Movies and TV shows set in tokyo – page 5
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The individuals that comprise the Tokyo MER team rush to on-site disasters and accidents, performing life-saving treatment thanks to the OR equipped within their vehicle. Their one mission is simple: leave no one dead. But conflicts arise when an ...
Style:
medical drama, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
disaster, emergency room, teamwork, job, doctor, saving a life, medical, workplace situations, medicine, workplace, social services, doctors and patients ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Zen Seizaki is a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles upon a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the ...
Style:
anime, psychological, political thriller, political, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, conspiracy, prosecutor, politics, suicide, police, political corruption, death, justice, election, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.
Style:
freeze frame, realistic, serious, biting, cynical ...
Plot:
breast feeding, sex, incestuous relationship, prostitution, forced sex, brothel, incest, buddhism, japanese history, serf, street walker, call girl ...
Time:
1910s, 1940s, 1930s, 1950s, 1920s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked into one ...
Style:
anime, futuristic, suspense, melancholic, computer animated ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, ghost in the shell, artificial intelligence, terrorism, distopia, fantasy world, cyberspace, investigation, robot, scientist, murder, memory ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, funny
Plot:
husband and wife, foster parent, adoptive father, family life, adoptive mother, pregnancy, wife, olympics, adopted son, kids and family, foster home, pregnant wife ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and commits suicide. Tamotsu’s friend Banji Masuzawa works as a private detective, and has doubts about Tamotsu’s death, but the case is covered up by powerful ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
private detective, murder, murder mystery, murder suspect, partners against crime, family relations, law enforcer, escapades, who done it, name calling, chase, victim ...
Time:
50s
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.
Style:
enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, tense, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, family secret, co worker co worker relationship, law enforcer, murder mystery, brutality, uncover truth, family relations, mind game, investigation, suspicion, homicidal maniac ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 12 min.
TV show
Story:
20-year-old Michiru Amatsuki moved to Tokyo due to a change of career. She decided to live in a woman-only share house Stella House Haruno with people of different age and occupations. It's always fun when there's delicious alcohol and ...
Style:
anime, captivating, semi serious, satirical, lighthearted ...
Plot:
slice of life, friendship, drinking, food, female protagonist, housemates, everyday life, dormitory, lifestyle, satire, cohabitation, young adult ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, family drama, slice of life, nostalgia, working class, life is a bitch, family problems, lifestyle change, changing lives, rich and poor, social problems ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother ...
Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
trans woman, transgender, transsexuality, motherhood, family drama, desire for fame, character study, lgbtq, relatives, relationships, instinct, transsexual ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Kazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts Machiko, a pole dancer he's been stuck on. They begin living together, but their happiness is short lived as their pasts torment them both.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
gambler, male female relationship, changing lives, lifestyle change, relationships, troubled past, love affair, couple relations, prostitute, mysterious past, confronting the past, red light district ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, South Korea
TV show
Story:
Miyabe Arata, owner of the Roppongi Nidaime Miyabe bar, fights against those who have absolute power. His goal is to take revenge on Nagaya Holdings, a giant in the Japanese food industry. The owner of the holding companies, as well as his son, had ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, tense, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, avenge, corporate crime, confronting the past, vengeance, criminal's revenge, conspiracy, troubled past, life is a bitch, tragic past, underdog, power struggle ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Set a few years before Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, A.D. Police chronicles the tales of Mega-Tokyo's special police division designed to control rogue Boomers in the city. A.D. Police Officer Kenji Sasaki faces a major dilemma: he loses another ...
Style:
anime, mecha, dark, tense, futuristic ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, androids, police, robot, technology, urban, police procedural, partnership, dystopia, mature, ethical dilemma, investigation ...
Time:
near future
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.
Style:
realistic, touching, sweet, captivating, sexual ...
Plot:
love triangle, self discovery, coming of age, couples, youth, lifestyle, college, love, friendship, asian, introvert, superhero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Yuta Ono flees from the responsibilities of his family run business and attempts to get into college to get a girl. By a twist a fate, Yuta Ono then finds himself living with five beautiful young ladies. all of whom Yuta finds exciting.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, captivating, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
friendship, student life, youth, university, lifestyle, roommate roommate relationship, roommate, campus, society, rivalry, japanese girl, housemates ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Tachikawa, Japan, is a "second metropolis" of Tokyo, protected by the Gatchaman, warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by the manifestation of their spiritual powers called NOTE. When the energetic and cheerful Hajime ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, tense, light ...
Plot:
secret organization, escapades, danger, imaginary, rivalry, superhero, superhero team, good versus evil, friendship, society, young adult, heroes ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
107 years ago, the Moon was destroyed in a massive cataclysm that shattered Earth's former satellite into 81 quintillion tons of orbital debris. However, thanks to super-science, the Earth itself was saved and today no one really thinks much ...
