Masaomi Kondo

Acting

Masaomi Kondo

Born

1942-02-15 (84)

Place of birth

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

86 titles

Known for

Asa ga Kita poster
7.7

Towards the end of the Edo era, in the town of Kyoto, there lived a wealthy merchant by the name of Imai Tadamasa. He was blessed with 3 children, Hatsu, Asa and Kyutaro. His eldest, Hatsu, was a traditional girl who loved to play the koto and sew. Whilst his second daughter, Asa, was an impish hoyden who loved sumo wrestling. Asa was engaged to be married to the second son of a distinguished family who ran a money changer business in Osaka, Shirooka Shinjiro. Although Asa was furious when she had first heard about the betrothal, when she met up with Shinjiro for the first time, his charisma greatly attracted her and she fell in love with him in no time.

Asa ga Kita

2015

Ryōmaden poster
9.1

Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Ryōmaden

2010

Onihei Hankachō poster
7.8

Hasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates reformed criminals as informants to solve difficult crimes.

Onihei Hankachō

1989

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

2019

Ōgon no Hibi poster
NR

Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.

Ōgon no Hibi

1978

Kagerou no Tsuji poster
NR

Sakazaki Iwane is a ronin who spends idle days in Edo. Until a few months ago, he was a promising son and successor to a powerful family in Bungo. He has came back to Edo, where he lived for a while for swordplay training with his two best friends, after a tragedy in the three's home domain—both of the two friends died, one of them killed by Iwane by command of the domain lord's chief retainer. Iwane left his home for Edo, leaving behind his fiancée, a sister of the friend he killed. Eventually, Iwane detects the conspiracy behind the deaths of the two friends and struggles to reform his domain.

Kagerou no Tsuji

2007

Film credits

2010s · 7 titles

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen poster
6.2

Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

2015

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" poster
7.8

In a time when the main source of energy was still coal, there was a man who saw the future in oil. Young Tetsuzo Kunioka who hails from Moji, Kitakyushu, rides out into the oil business, but is faced with numerous challenges and competitors who stand in his way, including domestic suppliers and major western oil companies, or the "oil majors". But Tetsuzo never gave up, however despairing the situation was. He always found a way and paved a new road with his unconventional ideas, eccentric actions, and most of all, his caring heart toward his own men. That style of Tetsuzo's was not something that would ever change, even when the tides were against him in a war-lost Japan.

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

2016

Honnouji Hotel poster
6.2

In Kyoto, Mayuko (Haruka Ayase) stands at a crossroad in her life. She's thinking about marriage with her boyfriend Kyoichi (Hiroyuki Hirayama). By an accidental opportunity, Mayuko stays at Honnouji Hotel. There, she meets historical figure Nobunaga Oda (Shinichi Tsutsumi) who is attempting to unify Japan.

Honnouji Hotel

2017

We Make Antiques! poster
7.5

Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke is a potter in the city. Seventeenth century tea master Sen No Rikyu appears before them one day.

We Make Antiques!

2018

S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future poster
5.7

The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue), whose purpose is to catch extreme criminals alive, becomes the center of attention. A sit-in demonstration takes place. Members of the NPS, including Ichigo Kamikura (Osamu Mukai) go to the protest site. Meanwhile, a transport ship is hijacked in the Pacific Ocean.

S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future

2015

I Lived in Kyoto For A While poster
6.8

27-year-old Eto Kana lives in Tokyo and has never been out of the city before. She used to work as a designer and stay in a company dormitory but moved back to her family home after resigning due to the stress from interpersonal relationships. Meanwhile, Kana’s family gets a call about an elderly granduncle who got injured. She goes to Kyoto where he lives at the request of her worried mother and stays there for several days to take care of him.

I Lived in Kyoto For A While

2019

Futari no kyanbasu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Futari no kyanbasu

2017

2000s · 7 titles

The Great Yokai War poster
6.3

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 Great Yokai War

2005

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade poster
7.2

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU.

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade

2009

The Man in White poster
6.4

After his father figure - a yakuza boss, is murdered, Azusa Moribe goes on a killing spree to exact revenge.

