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In order to conceal past corruption by the government, the Kyuryu group proceeds on a plan to destroy a street and build a casino. To stop the Kyuryu group, members of SWORD begin to move.
Former assassin Daiya has long left the criminal world, but he decides to take up a mission to kill a rival gang boss for a huge payday. The catch: To kill his target at a talent show, he must go undercover and perform in a pop dance group.
Rookie detective Aiba, a native of Tokyo's red-light district (with all the attitude and methods that entails), must team up with Cho, a counterpart from Seoul with equally questionable practices, to track down a dangerous criminal spreading terror across Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. While the relationship between the two investigators is frosty at first, they'll have to learn to work together quickly in the face of such a formidable adversary.
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Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku. The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.
Long is a Taiwanese killer known for his sword skills. After Long fails a Tokyo mission, he moves to a small town where no one knows about him.
High school student Erika is sick and tired of her weakness. By chance, Erika begins working at a cabaret night club. She eventually becomes the top lady in the night world and is known by her nickname Kurumi. In the process, she manipulates men and makes a lot of money from them. Deep down inside though, Erika suffers from loneliness and fear. A man then appears in front of her.
A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, unaware of the horrific tragedy which occurred in the boy's household many years ago.
Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs fighting fiercely. Mugen and the Amamiya Brothers clashed, leading to Mugen disbanding.
Fourth chapter in the "S-Friends" series. After a shocking incident, Shoko breaks up with Kazuki and begins having one-night stands with various men. Meanwhile, she gradually becomes attracted to her colleague, Hasegawa Sakutarō. Meanwhile, Kazuki, who lives on a remote island in the countryside, meets Kazebuki Mei, a writer who wanders from place to place like a rootless wanderer, and begins to ponder the concepts of love and life. Shoko and Kazuki spend their days apart, without contacting each other, until one day they are reunited.
After a Kyowakai member is killed, detectives Shima and Hayami investigate the case, which is connected to recent unsolved murders. Kyowakai also launches their own investigation to avenge their comrade, intertwining their efforts with the police. The case involves a large organization framing Kyowakai.
When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.
Shigami (Hitoshi Ozawa) is asked to defend Satoru, the son of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member Shimada, who is undergoing voluntary questioning. Inspector Kazama (Yasukaze Motomiya) leads the interrogation, while prosecutor Akiyama (Nagiko Tsuji) questions the victim Miho, sensing she is hiding something. Hoping for a settlement, Shigami instead finds contradictions between the two accounts and joins forces with Akiyama to uncover the truth. Their investigation leads to Tatsuya of Toraku Kids, and Shigami, his assistant Toda (Sho Aoyagi), and Akiyama rush to Miho’s captivity—only to face a tragic outcome.
Tamiko (Ayumi Ito) lives happily with her husband Hideaki (Sho Aoyagi) and step-daughter Kotoyo (Hazuki Inoue). Tamiko married her deceased friend Mari's (Mami Nakamura) husband. Tamiko gets along well with her step-daughter Kotoyo, but Kotoyo still doesn't call her mother. There is a traditional sumo game held to celebrate the moving of Mizuwakasu's shrine. The traditional sumo game is important to Tamiko who grew up on the island, while her husband Hideaki's reputation is not so good on the island because he broke off his engagement to a woman his parents set him up with. In order to marry his first wife Mari, he ran away from the island. Since then, his parents disowned him. Nevertheless, Hideaki and his first wife Mari still liked the island and went back to live there. Hideaki began sum wrestling then.
Three inseparable friends are torn apart when one of them joins a criminal syndicate threatening to overpower his old friends' gang.
Three years have passed since Joji Uehara lost his father and took over his eatery "Yurie". Despite Joji's impressive culinary skills, his business continues to dwindle. One day, Kim Joo-ri, who came from South Korea to learn Japanese cuisine, arrives at the restaurant by coincidence. Although they clash over their differing values, the two of them gradually become closer as they work together to revive the struggling business. Guided by Kim's charmingly unconventional approach to life, the people around her begin to break free from their rigid minds.
Attorney Noboru Shigami (Hitoshi Ozawa), known by the nickname “The Courtroom Reaper,” once served as legal counsel to a yakuza organization. Now, together with his assistant Koji Toda (Sho Aoyagi), he runs the Harukaze Law Office. Shigami is asked by Seigo Kishi (Shinzo Hotta), the first chairman of the Kishi-gumi, to defend Shinya Narumi (Masataka Fujishige), the wakagashira of the second-generation Kishi-gumi, who is currently undergoing mediation. Heading to court underprepared, Shigami faces prosecutor Mika Akiyama (Nagiko Tsuji). During the proceedings, he senses something off about Narumi’s testimony. Meanwhile, Toda uncovers new information about the Kishi-gumi, prompting Shigami to dig deeper into the truth behind the case.
After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, but, due to one evil person who gets released from prison, the situation drastically changes.
E-sports gamer Koichi tries his hand at real-life racing when he is contacted by a drift team who is on the verge of shutting down. Koichi demonstrates his mastery in a real car, but he is up against professional drivers who challenge him in races of life and death. Koichi`s blossoming technique, passion, courage, and teamwork break down the barriers between the virtual and the real, taking him and his team to new extremes.
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
Third chapter in the "S-Friends" series. Shoko Morimura works at a mail-order company and raises her only daughter as a single mother. She and her first love, obstetrician and gynecologist Kitada Kazuki, have rekindled their friendship and are having intense trysts. While on a remote island in the countryside, Kazuki finds himself practicing medicine, and as he looks down on himself, he begins to imagine a future with Shoko. Moved by Kazuki's feelings, Shoko prepares to take a big step toward happiness together. But just as they are about to take their first steps, her ex-husband, Hiroshi, turns up, stalking her and plotting to drive a wedge between them.
