10 Promises To My Dog (Inu to watashi no 10 no yakusoku /犬と私の１０の約束 ) -
One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Aka
Smile (スマイル Japanese Movie) -
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Japan’s answer to The Mighty Ducks, Smilers (a.k.a Smile – Seiya no Kiseki) is the second feature film from actor-turned-director Jinnai Takanori. Children’s ice hockey and rock ‘n’ roll might not have too much in common, but Smilers is infu
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 video source from myspace  November 8 2007 The Longest Night in Shanghai (Chinese: 夜。上海) is a 2007 Chinese/Japanese film produced by Japan's Movie Eye Entertainment and directed by Chinese director Zhang Yibai. It is a rare collaboration between China and Japan. The cast of this film is extremely diverse. It stars Chinese actress Zhao Wei and Japanese actor Masahiro Motoki. Other members of the cast include Taiwanese actor Dylan Kuo, Hong Kong actor Sam Lee, and Japanese actress Naomi Nishida Plot Mizushima (Masahiro Motoki) is a top-notch make-up artist who has come to work in Shanghai, along with him is his manager and lover Miho (Naomi Nishida). One evening Mizushima is wandering around alone, when suddenly he is knocked over by a bashed-up taxi, recklessly driven by Linshi (Wei Zhao). Linshi apologies and ushers Mizushima into her cab. Mizushima thinks he¡¦s getting a free guided tour but in fact Linshi is thinking she can make a quick buck from this foreigner. .. |
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video source from other April 20 - June 29, Saburo Masaki (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), a teacher of marine biology, is an ordinary guy. Riko Takami (Reina Tanaka) has just been dumped by her boyfriend and is tottering on the train platform and is about to fall off, when Saburo pulls her back and saves her. However, Riko is not at all the kind of “cute” girl she seems to be. Even when she gets on the train, she is out of control. Unable to walk away, Saburo ends up taking care of her. He decides to take her to a hotel where she could rest, but the hotel staff, who got the wrong idea, calls the police and Saburo is held in custody. He is released the next day and returns to teach his class. He notices Riko amongst his students. Riko comes up to him and instead of thanking him, she blurts out “I’ll kill you”. From this day on, Saburo’s life will never be the same again….. |
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video source from wat_tv April 5, 2008 Profile Movie: 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police Romaji: Boku tachi to chuzai san no 700 nichi senso Japanese: ぼくたちと駐在さんの７００日戦争 Director: Renpei Tsukamoto Writer: Yuichi Fukuda Producer: Cinematography: Ryu Segawa Release Date: April 5, 2008 Runtime: 108 Min. Distributor: Gaga Communications Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari's friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san gets them suspended from school which only causes the teenagers to retaliate, They discover that Chuzai-san is married to an attractive woman named Kanako (Kumiko Aso) only making their pranks worse. .. |
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video source from youtube 2009 In the frozen no-man’s land of Antarctica at Dome Fuji Station, a Japanese research base, a team of eight men share a 12 month tour of duty. The hardest part is waiting for it to be over. The Chef Of The South Pole is a gently quirky film that will delight most people with its light-hearted take on the human comedy. Based on an autobiographical novel by Jun Nishimura, the chef of the title, it is a tasty blend of daily observation and elegantly simple aesthetics. The film centres around the experience of Chef Nishimura (Masato Sakai), a Navy cook who gets shanghaied into a 12 month trip, not just to the South Pole but a part of it so cold (average temperature -54C) that nothing lives there. The film opens with some of the men chasing one of their colleagues who has broken under the strain of cabin fever. When grappled to the ground he yells out pathetically: “I hate this place”. Like a loving parent (well, an old school one at least) his ca.. |
