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  • Ep 1 SUB

    Monster (2023) (2023)

    Monster (2023)
    Genre:
    Drama, Family, School, Thriller
    Country:
    Japanese

    When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.

    (Source: Drama-Otaku)

    Release Dates: May 17, 2023 (Festival) || June 2, 2023 (Cinema)

    Duration: 2 hr. 6 min.

    Content Rating: G - All Ages

  • Ep 10.5 SUB

    Shomonai Bokura no Renairon (2023) (2023)

    Shomonai Bokura no Renairon (2023)
    Genre:
    Drama, life, Manga, Miniseries, Romance, School
    Country:
    Japanese
    Adapted from the manga series "Shomonai Bokura no Renairon" (しょうもない僕らの恋愛論) by Hara Hidenori (原秀則).
  • Ep 3 RAW

    Ryojin no Ono (2022) (2022)

    Ryojin no Ono (2022)
    Genre:
    Detective, Drama, Investigation, Miniseries, Murder, Mystery, Revenge, Suspense, Thriller
    Country:
    Japanese

    The daughter of Detective Shibasaki Sachio from the First Investigation Division is found stabbed to death. He goes after the truth with Kawasumi Shigekatsu, a junior detective who respects Shibasaki as his mentor in life and is a close family friend. However, the hard work of the police is in vain and the case goes unsolved. 15 years later, Shibasaki is retired and quietly spending the rest of his life looking after his wife Miwako who is seriously ill. The situation begins to change with the establishment of a unit specializing in re-investigating unsolved cases. Kawasumi also joins them and while the case is reexamined, a man regarded as the criminal emerges. Shibasaki pursues the truth on his own. A single phone call triggers a desire for vengeance and he winds up facing a charge.

    Adapted from the novel "Ryoba no Ono" (両刃の斧) by Takeaki Daimon (大門剛明).

  • Ep 1 SUB

    In the Wake (2021) (2021)

    In the Wake (2021)
    Genre:
    Crime, Detective, Drama, Investigation, Murder, Mystery, Novel, Thriller
    Country:
    Japanese
    9 years after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, two murder cases take place in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The two victims are assumed to have been murdered by the same person. Both of the victims were tied all over their body and starved to death. Yasuhisa Tone emerges as a suspect in the murders. Yasuhisa Tone was just recently released from prison. In his past, he committed arson and injured someone to protect his acquaintance. Detective Seiichiro Tomashino discovers a common link between the two victims and chases after Yasuhisa Tone.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Georama Boy Panorama Girl (2020) (2020)

    Georama Boy Panorama Girl (2020)
    Genre:
    Manga, Romance, Youth
    Country:
    Japanese

    Shibuya Haruko is a high school student, with an ordinary life. She happens to meet Kanna Kenichi and falls in love with him at first sight. Meanwhile, Kenichi has just dropped out of high school. He was known as a studious student up to this point. Kenichi meets Mayumi, who seems like a femme fatale. He falls in love with her.

    Adapted from the manga series "Georama Boy Panorama Girl" by Kyoko Okazaki.

  • Ep 1 RAW

    Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020) (2020)

    Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
    Genre:
    Drama, life, Novel
    Country:
    Japanese

    Momoko is 75-years-old and lives alone. In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shuzo and married him. They raised two children together, but Shuzo suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes her life.

    Adapted from the novel by Wakatake Chisato.

  • Ep 8 SUB

    Takeuchi Ryoma no Satsukyu (2020)

    Takeuchi Ryoma no Satsukyu
    Genre:
    Drama, life
    Country:
    Japanese
    Takeuchi Ryoma suddenly gets a break from filming dramas and movies and visits a spice shop. After he tells the female owner that he wants to make a spice curry, she coaches him on the spices. The two of them end up making curry together. Then a man (Shibukawa Kiyohiko) arrives at the shop all of a sudden
  • Ep 1 SUB

    A Beloved Wife (2020)

    A Beloved Wife
    Genre:
    Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
    Country:
    Japanese
    Gota is an unpopular scriptwriter. He has been married to Chika for 10 years and they have a daughter Aki. Their marriage life is not very good. Gota tries to make his relationship with Chika better, but Chika looks down on him for not being able to earn money. One day, Gota has a chance to travel to Kagawa Prefecture to write a screenplay. He persuades Chika and Aki to go with him to Kagawa Prefecture, but he faces an unexpected case.
  • Ep 8 SUB

    Arimura Kasumi no Satsukyu (2020)

    Arimura Kasumi no Satsukyu
    Genre:
    Family, life, Romance
    Country:
    Japanese
    Arimura Kasumi suddenly gets a break from filming and returns to her hometown for the first time in a long while. Her mother Yumiko comes to the train station to pick her up and they head for the family home. She is idly chatting with her mother at home when a male stranger comes to visit. His name is Ueshima Makoto. He puts his hands together in front of Kasumi’s father’s tablet. Then her mother asks him to repair a bicycle. At Yumiko’s invitation, the three of them have dinner together.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    AI Collapse (2020) (2020)

