quiet Don 10
"I can't live for the Shinsen-gumi." Shizuya wanders between the yakuza and his love for Akino. What is the truth!?
Quiet Don 9
Shouldn't gangsters love stubborn people? To protect true love, the Shinsen-gumi gather at night in Tokyo!
Free and Easy 8
When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in love with Hama-chan's fishing protégé.
Oishinbo
Culture Department deputy director Tomii
Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".
Самое короткое письмо матери
«Ты счастлива с ним, мама? Отец умер, ничего не сказав» - это письмо, победившее на конкурсе самых коротких писем матери в стране. Маки написала эти строки после смерти отца и адресовала матери, бросившей её в детстве. Брат Хироси, случайно увидев письмо, отправил его на конкурс, где оно победило. После смерти отца Хироси нашел мать Таэ, которая заведует баром в Токио. Она очень хочет увидеть Маки...
The King of Minami 6
MARKS
Shozo Hayashi
Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...
Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie
Professor Kenzo Mukai
The movie version of Juukou B-Fighter premiered in Japan on April 15, 1995 at the Toei Super Hero Fair '95. It was originally shown as a triple feature alongside Mechanical Violator Hakaider and the feature film version of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.
Free and Easy 6
Hama-chan and Su-san go fishing during a business trip, but Hama-chan has to give a lecture on Su-san's behalf in a case of mistaken identity.
Школа
Tsuchiya
Курои, преподаватель вечерней школы, просит, чтобы каждый его ученик написал эссе, вспоминая свои переживания и приключения в классе.
Quiet Don 6
Shizuya, who appeared on the first anniversary of Ken Sakamoto's death, the fourth Kishu-gumi. He again asks Ryuko to accept the sake cup. What about Shizuya and Ryuko? On the other hand, Shizuya, who went to see Akino after studying abroad in France, was frustrated by his gangster side...
Дневник рыбака-дурака №5
Герои фильма – два неразлучных друга рыбака-любителя Хама-тян и Су-сан. У Хама-тян рождается сын, и о рыбалке на время приходится забыть. Как-то раз жена Хама-тян пошла на встречу с подругами, а с ребёнком должна была остаться бабушка, но у неё начинается сильный приступ радикулита, и бедному Хама-тян ничего не остаётся, как взять его с собой на работу. На этом беды Хама-тян только начинаются: его годовалый сынишка умудряется потеряться, и длительные розыски приводят в кабинет президента компании…
Midwinter Camellia
Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko Miyao. Set in 1932, the film centers on Peony (Yoko Minamino), a geisha who was forced into the business at a young age by her dissipated father.
The Games Teachers Play
Mr. Nakamura
The story of an unconventional teacher facing up to his unruly and apathetic class.
Quiet Don 2
Part two of twelve.
Free and Easy 4
Maehara, Driver
Hama-chan and his wife are ecstatic about their long-awaited pregnancy. Meanwhile, Su-san's nephew joins Hama-chan's department at the company.
Seven Days War 2
Quiet Don
Kawanishi
Part one of a twelve part direct to video film series. Based on the comic by Tatsuo Nitta.
Kim's War
After shooting a gangster in self-defense, Kim Hui Ro takes refuge at a hotel and takes the guest hostages. Realising his position, he invites the press inside and explains why he was driven to his crime.
A Paucity of Flying Dreams
Masatoshi Tomioka
A man in hospital has a weird and sexy conversation with a woman in the next bed, whom he cannot see. He later discovers she is in her sixties. They meet several more times and, each time, she is younger.
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 9
Kyosuke Kozu (Masaomi Kondo), a university professor and a famous detective, is a big magic lover. He was asked to judge the Magic Competition to be held in Ito, and set out with his sister Nobuko, her lover's newspaper reporter Kenzo, and the brothers Shiro Kishibe. On the day, Shigeko Mizutani, who was supposed to play the guillotine technique, went missing, and she was found dead while her sister Yoshiko was taking her place. The suspects include Yoshiko, Shigeko's husband, Ryohei Mizutani, and her secretary, Yuriko.
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 42: Дядя Торадзиро
Племянник Тора-сана Мицуо обменивается письмами с Идзуми, бывшей одноклассницей, родители которой развелись и увезли её из Токио.
Free and Easy 2
Hama-chan gets Su-san hooked on fishing, but Su-san has some problems to deal with; a beautiful woman saves Su-san when he collapses while fishing.
READY! LADY
Ryoko, a free-spirited 23-year-old woman, quits her job after being caught having an affair with a co-worker and finds herself on the street. She comes to Tokyo, relying on her aunt Moeko, a career woman who works as a manager at a major city bank. The two, who have completely different personalities, quarrel constantly whenever they see each other.
