Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki (本木雅弘 Motoki Masahiro, born December 21, 1965 in Okegawa, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He portrayed protagonist Daigo Kobayashi in Departures, which won the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. His performance earned him the Award for Best Actor at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, at the 3rd Asian Film Awards and at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize.

  • Title: Masahiro Motoki
  • Popularity: 11.063
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1965-12-21
  • Place of Birth:
  • Homepage: http://www.from1-pro.jp/talent/detail.php?id=1
  • Also Known As: 本木雅弘, 本木 雅弘, Motoki Masahiro, 모토키 마사히로
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Masahiro Motoki Movies

  • 1995
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    Gonin
    Gonin

    6.654 1995 HD

    Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Koichi Sato

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  • 1999
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    Gemini
    Gemini

    6.542 1999 HD

    When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1998
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    The Bird People in China
    The Bird People in China

    7.21 1998 HD

    Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2008
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    Departures
    Departures

    7.848 2008 HD

    Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1992
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    Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
    Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

    6.5 1992 HD

    A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2007
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    The Longest Night In Shanghai
    The Longest Night In Shanghai

    6.6 2007 HD

    A successful Japanese make-up artist collides with a tough-talking Shanghai taxi driver in this romantic dramedy that twists traditional roles by...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Zhao Wei

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  • 1996
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    Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
    Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment

    6 1996 HD

    There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1991
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    Heat Wave
    Heat Wave

    5.8 1991 HD

    Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kanako Higuchi

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  • 1989
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    Four Days of Snow and Blood
    Four Days of Snow and Blood

    7 1989 HD

    Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenichi Hagiwara

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  • 1996
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    Shall We Dance?
    Shall We Dance?

    7.239 1996 HD

    A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Koji Yakusho

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  • 1995
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    The Mystery of Rampo
    The Mystery of Rampo

    7 1995 HD

    Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2015
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    The Emperor in August
    The Emperor in August

    6.3 2015 HD

    In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Koji Yakusho

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  • 2003
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    Spy Sorge
    Spy Sorge

    7.5 2003 HD

    A foreign spy using the Sorge alias is assigned to Tokyo the capital of Japan just prior to the outbreak of World War II and in the midst of the...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Iain Glen

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  • 1989
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    Fancy Dance
    Fancy Dance

    6.636 1989 HD

    Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2015
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    The Big Bee
    The Big Bee

    6 2015 HD

    Set in 1995. A helicopter, operated remotely, is hovering in the sky over a nuclear power plant. The power company, prefectural government and media...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Yosuke Eguchi

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  • 2016
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    The Long Excuse
    The Long Excuse

    6.589 2016 HD

    A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief—or lack of it—in caring for the children of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1989
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    Raffles Hotel
    Raffles Hotel

    4.8 1989 HD

    Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Miwako Fujitani

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  • 1982
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    Come On Girls!
    Come On Girls!

    6 1982 HD

    Three high school boys leave their dormitory and go to a resort and fall in love.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hirohide Yakumaru

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  • 1992
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    Dioxin from Fish!
    Dioxin from Fish!

    1 1992 HD

    A black comedy about a former Rock'n'Roll singer, who becomes the mayor of Tokyo.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Yuya Uchida

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  • 1990
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    Balloon
    Balloon

    1 1990 HD

    Youngsters find work as part-time festival street vendors and flourish in work, friendship and love.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masaya Kato

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  • 1983
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    Headphone Lullaby
    Headphone Lullaby

    4 1983 HD

    The story of friendship, love and sportsmanship among high-school students.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2003
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    Ganryujima
    Ganryujima

    5 2003 HD

    The legendary duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island is brought to life in a way never before seen. The vile Musashi has...

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    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1985
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    Barrow Gang BC
    Barrow Gang BC

    1 1985 HD

    Film about a pirate radio station.

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    Cast: Hirohide Yakumaru

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  • 1991
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    Playtime Never Ends
    Playtime Never Ends

    7 1991 HD

    A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2006
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    Tekkonkinkreet
    Tekkonkinkreet

    7.425 2006 HD

    Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Kazunari Ninomiya

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  • 1982
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    Highschool Scramble
    Highschool Scramble

    1 1982 HD

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    Cast: Yoshio Nomura

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  • 1989
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    Beppin Town
    Beppin Town

    1 1989 HD

    An amateur op (detective) with a career as a former legal instructor . From the search for a runaway daughter requested by Akiko "Beppin" to the...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Kyôhei Shibata

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  • 1991
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    Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
    Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2

    1 1991 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Tamori

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  • 2021
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    Ryuukou Kanbou
    Ryuukou Kanbou

    7.333 2021 HD

    The novelist Shiga Naoya lives with his wife Haruko and their 4-year-old daughter Saeko. He is paranoid about Saeko’s health, making her wear...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2022
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    The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
    The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

    8.2 2022 HD

    An eight-hour fiction shot for a total of twenty-seven weeks, over a period of fourteen months, in a village population forty-seven in the mountains...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tayoko Shiojiri

