Itsuji Itao — Actor (19)
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
director: Jōji Matsuoka actor: Joe Odagiri / Kirin Kiki
other title: Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad / 東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional strength of his mother Okan. Following a period of intensely rebellious behavior, Boku learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.
Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (2014) [TV] TMDB
福家警部補の挨拶
actor: Goro Inagaki / Ai Yoshikawa
other title: 福家警部補の挨拶
Assistant Inspector Fukuie does not look like an assistant inspector but once she starts an investigation, she takes no notice of anyone as she searches for the key to find out the truth. She does not care for the hierarchical relationship of the organisation or career advancement. If she has doubts, she will not listen to her superior and will persist in investigating to the end. Fukuie’s boss Inspector Ishimatsu is completely different from her. He places importance on the organisation and discipline, is rigid and strait-laced. Ever since Fukuie became his subordinate, his pride has been in tatters because she loves to disregard his instructions and investigate on her own even though this eventually results in success and he gets credit for her achievements. His principle is to investigate using orthodox methods, but the results that Fukuie delivers goes against this and makes him feel ashamed.
Fugitive Boys (2017) [TV] TMDB
僕たちがやりました
actor: Masataka Kubota / Mei Nagano
other title: 僕たちがやりました
Tobio Masubuchi and his friends are ordinary high school students. Due to an incident, their peaceful days are about to change. Tobio’s friends are beaten by students from another high school in their neighborhood. Tobio and his friends scheme to get back the students from the other school. The day they are to carry out their plan, they see the other high school engulfed in flames. Tobio and his friends become suspects.
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb Douban NeoDB
地獄でなぜ悪い
director: Sion Sono actor: Jun Kunimura / Shinichi Tsutsumi
other title: Why don't you play in hell / ¿Por qué no jugamos en el infierno?
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
9 Souls (2003) [Movie] TMDB
ナイン・ソウルズ
director: Toshiaki Toyoda actor: Yoshio Harada / Ryuhei Matsuda
other title: ナイン・ソウルズ / 9 souls
After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.
Blessing Bell (2002) [Movie] TMDB
幸福の鐘
director: SABU actor: Susumu Terajima / Naomi Nishida
other title: 幸福の鐘
Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.
Scabbard Samurai (2011) [Movie] TMDB
さや侍
director: Hitoshi Matsumoto actor: Takaaki Nomi / Sea Kumada
other title: さや侍 / Saya Zamurai
Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.
Big Man Japan (2007) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
大日本人
director: Hitoshi Matsumoto actor: Hitoshi Matsumoto / UA
other title: 大日本人 / O Gigante do Japão
Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking to brand him with ads, a superhero grandfather with Alzheimer's and a family embarrassed by his incompetence.
My House (2012) [Movie] TMDB
My House
director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi actor: Takao Itô / Eri Ishida
Suzumoto and Sumi creatively master their independent lives while living in a park in Nagoya. In contrast, a middle-class family is caught up in pressure and routine. The two threads of the story gradually intertwine, until a tragic escalation occurs. Shot with a black-and-white documentary feel, yet highly stylized, the film analyzes the contradictions and pathologies of modern society.
I'm Flash! (2012) [Movie] TMDB
I’M FLASH!
director: Toshiaki Toyoda actor: Tatsuya Fujiwara / Ryuhei Matsuda
other title: I’M FLASH! / I'm Flash !
Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a car accident, Rui goes to a remote island with ex-gangster now bodyguard. On the island, Rui reveals more about his religious group, while a set of ominous events are about to occur.
Cromartie High School: The Movie (2005) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB
魁!!クロマティ高校 THE★MOVIE
director: Yudai Yamaguchi actor: Takamasa Suga / Tak Sakaguchi
other title: 魁!!クロマティ高校 THE★MOVIE / Le Bahut des tordus
When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance.
The Great Yokai War (2005) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
妖怪大戦争
director: Takashi Miike actor: Ryunosuke Kamiki / Hiroyuki Miyasako
other title: La guerra dei fantasmi / 妖怪大戦争
A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight to protect his friends and free the world of the yōkai from oppression. The yōkai originate in Japanese folklore and range from the cute and silly to the disturbing.
Greatful Dead (2013) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban
グレイトフルデッド
director: Eiji Uchida actor: Kumi Takiuchi / Takashi Sasano
other title: グレイトフルデッド / 终极至死
Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.
Air Doll (2009) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
空気人形
director: Hirokazu Kore-eda actor: Bae Doona / Arata Iura
other title: air doll / Boneca Inflável
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
女王牌 (2013) [TV] NeoDB
レディ・ジョーカー
director: 水谷俊之 / 鈴木浩介 actor: 上川隆也 / 柴田恭兵
在人声鼎沸的赛马场,五个毫不起眼的赌徒聚在一处,策划一起惊天绑架案。领头的是名不见经传的药店老板物井清三(泉谷茂 饰),其兄长清二参与劳工运动被原本供职的日之出啤酒公司解雇,最终一人无依无靠孤独死去。为了替哥哥报仇,物井与赌马认识的四人:前自卫队官员的中年卡车司机布川淳一(板尾创路 饰)、在信用金库任职员的在日第三代朝鲜人高克己(高桥努 饰)、缺两根手指的年轻车床工人松户阳吉(金子统昭 饰)和蒲田警署强行犯搜查系巡察部长半田修平(丰原功补 饰),组成了名为“Lady Joker”的犯罪集团,图谋绑架日之出的社长城山恭介(柴田恭兵 饰),以勒索高达20亿日元的赎金。而这起绑架事件,在利益关系错综复杂的日之出及其周边激起莫大波澜……
本片根据高村薰的同名原作改编,2004年曾被拍成电影版上银幕。
Death Note: The Last Name (2006) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData
Death Note - Desu nôto: The Last Name
director: Shûsuke Kaneko actor: Tatsuya Fujiwara / Ken'ichi Matsuyama
other title: Death Note 2 - Il Film - L'ultimo nome / デスノート the Last name
In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?
Tokyo Gore Police (2008) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
東京残酷警察
director: Yoshihiro Nishimura actor: Eihi Shiina / Itsuji Itao
other title: Tokyo gore police / 東京残酷警察
In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination. Ruka is a cop from a squad whose goal is to destroy homicidal mutant humans known as 'engineers', that possess the ability to transform any injury to a weapon in and of itself.
Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Partners (2022) [TV] TMDB
ケイ×ヤク −あぶない相棒−
director: Yoshie Kaoruhara actor: Nobuyuki Suzuki / Atsuhiro Inukai
other title: ケイ×ヤク −あぶない相棒−
A detective spies on a mysterious yakuza leader, forging a fake romance to uncover secrets. As their connection deepens, a hidden truth shakes their fate.
Fringe Man (2017) [TV] IMDb TMDB
フリンジマン~愛人の作り方教えます~
other title: フリンジマン~愛人の作り方教えます~
Tasai, Mitsushima and Ango are all married, but they want to have a girlfriend. They know that is not right, but they still want a girlfriend because they are not happy with their marriage life. Their problem is that they don't know how to find a girlfriend. Mitsushima then brings Ibuse Masumi who teaches men how to make girlfriends. Ibuse Masumi first had a girlfriend at the age of 22 and he also has experience having 11 girlfriends at the same time. ~~ Based on the manga series "Furinji Man" by Aoki Uhei.