Shinji Aoyama

Shinji Aoyama

Shinji Aoyama (July 13, 1964 - March 25, 2022) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.

  • Title: Shinji Aoyama
  • Popularity: 2.689
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1964-07-13
  • Place of Birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Shinji Aoyama Movies

  • 2001
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    Chloe

    Chloe

    6 2001 HD

    Kotaro and Kuroe marry almost immediately in a Christian ceremony and move into an apartment. Life is completely joyous until, one day, Kuroe falls...

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  • 2015
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    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

    1 2015 HD

    A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin, originally aired 16 June 2015.

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  • 2001
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    Tampen

    Tampen

    1 2001 HD

    Four short films produced without a director

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  • 1999
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    Barren Illusion

    Barren Illusion

    5.8 1999 HD

    In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He...

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  • 2008
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    Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?

    Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?

    1 2008 HD

    An overview of the life and work of legendary Japanese filmmaker Kijû Yoshida, a notable figure of the Japanese New Wave.

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  • 2011
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    Three☆Points

    Three☆Points

    5.7 2011 HD

    Three stories, depicted in three different styles, unfold in three locations: "Kyoto", a lyrical improvised drama based on documentar y footage...

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  • 2000
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    Eureka

    Eureka

    7.6 2000 HD

    In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.

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  • 2000
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    Eureka

    Eureka

    7.6 2000 HD

    In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.

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  • 2004
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    The Lakeside Murder Case

    The Lakeside Murder Case

    6.4 2004 HD

    Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance...

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  • 2020
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    Goldfish Princess

    Goldfish Princess

    1 2020 HD

    One day, Ezawa Jun, who has trouble with work and in love, gets a ryukin from a goldfish scooping game at a festival. However, she is actually a...

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  • 1996
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    Helpless

    Helpless

    5.7 1996 HD

    Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him, enraged Yasuo is on his way to find the boss. But before setting...

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  • 2005
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    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    7.2 2005 HD

    A.D. 2015: A virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease and the virus is infected by pictures. People, once...

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  • 2003
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    A Forest with No Name

    A Forest with No Name

    4.7 2003 HD

    Private detective Mike takes on an assignment to return a girl, who is set to marry into a prestigious family, from a mysterious commune in the...

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  • 2015
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    Broken Hearts for Sale

    Broken Hearts for Sale

    1 2015 HD

    An omnibus recorded in a short film by five film directors with the motif of the song "Kai Band".

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  • 2007
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    Sad Vacation

    Sad Vacation

    6.8 2007 HD

    Kenji Shiraishi is involved in the trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One such case leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan....

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  • 2016
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    Haruneko

    Haruneko

    1 2016 HD

    Those who want to die seek refuge in a mysterious café in this feverishly strange Japanese debut.

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  • 2005
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    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    7.2 2005 HD

    A.D. 2015: A virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease and the virus is infected by pictures. People, once...

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  • 1997
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    Wild Life

    Wild Life

    7 1997 HD

    An ex-boxer working for a game parlor owner gets caught up in a complex blackmail operation he doesn't understand. Before long he's caught between...

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  • 2001
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    Desert Moon

    Desert Moon

    6 2001 HD

    A successful businessman and his alcoholic wife attempt to piece together their unhappy lives and shattered marriage. Little do Nagai and Akira know...

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  • 2006
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    AA

    AA

    4.2 2006 HD

    "AA" is a documentary about Akira Aida (mostly known as Aquirax Aida), a japanese music critic who introduced free jazz, improvisation, and...

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  • 1996
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    Two Punks

    Two Punks

    5.3 1996 HD

    Centering on a young drifter almost casually drawn into violence--a crime drama about a boy and a man equally ill-equipped for criminal life and...

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  • 1997
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    An Obsession

    An Obsession

    6 1997 HD

    Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and...

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  • 1997
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    An Obsession

    An Obsession

    6 1997 HD

    Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and...

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  • 2011
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    Tokyo Park

    Tokyo Park

    6.2 2011 HD

    Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships...

