Shinobu Otake Movies

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.

Ushibuka in Amakusa City prospered a century ago with its fishing industry and red-light district, but has become Japan's fastest declining city....

While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the...

Based on a true story. A Japanese girl and an American guy, fall in love in Japan. Their relationship will not be easy to manage, with their...

It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home...

Drawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and spend their free time practicing for their school's...

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves...

Coming of age story about a boy and his mother.

Junior high school student Yuna lives with her father Toshiharu. Her mother Akemi moved to Naha when her older sister entered high school, and Yuna...

The TV movie follows a detective with a burning sense of justice who risks his life to pursue a corruption case involving the prime minister's office.

The four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a private detective to investigate.

A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were frequent uprisings in rural areas due to...

Based on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film is about an extramarital affair between the wife of an estate agent and a 22 year old man.

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

A suspense drama based on Osamu Takahashi's original work starring Shinobu Otake. The shooting location of Gunkanjima is a famous tourist attraction....

On Sado Island, Kii works as a cleaner at a gold mine. One day, she finds a collapsed woman in the facility and takes the woman to her home. The...

Tsukiko, whose father died before she was born, lives with her mother Yoko and they provide mutual support for each other. One day, Yoko comes home...

A nurse is caring for a patient in a life and death situation whilst also dealing with her own emotional issues.