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Title Rating Synopsis
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boku no katsu seni kanojo no... A tradgic Love Story w/ a VERY odd twist!
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City Hunter (Live-Action Movie)
Rent Ryo Saeba, a womanizing private detective, is hired to find the runaway daughter of a wealthy businessman. Ryo's pursuit of the girl leads him to a cruise ship. Through coincidence, and a plot device borrowed from Die Hard, the ocean liner is hijacked, leaving Ryo to contend with the hostage takers as well as the elusive daughter.

Cutie Honey (Live-Action Movie)
Rent When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation (fueled by love) to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the process, Honey teams up with the seemingly cold police woman Natsuko Aki and hot shot journalist Seiji Hayami as well as battle the four "claws" of the Panther Claw gang to save her uncle and the rest of the city.

Cutie Honey The Live
Three murderers have escaped simultaneously from three different prisons, using strange weapons that were somehow smuggled to them. Private detective Hayami Seiji is hired by the sister of one of the escapees to search for him. But he finds himself in over his head when he discovers that the escapes were part of a bizarre "game". Therefore, Hayami summons a friend of his--Cutie Honey!
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Death Note (live-action movie #1)
Rent Yagami Light is a brilliant college student who, one day, finds a notebook simply titled "Death Note." Inside of this book is a list of rules and details as for the use of the "Death Note." When he realizes the power he holds, he decides he's going to make over the world. He wants to make it into a better place by killing those who do others harm. He has been nicknamed by the police "Kira." L, a brilliant detective who lives in secrecy, rises from the shadows and puts his life on the line trying to capture Light. Both L and Light believe themselves on the side of Justice, and the two match wits trying to show exactly which of them is "good" and which of them is "evil."

Densha Otoko
Rent Densha Otoko has been described as "a fairy tale for the internet generation". Central to the story is the real-life Japanese web forum known as 2ch, the single largest internet message board in the world. A text-only forum in which all who post have complete anonymity, the lovelorn main character is given the nickname "Densha Otoko"--which means "Train Man"--by his fellow 2ch-ers after relating a story of how he met a beautiful woman on a train after standing up to a drunken passenger. Having no idea how to court the lady, who is nicknamed "Hermes" by the forum-goers, Densha Otoko turns to his fellow internet companions for help in winning her heart.

Detroit Metal City (live action)
Negishi Souichi leaves his family's farm in Oita Prefecture for the bright lights of Tokyo. There he swaps his taste in music from Swedish pop for the totally out-of-character death metal, taking on the role of vocalist in a metal band called 'Death Metal City' and adopting the stage name: Johannes Krauser II.
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My life without her... See boku no katsu seni kanojo no...
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Nodame Cantabile (Live Action)
Buy At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki's arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he's demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a composer while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda Megumi, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki's girlfriend. Nodame (Noda Megumi) is a clueless, dirty girl who doesn't know how to cook, clean, or even has a sense of value. What she has is the ability to replay a song after she has heard it. She latches onto Chiaki and together they might be able to help each other overcome their own personal problems.
Nodame Cantabile - special (Live Action) See Nodame Cantabile in Europe (Live Action)

Nodame Cantabile in Europe (Live Action)
The story of Chiaki and his (un)girlfriend, Nodame continues as they travel to Europe (Paris & Prague) as told in this live-action story.
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Speed Racer (live action movie)
Rent Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.
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Taiho Shichauzo! (Dorama)
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Miyuki Kobayakawa and Natsumi Tsujimoto are a couple of traffic police officers who are looking for action. They go above and beyond the law to solve any criminal case and send the bad guys where they belong. Whether it deals with a pair of bus-hijacking bank robbers, a case of mysterious wedding deaths, or an obsessive bomber, Miyuki and Natsumi are always on the job. (some text taken from ANN website)

Train Man Rent See Densha Otoko
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You're Under Arrest! The Drama (Live Action) Watch See Taiho Shichauzo! (Dorama)
Release Year
2008(4) 2007(2) 2006(1) 2004(2) 1992(1)
Type
Movie(4) ONA(1) TV(6)
Setting
Fantasy(2) Sci-Fi(1)
Keywords
Action(3) Action Comedy(2) Action Drama(1) Adventure(1)
Artificial Girls(2) Comedy(6) Coming of Age(1) Competition(1)
Dark(1) Depression(1) Drama(4) Fighting(1)
Friendship(3) Gun-action(1) High School(1) Horror(1)
Kid at heart(2) Mahou Shoujo(1) Martial Arts(1) Music(3)
Mystery(1) Parody(2) Police(2) Romance(2)
Shounen(1) Slice of Life(2) Soul Mates(1) Supernatural(1)
Suspense(1) Tragedy(1) Violent(1)
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