
Akira Koieyama
Actor · b. 1969
Akira Koieyama is known for The Last Samurai (2003), Rush (2013) and 47 Ronin (2013).
Movies15
Movie7.7DramaActionIn the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.
Rush
2013 · 8.1K votes
Movie6.2DramaActionKai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
47 Ronin
2013 · 4.3K votes
Movie6.9AnimeAnimationIn Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.
Movie6.4FantasyActionA new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
2022 · 236 votes
Movie5.7ActionHorrorAfter a zombie apocalypse spreads from a London prison, the UK is brought to its knees. The spread of the virus is temporarily contained but, without a cure, it’s only a matter of time before it breaks its boundaries and the biggest problem of all… any zombies with combat skills are now enhanced. With the South East of England quarantined from the rest of the world using fortified borders, intelligence finds that the scientist responsible for the outbreak is alive and well in London. With his recovery being the only hope of a cure, a squad of eight Special Forces soldiers is sent on a suicide mission to the city, now ruled by the undead, with a single task: get him out alive within 72 hours by any means necessary. What emerges is an unlikely pairing on a course to save humanity against ever-rising odds.
Redcon-1
2018 · 334 votes
Movie6.8HistoryDramaThe story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.
The Lady
2011 · 267 votes
Movie6.0ActionDramaWhen feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
Movie6.0DocumentaryDramaSome called it, "enemy attrition at the lowest possible cost, without regard to human life." Entire squadrons of Japanese kamikaze pilots flew straight to their death - taking their enemies with them.
The Day of the Kamikaze
2007 · 1 votes
Movie5.9TV MovieDramaGeorgie Godwin is the fattest man in Britain. A tourist attraction, thanks to greedy 'agent, cabbie Morris. Devoted neighbour Janice is Georgie's only other regular outside contact until he meets Amy, a pregnant teenager fleeing a violent boyfriend ,whom he takes in as a lodger. Amy tries to help Georgie change his lifestyle, but Morris is more than keen to stop her ruining his tourist attraction.
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009 · 12 votes
Movie6.7ComedyDramaLooking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.
Foster
2011 · 138 votes
Movie6.0AdventureFantasyAfter 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 magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ravaging the Earth in the form of an enormous hydra. Will Yamato ever return home to reclaim his rightful place on the throne?
Movie5.8ActionCrimeHot-headed Hong Kong cop Ken Cheung (Julian Cheung) teams with die-hard Japanese Interpol agent Takami (Kenya Sawada) to stop a ruthless gang of Japanese terrorists. The crime fighters must race to find a hidden time bomb filled with noxious gas that threatens the city -- but first they'll have to survive attacks from vicious terrorist thugs. This action-packed adventure is a directorial debut for renowned action choreographer Bruce Law.
Movie5.1ThrillerHorrorReincarnation goes horribly wrong releasing dark forces across time. Basia accesses parts of her mind that should never be tampered with. Past lives merge with present as her reality becomes distorted, she fights for her very existence.
The Scopia Effect
2014 · 21 votes
Movie7.5Drama
MovieDramaA year ago, singer Sayuri Komatsu committed suicide due to stress triggered by reports of her affair. Teru Morishima, who lost Sayuri, now lives as a taxi driver. Despite his loneliness, Teru maintains a connection to society by talking about his life on a radio show. However, one day, after meeting a woman who is the spitting image of his wife, he begins to desire love once again, and his dreams are thrown into turmoil.
AFTERGLOWS
2023
Series4
TV7.4DramaAction & AdventureThe series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Strike Back
2010 · 416 votes
TV8.0ComedyDramaAziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the Earth. So it's terrible news that it's about to end. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing. The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Everything is going according to the Divine Plan...except that someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Can our heroes find him and stop Armageddon before it's too late?
Good Omens
2019 · 2.4K votes
TV7.7Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaOne gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."
Sense8
2015 · 1.9K votes
TV6.5DramaAction & AdventureA multi-layered series that looks back to the formative years of Ryu and Ken as they live a traditional warrior's life in secluded Japan.
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist
2014 · 143 votes