Soundtrack: Tarô Iwashiro
The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by Tarô Iwashiro. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.
Memories of Murder
2003 · Movie · 130 min. · South Korea
Direction Bong Joon-ho
Cast Song Kang-ho · Kim Sang-Kyung · Kim Roe-ha · Song Jae-ho
Plot South Korea in 1986 under the military dictatorship: Two rural cops and a special detective from the capital investigate a series of brutal rape murder. Their rude measures become more...
7.6
21K votes
7.6
21K votes
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011 · Movie · 135 min. · Japan
Direction Izuru Narushima
Cast Kôji Yakusho · Hiroshi Abe · Hiroshi Tamaki · Teruyuki Kagawa
Plot The film looks at the role of Isoroku Yamamoto, the head of the Japanese Navy responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbour. It focuses on the last four years of...
7.2
25 votes
7.2
25 votes
Red Cliff: Part II
2009 · Movie · 142 min. · China
Direction John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Chang Chen · Shido Nakamura
Plot In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd PRIME MINISTER CAO CAO convinced the fickle EMPEROR HAN the only way to unite all of China was...
7.0
910 votes
7.0
910 votes
The Battle of Red Cliff
2008 · Movie · 140 min. · China
Direction John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Zhao Wei · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Chang Chen
Plot Based on the events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China in which specifically told in the title, The Battle of Red Cliffs.
6.8
1K votes
6.8
1K votes
Unforgiven
2013 · Movie · 119 min. · Japan
Direction Lee Sang-il
Cast Ken Watanabe · Jun Kunimura · Yûya Yagira · Koichi Sato
Plot Japan, late 19th century. A fleeing ronin (Ken Watanabe) is lured by a mercenary gig to avenge the mutilation of a prostitute. However, taking on the mantle of bounty hunter...
6.8
299 votes
6.8
299 votes
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (TV Series)
2013 · Series · 25 min. · Japan
Direction Kazuya Murata
Plot TV Series (2013). 13 Episodes. The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival...
6.7
139 votes
6.7
139 votes
Kado: The Right Answer (TV Series)
2017 · Series · 22 min. · Japan
Direction Kazuya Murata · Masaki Watanabe
Plot Kōjiro Shindō is a highly-skilled negotiator working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As his plane at Haneda airport prepares to take off, a huge mysterious cube appears from the...
6.7
24 votes
6.7
24 votes
11'09''01 - September 11
2002 · Documentary · 130 min. · France
Direction Samira Makhmalbaf · Claude Lelouch · Youssef Chahine · Danis Tanovic
Cast Ernest Borgnine · Ken Ogata · Tetsurô Tanba · Tomorô Taguchi
Plot A reaction piece to the United States' terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, this controversial film calls upon eleven directors from various countries to contribute 11-minute 9-second films about the...
6.6
3K votes
6.6
3K votes
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story
2013 · Movie · 121 min. · Japan
Direction Yuzo Asahara
Cast Aya Ueto · Kengo Kora · Kimiko Yo · Toshiyuki Nishida
Plot Having had a divorce after one year of marriage, Haru was proposed by a samurai chef in Kaga region to marry his succeeding son Yasunobu Funaki. The son turned out...
6.5
57 votes
6.5
57 votes
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (TV Series)
2015 · Series · 25 min. · Japan
Direction Noriyuki Abe
Plot TV Series (2015). 25 Episodes. In the prosperous kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a city of splendor and wonder, ruled by the undefeated and fearsome King...
6.5
267 votes
6.5
267 votes
The Battle of Red Cliff (International Cut)
2009 · Movie · 148 min. · China
Direction John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Zhang Fengyi · Hu Jun
Plot Red Cliff is a Chinese epic film based on the Battle of Red Cliffs and events during the end of the Han Dynasty and immediately prior to the period of...
6.5
7K votes
6.5
7K votes
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos
2011 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan
Direction Kazuya Murata
Plot Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos (Gekijoban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi) is an uncoming 2011 anime film based on the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise. The...
6.3
559 votes
6.3
559 votes
Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture
1997 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan
Direction Tsuji Hajiki
Plot The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down...
6.2
2K votes
6.2
2K votes
Arslan Senki: Fûjin Ranbu (TV Series)
2016 · Series · 22 min. · Japan
Direction Noriyuki Abe
6.2
99 votes
6.2
99 votes
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea
2007 · Movie · 136 min. · Japan
Direction Shinichirô Sawai
Cast Takashi Sorimachi · Rei Kikukawa · Mayumi Wakamura · Eugene Nomura
Plot A look at Genghis Khan's life, from his birth to conquests in Asia.
6.2
51 votes
6.2
51 votes
Blood and Bones
2004 · Movie · 140 min. · Japan
Direction Yoichi Sai
Cast Takeshi Kitano · Hirofumi Arai · Tomoko Tabata · Jô Odagiri
Plot Blood and Bones is set during World War II and the post-war years of Japan. Kitano plays the part of Shunpei Kim, a violent Korean man, who works at a...
6.0
70 votes
6.0
70 votes
Azumi
2003 · Movie · 128 min. · Japan
Direction Ryûhei Kitamura
Cast Aya Ueto · Shun Oguri · Hiroki Narimiya · Kenji Kohashi
Plot Azumi begins the film as the only girl among 10 warriors who have been trained from childhood by Jiji, a gray-bearded samurai. One day, Jiji tells them they must pass...
5.9
4K votes
5.9
4K votes
The Dog of Flanders (TV)
1997 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan
Direction Yoshio Kuroda
Plot Nello is a young poor boy who lives only with his grandfather and has a passion for art. He is friends with Aloise, who comes from a wealthy background and...
5.9
159 votes
5.9
159 votes
Shinobi
2005 · Movie · 105 min. · Japan
Direction Ten Shimoyama
Cast Yukie Nakama · Jô Odagiri · Tomoka Kurotani · Erika Sawajiri
Plot The year is 1614. Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun, Tokugawa. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja...
5.9
2K votes
5.9
2K votes
Blade & Soul (TV Series)
2014 · Series · 25 min. · Japan
Direction Hiroshi Hamasaki · Hiroshi Takeuchi
Plot Alka is an assassin for the Clan of the Sword. She's on a journey to find the woman Jin Valel, who killed her master Hon. Jin is demon-like woman who...
5.7
37 votes
5.7
37 votes