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NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC (NBCユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン合同会社, Enubīshī Yunibāsaru Entāteimento Japan Gōdō-gaisha) (formerly known as Geneon Universal Entertainment and previously Pioneer LDC – Pioneer LaserDisc Company, a former subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation) is a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. From its days as Geneon Universal Entertainment, Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan. Geneon's North American branch (originally founded as Pioneer Entertainment) specialized in translating and distributing anime and related merchandise, such as soundtracks across the region. Geneon is a portmanteau of the English words, generate and eon. On February 1, 2009, Geneon merged with Universal Pictures Japan into Geneon Universal Entertainment. On December 9, 2013, the company changed its name to the current NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. Outside of Japan, the majority of NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan's anime titles are distributed in the Oceanic region by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia.
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(1965)Filmography of NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (19 films)
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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
, 2h1Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films
Actors Hideaki Itō, Masanobu Ando, Shun Oguri, Koichi Sato, Quentin Tarantino, Yūsuke Iseya
A lone gunman travels to the town of Yuta, which is run by the warring clans of the white-colored Genji and red-colored Heike. After ignoring requests from both clans to join them, he is given shelter by a woman named Ruriko, who takes care of her mute grandson Heihachi. Ruriko tells the gunman that many years ago, the town prospered in gold mining until both clans fought over the gold and drove away the population. The Heike-aligned sheriff tells the gunman that in the midst of the chaos, a Heike man named Akira married a Genji woman named Shizuka and lived peacefully with their son Heihachi, until Heike leader Kiyomori killed Akira in cold blood, rendering Heihachi mute from the trauma. Seeking protection for her son, Shizuka became a prostitute for the Genji. Since then, Heihachi has been tending to a trio of red and white roses, waiting for the day they bloom.
The Suicide Song (2007)
Directed by Masato Harada
Genres Horror
Actors Hiroshi Abe, Yūko Ōshima, Ryūhei Matsuda, Yoshino Kimura, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda
Anzu Natsuno (Yuko Oshima), a student at an all-girl high school, is walking in the hallway when she hears a mysterious melody coming from the auditorium. There, she finds her classmate Kana (Atsuko Maeda) singing and Anzu's soon shocked when she sees Kana committing suicide after the song ends.
Ju-on: The Grudge (2003)
, 1h32Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Origin Japon
Genres Horror
Themes Films about children, Ghost films
Actors Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Yui Ichikawa, Takako Fuji, Misa Uehara (actress, born 1983), Yūya Ozeki
The film’s story takes place over a number of years and like the other Ju-on films, is told in a non-linear order in six segments. The segments are presented in the following order: Rika (理佳), Katsuya (勝也), Hitomi (仁美), Toyama (遠山), Izumi (いづみ), and Kayako (伽椰子). The synopsis shall be told in the chronological order of events.
Tenchi Forever! (1999)
, 1h35Genres Drama, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Masami Kikuchi, Ai Orikasa, Yumi Takada, Kikuko Inoue, Chisa Yokoyama, Etsuko Kozakura
The movie opens with a scene that fans know all too well: Ryoko and Ayeka begin to fight over chores, and Tenchi runs into the forest after they demand he makes a choice between the two of them. He stumbles upon a huge tree covered in strange flowers, and suddenly vanishes without a trace.
, 1h5Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Masami Kikuchi, Ai Orikasa, Petrea Burchard, Yumi Takada, Matt K. Miller, Chisa Yokoyama
The story is a mixture between the Tenchi Ryo-Ohki! and Tenchi Universe canon; it's a non-canon tale. Long ago, a young Prince Yosho met a young demon girl, named Yuzuha. Attracted to Yosho, two agreed to meet to play together during the annual Startica celebration on Jurai; she was driven away by the palace guards and she hated Yosho for it. 700 years later, Yuzuha wakes up within the underworld and discovers that Yosho is alive and on Earth, celebrating Christmas with the family and the ladies that had gathered around Tenchi. She believes Tenchi Masaki is a charmer due to the fact he is surrounded by so many girls; she decides to send Tenchi a present. She obtains a lock of Tenchi's hair and takes a piece of her own to a created a girl that's part human, Juraian, and demon to entertain her mischievous nature.