    AI Collapse (2020)
    Genre:
    Artificial Intelligence, Robot, Sci-fi, Suspense, Thriller
    Country:
    Japanese
    In 2030, AI is everywhere including the medical field, finance, and security. Artificial intelligence has become essential in people's lives. People have come to completely trust AI, but an artificial intelligence system suddenly spirals out of control. Kiryu Kosuke's NOZOMI system begins to go amok. He created the medical AI system to help people, but the system is now determined to weed out those that it determines are not fit to live anymore and kill them in mass. Kiryu Kosuke must stop his creation before the killing begins.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Blue Hour (2019) (2019)

    Blue Hour (2019)
    Genre:
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    Country:
    Japanese
    Takahata Isao’s animated artistry in Only Yesterday (1991) comes to life in Hakota Yuko’s delicate story of a woman’s mnemonic journey. Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a 30-year-old TV commercial director returns to her countryside home in the company of a free-spirited friend. In a bittersweet reunion with an alienated family, her childhood memories of freedom and yearnings creep in the dreamlike blue hour, transcending into a lyricism of self-realization – at once whimsical, agonizing and yet hopeful.
  • Ep 3 SUB

    Pure! (2019)

    Pure!
    Genre:
    Detective, Drama, Investigation, Mystery
    Country:
    Japanese
    An unpopular idol, Kurobara Junko, pretends to be innocent, but in reality, she is an absurd girl who is jealous of her rival. She volunteers to work as traffic safety and security awareness in a parade to increase her popularity, but ends up discovering a murder scene and being accused of being a serial murderer who called himself a "justice". She then works with police detective Todo Shusaku to solve the murder and clear her name.
  • Ep 8 SUB

    Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning 2 (Shitsuji Saionji no Meisuiri 2) (2019)

    Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning 2 (Shitsuji Saionji no Meisuiri 2)
    Genre:
    Mystery
    Country:
    Japanese

    Continuation from season 1.

    Saionji Hajime serves the wealthy Ijuuin family. He graduated at the top of the London school for butlers. As the perfect butler, housekeeping skills and management of the mansion go without saying. He mastered martial arts and also has knowledge of all sorts of genres including science and history. Saionji has established a firm relationship of trust with Yuriko, the widow of the head of the Ijuuin family. He abides by the wishes of the inquisitive Yuriko and independently investigate difficult case. No matter how capable he is as a butler, he should be an amateur at investigating cases. However, nothing is impossible for Saionji who brilliantly figures out the mystery with his knowledge and skills.

  • Ep 4 SUB

    Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!? (2018) (2018)

    Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!? (2018)
    Genre:
    Comedy, Friendship, Manga, Romance, Sports
    Country:
    Japanese
    A love story between a 24-year-old office worker who has neither love experience nor communication skills and a 32-year-old female shogi player he meets on his daily commute.
  • Ep 9 SUB

    Legal V (2018) (2018)

    Legal V (2018)
    Genre:
    Comedy, Drama, Law, Miniseries
    Country:
    Japanese
    Shoko Takanashi, a scandalous former attorney, takes control of a minor law firm and drives them to "V"ictory no matter how precarious the lawsuit. Amidst chaotic human drama, a legal tale of justice and tears emerges.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Hibiki (2018) (2018)

    Hibiki (2018)
    Genre:
    Drama, Friendship, Suspense
    Country:
    Japanese

    Hibiki Akui is a sensitive 15-year-old girl from an ordinary family with a penchant for writing. She has grown up in an ordinary family. Her father works as a public officer, her mother a housewife and her older brothers studies at a university.

    One day, the literary magazine “Mokuren” receives a manuscript script for Akui's novel “Otogi no Niwa.” The novel is an entry for the magazine's 'Rookie of the Year' Award. However, it does not satisfy the conditions of the award and so is tossed into the office trash bin. Editor Fumi Hanai happens to see the novel in the trash can and takes an interest in it...

  • Ep 3 SUB

    Ototo no Otto (2018) (2018)

    Ototo no Otto (2018)
    Genre:
    BL, Comedy, Family, life, Manga
    Country:
    Japanese

    Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi’s estranged gay twin, Ryoji.

    Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji’s past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented andheartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it’s been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.