The Man in White

2003

The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion poster
6.0

A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss.

The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion

2003

Part-Time Detective poster
7.0

Noriko Yamada is a housewife and mother of five children, she and her husband go through an economic crisis that causes them to have problems with the bank. But while looking for work will Hitoshi befriending Hibino, president of "K & D Research" a detective agency. This will give you the opportunity to spend a trial investigating an infidelity. So get to be a part-time detective Noriko.

Part-Time Detective

2002

Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran poster
NR

Nakazo is forced by his foster mother, Shun, to practice dance intensively. He is bullied in the Kabuki world, and worries about his future as an actor.

Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran

2000

出るトコ出ましょ! poster
NR

Shizuka Kamei is a young high school student whose family is in deep debt since the disappearance of her father. After being expelled from her high school because of her money problems, she finds a part-time job: here she is an assistant to a lawyer, Nonaka Hiromu, who fantasizes about the uniforms of high school girls.

出るトコ出ましょ!

2007

1990s · 5 titles

Crest of Betrayal poster
5.5

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.

Crest of Betrayal

1994

Shinjuku Boy Detectives poster
NR

In the streets of ultra-modern Shinjuku, Sosuke, a young would-be detective, all of a sudden attacked by a monster robot and falls unconscious. Determined to unravel the mystery, Sosuke joins forces with four members to fight against the robot. Will they be successful?

Shinjuku Boy Detectives

1998

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 9 poster
NR

Kyosuke Kozu (Masaomi Kondo), a university professor and a famous detective, is a big magic lover. He was asked to judge the Magic Competition to be held in Ito, and set out with his sister Nobuko, her lover's newspaper reporter Kenzo, and the brothers Shiro Kishibe. On the day, Shigeko Mizutani, who was supposed to play the guillotine technique, went missing, and she was found dead while her sister Yoshiko was taking her place. The suspects include Yoshiko, Shigeko's husband, Ryohei Mizutani, and her secretary, Yuriko.

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 9

1990

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 11 poster
NR

The 11th popular series in which Kyosuke Kamizu, a university professor and a famous detective, challenges the mystery of the murder case. A bank clerk Fukushima was killed by a cyanide compound on a crowded train. Newspaper reporter Yamashita and colleague Kaori, who were on board, immediately started interviewing. In addition, Kaori asked Kyosuke Kozu (Masaomi Kondo), a university professor who had previously elucidated the murder of prussic acid by tablets, for cooperation. As a result of the investigation, it is discovered that Fukushima, who was killed, violently attacked a female college student with his colleagues and forced him to commit suicide...

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 11

1992

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 10 poster
NR

Kyosuke (Masaomi Kondo) and his sister Nobuko (Yoko Moriguchi) were invited to the 10th anniversary party of the travel agency "Pigeon". At that seat, Ayako, the younger sister of President Gentaro, is shot dead. Other venues included Gentaro's brother-in-law, Palau branch manager Kiriyama, secretary manager Anna, and Miyo, who runs a restaurant on Palau Island. A few days later, Nobuko goes on a trip to Palau. She is kidnapped by someone in the field, and Kyosuke and other related parties rush to her. In Palau, there was Toshinosuke, the founder of Pigeon and retired. He was once a detective called "Sakuradamon Demon", but was accused of being arrested 15 years ago and was ousted from the Metropolitan Police Department. It was Kyosuke who proved his innocence.

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 10

1990

1980s · 12 titles

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 3 poster
NR

The third work of the popular series depicting the famous detective Kyosuke Kozu. Blind musician Ryoichi Kashiwagi died of a heart attack. His father, Shigeyuki , is already bedridden and has billions of Japanese yen in assets. Ryoichi's wife Yukiyo and Ryoichi's younger sister Tsuruko have a dispute over these assets. Newspaper reporter Matsushita, who met Ryoichi just before his death, was interviewed, and was told that there was something unnatural about Ryoichi's cause of death. Soon, Tsuruko died mysteriously. Matsushita decides to have Kyosuke Kozu, a university professor and a famous detective, solve the case.

