Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko is a Japanese actor, TV personality and former mixed martial artist. Kaneko is best known for his role in the Takeshi Kitano film Kids Return (1996), in which he and Masanobu Ando portrayed a couple of high school dropouts trying to find purpose and direction in life. Kaneko is also notable for Himitsu (1999), Rescue Wings (2008) and Blade of the Immortal (2017). He was also a mixed martial artist in the Welterweight division and fought Charles Bennet in Pride FC Shockwave 2005.

  • Title: Ken Kaneko
  • Popularity: 4.712
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1976-10-19
  • Place of Birth: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Homepage: https://talent.platinumproduction.jp/kanekoken
  • Also Known As: Kaneko Ken, 카네코 켄, 金子 賢, かねこ けん, 김자현, DJ KEN KANEKO
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Ken Kaneko Movies

  • 2004
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    ペルソナの微笑

    ペルソナの微笑

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1996
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    Kids Return

    Kids Return

    7.065 1996 HD

    Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.

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  • 2013
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    Loser 2

    Loser 2

    1 2013 HD

    Sequel to 'Loser'.

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  • 1996
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    Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

    Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

    1 1996 HD

    A yakuza movie directed by Eiichi Kudo

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  • 1998
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    Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

    Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

    1 1998 HD

    Sequel to 'Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf'

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  • 1970
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    第三の時効

    第三の時効

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1999
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    Secret

    Secret

    6.8 1999 HD

    A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.

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  • 1997
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    Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell

    Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell

    1 1997 HD

    Ginji (Kiyoshi Nakajo), a man who made a huge fortune by taking advantage of the fierce competition for survival in the Japanese political and business world. Under him, the president of the Japan Horse Racing Promotion Association came to ask for help. Kawai, the former president of the Liberal Democratic Party, who is aiming for a comeback in the presidential election, has demanded 30 billion election funds. So Ginji offers Kawai a horse race for Sashi, who bets 30 billion. What is the whereabouts of a one-shot game in which Ryohei, who has outstanding memory, and Keisuke, who has excellent programming ability, are brought in and bet on Ginji's dark gold life?

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  • 1997
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    Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear

    Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear

    1 1997 HD

    The Japanese political and business world where Chimimoryō is in control. Ginji (Kiyoshi Nakajo), a man who won the fierce competition and built a huge fortune. A new enemy appeared in front of him. Former President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kawai. He has requested the Japan Horse Racing Promotion Association for 30 billion election funds for the next presidential election. Ginji first brought in a young man named Ryohei, who has an outstanding memory, who remembers all the results of the 10-year race. In order to defeat Kawai, he uses his memory to make a trick.

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  • 2013
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    Lion's Revenge

    Lion's Revenge

    1 2013 HD

    The Mikasa district of Hamasaki City, Kanagawa's largest entertainment hub, is controlled by the Gensei-kai, led by the old-school yakuza Shirakawa (Koji Matoba), assistant vice-chairman. However, tension rises as the upstart Otomo-gumi enters the district, pushing the situation to the brink of war. Meanwhile, Hagiwara (Yasukaze Motomiya), a detective from the Prefectural Police's Organized Crime Control Division, makes contact with Shirakawa. The Otomo-gumi has also allied with a security company run by former police officers in a bid to seize control of the area. Now, a three-way clash of interests is on the verge of breaking out…

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  • 2013
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    Savage Chivalry

    Savage Chivalry

    1 2013 HD

    After eight years in prison, Ban makes his return to the Oyama Family. Now headed by Ouchi, a rookie the last time he saw him, the family is overrun with unfamiliar faces. With nowhere to turn to, Ban reunites with his former right-hand man, Narumi. An encounter with a woman with a large scar on her face named Kyoko leads him to find out more about the current state of the Oyama Family.

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  • 2007
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    セレンディップの奇跡

    セレンディップの奇跡

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2013
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    Strawberry Night

    Strawberry Night

    6.522 2013 HD

    Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi) is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has risen fast through the ranks with hard work. Reiko than becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night" due to the mysterious use of those words surrounding the case ...

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  • 2007
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    Bizan

    Bizan

    6 2007 HD

    Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko, is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown Tokushima on Shikoku. The town is famous for its annual Awa Dance Festival. She is told by doctor, Terasawa Daisuke, that her mother has terminal cancer.

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  • 1999
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    Orfeu

    Orfeu

    5.3 1999 HD

    Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.

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  • 1995
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    The Girl of Silence

    The Girl of Silence

    1 1995 HD

    14 year old Nakamura is sexually abused by her stepfather. She invents a friend who is coming to her rescue when she really needs it.

