Itsuji Itao

Yu Tsunoda ve Yoko pek de alışılmadık koşullar altında karşılaşır. Sonra Yu arkadaşı ile girdiği iddiayı kaybeder o kadın elbisesi giyip şehre gitmeyi ve gördüğü ilk kadını öpmeyi kabul eder. Yu onlarla şehre gider ve arkadaşları ile bir haydut grubu tarafından çevrildiklerinde Yokoadında genç bir kız ile karşılaşırlar. Yoko haydut çetesini döver ve kadın kılığındaki Yu'ya yardım eder. Sonra Yu Yoko'yu öper ve kaçar. Yu ilk defa bir kıza aşık olur ama Yoko sadece Bayan Akrep diye bildiği kadın elbisesi içindeki kadına aşık olmuştur. Bu arada Yu, "Zero Church" denilen tarikat grubunun üyesi Aya Koike tarafından takip edilmektedir. Aya Koike Yu'nun "Zero Church" ailesine girmesi için bir plan hazırlar ama önce Bayan Akrep kılığına girip Yoko'dan tekrar yardım isteyecektir.

Death Note film serisinin ikinci bölümünde Light Yagami, ikinci Kira ve sadık takipçisi Misa Amane ve onun Shinigami'si Rem ile tanışır. Light, Teru Mikami (Kira takipçisi) ve Kiyomi Takada (başka bir Kira takipçisi) ile birlikte L'yi yenmeye çalışır ancak sonunda Light kazanacak mı? Yoksa Ryuk adındaki bir Shinigami Light'ın zaferinde ya da nihai ölümünde büyük fark yaratacak mı?

In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination. Ruka is a cop from a squad whose goal is to destroy homicidal mutant humans known as 'engineers', that possess the ability to transform any injury to a weapon in and of itself.

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.

The Underground Empire Badan makes its move, intending to invert the world. Kouta and Mai are pulled through one of these inversions where the discover a boy named Shu, who also holds the power to invert the world. As the Riders fight to protect Shu, Fifteen appears again, seeking Shu. As Kouta flees, past Riders gather and fight one another, split between the Showa and Heisei era Riders. But, the truth of Badan is not as it seems…

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight to protect his friends and free the world of the yōkai from oppression.

The ToQGers stop at a station in Zawame City, where there is no Shadow Line activity. However, they come across Kamen Rider Gaim and are brought into a fight with the Underground Empire known as Badan. As the ToQGers and the Armored Riders work together to discover Badan’s true intentions, a mysterious Rider calling himself Fifteen appears…

Shinji is a middle-aged, sleaze film director who used to be famous. He hardly goes back home and moves from one woman to another. In spite of his idleness, women are very fond of him and look after him compassionately for whatever reason.

Joji Matsuoka'nın filmi Masaya adlı çocuğun yetişkinliğe uzanan hayatında ayrılan anne ve babasından, üniversite yıllarına ve sonrasında da iş ve sanat (çizer) hayatına, aşklarına, dostlarına kadar uzanan bir çerçevede nefis bir dram kurgusuyla karşımıza çıkıyor. Kendi mazinizden içinizi sızlatacak acı-tatlı anlara uzanacağınız, yaşamın ve ölümün de her an yanıbaşımızda olduğunu hatırlatan doğal ve sıcak bir hikaye * Japon Akademi Ödülü, "En İyi Film Ödülü" başta olmak üzere toplam 5 dalda ödül kazanmıştır.

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be known as Kamen Rider The First.

Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.

Tsuneo (Satoshi Tsumabuki) bir mahjong salonunda yarı zamanlı olarak çalışıp, üniversite okuyan bir gençtir. Salonda gece müşteriler arasında bir sohbet esnasında gizemli bir yaşlı kadından söz edildiğini duyar. Her gün bir bebek arabasıyla civarda dolaşan yaşlı kadın, bu işi on yıldır devam ettirdiği için müşterilerin de merakını cezbetmektedir. Tsuneo sabah işyerinden ayrıldığı sırada, gece bahsi geçen yaşlı kadına ait bebek arabasının bir yokuştan aşağı yuvarlandığına şahit olur. Araba bir bariyere çarpıp durunca yolun yukarısından seslenen yaşlı kadını da farkeder ve bebek arabasındaki örtüleri kaldırınca içinde genç bir kızın oturduğuna şahit olur. Genç kız önce bıçakla kendini savunmaya çalışır, çünkü yokuştan yuvarlanmadan önce birileri onları rahatsız etmiştir. Sonrasından yaşlı kadın ve kötürüm olduğu anlaşılan genç kıza (Joze (Kumiko)) evlerine kadar eşlik eden Tsuneo kahvaltıya davet edilince kabul eder ve genç kızın hazırladığı kahvaltıyı çok lezzetli bulur.

