Shingo Yanagisawa

Acting

Shingo Yanagisawa

Born

1962-03-06 (64)

Place of birth

Kagawa, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

83 titles

Known for

Kamen Rider poster
6.4

Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.

Kamen Rider

1971

Tales of the Bizarre poster
7.8

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.

Tales of the Bizarre

1990

Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~ poster
NR

The hosts explore different neighborhoods and izakayas, discussing various snacks and drinks. They share interesting trivia about the food and beverages, often accompanied by lively conversations with female guests and experts.

Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~

2017

Teppan poster
8.3

Teppan is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2010–2011. It was the 83rd Asadora. It starred a new actress, Miori Takimoto, in the role of a young woman raised by an adopted family in Onomichi who learns of her real grandmother and decides to move to Osaka to start an okonomiyaki restaurant. The title word "teppan" refers to the metal surface on which okonomiyaki are cooked. The series, while interrupted by the Tohoku Earthquake, averaged a 17.2% rating, making it the fourth most popular of the Asadora dramas in the previous five years.

Teppan

2010

BAZOOKA!!! poster
8.3

No synopsis available yet.

BAZOOKA!!!

2011

Divorce Lawyer poster
6.0

Takako Mamiya is a lawyer who quits her job at a prestigious law firm and establishes her own office. She confidently sets out to build her business, but soon her former firm is putting up obstacles and interfering, causing Takako's employees and clients to drift away. She finally puts together a new staff consisting of a college student who knows little about the law, a girl who applied for the job in hopes of meeting a rich guy, a hard-nosed lawyer, and a paralegal who hasn't passed the bar exam yet. Takako reluctantly handles divorce cases with her incompetent crew. For an elite lawyer like her, divorce cases are the most boring and unrewarding cases that exist. Through clashing with her employees and clients, Takako soon becomes a very mature and tough lawyer. "Divorce Lawyer" also tells the story of how difficult it is to judge love and relationships in legal terms.

Divorce Lawyer

2004

Film credits

2010s · 8 titles

Ultraman Orb: Lend Me the Power of Bonds! poster
6.6

Ultraman Orb teams up with Ultraman X to battle the evil witch, Mulnau, who seeks to add Earth to her jewelry collection, with the help of Orb's long-time rival, Jugglas Juggler!

Ultraman Orb: Lend Me the Power of Bonds!

2017

Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future poster
7.6

After witnessing a strange explosion, Shinnosuke Tomari is later visited by a young man claiming to be his son Eiji Tomari from the year 2035. Eiji warns Shinnosuke that a year from now, Mr. Belt's AI will go berserk and lead to the Roidmudes overtaking humanity. However, Shinnosuke cannot immediately deal with this new information when the evil Kamen Rider Dark Drive also comes from the future, causing enough mayhem that leads to Shinnosuke being framed for it and becoming the public's most wanted.

Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future

2015

No Longer Heroine poster
6.6

Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.

No Longer Heroine

2015

This Old Road -KONOMICHI- poster
7.7

A genius and reckless poet and a hard working musician are asked by the CEO of a children literature magazine to write a war song to send children into the battlefield.

This Old Road -KONOMICHI-

2019

Sazae-san 3 poster
NR

A TV special movie aired in Japan.

Sazae-san 3

2011

Koujin poster
NR

It has been 100 years since the Battle of Sekigahara. The Nagatsuno domain and Koyama domain at the southern edge of Tohoku have been at odds for a long time. Soya Danjo , the Nagatsuno domain’s chief retainer, keeps invading and plundering the Koyama domain. His deeds trouble his sister Akane. One day, a young boy from the Koyama domain is covered with injuries after being attacked by an unknown monster. He escapes to a Nagatsuno village and is brought to Akane by the wandering samurai Sakakida Soei. The approaching monster strikes fear. Together with Sakakida and painter Kikuchi Enshu, Akane musters wit and courage to fight against the monster and uncover the mystery of its birth in order to protect her people.