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video source from youtube 2006-Nov-25 Details Title: 氷点 Title (romaji): Hyoten Also known as: Freezing Point Format: Tanpatsu (2 parts) Genre: Drama Viewership ratings: 12.6 (pt1), 17.3 (pt2) Broadcast network: TV Asahi Broadcast dates: 2006-Nov-25 to 2006-Nov-26 Air time: 21:00 Theme song: Rokka Ballad by Hajime Chitose Related shows: Hyoten 2001 Synopsis Based on a novel by Miura Ayako. The young daughter of Tsujiguchi Keizo, a respected physician who runs his own hospital, is found murdered. Keizo secretly blames his wife Natsue because he suspects her of having an affair with his colleague Murai, and having been too distracted to keep proper watch over the child. Being a proud man, he does not accuse her directly, but concocts, instead, a twisted revenge against her. Pretending it is to comfort his devastated wife, Keizo arranges for them to adopt a baby girl. What he hasn’t told Natsue, is that the baby is the orphaned.. |
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video source from youtube Bae Doo Na,Itao Itsuji, 2009.9.26 Middle-aged Hideo lives alone with an inflatable doll he calls Nozomi. The doll is his closest companion: he dresses it up, talks to it over dinner, and has sex with it. However, unbeknown to Hideo, Nozomi was created with a heart. After Hideo leaves for work each day, Nozomi dresses in her maid's outfit and explores the world outside their apartment with a sense of child-like wonder. She encounters various city residents who metaphorically are as "empty inside" as she is. When Nozomi meets Junichi, who works at a local video store, she falls in love with him and gets a part-time job at the store. She learns about the world through the movies she watches with Junichi, but her happiness with him is interrupted by a dramatic turn of events. Director Koreeda has stated that the film is about the loneliness of urban life and the question of what it means to be human Air Doll (空気人形, Kūki Ningyō?) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda... |
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video source from yahoo Tanaka Rena, Profile Movie: A Day on the Planet Romaji: Japanese: きょうのできごと Director: Isao Yukisada Writer: Shoichi Mashiko, Isao Yukisada Producer: Cinematographer Release Date: March 20, 2004 Runtime: 110 min. Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot Seven friends gather at Masamichi'fs (Shuji Kashiwabara) house in Kyoto, where he'll soon begin graduate studies. All of them college students; Nakazawa (Satoshi Tsumabuki), an aspiring filmmaker still contemplating his first project, his adorable girlfriend Maki (Rena Tanaka) who decides to open a small barber shop in the bathroom, Nakazawa'fs best friend Kate (Ayumi Ito) whose sole preoccupation is the boyishly handsome Kawachi (Tosohinobu Matsuo), intimidating the insecure boy while ignoring all of Masamichi'fs other classmates, the scruffy Nishiyama (Masaki Miura) and the seemingly detached Sakamoto (Atsushi Ishino). Bottles are emptied, .. |
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video source from wat_tv 2010 When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer. Among the many puzzles of this twisty, clever film is how Nakamura manages to sneak a genuinely moving tribute to friendship into the madcap procession of perilous events. No matter what befalls Aoyagi, his friends and parents believe in him because of his steadfast, almost irrational pleasantness... |
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video source from www56 September 3, 1997 Hana-bi (はなび HANA-BI), released in the US as "Fireworks", is a 1997 Japanese film written, directed and edited by, and starring Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano.[1] The film's score was composed by renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. This was their fourth collaboration. Hana-bi (花火 Hanabi?) is the Japanese word for "fireworks". The unexpected international success of Hana-bi, coupled with Sonatine's critical acclaim, established Kitano as a foremost Japanese filmmaker of his time. Kitano's daughter and former singer Shoko Kitano also made a cameo, playing a nameless girl flying a kite in the film's closing scenes. Kitano plays Nishi, a violent and unpredictable police detective who quits the force after a terrible incident that results in his partner, Horibe (Ren Osugi), becoming confined to a wheelchair. After his retirement he spends much of his time looking after his wife Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto), who has leukemia. The film mov.. |
