Taro Yamamoto

Kazuo Hara follows Ayumi Yasutomi, a transgender candidate, who is also a Tokyo University professor, as she embarks on a national campaign for a ...

The Hirata are a typical family residing in picturesque Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture. Their lives are thrown in chaos when an earthquake strikes ...

Masaru Okunishi is a prisoner who has been on death-row for over 40 years. In 1961, 5 women died from drinking poisoned wine in a small village ...

When Miro’s transsexual friend Noripee dies, Miro and his friends from the gay bar ‘Eden’ are once again reminded of the ...

Sennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famous novelists in Japan—drew the absurdity and ...

In March 2011, Japan was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, with the devastating tsunami that followed causing a meltdown at the Fukushima ...

Kaiji Ito moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days ...

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds ...

At some point in the distant future, a massive, catastrophic earthquake strikes Tokyo, causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise ...

The story of Orochi revolves around the life of the Monzen family. Aoi Monzen, a famous, but aging, movie star and Kazusa and Lisa Monzen her two ...

Gabai Granny is based on the bestseller Saga No Gabai Baachan (Gabai Granny from Saga), which is penned by comedian Shimada Yoshichi as he ...

When Tetsuya (Yosuke Kubozuka) was 10-years-old he met Emi (Meisa Kuroki), who suffered from a heart disease. In hopes to cure Emi’s ...

Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes ...

#49 in the series, following “Fraud Methods”

Namiko Morita, who lived in Otaru, moved to this area with her husband, Yutaro, and opened the brewery “Morita Brewery”. Eventually, ...

#48 in the series

This is the 25th installment of the long-running OV series, which delves into the dark side of society that is often overlooked. This ambitious ...

A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before entering prison. Hoping to change his mind, ...

A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make ...

A shy, nerdy man, Takeru finds a schoolgirl hooker Lily is unconscious in a Tokyo park, so he decides to bring her home and lock her up in a ...

#46 in the series

#45 in the series, following “The Men’s Past”

Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol ...

#44 in the series.

#43 in the series, following “Bonds – KIZUNA”

#42 in the series, following “Dark Judgment”

#41 in the series, following “Special Ver.40”

#38 in the series, following “Formula for Deception.”

#37 in the series, following “Yakuza Finance.”