Yutaka Matsushige — Actor (57)
Midnight Diner (2009) [TV] TMDB
深夜食堂
8.6 (5 ratings) actor: Kaoru Kobayashi / Yutaka Matsushige
other title: 深夜食堂
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
Solitary Gourmet (2012) [TV] IMDb TMDB
孤独のグルメ
9.1 (10 ratings) actor: Yutaka Matsushige / Tomoki Uekusa
other title: The Solitary Gourmet
Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
Ring (1998) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
リング
7.0 (12 ratings) director: Hideo Nakata actor: Nanako Matsushima / Hiroyuki Sanada
other title: The Ring / Ring - A Maldição
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Last Mile (2024) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban
ラストマイル
5.8 (16 ratings) director: Ayuko Tsukahara actor: Hikari Mitsushima / Masaki Okada
other title: ラストマイル
On the night before ‘Black Friday,’ which is the one of the busiest commerce days, a cardboard box, that is delivered from the world's largest shopping site, explodes. Soon after, a series of mysterious explosion cases occurs. The entire nation becomes terrorized by the shocking events. Funado Erena has just began to work as the center director for a large distribution warehouse that covers three-quarters of the Kanto area. Erena must gain control over this unprecedented situation with team manager Nashimoto Ko.
Tokyo! (2008) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
TOKYO!
director: Bong Joon Ho / Leos Carax actor: Ayako Fujitani / Ryo Kase
other title: Tóquio! / Tokio!
Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.
Unnatural (2018) [TV] TMDB
アンナチュラル
8.2 (25 ratings) director: Ayuko Tsukahara actor: Satomi Ishihara / Arata Iura
other title: Desnatural / アンナチュラル
Mikoto Misumi is a pathologist at UDI (Unnatural Death Investigation) Lab. She can't stand neglecting unnatural deaths and believes there must be a truth behind the deaths. Team members that work with her are autopsy doctor Kai Nakado, recorder Rokuro Kube, clinical test technologist Yuko Shoji and UDI director Yasuo Kamikura.

They work on unnatural death cases and try to reveal the truth behind the deaths.
The Great White Tower (2019) [TV] TMDB
白い巨塔
actor: Junichi Okada / Kenichi Matsuyama
other title: 白い巨塔
具有野心的天才外科医生财前五郎,为往上爬而不择手段把救人摆第二,站在对立面的是一位为了理念不顾一切的内科医生里见修二,故事藉由两位主要角色的价值观与生命态度的对照,描绘出医院内部的实态与斗争。
Hero (2001) [TV] TMDB
ヒーロー
other title: ヒーロー
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have.

Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd public prosecutor who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a deputy prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division, and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt.

Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
青春18x2 君へと続く道
5.4 (7 ratings) director: Michihito Fujii actor: Greg Hsu / Kaya Kiyohara
other title: 青春18x2 君へと続く道
Having lost his job and the company he built, a 36-year-old man at rock bottom goes on a wistful solo trip to Japan in search of the love he left behind.
Sleepeeer Hit! (2016) [TV] TMDB
重版出来!
director: Naoko Matsuda actor: Haru Kuroki / Joe Odagiri
other title: 重版出来! / Juhan Shuttai!
Kokoro Kurosawa used to be a contender for the Olympic Judo Team, but she had to give up on her dream due to an injury. In the end, she ends up working at weekly manga magazine "Vibes." The publishing industry is going through a turbulent time due to ebooks. Members of the editorial department struggle to come up with ways to sell more manga books. She learns about editing from her senior editors and becomes fascinated with the edition world, interacting with manga writers, and discovering new manga artists. But what surprises her the most is that in a competitive world such as manga publishing, not all dreams come true, and even when they do, they come with a price...
Monday (2000) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
マンデイ
director: SABU actor: Shinichi Tsutsumi / Yasuko Matsuyuki
other title: マンデイ
A simple funeral turns a man's world Topsy turvy. He wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless about how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened a day before.
Dear Father (2007) [TV] TMDB IMDb
拝啓、父上様
other title: 拝啓、父上様
Set in an old prestigious ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) in a small town in the center of Tokyo, a young itamae (cook for Japanese dishes) struggles his life, love and work while the long-lasted ryotei and the beloved old town face the change to survive the time. This heartwarming drama shows the intimate relationship of the community that has been lost nowadays, asks what the most important things in your life is, and tells how difficult it is to make a decision. The story is told in the form of a letter from him to his unknown father with lots of humor and love.
空中的秋千 (2005) [Movie] Douban
空中ブランコ
director: 荒井昭博 / 保原賢一郎 actor: 阿部寛 / 釈由美子
other title: 空中ブランコ / 尖端恐懼
突然ジャンプが成功しなくなり、不眠症で悩む空中ブランコのフライヤー・公平、尖端恐怖症のヤクザ・猪野、誇大妄想で自意識過剰なモデル・広美たちが、それぞれに悩みを抱え、精神科医・伊良部のもとを訪れ、カウンセリングを受ける。ところが、治療はいつもビタミン注射を打たれるばかりで、その後は、好奇心旺盛な伊良部の奇想天外な行動により、面食らう患者たちは皆、ハプニングに巻き込まれていく。 果たして彼らの心の病は治るのか?
The Supporting Actors (2017) [TV] TMDB
バイプレイヤーズ
director: Daigo Matsui actor: Kenichi Endo / Tomorowo Taguchi
other title: バイプレイヤーズ
Kenichi Endo, Ren Osugi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Susumu Terajima, Yutaka Matsushige and Ken Mitsuishi all receive offers to take part in a big budget drama series with a famous lead actor and world famous director. To study their roles and relationships, the director asks the six supporting actors to live together for 3 months at a share house. The actors begin their temporary living arrangement. An incident from 10 years ago though causes the actors to hold resentment.
Detective's Eyes (2013) [TV] TMDB IMDb
刑事のまなざし
director: Kosuke Suzuki actor: Jun Kaname / Yutaka Matsushige
other title: 刑事のまなざし / Keiji no Manazashi
Nobuto Natsume worked at a youth detention center, but began working as a detective after the age of forty. He begins his new career as a detective in the violent crimes section at Higashi-Ikebukuro Police Station. He listens carefully to those involved in cases and investigates thoroughly to uncover the truth. Veteran Detective Seiichi Fukumori works as Nobuto Natsume's partner. The crimes they investigate usually relate to families. ~~ Based on the novel "Keiji no Manazashi" by Gaku Yakumaru.
Atami's Police Investigators (2010) [TV] TMDB
熱海の捜査官
director: Satoshi Miki actor: Joe Odagiri / Chiaki Kuriyama
other title: 熱海の捜査官 / Atami no Sousakan
The story begins with the disappearance of a school bus and four high school girls. Still unsolved three years later, the case gets revived when one of the girls reappears. Odagiri plays a sharp national investigator searching for the truth behind the incident, which leads back to a seemingly peaceful town.
Crows Zero (2007) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData
クローズZERO
6.6 (5 ratings) director: Takashi Miike actor: Shun Oguri / Kyosuke Yabe
other title: Operação Corvo / クローズZERO
The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.