After his devastatingly fast, samurai-style combat approach sets filmmakers against him, a legendary action star films his own movie—on turf claimed by feuding yakuza gangs, including Japan’s deadliest martial arts assassin.
36-year-old Shoko Morimura (Aika Yukihira) is raising her daughter on her own while working as a temporary worker. At a high school reunion, she reunites with her first love, obstetrician-gynaecologist Kitada Kazuki (Sho Aoyagi), and has a one-night stand with him. Shoko is once again excited, but becomes upset when Kazuki proposes that she become his "sex friend." Part one of a two-part film adaptation of the popular manga by Yoriko Minato. Directed by Hideo Jojo On the Edge of Their Seats, the film depicts the emotions of a man and woman who spend the night together at a class reunion.
On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima (Sho Aoyagi), a public official from the Ministry of Environment, is sent to Ishigaki Island. Yajima announces to his colleagues that he is absolutely opposed to the bridge construction project and that he wil become a coral ranger who protects the coral reef there. This surprises his colleagues.
Once close friends, an incident led them to different lives and to become enemies.
When his father flees from debt, carefree college student Osamu sees his life turn upside-down. Expelled from school and evicted from his apartment, he becomes one of Japan’s many ‘net cafe refugees’, barely scraping by each day with temporary and part-time work. Even though he’s still in Tokyo, his circumstances drive him to see and experience his home city in new ways. Trying to survive, Osamu gradually acquaints himself with the ‘invisible’ spaces occupied by the wanderers and homeless of Tokyo… people just like himself.
A traditional ballad singer Hiroshi has enthusiastic middle-aged female fans. Takeru believes that by doing good things to others, he could cause a miracle to happen and cure his beloved girlfriend who is in coma. Tetsuo avenges himself on yakuza for putting him in a jail and now is chased by them. These three men's paths are somehow intertwined and drawing them toward a showdown.
Hibino Tsubaki is a young teenage girl with a talent for styling other people's hair. Yet, Tsubaki suffers from low self-esteem and isn't very comfortable styling her own hair. She also has a tendency to dress old-fashioned. She's teased at high school because of this. One day, popular male student Tsubaki Kyota targets Tsubaki for teasing. Tsubaki Kyota holds sway over the entire classroom and is quite a playboy. Inexplicably they fall in love. Meanwhile, Tsubaki Kyota has commitment issues...
Six Stories based on Six Songs.
Shoko Morimura (Aika Yukihira) is a 36-year-old single mother who has been in a "friendship" with Kazuki Kitada (Sho Aoyagi), whom she met again at a high school reunion. For some reason, a 17-year-old girl, Saki Yamada (Akari Takaishi), whom Kazuki was taking care of, grows jealous of Shoko and causes an incident. This leads to a break-up, and Shoko is disappointed in Kazuki's defense of the young Saki. Second part of a two-part film adaptation of the popular manga by Yoriko Minato. Directed by Hideo Jojo of On the Edge of Their Seats fame.
Eiko Yagami is a "Marubo", a unit of Ueno Central Police Station's Organized Crime Division which deals directly with organized gangs to try and keep the peace. However, Eiko has some sidelines: she's a moneylender to her fellow police officers without charging interest in return for information and is also willing to do the odd side job for those on the criminal side for the money. One day, Kasumi, who is the daughter of Senma-gumi gang's leader, is found stabbed to death. As this threatens to pit gang against gang, Eiko and the police have to hurry and find her killer.
Tsukasa Kiriki, the only son of a wealthy family, runs away from home because he admires the legendary delinquent Murakoshi, who has helped him since he was a child. He runs away from home and volunteers to join the "BEAST", the strongest team in the warring tribes era, but is turned away and meets Yoji Kawanaka on his way out. Yoji, together with Hisao Nakamura and Eiji Iwami teach Tsukasa how to be a delinquent, and the four become friends. Toshi, the seventh generation of the weak “Gokurakucho” team, asks them to join him in his fight against the “Hiroshima Night's”. Trying to avoid a fight, former Knights executive Hisao goes to see the head of the Knights, Hiro, and is wounded. Angry Tsukasa and the others are ready for the fight, and the battle between the Knights and the Gokurakucho begins.
Despite working as a matchmaker, Sosuke is an awkward person. He works with Shion and they bicker over their different beliefs of love and marriage.
A family restaurant faces hard times due to customers running out on their bills. In his past, Shogo Kawatani was a premiere athlete. Now, Shogo Kawatani works for the family restaurant. His job is to catch customers who run out on their bills.
Akira Mochizuki survived a kidnapping as a child. Now, she's a detective, and there are signs that the kidnapper may be back again after 20 years.
A recording of the live performance of JAM –The Recital– on November 11, 2021.
Hongo is soon thirty years old and is wondering whether it will happen for him or he should find another career path. Additional pressure is building up because he wants to marry Miyo, his girlfriend. When the couple visit Miyo's parents Hongo commits the mistake of claiming being the manager of a popular ramen restaurant, which will soon be featured on television. Needless to say Miyo's parents decide to pay a visit. Hongo's acting chops are really needed now, as are his friends in the industry.
Renowned novelist Yo Tsushima is struggling with a severe creative slump as the deadline for his next serialized work looms. One day, he unexpectedly comes across a letter bearing the words, “Please find my love,” written by a young woman named Ayame Susa. This chance encounter sets the stage for two unlikely lives to intertwine.