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  • 2013
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    Bloody Vengeance

    Bloody Vengeance

    1 2013 HD

    After taking out the chairman of the Tajima-kai—a subgroup of Kansai's largest syndicate, the Yamagami-gumi—to settle a turf dispute, Ryu Yamanaka (Koji Matoba) returns to the Miura family after a long prison sentence. But everything has changed. The weakened Miura clan, with their leader Miura (Eiichiro Funakoshi) bedridden from illness, has had their territory encroached upon by the now-allied Tajima-kai. As rumors of succession stir with Ryu's return, Tajima and Yamagami's underhanded schemes begin to surface. Holding to the old ways, Ryu quietly waits, believing "everything will be decided by the boss." But when the hidden forces behind the past conflict are exposed, the one-eyed yakuza rises once more!

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  • 2013
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    Hyena

    Hyena

    1 2013 HD

    Koichi Iwasaki (Oto Izaki), a moneylender, spends his days collecting money by ruthlessly chasing people. Yakuza has nothing to do with him!One day, he meets his benefactor Bamba (Yu Matsuda), who saved him from being an outlaw. Bamba continues to rack up his own debts instead of taking care of the young people. Koichi, who knows everything about black money, senses the danger and tries to save Bamba by giving him guidance. However, he learns that the person to whom he owed the debt is Kito (Kenko Kaneko), who taught Koichi the basics of black money.

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  • 1997
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    Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

    Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

    5.7 1997 HD

    “Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at first, removed from the dealings of the families by his Boss, but slowly he is drawn back into his old ways.

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  • 2008
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    Nagai Nagai Satsujin

    Nagai Nagai Satsujin

    6.6 2008 HD

    A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the dead man was insured for 300 million yen. The media and the public look at Noriko and her boyfriend Tsukada with suspicion, but they have perfect alibis. Then, Detective Hibiki, who is in charge of the case, and Private Detective Kono become involved in a series of mysterious murder cases.

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  • 1996
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    Making-of Kids Return

    Making-of Kids Return

    6 1996 HD

    Making of Takeshi Kitano's movie Kids Return.

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  • 2017
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    Blade of the Immortal

    Blade of the Immortal

    6.6 2017 HD

    Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.

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  • 1999
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    Danger de mort

    Danger de mort

    1 1999 HD

    The story of a young man and woman who set out to revenge the death of her mother. The lovers enter a mysterious world where space and time are twisted, where love is more dangerous than death.

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  • 1998
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    Free and Easy 10

    Free and Easy 10

    6.7 1998 HD

    Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar surroundings on his first assignment at a new job.

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  • 2008
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    Rescue Wings

    Rescue Wings

    8 2008 HD

    Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot played by 16-year-old actress (only 15 at the time of filming) Yuko Takayama. After her mother is saved, Haruka Kawashima joins an elite air rescue team and decides she wants to become the first female pilot of a UH-60J (Japanese version of the Black Hawk) rescue helicopter. She goes through harsh, rigorous training and must overcome her emotions for the serious job of saving lives. After several mistakes she’s bluntly told she’s not good enough to be a rescue pilot, but the conflict only makes her more determined. One day, an F-15J fighter plane goes missing from radar and Kawashima receives the distress call. On reserve fuel and the struggling against all odds, she must accomplish her mission at any cost.

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  • 2013
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    Loser

    Loser

    1 2013 HD

    Shinpei did time for his gang, but the yakuza changed and he's marked for death. He might just be desperate enough to join forces with an old enemy.

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  • 1997
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    End of Our Own Real

    End of Our Own Real

    2 1997 HD

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  • 2005
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    Pride Shockwave 2005

    Pride Shockwave 2005

    6 2005 HD

    Pride Shockwave 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2005. In Japan, the event was called "Otoko Matsuri 2005 – Itadaki" (Itadaki means victory) The event concluded the Pride Lightweight (73 kg, 161 lb) and Welterweight (83 kg, 183 lb) tournaments of 2005. Takanori Gomi won the Lightweight tournament by knocking out Hayato Sakurai. Dan Henderson won the Welterweight tournament by defeating Murilo Bustamante via split decision. Wanderlei Silva retained his Middleweight Champion title by defeating Ricardo Arona via split decision.

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  • 2001
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    優雅な悪事

    優雅な悪事

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1999
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    同窓会へようこそ~遅すぎた夏の帰郷~

    同窓会へようこそ~遅すぎた夏の帰郷~

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2014
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    Leaders

    Leaders

    1 2014 HD

    Before World War II, the automobile industry in developed countries in Europe and the United States possessed formidable technological capabilities. A youth who saw this industrial might with his own eyes, returns to Japan fired up with the dream to develop the national automobile industry with his own hands. This young man’s name is Aichi Saichiro and this is the story of Aichi (Toyota) Motor Corporation.

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  • 2001
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    Bring Me to the Hotel

    Bring Me to the Hotel

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1996
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    King of Sushi

    King of Sushi

    7 1996 HD

    A comic-based comedy about the young and talented Shota (Kashiwabara Takashi) who set a goal of becoming the no. 1 sushi chef in Japan to save his father's sushi shop. To learn the art of making sushi, he became an apprentice at the famous Otori Sushi. Each episode sees him picking up a new skill, and going a step towards his goal. However, many obstacles stood in his way, including a harsh and cold senior who was jealous of his talent.