Tenchi Muyo! In Love (1996)
, 1h35Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Masami Kikuchi, Ai Orikasa, Yumi Takada, Chisa Yokoyama, Etsuko Kozakura, Yūko Kobayashi
The year is 1996, one year after the events of Tenchi Universe. After being defeated by the Jurai Emperor and the Galaxy Police (GXP) centuries ago, the monstrously powerful Super A-1 class criminal, Kain, was permanently imprisoned in a subspace container of the GXP's headquarters. However, Kain managed to escape and used his time-space powers to destroy GXP HQ. He then set his sights on Earth and travels back in time to take his revenge on Jurai's royal family. Before the GXP was wiped out, they managed to broadcast a warning about Kain's escape, but due to its weak signal, both Kiyone and Mihoshi didn't comprehend the gravity of the situation.
Horowitz: The Last Romantic (1985)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
, 30minutesDirected by D. A. Pennebaker
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Mark Deming of Rovi explains that the film "captures the self-proclaimed "quasar of rock" in fine and unfettered form in this 1969 date at a Toronto festival". He performs a series of his greatest hits.
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)
, 1h59Directed by Shin Togashi
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Hiroshi Abe, Yu Aoi, Maryke Hendrikse, Sōsuke Ikematsu, Akira Emoto, Teruyuki Kagawa
This is a live-action film adaptation of the original giant robot series Tetsujin 28. Although a TV anime was first broadcast in 1964 there were no theatrical films of Tetsujin 28, making this the first original film adaptation. In addition, a TV drama version was broadcast in 1960 as a live-action series.
I'll Remember April (2001)
, 1h30Directed by Bob Clark
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Pat Morita, Trevor Morgan, Pam Dawber, Haley Joel Osment, Mark Harmon, Paul Dooley
Four children capture a Japanese soldier who washes ashore during the Second World War.
, 2h12Directed by Dwight Yoakam
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Western
Actors Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Vaughn, Bridget Fonda, Peter Fonda, Paul Reubens
Au début du XXème siècle, dans une petite ville située au fin fond de l'Arizona, le jeune marshal Valentine Casey reçoit, le soir de Noël, la visite d'une bande de hors-la-loi, qui font partie de sa famille et avec lesquels il partage un passé peu reluisant. Ces derniers ne tardent pas à semer la terreur dans les environs.
, 2h12Directed by Dwight Yoakam
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Western
Actors Billy Bob Thornton, Vince Vaughn, Bridget Fonda, Dwight Yoakam, Peter Fonda, Joe Unger
Au début du XXème siècle, dans une petite ville située au fin fond de l'Arizona, le jeune marshal Valentine Casey reçoit, le soir de Noël, la visite d'une bande de hors-la-loi, qui font partie de sa famille et avec lesquels il partage un passé peu reluisant. Ces derniers ne tardent pas à semer la terreur dans les environs.
The Dog of Flanders (1997)
, 1h43Genres Drama, Animation, Romance
Actors Robert Loggia, Debi Derryberry, Sakura Tange, Sean Young, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Brady Bluhm
My Secret Cache (1997)
, 1h23Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Naomi Nishida, Yōji Tanaka, Taketoshi Naito, Takako Katō
The film begins with a prologue that quickly sketches the backstory of the protagonist: since childhood, Sakiko Suzuki was obsessed with cash. She scared off potential friends by constantly talking about her savings account, and potential suitors by demanding that they give her up front the money they would have spent taking her out on a date. After college, her family suggests she get a job as a bank teller. She's promptly hired, but soon grows disillusioned by the job, because she's counting other people's cash. Then, bank robbers kidnap her and stuff her in a trunk with a bright yellow suitcase filled with stolen money. The thieves take a wrong turn in the woods and crash their car. Sakiko escapes with the briefcase but falls into a river and winds up in an underground pool, where she tries to kill herself by drowning after letting go of the suitcase. Instead, she washes up downstream and is given medical leave by the bank.
, 1h32Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Lauren Bacall, Jesse Lee Soffer, Miriam Flynn, Mark L. Taylor, Ian Abercrombie, M. Emmet Walsh
Claudia is the middle child of a busy family. She is smart and responsible, often required to help her mother around the house. However, weary of the life in suburban Connecticut, she decides to find something grander. Her younger brother Jamie, along with his extensive savings from playing cards, is enlisted as her partner in crime. They run away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.