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video source from youtube Matsuyama Kenichi,Aso Kumiko, 2009 Profile Movie: Bare Essence of Life / Ultra Miracle Love Story Romaji: Urutora mirakuru rabu sutori Japanese: ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー Director: Satoko Yokohama Writer: Satoko Yokohama Producer: Takao Nakano Cinematographer: Ryuto Kondo Release Date: June 6, 2009 Runtime: 120 min. Distributor Little More Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot Yojin (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can't focus on extended conversations. His life revolves around farming his grandmother's vegetable garden. One day, Yojin experiences a new kind of feeling when he meets a pretty young lady named Machiko (Kumiko Aso). The feelings are strong enough that Yojin feels the need to be with her and gain her affection. Machiko is a nursery-school teacher from Tokyo who came to Aomori to escape from her past. Initially she.. |
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video source from myspace December 12, 2009 Strong World is the 10th film of the One Piece series written by manga creator Eiichiro Oda himself. News of the movie first appeared during a showing of the Episode of the Island of Perpetual Winter, which a teaser for the tenth movie was revealed. The movie was originally meant for a spring release in 2009. But complications with the script pushed the release date back. Eventually the movie premiered on December 12, 2009 As stated, the film is an original story written by Eiichiro Oda himself in honor of One Piece's Tenth Anniversary (In previous films Oda only supplied character designs and approved story ideas. For this one Toei personally asked if he would write the story). The movie is apparently canonical and set after the Thriller Bark Arc, as Brook is shown alongside the other Straw Hats (making this his first movie appearance), as well as Sengoku, Garp, Shanks and Whitebeard (the latter two as stand-ins with no voice r.. |
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video source from veoh 2008 Aka: N/A Year: 2008 Directed: Kichitaro Negishi Genre: Action, Drama, Racing Runtime: 01:13:29 Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English/Chinese Cast: Taiyo Sugiura, Kazuya Kimura, Mizuho IMDB: None Synopsis / Plot A young street racer Renn has just defented a red 180SX on the mountain pass. A moment later, he found that the tires of his GTR were stolen by a famous tire stealing gang! Renn challenged the daughter of the gang’s boss. However, the daughter asked him to do a favor after she lost the race!!… With the turned up GTR, 180 SX and others race cars, this is exciting car battle action for all car lovers. .. |
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video source from wat_tv Inoue Mao,Masaki Okada, 2009. OCT Profile Movie: I Give My First Love to You Romaji: Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Japanese: 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ Director: Takehiko Shinjo Writer: Kenji Bando, Kotommi Aoki (mpvel) Producer: Cinematographer: Release Date: October 24, 2009 Runtime: 122 min. Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot Takuma, a boy who is told he will die before he’s 20, and Mayu, a girl who is in love with him… The story begins when they are little kids. Mayu, whose father is a doctor, meets Takuma, who is hospitalized in her father’s workplace. They develop feelings for each other, but Mayu learns of Takuma’s grave illness and that he will die before he turns 20. The distraught children make one promise for an uncertain future. Time passes, and the girl becomes a young woman, and the boy, a young man. Mayu continues to support and love Takuma. On the other hand, Takuma, who knows his da.. |
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video source from youtube Arakawa Ryoyu,江口徳子,Arakawa Yoshiyoshi,Eguchi Noriko, 2003 Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. They say she is carrying something for a crime syndicate, and they wonder what it is she has in the carriage... Money? Drugs? One day, the owner of the mah-jong parlour sends Tsuneo out to walk his dog. A baby carriage comes rolling down a hill and crashes into a guard rail. The old lady asks him to look into the carriage, where he finds a young woman clutching a knife. This is how Tsuneo first meets the girl who calls herself Josée. Her real name is Kumiko, and she is unable to walk, so her grandmother takes her out early every morning in the old baby carriage. To thank Tsuneo for his help, they offer him breakfast, and he begins to fall under the spell of the young woman's unusual charm. Kumiko has named herself after the heroine of a novel by Françoise Sagan, and Tsuneo comes t.. |
