Tamae Ando

Tamae Ando

Tamae Ando is an actress born on August 8, 1976, in Arakawa, Tokyo. She is married to Kuro Tanino, a theater playwright and director associated with the theater group "Niwa Gekidan Penino". The couple has one child. She's been active as an actress since 2001. She is part of the talent agency MASH. She was born as the daughter of a tonkatsu restaurant called "Donpei" which has appeared in the drama "Kodoku no Gurume". She graduated from Ogu Miyamae Elementary School, Ogu Hachiman Junior High School, and The Second Nihon University High School. Aspiring to become a diplomat, she entered Sophia University's department of Foreign Languages but dropped out. She went on to graduate from Waseda Universities department of Literature. Following her graduation, she joined the theater company "Pots Doll" and began working as an actress. She caught the eye of director Hiroki Ryuichi and was cast in her first film, 2003's "Vibrator". Following her 2003 movie debut, 2004 saw her appearing in her first drama. She left "Pots Doll" in 2007 but still appears in stage productions with her most recent appearance occurring in 2015.

  • Popularity : 8.392
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1976-08-08
  • Place of Birth : Nishiogu, Tokyo, Japan
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Tamae Ando Movies

  • 2005
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    Noriko's Dinner Table

    Noriko's Dinner Table

    6.888 2005 HD

    A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes...

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  • 2022
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    The SanMei-sama: Is it possible to do this remotely?

    The SanMei-sama: Is it possible to do this remotely?

    1 2022 HD

    Three freelancers are having a casual conversation in a family restaurant late at night. The film version of the famous manga.

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  • 2015
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    The Man of the Political Economy

    The Man of the Political Economy

    1 2015 HD

    Matsunaga Yasuzaemon was a man called “Electricity Monster”. The post-war recovery and high economic growth serve as the basis for him to...

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  • 2011
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    Phone Call to the Bar

    Phone Call to the Bar

    7.1 2011 HD

    In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his...

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  • 2023
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    Gesshoku no Yoru wa

    Gesshoku no Yoru wa

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1999
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    I DON'T TALK MUCH

    I DON'T TALK MUCH

    1 1999 HD

    Miwa is fired from her part-time job, sentenced to stay in Japan, and dumped by her boyfriend. She sets off on a trip to the Sea of Japan to find the...

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  • 2012
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    Dreams for Sale

    Dreams for Sale

    7.1 2012 HD

    After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off...

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  • 2016
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    Birthday Card

    Birthday Card

    6.5 2016 HD

    Noriko lost her mother Yoshie when she was only 10-years-old. Yoshie knew she would not be able to live long enough to see her children grow up and...

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  • 2023
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    Perfect Days

    Perfect Days

    7.8 2023 HD

    Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and...

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  • 2003
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    Hatsukoi: Love, A First

    Hatsukoi: Love, A First

    1 2003 HD

    Misaki is ugly, clumsy, lackluster, and lives a life that is meant to be bullied by others. While collecting money from her part-time job delivering...

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  • 2013
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    Nobody's Perfect

    Nobody's Perfect

    1 2013 HD

    "Daijobu 3 Kumi" depicts the interactions between new teacher Shinnosuke Akao, who was born without arms and legs, and the 28 students in his 5th...

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  • 2008
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    All Around Us

    All Around Us

    7.5 2008 HD

    Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure...

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  • 2024
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    アイドル誕生 輝け昭和歌謡

    アイドル誕生 輝け昭和歌謡

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2014
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    Midnight Diner

    Midnight Diner

    7.5 2014 HD

    A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose...

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  • 2016
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    The Extremists' Opera

    The Extremists' Opera

    5.5 2016 HD

    The semi-biographical The Extremists' Opera follows the everyday and inner struggles of a women-only alternative theater group delivering explosive...

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  • 2007
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    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    6.9 2007 HD

    Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya,...

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  • 2014
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    My Man

    My Man

    5.9 2014 HD

    As a young child, Hana loses her family to a devastating tsunami that wipes out her town. At a shelter, distant relative Jungo sees her wandering and...