Koujin

2018

Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys poster
2.5

About 150,000 illegal entrants live in Tokyo. They are not recognised as refugees and live in poor conditions. To protect themselves, the illegals create a secret organisation. The organisation has a bank which Japanese Financial Services Agency is not involved with, a hospital that is not authorized by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and an illegals police force called "Dias Police." The only police officer in the organisation is Saki Kubozuka (Shota Matsuda). His age and nationality is unknown. Saki Kubozuka does not speak much, but he has a warm heart and strong sense of justice. He takes care of the weak and tries to maintain public order.

Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys

2016

Ninomiya Kinjirou poster
NR

Ninomiya Kinjirou is a biopic follows the life of the eponymous character, an 18th century peasant boy who worked to rescue over 600 poor villages and hamlets from financial ruin by developing new economic policies.

Ninomiya Kinjirou

2019

2000s · 13 titles

Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship poster
5.9

Under the impression that they saved the World of Den-O, Tsukasa Kadoya (Kamen Rider Decade) and company begin their journey to the World of Kabuto when they are halted by Sieg who presents them a manuscript that detailed the legendary Oni Conquest with Momotaros' image on it. As this occurred, the Tarōs mysteriously vanish from the DenLiner as they are about to help Kotaro Nogami (Kamen Rider New Den‑O) out with the true threat to their world.

Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship

2009

The Motive poster
6.9

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.

The Motive

2004

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse poster
5.1

Young women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of the Cage Song before they vanish into thin air. Kitaro and his friends investigate these mysterious cases when they meet Kaede Hiramoto, a high school girl who finds herself involved in this mystery. With the help from the librarian of Yokai Library, they find out that the curse was caused by an evil Yokai that was released from 1,000 years of sealing. To save Kaede, they are to gather the 5 ancient musical instruments and perform the ritual to seal the evil Yokai again, which has to be done within 48 hours!

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

2008

Maison Ikkoku poster
6.5

Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.

Maison Ikkoku

2007

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen poster
6.5

In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

2008

Bokura no Houteishiki poster
NR

Train otaku Shinpei, his two geeky friends, three jocks, and the school “princess” Tsubaki are trapped in a school together as police, led by Tsubaki’s dad, mistake the boys for kidnappers. Meanwhile, the true culprit orchestrates this tense situation from afar.

Bokura no Houteishiki

2008

Eagle of the Decotora: Festival Music poster
7.0

First film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.

Eagle of the Decotora: Festival Music

2003

Custom Made 10.30 poster
7.7

Sisters "Manamo" and "Minamo" live separately in Hiroshima and London since the divorce of their parents. The elder sister Manamo lives in Hiroshima with her mother, she is a high school student, but moonlights at a Japanese cabaret-club. After her mother remarries and moves to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Manamo lives by herself in Hiroshima. One day, her younger sister Minamo returns from London to visit Manamo. It is ten years since they have lived together, and they argue every day.

Custom Made 10.30

2005

Last Dance: Divorce Ceremony poster
NR

Where have all the wives gone who were once driven to tears by their husbands' infidelity? With each passing year, women become stronger and more resilient, while men enter the 21st century still harboring the legacy of the Showa era! How can there be no problems in the married life of such men and women?! People at a crossroads in life are about to set sail for a second life! This entertaining drama depicts the sometimes sad and sometimes funny slapstick human drama unfolding on board a ship among a variety of troubled couples!

Last Dance: Divorce Ceremony

2001

Eagle of Decotora 5: Kumamoto Burning Express poster
NR

After hearing that his estranged father is in Kumamoto, Washichiro heads to Kyushu. Along the way, he picks up a runaway girl and his friend Kinta, who is also on a pre-marital trip to Kumamoto. Despite getting caught up in various disturbances, Washichiro manages to gather information about his father in Kumamoto. Set against the backdrop of Kumamoto and Aso, Washichiro makes a final, intense run! This final installment of the series features a glamorous cast, including the heroine Miu Nakamura, regular member Shingo Yanagisawa, as well as Tatsuo Umemiya, Kiyoko Suizenji, Jun Nagasawa, Okada Masuda, and others, who help make the conclusion spectacular!

