Cast: Makoto Ashikawa
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Makoto Ashikawa. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Fireworks
1997 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan
Direction Takeshi Kitano
Cast Takeshi Kitano · Kayoko Kishimoto · Tetsu Watanabe · Ren Osugi
Plot Nishi is a cop whose wife is slowly dying of Leukemia. One of his partners gets shot on the job and is confined to a wheel chair for the rest...
7.3
11K votes
7.3
11K votes
Cold Fish
2010 · Movie · 144 min. · Japan
Direction Sion Sono
Cast Mitsuro Fukikoshi · Denden · Asuka Kurosawa · Megumi Kagurazaka
Plot This movie was "inspired by true events" known as the "Saitama serial murders of dog lovers"; the convicted killers in the real-life case are Gen Sekine (b. January 2, 1942)...
6.6
1K votes
6.6
1K votes
Violent Cop
1989 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan
Direction Takeshi Kitano
Cast Takeshi Kitano · Maiko Kawakami · Makoto Ashikawa · Sei Hiraizumi
Plot Detective Azuma is a Dirty-Harry style rogue cop who often uses violence and unethical methods to get results. While investigating a series of drug-related homicides, Azuma discovers that his friend...
6.5
4K votes
6.5
4K votes
Boiling Point
1990 · Movie · 96 min. · Japan
Direction Takeshi Kitano
Cast Takeshi Kitano · Yûrei Yanagi · Yuriko Ishida · Eri Fuse
Plot Masaki is a frail, quiet boy dividing his time between working in gas station and playing baseball. When Masaki and his baseball coach are violently bullied by the local Yakuza,...
6.2
2K votes
6.2
2K votes
Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture
1973 · Movie · 86 min. · Japan
Direction Teruo Ishii
Cast Reiko Ike · Ryohei Uchida · Makoto Ashikawa · Arumi Kuri
Plot Notoriously lacking restraint, sexy "Pinky Violence" star Reiko Ike returns in this gonzo sequel to Sex & Fury following the further exploits of Ocho, a thief and gambler running afoul...
5.7
95 votes
5.7
95 votes
Ju-on: The Curse 2
2000 · Movie · 76 min. · Japan
Direction Takashi Shimizu
Cast Yûrei Yanagi · Takako Fuji · Takashi Matsuyama · Ryôta Koyama
Plot Ju-on 2 continues the story of Suzuki Kyoko and shows how the curse affected everyone in her family. It also shows the story of another couple, the Kitadas, living in...
5.7
350 votes
5.7
350 votes
The Booth
2005 · Movie · 74 min. · Japan
Direction Yoshihiro Nakamura
Cast Makoto Ashikawa · Masaki Miura · Mansaku Ikeuchi · Maiko Asano
Plot A well-known and somewhat haughty radio host is suddenly haunted by his past when his show temporarily moves to an outdated basement studio booth with a notorious history. Though his...
5.6
26 votes
5.6
26 votes
Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group
1973 · Movie · 87 min. · Japan
Direction Masahiro Shimura
Cast Reiko Ike · Yûko Kanô · Hiroshi Nawa · Jun Aida
Plot A nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough...
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Around the Table
2021 · Movie · 104 min. · Japan
Direction Sôshi Masumoto
Cast Naomi Nishida · Shûgo Oshinari · Haruka Kubo · Miwako Ichikawa
Plot Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's...
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Ai Inochi: Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomi Dera (TV)
2011 · Movie · 120 min. · Japan
Direction Kan Ishibashi
Cast Ken Watanabe · Hiromi Nagasaku · Kaho Minami · Jun Fubuki
Plot The drama is set in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district and is inspired by Gen Hidemori, who runs the Japan Social Minority Centre, an NPO rescue center in Kabukicho that has served...
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Weekend Shuffle
1982 · Movie · 104 min. · Japan
Direction Genji Nakamura
Cast Kumiko Akiyoshi · Shigeru Izumiya · Shino Ikenami · Lisa Akikawa
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The Dork, the Girl, and the Douchebag
2015 · Movie · 141 min. · Japan
Direction Yôsuke Okuda
Cast Makoto Ashikawa · Kaoru Iida · Eri Iwata · Miwako Izumi
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