Пекинский арбуз
Mr. Yamada, the Real Estate Agent
Снято на основе реальных событий, происходивших в пригороде Токио, городе Фунабаси, префектура Тиба. Владелец овощной лавки Яохару борется между жалостью к нищим китайским студентам и заботой о прибыли. Он не может продавать свои овощи ниже закупочной цены. Всё решает простая игра "камень-ножницы-бумага". И вот уже он болен Китайской болезнью, а лавке угрожает полное банкротство.
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 41: Любовное путешествие Торадзиро
the conductor
Тора-Сан снова путешествует по Японии, где точно, даже он не знает. Поезд делает аварийную остановку из-за бизнесмена Хома Сакагути, который лёг на рельсы, решив таким образом свести счёты с жизнью. Тора-сан заботится о несчастном. Сакагути хочет поблагодарить его и предлагает оплатить их совместную поездку — в Вену! Хотя сестра Сакура, тетя Цунэ и Дядя Тацудзо советуют ему не ехать, потому что они знают, как далеко находится эта Вена и мало ли что может случиться вдали от дома. Но Тора не хочет разочаровывать своего нового друга. В столице Австрии Тора чувствует себя довольно неуютно. Пока он не встречает двух прекрасных женщин, Кэйко Такеситу и ее тетю.
The Demon Comes in Spring
Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 40: Юбилейный салат Торадзиро
На автовокзале в городе Коморо уличный торговец Тора-Сан встречает старуху, которая живет одна после смерти мужа десять лет назад. Ночь в ее старом доме. На следующее утро доктор Матико Харада приходит, чтобы отвезти пожилую женщину в больницу. Тора помогает ей и приглашает к себе в гости. На следующий день он едет домой в Токио и возвращается в магазин сладостей сестры Сакуры, тети Цунэ и дяди Тацудзо в Сибамате. Вскоре Матико приезжает в Токио, чтобы навестить свою племянницу Юки, студентку, изучающую японскую поэзию. Матико навещает Тора-сана, но радость встречи омрачается тем фактом, что им приходит известие о смерти старушки.
Free and Easy
Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along with his wife Eri, Densuke befriends an elderly man named Ichinosuke Suzuki. Ichinosuke is a lonely and old man who learns to enjoy life again through his friendship with Densuke. Meanwhile, Densuke is completely unaware that Ichinosuke is the boss of his construction company. The two men become friends through their shared passion for fishing.
The Discarnates
Dentist
Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada's ex-wife. Recovering from the shock, Harada indulges in melancholy, mainly on his failure as a husband and father, and goes to a 'Rakugo' (sit-down comedy) show, where a friendly man in the audience invites him home. Harada is puzzled at the strong resemblance of this man and his wife to his own parents, who were killed nearly 30 years ago when he was twelve.
Seven Days War
Tanba
A community is in turmoil when junior high schoolers barricade themselves in an empty factory to protest the draconian rules of parents and teachers. They're sick of heavy-handed teachers and iron-fisted parents. And now they're going to do something about it.
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 39: Повесть о Торадзиро
Игрок-плейбой, друг Тора-сана, умирает, а брошенный матерью мальчик внезапно появляется в Сибамате. В поисках матери мальчика Тора-сан встречает продавщицу косметики, и все трое становятся суррогатной семьей, а Тора-сан - «папочкой».
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 38: Путешествие Торадзиро на север
Когда путешествия Тора-сана приводят его в сельскую местность острова Хоккайдо, он помогает странному старому ветеринару в его отношениях с отчуждённой дочерью и женщиной, которой он тайно интересуется.
Sure Death 4
Yasukichi
Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on?
The Heartbreak Yakuza
A hardened gangster encounters by chance a woman he hasn't seen since childhood. They are both engulfed in the underground world of intergang warfare.
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 37: Мечты Торадзиро о синей птице
Во время своих путешествий Тора-сан встречает традиционный театр, который он посещает, и обнаруживает, что один из его старых друзей умер. Тора-сан и его семья помогают дочери друга, которая романтически связана с начинающим артистом.
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 36: Вложивший душу в Сибамата
Соседка семьи Тора-сана, Акэми, которая была уже героиней серии «Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 33: Задыхающийся в ночном тумане Торадзиро» (1984), убегает от своего мужа, который интересуется только работой. Тора-сан следует за ней в Сикинэдзиму и пытается вернуть ее домой. При этом он встречает группу одноклассников, которые едут на встречу со своим учителем начальной школы, что является отсылкой к фильму Кэйсукэ Киношиты «Двенадцать пар глаз». Тора-сан присоединяется к ним и влюбляется в учительницу.
Mahjong Horoki
Suzuki
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
Ryuji
Ryuji tries quitting the yakuza to actively support his wife and daughter; as he's used to easy money, it's a difficult transition.