Shota Sometani — Actor (79)
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The Actor (2016) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
俳優・亀岡拓次
director: Satoko Yokohama actor: Ken Yasuda / Kumiko Aso …
other title: 俳優・亀岡拓次
Takuji Kameoka is a 37-year-old bachelor whose occupation is a “miscellaneous actor”. His only interest is drinking. One day he falls in love and his boring life begins to change. The film is based on the book “Actor, Takuji Kameoka” by Akito Inui, a five-time nominee for Japan’s most prestigious literary prize, the Akutagawa Prize. Satoko Yokohama, a much-admired up-and-coming newcomer, directs the film and we can immediately tell that she is a special talent, with a unique understanding that flows through to her actors and crew.
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
泣き虫しょったんの奇跡
director: Toshiaki Toyoda actor: Ryuhei Matsuda / Yojiro Noda …
other title: 泣き虫しょったんの奇跡
Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. After he quits playing shogi, he becomes desperate. With the support of his peers, including Yuya Suzuki, and his love of shogi, Shoji Segawa begins to play shogi again. A miracle happens to him.
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Teacher and Stray Cat (2015) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
先生と迷い猫
director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa actor: Issey Ogata / Shota Sometani …
other title: 先生と迷い猫 / Teacher And Stray Cat
Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to be visiting the altar Kyoichi has set up for his deceased wife. While uncomfortable with the cat and its visits, he nonetheless takes up a search when Mii goes missing. The endeavour connects him with the town's folk and reveals that he is not alone.
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
天地明察
director: Yojiro Takita actor: Aoi Miyazaki / Junichi Okada …
other title: Tenchi Meisatsu - Intuizione del cielo e della Terra / 天地明察
A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of go who turned his attention to astronomy and created a new calendar for Japan. Based on the life of Santetsu Yasui (December 27, 1639-November 1, 1715), appointed as the first official astronomer in the Edo Period and would go on to create the Jokyo calendar at the imperial request.
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That's It (2015) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
ソレダケ that's it
director: Gakuryu Ishii actor: Shota Sometani / Erina Mizuno …
other title: That's it / ソレダケ that's it
Samao Daikoku seeks a way out of the underground life that he has led. He is tortured by a gang boss after stealing a hard disk containing personal information on runaways, homeless people and prostitutes, and the mystery behind his past is revealed.
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Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" (2016) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
海賊とよばれた男
director: Takashi Yamazaki actor: Junichi Okada / Haruka Ayase …
other title: 海賊とよばれた男
In a time when the main source of energy was still coal, there was a man who saw the future in oil. Young Tetsuzo Kunioka who hails from Moji, Kitakyushu, rides out into the oil business, but is faced with numerous challenges and competitors who stand in his way, including domestic suppliers and major western oil companies, or the "oil majors". But Tetsuzo never gave up, however despairing the situation was. He always found a way and paved a new road with his unconventional ideas, eccentric actions, and most of all, his caring heart toward his own men. That style of Tetsuzo's was not something that would ever change, even when the tides were against him in a war-lost Japan.
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Samurai Marathon (2019) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
サムライマラソン
director: Bernard Rose actor: Takeru Satoh / Nana Komatsu …
other title: Samurai Marathon - I sicari dello Shogun / Samurai Marathon 1855 …
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
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田锁兄弟 (2026) [TV] NeoDB Douban
田鎖ブラザーズ
director: 山本刚义 / 坂上卓哉 … actor: 冈田将生 / 染谷将太 …
31年前父母被杀的兄弟俩，长大后成为警察，为了亲手制裁因时效而无法被法律惩处的真凶，一边处理日常凶恶案件，一边追查过去的真相……
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A School Behind Bars (2010) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban
塀の中の中学校
director: 清弘誠 actor: 大泷秀治 / 小田切让 …
other title: 高墙里的中学校 / 塀の中の中学校 …
"A School Behind Bars" centers around Asahi Junior High School, which is located within Nagano Matsumoto Boy's prison in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture - the only public school in Japan that is located inside a prison. The school's students are all prisoners ranging in age from 20-70. The students are carefully selected after taking an entrance exam and being selected by the school's admission board.