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.

Dan Mitsu stars as Kana, a female employee at a publishing company who strikes up a sexual relationship with a younger co-worker. He soon discovers that Kana's fetishes extend to sadomasochistic tendencies, involving a mysterious man only known as "Sensei". This discovery will push his relationship with Kana to a new, dangerous level that he may not be ready for.

A university student has the usual dreams and aspirations. It turns out to be a pipe dream and so she murders her own flesh and blood. The usual media heads seek an answer in order to sell copy. A psychologist is writing a book about the character and incident. Her research for the subject matter turn the psychologist inward and things come out of the shadows that perhaps are better left buried deep in the shadows of the psyche.

Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a car accident, Rui goes to a remote island with ex-gangster now bodyguard. On the island, Rui reveals more about his religious group, while a set of ominous events are about to occur.

Lise öğrencisi Asuka, sürekli zorbalığa uğramaktadır ve intikam almak için ölümcül bir plan yapar. Gizemli bir lanet aracılığıyla, zorbalık yapan sınıf arkadaşlarına ölüm mesajları göndermeye başlar. Mesajı alan kişiler, kısa süre içinde korkunç bir şekilde ölecektir. Sınıf, mezuniyet gezisi için Güney Kore'ye giderken, öğrenciler birer birer ölmeye başlar ve hayatta kalmak için laneti durdurmanın bir yolunu bulmaya çalışırlar. Ancak Asuka'nın planı çoktan harekete geçmiştir ve mesajdan kaçmak neredeyse imkânsızdır.

Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious temple in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcerer called Hanzo. Meanwhile, Rosuke is on a spaceship heading to the unknown planet named Kelman, in another dimension. There, he meets a strange old man. And then, a metaphysical battle.

After his devastatingly fast, samurai-style combat approach sets filmmakers against him, a legendary action star films his own movie—on turf claimed by feuding yakuza gangs, including Japan’s deadliest martial arts assassin.

Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking to brand him with ads, a superhero grandfather with Alzheimer's and a family embarrassed by his incompetence.

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.

The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.

Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. Adapted from a biography of the man, this series depicts the character, his art, vision and his interactions with the approving and disapproving folk around him.

Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance of being discovered. Japan’s 99.9% criminal case conviction rate leads the world, attesting to a “highly reliable” judicial system. In other words, once a crime suspect is indicted, prosecutor arguments tend to be accepted hook, line and sinker. In the face of those 99.9% odds, there’s no money in being a defense lawyer specializing in criminal cases, but for Miyama, that’s where the interest and kernels of truth lie. From unexpected places, the mold-breaking Miyama stakes his reputation on a prayer of a chance as he clashes with hotshot lawyers who’ll go to any lengths to win in this gloriously fun, legal mystery.

Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate decisions and treatment, who always tries to see things from the patient’s side. Although once retired from his profession, he one day discovers someone in need of help, who he treats and rushes to the Kohoku Medical University Emergency Center. This incident encourages him to once again work as an ER doctor. Confrontation erupts between female doctor Tamaki, and Shindo, now a just-arrived ER doctor. While this human drama depicts the relationships among doctors and nurses, it appeals emotionally to viewers on the subject of life.

In the end of Meiji era, Takei Chiyo was born in a poor family in Osaka, and was sent to a theatre tea room as a servant when she was 9 years old. There, she was attracted by the world of theatre comedy. She grows up to be an actor and marries to Amami Ippei , but the war broke out and she was forced to stay away from acting for a while. However, when she comes back again, her acting in a radio drama impresses many people and makes herself one of the leading actors in western Japan.

During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo, and all across the Kansai region, stealing large sums of money with skillful techniques. They only target the very wealthy and never kill or injure people. They appear with the clouds and disappear like the mist. On the night that the beautiful Ochiyo is to become the bride of a dry goods dealer, a large amount of money hidden inside the shop is stolen. The gang disappears without injuring anyone. It was a two-year plan to marry Ochiyo off so that she could bring them in. The leader of this gang is Kumokiri Nizaemon, the greatest bandit of all time. He keeps a rein on his highly-skilled and notorious followers Nanabake no Ochiyo, Kinezumi no Kichigoro, Subashiri no Kumagoro, Ingakozo Rokunosuke and others.

After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year).

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji (ダウンタウンのごっつええ感じ, roughly "Downtown's Feeling Real Good"), was a Japanese variety show. It premiered on December 8, 1991 and ended its run on November 2, 1997. It aired on Fuji TV every Sunday night. Hosted by the comedy duo Downtown (consisting of Masatoshi Hamada and Hitoshi Matsumoto), it had several other actors and comedians in its regular cast, including You, Koji Imada, Koji Higashino, Itsuji Itao, Ryoko Shinohara and Honkon (Takahiro Kurano). Like most other Japanese variety shows, it featured guest interviews and games, but it is best known and remembered for its sketch comedy. Downtown and other cast members would dress in costumes and perform absurd skits with bizarre characters.

