Yoshimitsu Morita

Yoshimitsu Morita

Yoshimitsu Morita was a Japanese film director. Self-taught, first making shorts on 8 mm film during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with No Yōna Mono (Something Like It, 1981). In 1983 he won acclaim for his movie Kazoku Gēmu ("The Family Game"), which was voted the best film of the year by Japanese critics in the Kinema Junpo magazine poll. This black comedy dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life. It also earned Morita the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. He also won the award for best director at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for 39 keihō dai sanjūkyū jō ("Keiho", 2003) and the award for best screenplay at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru (1996).

  • Title: Yoshimitsu Morita
  • Popularity: 1.096
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1950-01-25
  • Place of Birth: Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Ёсимицу Морита, Morita Yoshimitsu
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Yoshimitsu Morita Movies

  • 1997
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    Tokyo Fair Weather

    Tokyo Fair Weather

    6.8 1997 HD

    This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki.

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  • 2009
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    SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda

    SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda

    1 2009 HD

    Documentary on the life of actor Yusaku Matsuda. This is a documentary film produced on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the birth of actor...

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  • 1998
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    Sleepless Town

    Sleepless Town

    7.1 1998 HD

    Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a...

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  • 2004
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    Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

    Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

    7.2 2004 HD

    While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school...

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  • 1976
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    The Steam Express

    The Steam Express

    1 1976 HD

    The unique editing of the film, in which cuts of the train running according to an unreadable sequence of rules are overlaid with radio weather...

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  • 1976
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    The Steam Express

    The Steam Express

    1 1976 HD

    The unique editing of the film, in which cuts of the train running according to an unreadable sequence of rules are overlaid with radio weather...

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  • 1997
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    Lost Paradise

    Lost Paradise

    5.694 1997 HD

    Kuki is a veteran newspaper reporter who has been shuffled off to a book-development branch and finds escape in an illicit relationship with Rinko....

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  • 1999
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    The Black House

    The Black House

    6.273 1999 HD

    A meek agent at the Showa Life Insurance company receives a phone call from a customer who says that she's planning to commit suicide and wants to...

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  • 2007
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    South Bound

    South Bound

    1 2007 HD

    Uehara Jiro, in the sixth year at elementary school, is from a family of five; his parents who are both ex-extremists, his elder sister and a younger...

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  • 2007
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    South Bound

    South Bound

    1 2007 HD

    Uehara Jiro, in the sixth year at elementary school, is from a family of five; his parents who are both ex-extremists, his elder sister and a younger...

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  • 2007
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    South Bound

    South Bound

    1 2007 HD

    Uehara Jiro, in the sixth year at elementary school, is from a family of five; his parents who are both ex-extremists, his elder sister and a younger...

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  • 2010
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    Abacus and Sword

    Abacus and Sword

    6 2010 HD

    Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for...

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  • 2003
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    Like Asura

    Like Asura

    6.7 2003 HD

    The four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a private detective to investigate.

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  • 1972
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    Industrial Area

    Industrial Area

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Weather Report

    The Weather Report

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1981
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    Something Like It

    Something Like It

    5 1981 HD

    Life seems to be good for Shintoto, an up-and-coming rakugo artist who has just had his first sexual experience at a local brothel. Lucky for him, he...

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  • 1981
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    Something Like It

    Something Like It

    5 1981 HD

    Life seems to be good for Shintoto, an up-and-coming rakugo artist who has just had his first sexual experience at a local brothel. Lucky for him, he...

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  • 2002
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    Copycat Killer

    Copycat Killer

    7.2 2002 HD

    Based on the best-selling novel by Miyuki Miyabe. The title “Mohouhan” means “Copycat”, and it tells the story of a criminal...

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  • 2002
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    Copycat Killer

    Copycat Killer

    7.2 2002 HD

    Based on the best-selling novel by Miyuki Miyabe. The title “Mohouhan” means “Copycat”, and it tells the story of a criminal...