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  • 2002
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    Gokusen

    Gokusen

    8 2002 HD

    Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.

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  • 1998
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    Happy Mania

    Happy Mania

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1993
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    Twins Teacher

    Twins Teacher

    1 1993 HD

    The story of two twins who try to cut themselves off as much as possible throughout their lives. A giggle of fate, however, causes both of them to become teachers, at the same school. Soon it turns out that their approach to the same issues is very different and introduces considerable chaos to students' lives and the entire facility.

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  • 2006
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    Cobras & Lagartos

    Cobras & Lagartos

    7.2 2006 HD

    Is it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true love, honesty and solidarity? Is it possible, today, when unrelenting consumption is a way of life, to find someone who equates more value to being rather than having? Cobras & Lagartos is an urban tragic comedy, modern and humanist, that deals with two increasingly different worlds: one which values loyalty and solidarity and the other, where the seduction of superfluity and the power of money reign.

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  • 1999
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    Ice World

    Ice World

    9.2 1999 HD

    Investigations on a mysterious woman Toko started when Sonoe, a teacher and Toko's fellow faculty member, was found dead as a result of what seemed to be an unfortunate accident. Eiki, an insurance investigator, and Takeshi, an ambitious police detective, find links between this case and the deaths of Toko's 3 fiances, and are determined to uncover the truth.

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  • 2013
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    Kurokouchi

    Kurokouchi

    4 2013 HD

    Detective Keita Kurokouchi (Tomoya Nagase) continues to extort money from politicians whom Keita Kurokouchi has information on. By using his information he is able to crack unsolved cases. Rookie Detective Mayo Seike (Ayame Gouriki) is excellent with her job and also a bit naive. She conducts an internal investigation on Detective Keita Kurokouchi, but they become partners and work on cases together..

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  • 2000
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    Cupid's Arrows

    Cupid's Arrows

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2006
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    Homicide Team 9

    Homicide Team 9

    7 2006 HD

    The members of this elite investigative team are unique individuals with their own personal troubles, but what unites them is their strong sense of justice. They each channel all their energy and skill to solve the most difficult cases.

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  • 2010
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    SPEC ~ First Blood

    SPEC ~ First Blood

    8.3 2010 HD

    Like the original series, "SPEC" will revolve around a pair of police detectives as part of a special division solving difficult cases (Mishou). Touma Saya is a woman with an IQ of 201 and an inability to "read the atmosphere" in social situations. Due to a previous case, her left arm is in a sling. Her partner Sebumi Takeru used to be the star performer of the Metropolitan Police. After some incident however, he was transferred to Mishou. Those two track down offenders with special abilities(SPEC) who managed to get away with their crimes.

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  • 1998
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    Days

    Days

    1 1998 HD

    DAYS takes a look at the lives of six 20-year-olds struggling to maintain their dreams in a society that has already classified and ranked them. Yabe Tetsuya is an alienated but sincere, inherently honest young man trying to overcome a background that has given him few advantages beyond his own inner strength.

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  • 1997
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    Lost Paradise

    Lost Paradise

    6 1997 HD

    Kuki Shoichiro is relieved of his position as general manager of Gendai Shobo and transferred to the research office. One day, three months after his sudden relocation, on the night of a lecture at the Culture Center at Kinugawa's request, Hisaki meets Rinko Matsubara through his introduction. The story begins a few months later, in September, in a hotel room in Kamakura.

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  • 2004
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    I Hate Christmas

    I Hate Christmas

    1 2004 HD

    This is a story about a girl , Fuyumi who doesn't like Christmas and all things which can be bothersome to her. She loves to sleep and to make her manicure. She has a childhood friend Sho who is always beside her and cares a lot about her. But she never thought of the reason he keeps caring about her for years.

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  • 2007
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    Haken no Hinkaku

    Haken no Hinkaku

    7.2 2007 HD

    Oomae Haruko is an A+ Temp worker who never cracks a smile or minces words, and leaves work on the dot. But her cynical nature indicates she has something painful to hide. Satonaka Kensuke has just been promoted to head S&F's new Marketing Division. Saddled with a rag-tag group of subordinates, he is struggling to lift his division off the ground. When Oomae is placed in Kensuke's department, she finds herself doing more work than she's ever done before. This is a timely drama that examines the different attitudes toward temp workers and regular employees, and the ways to overcome frictions in interpersonal relationships. This follows an October report on labor conditions by the Labor Ministry, which showed that, after regulations were relaxed, the proportion of regular employees to Temps had doubled compared to that of eight years ago.

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  • 2002
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    Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

    Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

    1 2002 HD

    Based on the novel by Jirō Asada, the TV movie depicts the lives of the Shinsengumi warriors during the turmoil of the late Edo period.

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  • 1995
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    The Files of the Young Kindaichi

    The Files of the Young Kindaichi

    8.2 1995 HD

    A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

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