Kayoko Kishimoto
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1960-12-29
Locus Natus: Shizuoka, Japan
Et ut: 岸本加世子, Каёко Кисимото
Dolls
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales...
release : 2002.10.12popularis : 8.038
Kikujiro
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two...
release : 1999.06.05popularis : 13.714
Karaoke Terror
One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down...
release : 2003.11.08popularis : 2.869
Princess in an Iron Helmet
Tamako is 20 years old, lives at home with her mother (Kishimoto Kayoko) and teenaged brother, and simply refuses to grow up. Ever since her father...
release : 2006.02.04popularis : 6.161
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
Kojiro Himuro is a champion figure skater taking part in an upcoming world competition. Yet, he is suffering from a complicated CTEPH (chronic...
release : 2016.07.03popularis : 1.628
Maison Ikkoku
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...
release : 2007.05.12popularis : 0.766
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
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...
release : 2008.07.25popularis : 4.647
Oshin
A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family, because of her own family's financial condition. Nevertheless, the young girl lives...
release : 2013.10.12popularis : 6.07
Teacher Gappa
Twenty-four-year-old country bumpkin Aiko is a new teacher who has arrived at a new town and a new primary school. When nervous she blurts out her...
release : 2016.09.23popularis : 1.156
Lying to Mom
Suzuki Koichi, a 30-something hikikomori shut-in, allows his mother to dotingly tend to his needs. When she discovers that Koichi has killed himself,...
release : 2018.11.16popularis : 1.766
Takeshis'
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience...
release : 2005.09.02popularis : 10.003
O-higara mo yoku, go-shusho sama
While Kazuo Tanaka eagerly practices his greetings for the big wedding the next day, his first as a matchmaker, his second daughter Hitomi prepares...
release : 1996.02.24popularis : 2.566
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete...
release : 2007.06.02popularis : 8.327
Time Never Stops
A family that was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011, and a family that escaped the disaster. The film...
release : 2014.02.22popularis : 0.889
When Winter Comes
An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his...
release : 1985.03.30popularis : 2.638
Teacher and Stray Cat
Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only...
release : 2015.01.28popularis : 3.002
Izakaya Moheji 2
A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The...
release : 2013.08.05popularis : 2.102
Izakaya Moheji 3
A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The...
release : 2014.08.04popularis : 1.473
Izakaya Moheji 4
A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The...
release : 2015.06.08popularis : 4.237
Tora-san's Promise
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all...
release : 1981.12.28popularis : 1.606
MOROCCO 2: The Return of the Yokohama Follies
Tatsu's life seemed to be smooth sailing, as he was blessed by his friends, married Fujieda, and made peace with the yakuza. However, the days when...
release : 1996.05.04popularis : 0.001
MOROCCO: The Story of the Yokohama Follies
A group of cool guys strolling through the streets of Yokohama. They are Tatsu of Morocco and the gang led by Tatsu. They are not the slightest bit...
release : 1996.05.04popularis : 1.133
Shin Salaryman Senka
Based on the long running manga by Sadao Shouji.
release : 1997.11.22popularis : 0.701
Island of the Evil Spirits
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.
release : 1981.10.03popularis : 2.983
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
Kantarou Kobayashi is an ordinary businessman who has multiple troubles on hand. He's been having an affair with a woman working in the same company,...
release : 1993.02.20popularis : 1.464
Secret
A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered...
release : 1999.09.15popularis : 6.544
Freezing Point
The young daughter of Keizo Tsujiguchi, a respected physician who runs his own hospital, is found murdered. Keizo secretly blames his wife Natsue...
release : 2006.11.25popularis : 2.566
Hanayome
Chiyo, a 59 year old mother of 4, had lost her husband seven years ago. She will soon lose her home so she is offered by her eldest son, Ryoichi to...
release : 2012.01.02popularis : 0.621
Fireworks
Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her...
release : 1997.10.30popularis : 12.642
Aka Medaka
One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular “rakugoka”, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was...
release : 2015.12.28popularis : 3.331
When Will You Return?
Tomoko Ashimura types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but Tomoko Ashimura succumbs to a disease. On behalf of Tomoko Ashimura, her...
release : 2017.06.24popularis : 1.746
Farewell for Today
Kouta Fujioka is a 29-year old man who has a good family, including his father who always supports him, his mother who enjoys cooking, and his older...
release : 2013.08.24popularis : 1.982
Citizen Kitano
Takeshi Kitano is an international icon. We know the actor, the multi-award-winning filmmaker, but many ignore his double personality: the crazy TV...
release : 2020.10.16popularis : 1.611
One in a hundred thousand
Tamura Masakazu plays Shohei Yamauchi, a freelance reporter obsessed with finding out the truth about a traffic accident in which his beloved...
release : 2012.12.15popularis : 2.834
Star Watching Dog
An abandoned car is discovered near a camping ground and inside it is the body of an identified middle-aged man and a dog who seems to have died...
release : 2011.06.10popularis : 8.611