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 3

1985

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning II poster
6.0

Reportage writer Kenzo has made an interview appointment with Morishima, the mastermind behind the political and business world. On that day, Morishima is killed and a 200 million yen diamond is stolen. The diamond was brought by jeweler Kuhara to sell to Morishima. A woman named Maki who was present and disappeared immediately after the incident is suspicious. However, the site is a completely closed room. Kenzo's older brother, Matsushita, the chief of the investigation section, also shook his head...

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning II

1985

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8 poster
NR

President Ito, a major apparel maker, was poisoned in the president's office. Kenzo (Baku Ohwada), who happened to be interviewing nearby, rushes to the site. According to his secretary Masae, Ito's ex-wife's younger brother Yoshimoto visited and he started arguing with Ito, but he suddenly escaped. Kenzo asks Kyosuke Kozu (Masaomi Kondo) to investigate. It turns out that Ito's son Takashi, who was killed, is enrolled in Kyosuke Kamizu's university. When Kyosuke Kamizu met at the university, his mother-in-law, Yoko, aimed at his father's fortune and said, "I think he teamed up with designer Kawahara ." Yoko has a relationship with Kawahara, and Ito, who died, was confused because she had an affair with her secretary, Masae. Takashi is said to have already left home and is living on his own.

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8

1988

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 7 poster
NR

The 7th popular suspense series based on the original work by Akimitsu Takagi. Along with Kogoro Akechi of Ranpo Edogawa and Kosuke Kindaichi of Seishi Yokomizo, Masaomi Kondo will play Kyosuke Kamizu, one of "Japan's Three Greatest Detectives", and will solve numerous challenges! A threatening letter foretelling the murder of the entire family came to the house of Tobe, who presides over the infamous investment group. Kumiko Toki, the third daughter of the family, consulted with the police, but she simply thought it is done by someone who recently lost investments. Kenzo, a reportage writer who was listening, became interested and brought the threatening letter to Kozu, asking him to investigate...

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 7

1987

No artwork available
8.0

Young lovers Makiko and Hidekazu break up because of misunderstanding. Makiko flies to New Zealand and soon recovers. When she is about to marry a man who really loves her, Hidekazu suddenly appears in her life again... Between a man who loves her and a man she loves, how would Makiko's choice be?

Eve in a Summer Dress

1984

Night Terror Ward poster
NR

Yoko Mizutani, a nurse at Kikumisaka Hospital, a general hospital, is frightened by a series of bizarre incidents that occur at the hospital. One night, a boy in the psychiatric department goes missing, and when the nurses on duty search the hospital, they find him standing in the mortuary holding a skull. The police investigate the skull and find that it is the skull of the former deputy director, who had gone missing with his mistress. The mistress of the former deputy director was Etsuko Mizutani, Yoko's older sister...

Night Terror Ward

1982

The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II poster
NR

A murder occurs at the hotel where the detective father's arranged marriage meeting was held. The amateur detective daughter and her useless detective father team up to investigate. The second instalment in the ‘Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Window-Side Detective’ series

The Murder on the Nanki Shirahama Pendulum Train - The Beautiful Office Lady Detective and the Backseat Detective II

1989

Ginpei From Koina: Migratory Bird of Winter poster
NR

Shimoda, Izu, the venerable Amimoto Onabe family is repeatedly harassed by the upstart Hotate family, who targeted their fishing grounds. Ginpei, the head of the Onabe family, is in love with Oichi, the only daughter of Gohei, the adviser. Ginpei is told that he plans to have her marry Unokichi. Finally, the Onabe family and the Hotate family get into a fight, and Ginpei kills Tajiro, the hotate family’s proxy. Ginpei leaves Oichi in Unokichi’s care and sets off on a treacherous journey. Five years later, while traveling, Ginpei learns that the boss of the Onabe family has died and that the Hotate family is in trouble… Ginpei then returns to Shimoda.

Ginpei From Koina: Migratory Bird of Winter

1983

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 6 poster
NR

The sixth popular suspense series based on the original work by Akimitsu Takagi. Kyosuke Kozu was invited by former actress Shinobu Yuki, who had previously appeared on a magazine, to announce the production of the drama. The producer is Kako's husband, Fujita. When the press conference was about to end, the leading actress Hitomi was shot dead. She is suspected of being abandoned by Hitomi, her nephew Mizukami, but there is no evidence. Subsequent investigation reveals that Hitomi has been dating Urushida for three months. A few days later, Kako showed Kyosuke three threatening letters stating "Your life will be end in 10 days"...

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 6

1987

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 4 poster
NR

Kenji, a disciple of the famous detective Kyosuke Kozu, had a strange experience in the world. He was asked by a woman named Shoko Ima to find the corpse in the soil. Shoko is a famous dancer in the modern ballet world, and she just married doctor Fujimoto 10 days ago. However, on that day, Shoko had disappeared. Her corpse seems to be at the base of the ginkgo tree in the house of the sculptor Kagawa, who was rumored to have a romantic relationship. Police arrested Konosuke. However, Kagawa was also suspicious.

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 4

1986

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I poster
NR

Kenji Matsushita is a reportage writer. While he was interviewing the tattoo contest, he met a woman with a tattoo of a large snake, Kinue. Kineda is the mama of the bar and the wife of the president of the earth-moving company, Mogami. She was a sympathetic woman, and Kenji was drawn to her body and spent the night together. The silk branch was found in a dismembered corpse in the bathroom of her apartment, and the carved torso of the snake disappeared. Since the bathroom was completely closed, the investigation was stopped. So Kenji consults with his lover, Nobuko's older brother, Kyosuke. Kyosuke is a genius, and he solved the mystery of the closed room without difficulty. However, the criminal cannot be identified yet.

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning I

1983

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 5 poster
NR

Newspaper reporter Kenzo let a strange woman Emi took taxi while on the way home from a business trip. Later, when he stopped by his girlfriend Nobuko's house to give her souvenir, he noticed that the suitcase had been replaced by Emi's. A knife with blood wiped out came out of Emi's trunk. Nobuko's older brother Kyosuke is a university professor, but he is also a famous detective. The next day, Kyosuke made Kenzo follow Emi's elder sister, Yuri, who came to exchange the trunk. Emi and Yuri are daughters of the landowner Kayama family, but they were both children of their ex-wife. His second wife, Shizue, has Miyako, another kid. Emi had a bad time with Shizue and left home, and she had just returned for the first time in three years...

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 5

1986

1970s · 10 titles

The Fall of Ako Castle poster
6.8

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978

The Last Samurai poster
7.6

The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.

The Last Samurai

1974

Demon Spies poster
6.2

Deep in the mountains of feudal Japan, a group of children endure cruel and unorthodox training in order to become the Shogunate's most secret and deadly weapons - the Demon Spies! Their true identities are hidden - even from each other. Behind their demon masks, they are educated in the deadly arts of infiltration, espionage, assassination - and seduction! If they survive to become strong enough to kill their teachers, they will become - the Demon Spies! Sent on a suicide mission to uncover a deadly conspiracy, five inexperienced Demon Spies must infiltrate a powerful fief, discover the location of its secret arsenal, and destroy it. But Lord Shogen, the Demon Hunter, plans to brutally interrogate, ingeniously torture, and cruelly execute - the Demon Spies!

Demon Spies

1974

Main Line to Terror poster
6.2

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospital patients, plots to disrupt and, in ten days, destroy a unit of the operation. He warns the Japan National Railway, that, if nothing is done to reduce the noise, he will derail a bullet train. Takigawa is the police detective sent to stop him.

Main Line to Terror

1975

The Pirates of Buban poster
6.5

By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the control of cruel & armed pirates. Imamura will come to meet those men in order to understand their position.

The Pirates of Buban

1972

Oh, My Son! poster
6.1

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

Oh, My Son!

1979

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn poster
NR

An epic drama depicting the lineage of a military family that lived for three generations before, during, and after World War II, against the backdrop of the turbulent history of the Showa period and the magnificent nature of Hokkaido.

