Maiko Kawakami
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1966-02-05
Locus Natus: Stockholm, Sweden
Et ut: 川上 麻衣子
Violent Cop
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
release : 1989.08.12popularis : 12.798
Gonin
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...
release : 1995.09.23popularis : 4.749
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
Arrested and interrogated by the police for a murder, Kiyoshi Ōkubo remembers his past and ends up confessing to several murders. Inspired by...
release : 1983.08.29popularis : 1.977
Angel Guts: Red Flash
Nami is a photographer on the set of a porn film. When photographing a rape scene between a teacher and a schoolgirl, she becomes uncomfortable,...
release : 1994.09.10popularis : 5.372
I am.
Miki, a nursing care robot, is popular among some medical staff and patients for her dainty and efficient work, but others are more skeptical. One...
release : 2010.01.23popularis : 1.7
Big Bird in Japan
While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go....
release : 1988.10.01popularis : 3.352
A Samurai Chronicle
A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life.
release : 2014.10.04popularis : 4.745
Curse, Death & Spirit
This is a series of three short supernatural-themed movies. The first tells the story of a teen girl who dreams of haunted doll. In the second movie,...
release : 1992.01.01popularis : 2.287
Black Board
Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns...
release : 1986.09.17popularis : 2.295
Mitsugetsu
Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run...
release : 1984.01.28popularis : 1.734
Yoko the Cherry Blossom
In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent,...
release : 2015.11.21popularis : 2.886
Kazakiriba
Sayako was abused by her mother as a young child. She eventually moved into a foster care facility because of the abuse and has lived there ever...
release : 2013.06.22popularis : 2.055
Teacher and Three Children
The 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is based on a teacher he had when he was a child.
release : 2008.09.27popularis : 0.967
A Tale of Happiness
A department manager at his company, buys a one-room apartment to have some space to himself. He signs an agreement with a young woman and has an...
release : 1988.03.19popularis : 3.07
Tomie: Unlimited
Tsukiko is part of the photography club at school, but has always felt less than her sister Tomie. She's cute and very popular among boys. However,...
release : 2011.05.14popularis : 3.767
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
Masanao Ushio and other detectives from Shinjuku West PD discover the strangled dead body of a woman in an empty building in West Shinjuku in Tokyo....
release : 2015.09.26popularis : 0.905
The Wicked Reporter
More than his indie debut Skinless Night, this was the film that launched Mochizuki on his distinctive trajectory through the crime and yakuza...
release : 1993.07.19popularis : 2.414
Night's Tightrope
Yuki is a 2nd year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a...
release : 2016.10.08popularis : 5.327
The Breed
Children born with special power. They seek blood for eternal life. And tonight, the victims ...!
release : 2000.10.02popularis : 1.736
Partners
19-year-old freeter (a Japanese expression for people between the ages of 15 and 34 who lack full time employment or are unemployed, excluding...
release : 2010.11.06popularis : 1.543
Road 88: Deaiji shikoku e
A young girl with leukemia travels a pilgrimage by skateboard.
release : 2004.11.06popularis : 1.59
Labyrinth of Cinema
The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese...
release : 2020.07.31popularis : 5.753
Lonely Heart
A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
release : 1981.10.10popularis : 2.254
Postcard
Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the...
release : 2010.10.27popularis : 1.721
Apron Stage
About a group of itinerant actors.
release : 1996.02.10popularis : 2.202
The Horizon
Hideo is sold in marriage to a Japanese farmer in San Francisco to settle her family's debt. Over the next 20 years, the couple works hard and raises...
release : 1984.02.11popularis : 1.696
Network Baby
A grieving young mother employed at a video game company is recruited to test and train a new virtual world. She finds a character in this world of...
release : 1990.05.01popularis : 1.33