Style:
mecha, anime, exciting, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
save the planet, escapades, danger, heroes, youth, robot, piloted giant robot, battles, friendship, rivalry, idol, interspecies romance ...
Time:
future
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A murder investigation reveals a deep-rooted sibling rivalry in director Miwa Nishikawa's brooding family drama. On the one-year anniversary of his mother's death, Tokyo art and fashion photographer Takeru (Joe Odagiri) returns to his ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, atmospheric, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, family relations, couples, anniversary, photograph, brother brother relationship, witness, love triangle, lawyer, homecoming, haunted by the past, funeral ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Big Dreams Little Tokyo is the story of Boyd, an American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese. Boyd aspires to succeed in the world of Japanese business but finds himself mostly on the outside looking in. Meanwhile, his roommate Jerome, is a ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Plot:
culture clash, follow your dream, immigrant, workplace romance, fish out of water, society, power relations, wrestling, couples, racism, teaching the ways of the world, reluctant partners ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia, mexico
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and are unaware that she has secretly returned to Tokyo. Making the biggest decisions on the slightest ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, emotional ...
Plot:
pregnancy, family relations, self discovery, elderly, homecoming, optimism, hopes, strong female presence, parents and children, pregnant woman, female protagonist, humanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through ...
Style:
light, entertaining, captivating, emotional, heartfelt ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prosecutor, integrity, justice, career, law enforcement, district attorney, law enforcer, assistant district attorney, law and order, price of justice, legal system, attorney general ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A police officer leaves the force in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into a depression, he makes questionable decisions.
Style:
bloody, emotional, bleak, art house, lyrical ...
Plot:
police, yakuza, gangster, character study, dying, death, samurai, loss, loss of partner, loss of loved one, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, mount fuji, india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the ...
Style:
independent film, sexy, sexual, art house, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
poverty, shoplifting, father son relationship, social realism, poor family, beach, supermarket, child abduction, shoplifter, family drama, husband wife relationship, orphan ...
Time:
near future, 2010s
Place:
tokyo, east asia, japan, sarajevo, nebraska ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
From the mind behind Evangelion comes a hit larger than life. When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red ...
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, natural horror, dark ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
godzilla, giant monster, kaiju, giant, creature feature, creature, danger, radioactivity, scientist, evolution, military, missile ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the massive city of Tokyo, Kumiko, a twenty-nine year old, lives in utter solitude. She works a dreadful, dead-end job under an awful boss, is intimidated by her well-off peers, and nagged incessantly by her overbearing mother who is exasperated ...
Style:
depressing, sexy, art house, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
treasure, language barrier, character study, map, female protagonist, alone in the world, survival, obsession, self discovery, delusion, escapades, obsessive quest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, minnesota, tokyo, east asia, north dakota ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 237 min.
Story:
After Yu's mother dies his father, a priest, only seems to take solace in the confessions of his sons sins causing Yu to partake in various 'sinful' activities to appease him. This is a teen love story as only the Japanese could bring ...
Style:
sexy, surreal, controversial, psychological, poignant ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
sin, crazy love, japanese schoolgirl, brainwashing, religion, coming of age, lesbian, group of friends, family values, porn, surrealism, teenage love ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, xian
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Takaki and Akari are two classmates in elementary school. During their time together they have become close friends. Their relationship is tested when Akari moves to another city because of her parents' jobs. Both of them struggle to keep their ...
Style:
depressing, anime, touching, emotional, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
love and romance, life philosophy, coming of age, relationships, lovers apart, young lovers, teenage love, nostalgia, hopes, love story, love, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, future, 90s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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115K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Porco Rosso, known in Japan as Crimson Pig (Kurenai no Buta) is the sixth animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 1992. You're introduced to an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing "air ...
Style:
anime, humorous, cult classic, talky, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, pre-teens, kids, adult
Plot:
transformation, aviation, airplane, fascism, anthropomorphic animal, unrequited love, fighter pilot, cartoon pig, heroes, escapades, heroic mission, haunted by the past ...
Time:
1920s, year 1992, 20th century, 1930s, 1910s ...
Place:
italy, tokyo, croatia, fictional island, europe ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not ...
Style:
anime, emotional, adult animation, surreal, touching ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
lost love, female protagonist, actor's life, interview, love and romance, unfulfilled love, haunted by the past, love story, movie star, mother daughter relationship, longing, lovers apart ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 1940s, 2000s, 1930s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, china, asia
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40K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Japan, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
Style:
psychological, sexy, intense, road movie, serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
spirit, ghost, rape and revenge, vigilante, photograph, supernatural, wedding, photographer, revenge, police investigation, photography, car accident ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
japan, tokyo, new york, asia, mount fuji ...
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