Cast: Tomoko Nakajima

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Tomoko Nakajima. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Taste of Tea

2004 · Movie · 143 min. · Japan

Direction Katsuhito Ishii

Cast Maya Banno · Takahiro Sato · Tadanobu Asano · Satomi Tezuka

Synopsis A spell of time in the life of a family living in rural Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. Though her husband is busy working at an office, Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project...

7.2

1K votes

7.2

1K votes

Tokyo Family

2013 · Movie · 146 min. · Japan

Direction Yôji Yamada

Cast Isao Hashizume · Kazuko Yoshiyuki · Tomoko Nakajima · Yû Aoi

Synopsis An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. They go to Tokyo. The couple have 3 children. The eldest son Koichi runs a hospital. The first daughter Shigeko runs a beauty...

7.0

3K votes

7.0

3K votes

Direction Takashi Miike

Cast Naoki Hosaka · Tomoko Nakajima · Ren Osugi · Sadaharu Shiota

Synopsis Yosuke Kobayashi, a detective assigned on a homicide unit, saw his wife killed by a serial killer, Shinji Nishizono. From a shock he suffered MPD (multiple personality disorder) and became Kazuhiko Amamiya. Soon after he managed to hunt down and...

6.4

139 votes

6.4

139 votes

What a Wonderful Family! II

2017 · Movie · 113 min. · Japan

Direction Yôji Yamada

Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki · Yû Aoi · Kazuko Yoshiyuki · Yui Natsukawa

Synopsis In this sequel to the first It's A Wonderful Family, the characters who are still based on those in Tokyo Family (which itself was based on Tokyo Story), are a couple of years older with the father, grandfather and husband...

5.5

315 votes

5.5

315 votes

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What a Wonderful Family

2016 · Movie · 108 min. · Japan

Direction Yôji Yamada

Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki · Yû Aoi · Yui Natsukawa · Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Synopsis The three grown children of a couple approaching their 50th wedding anniversary are shocked when their mother demands a divorce.

5.5

979 votes

5.5

979 votes

Parasite Eve

1997 · Movie · 120 min. · Japan

Direction Masayuki Ochiai

Cast Hiroshi Mikami · Riona Hazuki · Tomoko Nakajima · Ayako Omura

Synopsis Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperation he steals her liver from her body in order...

5.2

68 votes

5.2

68 votes

The Crossing

2000 · Movie · 116 min. · Japan

Direction Yôichi Higashi

Cast Michitaka Tsutsui · Takato Hosoyamada · Miho Tsumiki · Tomoko Nakajima

Synopsis A 29 year old graphic designer named Koji goes back to his hometown to attend his father's funeral, as well as mentor his 14 year old nephew Takuya who has recently been arrested. Koji feels he can reach Takuya, who...

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A Beautiful Star

2017 · Movie · 127 min. · Japan

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Tugumi (Tsugumi)

1990 · Movie · 105 min. · Japan

Direction Jun Ichikawa

Cast Riho Makise · Tomoko Nakajima · Yasuyo Shirashima · Hiroyuki Sanada

Synopsis Tugumi, who lives in a small seaside town, has been in delicate health from birth. Her parents spoiled her and she is rough and selfish. However, a few people are attracted by her beauty and unique character. In this summer,...

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Tokei - Adieu l'hiver

1986 · Movie · 116 min. · Japan

Direction So Kuramoto

Cast Ayumi Ishida · Tomoko Nakajima · Tetsuya Watari · Takanori Jinnai

Synopsis Ishida plays a figure skating coach named Reiko Hayami coaching her young daughter Yuko, played by Tomoko Nakajima.

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One Day, You Will Reach the Sea

2022 · Movie · 126 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakagawa

Cast Yukino Kishii · Minami Hamabe · Yôsuke Sugino · Haya Nakazaki

Synopsis Mana Kotani was friends with Sumire Utsuki for years. She admired Sumire's freewheeling ways and mysterious charm, but Sumire broke off connections with her. Later, Mana hears of Sumire's death, which she cannot get over.

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Chizuko's Younger Sister

1991 · Movie · 155 min. · Japan

Direction Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Cast Hikari Ishida · Tomoko Nakajima · Toshinori Omi · Tomoka Shibayama

Synopsis Futari (Two of Us) is about two sisters, one of them the perfect child, the other clumsy and slow. One day, the perfect sister dies, and comes back as a ghost to guide her little sister.

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Seven Orifices

2024 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Takuya Katô

Cast Taishi Nakagawa · Shôta Sometani · Moka Kamishiraishi · Kokoro Morita

Synopsis Seven huge holes suddenly appear in Japan. Could they be gods? Eight people and their teacher share secrets and confidences before venturing into the unknown.

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Eien no 1/2

1987 · Movie · 101 min. · Japan

Direction Kichitaro Negishi

Cast Tokito Saburo · Shinobu Otake · Tomoko Nakajima · Fukuko Sayo

Synopsis An unemployed young man who has just broken up with his girlfriend meets a woman at a bicycle race. They start dating but then strange things then begin to happen to him, including a beating from the local yakuza.

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Listen to My Heart

2009 · Movie · 119 min. · Japan

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Direction Yôji Yamada

Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki · Isao Hashizume · Kazuko Yoshiyuki · Yû Aoi

Synopsis At the Hirata home, three generations of their family live together. A crisis ensues when one afternoon, housewife Fumie falls asleep and wakes up to find a thief has stolen her secret money she kept hidden in the refrigerator.

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Ganbatte ikimasshoi

1998 · Movie · 120 min. · Japan

Direction Itsumichi Isomura

Cast Rena Tanaka · Mami Shimizu · Wakana Chizaki · Kirina Mano

Synopsis Etsuko - a typical Japanese high school student, who's unlucky in love, an academic failure, and plain bored with life.

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Direction Komatsu Takashi · Imai Kazuhisa · Tamura Naomi

Cast Takashi Sorimachi · Tomoko Nakajima · Takeru Shibuya · Masahiko Nishimura

Synopsis Takashi Sorimachi stars as Satoru Tachibana, an advertising firm employee slaving away under a younger boss for a meager salary. With a pachinko habit, no savings, and no prospects of romance since his divorce, Tachibana is left wondering what the...

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Be A Man! Samurai School

2008 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan

Direction Tak Sakaguchi

Cast Tak Sakaguchi · Gou Ayano · Tomoko Nakajima · Hideo Sakaki

Synopsis The only true path to respect for a man is to sign up with a samurai school—but hold on! Slobs and slackers are advised to steer clear. This kind of training demands courage, stamina and perseverance! You think you got...

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April Ghost Story (Ghost of April)

1988 · Movie · 98 min. · Japan

Direction Kazuya Konaka

Cast Sanae Aoki · Tomoko Nakajima · Toshirô Yanagiba · Eisuke Tsunoda

Synopsis A young girl falls in love with a boy who died 100 years ago, and who wants to be reborn as a new born baby.

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