The best Tadanobu Asano’s mystery movies

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

27/11/1973 (50 años)
Today we present the best Tadanobu Asano’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Tadanobu Asano’s movies.

The Outsider

The Outsider
6.2/10
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.

Survive Style 5+

Survive Style 5+
7.5/10
A man continually trying and failing to get his wife to stay dead; a self-absorbed ad agency creative director who comes up with one unworkably inane idea after another; a British hitman who only wants to know everyone's function in life; and an unfortunate office worker and father whose brain is left scrambled after a stage hypnotist is murdered in mid-performance.

Detective Chinatown 3

Detective Chinatown 3
5.6/10
Following the excitement of first Bangkok and then New York, a big murder case takes place in Tokyo. Chinatown master detectives Tangren (Wang Baoqiang) and Qinfeng (Liu Haoren) are invited to take up the mystery. Adding to the excitement are the other detectives on the CRIMASTER international detective list as well as the current top rank, Q. Yet another hilarious battle of wits is set to take place...

Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service
5.7/10
A young girl named Kiki (Fuka Koshiba) must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.

Kasane – Beauty and Fate

Kasane – Beauty and Fate
6/10
Kasane Fuchi is the daughter of a beautiful, legendary actress. Kasane has excellent acting skills as well, but she is not attractive. She has a hard time due to her unattractiveness. Kasane has a lipstick left behind by her late mother. The lipstick holds a strange power. Whenever Kasane applies the lipstick and kisses someone, she takes that person's face. Meanwhile, Nina Tanzawa is a beautiful actress with poor acting skills. She meets Kasane Fuchi and their fates change.

Bright Future

Bright Future
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 18/01/2003
  • Character: Mamoru Arita
Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

The Wasted Times

The Wasted Times
6.9/10
Set against a chaotic, war torn Shanghai, “The Wasted Times” follows a local crime boss at the receiving end of the Japanese army’s attempt to forge a dubious alliance. Spanning three separate times during the period, the story details mindsets from various perspectives, all culminating in a suspenseful and tense finale.

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance
6.9/10
Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine…

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
6.7/10
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.

Chiwawa

Chiwawa
6.3/10
In Tokyo, Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dead body is found in Tokyo Bay. Her body are in pieces. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her like her real name or her background.

Labyrinth of Dreams

Labyrinth of Dreams
7.3/10
Tomiko falls in love with Niitaka, even though she also suspects him of being the Tokyo bus driver serial killer, who killed his female conductors after tiring of them.

42 One Dream Rush

42 One Dream Rush
5.8/10
  • Genre: FantasyMystery
  • Release: 15/09/2010
  • Character: (segment "For my Dear Dead Dog")
An omnibus of 42 short films by auteur directors based on Dreams.

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