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  • 2014
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    Hanako & Anne

    Hanako & Anne

    7.30 2014 HD

    A Japanese girl from a poor family named Hanako went on an adventure to study in a girl's Christian school in Tokyo. She found her passion in English...

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  • 2015
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    Burning Flower

    Burning Flower

    7.70 2015 HD

    Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to...

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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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  • 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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  • 2003
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    Kokoro

    Kokoro

    1 2003 HD

    Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown...

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  • 2011
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    Hometown Stories

    Hometown Stories

    1 2011 HD

    Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.

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  • 2005
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    Kaze no Haruka

    Kaze no Haruka

    1 2005 HD

    At the age of nine, Haruka moves from Osaka to Yufuin with her father Yosuke and her younger sister Asuka because Yosuke hopes to open a restaurant...

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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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  • 1981
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    Onna Taikoki

    Onna Taikoki

    1 1981 HD

    Focusing on the life of Nene, the good wife who supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the world of the Warring States and the rise and fall of the Toyotomi...

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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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  • 1963
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    Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

    7.00 1963 HD

    The story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke.

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  • 2016
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    Toto Nee-chan

    Toto Nee-chan

    8.50 2016 HD

    In 1930 and as a young child, Tsuneko Kohashi lives at Enshu in Shizuoka Prefecture. She has a happy life with her parents and two younger sisters....

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  • 2023
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    Impersonating Miwa

    Impersonating Miwa

    7.00 2023 HD

    Miwa Kubota is a 29-year old movie fanatic who just got fired from her dead-end job. She saw that her favorite actor, the world-renowned Takahashi...

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  • 1983
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    Kojika Monogatari

    Kojika Monogatari

    1 1983 HD

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  • 2021
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    Come Come Everybody

    Come Come Everybody

    1 2021 HD

    Come Come Everybody is a Japanese television drama series and the 105th NHK Asadora series, following Okaeri Mone.. It depicts the lives of three...

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  • 2019
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    Tokusatsu GaGaGa

    Tokusatsu GaGaGa

    7.10 2019 HD

    The series is based on the manga Tokusatsu Gagaga, a comedy manga by Tanba Niwa. Tokusatsu Gagaga series follows Kano Nakamura, an office lady played...

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  • 2011
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    Tsukahara Bokuden

    Tsukahara Bokuden

    8.50 2011 HD

    Takahara is a legendary figure in the Warring States Period of Japan. He was born in Kagoshima, the sacred place of sword. He learned the art of...

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  • 2016
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    Sanadamaru

    Sanadamaru

    7.90 2016 HD

    Spanning over 50 episodes, we follow the historical fiction of the Sanada clansmen as they plotted and fought their ways to survive the changing...

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  • 2004
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    Tenka

    Tenka

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Lion Era

    The Lion Era

    1 1980 HD

    It depicts how the winner, the Satsuma Clan, and the loser, the Aizu Clan, survive through the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration in their...

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