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- StarsJun'ichi OkadaShô SakuraiWakana SakaiTwenty-one year old former high school baseball player, Kohei (nickname: Bussan), learns that he is dying from cancer. He is told that he only has six months to live, and decides that he wants to do something daring and risky. He proposes to five trusted members from his former baseball club that they form a ring of cat burglars that would steal from those who commit crimes. His friends think it odd,but feel they cannot turn down a dying man's request. With only six months, how much could they do anyway?It's a tv in early 2000. Very famous screenwriter, produced many good Japanese tv series later. It might be hard to find, but it's so far my favorite japanese tv show. About the little town Kisarazu peripheral to Tokyo, and a bunch of stupid people doing stupid things that end up being a sad story. Recommended if you like baseball
- DirectorShinobu YaguchiStarsSatoshi TsumabukiHiroshi TamakiAkifumi MiuraIn a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".Comedy. I never watched but heard it's good. Plus I like the male actor a lot
- DirectorShinobu YaguchiStarsHideaki ItôMasami NagasawaShôta SometaniAfter failing to get into university, a soft city boy randomly picks a job in forestry.
- StarsTakayuki YamadaShinnosuke MitsushimaMisato MoritaFollows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.A tv show. on Netflix! You said are only interested in Playboy's article column but it's a good series (even without the nudity)
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsLily FrankySakura AndôKirin KikiOn the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.Koreeda's most famous film. Oscar nominated, but I personally prefer other works. A good film to get familiar with the ongoing popular actress in Japan
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsYûya YagiraAyu KitauraHiei KimuraIn a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.Koreeda監督's first famous film. The little male actor won a best actor title as the youngest actor in the Japanese version academy awards, but after that he took long hiatus because of mental health.でもこの映画はいいです。About a mom that left the family and the oldest brother has to take care of the whole family. 悲しい話
- DirectorRyô TanakaStarsMasami NagasawaMasahiro HigashideShinya KoteThe con artists: Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) attempt to steal the diamond from a member of the triad in Hong Kong, who is cold-blooded and appropriately called "Ice Princess."Comedy and thrill. One of the best sellers last year. Nagasawa Masami is one of the best earning actress in Japan right now and this is a example of film production by japanese television company, フジテレビ. Most of Japanese films in box office now are either anime or comedy, because of the production nature of these companies (probably they try to make films like watching tv shows)
- StarsKento HayashiKazuki NamiokaMasao YoshiiA young Manzai comedian in Tokyo has an electrifying encounter with a senior comedian who is a genius with unique comedy philosophy who drives his determination and inspires his creativity.Netflix produced. Very deep Japanese series, unlike any other in the market. The story of people doing standup comedy in Japan. Very sad, I don't recommend watching randomly
- StarsEita NagayamaRyûhei MatsudaFusako UrabeTada Keisuke and Gyoten Haruhiko are two friends who work as "Benri-ya" (Handymen, Jack of all trades) in a fictional city called Mahoro in Japan. The story is different between each episode ( Not counting episodes 9-10 and 11-12) So each episode has a different thing going on. The two protagonists find themselves doing strange tasks, meeting strange people and constantly struggling for cash.Laid-back films about social outcasts helping people getting their mess done. Could count as comedy. BTW the actor (Matsuda Ryuhei) is very famous for his versatile characters, I recommences his other works too. His dad is a famous actor and his おしゃれな brother (Matsuda Shota) acts too.(but mostly in fashion now)
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsKôki MaedaOshiro MaedaRyôga HayashiTwelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.「奇跡」という名前。Koreeda's film produced for the establishment of 九州新幹線. 子供のことについて、感動しちゃうね
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsHaruka AyaseMasami NagasawaKahoThree sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.Koreeda again. Female characters mainly. I don't think you'll like this, but since it includes many female characters I count that in
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsSôta FukushiNana KomatsuMasahiro HigashideOn the way to his university in Kyoto, a 20 y.o. man falls in love with a woman on the train. He tells her. They start dating. She has a supernatural secret.Love story. A bit childish, don't be picky. About two people that live in reverse temporal space (I don't know how to say that) I like the actress.
- DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûShima IwashitaKeiji SadaAn aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.小津安二郎's most famous work. About a family in which the father see the daughter getting married and feeling the sadness within. A classic shooting technique is founded by him and this film exemplifies it
- DirectorSang-il LeeStarsKen WatanabeMirai MoriyamaAoi MiyazakiA grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities.Many stories about different kinds of anger. Famous cast all way through but deep topic
- DirectorShôgo FuruyaSatoshi KonStarsTôru EmoriYoshiaki UmegakiAya OkamotoOn Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.If I ever watched anime it'll be Kon Satoshi今敏. He's passed away but his works are lengendary. Usually it's about strongly saturated, adult-oriented social topics, but this one is particularly lightweight and fun to watch.
- DirectorSatoshi KonStarsMegumi HayashibaraTôru EmoriKatsunosuke HoriWhen a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.Kon satoshi's most famous work? Apart from Perfect Blue. I don't recommend perfect blue, but if you like horror it'll be good.
- DirectorSatoshi KonStarsJunko IwaoRica MatsumotoShinpachi TsujiA pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.About some Otaku stalking female idols in the 90s. Classic scores, classic scenes, if not so deep
- DirectorShûichi OkitaStarsAyumi ItoJun KunimuraGô AyanoWere people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?a plain, water-like story about a guy that is liked by everyone (like やんさん) but tragically died. The film isn't focus on his death but his life while he's favored by everyone
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaStarsKanon TaniShôta ShimodaMinako KotobukiThe story centers on Kai, a gloomy middle school student whose life changes after meeting Lu, a mermaid.Masaki Yuasa, another famous anime director. This work is particularly fun to watch, as it's about a song and a cute character and her magic power to save a small town. The scene is really expansive and the song worth all the points.
- DirectorMasayuki SuôStarsKoji YakushoTamiyo KusakariNaoto TakenakaA successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.先生が言った
- DirectorHideki TakeuchiStarsHaruka AyaseKentarô SakaguchiAkira EmotoAn assistant director and film fan gets his wish come true when his favourite heroine, a princess from an old film, appears in the real world.A movie about a movie! An actress in black and white era walks in the world of color. Romance & comedy.
- DirectorDoc WhitneyStarsMichael DardantJason FengerShanna ForrestallMy favorite work of Koreeda. At the end there are some good music. The story goes very plain, but ends in a storm (like literal and metaphorical storm)
- DirectorAtsushi KaneshigeStarsTôri MatsuzakaMasaki SudaRyûsei YokohamaAgainst the protestation of his strict father, Jin leaves home to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. Meanwhile, his little brother Hide accepts his father's wishes and aims to become a dentist. But none of them can escape the attraction of music. When Jin's music career hits a snag, he discovers that it is his brother, Hide, and his fellow dental students who exhibit a great natural talent for music, and he pins his hopes on them. But Hide wants to become a dentist...and still sing while fear of his draconian father looms large. So they strike out on a bold plan? To make their CD debut without ever showing their faces to the public.A film about the band Greeeen (forget how many e(s) are there), who never revealed their faces but sweeping charts of Japanese popular music.
- DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoKayoko KishimotoRen ÔsugiNishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.ヤクザ映画の先祖。The ancestor of Yakuza films, Takeshi Kitano. Check him out, and you'll know how to define yakuza film.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsShun OguriKyôsuke YabeMeisa KurokiA transfer student attempts to take over the most violent high school in the country, whose students form factions and battle each other for power.