Akira Terao

Shakespeare’in Kral Lear’inde, 16. yy’ın yaşlı lordu Lear krallığını üç kızı arasında paylaştırmaya karar verir. Her biri ülkenin üç farklı yerindeki kalelerde yaşayarak sadakatlarini kanıtlayacaklardır. Büyük kızları menfaatleri için sahte bir samimiyet içine girerken, babasına duyduğu bağlılıkla en küçük kızı O’nun gerçekleri görmesi için uğraşır. Ran İngiliz edebiyatına ait bu eserinin Japon uyarlaması. Orjinalindeki kız çocuklar erkek olarak değiştirilmiş ve Kral Lear karakteri de Lord Hidetora Ichimonji olarak karşımıza çıkıyor.

"Düşler" farklı hikayelerin anlatıldığı, birbirinden bağımsız sekiz kısa filmden oluşuyor. "Sunshine Through The Rain", ailesi tarafından dışarı çıkması yasaklanan bir çocuğun, toplum tarafından kutsal sayılan bir günde yaşadıklarını anlatıyor. "The Peach Orchard", insanoğlunun doğaya müdahelesinin yol açtığı sonuçları vurgularken, "The Blizzard"la bir dağda mahsur kalan insanların dramını perdeye yansıtıyor. "The Tunnel", ölümlerinden sorumlu olduğu ölü askerleri bir tünel çıkışında gören adamın dramını anlatıyor... "Crows", ünlü ressam Vincent Van Gogh'un yaşadığı bölgeye ve sanatına dair bir çalışma.. Güneşli bir yaz gününde yaşananları "Village of the Watermills" ile anlatan Kurosawa, son iki bölümde ("Mount Fuji in Red" ve "The Weeping Demon") nükleer tehlikenin insanlık üzerindeki etkilerini araştırıyor..

Amanda ve hayalî arkadaşı Rudger, heyecan dolu uydurma maceralara atılır. Fakat Rudger kendini bir başına bulunca, gizemli bir tehditle karşı karşıya kalır.

Aksiyon filmlerinin vazgeçilmez yıldızı Steven Seagal bu durdurak bilmeyen macerayla geri döndü. Tokyo Valisi öldürüldüğünde, eski CIA ajanı Travis Hunter, bu ölümden sorumlu teröristi bulmak için geri döner. Ancak bu olay sadece bir vahşet ağının başlangıcıdır. Hunter, Çin mafyasının da İçinde olduğu bir uyuşturucu şebekesiyle ilgili bir plan geliştirip Yakuza'ya ulaşmayı amaçlar. Yakuza ise planın nasıl geliştiğini izlemeye kararlıdır. Acaba bu işin içinden kim sağ çıkacaktır?

Alternatif bir gelecekte,biyolojik,nükleer ve kimyasal silahların kullanıldığı muazzam bir savaş,dünyayı yaşanamaz hale getirmiştir. Bu savaşın insanlık üzerindeki etkileri ise fiziksel ve ruhsal manada tam bir yıkım olur. Dokuların hızla bozulmasına sebep olan korkunç bir hastalık insanlar arasında yayılmaktadır. Bütün bu dehşete bir son vermek isteyen genetik bilimci, Dr Azuma; adına "neo-cell" dediği bir tedavi keşfeder. Bu hücreler sayesinde insan dokuları hızla yenilenmektedir. İblisvari korkunç bir şirket tarafından finanse edilen araştırmalar nihayete ermek üzeredir. Ancak hiç beklenmedik bir şey olur ve Prof.Azuma, büyük savaş esnasında ölen oğlu Tetsuyo'yu karşısında görür. Neo-hücreler, neo-insan denilen yepyeni bir türe doğru evrilmişlerdir. Tetsuyo ise efsanevi savaşçı Casshern olarak dirilmiştir....

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.

Film, İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında emekliye ayrılan, öğrencileri tarafından çok sevilen bir profesörün yaşlanmasını konu alıyor...

A middle-aged salaryman with a typical family, living quietly in a provincial city (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture), wakes up one morning in the summer of 1994 to find himself the prime suspect in the biggest mass-murder case of the decade.

A young, good-hearted doctor Kenichi suffers from a rare syndrome whereby his feelings cannot be hidden. Such people are known as "satorare" and their well-being come under special government protection.

Kuki is a veteran newspaper reporter who has been shuffled off to a book-development branch and finds escape in an illicit relationship with Rinko. Together they find the passion no longer present in their marriages.

Akio, an HR worker, visits his transformed mother Fukue in Tokyo. Baffled by her new lively self, he encounters a friendly neighbor. Through these interactions, Akio gains new perspectives, noticing overlooked aspects of life.

Three cat burgling sisters have to go up against the police and a Chinese crime syndicate in order to rescue their kidnapped father.

Based on a true story - a true love story of a man and his wife who are at the mercy of fate, but wish to be reunited for 11 years. With thoughts of his wife and his fellows, Yamamoto Hatao never gave up hoping that he'd return home despite hopeless circumstances.

The Isokaze, an Aegis-class escort vessel, sets sail on a routine training exercise, playing host to a platoon from the Fleet Training Group. No sooner is the Isokaze on open water, however, then the FTG reveal themselves to be terrorist stowaways who kill the ship's captain, send the rest of the crew overboard and take control of the vessel. The ship is carrying a secret biological weapon which the terrorists are now threatening to use to level Tokyo! Only a stowaway NCO, Sengoko (played by Sanada Hiroyuki from Ring and Twilight Samurai) is in a position to stop them - but does he really have what it takes to save the day? Playing like a cross between a sea-faring version of Top Gun and Die Hard, director Sakamoto Junji shows that it's not just Hollywood that can produce thrill-a-minute action spectaculars.