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  • 1985
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    And Then

    And Then

    6.9 1985 HD

    Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and...

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  • 1983
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    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    6.7 1983 HD

    A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a...

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  • 2006
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    The Mamiya Brothers

    The Mamiya Brothers

    5.4 2006 HD

    The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations,...

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  • 2006
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    The Mamiya Brothers

    The Mamiya Brothers

    5.4 2006 HD

    The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations,...

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  • 1988
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    Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

    Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

    7 1988 HD

    Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that...

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  • 1988
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    Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

    Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

    7 1988 HD

    Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that...

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  • 1986
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    For Business

    For Business

    1 1986 HD

    Two TV salarymen uphold their duty by taking on a rival talent agency during the late-'80s bubble economy.

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  • 1986
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    For Business

    For Business

    1 1986 HD

    Two TV salarymen uphold their duty by taking on a rival talent agency during the late-'80s bubble economy.

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  • 1983
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    Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep

    Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep

    3.5 1983 HD

    Mayumi and Mai are hair stylists who open a Barber shop called The Pink Cut. The place is an immediate success, due mostly to their super-short...

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  • 1996
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    Haru

    Haru

    7.6 1996 HD

    A young Tokyo businessman joins an online movie forum and develops a special bond with one of its members through back and forth e-mails.

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  • 1996
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    Haru

    Haru

    7.6 1996 HD

    A young Tokyo businessman joins an online movie forum and develops a special bond with one of its members through back and forth e-mails.

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  • 2007
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    Tsubaki Sanjuro

    Tsubaki Sanjuro

    6.8 2007 HD

    "Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He...

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  • 2012
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    Train Brain Express

    Train Brain Express

    6 2012 HD

    Real estate company employee Komachi and steelworks heir Kodama are both train aficionados. Their hobby proves useful for their burgeoning careers,...

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  • 1982
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    Top Stripper

    Top Stripper

    4.6 1982 HD

    A naive delivery boy becomes infatuated with a girl who works at a local strip joint. Despite his daily attendance and attempts to get her attention...

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  • 1999
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    Keiho

    Keiho

    5.7 1999 HD

    The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however,...

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  • 1984
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    Main Theme

    Main Theme

    6 1984 HD

    A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.

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  • 1998
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    You Alone Can't See

    You Alone Can't See

    1 1998 HD

    During Muraishi's time in prison for fraud, he recalls his past and learns a power to penetrate and cure others. Upon release, he goes to Hakodate,...

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  • 2000
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    Colorful

    Colorful

    5.5 2000 HD

    Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is "lucky" and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the...

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  • 1978
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    Live in Chigasaki

    Live in Chigasaki

    1 1978 HD

    Morita Yoshimitsu, who has been working with 8mm for nine years now, creates a sparkling live film of youth with dialogues of Shonan boys who were...

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  • 2009
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    It's On Me

    It's On Me

    1 2009 HD

    News comes out that several people found 1 kg of solid gold in their mail boxes. Maya Yamabuki moves back to her hometown and surprises the movers by...

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  • 2009
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    It's On Me

    It's On Me

    1 2009 HD

    News comes out that several people found 1 kg of solid gold in their mail boxes. Maya Yamabuki moves back to her hometown and surprises the movers by...

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  • 1983
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    Sannen-me no Uwaki

    Sannen-me no Uwaki

    3 1983 HD

    A young couple with marital problems are beset by an office lady temptress, amorous paramours and the swingers next door.

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  • 1989
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    24 Hour Playboy

    24 Hour Playboy

    7 1989 HD

    Nagashima is a playboy who refuses to be tied down by marriage. Suffering from insomnia recently, he is eager to find a glamorous girl who can make...

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  • 1989
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    24 Hour Playboy

    24 Hour Playboy

    7 1989 HD

    Nagashima is a playboy who refuses to be tied down by marriage. Suffering from insomnia recently, he is eager to find a glamorous girl who can make...

