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  • 2007
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    Den-noh Coil

    Den-noh Coil

    7.30 2007 HD

    Den-noh Coil, Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive...

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  • 2013
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    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    8.50 2013 HD

    During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo,...

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  • 1979
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    Sister Ma

    Sister Ma

    1 1979 HD

    A serialized television series, aired in 1979, based on Hasegawa Machiko's "Sazae-san Uchiakebanashi" (Sazae-san Confessions), which depicts the true...

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  • 1996
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    Futarikko

    Futarikko

    7.30 1996 HD

    Born over a tofu shop in Osaka, twin sisters Reiko and Kyoko have very different characters. Reiko is diligent, and longs for a secure, middle class...

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  • 1979
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    プリンプリン物語

    プリンプリン物語

    10.00 1979 HD

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  • 1996
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    Hideyoshi

    Hideyoshi

    9.50 1996 HD

    A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga....

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  • 1974
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    Katsu Kaishu

    Katsu Kaishu

    1 1974 HD

    Katsu Kaishū deals with end of the Edo period. Based on Kan Shimozawa's novels "Katsu Kaishū "

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  • 2018
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    Manpuku

    Manpuku

    9.00 2018 HD

    Based on true story of the wife of Ando Momofuku, the businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. and the inventor of instant ramen, the...

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  • 2021
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    Welcome Home, Mone

    Welcome Home, Mone

    7.40 2021 HD

    Born in September of 1995, Momone Nagaura lived with her parents, grandfather, and sister in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. After failing her...

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  • 1971
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    Haru no Sakamichi

    Haru no Sakamichi

    1 1971 HD

    The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.

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  • 2002
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    Toshiie and Matsu

    Toshiie and Matsu

    8.00 2002 HD

    The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great...

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  • 1978
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    Ōgon no Hibi

    Ōgon no Hibi

    1 1978 HD

    Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This...

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  • 2020
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    The Supernatural Sweet Shop

    The Supernatural Sweet Shop

    6.50 2020 HD

    Zenitendo is a mysterious candy store that only lucky people can reach. All the candy recommended by Beniko, the owner of the store, is perfectly...

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  • 1983
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    Kojika Monogatari

    Kojika Monogatari

    1 1983 HD

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  • 2009
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    Tsubasa

    Tsubasa

    1 2009 HD

    The story follows the 20-year-old Tsubasa who dedicates her life to her family and their shop. Her life is turned upside down when her mother who was...

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  • 1985
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    Waves of Spring

    Waves of Spring

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2014
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    Washimo

    Washimo

    1 2014 HD

    Hiyori's grandmother died. To stop her crying all day and every day, Hiyori's father built a humanoid robot called Washimo, that looks like her...

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  • 1979
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    Kusa Moeru

    Kusa Moeru

    7.00 1979 HD

    The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.

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  • 1999
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    Suzuran

    Suzuran

    8.50 1999 HD

    In 1924, a time when both steam engine trains and early Showa Era's first train stations are just beginning. In the waiting room of Asumoe Station, a...

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  • 1986
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    Inochi

    Inochi

    1 1986 HD

    The drama begins in August 1945, three days after the end of the Pacific war. A freight train completely jam-packed with passengers heads for Aomori...

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