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化粧師 KEWAISHI (2002)
Character: N/A
Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori was an official selection at the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival and won the award for Best Screenplay at the 14th Tokyo International Film Festival.
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YOU+ME=LOVE (2011)
Character: Yakuza Boss
You+Me=Love explores the many faces of Love through the eyes of four different characters powered by their own selfish desires. 'Ugly' was born without looks, or wits, but a near-invincible body and a big heart. When he falls in Love with 'Girl', he does everything he can to get her to love him back. In this film, you will find the stunning special effects of Gore Master Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), and the cool action of Sakaguchi Tak's team of stuntmen (Versus, Death Trance).
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極道の掟 (2016)
Character: N/A
Straight to video Yakuza film.
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ベイブルース 〜25歳と364日〜 (2014)
Character: N/A
"I'm definitely going to be the best." This is the path that these young baseball players once chose to take to become entertainers. Just when they were sure they would finally make it, after struggling to reach the top amidst a burning sense of urgency, their partner was struck by fulminant hepatitis. Hoping for the recovery of their partner, to whom they had entrusted their lives, they continued to hide their anguish from those around them... This moving story is still talked about by entertainers to this day, depicting the sudden death of a young genius manzai comedian and the raw, passionate story of their short but passionate youth, piercing the heart. (translation)
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CONNECT 覇者への道 ４ (2024)
Character: N/A
With Munakata Seizo as boss, Sawamura Ryuichi and Soma Kunihito establish the Munakata-gumi under the banner of Resshikai. Soon after, Shindo-gumi’s Shimaki, carrying the missing ransom money, shows up at Munakata’s ramen shop. Meanwhile in Kyushu, Shindo-gumi schemes with the infamous Moji family for profit.
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CONNECT 覇者への道 ５ (2024)
Character: N/A
Through Shindo-gumi’s maneuvering, Amano Shuji is abducted by the Moji family—along with his daughter Mari. Their ally Shimaki, revealed to be secretly tied to Shindo-gumi, claims he was working as a double agent. He then plants a hidden mic before meeting Shindo-gumi’s Onoue Tatsuhiko.
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I am ICHIHASHI 逮捕されるまで (2013)
Character: N/A
Tatsuya Ichihashi kills a British woman who taught English in Japan. Ichihashi escapes the police dragnet to Aomori, 550 kilometres away. Learning that he is wanted by the law, he cuts his own lips to change his features. Burdened by guilt, he continues to avoid the law enforcement. He travels 1000 kilometres to Shikoku to participate in a pilgrimage in hope of resurrecting his murder victim. Obviously it fails and he remains a fugitive. As if to escape his own guilt he changes his identity and has cosmetic surgery to further alter his features. He works at construction sites and when people get suspicious of him he flees to a far-off island in Okinawa where he relies on survival skills.
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走れ！イチロー (2001)
Character: N/A
Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the people who root for the baseball player Ichiro, and their struggles to make their own dreams come true.
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夜を賭けて (2002)
Character: N/A
When poverty-stricken Korean-Japanese (Zainichi) discover there is valuable iron ore in the rubble of a destroyed shantytown they plan to haul it out for profit. Amidst this plan there is discrimination, war and an infatuation between a man and a woman, but like everything around them there and owing to the forces around them, there is as much chance that these may burn to ashes and be destroyed or be the beginning of something new.
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ココロ、オドル (2019)
Character: N/A
A tale of three families on a remote island.
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訪問者 (2022)
Character: N/A
Short film edited into "Welcome to the Occult Forest: The Movie".
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恐解釈 桃太郎 (2023)
Character: N/A
A serial killer comes to a magical girl who is good at divination. She hides in a closet and overcomes the murderer, who sings the nursery rhyme "Momotaro" as he commits his murder, and decides to exterminate him. Accompanied by Kokkuri-san, Merry-san, and Okiku-san, the magical girl sets out to the accidental property where the murderer is hiding.
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映画（窒息） (2023)
Character: N/A
In a future where humans have all forgotten how to speak, a survivalist starts getting strangely attached to the man she has captured.
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Zombie TV (2013)
Character: N/A
An insane Japanese gore filled zombie anthology.