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  • 1989
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    Kitchen

    Kitchen

    6 1989 HD

    The story centers around Mikage, a young woman who loses her parents when young. She grows up in a lonely household with her grandmother who dies...

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  • 1989
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    Kitchen

    Kitchen

    6 1989 HD

    The story centers around Mikage, a young woman who loses her parents when young. She grows up in a lonely household with her grandmother who dies...

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  • 1984
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    Main Theme

    Main Theme

    6 1984 HD

    A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.

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  • 1988
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    Love and Action in Osaka

    Love and Action in Osaka

    5.7 1988 HD

    Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on...

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  • 1988
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    Love and Action in Osaka

    Love and Action in Osaka

    5.7 1988 HD

    Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on...

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  • 1982
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    Come On Girls!

    Come On Girls!

    6 1982 HD

    Three high school boys leave their dormitory and go to a resort and fall in love.

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  • 1982
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    Come On Girls!

    Come On Girls!

    6 1982 HD

    Three high school boys leave their dormitory and go to a resort and fall in love.

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  • 1991
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    A Desirable Marriage

    A Desirable Marriage

    1 1991 HD

    A human drama on the state of marriage today, following the battle between a mother and daughter over her marriage and humorous depictions of the...

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  • 1984
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    Deaths in Tokimeki

    Deaths in Tokimeki

    6.3 1984 HD

    Deaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting to carry out a job: the assassination of the leader of...

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  • 1992
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    Future Memories: Last Christmas

    Future Memories: Last Christmas

    6 1992 HD

    A romantic tale from the team of Fujio F. Fujiko and director Yoshimitsu Morita. The two heroines are played by Shizuka Kudo and Misa Shimizu, and it...

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  • 1989
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    Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy

    Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1992
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    Future Memories: Last Christmas

    Future Memories: Last Christmas

    6 1992 HD

    A romantic tale from the team of Fujio F. Fujiko and director Yoshimitsu Morita. The two heroines are played by Shizuka Kudo and Misa Shimizu, and it...

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  • 2004
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    Umineko - Inseparable

    Umineko - Inseparable

    1 2004 HD

    The shock of her fiance's sudden dissolution of their relationship causes university student, Miki, to lose her voice. While recuperating in a...

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  • 1983
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    Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep

    Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep

    3.5 1983 HD

    Mayumi and Mai are hair stylists who open a Barber shop called The Pink Cut. The place is an immediate success, due mostly to their super-short...

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  • 1982
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    Top Stripper

    Top Stripper

    4.6 1982 HD

    A naive delivery boy becomes infatuated with a girl who works at a local strip joint. Despite his daily attendance and attempts to get her attention...

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  • 1983
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    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    6.7 1983 HD

    A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a...

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  • 1984
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    Deaths in Tokimeki

    Deaths in Tokimeki

    6.3 1984 HD

    Deaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting to carry out a job: the assassination of the leader of...

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  • 1991
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    A Desirable Marriage

    A Desirable Marriage

    1 1991 HD

    A human drama on the state of marriage today, following the battle between a mother and daughter over her marriage and humorous depictions of the...

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  • 2012
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    Train Brain Express

    Train Brain Express

    6 2012 HD

    Real estate company employee Komachi and steelworks heir Kodama are both train aficionados. Their hobby proves useful for their burgeoning careers,...

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  • 1986
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    The House of Wedlock

    The House of Wedlock

    1 1986 HD

    Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been...

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  • 1976
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    The Steam Express

    The Steam Express

    1 1976 HD

    The unique editing of the film, in which cuts of the train running according to an unreadable sequence of rules are overlaid with radio weather...

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  • 1994
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    Menkyo ga nai!

    Menkyo ga nai!

    4 1994 HD

    A popular movie star named Hiroshi Nanjo faces a huge problem in filming his new action flick when they find out he hasn't got a license to drive. He...

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  • 1991
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    Bakayarō! 4 You!

    Bakayarō! 4 You!

    1 1991 HD

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