(109 vote(s), average: 9.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: あずみ２　Death or Love

Genre: Action

Film Date: March, 2005

Japanese Movie Cast: Chiaki Kuriyama, Ishigaki Yuma, Oguri Shun, Takashima Reiko , Ueto Aya

Description: It’s been some time since Azumi and Nagara finished their grueling training as lethal young assassins in the service of the shogun, a training that finished with the ruthless final test – to kill their longtime training partner (in Azumi’s case, Nachi, who could have been her first love), or perish themselves. The bitter memory of this cruel moment still haunts Azumi, but then, so do the hordes of brutal killers who pursue her and Nagari, now hunters and the hunted at the same time. A civil war is brewing, and the pair’s mission is to stave it off by assassinating those who would wish to see it occur. Their main target is Masayuki Sanada, heavily protected by a small army of killers, but on the way they encounter a colourful gang of bandits, one of whom, Ginkaku, is a dead ringer for the late, lamented Nachi…

(7 vote(s), average: 9.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: SAITOU san | 斉藤さん

Genre: Family

Film Date: January, 2008

Japanese Drama Cast: Furuta Shinta , Mimura, Mizuki Arisa, Sasaki Kuranosuke, Takashima Reiko

Description: Wakaba Mano (Mimura) and her husband Toru (Kuranosuke Sasaki) recently bought a house and moved to the Tokyo suburbs. Wakaba had a tough time because of her freespirited son Takeru (Shinon Hirano) who made her isolated from other gossiping mothers in his former kindergarten. In this new town, Wakaba is so determined to blend in with the others.One day, Wakaba met Saitou-san (Arisa Mizuki) a 30-year-old housewife. Since her husband is always abroad for business, she is responsible for protecting her only son Junichi’s future. Junichi goes to the same kindergarten as Takeru, where other parents all seem to avoid SAITOU san because she is too straightforward. For Saitou-san, what is wrong is wrong. She is never afraid of confronting bad mannered people. The righteous, dignified lone mother Saitou-san’s way of life gradually influences Wakaba and the other people in town.

(0 vote(s), average: 0.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: Haikei, Chichiue-sama | Dear Father | 拝啓、父上様

Genre: Family, Human Drama

Film Date: January, 2007

Japanese Drama Cast: Fukuda Saki, Kuroki Meisa, Ninomiya Kazunari, Takashima Reiko , Yokoyama Yu

Description: Set in an old prestigious Ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) in a small town in the center of Tokyo, a young Itamae (cook for Japanese dishes) struggles his life, love and work while the long-lasted ryotei and the beloved old town face the change to survive the time. This heartwarming drama shows the intimate relationship of the community that has been lost nowadays, asks what the most important things in your life is, and tells how difficult it is to make a decision. The story is told in the form of a letter to his unknown father with lots of humor and love. Fuji Creative