Yui Natsukawa — Actor (24)
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The Hunter and the Hunted (2004)
油断大敵 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Izuru Narushima actor: Koji Yakusho / Akira Emoto …
other title: 油断大敵
Jin (Yakusho), a young, widowed police detective who is thinking of leaving the force to better take care of his 8 year old daughter Misaki (Kanno), by chance arrests Neko (Emoto), an accomplished middle aged burglar who has just fixed Misaki's bicycle. After Neko has several weeks to see Jin in the interrogation room, he decides to confess to Jin and teach him how to become a capable detective and worthy adversary. By the time Neko serves his 10 year sentence, Jin is a highly regarded detective and they can they start their contest in earnest.
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Alone in the Night (1994)
夜がまた来る WikiData IMDb TMDB
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.
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A Tale of Samurai Cooking (2013)
武士の献立 IMDb TMDB
Yuzo Asahara actor: Aya Ueto / Kengo Kora …
other title: Il Menu del Samurai / A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story …
In this love story set in the Edo period, 27-year-old Oharu is a genius in the kitchen. Oharu attracts the attention of the master chef of the Kaga Domain, who arranges for her to marry his son and heir, 24-year-old Yasunobu. But, Yasunobu is cold to his new wife, and he's more interested in swordplay than cookery.
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Kura (1995)
藏 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Yasuo Furuhata actor: Yuko Asano / Sae Isshiki …
other title: 藏
In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family's sake business.
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Spy Sorge (2003)
スパイ・ゾルゲ WikiData IMDb TMDB
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.
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Ballad (2009)
BALLAD 名もなき恋のうた WikiData IMDb TMDB
Takashi Yamazaki actor: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi / Yui Aragaki …
other title: Die letzte Schlacht des Samurai Kriegers / BALLAD 名もなき恋のうた
Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora (Osawa), a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.
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Why I Dress Up for Love (2021)
着飾る恋には理由があって TMDB
Takayoshi Tanasawa / Ryosuke Fukawa actor: Haruna Kawaguchi / Ryusei Yokohama …
other title: Por qué me arreglo para el amor / 着飾る恋には理由があって
A busy publicist learns to open her mind and heart when she moves into a luxury apartment with a friend and her three free-spirited roommates.
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Blue Bird (1997)
青い鳥 IMDb TMDB
actor: Yui Natsukawa / Shiro Sano …
other title: L'Oiseau Bleu / 青い鳥
A tale of tragic love between Yoshimori, a station employee at a quiet, rural station, and Kahori, the wife of the heir to a family fortune. When Kahori's husband uncovers their affair, the star-crossed lovers try to flee with Kahori's daughter. Their search for safety and happiness takes them across the nation, from Hokkaido to Kagoshima. Filmed on location, this is an unforgettable story of romance told against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful scenery in Japan. --TBS
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The Silent Service (2024)
沈黙の艦隊 IMDb
actor: Takao Osawa / Hiroshi Tamaki …
other title: 沈黙の艦隊
An MSDF submarine collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board, including its CO, Shiro Kaieda. However, the crew survives. The accident is a cover story to get the MSDF submarine's crew on board the Seabat, a nuclear submarine secretly built by the Japanese and U.S. governments. However, Kaieda loads the Seabat with nuclear missiles and suddenly mutinies and flees.
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Shikoku (1999)
死国
Shunichi Nagasaki actor: Yui Natsukawa / 筒井道隆 …
other title: 死国
Years after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku. She soon learns that her childhood friend, Sayori, died several years ago and that Sayori's mother, who used to perform seances and exorcisms, has gone almost insane with grief. After seeing Sayori's ghost several times during the night, Hinako consults with some local experts on the paranormal and discovers that Sayori's mother has something planned for her daughter...
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In the Name of Love (1992)
愛という名のもとに TMDB
actor: Honami Suzuki / Toshiaki Karasawa …
other title: 愛という名のもとに
Seven good buddies left school and stepped into society. Each then finds life out there not as carefree as it used to be. Their courage, optimism and confidence are also worn off slowly by the cunning reality. After a series of hurdles, they get a deeper understanding of their friendship and treasure it even more. --DramaWiki
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Tales from Earthsea (2006)
ゲド戦記
★ 6.3 7 ratings
Goro Miyazaki actor: Junichi Okada / Aoi Teshima …
other title: I racconti di Terramare / Legenden om Jordhavet …
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
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Gonin 2 (1996)
GONIN2 IMDb TMDB
Takashi Ishii actor: Ken Ogata / Shinobu Ôtake …
other title: GONIN2
Five women snatch one billion yen in jewellery from the yakuza, while construction manager Toyama burns for revenge against the mobsters who raped and caused the death of his wife. Before long, the yakuza and Toyama arrive at the women's hideout.
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Still Walking (2008)
歩いても 歩いても
★ 8.2 16 ratings
Hirokazu Kore-eda actor: Hiroshi Abe / Kirin Kiki …
other title: Andando / Still Walking (Caminando)
Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.
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The Silent Service (2024)
沈黙の艦隊 TMDB
Kaiji Kawaguchi actor: Takao Osawa / Hiroshi Tamaki …
other title: 沈黙の艦隊
An MSDF submarine collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board, including its CO, Shiro Kaieda. However, the crew survives. The accident is a cover story to get the MSDF submarine's crew on board the Seabat, a nuclear submarine secretly built by the Japanese and U.S. governments. However, Kaieda loads the Seabat with nuclear missiles and suddenly mutinies and flees.
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Meet Me After School (2018)
中学聖日記 TMDB
actor: Kasumi Arimura / Koshi Mizukami …
other title: 中学聖日記 / Chugakusei Nikki
Emotions resurface when a school teacher and her former student reconnect three years after sharing a forbidden attraction that scarred them both.
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Onmyoji (2001)
陰陽師
★ 7.1 7 ratings
Yojiro Takita actor: Sachiko Kokubu / Mansai Nomura …
other title: Yin-Yang Master / The Yin-Yang Master …
During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the onmyōji to keep the supernatural forces in line. But as political events become highly charged, friction within the order leads to betrayal. Now, Seimei, a talented member of the clan, must face down his master, Dōson, in the hopes of restoring peace to the kingdom.