Junko Iwao — Actor (32)

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Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist (2021)
Satoshi Kon, l'illusionniste
Pascal-Alex Vincent actor: Mamoru Hosoda / Rodney Rothman …
other title: Satoshi Kon, o Ilusionista / Satoshi Kon, l'illusionniste …
A subtle portrait of Japanese director Satoshi Kon by the specialist of Japanese cinema Pascal-Alex Vincent and a dive into a rich work. With interviews of the greatest Japanese, French and American directors inspired by his work.

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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
劇場版カードキャプターさくら
other title: Card Captor Sakura - The Movie / Cardcaptor Sakura: Filme 1 …
Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.

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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2000)
劇場版 カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード
Morio Asaka actor: Sakura Tange / Motoko Kumai …
other title: Card Captor Sakura: The Movie 2 - La carta sigillata / Cardcaptor Sakura Filme 2: Fuuin Sareta Card …
All of the Clow Cards have been captured, and Sakura Kinomoto, the new Master of the Cards, is preparing to play the lead in the play for the town festival. However, a new evil force is causing mysterious events all over Tomoeda, including the disappearance of Sakura's cards. With Syaoran's help, Sakura must figure out the cause of these events, and save her town.

TV

Wagnaria!! (2010)
WORKING!! TMDB
other title: WORKING!! / Working!!
Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16-year-old high school student Sōta Takanashi works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Popura Taneshima, a high school girl who—despite being a year older than Sōta—is easily mistaken for a elementary/middle schooler, and Kyoko Shirafuji, the 28-year-old store manager who does not bother to do any work at all.

TV

Onihei (2017)
鬼平 IMDb TMDB
Shigeyuki Miya actor: Ken'yū Horiuchi / Junko Iwao …
other title: 鬼平
The historical novel series depicts Heizou Hasegawa, who metes justice on wrongdoers and supervises the crackdown on arsonists and robbers in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868).

TV

Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)
カードキャプターさくら WikiData TMDB
★ 8.7 12 ratings
actor: Sakura Tange / Junko Iwao …
other title: Sakura Card Captor / Sakura, chasseuse de cartes …
Sakura Kinomoto is an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is then tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world.

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013)
劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語
★ 8.8 10 ratings
Yukihiro Miyamoto actor: Aoi Yuuki / Yohei Azakami …
other title: Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Parte 3 - La storia della ribellione / Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari …
Following Madoka's rewriting of the universe, sacrificing herself and her happy normal days to save all magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them by wiping witches out of existence, the despair still manifest into creatures known as nightmares. Magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the hope that she will be able to see Madoka smile again.

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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破
★ 8.4 16 ratings
Masayuki / Kazuya Tsurumaki … actor: Megumi Ogata / Megumi Hayashibara …
other title: Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance / Evangelho 2.0: Tu (Não) Podes Avançar …
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.

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Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序
★ 7.7 16 ratings
Masayuki / Kazuya Tsurumaki … actor: Megumi Ogata / Megumi Hayashibara …
other title: Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone / Evangelho 1.0: Tu (Não) Estás Só …
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.

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EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² (1998)
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版:DEATH (TRUE)² IMDb TMDB NeoDB Skybridge
Hideaki Anno / Masayuki actor: Megumi Ogata / Kotono Mitsuishi …
other title: 新世纪福音战士剧场版:DEATH(TRUE)² / 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版:DEATH (TRUE)² …
A highly experimental film presenting a story out of chronological order taking place 15 years after a near-apocalyptic catastrophe, about four traumatized 14 year olds who are tasked with piloting massive humanoid decisive weapons called Evangelion, the psychologically maladjusted adults who handle and command them, and the events and forces that affect them or which they take part in as they engage massive hostile invaders known as "Angels."

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 シト新生
Hideaki Anno / Kazuya Tsurumaki … actor: Megumi Ogata / Megumi Hayashibara …
other title: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth / Evangelho Nova Génese: Morte e Ressurreição …
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.