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THE 焼肉 MOVIE プルコギ (2007)
Character: N/A
Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly states, pride of place goes to juicy, bite-sized meat, and viewers will get a delightful eyeful of food, food, and more food in this fabulously fulfilling gourmet comedy. Reveling in Japan's love for food-themed shows, the film revolves around a culinary battle of David and Goliath proportions, cheekily parodying Japanese cooking shows with Iron Chef-like editing, excited running commentary, and comedic how-to segments. The Yakiniku Movie also shines a light on the food culture of Japan's resident Korean population, proving that tasty food transcends all boundaries.
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けものがれ、俺らの猿と (2001)
Character: N/A
A down-on-his luck writer meets a movie producer, who asks him to write a screenplay on the condition that he visit locations for the film. Chaos ensues.
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Be My Guest, Be My Baby (2024)
Character: N/A
Follows a graduate student doing research on female foreign workers in Japan as he falls in love with a Filipino pub hostess.
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キリン Point of No-Return! (2012)
Character: N/A
An interpersonal drama adapted from popular motorcycle manga "Kirin". It portrays the life of a biker who only feels alive in the world of speed. Its battle race between a motorbike and a Porsche on a public road is a thrilling highlight. Its director is Otsuru Gitan, who is also active as an actor. Kirin (Maki Kurodo), a legendary ex-bike racer, now leads an ordinary life as a company employee. However, one day he discovers the beloved bike he used to ride at a motorcycle store, and decides to take on the Porsche he raced in the past once again.
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Bailout! (2011)
Character: N/A
A spin-off short of "Helldriver," dealing with survivors in the dangerous northern territories.
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HYDRA (2019)
Character: Masa Sugimoto
An assassin for a secret organization keeping Japan safe from underworld threats finds himself targeted by evil forces aiming to unleash an unstoppable criminal syndicate upon Japan.
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デッド寿司 (2012)
Character: Mr. Hanamaki
A disgruntled researcher injects his former employers' meal with a serum that turns their sushi into flesh-eating monsters.
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リベンジ ～血の報復～ (2011)
Character: N/A
Tamaki (Hitoshi Ozawa) and Kudo (Kazuya Kimura) were once senior and junior classmates during their student days. Even after becoming a yakuza and a detective respectively, they continued to respect one another. However, the police undergo a complete restructuring, shattering the fragile balance that had existed between the organizations. Launching what they call the “Minami Purification Operation,” the police move to eradicate the criminal underworld. The ailing boss of the Yamashina-gumi dies following brutal interrogations, forcing the organization into dissolution. After completing his prison sentence, Tamaki gathers the scattered former members once more and swears vengeance against the police—to settle the score for the murder of his boss.
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大阪蛇道 (2013)
Character: N/A
In Osaka, three troubled young kids, Kanako, Atsushi and Kenji, are hanging out together all the time. One day Kenji who lives in an orphanage is sold to a yakuza and their friendship has to come to an end. 25 years later, Kanako is married to Atsushi who is an incompetent yakuza. They have 3 daughters. Kenji is a competent unbeatable yakuza. Atsushi, who sucks at everything, for the first time gets a dangerous mission to kill a thug who has attacked the office of his yakuza group. Kenji, who has advanced to the first lieutenant position, by mistake kills a dumb-ass son of the head of Tokyo Yakuza, which triggers a battle between Osaka and Tokyo Yakuzas. Then, Kenji meets Atsushi in 25 years.
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BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ (2023)
Character: Tsuji
A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.
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戦慄怪奇ファイル コワすぎ！ FILE-01 口裂け女捕獲作戦 (2012)
Character: Cursed Homeless Man
1st Entry in a mockumentary series from Koji Shiraishi. Depicts a TV crew as they cover the urban legend of "Kuchisake-Onna" or "Slit-Mouthed Woman".
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猫侍 南の島へ行く (2015)
Character: N/A
The Edo period. Once a famous swordsman, Kyutaro Madarame, aka “Madara the Devil,” is now a masterless samurai. When a white cat called Tamanojo appears before Kyutaro, the encounter changes him forever. Starring Kazuki Kitamura. This offbeat tale of samurai spirit and adorable animal antics returns to the screen on a breathtaking scale!
