Kippei Shiina — Actor (64)
The Boat to Heaven (2003) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
精霊流し
other title: 精霊流し
A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Night Train to the Stars (1996) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
わが心の銀河鉄道 宮沢賢治物語
director: Kazuki Ōmori actor: Naoto Ogata / Maki Mizuno
other title: わが心の銀河鉄道 宮沢賢治物語
“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
仕掛人・藤枝梅安2
other title: 仕掛人・藤枝梅安2 / Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian 2
The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist who saves lives, and the other as a criminal who buries evil that cannot be kept alive for the sake of others. Popular writer Shotaro Ikenami's historical novel series of the same title, on which the film "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is based, is a blockbuster bestseller with a total of over 6 million copies in print and has been made into a timeless entertainment film many times in Japan. Many famous actors have played the role of Baian, including Ken Watanabe. The year 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Shotaro Ikenami's birth. In the anniversary year of 2023, a new "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is born.
Alone in the Night (1994) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
夜がまた来る
director: Takashi Ishii actor: Yui Natsukawa / Jinpachi Nezu
other title: 夜がまた来る
An undercover narcotics officer is killed, and after his funeral some yakuza break into his apartment and rape his wife, Nami, while looking for the drugs they claim he stole from them. Afterwards Nami attempts to commit suicide, but after being rescued by a mysterious yakuza she decides to infiltrate the gang and get revenge.
Kewaishi (2002) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
化粧師 KEWAISHI
director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka actor: Kippei Shiina / Miho Kanno
other title: 化粧師 KEWAISHI
Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori was an official selection at the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival and won the award for Best Screenplay at the 14th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Tokyo Dragon (1997) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
東京龍
other title: 東京龍
When I was young, Takato Kuroda took a hand at seeing "Qi" at my grandfather Shigaru who was a great feng shui, but since I closed my eyes with fear, I could not see myself ever since. From the complex with respect to the deceased grandfather, Dragon has developed a software to look at attention with computers, and has an office of management consultant. This summer, Tokyo was suffering from extreme weather which rain continues for over 20 days, and urban function was deprived. One day, a who visited an old shop owner and Suzuki with an introduction of an owner and Yazaki ...
What the Snow Brings (2005) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
雪に願うこと
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.
Dog in a Sidecar (2007) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
サイドカーに犬
other title: サイドカーに犬
The film begins in the present, with its heroine, Kaoru, a grown-up woman working as a real-estate agent, while helping out the folksy proprietor of a neighborhood fishing pond. There she meets a shy girl who needs her help baiting a hook and reminds her of herself in the fourth grade.
The Fox with Gentle Shoulders (1999) [Movie] TMDB
なで肩の狐
director: Takeshi Watanabe actor: Kippei Shiina / Show Aikawa
other title: なで肩の狐
The former legendary assassin, now living as a bartender after washing his hands of a violent past, unleashes the hidden violence within. Known as the "Fox with Gentle Shoulders" based on his name, Kijou worked as a bartender at a bar run by his childhood friend Reiko. One day, his former comrade Tokumitsu appears, asking him to hold onto something, but Kijou refuses. Tokumitsu has escaped with two hundred million yen from the organization.
Spy Sorge (2003) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
スパイ・ゾルゲ
director: Masahiro Shinoda actor: Iain Glen / Masahiro Motoki
other title: スパイ・ゾルゲ / Richard Sorge – Spion aus Leidenschaft
A foreign spy using the Sorge alias is assigned to Tokyo the capital of Japan just prior to the outbreak of World War II and in the midst of the Japanese imperial ambitions in Eastern Asia. The spy becomes acquainted with a sympathetic communist who like he is attached to the ideals of freedom and rule of the masses. Sorge is able to feed the Soviet Union useful information regarding the Axis allies and their movements in Asia and beyond.
Jubaku: Spellbound (1999) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
金融腐蝕列島〔呪縛〕
director: Masato Harada actor: Koji Yakusho / Tatsuya Nakadai
other title: 金融腐蝕列島〔呪縛〕 / Spellbound
When a major bank is caught paying off a corporate extortionist, the media and prosecutors begin to dig, breaking open a money-and-favours scandal that threatens to rock the entire structure of business and government to its core. While the bank's top executives continue to vacillate, a quartet of middle-management reformers, led by straight-arrow Kitano (Koji Yakusho), decide to stage a boardroom coup and install a new, clean management team. With the aid of a hotshot news anchor (Mayumi Wakamura) and a hard-nosed prosecutor (Kenichi Endo), heads begin to roll.
