Katsuhisa Namase — Actor (36)
Trick (2000) [TV] TMDB IMDb
トリック
director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi actor: Yukie Nakama / Hiroshi Abe
other title: トリック
Although 23 year old Yamada Naoko is a "super" magician, she is continously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. After being fired once again, her boss shows her an ad of a physics professor, a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she comes to meet Professor Ueda. Falling prey to her simple magic tricks, Ueda is impressed, and enlists Naoko to help him uncover the tricks behind a local cult. Their hilarious antics, along with those of police officer Yabe, leads them onto further mysteries, all with tricks needing to be solved in sort of an "X-Files" meets "Scooby-Doo"...
MIU404 (2020) [TV] TMDB
MIU404
6.5 (13 ratings) director: Akiko Nogi actor: Go Ayano / Gen Hoshino
The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Kazumi Shima is selected as a new member of MIU. He is intelligent, with excellent observation and communication skills. Yet, he does not trust other people. He is unable to find a partner in MIU and is ordered to partner with Police Officer Ai Ibuki, who works at a police substation. Ibuki applied for MIU, but he failed. He is in excellent physical condition, but he lacks knowledge and experience as a detective. Shima learns about Ibuki's background and he becomes more nervous. Finally, Shima has his first meeting with Ibuki.
Legal High (2012) [TV] NeoDB IMDb TMDB
リーガル・ハイ
8.7 (30 ratings) director: Junichi Ishikawa / Hideki Inada actor: Masato Sakai / Yui Aragaki
other title: Rigaru Hai / 胜者即是正义
A lawyer with a big personality works with an straightlaced recent law graduate on various law cases in Japan.
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData
20世紀少年 -第1章- 終わりの始まり
director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi actor: Toshiaki Karasawa / Takako Tokiwa
other title: 20th Century Boys: L'inizio della fine / 20th Century Boys - Chapter 1: Beginning of the End
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
Otoko Meshi (2016) [TV] TMDB
侠飯~おとこめし~
other title: 侠飯~おとこめし~
University student Wakamizu Ryota (Emoto Tokio), who is the middle of job hunting, gets caught up in a sudden gang dispute. Ryota’s life is saved by Yanagiba Ryuichi (Namase Katsuhisa), the boss of Yanagiba-gumi, and Ryota for some reason ends up harbouring Yanagiba in his own home. Ignoring Ryota who wants him to leave immediately, Yanagiba uses the leftover food in the fridge and starts to prepare a meal without asking. However, the meal is surprisingly delicious despite the leftovers that did not seem possible to combine. This is the beginning of a bizarre communal life connected by meals for a gangster and a university student.
Suite Dreams (2006) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
THE 有頂天ホテル
director: Koki Mitani actor: Koji Yakusho / Takako Matsu
other title: The Wow-Choten Hotel / THE 有頂天ホテル
New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is trouble everywhere. An Animal is on the loose, a politician to protect, a prostitute to handle, a bellhop to focus and a few things more.
Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow (2008) [TV] TMDB
あしたの、喜多善男
director: Masahiko Shimada actor: Fumiyo Kohinata / Ryuhei Matsuda
other title: あしたの、喜多善男 / Ashita no, Kita Yoshio
Can a coward commit suicide?

Meet Kita Yoshio, a very unlucky man who has chosen his close friend's death anniversary as his suicide date, which is 11 days away. The number 11 has been quite significant throughout his life: he was born on November 11th; his roll call number at school was #11; and 11 years ago, he and his wife, Mizuho, went through a divorce. Debt-laden and feeling unneeded to the world, he sells off all his belongings and plans for his death date. However, on the 1st day, he meets Yashiro Heita as well as numerous other characters who will cause him to experience the most eventful 11 days of his life.
The Snow White Murder Case (2014) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
白ゆき姫殺人事件
director: Yoshihiro Nakamura actor: Mao Inoue / Go Ayano
other title: 白ゆき姫殺人事件
Beautiful Noriko Miki works at a cosmetic company. One day, Noriko is murdered. People begin to suspect her co-worker Miki Shirono might have killed her. Television begins to cover her story. A TV show interviews Miki Shirono's colleagues, family, people from her hometown. Rumors turn into fear. Is she a wicked a woman?
Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
カイジ2 人生奪回ゲーム
director: Tōya Satō actor: Tatsuya Fujiwara / Yūsuke Iseya
other title: Kaiji: Jinsei Dakkai Game / Kaiji 2 : Jinsei Dakkai Game
3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard labour. One day, Kaiji wins a bet to get out of the underground with 1 million yen, and promises the other workers that he will save them. But to do so, he only has 14 days and needs 200 million yen! Kaiji meets his former rival Tonegawa and learns that there is a chance to turn the tables in the game. It was a monster casino machine that will make 1 billion yen if you win...