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

1974

Skyscraper Murder Case poster
1.0

Death stalks a towering hotel under construction in Tokyo and love brings the guilty parties to a justice of their own choice. The motives are control of the hotel, blackmail and jealousy. The principals involved are two business partners, a political string puller and his son, lovers carrying on an illicit affair and a secretary turned blackmailer.

Skyscraper Murder Case

1976

Second Chance poster
1.0

A man survives a double suicide attempt, while his girlfriend does not.

Second Chance

1973

Yawara no hoshi poster
NR

1970 Japanese movie

Yawara no hoshi

1970

1960s · 11 titles

The Pornographers poster
7.3

A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.

The Pornographers

1966

Eleven Samurai poster
7.5

The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.

Eleven Samurai

1967

Horrors of Malformed Men poster
5.7

After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.

Horrors of Malformed Men

1969

Quick-draw Okatsu poster
6.2

This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of her brother, and real child of the man who adopted her. Her brother unfortunately has a gambling habit, and it plunges the family into trouble when he loses a lot of money in a crooked dice game. After releasing he is unable to pay the debt he owes; the blame is shouldered by the father, who is killed, leading Okatsu on a path of revenge.

Quick-draw Okatsu

1969

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations poster
7.5

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1969

Yakuza Hooligans poster
7.0

A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take 10 million yen from the yakuza.

Yakuza Hooligans

1966

Eighteen Years in Prison poster
8.0

A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.

Eighteen Years in Prison

1967

Code Between Brothers 6 poster
6.8

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.

Code Between Brothers 6

1967

Showdown of Men 3 poster
6.0

After being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to saving the Kajima’s lucrative lumber business.

Showdown of Men 3

1967

Code Between Brothers 5 poster
7.2

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji from Asakusa, a wandering yakuza, joins the Narumi Family in Yokohama. However, when he confronts Shiotaro, the head of the rival family, Ryuji takes a liking to him. He ends up leaving his current family, and becomes close to Shiotaro like brothers swearing to become a full-fledged yakuza.

Code Between Brothers 5

1967

Gan-chan no keisatsu nikki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gan-chan no keisatsu nikki

1962

Series credits

Asa ga Kita poster
7.7

Towards the end of the Edo era, in the town of Kyoto, there lived a wealthy merchant by the name of Imai Tadamasa. He was blessed with 3 children, Hatsu, Asa and Kyutaro. His eldest, Hatsu, was a traditional girl who loved to play the koto and sew. Whilst his second daughter, Asa, was an impish hoyden who loved sumo wrestling. Asa was engaged to be married to the second son of a distinguished family who ran a money changer business in Osaka, Shirooka Shinjiro. Although Asa was furious when she had first heard about the betrothal, when she met up with Shinjiro for the first time, his charisma greatly attracted her and she fell in love with him in no time.

Asa ga Kita

2015

Ryōmaden poster
9.1

Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Ryōmaden

2010

Onihei Hankachō poster
7.8

Hasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates reformed criminals as informants to solve difficult crimes.

Onihei Hankachō

1989

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

2019

Ōgon no Hibi poster
NR

Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.

Ōgon no Hibi

1978

Kagerou no Tsuji poster
NR

Sakazaki Iwane is a ronin who spends idle days in Edo. Until a few months ago, he was a promising son and successor to a powerful family in Bungo. He has came back to Edo, where he lived for a while for swordplay training with his two best friends, after a tragedy in the three's home domain—both of the two friends died, one of them killed by Iwane by command of the domain lord's chief retainer. Iwane left his home for Edo, leaving behind his fiancée, a sister of the friend he killed. Eventually, Iwane detects the conspiracy behind the deaths of the two friends and struggles to reform his domain.

Kagerou no Tsuji

2007

Kunitori Monogatari poster
NR

Set in Japan several centuries back. It depicts the struggles of three historical warriors, Dosan Saito, Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi.