Sada (1998) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
SADA 戯作・阿部定の生涯
director: Nobuhiko Obayashi actor: Hitomi Kuroki / Tsurutaro Kataoka
other title: Sada: Gesaku · Abe Sada no shôgai / SADA 戯作・阿部定の生涯
The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.
Warau Iemon (2004) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
嗤う伊右衛門
director: 蜷川幸雄 actor: 唐泽寿明 / 小雪
other title: 嗤笑伊右卫门 / 伊右卫门永恒的爱
Having put down his sword and given up the will to fight, the masterless samurai Iemon lives in solitude while being haunted by his violent enigmatic past...
Andromedia (1998) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB
アンドロメデイア
director: Takashi Miike actor: Hiroko Shimabukuro / Eriko Imai
other title: アンドロメデイア / 仙女座报告
After his daughter Mai is killed in an auto accident, a genius programmer recreates her in the form of a computer program called AI. His jealous brother-in-law, wanting to get his hands on the technology for profit, sends his client to steal it and Mai’s father is killed in the process. Learning of her capture, Mai’s old friends race to free AI from her captors so that she won’t fall into the corporate clutches that threaten to erase her soul.
Kaza-hana (2001) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
風花
director: Shinji Sōmai actor: Tadanobu Asano / Kyoko Koizumi
other title: Kazahana / 風花
A government employee meets a hostess of a "pink club," and together they set out on a journey.
SPEC: Heaven (2012) [Movie]
劇場版 SPEC〜天〜
director: 堤幸彦 actor: 户田惠梨香 / 加濑亮
other title: SPEC:天 / 劇場版 SPEC〜天〜
Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery occurs when bodies are found on a cruiser in the ocean. Saya Toma and Ryo Kase of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are brought in to solve the case.
SPEC: Heaven (2012) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB
劇場版 SPEC〜天〜
director: 堤幸彦 actor: 户田惠梨香 / 加濑亮
other title: SPEC:天 / 劇場版 SPEC〜天〜
Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery occurs when bodies are found on a cruiser in the ocean. Saya Toma and Ryo Kase of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are brought in to solve the case.
The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban
映画 謎解きはディナーのあとで
director: 土方政人 actor: 樱井翔 / 北川景子
other title: 推理要在晚餐后 电影版 / 映画 謎解きはディナーのあとで
Kageyama (Sho Sakurai) works as the butler for rich heiress Reiko Hosho (Keiko Kitagawa). Reiko happens to be a novice detective but lacks certain deductive skills needed by detectives. Because of this Reiko relies on Kageyamaa to help her solve cases. Meanwhile, Kageyama isn't afraid to mince words and often calls out Reiko with his sharp tongue!
The Dinner Table Detective (2011) [TV] IMDb TMDB
謎解きはディナーのあとで
actor: Keiko Kitagawa / Sho Sakurai
other title: Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato / El misterio se resuelve despues de la cena.
"The After-Dinner Mysteries" is a daring mystery with unique characters, play on words and witty conversations.

Reiko Hosho is the only daughter to the CEO of a major enterprise, "Hosho Group," known worldwide. Hiding her true identity behind her day time job as a rookie police officer, Reiko comes home to Kageyama, her butler whenever she is faced with a complex case. Being a perfectionist, Kageyama is flawless when it comes to serving meals full course from hors d'oeuvre to dessert. He sharply points out the lack of reasoning on Reiko's side by making cutting remarks, but keeping the comment a fine line away from being offensive.
Assassination Classroom (2015) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
暗殺教室
director: Eiichiro Hasumi actor: Mio Yuki / Kazunari Ninomiya
other title: 暗殺教室 / Assassination classroom
A mysterious creature destroys 70% of the moon. The creature then warns that if he is not destroyed by March of next year, Earth will be next. The creature also demands that he becomes the homeroom teacher for 3rd grade E class at Kunugigaoka Junior High School. The government is powerless to say no. The creature then becomes the homeroom teacher of 3rd grade E class which consists of failed students including Nagisa Shiota. The creature is called Teacher Koro. Meanwhile, the government requests that the students try to kill Teacher Koro even though he possesses super powers. The government offers a 10 billion yen reward for whomever successfully kills him. The students are confused by the situation, but decide to kill Teacher Koro. When their class begins with Teacher Koro, the students finds themselves having a good time with their new teacher.