The Last Princess (2008) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData
隠し砦の三悪人
director: Shinji Higuchi actor: Jun Matsumoto / Hiroshi Abe
other title: La fortezza nascosta / A Última Princesa
After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki and General Rokurota take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain – in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
ガメラ3 邪神<イリス>覚醒
director: Shusuke Kaneko actor: Ai Maeda / Shinobu Nakayama
other title: Gamera - Revenge of Iris / Gamera III - La Revanche d'Iris
With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.
Map for The Wedding (2022) [TV] TMDB
結婚するって、本当ですか
actor: Wakana Aoi / Kanta Sato
other title: 結婚するって、本当ですか
Upon learning their employer is transferring an unmarried person to Alaska, coworkers Rika and Takuya decide to tie the knot in order to dodge a bullet.
Shinjuku Field Hospital (2024) [TV] TMDB
新宿野戦病院
director: Kankuro Kudo actor: Eiko Koike / Taiga Nakano
other title: 新宿野戦病院
A gripping medical drama centered around a hospital in Kabukicho. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, including those from male host bars and street kids many with complicated backgrounds.
Saving My Stupid Youth (2014) [TV] IMDb TMDB
ごめんね青春!
actor: Ryo Nishikido / Hikari Mitsushima
other title: Gomen ne Seishun! / ごめんね青春!
Heisuke teaches at his alma mater, an all-boy’s Buddhist high school and leads a very ordinary life, except for the fact that he is still tortured by the memory of an unfortunate incident that took place there involving him and his school 14 years ago. In hopes of closure, he strikes upon a plan to jointly hold this year’s Culture Festival with a nearby girl’s school, with which there are chilly relations. Determined at all costs to make the event a success, Heisuke finds himself dealing with a constant stream of problems along the way.
Strawberry Night (2012) [TV] TMDB
ストロベリーナイト
director: Tetsuya Honda actor: Yûko Takeuchi / Hidetoshi Nishijima
other title: ストロベリーナイト
Reiko Himekawa is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has risen fast through the ranks with hard work and gain the respect of the policeman.
Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle (2023) [TV] TMDB
下剋上球児
8.3 (7 ratings) director: Satoko Okudera actor: Ryohei Suzuki / Haru Kuroki
other title: 下剋上球児
Based on a true story depicted in the non-fiction book “Gekokujou Kyuuji Mie Kenritsu Hakusan Koukou Koushien Made no Miracle.”

The story follows Nagumo Shuuji, a social studies teacher at Mie Prefecture’s Etsuzan Senior High School, who was a former baseball player up until university when he quit after sustaining an injury. Thereafter, he worked as a sports trainer but returned to university at 32 years old in order to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher. However, his peaceful daily life goes through a change after he’s appointed to be the advisor of his school’s baseball club that is on the verge of abolition.
Legal High 2 SP (2014) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
リーガル・ハイ スペシャル2
7.4 (5 ratings) director: Junichi Ishikawa actor: Masato Sakai / Yui Aragaki
other title: リーガル・ハイ スペシャル2
Attorneys Kensuke Komikado and Machiko Mayuzumi receive a request from a general hospital. They go up against veteran attorney Kazuma Kujou who is trying to extract money from the general hospital by a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Legal High SP (2013) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
リーガル・ハイ スペシャル
director: Junichi Ishikawa actor: Masato Sakai / Yui Aragaki
other title: リーガル・ハイ スペシャル
Kazuhiko Kogure, who is a 2nd grade student in middle school, falls off from one of the school's rooftop. There were other male students on the roof when Kazuhiko Kogure fell off. According to the other students there, Kazuhiko Kogure tried to jump to another school building, but missed. Fortunately, Kazuhiko Kogure only fractured his leg and ribs. According to Kazuhiko Kogure's mother Hidemi, the school insists it was students playing around and did not involve bullying. Hidemi though, doesn't believe it, because Kazuhiko Kogure has a fear of heights. Hidemi goes to see attorney Machiko Mayuzumi and Machiko decides to take her case, but she asks for fellow attorney Kensuke Komikado's help. Meanwhile, the school hires attorney Teshigahara Isao.
Ten Count to the Future (2022) [TV] NeoDB TMDB
未来への10カウント
actor: Takuya Kimura / Hikari Mitsushima
other title: 未来への10カウント / 迈向未来的倒数10秒
When Kirisawa Shogo was a high school student, he was a brilliant amateur boxer. He won 4 boxing tournaments and he seemed to have a bright future in the sport. During his university student days, he quit the sport of boxing. Life went on for Kirisawa Shogo. But, after his beloved wife died, his life has now become a total mess. He doesn't have any hope or desire to live. He just spends his days working part-time jobs to make a living. One day, his friend asks him to coach the boxing team at the high school where they attended. Kirisawa Shogo accepts the coaching position. Being around the young boxers, who work extremely hard, Kirisawa Shogo begins to feel alive once again.