Kunitori Monogatari

1973

The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda poster
6.5

Japanese Ministry of Foreign affairs diplomat Kosaku Kuroda (Yuji Oda) is dispatched all over the world to protect Japanese interests and citizens.After successfully defeating a kidnapping attempt of Japanese citizen in South America, Kuroda is assigned to protect Foreign Ministry official Shoko Mikami (Tamiyo Kusakari) in San Francisco during a World Trade Organization meeting. He meets informant John (Lee Byung-Hun) who gives details on security arrangements and former diplomat Takeshi Shimomura (Teruyuki Kagawa) who worked with Kuroda at the Mexican Embassy 11 years ago.With the help of the information received from John, diplomat Kosaku Koroda is able to prevent an attack on Shoko Mikami by extremists, but as he investigates how the attacker knew of Mikami's movements, Takeshi Shimomura jumps off a building to his death.Meanwhile, a suspect emerges in the murder of a university professor in Japan that took place recently.

The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

2011

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura poster
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Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura is a Japanese period drama that aired on the TBS network from November 2, 1970 to August 30, 1971 in the "Brother Gekijo" slot. It ran for 44 colour episodes of 30 minutes each. Based on Sohachi Yamaoka's novel "Chiba Shusaku", it depicts the youth of Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Itto-ryu school of swordsmanship. A hot-blooded young man who calls himself Shusaku enters the dojo of Asari Matashichiro and, through encounters with all kinds of people, grows rapidly both in swordsmanship and in character. Produced by TBS and Shochiku. Rerun on the Japanese CS channel Jidaigeki Senmon Channel from March 17, 2025.

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura

1970

S -The Last Policeman poster
7.5

The NPS (Nationai Police Safetyrescue) was formed to combat extreme crimes like terrorism, which is beyond the scope of the ordinary police force. Their purpose is to catch criminals alive. The elite members in the police organization formed NPS to strengthen the authority of SAT (Special Assault Team). When the NPS cannot solve a crime then they send in SAT. When SAT succeeds their authority strengthens. Ichigo (Osamu Mukai) is a member of NPS. He is a former boxer, but became a police officer at the age of 23. In his second year as a police officer, he was scouted by the NPS. His strength is hand to hand combat at close range. He is also blunt with strangers. Iori (Gou Ayano) is a member of SAT. He is the best shooter in the group and possesses a calm and steady personality. Ichigo and Iori, with their different personalities, find themselves having constant conflicts.

S -The Last Policeman

2014

Shinsengumi Keppūroku poster
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There were men who were passionate about being samurai. The men became samurai warriors at the forefront of the fierce battle that affected the future of Japan as part of the Shinsengumi...

Shinsengumi Keppūroku

2011

I Lived in Kyoto for a While poster
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After a new job and a month-long business trip to Osaka, Kana is back in Kyoto for a short stay! "What is the feeling of 'loneliness' when living in the crowded crowd in Tokyo?" Kana visited her uncle again with more questions. The owner of the bicycle shop, Oyama, the personal graphic designer Yoshida, the friend who is about to get married..., full of laughter conversations, leisurely roaming, in the process of meeting all kinds of people, get new inspiration from Kyoto's philosophy of life...

I Lived in Kyoto for a While

2022

I Lived in Kyoto for a While poster
8.2

After a new job and a month-long business trip to Osaka, Kana is back in Kyoto for a short stay! "What is the feeling of 'loneliness' when living in the crowded crowd in Tokyo?" Kana visited her uncle again with more questions. The owner of the bicycle shop, Oyama, the personal graphic designer Yoshida, the friend who is about to get married..., full of laughter conversations, leisurely roaming, in the process of meeting all kinds of people, get new inspiration from Kyoto's philosophy of life...

I Lived in Kyoto for a While

2022

Tennō no Ryōriban poster
8.0

A biographical series about Tokuzō Akiyama, who served as the imperial cook, from his youth until he became the chief cook of the Ministry of the Imperial Household.

Tennō no Ryōriban

1980

May I Blackmail You? poster
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Kanji Senkawa receives requests which the police or private investigators can't handle. He solves the cases by threatening people. Kanji Senkawa meets wealthy university student Mio Kanesaka. She has a good heart and and can't ignore those in difficult situations. Kanji and Mio get involved in various cases including voice phishing and kidnappings.

May I Blackmail You?

2017

Mom’s Shoulders poster
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Kenichi, the son of a master carpenter, was in his third year of high school. His mother, Motoko, was a resolute woman who took care of her husband's work. But one day...