Eagle of Decotora 5: Kumamoto Burning Express

2008

Eagle of the Decotora 3: The Flower of Love Blooms in Shimizu Port poster
NR

Third film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.

Eagle of the Decotora 3: The Flower of Love Blooms in Shimizu Port

2006

Eagle of the Decotora 2: Aizu, Kitakata, and the Humanity Road! poster
NR

Second film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.

Eagle of the Decotora 2: Aizu, Kitakata, and the Humanity Road!

2004

Eagle of the Decotora 4: Love and Tears of the Oga Peninsula poster
NR

Fourth film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.

Eagle of the Decotora 4: Love and Tears of the Oga Peninsula

2007

1990s · 16 titles

Hold Me and Kiss Me poster
8.0

Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and resist the infection, she finds new friendship and companionship with a journalist named Miyuki and a man named Akira.

Hold Me and Kiss Me

1992

Supermarket Woman poster
6.7

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.

Supermarket Woman

1996

Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” poster
6.5

A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend.

Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”

1993

Estate Inheritance poster
5.8

The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members.

Estate Inheritance

1990

Amagi Pass poster
1.0

A fifteen year old boy travels through the Amagi Pass, he encounters some strange people, one of them is the geisha Ozuka Hana. After a murder takes place, the police searchs for the culprit.

Amagi Pass

1998

The King of Minami: Conspiracy poster
NR

1996 TV Special, #17 in the series.

The King of Minami: Conspiracy

1996

Blowback: Midnight Gangsters poster
NR

Lone wolves join forces and plunge into a reckless fight with the organization.

Blowback: Midnight Gangsters

1990

One Bowl of Kakesoba poster
8.0

Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...

One Bowl of Kakesoba

1992

The King of Minami: Ginjiro Manda poster
6.0

When the recession hits, Osaka-based loan shark Ginjiro Manda decides to help out small business owners in trouble, but finds himself face-to-face with the yakuza who come to collect debts.

The King of Minami: Ginjiro Manda

1992

The Rainbow Seeker poster
7.0

A young man fails his company entrance exams and leaves home to work at a run-down cinema in Tokushima, whose owner lives to bring entertaining films to the residents of his small town.

The Rainbow Seeker

1996

The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy poster
8.0

#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a wily stockbroker named Yasuda.

The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy

1992

The Inugami Family poster
NR

When wealthy pharmaceutical magnate Sahei Inugami dies in 1949, his family gathers for the reading of his will, only to discover that his enormous fortune has been left under extraordinary conditions. Detective Kosuke Kindaichi is drawn into the inheritance dispute when the family begins to turn against itself and a series of murders follows. As Kindaichi investigates the Inugami family's tangled relationships and long-hidden secrets, the mysterious return of Sahei's grandson Sukekiyo—whose face is concealed behind a white mask after suffering severe injuries during the war—adds another layer to the deadly mystery.

The Inugami Family

1990

No artwork available
NR

The meeting of the two greatest legends in Japan - Magistrate Toyama, the crime-fighting official with the cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, and Kunisada Chuji, the yakuza protector of the common man! When a local magistrate is murdered by a group of vagabonds, Toyama is ordered to arrest Kunisada Chuji. In his investigation, he meets Kunisada's wife, who is all too familiar to Toyama, and casts doubt on his guilt. Furthermore, there seems to be a larger conspiracy being carried out...

Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu

1990

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki poster
NR

In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the master of ceremonies, with a sword, leading to Asano's forced suicide and Kira's punishment being overlooked. Over a year later in Edo city, Shimohashi Hyogo, a carefree ronin and the nephew of Yagyu Yoshitaka, is ordered by his uncle to investigate the activities of the Ako Ronin, a group sympathetic to Asano's cause. However, Hyogo, who sympathizes with the Ronin's plight, helps out in times of need, rescuing Oishi Kuranosuke and Horibe Yahei from danger. He also teams up with Yaenosuke, a newspaper publisher, and Otaki, a geisha, to plan an attack on Kira's estate.

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki

1995

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator poster
NR

#5 in the King of Minami series and the second film to be released theatrically. Manda's original apprentice, Ryuichi, resurfaces after being targeted by the yakuza in Kobe. Meanwhile, Manda hounds a factory owner named Yanagida for his interest payments, only to discover that he's only one of many victims of the evil liquidator Gennai, who profits off of other companies' bankruptcy.

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator

1993

Gambling King poster
NR

An adaptation of the popular gambling comedy serialized in 'Weekly Manga Sunday.'

Gambling King

1995

1980s · 11 titles

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun poster
7.0

A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl poster
6.0

Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because of his family’s noble status, Benio must first undergo rigorous training to learn how to be a proper bride and wife before she can marry. However, because of her vivacious personality, this proves to me more challenging than anyone imagined.

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

1987

School in the Crosshairs poster
6.5

Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. But behind it all is a mysterious force that will put Yuka's powers to the ultimate test!

School in the Crosshairs

1981

Memories of You poster
6.5

A mother discovers that her 14-year-old daughter Yumi has leukemia and only six months to live. She decides to keep the information secret and pushes her past tutor Akira, now a university student, to reconnect with her.

Memories of You

1988

The Men Who Made Ultraman poster
10.0

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.

The Men Who Made Ultraman

1989

Tracked poster
5.7

When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whether he will ever escape the shadow of his heinous crimes--or the detectives hot on his trail.

Tracked

1985

Nemuri Kyōshirō poster
7.0

Kyoshiro rescues Shizu who was being abused by her husband, even since she had been violated by the man posing as Ieyoshi. He then learned that Ieyoshi had been acting oddly ever since returning from Kyoto six months ago. Sir Fumiya's investigation of the O'oku (Shogun's harem in Edo Castle) uncovered the plot and reported that Sir Higo-no-Kami had been controlling the fraud. That's when Kyoshiro heads to Kyoto to find clues...

Nemuri Kyōshirō

1989

Der Lindenbaum poster
NR

A young woman, Asami, searches for the man who helps her quest to enter medical school.

Der Lindenbaum

1988

Joke with a Sorrowful Heart poster
8.5

This is a sad and beautiful story about a father who is a popular comedian and a son who suffered by an incurable disease.

Joke with a Sorrowful Heart

1985

Let's Gotokuji poster
9.0

The Gotokuji family has a colossal amount of money. Yuri is a paid housekeeper and sent to this family. While working at the house, she finds a new form of love.

Let's Gotokuji

1987

Orange Examination Room poster
NR

A young and beautiful doctor, Maki, comes into the consulting room of a trading company and gets the office excited. Maki receives a lot of unprofessional sex consultations and medical examinations. One day, Maki meets Nakai, the Human Resources manager she has admired for some time, in a bar...

Orange Examination Room

1988

Series credits

Kamen Rider poster
6.4

Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.

Kamen Rider

1971

Tales of the Bizarre poster
7.8

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.

Tales of the Bizarre

1990

Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~ poster
NR

The hosts explore different neighborhoods and izakayas, discussing various snacks and drinks. They share interesting trivia about the food and beverages, often accompanied by lively conversations with female guests and experts.

Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~

2017

Teppan poster
8.3

Teppan is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2010–2011. It was the 83rd Asadora. It starred a new actress, Miori Takimoto, in the role of a young woman raised by an adopted family in Onomichi who learns of her real grandmother and decides to move to Osaka to start an okonomiyaki restaurant. The title word "teppan" refers to the metal surface on which okonomiyaki are cooked. The series, while interrupted by the Tohoku Earthquake, averaged a 17.2% rating, making it the fourth most popular of the Asadora dramas in the previous five years.