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  • 2011
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    Tokyo Park

    Tokyo Park

    6.2 2011 HD

    Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships...

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  • 2013
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    Backwater

    Backwater

    6.2 2013 HD

    Toma lives in a small riverside town with his brutish father and his father's girlfriend. Witnessing his father's predilections for abuse, Toma...

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  • 2008
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    Le Petit Chaperon rouge

    Le Petit Chaperon rouge

    5.7 2008 HD

    Delphine is twenty years old. She is too young to have experienced the activism of the seventies, but for her it is not something that belongs to the...

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  • 2008
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    Le Petit Chaperon rouge

    Le Petit Chaperon rouge

    5.7 2008 HD

    Delphine is twenty years old. She is too young to have experienced the activism of the seventies, but for her it is not something that belongs to the...

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  • 1999
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    Shady Grove

    Shady Grove

    3.5 1999 HD

    Rika, a bright, attractive, and driven young woman, is intent on marrying her dreamy boyfriend Seiichi Ono who is not only tall and handsome but also...

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  • 2013
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    The War and a Woman

    The War and a Woman

    4.2 2013 HD

    Set towards the end of World War II, Nomura (Masatoshi Nagase) is a writer who is in despair. A woman works in bar and is a former prostitute. Many...

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  • 1997
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    Wild Life

    Wild Life

    7 1997 HD

    An ex-boxer working for a game parlor owner gets caught up in a complex blackmail operation he doesn't understand. Before long he's caught between...

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  • 1992
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    The Guard from Underground

    The Guard from Underground

    5.7 1992 HD

    A former sumo wrestler, now working as a security guard, goes on a murderous rampage.

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  • 2003
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    Like a Desperado Under The Eaves

    Like a Desperado Under The Eaves

    1 2003 HD

    The main character Akihiko lives in an old apartment. He plays the guitar and sings his own pieces on the street, but this cannot be called his...

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  • 2003
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    Like a Desperado Under The Eaves

    Like a Desperado Under The Eaves

    1 2003 HD

    The main character Akihiko lives in an old apartment. He plays the guitar and sings his own pieces on the street, but this cannot be called his...

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  • 1999
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    Embalming

    Embalming

    4.9 1999 HD

    Young female embalmer Miyako is called in to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide, before the funeral. While performing the...

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  • 1999
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    Embalming

    Embalming

    4.9 1999 HD

    Young female embalmer Miyako is called in to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide, before the funeral. While performing the...

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  • 2003
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    A Forest with No Name

    A Forest with No Name

    4.7 2003 HD

    Private detective Mike takes on an assignment to return a girl, who is set to marry into a prestigious family, from a mysterious commune in the...

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  • 2006
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    Crickets

    Crickets

    7 2006 HD

    Kaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live a peaceful life in a house on the coast. There she...

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  • 2008
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    R246 STORY

    R246 STORY

    1 2008 HD

    The anthology film R246 Story centers around the major Japanese highway Route 246. Originating in Chiyoda Ward's Miyakezaka district, the 122.7...

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  • 2003
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    Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project

    Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project

    1 2003 HD

    Akihiro, who lives in an old apartment building in Tokyo, makes songs and sings on the streets; Fei, a street musician who makes a living making a...

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  • 2001
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    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    1 2001 HD

    Kenji Nakagami, one of the most notable Japanese writers of the post-war, died in 1992. His work reveals a strong connection to his homeland, Kishu:...

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  • 2001
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    Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age

    Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1996
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    Celebrate Cinema 101

    Celebrate Cinema 101

    1 1996 HD

    This film project was made in 1996 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the cinema.

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  • 1996
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    Yûri

    Yûri

    1 1996 HD

    Masayuki meets Nanami, who is on a journey with a refrigerator named Ullie. Nanami's Iranian friend Amir is helping her haul the refrigerator which...

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  • 1994
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    The Dream of Garuda

    The Dream of Garuda

    5 1994 HD

    A convicted rapist, Ikuo is released from prison and goes in pursuit of the woman he raped, Mieko. So obsessed is he with revenge he sees her in...

