Jun Negami

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Kimimaru Tamamushi

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Return of Ultraman

Captain Ryu Ibuki

Another being from Nebula M-78, identical to the original Ultraman, combines with car racer-turned-MAT patrol member Hideki Gô, and fights assorted menaces in a frightening new "Age of Monsters."

Nobuko to Obachan

おじ・欣二

The 9th NHK Asadora. Starring Naoko Otani as a young woman living with her grandmother.

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

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Kita no kazoku

宇野誠也

The 13th NHK Asadora. Starring Youko Takahashi in a story about a brother and sister coming of age in Hakodate and Kanazawa.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Kurahara

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.

風来物語任侠篇

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Wet Kimono

Fumihiko

In the early Showa period, a young woman named Asako drifts into a certain red light district. She appears in a white dress, straw hat, and white parasol, which is out of place in this area, but what kind of past does she have, and what are her feelings as she drifts there?

Buddha

Mahakashyapa

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.

Solar Eclipse

When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.

Ai to Fukushu no Umi

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The Teahouse of the August Moon

Mr. Seiko

In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Sagaminokami Tsuchiya

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.

The Makioka Sisters

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.

Town of Violence

Shuichi Takada

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

Satan's Sword

Serizawa

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.

Afraid to Die

Yusaku Sagara

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.

Turning Point

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase

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A Wife Confesses

Lawyer Sugiyama

Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.