Mari Hoshino

Inspector Totsugawa's Requiem (2022)

NEKOMIMI - Seaside Pet Detective - (2022)

In the coastal region of Shonan, a young man enlists the help of a eccentric local pet detective to search for his missing pet cat. When the man is unable to pay for the detective's help, he joins the unusual agency to pay off the debt. ...

Love in Parallel (2019)

An insensitive man whom nobody takes seriously. A girl who is too sensitive to what others think to live freely. When the paths of the two crossed unexpectedly. The serendipity brings their life into unusual directions. Will they find a true love? ...

Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery 67: Murder in Hakone - Leaves & Mountains (2017)

Detective Kamei of the First Investigation Division receives a request from lawyer Shinichi Nakamura, the son of his deceased close friend, to re-investigate a car accident. Akiko, the wife of Yasuo Furuki, a painter from Hakone, died in the accident 5 mon ...

The Red Museum of Crime Evidence - The Saeko Hiiro Series (2016)

The criminal library, dubbed the "Red Museum", is a police facility that stores the investigation materials and evidence of major crimes where the statute of limitations has run out. Its director Saeko Hiiro is impassive and not good at communicating with ...

Crime Mystery by Kosaku Asahina: Tragedy of Hanasaki Village (2016)

Mystery writer Kosaku Asahina scores yet another scoop in a case that occurred in the streets. He even personally conducts investigations and frequently makes these cases the basis for his own novels. It maybe because his late father was a scholar that he ...

Justice is Blind: The Moving Tale of a Vision-Impaired Lawyer (2014)

Based on the writings of a true life, vision-impaired lawyer comes a story about a blind man who manages to pass the extremely difficult bar exam and earn his lawyer's license. Long desiring to help the weak, Kensuke Okochi gets a job at an attorney's offi ...

Why did the girl have to lose her memory? (2014)

When the suspect of an arson case refuses to cooperate with the investigation, the detectives search his house and find a locked-up little girl. She doesn't talk and there are no clues to her identity, so assistant psychology professor Narumi Saku is asked ...

Deadball (2011)

Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, deadly fireball pitch, Jubeh swore off baseball and became a criminal and now, at 17 ...

The 11 Words Murder (2011)

A series of suspicious deaths, starting with that of her boyfriend Kawazu Masayuki, prompts mystery novelist Yuki Rikako to investigate. She discovers that all the victims were once passengers on the same cruise ship a year ago and involved in an accident ...

The King of Minami Returns: The Seal of Betrayal (2011)

Loan shark Ginjiro Manda meets with a former client, design firm CEO Tominaga. It was Tominaga's wife who saved Manda from bankruptcy 10 years ago. ...

Lost Love Murder (2010)

Shuichi Minamida lives comfortably on the proceeds of his father's legacy, but he struggles with the idea that his beautiful wife, Moyako, no longer loves him. One day he confesses his worries to Kotoura, his dentist. Kotoura summons the Akechi detective a ...

The Negotiator: The Movie (2010)

¥ 260,000,000 is stolen from armored vehicle. The criminals escape into a crowded shopping mall and take over 50 hostages. Reiko Usagi (Ryoko Yonekura) and the SIT members are called in to break the stand-off. When Reiko goes into the shopping mall to neg ...

Cellular Boyfriend (2009)

High school student Ayumi falls to her death shortly after telling her friends, Satomi and Yuka, that her 'boyfriend' wants to kill her. The girls investigate her suicide and quickly link her death to a popular cellphone dating simulation game called Keita ...

Air Doll (2009)

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be g ...

I’m a Cat Stalker (2009)

Haru works at a part-time job for a bookstore. Her dream is to become an illustrator and she also loves cats. One day, after a cat named Chibutomu disappears from the bookstore Haru canvasses the neighbourhood in search of Chibutomu. ...

Kyo Kara Hitman (2009)

An ordinary salaryman named Tokichi Inaba who inadvertently becomes involved in the death of a legendary hitman. Facing bankruptcy and saddled with a 35-year mortgage, Inaba is coerced into becoming a hitman himself by the mysterious and beautiful troublem ...

Dear My Love (2009)

Too shy to speak out the word of appreciation, too busy to show that you care... Many excuses lie between each and every couple, when they look back the distance created during the long years in which they took each other for granted... Love Letters sent f ...

Black Current (2009)

A ryokan maid is on trial for pushing a familiar guest off a cliff to his death. An eager attorney offers to take the case to gain notoriety. ...

Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station (2008)

Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies (2008)

With a mixture of drama, warlords, battles, love, tragedy all set with great music, this made for television movie has it all. Showing the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu as portrayed by Matsudaira Ken (Abarenbo Shogun) this stunning portrait of an exciting era s ...

Dots and Lines (2007)

Jutaro Torikai is a senior detective set to uncover the truth behind an apparent double suicide. ...

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 (2007)

A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. Aft ...

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 (2007)

Ōoku supesharu ~ mō hitotsu no monogatari ~ (2006)

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Go Ya (2006)

Tales of Terror: Final Night 2 (2006)

The second volume of the popular ghost story TV series "Ghost Story Shin Mimibukuro," based on the real-life ghost story book "Shin Mimibukuro," includes the final series. It features notable actresses such as Mari Hoshino of "Sayonara Midori Chan" fame. I ...

Tales of Terror: Final Night 1 (2006)

This is the first volume to include the final series of the popular ghost story TV series "Ghost Story Shin Mimibukuro," based on the true-life ghost story book "Shin Mimibukuro. It contains all 10 episodes. ...

Seicho Matsumoto Special: Fingers (2006)

Fukue Yumiko is a struggling actress who isn't afraid to lie, cheat, or exploit her own sexuality if it means her own success. But as she becomes a big star, one TV reporter decides that it's time someone uncovered her dark past and reveal just how far she ...

The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders (2005)

Miyuki receives an invitation from her friend Hikune Youhei to the themed inn called "Ruins", located in a virtual ghost town haunted by the legend of a vampire. ...

Sayonara Midori-chan (2005)

Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he ...

For the coming day (2005)

Miyo Hanayama works as a home care nurse, supporting the home care of patients who are close to death. Shigeaki Noguchi complains that his wife has stopped talking to him since he collapsed once. Noriko Imaizumi refuses to undergo surgery because her busi ...

Infection (2004)

Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away. ...

Tracing Jake (2004)

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to travel around the world, listening to the testimonies of various people of different ages, nationalities, and ...

Go-Con! Japanese Love Culture (2000)

Three friends have become masters of the "Go-Con": Japanese group dating. But after playing the game so long, they begin to wonder if their love lives are going nowhere. ...

The Rainbow Seeker 2 (1997)

Sequel to The Rainbow Seeker where Ryo meets Katsu on a small island in the south of Japan. There, he falls in love for a single mother. ...

Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen (1997)

Haruka Renkoji is a bright and innocent high school girl. However, she is actually the descendant of an exorcist who has exorcised evil spirits for generations. She unwillingly gets involved in various ghost incidents and exorcises evil spirits that are un ...