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ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ大怪獣総進撃 (2001)
Character: AD Aki Maruo
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.
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ガメラ3 邪神＜イリス＞覚醒 (1999)
Character: Self-Defense Force guard
With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.
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W〜二つの顔を持つ女たち〜 (2015)
Character: N/A
The members of Girls Bar, which is also the strongest female detective agency, confront the evil, and a movie of the same name novel by Fuyuki Shindo. Women who work at the girls bar "W Lounge" at night while working as office ladies, underground idols, teachers, etc. The "W Lounge" had another face, the strongest female detective agency fighting female enemies. A university student, a bud's friend, Airi disappears while leaving a debt of 3 million yen, and Airi's debt guarantor, Bud decides to work at "W Lounge" to repay the debt. According to a survey by the manager, Mona, who heard about the situation from the buds, and colleagues in the store, Airi gets information about being in a secret club called "Ruby Soul."
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The ABCs of Death (2013)
Character: Executioner (segment "J is for Jidai-geki")
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
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Sexual Drive (2021)
Character: N/A
Designer Enatsu worries about his sexless life. Office worker Akane is getting ready to return to work while undergoing rehab at home for panic attacks. Elite advertising agent Ikeyama wants to end his relationship with his lover. A shabby man named Kurita appears before all three with a secret.
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Takeshis' (2005)
Character: N/A
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
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リング 2 (1999)
Character: Joshu
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.
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やくざの女 2 (2015)
Character: N/A
Misa loves Ryuji, who is steadily rising to become a gang leader, but is perplexed by her inner contradiction of hating the yakuza. Their lives are precariously balanced until one day, when Misa's senior, Yukari, returns to town. An unbridgeable emotional distance is created.
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恋する歯車 (2013)
Character: Akimasa Sakoda
The third installment in the Toei Hero Next series.
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Brother (2000)
Character: Yakuza
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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血と骨 (2004)
Character: Yong-su Kim
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.
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同じ月を見ている (2005)
Character: N/A
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 condition, Tetsuya decided to become a doctor. Following through on his dreams, Tetsuya is now a doctor and is about to marry Emi. One day though, Tetsuya hears about Don (Edison Chen). Tetsuya remembers the times he spent with Emi and Don as a child and also feels insecure about Don.
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首 (2023)
Character: Koroku Hachisuka
Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
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虎影 (2015)
Character: Tokuzo
Set in the Sengoku Period, Torakage is retired ninja. He lives his life peacefully, but turmoil comes as he becomes involved a fight over treasures.
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裏アカ (2021)
Character: N/A
Machiko can't shake the feeling of emptiness in her day-to-day life as a manager of a clothing store in Aoyama, Tokyo. One day, the casual words of Sayaka, a younger and charismatic store staff, stirs Machiko into creating a secret...
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くノ一忍法帖 影ノ月 (2011)
Character: N/A
A sexy squad of female ninja assassins is hired by a ruthless magistrate to exterminate his former lovers who threaten to ruin his carefully established "chaste" reputation. Things get complicated when the magistrate's opponent sends his own goons out to capture the assassins.
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Noise ノイズ (2019)
Character: N/A
In 2008, an indiscriminate killing which shocked the whole world was carried out in the street of Akihabara. Director Yûsaku Matsumoto was inspired by the Akihabira killing to look at random acts of violence occurring in Japanese society and exploring the aftermath of one such occurrence, and the building-up to another one. By following several people—perpetrators, victims and family of both alike, he tells a human story about inhumane acts.
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ファッション・ヘル (2010)
Character: Yuo Takatomi
Nakazu, Uno and Toshida…three drunk buddies on their way home from a baseball game who decide it would be a great idea to visit Shogun, a notorious brothel in a nondescript area of suburban Japan. New to the world of “love hotels”, Nakazu is uneasy as he steps into this strange place, wracked with guilt over his new fiancée. As his two friends select women and disappear into the doors of the love hotel, Nakazu hears the tortured screams and begins a bloody battle with the women of the HORNY HOUSE OF HORROR!