Mom’s Shoulders

1971

To Heal the Heart poster
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An Kazutaka is a young, bashful psychiatrist whose jazz piano skills are as good as a pro. Right after they have their first child, the Great Hanshin Earthquake strikes. Although his family is affected by the disaster, he begins to search for what he can do as a psychiatrist. As he listens to the stories of disaster victims, he realises that he can help not by treating them, but restoring their capacity to heal. Later on, he compiles his observations of the disaster-hit area as a psychiatrist into a book and wins a prize for social sciences.

To Heal the Heart

2020

Maison de Police poster
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Hiyori Makino is a rookie detective who is passionate about her work. One day, a video clip depicting a person being burned alive, is posted on the internet. Investigators believe this is a copycat crime of a murder that took place 5 years ago. Hiyori Makino visits ex-detective Soichiro Natsume who investigated the case 5 years ago. Soichiro Natsume lives is at a share house where only ex-police officers can live.

Maison de Police

2019

Nukata no Ōkimi poster
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A historical romance about the life of Princess Nukata, a Manyo poetess who was loved by two brothers, Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu, and the formation of an ancient nation.

Nukata no Ōkimi

1980

Judo Icchokusen poster
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Based on the manga by Ikki Kajiwara, with art by Shinji Nagashima and Yuzuru Saito. After his father dies following defeat at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Naoya Ichijo meets the mysterious judoka Shusaku Kuruma and becomes his disciple, mastering special techniques such as the "Jigoku-guruma" (Hell Wheel) and "Ebi-guruma" (Shrimp Wheel) while fighting rivals and foreign judoka on the way to becoming a top judoka.

Judo Icchokusen

1969

Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi poster
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Newspaper journalist Shunsuke Akiba is transferred to the cultural desk and put in charge of shogi. He meets Nobushige Sanada, a 33-year-old aiming to be a professional shogi player by achieving the rank of 4-dan or more. Sanada is over the age limit as he could not achieve 4-dan by the age of 26, and is now trying to take an exam for admission to 3-dan. Akiba supports Sanada's attempt to become a professional shogi player and becomes interested in the game.

Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi

2019

Yoshiwara Ura Doshin poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Yoshiwara Ura Doshin

2014

Hand of God poster
7.8

A morally corrupt judge suffers a breakdown and believes that God is speaking directly to him, compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice.

Hand of God

2019

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Did you quit again, husband? ~The famous magistrate of the late Edo period, Oguri Kozukenosuke~

2007

Byakkotai poster
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Byakkotai was part of Aizu's four-unit military, set up in the domain's drive to finalize its military modernization, in the wake of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. The other three units were Genbutai, Seiryūtai, and Suzakutai. Each of the four was named after the protecting gods of compass directions. Byakkotai was meant to be a reserve unit, as it was composed of the young teenage 16 to 17 year old sons of Aizu samurai in a group around 350, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869)

Byakkotai

1986

Umanohone: The Legendary Sword poster
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Ishibashi Ginjiro, a swordsman from Edo, comes to a northern domain to look for a legendary sword Umanohone, ordered by his uncle, a chief retainer of the domain. To gain information on the sword, Ginjiro decides to challenge six expert swordsmen of the school which is said to own the sword. As he continues his search, being wounded and fighting the solitary fights, Ginjiro finds out secret maneuvers plotted by those who are possessed with lust for power. Based on a novel written by Fujisawa Shuhei.

Umanohone: The Legendary Sword

2005

Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den

2013

Prince Shotoku poster
7.5

In the late 6th century the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Shotoku Taishi, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions. Shotoku Taishi is known mainly through legends and myths and has been viewed as more god than man. The elaborate and colorful costumes of the time and the beauty of ancient Japan enhance this fascinating historical drama.

Prince Shotoku

2001

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ミステリー「万引き夫人のとんでもない誤解」

1984

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私はみだらな女

1984

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No synopsis available yet.

夏樹静子サスペンス 揺らぐ灯

2003

Hissatsu Kengekinin poster
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Hissatsu Kengekinin

1987