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video source from other March 22, 2008 Profile Movie: Sweet Rain / Accuracy of Death Japanese: 死神の精度 Director: Masaya Kakei Writer: Kotaro Isaka, Masaya Kakei, Hirotoshi Kobayashi Producer: Cinematographer: Takahide Shibanushi Released: March 22, 2008 Runtime: 113min. Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot Chiba (Takeshi Kaneshiro) appears seven days before a person dies an unexpected death. His job is to observe the person for seven days, and then decide either to ‘execute’ or ‘pass over’. Getting his work quickly out of the way, he goes to the listening booth of a CD shop and indulges in his favorite pastime, listening to ‘humanity’s greatest invention’: music. He is...a Grim Reaper. Today, again, in the rain, he waits. His subject, her death due in seven days, is Kazue Fujiki (Manami Konishi), 27. She works for a manufacturing company, in the complaints department. Exhausted after her day, she emerges fro.. |
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video source from youtube Horibe Keisuke,Kohinata Fumiyo,Komoto Masahiro,Nishida Toshiyuki,Sato Koichi,Tanihara Shosuke,Terajima Susumu,Ayase Haruka , June 7, 2008 The Magic Hour (ザ・マジックアワー?) is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Koki Mitani. Plot summary When a gangster (Satoshi Tsumabuki), having an affair with the wife of his boss (Toshiyuki Nishida), is found out, he promises to save face by recruiting a famous hitman. Instead, when he can’t find the real thing, he hires an actor (Koichi Sato) to fill the role until he can find a suitable replacement. When a gangster having an affair with the wife of his boss is found out, he promises to save face by recruiting a famous hitman. Instead, when he can’t find the real thing, he hires an actor to fill the role until he can find a suitable replacement. Impressions: Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve done this, hasn’t it? But I literally have not watched a single movie start to finish since I came to Japan. Japanese films are expensive, $40 for DVDs and $20 for theater tickets. Luckily, my good pal Sonia hooked.. |
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video source from wat_tv October 9th, 2009 Higanjima (彼岸島) is a Japanese-Korean co-produced horror movie directed by Tae-gyun Kim. It’s based on a Koji Matsumoto manga which was originally serialized in Young Magazine. It will premiere at the 14th annual Pusan International Film Festival on October 9th, 2009 and opens publicly in Japan in January of 2010 courtesy of distributor Warner Bros. The film stars Hideo Ishiguro as a teenager named Akira who travels to a vampire-infested island with a group of friends to find his missing brother... |
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video source from myspace 2009 Though he's been brewing his particular brand of madness for a good long while now it wasn't until the arrival of Machine Girl that writer-director Noboru Iguchi really made an impression here in North America. But when he did, it was a big one - his fetishized story of a high school girl whose arm is replaced by a giant machine gun becoming a genuine viral phenomenon as it raced through the web. And how has Iguchi followed up the success of Machine Girl? With robotic geishas. Lots of them. RoboGeisha is the latest collaboration between Iguchi and special effects man Yoshihiro Nishimura - himself the director of Tokyo Gore Police - and it bears all of the now-classic hallmarks of the duo: outrageous special effects, grotesquely hilarious gore and weapons where weapons just should not go. Machine Girl had the mechanized arm. Iguchi's earlier Sukeban Boy had leg and breast cannons. Nishimura's Tokyo Gore Police has the infamous penis cannon. RoboGeisha? T.. |