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  • 2007
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    The Matsugane Potshot Affair

    The Matsugane Potshot Affair

    5.1 2007 HD

    When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and...

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  • 2017
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    The Last Reunion

    The Last Reunion

    1 2017 HD

    After Isao has reached retirement, he receives a phone call from an ex- elementary school classmate Norio inviting him to a reunion. During the...

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  • 2022
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    Phases of the Moon

    Phases of the Moon

    7.4 2022 HD

    Osanai Kei enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Osanai Kozue and daughter Osanai Ruri, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Osanai...

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  • 2010
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    Solanin

    Solanin

    7 2010 HD

    Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Taneda is permanently crashing at her apartment...

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  • 2023
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    Ripples

    Ripples

    6.8 2023 HD

    Yoriko Sudo believes in a new religious group Midoriinochikai, that worships water. She lives peacefully, devoting herself to the group daily.

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  • 2022
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    Leave in Summer

    Leave in Summer

    1 2022 HD

    Nana runs an inn called Nakajima-so in a seaside town. One day, a young man named Fujii Shuntaro comes to visit and reveals that his girlfriend...

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  • 2010
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    Golden Slumber

    Golden Slumber

    7.1 2010 HD

    When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from...

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  • 2008
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    700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police

    700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police

    7 2008 HD

    After one of their group is caught for speeding a group of trouble-making teenagers decide to prank the local police officer. It starts with simple...

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  • 2024
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    Last Mile

    Last Mile

    6.8 2024 HD

    On the night before ‘Black Friday,’ which is the one of the busiest commerce days, a cardboard box, that is delivered from the world's...

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  • 2009
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    We'll Keep Walking, That's All

    We'll Keep Walking, That's All

    6 2009 HD

    A young woman named Miyuki returns to her hometown, camera in hand, after a difficult breakup. As she walks and takes photographs, she meets a...

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  • 2023
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    亀も、青春は短い

    亀も、青春は短い

    7 2023 HD

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  • 2015
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    Three Stories of Love

    Three Stories of Love

    6.3 2015 HD

    A depressed widower, a bored housewife, and a gay lawyer all intersect in this triptych of love lost.

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  • 2013
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    Detective in the Bar 2

    Detective in the Bar 2

    7.5 2013 HD

    A friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a source which tells him that his friend was murdered for...

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  • 2016
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    Erased

    Erased

    6.7 2016 HD

    Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent...

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  • 2024
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    Aimitagai

    Aimitagai

    1 2024 HD

    Azusa and Kanami have been best friends since high school. After Kanami dies in an unexpected accident, Azusa despairs yet finds comfort in sending...

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  • 2023
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    Kyoto no Ohikkoshi

    Kyoto no Ohikkoshi

    7 2023 HD

    Toshiya (Yoshinori Masakado) graduated from an art college and works in Osaka. One day, he comes to Kyoto to visit his cousin Saki (Renbutsu Misako)...

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  • 2016
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    Midnight Diner 2

    Midnight Diner 2

    7.3 2016 HD

    The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.

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  • 2010
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    What a Wonderful Life!!

    What a Wonderful Life!!

    1 2010 HD

    Shuichi Furukawa receives a phone call from his mother. She reminds him that they are moving the next day. The following day, Shuichi takes a train...

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  • 2017
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    Marriage

    Marriage

    1 2017 HD

    Urumi Kenji is a scoundrel who tricks women with his handsome looks and charm into a marriage yarn and swindles them out of their money. He is not a...

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  • 2017
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    Side Job

    Side Job

    6 2017 HD

    Based on the novel "Kanojo no Jinsei wa Machigai ja Nai" (literal translation: Her life is not at fault) by Director Hiroki, it is a powerful story...

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  • 2017
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    The Last Shot in the Bar

    The Last Shot in the Bar

    7.4 2017 HD

    In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.

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  • 2007
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    Hatsuko's World

    Hatsuko's World

    9 2007 HD

    15-year-old Hatsuko (Higashi Ayu) lives with her elder brother in a humble town house. Their mother died when they were young, and the father...

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  • 2017
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    Let's Go, Jets!

    Let's Go, Jets!