Maizu Tsukasa grew up with his famous grandfather and father. He has been called Sushi Oji since the age of 10. An unfortunate accident happened which caused him to develop Fish Eye Phobia. With such a phobia, how can he continue to make sushi? With the help of Master Burusu Riri and Okudaira Kurage, can he get over his Fish Eye Phobia and once again become the Sushi Oji that everyone remembers?

At the end of the first year of high school, Futaba Yoshioka meets Kou Tanaka who was her first love. In their middle school days, they attended the same school, but he suddenly transferred to another school. Three years later, he appears in front of her again with the different last name of Kou Mabuchi. His personality also seems to have changed from warm to cold. He is like a totally different person from three years ago. Futaba Yoshioka slowly learns what happened to Kou Mabuchi for the past three years and she become to have feelings for him again.

Ieji Hisashi, a salaryman who works for a securities company, has a fuzzy memory of the recent five years because of an accident at his job posting. His wife of five years, Megumi and their 4-year-old son seem to wear masks. He can neither tell their facial expressions nor their emotions. He also struggles about his love for them. On the other hand, Ieji feels an attachment to his ex-wife, whom he divorced five years ago, and their daughter. What sort of days did he have in those five years which are a blank to him? Ieji sets out on a journey to find his past self with a mysterious bunch of 10 keys that he has. He becomes aware that he was a cold, career-minded man before the accident, and the persona that is gradually revealed is beyond the imagination of his present kindhearted self.

Minato Shindo has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Akira Shiga and he wanted to become a pediatric surgeon. Akira was surprised by the 7-year-old's memory of the human organs and he decided to support Minato in achieving his dream. Eventually, Minato graduated from medical school and passed the national exam for medical practitioners. Now, Akira works as a director at a large hospital. He suggests to Minato to work in the pediatric surgery department at the hospital where he works.

Seiichi Habu is a member of the mysterious outlaw group Avalanche. The group exists at a time when moral hazards run rampant among politicians, bureaucrats, businesses, and even among ordinary people.

In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience.

A reserved young taxi driver navigates the neon-lit streets of Tokyo, quietly witnessing her passengers' poignant life transitions while embarking on her own introspective journey toward turning thirty.

The professional baseball team “Dreams” has long been stuck in last place. Factional disputes within the team, players repeatedly making defensive errors—the organization is on the verge of collapse. Entrusted with rebuilding the Dreams is Sakurazaki Jun, a general manager with no experience playing baseball. Although he lacks competitive experience, he is known as a “championship contractor” who has led multiple sports teams to victory. In order to address the root of the problems, Sakurazaki clashes with players and front office staff while introducing a series of unconventional reforms that defy common sense. And the first decision he makes is trading the star player, who is considered the symbol of the franchise. What is victory? What is a team? Not only the players, but also the club staff are drawn into confronting these questions.

Natsuko is going back to the advertising agency she worked for before taking maternity leave and is shocked to learn that she is not the creative director any more but instead, she is put in charge of the Sales Development. Unmotivated, Natsuko finds she has her work cut out for her, and she has trouble balancing her job responsibilities with her home life, so she hires Miyuki, a babysitter. Unfortunately, Miyuki’s presence eventually works to tear her marriage apart.

Tobio Masubuchi and his friends are ordinary high school students. Due to an incident, their peaceful days are about to change. Tobio’s friends are beaten by students from another high school in their neighborhood. Tobio and his friends scheme to get back the students from the other school. The day they are to carry out their plan, they see the other high school engulfed in flames. Tobio and his friends become suspects.

WOWOW brings acclaimed author Toyoko Yamasaki's 1999 literary tour de force to life on the small screen for the very first time. Audiences have already received television adaptations of Yamasaki's other works – The Ivory Tower (白い巨塔), The Grand Family (華麗なる一族), The Waste Land (不毛地帯), A Son of the Good Earth (大地の子), and My Destiny (運命の人) – and can now add The Unbroken (沈まぬ太陽) to that list with this long-awaited production. Features a star-studded cast and additional filming on location in Africa and the Middle East.

A transgender bar owner and a troubled housewife uncover buried regrets and get caught in a murder mystery in Osaka, where literature and intuition guide them toward the truth.

Giba (Ryo Yoshizawa) and several of his colleagues work at a revenge agency. A mysterious girl called "Taker" leads the group. Giba lacks emotion for a person. The revenge agency takes on revenge requests on behalf of their clients. Their clients include a woman who is a victim of a fraud marriage and the family of a victim killed by a serial murderer.