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  • Ep 4 SUB

    13 (2020) (2020)

    13 (2020)
    Genre:
    Crime, Detective, Drama, Mystery, Suspense, Trauma
    Country:
    Japanese

    13 years after her disappearance, Yuria returns home. She now looks like a 26-year-old woman, but her mental development seems to have stopped at the age of 13 when she disappeared. After her disappearance, her family broke up. For Yuria's sake, her mother Asami, father Soichi and younger sister Chiho act like they are still a close family.

    Yuria tells Detective Toshihiko and Detective Saori that she was kidnapped and what happened to her for the past 13 years. The detectives doubt about her statement.

    Remake of the UK television series "Thirteen" that aired on BBC Three in 2016.

  • Ep 10 SUB

    Kurokochi (2013)

    Kurokochi
    Genre:
    Detective, Mystery, Suspense
    Country:
    Japanese
    The drama is based on the same-titled manga which showcases a very unorthodox hero that uses every dirty little trick to resolve the open cases. Kurokouchi Keita is the black sheep of the police force. He works alone, and doesn't think twice about extorting money from the dirty politicians by getting hold of their achilles heels. Using the money and whatever bits of information acquired through underhanded means, he gets closer and closer to the ultimate unresolved crime of the Showa era; the 300 million bank heist. One day, the new rookie Seike Mayo, is assigned as Kurokouchi's partner. Excellent, but naive, she is the exact opposite of Kurokouchi, but nonetheless, the duo combi relentlessly chase down the criminals.
  • Ep 10 SUB

    Kurokouchi (2013)

    Kurokouchi
    Genre:
    Detective, Mystery, Suspense
    Country:
    Japanese
    The drama is based on the same-titled manga which showcases a very unorthodox hero that uses every dirty little trick to resolve the open cases. Kurokouchi Keita is the black sheep of the police force. He works alone, and doesn't think twice about extorting money from the dirty politicians by getting hold of their achilles heels. Using the money and whatever bits of information acquired through underhanded means, he gets closer and closer to the ultimate unresolved crime of the Showa era; the 300 million bank heist.One day, the new rookie Seike Mayo, is assigned as Kurokouchi's partner. Excellent, but naive, she is the exact opposite of Kurokouchi, but nonetheless, the duo combi relentlessly chase down the criminals. --TBS
  • 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.

  • Ep 1 RAW

    The Boy Inside (2012) (2012)

    The Boy Inside (2012)
    Genre:
    Drama, Youth
    Country:
    Japanese
    An 18-year-old man named Morio wakes up from a coma 12 years after he was involved in an accident. Although he has the body of an adult, he still has the mind of a child. He’s soon reunited with his childhood best friend Mikihiko and the two reflect back on how much fun and free life was when they were children.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Admiral Yamamoto (2011) (2011)

    Admiral Yamamoto (2011)
    Genre:
    Based on True Story, Drama, Historical, Military, War
    Country:
    Japanese

    In the late 1930's (Show Period 14), two sides in Japan are conflicted between joining Germany and Italy in a military alliance. At this time, Isoroku Yamamoto, who strongly opposed the alliance, is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet. The following year, on September 27, Japan, Germany and Italy form the Axis alliance.

    Isoroku Yamamoto leads the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack's main purpose is to gain an early peace settlement. The surprise military strike appeared successful and caused massive damage, but US aircraft carriers were not damaged in the assault. After the attack, the Axis alliance initially saw advances without any defeats.

    By April 18, 1942 (Show Period 17), formations of U.S. B-25B bombers, flown from an U.S. aircraft carrier, attacked the Japanese mainland for the first time. The Japanese military responded by carrying out their Midway operation, but the mission failed, and the Japanese military lost 4 aircraft carriers.

    The U.S. army were encouraged by their victory at Midway and proceeded to carry out a landing operation on Guadalcanal. The Japanese and U.S. military fought fiercely. Besides the toll from fighting the U.S. military, the Japanese military suffered from starvation, dehydration and diseases while on Guadalcanal. The Japanese military were nearing collapse on Guadalcanal before Isoroku Yamamoto gave the order to withdraw to save more lives.

    After the completion of the withdrawal from Guadalcanal, Isoroku Yamamoto flew on an airplane to make moral boosting visits to soldiers on the front line. His plane would be intercepted by the U.S. military.

  • Ep 1 SUB

    A Ghost of a Chance (2011) (2011)

    A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
    Genre:
    Comedy, Fantasy
    Country:
    Japanese

    Emi Hosho (Eri Fukatsu), a not so successful lawyer, is assigned to the one of the most unusual of cases. Her client is accused of murdering his wealthy wife and he his alibi is that he was staying at an inn while suffering from "kanashibar" (sleep paralysis). The only witness able to corroborate his alibi is the 500-year-old ghost of the Sengoku period military commander Rokubei Sarashina (Toshiyuki Nishida) - who sat on the accused's chest all night long.

    Attorney Emi Hosho travels to the inn to investigate further. Emi Hosho also falls into "kanashibar" and soon discovers the 500-year-ghost sitting on her chest. Knowing that the ghost is the only witness who can support her client's alibi, she grabs his hand and pleads with him to testify in court.

  • Ep 1 RAW

    At River's Edge (2011) (2011)

    At River's Edge (2011)
    Genre:
    Action, Drama, Family, Historical, Martial Arts, Samurai
    Country:
    Japanese
    Set in the fictional Unasaka domain, the story involves a samurai who's obligated to follow an order that could destroy his relationship with his own younger sister.