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HOUSE ハウス

7.6 (15 ratings) director: Nobuhiko Obayashi actor: Kimiko Ikegami / Kumiko Ohba …

other title: Hausu / House - Hausu …

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

Voice Without a Shadow (1958) TMDB

影なき声

director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Yôko Minamida / Hideaki Nitani …

other title: 影なき声

Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.

Wuthering Heights (1988) NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData Douban Skybridge

嵐が丘

director: 吉田喜重 actor: 松田优作 / 田中裕子 …

other title: 嵐が丘 / 폭풍의 언덕 …

Young Kinu Yamabe is drawn to low-born Onimaru, who is vital and charismatic, but viewed by his father as a demon. After her first period, Kinu suffers the fate of any women born near the Sacred Mountain: she must leave the Mountain and serve as a priestess.

Branded to Kill (1967) WikiData TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb Skybridge

殺しの烙印

director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Joe Shishido / Kōji Nanbara …

other title: La farfalla sul mirino / La Marque du Tueur …

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

Choji Snack Bar (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB

居酒屋兆治

director: Yasuo Furuhata actor: Ken Takakura / Reiko Ōhara …

other title: 居酒屋兆治 / Izakaya Chōji …

Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.

The Spider-Man (1958) TMDB

殺人鬼 蜘蛛男

director: Hiroyuki Yamamoto actor: Susumu Fujita / Joji Oka …

other title: 殺人鬼 蜘蛛男

Adaptation of Edogawa Ranpo's novel.

Dora-heita (2000) IMDb WikiData TMDB

どら平太

director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Koji Yakusho / Yuko Asano …

other title: どら平太 / I Went To

A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.

The Informer (1998) TMDB

密告（チクリ）　マル暴裏捜査

director: Yoshiho Fukuoka actor: Show Aikawa / Masao Komatsu …

other title: 密告（チクリ）　マル暴裏捜査

Yuzuru, ex-thief 106, combines his skills with those of his former enemy, Detective Onishima, intent on the destruction of a terrible evil that is beyond the reach of the law. Thrills and hardball action as these men become buddies...
Based on the action novel by Azusa Katsume.

Lady Battle Cop (1990) WikiData IMDb TMDB

女バトルコップ

director: Akihisa Okamoto actor: Azusa Nakamura / Kisuke Yamashita …

other title: Lady Battlecop / 女バトルコップ …

When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a seemingly unstoppable cyborg.

Tōkyō no kyūjitsu (1991) TMDB

東京の休日

director: Naoki Nagao actor: Kaori Kawamura / Eddie Constantine …

other title: 東京の休日

Television commercial director Naoki Nagao makes his directorial debut with this surrealist thriller about foreigners in Japan, all in search of a drug called Tokyo Holiday. Mr. Light is an aging millionaire looking to find a spiritual reawakening by taking this hallowed drug.

Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962) Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB

忍びの者

director: Satsuo Yamamoto actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Yūnosuke Itō …

other title: Le Secret du ninja / 忍びの者 …

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.

Samurai Reincarnation (1981) TMDB IMDb WikiData

魔界転生

director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Sonny Chiba / Kenji Sawada …

other title: 魔界転生 / Makai tenshô: Samurai Reincarnation

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

Round About Midnight (1999) TMDB

真夜中まで

director: Makoto Wada actor: Hiroyuki Sanada / Michele Reis …

other title: 真夜中まで

While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.

Mr. Moonlight (1991) TMDB

満月 MR.MOONLIGHT

director: Kazuki Ōmori actor: Tomoyo Harada / Saburo Tokito …

other title: 満月 MR.MOONLIGHT

Time Traveling Samurai

Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains (1984) WikiData IMDb TMDB

湯殿山麓呪い村

director: Toshiharu Ikeda actor: Toshiyuki Nagashima / Eiko Nagashima …

other title: 湯殿山麓呪い村 / Cursed Village In Yudono Mountains

Awaji, the president of a famous food company, is found murdered in a locked bathroom. with mummified human hands found all over the body. Taki, a Young bonze, begins to privately investigate.

Mahjong Horoki (1984) IMDb WikiData TMDB

麻雀放浪記

director: Makoto Wada actor: Hiroyuki Sanada / Takeshi Kaga …

other title: 麻雀放浪記 / Mahjong hōrōki …

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.

Enchanted Princess (1959) TMDB

初春狸御殿

director: Keigo Kimura actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Ayako Wakao …

other title: 初春狸御殿

Once upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken father. One day after they disguised themselves as parasols, they were wrongly brought to the Racoon Palace, where the young racoon princess (also Ayako Wakao) made a mess of her arranged marriage with the beautiful racoon prince (Raizô Ichikawa). Pretty princess ran away. In order not to spoil the promising marriage, people tried to make use of resemblances between Okuro and the princess. Before long, Okuro and the Prince fell in love with each other...

Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins (1958) WikiData IMDb TMDB

ひばり捕物帖　かんざし小判

director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hibari Misora / Koinosuke Onoe …

other title: ひばり捕物帖　かんざし小判 / Edo Girl Detective

Oshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman which occurs during an event for the festival of Asakusa Shrine. Her investigation leads her into danger as she runs afoul of a high ranking official and his plans to find a hidden treasure.

Curse of the Dog God (1977) TMDB IMDb

犬神の悪霊

director: Shunya Ito actor: Shin'ya Ohwada / Emiko Yamauchi …

other title: 犬神の悪霊

A trio of young scientists investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain, and after running over a dog, find themselves cursed by the locals.

Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo (2013) TMDB

内田康夫サスペンス 信濃のコロンボ ~死者の木霊~

director: Yuji Nakamae actor: Yasufumi Terawaki / Yumi Aso …

other title: 内田康夫サスペンス 信濃のコロンボ ~死者の木霊~

The first in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida.
One day, Detective Takemura Iwao, also known as Shinano's Columbo, becomes the first person to discover a dismembered murder case. At first glance, the case appears to be a simple murder caused by a financial dispute between an uncle and nephew, but Takemura, who is suspicious of this view, pursues the culprit with a dogged investigation in order to unravel the criminal's meticulous plan!