Cast: Arata Yamanaka

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


Love Exposure

2008 · Movie · 236 min. · Japan

Direction Sion Sono

Cast Takahiro Nishijima · Hikari Mitsushima · Sakura Ando · Hiroyuke Onoue

Synopsis Having grown up in a devout Christian family, Yu (Takahiro Nishijima) has always been a well-behaved kid. After his mother dies, his priest father is seduced by a woman who breaks his heart, causing him to torment Yu by forcing...

7.4

2K votes

7.4

2K votes

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013 · Movie · 129 min. · Japan

Direction Sion Sono

Cast Jun Kunimura · Shin'ichi Tsutsumi · Fumi Nikaidou · Hiroki Hasegawa

Synopsis Two men, Muto and Ikegami, hating each other. Muto desperately wants to help his daughter Mitsuko to star in a movie. Meanwhile, Ikegami falls in love with Mitsuko, knowing that she’s the daughter of his foe. Getting dragged into this...

6.7

1K votes

6.7

1K votes

Themis

2011 · Movie · 129 min. · Japan

Direction Sion Sono

Cast Shôta Sometani · Fumi Nikaidou · Tetsu Watanabe · Mitsuro Fukikoshi

Synopsis At fifteen, Sumida is left alone to manage the family’s languishing boat-rental business and fend off his drunk and penniless father’s bouts of violence. Sumida sees his simple dream for an ordinary future rapidly evaporating before his eyes. Sharing similarly...

6.7

448 votes

6.7

448 votes

Crazy Samurai Musashi

2020 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan

Direction Yûji Shimomura

Cast Tak Sakaguchi · Kento Yamazaki · Arata Yamanaka · Yôsuke Saitô

Synopsis This film, taken around the time of "Out and Deluxe," consists of the most famous battle of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. In this 77-minute, one-scene, no-cut action sequence, Miyamoto (Tak Sakaguchi) defeats 588 enemies, one after the other. There is...

5.1

68 votes

5.1

68 votes

4.9

199 votes

3.9

35 votes

Direction Kosuke Suzuki · Keiichiro Shiraki

Cast Shun Oguri · Hidetoshi Nishijima · Yuriko Ishida · Hidekazu Mashima

Synopsis The Special Investigation Unit is a secret force of specialists in various fields. The unit is under the direct control of the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Security Bureau. Its members include investigator Inami Akira who sustained serious...

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Mr. Rookie

2002 · Movie · 118 min. · Japan

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Okitegami Kyôko no Bibôroku (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 54 min. · Japan

Direction Tôya Satô · Yoshinori Shigeyama · Naoko Komuro

Cast Yui Aragaki · Masaki Okada · Mitsuhiro Oikawa · Daiki Arioka

Synopsis Kyoko Okitegami is a private detective. She is known as the Forgetful Private Detective. When she wakes up in the morning, her memory is reset. Due to this, she rigidly adheres to a maintenance secret. No matter what case she...

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Direction Akira Ogata · Kiyotaka Taguchi · Yuki Tanada · Norio Tsuruta

Cast Takaya Kamikawa · Taizô Harada · Tomoko Tabata · Ryota Murai

Synopsis TV series (2013). 4 episodes. A drama about a special scientific investigative group called SRI, who investigates on unsolved mysterious, scientific crimes. Remake of original series aired on TBS in 1968.

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The Happy Prisoner

2019 · Movie · 108 min. · Japan

Direction Tomojirô Amano

Cast Arata Yamanaka · Ryô Ikeda · Yuki Tayama · Noriko Kohara

Synopsis Sawada is a loyal employee and husband to his depressed wife. But Sawada is a bit paranoid at the office, feeling talked about and threatened by his colleagues.

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