    7.3 2017 HD

    Female students, including Hikari Tomonaga, from a high school cheerdance club follow strict instructions from their teacher Kaoruko Saotome. They...

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  • 2020
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    A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

    A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

    7.5 2020 HD

    Saki's father is an alcoholic and her mother is a follower of a new religion. She sees her father's strange behavior and her mother's loneliness. Her...

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  • 2010
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    A Lone Scalpel

    A Lone Scalpel

    6.4 2010 HD

    Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer,...

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  • 2017
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    Kuruibana

    Kuruibana

    1 2017 HD

    The movie is made up of three parts. Cursing: A year has passed since Mari's (Mayu Hotta) mother died. She still misses her mom very much and feels...

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  • 2006
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    Balloon Club Revisited

    Balloon Club Revisited

    6.7 2006 HD

    Mitsuko Murakami puts the passion to balloon in the hot-air balloon Circle "Airheads". The club gathered young people holding a variety of thoughts....

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  • 2016
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    Over the Fence

    Over the Fence

    6.6 2016 HD

    A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational college to learn carpentry along with several other...

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  • 2003
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    Vibrator

    Vibrator

    6 2003 HD

    Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has sleeping problems, eating disorders and drinks...

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  • 2015
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    Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment

    Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment

    6.7 2015 HD

    A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.

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  • 2015
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    Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion

    Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion

    7 2015 HD

    A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.

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  • 2019
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    Bridal Battle of BUSU

    Bridal Battle of BUSU

    3.5 2019 HD

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  • 2020
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    One Left Hand Shot

    One Left Hand Shot

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2013
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    See You Tomorrow, Everyone

    See You Tomorrow, Everyone

    5.5 2013 HD

    After Satoru Watarai graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to live within his apartment complex, never to venture...

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  • 2018
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    The Scythian Lamb

    The Scythian Lamb

    6.2 2018 HD

    Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by...

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  • 2021
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    The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

    The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

    6.7 2021 HD

    In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who...

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  • 2021
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    Inubu: The Dog Club

    Inubu: The Dog Club

    5.5 2021 HD

    Hanai Sota is 22-years-old and a university student in the veterinary department. Since he was little, he has always loved animals. His apartment is...

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  • 2015
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    Piece of Cake

    Piece of Cake

    5.1 2015 HD

    Shino Umemiya readily dates guys interested in her, because she believes that's better than being alone. She breaks up with her violent boyfriend...

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  • 2007
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    Prodigy

    Prodigy

    7.1 2007 HD

    Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point...

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  • 2025
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    SHOWTIME7

    SHOWTIME7

    1 2025 HD

    Orimoto Shinnosuke, a former popular news anchor, was forced to leave the nationwide news program “Showtime 7” for a certain reason....

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  • 2008
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    The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind

    The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind

    1 2008 HD

    Jumbo, Matsun and Mickey are still having the same loose, delusional talk in a family restaurant late at night. Tonight, they thought they would be...

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  • 2007
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    The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you

    The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you

    1 2007 HD

    The three freelancers Mickey, Matsun and Jumbo start dabbling as usual. For some reason, the conversation turns to Sentai Mono. Their fantasies grow...

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  • 1970
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    The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!

    The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!

    1 1970 HD

    Suddenly Mickey says, ‘The era is comedy’, and the three start talking about what role they should each play as comedians (‘What...

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  • 2005
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    The SanMei-sama

    The SanMei-sama

    1 2005 HD

    A unique film in which three freelancers talk about unimportant things in a family restaurant. The fast-paced talk exchanged in a loose atmosphere is...

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  • 2021
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    How to be Likable in a Crisis

    How to be Likable in a Crisis

    5 2021 HD

    Makoto Kanzaki is a PR man at a university. He is swept up in a series of scandals and is driven into a corner as he tries to make temporary...

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  • 2019
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    Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru

    Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru

    6.8 2019 HD

    Jun is an 18-year-old high school student. He hides the fact that he is gay from his mother and other people. Miura-san is a classmate of Jun. She...

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  • 2006
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    Time Limit Investigator

    Time Limit Investigator

    6.7 2006 HD

    Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are...