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video source from yahoo September 16, 2006 ( Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers) (ウルトラマンメビウス&ウルトラ兄弟, Urutoraman Mebiusu ando Urutora Kyōdai?) is Ultraman Mebius theatrical film adaptation, was released in Japan on September 16, 2006. It is the 10th original film series in the Ultraman franchise, it also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the franchise. The movie peaked at 3rd in the Japanese box offices. Story 20 years ago in Japan, the 4 Ultra brothers Ultraman, Seven, Jack, and Ace were fighting a deadly foe known as Yapool. The brothers were barely able to defeat Yapool but the monster still needed to be sealed. However, to seal Yapool away they were forced to give up the ability to transform, and took up jobs to be in the area of Kobe in case the monster ever returned. 20 years later Yapool is risen from the sea again by alien allied forces, and Mebius must fight the aliens and Yapool. But whe.. |
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video source from myspace A housewife becomes sexually unsatisfied with her husband and becomes involved in extramarital affairs,.. |
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video source from wat_tv Kubozuka Yosuke, 2001 Go is a 2001 Japanese movie by Isao Yukisada, based from the novel written by Kazuki Kaneshiro. The film stars Kubozuka Yōsuke (Sugihara/Lee) and Kou Shibasaki (Tsubaki Sakurai). It tells the story of a Japanese boy of Korean origins (Kubozuka) and his love story with a Japanese girl (Shibasaki). The central theme of the movie is the integration problems of a zainichi boy in Japanese society... |
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video source from veoh Okamoto Natsuki, January, 2006 Yori and his twin sister Iku used to be very close as children but lately Yori has grown colder toward Iku and is always eager to stay away from her. Iku was confused by Yori's attitude. Actually Yori is in love with Iku and that forbidden love is causing Yori sleepless nights since Yori and Iku are sharing the same room with bunk beds. Yori tried to ease his intense desire for Iku by bedding Iku's best friend. He had even applied to attend a boarding school in another city to take him far away from Iku. Yori lost his resolve to stay quiet about his feelings when Iku started to talk about having a boyfriend and going on dates. Now Yori want to have his little sister and he confessed. Iku loves her big brother and wanted them to stay together, so Iku is willing to anything to keep them together. But Yori wanted to have Iku as a lover, not as a sister loyal to her twin... |
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video source from veoh Anne Suzuki,Yū Aoi, 2004 Hana and Alice (2004) is a Japanese teen romance film by director Shunji Iwai. The film, Shot on HD digital video by the director of photography, Noboru Shinoda, who shared a longstanding working relationship with Shunji Iwai, concerns the life of two girls, the titular Hana (Anne Suzuki) and Alice (Yû Aoi), and the stress placed on their friendship as they move into high school. Originally shot as a series of short films for the 30th anniversary of Kit Kat in Japan, it was later expanded into a feature film by Iwai and received theatrical release in Japan in 2004. It moved into theaters in other Asian territories later in 2004 and 2005, and into western film festivals, such as New York Asian Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival. Hana Arai - Anne Suzuki Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice) - Yû Aoi Masashi Miyamoto (Mr. Miya) - Tomohiro Kaku Kayo Arisugawa (Alice's mother) - Shoko Aida Boy friend of A.. |
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video source from wat_tv Ryuta Sato,Akai Hidekazu, June 23, 2007 Profile Movie: The Haunted Samurai Romaji: Tsukigami Japanese: 憑神 Director: Yasuo Furuhata Writer: Jiro Asada, Yasuo Furuhata Producer: Keita Senoo, Toshiaki Suzuki, Tsutomu Nagasaka, Takashi Hirano Cinematographer Daisaku Kimura Release Date: June 23, 2007 Runtime: 107 Min Distributor: Toei Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot Low-ranking samurai Hikoshiro Bessho (Tsumabuki Satoshi) is hardworking, educated, and skilled in swordfighting, but as a second son, he gets nothing. He marries into another samurai family, but jealous relatives conspire to have him kicked out of the household. With nowhere to turn, he can only board with his less-than-pleased brother and sister-in-law. Already down in the pits, Hikoshiro encounters a former classmate who has since risen in the ranks, having found success after praying at a certain shrine. A drunken Hikoshiro decides to try his luck at a run-.. |
