Yutaka Matsushige — Actor (69)
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Drive (2002) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb
ドライブ
director: SABU actor: Shinichi Tsutsumi / Ren Osugi …
other title: ドライブ / 驾驶
Kenichi Asakura is an uptight, hyper-square salesman. One day, three bank robbers commandeer his van. They are in hot pursuit of their fellow robber who has snatched the money. Unfortunately for the bank robbers, Asakura never drives over 40 km/h speed limit even under the extreme situation.
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Midnight Diner (2014) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb Skybridge
深夜食堂
director: Jōji Matsuoka actor: Kaoru Kobayashi / Saki Takaoka …
other title: 深夜食堂 / Wakasama Zamurai Torimonocho Shinya no Shibijin
A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.
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Seven Weeks (2014) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
野のなななのか
director: Nobuhiko Obayashi actor: Tōru Shinagawa / Takako Tokiwa …
other title: 野のなななのか
Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.
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Totto Television (2016) [TV] TMDB
トットてれび
actor: Hikari Mitsushima / Gaku Hamada …
other title: トットてれび / Totto Terebi
A drama series based on the novel "Totto Channeru" by famed Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.
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Dear Doctor (2009) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
ディア・ドクター
director: Miwa Nishikawa actor: Eita Nagayama / Tsurube Shofukutei …
other title: ディア・ドクター / Cher docteur
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.
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Date What is Love (2015) [TV] TMDB
デート～恋とはどんなものかしら～
director: Jun Fubuki / Ryoko Kuninaka … actor: Anne Watanabe / Hiroki Hasegawa …
other title: デート～恋とはどんなものかしら～ / Date
Yoriko Yabushita works at a Yokohama research laboratory. She tracks trends in relation to macroeconomics. She is 29-years-old and enthusiastic about her work. She also enjoys efficiency and having a regular life. Although she doesn't excel in social settings with other people, her next goal is getting married and having a baby. Yoriko believes that she marry by the age of 30, because everyone around her did including her late mother. If Yoriko finds a man who fills 24 items listed on her ideal husband list, she will marry him.
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Bayside Shakedown (1997) [TV] TMDB
踊る大捜査線
director: Katsuyuki Motohiro / 本廣克行 actor: Yuji Oda / Toshiro Yanagiba …
other title: 踊る大捜査線
Aoshima is a rookie detective who has come to take a post at the Wangan Police Station in Odaiba. But what awaited this ex-salesman looking for stimulation was petty work and a rigid hierarchical control. Big cases are being handled at the main headquarters and the local police station is treated as if it were a nuisance. He is disillusioned by the fact that policemen are not superheroes and belong to a top-down organization. Living by his motto, “Cases don’t happen in the conference room, but at the scene,” Aoshima steadily influences his colleagues through his cheerfulness and strength.
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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb
Shinobi
director: Ten Shimoyama actor: Yukie Nakama / Joe Odagiri …
other title: Shinobi: A Batalha / Shinobi - Kampf auf Liebe und Tod …
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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？
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Dear Father (2007) [TV] TMDB IMDb
拝啓、父上様
actor: Kazunari Ninomiya / Meisa Kuroki …
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.
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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.
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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...
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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.