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Synanthrope (2025) [TV] NeoDB TMDB Douban
シナントロープ Season 1 part of TV Series: Synanthrope
director: 山岸圣太 actor: 水上恒司 / 山田杏奈 …
故事舞台设在一间名为“Synanthrope”的小汉堡店。这里有八名年轻人打工，大学生都成剑之介（水上恒司 饰）暗暗喜欢着同事水町琴美（山田杏奈 饰）。某天，店里发生了一起扑朔迷离的抢劫案，平静的日常开始逐渐失衡。
恋爱与友情、羁绊与背叛、命运与抉择——摇摆的人际关系与情感不断引来新的事件。什么是真实，什么是谎言？在都成的心意尽头，等待他的将是爱情，还是……
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Last Samurai Standing (2025) [TV] WikiData IMDb TMDB
イクサガミ
7.2 (10 ratings) director: Michihito Fujii actor: Junichi Okada / Yumia Fujisaki …
other title: Ikusagami - Last Samurai Standing / A Batalha dos Samurais …
In the early Meiji era, Shujiro, once known as an undefeated samurai, decides to participate in a deadly survival game to save his family and villagers.
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Yuriko's Aroma (2010) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban
ユリ子のアロマ
director: 吉田浩太 actor: 江口德子 / 染谷将太 …
other title: 百合子之香 / ユリ子のアロマ
30 something year old Yuriko (Noriko Eguchi) works as a aromatherapist at an aroma salon. She uses essentials oils and her hands to soothe her client’s inner well-being. Yuriko also has a secret she can’t tell anyone; She gets incredibly turned on by the sweaty scent of a 17 year old high school student named Tetsuya (Shota Someya). Tetsuya is also the nephew of the salon owner (Jun Miho). Meanwhile, salon client Ayama (Saori Hara) asks to practice aromatherapy, but her real intent is to press her large breasts against Yuriko.
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100 METERS (2025) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
ひゃくえむ。
8.2 (15 ratings) director: Kenji Iwaisawa actor: Tori Matsuzaka / Shota Sometani …
other title: 100 metri - Hyakuemu / 100 Meters …
A gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.
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Sadako 3D (2012) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
貞子3D
director: Tsutomu Hanabusa actor: Satomi Ishihara / Koji Seto …
other title: 貞子3D / The Ring 3D
Akane is a high school teacher who hears a rumor from her students that there is actual footage on the Internet of someone's suicide. The footage is said to drive anyone who sees it to also commit suicide. Akane does not believe the rumor at first, but when one of her female students dies after viewing the footage, she and her boyfriend Takanori are fatefully drawn into the horror that has been created by the man who appears in the suicide footage, Kashiwada. Kashiwada's intention is to create chaos in the world by bringing back Sadako and the power of her curse. Now Akane has to fight against Sadako and Kashiwada to save the lives of herself and Takanori.
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Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (2022) [TV] TMDB
星新一の不思議な不思議な短編ドラマ
actor: Hyunri / Kiko Mizuhara …
other title: 星新一の不思議な不思議な短編ドラマ
Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation
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Bakuman (2015) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban
バクマン。
director: 大根仁 actor: 佐藤健 / 神木隆之介 …
other title: 食梦者 / バクマン。 …
Moritaka Mashiro doesn't want to follow in the path of his uncle who worked as a manga artist, but ultimately died because of exhaustion. Moritaka Mashiro figures he will graduate from school and work at an office. Things change though when falls in love with a girl at school. The girl, who hopes to become a voice actress, tells Moritaka they can marry, but only after they both achieve their dreams. Moritaka then teams up with fellow classmate Akito Takagi to publish their first manga.
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Belle (2021) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Skybridge IMDb Douban WikiData
竜とそばかすの姫
director: Mamoru Hosoda actor: Kaho Nakamura / 成田凌 …
other title: Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime / 竜とそばかすの姫
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
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That Person Has Disappeared (2024) [Movie] NeoDB Bangumi WikiData IMDb NeoDB Douban
あの人が消えた
8.0 (8 ratings) director: Itaru Mizuno actor: Fumiya Takahashi / Kei Tanaka …
other title: Who's Gone / あの人が消えた
Set in an apartment building where many people are rumored to disappear one after another, the story begins when Maruko, a young delivery worker, accidentally discovers the secret of a suspicious resident. He and his older colleague Arakawa, who is an aspiring novelist, try to discover the resident's true identity. But in the end, the two got into an unexpected big incident.