Teppan

2010

BAZOOKA!!! poster
8.3

No synopsis available yet.

BAZOOKA!!!

2011

Divorce Lawyer poster
6.0

Takako Mamiya is a lawyer who quits her job at a prestigious law firm and establishes her own office. She confidently sets out to build her business, but soon her former firm is putting up obstacles and interfering, causing Takako's employees and clients to drift away. She finally puts together a new staff consisting of a college student who knows little about the law, a girl who applied for the job in hopes of meeting a rich guy, a hard-nosed lawyer, and a paralegal who hasn't passed the bar exam yet. Takako reluctantly handles divorce cases with her incompetent crew. For an elite lawyer like her, divorce cases are the most boring and unrewarding cases that exist. Through clashing with her employees and clients, Takako soon becomes a very mature and tough lawyer. "Divorce Lawyer" also tells the story of how difficult it is to judge love and relationships in legal terms.

Divorce Lawyer

2004

Ultraman Orb poster
7.7

A young man becomes the giant hero Ultraman Orb, a warrior of light, to battle monsters and aliens threatening Earth using the powers of his many predecessor guardians.

Ultraman Orb

2016

White and Yellow ~My Pancake Story from Hawaii~ poster
NR

University student Sawano Natsumi lives in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture. An encounter in Hawaii makes her decide to bring the popular pancake restaurant Eggs n’ Things to Japan, which sparks a pancake boom in the country. Despite suffering difficulties and setbacks, Natsumi fulfils her dream, motivated by thoughts of her father as well as the support of family and friends.

White and Yellow ~My Pancake Story from Hawaii~

2018

Passion for Punchlines poster
8.7

May 31, 2021—as COVID-19 continued to spread, Masayasu Wakabayashi and Ryota Yamasato were on stage in front of an empty house getting ready for their live stream show. Although they’re from different comedy duos, The Nankai Candies and Audrey, they decided to create Tarinai Futari to perform new jokes about their complexes. Their final show is today.

Passion for Punchlines

2023

ふぞろいの林檎たち poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

ふぞろいの林檎たち

1983

H2: The Days with You poster
7.8

Drama series based on manga H2 by Adachi Mitsuru about two rival high school baseball games. The stars of each team, Hideo and Hiro, happen to be childhood friends.

H2: The Days with You

2005

Reborn poster
6.7

An arrogant IT tycoon is reincarnated as a struggling dry cleaner in the past, using his future knowledge to find his killer while rediscovering his humanity.

Reborn

2026

Le Bel Homme poster
7.0

Kyosuke, an excellent plastic surgeon, started living a very private life after his wife passed away, confining his main joys in life to cultivating his herb garden and spending time with his only daughter. One day, a woman enters his clinic and asks that her face be completely changed to whatever Kyosuke wishes. Kyosuke is very suspicious and refuses her request, but she begs him to reconsider and explains that she is trying to escape from her violent husband. Kyosuke finally agrees and alters her appearance to that of his late wife. Afterwards, a relationship begins to develop between the two of them, but things start to unravel when two police officers show up on his doorstep looking for the "missing" woman.

Le Bel Homme

1999

It's a Wonderful Teacher! poster
NR

Rio Sasaoka, a high school teacher struggling with the pressures of her job, finds solace in a secret social media account and the support of her caring boyfriend. When she's unexpectedly assigned as a homeroom teacher to a third-year class, Rio faces new challenges that test her resilience and rekindle her passion for teaching.

It's a Wonderful Teacher!

2024

ウンナンのホントコ!未来日記 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ウンナンのホントコ!未来日記

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Maison Ikkoku poster
6.0

"Maison Ikkoku" is a live-action TV special premiered on TV Asahi on May 12, 2007. It stars Taiki Nakabayashi as Yusaku and Misaki Ito as Kyoko. A finale was aired on July 26, 2008, under the title "Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen", featuring Akina Minami as Kozue Nanao, and Ikki Sawamura as Shun Mitaka. ~~ Adapted from the manga "Maison Ikkoku" (めぞん一刻) by Takahashi Rumiko (高橋留美子).

