Denden — Actor (51)

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The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)
クソ野郎と美しき世界 WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: クソ野郎と美しき世界
The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between Utagui, a little girl who eats songs to live and an artist who can't sing anymore. A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. As they finally reach a beach in Okinawa, they find? Bastards come together on a night dancefloor for a show.

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Ibu wa hatsukoi no yō ni (1991)
イブは初恋のように TMDB
actor: Yasuko Tomita / Naho Toda …
other title: イブは初恋のように
An office lady (Yasuko Tomita) who has a bitter memory of Christmas Eve breaks up with her affair partner (Shoji Sadaoka) and finds a new love.

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Boys on the Run (2010)
ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン IMDb TMDB
other title: ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン
A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick rival moves in on the beautiful co-worker he loves.

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Dark Society in the East (1993)
極東黒社会 DRUG CONNECTION IMDb TMDB
other title: 極東黒社会 DRUG CONNECTION
A story about the activities of Southeast Asian Mafia gangs in Shinjuku. Ryosuke Kano is an ex French Foreign Legion soldier and is now a cocaine smuggler and dealer. He is acquainted with Larry, a Japanese American, but he turned out to be an undercover cop from New York.

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What the Snow Brings (2005)
雪に願うこと IMDb TMDB
other title: 雪に願うこと
Following a tip, Manabu Yazaki loses his last money betting on the older "banba" horse "Unryu" (jockied by Makie, a legendary jockey's daughter) in a draft-horse race held in his childhood home of Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido.

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Blue Hour (2019)
ブルーアワーにぶっ飛ばす WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: ブルーアワーにぶっ飛ばす
Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a 30-year-old TV commercial director returns to her countryside home in the company of a free-spirited friend. In a bittersweet reunion with an alienated family, her childhood memories of freedom and yearnings creep in the dreamlike blue hour, transcending into a lyricism of self-realization – at once whimsical, agonizing and yet hopeful.

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A Moon in the Ordinary (2025)
平場の月 IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
other title: 平場の月
50-year-old Kensho Aoto went through a divorce and returned to his hometown. He begins to work for a printing company and lives a quiet life. He has an encounter with Yoko Sudo, whom he last saw 35 years ago in middle school. Yoko is widowed and makes a living by doing part-time work. They start spending time together.

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Princess Sakura (2013)
桜姫 IMDb TMDB
Hajime Hashimoto actor: Kyoko Hinami / Munetaka Aoki …
other title: Princess Sakura - Forbidden Pleasures / Sakura hime …
One evening, Princess Sakura is attacked by a man. At that time, the Princess could not see his face and only sees a tattoo on his body. Because of that that night, Princess Sakura falls in love with the man. In order to find the man she gives up everything and gets the same identical tattoo. The princess then works as a prostitute. Meanwhile Gonsuke is the man who attacked Princess Sakura. He also stole a scroll and, because of that, he is chased by assassins.

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Insomniacs After School (2023)
君は放課後インソムニア WikiData IMDb TMDB
Chihiro Ikeda actor: Nana Mori / Daiken Okudaira …
other title: 君は放課後インソムニア
To keep using their school's abandoned observatory as a refuge, two sleepless high school students decide to revive the defunct astronomy club.

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Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)
呪怨2 ビデオ版
Takashi Shimizu actor: Yuko Daike / Kaku Tomohiro …
other title: Ju-on: Rancore 2 / Ju-on 2 …
On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.

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Ju-on: The Curse (2000)
呪怨
Takashi Shimizu actor: Yûrei Yanagi / Ryôta Koyama …
other title: Ju-on: Rancore / Ju-on …
When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

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Killers (2014)
キラーズ
Kimo Stamboel / Timo Tjahjanto actor: Kazuki Kitamura / Oka Antara …
other title: Killers - In jedem von uns steckt ein Killer / キラーズ …
A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond through the internet.

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THE DAYS (2023)
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Masaki Nishiura / Hideo Nakata actor: Koji Yakusho / Yutaka Takenouchi …
other title: I tre giorni dopo la fine / Aqueles Dias …
Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.

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Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017)
おんな城主 直虎 TMDB
other title: おんな城主 直虎
Naotora Ii is a woman given a male name, who succeeded as the head of the Ii family during the Warring States period when her father passed away. With her wisdom, courage and affection for loved ones, Naotora lived through turbulent times and paved the way for the future of her clan.

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Spirit World (2025)
Yōkai - le monde des esprits
other title: Spirit Word - La festa delle lanterne / Yōkai : Le Monde des esprits …
Legendary singer Claire Emery flies to Japan for a final sold-out concert. But when the show ends, so does Claire’s life on earth. However, an unexpected new life in the spirit world - where she will be guided by Yuzo, one of her biggest fans - awaits.

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Light of My Lion (2024)
ライオンの隠れ家 TMDB
Koji Tokuo actor: Yuya Yagira / Ryota Bando …
other title: ライオンの隠れ家
The appearance of a mysterious little boy interrupts the quiet, predictable life shared by an artist with autism and his caring older brother.

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Suzuki Sensei (2011)
鈴木先生 TMDB
other title: 鈴木先生
Akira Suzuki is the home room teacher for 2-A. After graduating from college Akira did not work for 3 years. Instead, he spent his time thinking about ways to solve problems once he works as a teacher. Because of this, Akira has a knack to solve problems and the principle trusts him. Mr. Suzuki always listens to his students' problems and gives them creative solutions. Due to this, Mr. Suzuki is popular among the students. Meanwhile, Akira dates Asami who works at a travel agency. They met through a blind date. Akira often talks to Asami about troubles that occur at school.

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Drowning Fish (2001)
溺れる魚 IMDb TMDB
Yukihiko Tsutsumi actor: Kippei Shiina / Yosuke Kubozuka …
other title: 溺れる魚
When corporate executives are blackmailed into public displays of nudity on the busy streets of Shinjuku, the big guns are called out to locate "Oboreru Sakana". The "big guns" are a misfit duo of ethically questionable characters who must infiltrate a gay nightclub and "fit in" while they search for clues. What ensues is both hilarious and action-packed. Oboreru Sakana is a rather ambitious and often hilarious contemporary crime thriller. Its narrative swings from the grisly to the humorous and pulls in as many pop culture elements as it can manage.