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  • 2000
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    Black Jack
    Black Jack

    6.5 2000 HD

    Matsuzaki, who gets critically injured after a sketchy deal, is taken by his girlfriend to a church where it is rumored that miracles happen. There,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2024
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    Touch
    Touch

    1 2024 HD

    Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Egill Ólafsson

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  • 1992
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    My Santa Boy
    My Santa Boy

    1 1992 HD

    This suave lad triple books himself for christmas dates.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2010
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    MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
    MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming

    4.5 2010 HD

    Musical band "Yajima Biyoshitsu" comes to Japan from Nevada, USA to debut their CD.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Takaaki Ishibashi

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  • 1994
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    Last Song
    Last Song

    1 1994 HD

    A drama that depicts the trajectory of four years in the life of two young musicians and one woman who dreamed of becoming a star, leaving Hakata to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2000
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    Making of Gemini
    Making of Gemini

    1 2000 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Shin'ya Tsukamoto's film "Gemini".

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Shinya Tsukamoto

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  • 1970
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    阿修羅のごとく
    阿修羅のごとく

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rie Miyazawa

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  • 2011
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    Clouds Over the Hill
    Clouds Over the Hill

    8.091 2011 HD

    Saka no Ue no Kumo is an NHK 21st Century special drama which was aired over three years starting from November 29, 2009. The series runs 13 episodes...

    Genre: War & Politics

    Cast: Takako Matsu

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  • 1999
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    The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing
    The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing

    1 1999 HD

    The story starts with a serial killer, whose victims are lone women and acts are perpetrated in Mizuno Maki's neighborhood (it is suggested that...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1992
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    Anata Dake Mienai
    Anata Dake Mienai

    1 1992 HD

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    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1988
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    Dakishimetai!
    Dakishimetai!

    1 1988 HD

    Asako Ikeuchi and Natsuko Hayakawa have been close friends for more than 25 years. Natsuko's husband Keisuke had affairs, so she asks Asako to let...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Atsuko Asano

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  • 1991
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    Mamatte Kirei!?
    Mamatte Kirei!?

    1 1991 HD

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    Cast: Atsuko Asano

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  • 2001
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    A Wednesday Love Affair
    A Wednesday Love Affair

    9 2001 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1995
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    White Love Story
    White Love Story

    1 1995 HD

    A tale of one-sided love. Kurumi works in a travel agency; she falls in love with Kousuke after an accidental meeting on a train. Kousuke is a skiing...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1990
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    Koi no Paradise
    Koi no Paradise

    1 1990 HD

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    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2005
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    On the Single Bed Tonight
    On the Single Bed Tonight

    1 2005 HD

    Tomonaga Akiyuki and his wife Yu have been married seven years. Akiyuki is a graphic designer, and is quite happy in his work and private life. One...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2012
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    Man of Destiny
    Man of Destiny

    1 2012 HD

    A newspaper reporter (Masahiro Motoki) uncovers a secret "Okinawa pact" between the Japanese and U.S. government. A woman who is the deputy director...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1992
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    Tales of the Bizarre
    Tales of the Bizarre

    7.8 1992 HD

    Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Tamori

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  • 2019
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    Giri/Haji
    Giri/Haji

    7.437 2019 HD

    Soulful thriller set in Tokyo and London, exploring the butterfly effect of a single murder across two cities. A dark, witty and daring examination...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Takehiro Hira

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  • 2021
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    Awaiting Kirin
    Awaiting Kirin

    8.3 2021 HD

    After the Onin War, the world is plunged into chaos. Amid this situation, heroes of the warring states begin to emerge in an attempt to unify the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 2003
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    Prince of Happiness
    Prince of Happiness

    1 2003 HD

    This is the tragic love story of Shuhei and Umi. Shuhei is the only surviving son of a hospital director. He loves to play the piano as accompaniment...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Atsuro Watabe

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  • 2017
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    Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
    Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

    9.5 2017 HD

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Tamori

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  • 1996
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    Kimi to Deatte kara
    Kimi to Deatte kara

    1 1996 HD

    The drama is about a cold-hearted corporate warrior who is involved in a car accident, and how he and the woman who loves him so earnestly struggle...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masahiro Motoki

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  • 1992
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    The Only One I Can't See
    The Only One I Can't See

    7 1992 HD

    A private lawyer (Hiroshi Mikami) who is infatuated with the widow of the Mamiya conglomerate (Emi Shindo) and aims for her inheritance. But he had...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Hiroshi Mikami

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  • 2005
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    Natsumeke no Shokutaku
    Natsumeke no Shokutaku

    1 2005 HD

    A Meiji era home drama about the great writer Soseki Natsume and his wife Kyōko. A story of love and tears of a funny couple starring Rie Miyazawa...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rie Miyazawa

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  • 2001
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    Prince Shotoku
    Prince Shotoku

    1 2001 HD

    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...

    Genre:

    Cast: Sol Kyung-gu

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