Maison Ikkoku

2007

Beginners! poster
7.3

Shimura Teppei (Fujigaya Taisuke) grew up watching his policeman father who would ride side-by-side in marathons because he was a motorcycle cop, and dreamt of being a marathon runner as a child. But Teppei’s father lost his job and disappeared. Teppei ruined himself by becoming a well-known delinquent in the area. Under the influence of his childhood friend, Yuichi, Teppei chose to become a policeman after graduating from high school. He miraculously passed the recruitment exam and entered the police academy. However, he has been assigned to a “class of reserves” (Goriki Ayame, Koyanagi Yu, Okamoto Azusa, Mizusawa Erina, Ishii Tomoya, Mori Ren) which is a gathering of odds and ends. There are eight of them and each day they are only instructed by the assistant teacher, Ryuzaki Misaki, to sweep the academy grounds … …

Beginners!

2012

Angels in White poster
6.7

Rumi Kizaki enrols in a nursing program because she failed to enter a university. However, she does not want to become a nurse because she believes that she will not make a good nurse. While Rumi ponders over what to do, she continues her training in nursing. Along the way, Rumi meets new people and discovers new things about herself.

Angels in White

2018

Odd Family 11 poster
6.9

Minoru Sanada is a cameraman with little skills in his profession. His wife Megumi runs a cafe, but the cafe doesn't have any customers. Yet, the couple has 8 chidren.

Odd Family 11

2011

Dias Police: Police from Another Country poster
1.0

About 150,000 illegal entrants live in Tokyo. They are not recognised as refugees and live in poor conditions. To protect themselves, the illegals create a secret organisation. The organisation has a bank which Japanese Financial Services Agency is not involved with, a hospital that is not authorized by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and an illegals police force called "Dias Police." The only police officer in the organisation is Saki Kubozuka. His age and nationality is unknown. Saki Kubozuka does not speak much, but he has a warm heart and strong sense of justice. He takes care of the weak and tries to maintain public order.

Dias Police: Police from Another Country

2016

Papa for One Summer poster
NR

A high school student’s mother passes away leaving her alone with her grief. The girl, Marimo, discovers the name of a father she never knew. Marimo sets off to meet him, but is completely shocked when she finds someone very different from the father she envisioned. Her father, Shinpei, a 38-year-old would-be private detective, is shocked too, and doesn’t believe her until he sees the paperwork. With Marimo muttering “The worst father in the world” and Shinpei lamenting the loss of his freedom, these two are about to learn how difficult and rewarding a father/daughter relationship can be.

Papa for One Summer

2003

Investigation Division 1 poster
7.0

The First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, which is based in the Dai-Tokyo Police Station , is headed by Keiichiro Funakoshi, the Chief of the First Investigation Division . This is a department that specializes in considerations that lead to solutions. Along with Ryu Fujii , a new detective who was newly assigned for some reason , they lead to the solution of many difficult cases one after another while colliding with each other's strengths.

Investigation Division 1

2022

My Husband's Girlfriend poster
5.0

Yamagishi Hoshimi, an only child, lost her father at an young age and was raised only by her mother, who works as a temporary worker at a large company. Her boss Komatsubara Mugitaro supports her a lot with her goal to become a regular employee soon. Mugitaro's wife Hishiko believes that her husband is having an affair with his subordinate Hoshimi due to his high interest in her and decides to meet her personally. At this moment, Hoshimi and Hishiko collide and happen to swap bodies. After the first confusion, they decide to continue to live the lives of each other for the moment. Mugitaro doesn't know about this strange occurrence and is more than bewildered about the completely different reactions from his "girlfriend" and his wife.