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  • 1999
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    Embalming

    Embalming

    4.9 1999 HD

    Young female embalmer Miyako is called in to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide, before the funeral. While performing the...

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  • 2007
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    Sad Vacation

    Sad Vacation

    6.8 2007 HD

    Kenji Shiraishi is involved in the trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One such case leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan....

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Sad Vacation

    Sad Vacation

    6.8 2007 HD

    Kenji Shiraishi is involved in the trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One such case leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan....

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  • 2016
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    True Horror Story

    True Horror Story

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1996
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    A Weapon in My Heart

    A Weapon in My Heart

    1 1996 HD

    A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel...

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  • 2003
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    Deka Matsuri

    Deka Matsuri

    1 2003 HD

    12-part omnibus made under the rules: "the main character is a detective" "at least one gag per minute" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes"

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  • 1996
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    A Weapon in My Heart

    A Weapon in My Heart

    1 1996 HD

    A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel...

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  • 1996
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    A Weapon in My Heart

    A Weapon in My Heart

    1 1996 HD

    A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel...

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  • 1996
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    A Weapon in My Heart

    A Weapon in My Heart

    1 1996 HD

    A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel...

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  • 1995
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    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

    8 1995 HD

    Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher.

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  • 2001
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    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    1 2001 HD

    Kenji Nakagami, one of the most notable Japanese writers of the post-war, died in 1992. His work reveals a strong connection to his homeland, Kishu:...

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  • 2011
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    Cut

    Cut

    7 2011 HD

    Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance...

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  • 1995
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    BeRLiN

    BeRLiN

    9 1995 HD

    When a woman whose job is to professionally date men disappears suddenly, a TV crew who wanted to film a documentary about women like her begin...

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  • 2000
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    Eureka

    Eureka

    7.6 2000 HD

    In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.

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  • 2000
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    Eureka

    Eureka

    7.6 2000 HD

    In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.

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  • 1999
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    Shady Grove

    Shady Grove

    3.5 1999 HD

    Rika, a bright, attractive, and driven young woman, is intent on marrying her dreamy boyfriend Seiichi Ono who is not only tall and handsome but also...

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  • 1995
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    The Written Face

    The Written Face

    1 1995 HD

    In Japanese theater, women's roles are traditionally played by men. The man playing the woman's role, the Onnagata, does not imitate the woman, as in...

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  • 1996
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    Helpless

    Helpless

    5.7 1996 HD

    Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him, enraged Yasuo is on his way to find the boss. But before setting...

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  • 1996
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    Helpless

    Helpless

    5.7 1996 HD

    Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him, enraged Yasuo is on his way to find the boss. But before setting...

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  • 2001
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    Desert Moon

    Desert Moon

    6 2001 HD

    A successful businessman and his alcoholic wife attempt to piece together their unhappy lives and shattered marriage. Little do Nagai and Akira know...

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  • 2011
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    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    3.8 2011 HD

    An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...

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  • 1999
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    June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos

    June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos

    1 1999 HD

    Video documentary by Shinji Aoyama.

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  • 2020
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    Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

    7.3 2020 HD

    In the time after Naomi’s parents suddenly die, she happens to meet and bond with the popular actor Morinori Tokito who lives in the same...

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  • 2020
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    Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

    7.3 2020 HD

    In the time after Naomi’s parents suddenly die, she happens to meet and bond with the popular actor Morinori Tokito who lives in the same...

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  • 2004
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    The Lakeside Murder Case

    The Lakeside Murder Case

    6.4 2004 HD

    Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance...

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  • 2004
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    The Lakeside Murder Case

    The Lakeside Murder Case

    6.4 2004 HD

    Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance...

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  • 1997
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    An Obsession

    An Obsession

    6 1997 HD

    Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and...

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  • 1970
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    BAUS 映画から船出した映画館

    BAUS 映画から船出した映画館

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E12

    8.4 1970 HD

    Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E12

    8.4 1970 HD

    Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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