Jirô Akagawa Movie Trailers

Kekkon Annai Mystery Trailer (1985)

15 June 1985

A 19-year-old girl Hiroko Terasawa working in a matching agency promises her client Masakazu Sekine that she'll pose as his fiancée for a remarkable cash reward.

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation Trailer (2016)

05 March 2016

Izumi Hoshi is senior in high school, but she led a small yakuza group in her past. After killing her uncle's murderer with a machine gun, her yakuza group disbanded.

Chizuko's Younger Sister Trailer (1991)

10 May 1991

The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior.

School Day of the Dead Trailer (2000)

05 August 2000

Some students decide to set up a play written by one of their classmates, who has commited suicide. The play is based on a tragic and mysterious legend about a love affair between two teachers at the school long ago.

Fine, with Occasional Murders Trailer (1984)

26 May 1984

Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is consequently under persistent threat.

Early Spring Story Trailer (1985)

14 September 1985

A high school student Hitomi poses as a university student and ends up in falling in love with middle-aged Okawa, her dead mother's ex-boyfriend.

Goodbye for Tomorrow Trailer (1995)

23 September 1995

People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck.

Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction Trailer (1996)

23 September 1996

A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.

Detective Story Trailer (2018)

08 April 2018

Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation.

Turning Point Trailer (1994)

18 June 1994

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel Trailer (1998)

21 February 1998

The second TV movie Obayashi Nobuhiko directed based on Akagawa Jiro's Mikeneko Holmes series.

Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle Trailer (1992)

21 July 1992

Based on Akagawa Jirou's popular book series about hapless detective Katayama Yoshitaro who lives with his sister Harumi and their cat Holmes, which has a sixth sense when it comes to solve mysteries.

Akagawa Jiro's Vampire is Coming of Age Trailer (1985)

02 September 1985

Erica, a member of the vampire tribe, suspects her father when the female students at the school are killed by having their throats ripped out.

Farewell Trailer (2001)

14 July 2001

Yuichi Kosaka is a salaried businessman in Ueda city. His achievements have not been improved recently, and he is betrayed by the manager of takada.

Curtain Call Trailer (1984)

14 July 1984

Miho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko promised Miho that she could go on a journey to find her real father, "Daddy-Long-Legs", who sends a bouquet of flowers every birthday, once she can wear a special pair of pointe shoes.