Akaji Maro

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Akaji Maro (麿 赤児 Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, Butoka, and theater director. He was born in Sakurai, Nara and is the founder of Dairakudakan. One of his sons is the film director Tatsushi Ōmori; another is the actor Nao Ōmori.

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Trailer (2003)

10 October 2003

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Trailer (2004)

16 April 2004

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Trailer (2011)

27 March 2011

A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day.

Ox-Head Village Trailer (2022)

18 February 2022

Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours �

The Notorious Concubines Trailer (1968)

27 September 1968

Based on the Chinese classic "Jin Ping Mei". Original Japanese cut directed by Koji Wakamatsu and produced by Shochiku.

A Light in the Distance Trailer (2015)

01 April 2015

Mado wakes up in the morning finding all the people disappeared. Hearing a strong typhoon might strike, everyone has escaped the disaster.

Kikujiro Trailer (1999)

05 June 1999

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met.

Guard Dog Trailer (1997)

07 November 1997

A tough and violent battle ensues between Hikaru Gotokuji, who's been assigned as the bodyguard for a popular young entertainer, and the ex-mercenary who is aggressively intent on assassination.

Utsushimi Trailer (2000)

18 December 2000

While butoh master Akaji Maro is in rehearsal and fashion designer Shinichiro Arakawa prepares for the Paris collection, Sion begins a movie about a high school girl who falls in love.

Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky Trailer (2009)

07 February 2009

Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido, is the northernmost zoo in Japan. The unpopular zoo welcomes a new zoo keeper, young Yoshida (Yasuhi Nakamura), who has more affection for insects than people after years of being bullied at school when he was young.

Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha Trailer (1999)

20 February 1999

Remake of Chusei Sone's 1983 comedy about a yakuza family trying their luck in show business.

Boxer Joe Trailer (1995)

27 May 1995

A docudrama about the boxer Jôichirô Tatsuyoshi. The documentary part follows Tatsuyohi for 18 months, from his comeback from an eye injury to his match against Yasuei Yakushiji in 1994.

Mitsugetsu Trailer (1984)

28 January 1984

Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief.

Shinran: Path to Purity Trailer (1987)

02 June 1987

In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex and very demanding practices which might eventually bring about spiritual purification and realization.

TAP: Perfect Education Trailer (2013)

09 November 2013

In Okinawa, a down-and-out middle-aged yakuza underling named Shidara kidnaps and confines a high school girl named Yui, the daughter of a fellow yakuza’s mistress.

Kazura Trailer (2010)

30 January 2010

Bald Moriyama wants a new image and buys a wig. It works: suddenly he has a career and a girlfriend. But, as Moriyama will soon learn, life gets complicated when you have to keep a secret.

That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History? Trailer (1996)

10 August 1996

The setting is the prestigious, traditional Japan University of Science. Mitsugu Kimura, a top-achieving student, is a resident of Sigma House, a student dormitory.

Suicide Club Trailer (2001)

29 October 2001

When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to instigate a string of suicides around the country, Detective Kuroda strives to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreographers and their companies.

Kagero-za Trailer (1981)

21 August 1981

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

The Emperor in August Trailer (2015)

08 August 2015

In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made.

Gemini Trailer (1999)

15 September 1999

When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.

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

14 September 2013

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.

Hanezu Trailer (2012)

01 February 2012

Woodwork artist Takumi moves to the small village Asuka in Nara Prefecture. He remodels old homes and lives a peaceful existence with nature.

Yumeji Trailer (1991)

31 May 1991

Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.

Jam Films Trailer (2002)

28 December 2002

Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.

Fly Me to the Saitama Trailer (2019)

22 February 2019

People from Saitama Prefecture are persecuted and, because of this, they hide the fact that they are from there.

Katsu Fūtarō! ! Trailer (2019)

01 November 2019

The City of Lost Souls Trailer (2000)

15 September 2000

Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan.

The Room Trailer (1993)

23 October 1993

A quiet killer is looking for a room. The real state agent, shy and expressionless, guides him through Tokyo, towards the ruins the decadent economy has left behind, in hopes of finding The Room.

Sekigahara Trailer (2017)

26 August 2017

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army of the East defeated the Army of the West of Ishida Mitsunari.