A new Mothra takes to the air and battles against Desghidorah to save all of humanity.

This is the story between single mother housekeeper and mathematics professor,who has a brain damage.

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered not only by cave-ins and flooding, but by strife between management and the workers's union. Adding to Kitagawa's stress is the knowledge that as his attention is pulled inexorably toward the tunnel construction, his youngest daughter is dying from leukemia.

Eriko – lonely, aimless and self-absorbed – falls for Tamura. Despite knowing that he is waiting for his girlfriend to return from overseas, she requests to enter into a relationship with him for just one year.

This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.

Husband and wife Michiko and Takao move from their urban existence in Tokyo to the isolated, rural farming village where Takao grew up.

TBS’s ”World Heritage,” is a 30-minute weekly documentary series that is registered by UNESCO under Natural Heritage, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Sciences. The program started in spring, 1996, and over a span of 10 years has covered about 560 topics around the world. To better convey the grandeur of these treasures of the world, TBS has shot the series in High-Definition. High quality images, impeccable narrative, and beautiful music...the elements are simple and straightforward. The producers feel that this style of presentation works best to visually document and preserve the wonders of the world, and continue to do so to this day.

The #9 investigation team has been disbanded and members of the #9 investigation team have been scattered around. One year later, the Chief of the National Police Agency, Sojiro Kandagawa, orders the creation of a special investigation team to cover from the initial investigation until it is sent to the prosecutor's office. Sojiro Kandagawa appoints Sakutaro Munakata as the leader of the special investigation team. Former #9 investigation team members join the special investigation team.

July 1590, Odawara. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army had surrounded the Odawara Castle for over 3 months, hoping to conquer this last obstacle to his dream of the country's unification. Standing at the gate of the castle, a lone man facing the menacing guards shouted out: "Do not throw your lives away. Treasure living!". Not long after, the castle gates opened and the reigning lord surrendered. The name of that man is Kuroda Kanbee. An excellent military strategist, he worked hand-in-hand with Hideyoshi to unify the country.

Minami Hiromi is an FBI agent visiting Japan from the US for a limited time. Minami lost his sight due to an accident in the past and he is called the "last man" in the FBI, referring him as the last trump card to end a case with his strong sense of analysis, smell, and touch. Godo Shintaro has been assigned to attend to Minami. From a family that has served as the Commissioner of the National Police Agency for generations, Godo has an extraordinary sense of justice and is willing to go any lengths to catch the criminals. Minami, who is always ready to ask for help, and Godo, who has never trusted anyone except himself, become a duo and work together to solve cases.

In the big city where loyalty is rare and justice comes hard, a stoic detective (Tetsuya Watari) and his old friend, a sharp-eyed reporter (Yujiro Ishihara), forge a quiet alliance, uncovering brutal truths in days of relentless struggle.

A CEO struggling to maintain his small sock business risks the company's future with a new challenge — creating a line of running shoes.

Seibu Keisatsu is a television drama series produced by Ishihara Promotions and broadcast on TV Asahi

This is the story about one small coffee shop located in the northern island of Hokkaido. Yukichi Wakui used to work as a successful businessman at a prestigious trading firm. He worked for several years in New York as well as other cities around the world. When his wife Megumi died at the age of 47 in a car accident three years ago, he decided to leave the company. He was only 57. When Megumi died in the accident, her 18-year-old son Takuro was at the wheel. Yukichi declined an offer to switch to an affiliate company after his retirement, and moved to Megumi's hometown Furano, Hokkaido instead. There he started a small coffee shop named "The Forest Clock."

Takada Yu is an employee of a development firm. His father has favored his high-achieving older brother and been indifferent to Yu since young. So Yu craves for his father’s love and wants his recognition somehow. Then one day, Yu encounters a woman. Although it was the worst possible meeting, he gradually starts to have romantic feelings for her through work and an unexpected development. But ironically enough, she turns out to be the girlfriend of his older brother. Yu begins to realize what he truly treasures and matures as a person as he struggles with this complicated romance and with his older brother and father.

A drama about a rookie detective who teams up with a veteran detective and develops a good rapport while overcoming difficulties. Keigo starts his new post at a local police station where he partners up with Shoichi, a frigid, yet warm-hearted, detective on the verge of retirement. The drama features how the young detective builds up his career with the veteran and those who are connected with his cases.

Hikuma Koichi was a saxophone player, but he suffers from the after-effects of an accident. Due to that, he turned his back on music. Hikuma Koichi finds hope in the high school brass band. The band consists of problem students. Koichi struggles to instruct the brass band and to give them hope.

CHANGE is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV starting May 12, 2008.

Kurata Kenta lives with his father, Taichi, his mother, Keiko, and his younger sister, Nana in an isolated home in the suburbs. He works as an unpopular commercial designer. Kurata Kenta possesses a timid personality, which he picked up from his father. Kenta doesn't like his father. One day, while waiting for the train, Kenta warns a man who pushed a woman and cut in line. Kenta is surprised that he spoke out with his normally timid personality. After that incident, Kenta's family home is targeted by an unknown person with flowers from their garden being pulled out and the seat of a bicycle being torn. Also, Kenta's younger sister Nana is stalked by her ex-boyfriend. Kenta and his family try to find out who is responsible. This mini series is based on the novel "Yokoso Wagaya e" by Jun Ikeido.