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video source from youtube Miyavi, 2003 Oresama (おれさま, lit. "Me"?) is a Japanese film released in 2004. The movie revolves around the protagonist of the story, Japanese rock musician Miyavi, portraying himself and his adventures when he goes back 20 years in time. Plot The film starts with Miyavi leaving to see family back in his hometown in Osaka. After an initial run into a few fans, on the way, he falls asleep in his car, following which, he wakes up walking on a railway track. Experiencing a series of bizarre events with the locals, he soon realizes that he is in the year 1984. Upon realizing which, he goes to his house but as he's not sure how to face his family & their reaction to him "coming from the future," he runs away even after ringing the door bell. Contemplating what to do now, he meets Shinni (Hassei Takano) in an alley, posting an advertisement about wanting to make a band. He convinces Shinni about his obvious good looks & being born to be.. |
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video source from yahoo Kubozuka Yosuke,Koyuki,Naitou Takashi, 2002 Synopsis: Laundromats give the opportunity to wash away all the sweat and stains of their lives. clothes give them a chance to start afresh. Twenty-year-old Teru works for his grandmother at her coin laundry. In reality, all he does is watch to see that no creep steals any women's underwear. Teru had an accident when he was small which impaired his intellectual ability to the point that he can no longer distinguish between his and the real world. One day a strikingly beautiful woman Mizue walks in and leaves one of her dresses behind in the machine, a dress still stained with blood from her failed suicide attempt. Teru decides to find Mizue in order to return the dress, after having tried desperately to render it clean. Teru locates Mizue and brings her back to the city. Soon thereafter Teru's grandmother dies, and her creditors repossess the home in which Teru and Mizue are living. The young couple turn to Sally for help. Sally is a car.. |
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video source from wat_tv Ueno Juri,Yū Aoi, 2006 Profile Movie: Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers Romaji: Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu Japanese: 亀は意外と速く泳ぐ Director: Satoshi Miki Writer: Satoshi Miki Producer: Cinematographer: Release Date: July 2, 2005 Runtime: 90 Min. Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot Suzume Katagura is an ordinary housewife.Her husband has been sent overseas on business, and although he phones her regularly, he is more concerned with the health and welfare of his pet turtle. The days pass by monotonously… It is as though no one pays her any attention – even her husband. “Does anyone notice me? Will I just get old, and die?” These thoughts scare Suzume… The ordinariness of her life is interrupted one day when she spots a flier in the stairwell advertising for spies! Intrigued, Suzume phones the number. Three days later, Suzume is instructed to go to a run down apartment. She is greeted by.. |
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video source from myspace 鶴見辰吾,Sugita Kaoru, 2003 One summer morning an ad art director, Shunsuke Namiki (Koji Yakusho) leaves Tokyo in haste driving in the direction of a certain villa beside a quiet lake. In the villa Shunsuke and his wife, Minako (Hiroko Yakushimaru) are supposed to lodge together for a few days, together with two other couples, the Fujimas and the Sekitanis, for the benefit of their respective offspring, namely a girl and two boys. The parents aim to have their children cram intensively for admission for an elite private Junior and Senior High school, named Shugakukan. They are to employ an excellent cram school tutor, called Tsukumi (Etsushi Toyokawa), who himself graduated from Shugakukan.. The elegant- looking villa which is owned by a physician, Fujima( Akira Emoto) has been set aside for the parents. The three children and Tsukumi are to live in a rented villa . They come to their paretns?f villa for mealtimes only. The audiences are informed at this stage that Shunsuke cannot.. |
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video source from dailymotion Eri Tokunaga,Etsushi Toyokawa,Shizuyo Yamazaki,Shoko Ikezu ,Yasuko Matsuyuki,Yū Aoi,KATSUMI,Terajima Susumu, The sleepy mining town of Joban is slowly heading for the hills, so town leader Yoshimoto decides to start a Hawaiian Centre amongst the coal mines to attract tourists. As a further gimmick, local girls will give hula performances... |
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