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  • 2014
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    Botanical Life of Varendar

    Botanical Life of Varendar

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2021
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    Love You as the World Ends

    Love You as the World Ends

    7.6 2021 HD

    26-year-old car mechanic Hibiki Mamiya lives with his high school sweetheart of the same age, Kurumi Ogasawara. Life together feels so natural and...

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  • 2015
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    Take Me to Love & Meal

    Take Me to Love & Meal

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

    5.8 2014 HD

    Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and commits suicide. Tamotsu’s friend Banji Masuzawa...

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  • 2011
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    クレイジーハニー

    クレイジーハニー

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2020
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    The Road to Red Restaurant List

    The Road to Red Restaurant List

    7.2 2020 HD

    Suda Tamio is an ordinary salaryman. He experiences various stress throughout his daily life. His only pleasure is to set out on trips to find...

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  • 1971
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    Kamen Rider

    Kamen Rider

    6.3 1971 HD

    Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by...

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  • 2016
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    Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

    Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

    7.73 2016 HD

    In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is...

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  • 2011
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    CSI: Crime Scene Talks

    CSI: Crime Scene Talks

    7.1 2011 HD

    Satoshi Itomura is an assistant police investigator who belongs to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Scientific Investigation Team....

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  • 2012
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    Deceiving Idol

    Deceiving Idol

    7.3 2012 HD

    The story revolves around the 38-year-old Shijimi Usa (Watanabe), who is a high school classical literature teacher. Her students are mean to her,...

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  • 2014
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    Smoking Gun

    Smoking Gun

    7 2014 HD

    Private forensic researcher Nagareda Enishi (Katori Shingo) is usually very sluggish as well as sloppy, and always aloof. However, his entire...

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  • 2020
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    Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist

    Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist

    7.3 2020 HD

    Onda Kokoro is an oncologist called Dr Onkoro for short by the people around her and teased that she was born for this path. She got married to...

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  • 2015
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    64

    64

    7.5 2015 HD

    In 2002 (Heisei 14), public relations officer Mikami Yoshinobu of D Prefectural Police, is having an intense confrontation with the...

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  • 2021
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    Asagaya Shimai no Nohohon Futarigurashi

    Asagaya Shimai no Nohohon Futarigurashi

    1 2021 HD

    The story of Asagaya Shimai living together as sisters even though they are not real sisters.

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  • 2019
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    Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

    Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

    7.8 2019 HD

    Mano Reiji, a man who experienced a gruesome incident, is a forensic researcher at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigative Science...

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  • 2022
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    Lost Man Found

    Lost Man Found

    7.889 2022 HD

    Satoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the industry, but his luck begins to change when he finds...

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  • 2013
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    Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru

    Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru

    7 2013 HD

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  • 2019
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    Mango no Ki no Shita de

    Mango no Ki no Shita de

    1 2019 HD

    Rinko and Aya, employed in the Philippines in 1944, escape one of the most gruesome battles of the Pacific War. Based on the accounts of actual women...

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  • 2021
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    Byplayers ~Meiwakiyaku no Mori no 100-nichikan~

    Byplayers ~Meiwakiyaku no Mori no 100-nichikan~

    10 2021 HD

    Set in "Byplaywood" a large film studio surrounded by forest, far from the city. The story depicts 100 days of turmoil caused by the gathering of...

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  • 2018
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    Manager Rinko Kazehana's Love

    Manager Rinko Kazehana's Love

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2010
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    妖しき文豪怪談

    妖しき文豪怪談

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2023
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    Yukio in Tokyo

    Yukio in Tokyo

    1 2023 HD

    Yukio, a snowman, works at Midori's parents' supermarket and comes to live with them. The Yukio and Midori were originally "discovered" by the...

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  • 2020
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    Sugu Shinun Dakara

    Sugu Shinun Dakara

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2024
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    Talentless TAKANO

    Talentless TAKANO

    7 2024 HD

    She looks super competent at work but has no idea what she's doing. He seems like a mess, but he's great at his job. Together — they make quite...

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  • 2009
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    Midnight Diner

    Midnight Diner

    8.106 2009 HD

    Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of...

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