Saburo Kitajima

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Giovanni's Island 2014 (7.5)

In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Inspired by true events.
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Code Between Brothers 6 1967 (6.5)

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.
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Code Between Brothers 5 1967 (6.5)

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji from Asakusa, a wandering yakuza, joins the Narumi Family in Yokohama. However, when he confronts Shiotaro, the head of the rival family, Ryuji takes a liking to him. He ends up leaving his current family, and becomes close to Shiotaro like brothers swearing to become a full-fledged yakuza.
Mika Kitajima

Mika Kitajima

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Ask This of Rikyu 2013 (7.6)

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.
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Blossoms Bloom 2014 (9)

Work life for Shunsuke Osaki has been success after success, but at some point his family began to slip by the wayside. As his elderly father begins to show signs of dementia, Shunsuke takes the family on a trip in a desperate attempt to pull them together before it is too late. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's short story of the same name received the awards for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Music at the 1st Asia International Film Festival in Taipei.
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125 Years Memory 2015 (7.8)

Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night of 16 September 1890 the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the Japanese coast. Risking their own lives, local villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away. 95 years later, during the Iran-Iraq War, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. In the morning of 19 March 1985 a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran to evacuate the Japanese. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's rescue flight.
Aiko Kitajima

Aiko Kitajima

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Her Beat 2019

A high school girl Misa moved to a countryside. She hears a mysterious beat from a distance every night.
Hiroaki Kitajima

Hiroaki Kitajima

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High school student Hitomi is transported from Earth to the magical world of Gaea, where she meets boy prince Van Fanel, and is caught up in his quest to unite the countries of Gaea against the ominous Zaibach empire. On the way, she discovers an hidden ability and strives to unravel layers of mystery surrounding Van, his past, and the giant machine known as Escaflowne.
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One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! 1998 (6.544)

While Luffy and his crew of Zoro and Nami are starving on their small boat, they are attacked by a large monster. Nami is taken away, while Luffy and Zoro wash up on shore. There they meet a young girl, Medaka, and learn of the sad history of the island. The evil Pirate Ganzack has taken away all the men in the village and enslaved them, including Medaka's father. Now Luffy, Zoro, and Medaka must infiltrate Ganzack's base in order to rescue the villagers and Nami.
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Solomon fights the harmful use of witchcraft using a database of witches, which includes those who have obtained the power of witchcraft through genetics and others who carry the gene in order to arrest or eliminate them should their powers "awaken". The series focuses on one STN-J member, Robin Sena.
Yuuki Kitajima

Yuuki Kitajima

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For his entire life, Izuku has dreamed of being a hero—an ambitious goal for anyone, but an especially challenging one for a boy without superpowers. That’s right: in a world where 80% of the population has some sort of special gift, Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that won’t stop him from enrolling in one of the most prestigious hero academies in the world to learn what it truly means to be a hero.
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A spy, an assassin and a telepath come together to pose as a family, each for their own reasons, while hiding their true identities from each other.
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Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
Kitajima

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Ko's new companion, Nazuna, could offer him dark gifts and a vampire's immortality. But there are conditions that Ko must meet before he can sink his teeth into vampirism, and he'll discover just how far he's willing to go to satisfy his desires.
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The Far Eastern Special Administrative Region, also known as the 24th Ward, is a man-made island. Shuta, Ran, and Koki were born and raised on the island. Their family backgrounds, preferences, and personalities are completely different, but they always stuck together. However, one incident changed their relationship forever. A year afterward, the three friends are reunited by chance at a memorial service held for the incident. All three of their phones suddenly ring simultaneously. Their friend, who is supposed to be dead, is calling and demands that they make a decision about the future.
Kosuke Kitajima

Kosuke Kitajima

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One Piece Film: Strong World 2009 (7.4)

20 years after his escape from Impel Down, the legendary pirate Shiki, the Golden Lion, reappears causing massive upheaval to the Marines. During his long seclusion, he was able to come up with a scheme to bring the World Government to his knees. On his way to execute the plan, Shiki crosses paths with the Straw Hat Pirates and becomes so impressed with Nami's knowledge of meteorology that he abducts her to forcedly enlist her into his crew. Luffy and the gang end up on a strange land populated with monstrous beasts as they desperately search for Shiki and Nami.
Yumiko Kitajima

Yumiko Kitajima

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Howl's Moving Castle 2004 (8.397)

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Akiko Kitajima

Akiko Kitajima

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Koro's Big Day Out 2002 (7.1)

The film is about Koro the puppy, who runs away from his mistress, experiences some adventures around town and who is finally happily returned home.
Saya Kitajima

Saya Kitajima

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Love Exposure 2009 (8)

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
Shôhei Kitajima

Shôhei Kitajima

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The Doorman 2020 (5.789)

A former Marine turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader — while struggling to protect her sister's family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate and violent, the doorman calls upon her deadly fighting skills to end the showdown.
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Downrange 2018 (5.713)

Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.
Gosei Kitajima

Gosei Kitajima

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Isle of Flowers 1989 (8.085)

A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. But it doesn’t end there: Isle of Flowers follows it up until its real end, among animals, trash, women and children. And then the difference between tomatoes, pigs and human beings becomes clear.
Rie Kitajima

Rie Kitajima

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Tokyo Grand Guignol 2015 (6)

4 shorts from French Directors, working in the tradition of Grand Guignol, set in Tokyo. Stories about a man repeating a bloody day running from the Yakuza; a woman's violent encounter with her mirror image; a woman and her lasergun fighting of a shadowy demon; and a man being cursed by the famous Hachi-statue to become a werewolf pining for a prostitue.
Kitajima Mami

Kitajima Mami

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A-"R"ex 2007

Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe 2007 production based on the life of Alexander the Great. A show musical painting a picture of the short and intense life of the historically famous king of Macedonia, Alexander III, with pop music which is sometimes comical, sometimes surreal.
Yoshiko Kitajima

Yoshiko Kitajima

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New Underground History of Japanese Violence: Vengeance Demon 1969 (5)

A brother and sister live as outcasts from their hamlet due to a belief that mental illness runs in their family. A group of villagers plot to steal their property by beating and hanging the brother and gang-raping the sister. Believing the brother to be dead, scheming to kill the sister, and making both deaths look like accidents... unbeknownst to them, the brother survives and proceeds on a mission to slaughter those responsible in the hamlet.
Saori Kitajima

Saori Kitajima

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Yorushika Live: Zense 2021 (10)

A concert with no audience from Yorushika filmed in the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium.
Yosuke Kitajima

Yosuke Kitajima

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Neighbor Spirit Videos: Sealed Collection of Posted Videos 2014

It was not a person but a 'vengeful spirit' that was right next to me.... Takehiko Koike, a "haunting detective," and Sumikura Kaosu, a "haunted guide," investigate ghostly images posted on the website!
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Neighbor Spirit Videos: Sealed Collection of Posted Videos Vol.2 2014

It was not a person but a 'vengeful spirit' that was right next to me.... Koike Souhiko, a "haunting detective," and Sumikura Kaosu, a "haunting guide," investigate ghostly images that have been posted on the site!
Yoshiaki Kitajima

Yoshiaki Kitajima

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Hole 2004

An omnibus film consisting of four stories on the theme of "holes" by four directors.
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Onemore Red Nightmare N/A

A live performance from 1989 of S.O.B.階段2 and Nankai Hawkwind.
Asuka Kitajima

Asuka Kitajima

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3 Intestine Road, Fish Island 2022

A story of a family of three consisting of a pig, fish and a tadpole that lives in the stomach of a big fish. Their lives are turned upside down when a fruit floats into their home.