My Husband's Girlfriend

2013

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

世界で一番熱い夏

2001

Good Man Nagaya poster
NR

Follows the people in the "Long House of Good People" who are different in appearance, a group of villains disguised as good people. They sometimes help ordinary people in difficulty, sometimes rescue friends in critical moments, and use their superb skills to fight against evil forces.

Good Man Nagaya

2022

Tenchu: Ninja of Justice poster
8.0

A politician gives a speech in a shopping district full of shoppers. Suddenly, a man wielding a knife bursts out from among the shoppers and tries to kill those around him. To stop the man, Masako Murata (Pinko Izumi) tries to approach him, but her friends stop her. Meanwhile, a woman, who looks like a homeless person, appears in front of him and tells him "if you want to kill, then kill me." The man is about to stab her, but the woman opens her eyes. At the moment, blood bursts from the man's arm. The woman is about to kill him, but Masako Murata stops her and the woman leaves. Later, Masako Murata finds the woman collapsed on the street. Masako decides to take the woman to her house. There, Masako sees that the woman is injured in her back and also notices heavy despair in her eyes. The woman's name is Sana (Yuriko Ono). Sana is a ninja that has arrived in present day Japan. She now follows Masako Murata as her new boss and attempts to eradicate evil that is rampant in modern society.

Tenchu: Ninja of Justice

2014

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

1985

Offbeat Chief Police poster
7.7

On the day the new Chief of Staff arrived at Kitamachi Station, the officers here prepared to welcome him. At that time, a bus was hit by a man with a knife and robbed the passengers in the car. Newcomer Aikawa Minori was kicked out by a passenger when he tried to board the bus. She followed the bus by taxi, but the bus headed straight towards Kitamachi. For some strange reason robbers came to the station to present themselves. Minori then handcuffed her who prevented her from performing her duties. But the man she handcuffs to is the new Sheriff, Toyama Kinshiro.

Offbeat Chief Police

2016

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nerawareta gakuen

1982

6SixTONES poster
NR

Japanese variety special starring SixTONES, produced to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the group's debut. Across six specials broadcast throughout the year, each episode features a different celebrity or guest planner who organizes an original program for the members. The series follows SixTONES as they take part in a variety of activities, challenges, and surprise events planned around a different theme in each installment.

6SixTONES

2026

Town Factory's Woman poster
NR

Arimoto Hikari is a 32-year-old housewife. She has a husband and a son. One day, she visits her father Taizo who recently collapsed from overworking. Hikari Arimoto learns from a doctor that her father has 4 days left to live. Her father raised Hikari to one day run his company, instead of his now deceased son, but Hikari rebelled against her father and chose to become a housewife. Hikari now decides to run her father's company and announces her plans. She faces difficulties including her husband going to America for work and some company employees, including Katsumata and Junzo, who are opposed to her Hikari becoming the CEO. ~~ Based on the novel "Machi Koba no Musume" by SuwaTakako.

Town Factory's Woman

2017

Miyazawa Kenji no Shokutaku poster
NR

In 1921, Miyazawa Kenji left a wealthy family and went to Tokyo. Standing on his own two feet, he lived there for 8 months. Late summer, Kenji received a telegram from his family. Worried about his younger sister Toshi, Kenji returned to his family. What waited for Kenji there, was Kenji's father Masajiro. His father had deceived Kenji about the health of his younger sister because he was worried about Kenji living alone. Meanwhile, Kenji has still not found his true calling in life. Kenji makes korokke (potato croquettes), which he tasted in Tokyo, and shares it with his family. He realizes that sharing his happiness is ideal for him. In accordance with Toshi's wish, Kenji becomes a teacher at a newly created agricultural school. ~~ Based on the manga "Miyazawa Kenji no Shokutaku" by Santa Uonome.

Miyazawa Kenji no Shokutaku

2017

ミヤコが京都にやって来た!~ふたりの夏~ poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

ミヤコが京都にやって来た!~ふたりの夏~

2022