  • Ep 12 SUB

    Wakako Zake Season 3 (2017) (2017)

    Wakako Zake Season 3 (2017)
    Genre:
    Food, life, Manga
    Country:
    Japanese
    Based on the mouth-watering anime, Wakakozake brings you Murasaki Wakako, a 26-year-old OL that loves nothing more than delicious food and drink. Wakako's favorite thing to do for relaxation is to go off by herself after work and go to various places to eat and drink, even if she's never been there before. The moment Wakako is able to taste the pairing between the food she wants to eat and the perfect accompanying drink, the happy sound of "Pshuuu" leaves her lips. Now, then. Where shall we drink tonight?
  • Ep 12 RAW

    Wakako Sake Season 3 (2017) (2017)

    Wakako Sake Season 3 (2017)
    Genre:
    Food, life, Manga
    Country:
    Japanese
    Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. Thie show follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink!
  • Ep 10 SUB

    Quartet (2017) (2017)

    Quartet (2017)
    Genre:
    Drama, Friendship, Musical, Mystery, Romance
    Country:
    Japanese

    Maki Maki, Sebuki Suzume, Beppu Tsukasa and Iemori Yutaka happen to meet and form a quartet. They even begin to live together in Karuizawa during the winter, but there is a big hidden secret.

    Maki, who has a negative personality and barely gives her opinions, plays the lead violin in the quartet. She has family and only goes to Karuizawa on the weekends for performances. Suzume, who is unemployed, plays the cello, while Yutaka plays the viola in the quartet. The leader of the quartet and the one providing his grandfather's villa as a base for them is Tsukasa. He plays the second violin in the quartet and comes from a musical family. A man of many secrets, he also works at a donut company.

  • Ep 1 SUB

    After the Storm (2016) (2016)

    After the Storm (2016)
    Genre:
    Drama, Family, life
    Country:
    Japanese
    Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko (Yoko Maki) and he has an 11-years-old son Shingo (Taiyo Yoshizawa). His mother Yoshiko (Kirin Kiki) lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Kono Machi no Inochi ni (2016) (2016)

    Kono Machi no Inochi ni (2016)
    Genre:
    Animals, Drama, Medical
    Country:
    Japanese

    Putting down unwanted animals is a daily job for Makita Hiroshi and his fellow doctors, Hataeda Aki and Shiga Satoshi. All three do what’s requested of them, suffering from pangs of conscience. The situation will change with the arrival of a new shelter head, who is bringing her own vision of how the animals should be treated.

    Episodes: 1

  • Ep 10 SUB

    Tenno no Ryoriban (2015) (2015)

    Tenno no Ryoriban (2015)
    Genre:
    Drama, Food, Historical
    Country:
    Japanese
    Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married with a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet which inspires him to strive to become a chef, specializing in Parisian cuisine. He travels to Tokyo, then Paris, France to learn the culinary arts. Despite facing discrimination and prejudice, he becomes a chef at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. At the age of 26, he becomes the Emperor of Japan’s personal chef.
  • Ep 12 SUB

    Rivers Edge Ookawabata Tanteisha (2014)

    Rivers Edge Ookawabata Tanteisha
    Genre:
    Detective, Drama
    Country:
    Japanese
    Set in Asakusa, along the Sumida river amongst all the multi-tenanted residential and commercial buildings, there is a company by the name of "Ookawabata Tanteisha". It is a small private investigators' agency, run by 3 people. Muraki, who is the licensed investigator; the "Director", who has ties with the underworld; and Megumi, the candid and bubbly pretty receptionist. Their customers are from all walks of life, and some come with the strangest requests, and yet none are turned away. In the course of their investigations, they come in contact with the people related to the clients, and they end up trying to resolve their relationship problems.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Why Don't You Play in Hell (2013) (2013)

    Why Don't You Play in Hell (2013)
    Genre:
    Action, Comedy, Drama, Mafia, Samurai, Yakuza
    Country:
    Japanese

    Muto (Jun Kunimura) and Ikegami (Shinichi Tsutsumi) are two gangsters who hate each other, but Ikegami is in love with Muto's actress daughter Michiko (Fumi Nikaido). Meanwhile, Muto attempts to make his wife Shizue's (Tomochika) dream come true which is to have their daughter appear in a movie.

    Koji (Gen Hoshino), who is just a passerby, is mistaken for a movie director. Koji then requests to independent film director Hirata (Hiroki Hasegawa) to cast Michiko as the leading actress in his film. Their situation soon goes completely wrong.

    1. Screenplay for "Why Don't You Play in Hell?" was first written by Sion Sono 15 years ago as an action film.

  • Ep 1 SUB

    Jigoku de Naze Warui (2013) (2013)

    Jigoku de Naze Warui (2013)
    Genre:
    Action, Comedy, Drama, Gangster, Mafia, Samurai, Yakuza
    Country:
    Japanese

    The film revolves around two men, Mutoh and Ikegami, who are fierce enemies who feel nothing but hatred for one another. However, Ikegami unexpectedly falls in love with Mutoh’s daughter, aspiring actress Mitsuko.

    Mutoh wants to celebrate the release of his wife Shizue from prison by giving their daughter her debut, so he decides to produce his own movie specifically to that end.

    Soon, a movie buff named Koji is hired to direct after being mistaken for a filmmaker and an actual indie film director named Hirata is recruited to help.

    Complicating matters even further, Ikegami soon injects himself into the chaos of his hated rival’s production.