Drama, Romance
The story centers on Yoshio, a poor and struggling manga artist who lives in Kitamachi. He is sent by Oyaji, the landlord of his apartment who is also engaged in other shady businesses, to help a novelist called Imori move in, and meets a recently-divorced woman named Fukuko. Yoshio is immediately bewitched by her beauty, even though she is already seeing someone else. In the meantime, Imori establishes an advertising agency, borrowing the name of a larger agency from the wealthier Minamicho, in order to sell his novel. Yoshio ends up helping with Imori's efforts, and somehow Imori and Fukuko come to live together with Yoshio.
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2024
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2022
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IMDB 8.3 | Oct , 1987
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IMDB 5 | Sep , 2013
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 2018
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 2024
A woman's story of love and redemption during the Christian youth revolution that swept across America in the 1970's.Mermaids
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1990
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IMDB 6.4 | May , 2017
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IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 2001
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1990
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IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1961
Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry another man. Meanwhile, his sneaky business associate Maurice secretly misappropriates the villa as a hotel while Talbot is away. The current guests of the "hotel" are a group of young American girls.What About Love
IMDB 1 | Feb , 2024
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IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 1998
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 1956
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IMDB 2 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1987
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
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IMDB 7.9 | Sep , 2000
Each member of a Taipei family asks hard questions about life's meaning as they experience everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother-in-law is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.Paradoxical
IMDB 4.5 | Sep , 2017
"Paradoxical" is an independent science fiction film from the makers of international documentaries "Design & Thinking," "Maker" and "Hanzi."Friends
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2016
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