Arata Iura’s Typical Vibe
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Arata Iura has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Like Father, Like Son.
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I Kill Giants
2017
Fantasy · Drama

Secret
2007
Fantasy · Drama

Toto the Hero
1991
Drama · Comedy

The Life of Chuck
2025
Fantasy · Drama

Happy as Lazzaro
2018
Drama · Fantasy

Wendy
2020
Fantasy · Drama

Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
Drama

Faraway, So Close!
1993
Drama · Fantasy

Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yoko Maki

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima

Mikoto, a forensic investigative examiner, and her partners trace down the evidence of crimes and unravel the puzzles behind mysterious deaths.
Dir. Ayuko Tsukahara · With Satomi Ishihara, Arata Iura, Masataka Kubota

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 going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Bae Doona, Arata Iura, Itsuji Itao
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