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アキレスと亀 (2008)
Character: Takanawa
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
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ばんざい! / 監督・ばんざい! (2007)
Character: Car Owner
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
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やくざの女 (2014)
Character: N/A
Misa, who hates yakuza, is saved from her predicament by yakuza Ryuji and gradually becomes attracted to him. Then, Misa becomes a co-signer for her ex-boyfriend and is forced by the yakuza to become the yakuza boss's woman in return for the debt. Cornered, Misa comes up with a plan...
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CONFLICT 〜最大の抗争〜 第六章 (2019)
Character: N/A
To revive Tendokai, Okita (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Kurata (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) form the Washio-gumi, recruiting former members like Murata (Shunsaku Kudo) and Yagi (Yudai Uenishi). They are warned by retired Kozo Otani (Shun Suda) about an impending police raid on their organization. Despite Kurata's questioning, Otani remains vague. Meanwhile, Akinari Myojin (Kaneko Sho) discovers that Jinseikai was being controlled by Prime Minister Anan (Ikki Hankai). Before they can act, Jinseikai's headquarters is destroyed by a "mysterious man." Hozumi (IZAM) of the police suspects Washio-gumi is behind it, but Okita and Kurata are uncertain. Hozumi suggests the conspiracy may be tied to Kazuma Washio's (Hitoshi Ozawa) past, prompting them to investigate. Okita visits arms dealer Genkichi Hyuga (Masataka Naruse), who holds crucial information that leads Okita to a shocking truth…
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極道兵器 (2011)
Character: N/A
After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm replaced with an M61 Vulcan cannon and his leg replaced with a rocket launcher. Meanwhile, Kurawaki has been fitted with mechanical augmentations of his own. Get ready for the second round.
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蠱毒 ミートボールマシン (2017)
Character: Man (Paris Couple)
Nobody knows where they came from. They parasitize in human beings, take control of them and change their bodies into hideous monsters (Necro-borg). The Necro-borg fight each other until the other dies. Where did they come from? To what end? Yuji and Kaoru, whom both have dark secrets within themselves, get caught up in the horrific battles of Necro-borg. What will their fate be?
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ワルボロ (2007)
Character: N/A
Under the influence of his delinquent friend, a former model student eschews schoolwork and joins a gang of school kids who do nothing but fight.
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D坂の殺人事件 (2015)
Character: N/A
A soba restaurant owner dies mysteriously on D. Street. The police rule it as a suicide, but detective Akechi Kogoro and his wife Fumiyo think otherwise and launch their own investigation. As they delve deeper, they discover relationships twisted by perverted desire and hideous affection and hatred.
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劇場版 神戸在住 (2015)
Character: Mire Aika
Kei (Izumi Fujimoto) is a 19-year-old college art major. She moves to Kobe from Tokyo due to her father's work transfer. There, she learns about the Great Hanshin Earthquake from residents in Kobe. Kei meets a wheelchair bound illustrator, Yoji (Eiji Sugawara). Even though he is physically disabled, he works hard. With earnings he makes from his paintings, he donates the proceeds to help revive various areas still suffering from the earthquake disaster. Kei becomes inspired by him and goes through a change.
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ブルータル (2017)
Character: Ryuhei
A savage murderer is on the prowl in Japan. One by one, his victims fall but what is he searching for? The same thing a murderess is looking for. We are all looking for that special love of our lives and sometimes, we're willing to kill everyone to find that special someone. This is the tale of two people finding each other in the most vicious way possible.
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裸の天使 赤い部屋 (2021)
Character: N/A
Matsunaga, the president of a real estate company, spends his week in a secret hideaway to forget his title and social status. One day, he meets Fumiko, a girl who has a mysterious charm, and is gradually attracted to him. Matsunaga deepened his relationship with her, but suddenly a mysterious man appeared.
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探偵は、今夜も憂鬱な夢を見る。2 (2019)
Character: N/A
Even after solving the previous case, the Beni Detective Agency's daily life continues unchanged. Then one day, a young man comes to the office who admires Reiji and wants to work there. His name is Yusuke Yanagisawa. The first request that the two of them make is to investigate the disappearance of a sword used in a play. The client is the leader of a troupe of traveling entertainers.