Akame 48 Waterfalls Trailer (2003)

25 October 2003

A man is trying to flee from his past, and he ends up in an underworld filled with strange characters.

The Haunted Lantern Trailer (1998)

28 April 1998

Wife in former life plagues husband as ghost in the present

Kakekomi Trailer (2015)

16 May 2015

Kakekomi tells the stories of Edo women in the 1800s that escape abusive husbands and lovers by taking refuge in Tokeiji, a monastery in Kamakura.

Shaolin Girl Trailer (2008)

26 April 2008

A Shaolin-trainer young woman returns to Japan to resuscitate her grandfather's defunct martial arts school.

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 Trailer (1998)

21 August 1998

Yuko Moriyama stars in this ninja period piece as one of seven women determined to exact revenge on the evil lord Akinari Katou and “The 7 Spears”, the band of soldiers he commands.

Postcard Trailer (2010)

27 October 2010

Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle.

An Angel with Many Scars Trailer (1997)

19 April 1997

An odd journey starts as Mitsuru, a private detective, and a boy, whom a dying mobster entrusts to him, decide to go to northern Japan in search of the boy’s mother, and the detective’s buddy Hisashi joins them later.

Pornostar Trailer (1998)

10 October 1998

A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit.

Cat's Eye Trailer (1997)

30 August 1997

Three cat burgling sisters have to go up against the police and a Chinese crime syndicate in order to rescue their kidnapped father.

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief Trailer (1969)

15 February 1969

In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a bookstore, and a kabuki actor intersect.

The Dropout Trailer (1982)

02 October 1982

Detective Seiji Otaki is determined to find the psychopathic killer of a young woman who was ostensibly a student but in reality a high-priced prostitute.

Ghost Master Trailer (2019)

06 December 2019

Akira Kurosawa is a nerdy movie buff who works on low budget romantic comedies while dreaming of becoming a horror master.

A Last Note Trailer (1995)

03 June 1995

A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters wt

GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night Trailer (2006)

15 December 2006

In the aftermath events of GARO: Chapter of the Black Wolf, Saejima Kouga sets out to the northern district upon reassignment.

Be a Man!! Samurai School Trailer (2008)

26 January 2008

Momotaro and Hidemaro are 1st-years at Otokojuku, a private boys school where true men are made. Momotaro, proficient in academics and martial arts becomes good friends with Hidemaro an underachieving weakling.

9 Souls Trailer (2003)

19 July 2003

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.

SPEC: Heaven Trailer (2012)

07 April 2012

Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background.

Knockout Trailer (1989)

11 November 1989

A Japanese boxer stages a dramatic and dangerous comeback after suffering brain damage in the ring.

The Trap Trailer (1996)

25 May 1996

When a hooded stranger appears in private eye 'Mike' Hama's office with the cryptic challenge "I want you to look for me," Hama is drawn into a string of bizarre serial murders that have Yokohama's police baffled and the city terrified.

Persona Trailer (2000)

05 August 2000

Into the bully-infested home room class struts a fearless, ceramic-masked student. Squarely confronting a gang of ruffians, it is soon discovered that behind the mask is none other than Danta, an otherwise weakling student who has heretofore been picked on relentlessly by these same bullies.

KT Trailer (2002)

03 May 2002

This movie is a political/espionage thriller, based on a real kidnapping incident of Korean politician, Kim Dae-Jung.

Dangan Runner Trailer (1996)

09 November 1996

A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store.

Shangri-La Trailer (2002)

03 August 2002

Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles.

This Is Shinogi Trailer (1994)

04 February 1994

An office worker who happens to end up helping a yakuza

Postman Blues Trailer (1997)

16 August 1997

Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.

The Outer Way Trailer (1998)

05 June 1998

The cop Himuro is picked as scapegoat by his superiors because of their own involvement in sokaiya gangster practices.

Disconcerto Trailer (2014)

18 October 2014

Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire.

Samurai Resurrection Trailer (2003)

26 April 2003

Shiro Amasuka, dead leader of the Shimbara Revolt is resurrected from hell with the desire of overthrowing the shogunate for killing his companions.

Tada's Do-It-All House Trailer (2011)

23 April 2011

In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced.