Search results for "Hiroshi Abe"
Downtown Rocket

Downtown Rocket

Downtown Rocket
TMDb: 7.7
54 min

Tsukuda Kohei was once a researcher with the Aerospace and Science Exploration Agency and now runs Tsukuda Industries, a small factory which was left by his father. Although his relationship…

Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Because We Forget Everything

Because We Forget Everything

Because We Forget Everything
TMDb: 7.4
30 min

M, a mystery writer, has a girlfriend of five years named F, who disappeared on Halloween night. When a woman comes and claims to be her sister, M begins the…

Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Tonbi

Tonbi

Tonbi
IMDb: 6.4
139

Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo’s life seemed great at…

Genre: Drama
Hokusai

Hokusai

Hokusai
IMDb: 6.2
129

The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as “Thirty-Six Views of…

Genre: Drama
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Death in Love

Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Death in Love

Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Death in Love
IMDb: 6.7
95

A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between Kenshiro and Souther. New characters Reina, one of Raoh’s army officers who falls in love…

Genre: Action, Animation
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro

Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro

Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
IMDb: 6.8
83

The film’s story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro’s defeat at the hands of Shin and their later battle….

Genre: Action, Animation
Nomitori Samurai

Nomitori Samurai

Nomitori Samurai
IMDb: 5.8
115

Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where his lord, Tadakiyo is invited to recite poems. Hironoshin is…

Genre: Comedy
Sleeping Forest

Sleeping Forest

Sleeping Forest
IMDb: 6.5
119

A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident…

Thermae Romae II

Thermae Romae II

Thermae Romae II
IMDb: 6.1
113

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original “thermae” (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators…

Genre: Comedy
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
IMDb: 6.7
135

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his…

Genre: History, War
A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance
IMDb: 6.9
142

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At…

Forbidden Siren

Forbidden Siren

Forbidden Siren
IMDb: 5.4
87

A writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new home, a neighbor arrives to welcome them and give them a breakdown…

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
IMDb: 6.4
105

After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father’s kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the…

In the Wake

In the Wake

In the Wake
IMDb: 6.8
134

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he…

Genre: Thriller
A Loving Husband

A Loving Husband

A Loving Husband
IMDb: 6.6
117

Schoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by themselves when their son marries and moves out. Then Yohei discovers that…

Genre: Drama
Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After
IMDb: 6.6
115

Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic — domestic violence — in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Garden of Evening Mists

The Garden of Evening Mists

The Garden of Evening Mists
IMDb: 6.7
120

A woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common interest in gardening with a mysterious Japanese man.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat
IMDb: 6.2
129

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the…

After the Storm

After the Storm

After the Storm
IMDb: 7.4
117

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he…

Genre: Drama
Chocolate

Chocolate

Chocolate
IMDb: 7
93

Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin’s treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Still Walking

Still Walking

Still Walking
IMDb: 8
114

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…

Genre: Drama, Family
Tokyo Raiders

Tokyo Raiders

Tokyo Raiders
IMDb: 5.8
118

When a private eye, a jilted bride and a mysterious stranger join forces to track down an elusive mobster, there’s more than trouble in the air.

The Glorious Team Batista

The Glorious Team Batista

The Glorious Team Batista
IMDb: 5.9
120

Toho university hospital has established an outstanding coronary surgery team under the leadership of a up and coming, star, U.S. trained surgeon that specializes in the highly risky “Batista” procedure…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Godzilla 2000: Millennium

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

Godzilla 2000: Millennium
IMDb: 6.1
107

An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered…

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
IMDb: 6.4
123

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue…

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Saga of the Phoenix

Saga of the Phoenix

Saga of the Phoenix
IMDb: 5.3
93

Hell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause armageddon whilst she’s there. She accepts and tries to enjoy her remaining…

Cape Nostalgia

Cape Nostalgia

Cape Nostalgia
IMDb: 6.1
117

Etsuko’s café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste her famous brew. But the winds of change are beginning to blow.

Genre: Drama
We Can’t Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia

We Can’t Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia

We Can’t Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia
IMDb: 6.6
126

A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.

Genre: Drama
Thermae Romae

Thermae Romae

Thermae Romae
IMDb: 6.3
108

The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to…