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CONFLICT 〜最大の抗争〜 第五章 (2019)
Character: N/A
Once the largest Kanto yakuza organization in Japan, Tendokai, led by 6th-generation boss Kazuma Washio (Hitoshi Ozawa), now faces the rapid expansion of Jinseikai, which has begun to dominate Kanto. In an attempt to revive, Okita (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Kurata (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) re-establish the Washio-gumi and raise the banner of rebellion, attempting to make contact with the Korean mafia. There, they encounter their former enemy, Akinari Myojin (Sho Kaneko). However, Okita and Kurata are repeatedly attacked by a mysterious organization. In the midst of this peril, a mysterious man appears. Who is this man? The new chapter begins! Overcoming sorrow and parting, the men ignite their spirits once more and charge into a fierce battle for their lives!
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首領（ドン）を殺（と）れ (2010)
Character: N/A
Nabeshima (Noboru Kaneko), an assistant underboss of the Hanzawa-gumi Otsuru Family, is summoned by headquarters to a certain location. Gathered there are five elite members from the Hanzawa-gumi. Then appears Oshitari (Hitoshi Ozawa), the underboss of the Hanzawa-gumi himself. His order is simple— “Assassinate Kanemaru, the boss of the Kamui Family… the Don of Heisei Japan!”
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スケバン刑事 コードネーム=麻宮サキ (2006)
Character: N/A
Recruited by a clandestine police organization, "K" must stop a plot by student radicals to create anarchy in Japan. Armed with a hi-tech steel yo-yo, and a new name (Asamiya Saki), she must infiltrate an elite high school to find the terrorists but finds an even more sinister plan is about to unfold.
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やくざの女 5 (2015)
Character: N/A
Misa's father, the Minowa clan leader, was killed by assassins from the rival organisation Shinsui Rengo. She decides to live her life as a yakuza and together with her boyfriend Ryuji, she is building up the gang. However, the betrayal of the acting chairman, Izawa, who was a close associate of her father, is discovered. A takeover in collusion with the Shinsui Union is taking place behind the scenes.
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校庭に東風吹いて (2016)
Character: N/A
A drama in which Yasuko Sawaguchi starred in the movie for the first time in nine years since "Autumn Autumn" and played an elementary school teacher who loves children. Tomoyo Miki became a third-grade class teacher at the transferred elementary school. Children with a variety of circumstances, such as children with a "situation mood disorder" that cannot speak at all at school, and children with a lot of troubled behaviors who have a poor life due to the debt of their divorced mother and father. Tomoyo, in cooperation with his classmates and parents, face each other with all his might. The original is a novel of the same name by Fumiko Shibakaki who has experience as a primary school teacher. Sawaguchi plays the role of Tomoyo Miki, a female teacher of the main character, and Yuhiro Murata, Kumiko Endo, Yuriko Hoshi and others set aside.
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日本統一外伝 川谷雄一 (2019)
Character: N/A
In Kobe, Kawatani Yuichi (Hitoshi Ozawa), head of the Kawatani-gumi under the Yamazaki-gumi of Kyowakai, once again sparks a brawl in the downtown area with Takei (Kentaro Shimazu) of the rival Nakamura-gumi. After the fight, Kawatani runs up a tab at the bar of his close friend Mikami Tetsuya (Eiichi Furui), head of the Mikami-gumi under Kyowakai’s Ueda-gumi, behaving with his usual arrogance.
Disgusted by Kawatani’s conduct, Omiya Kazuya (Kazuyoshi Ozawa), the wakagashira of the Mikami-gumi, uncovers illegal prostitution rings and drug dealing operating without permission inside Mikami-gumi territory. Behind it all is the Nakamura-gumi.
Teaming up with a Chinese syndicate led by Shi Qian (Wataru Takasugi), they begin plotting an all-out war against Kyowakai.
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CONTROL OF VIOLENCE (2015)
Character: Hanamaru
A three-way battle of hoodlums vs yakuza vs gyoza factory manager!
A fierce battleground in Osaka, where territories are fought over with impunity. There, a group of hoodlums, who are in good shape and gaining momentum, have launched a series of surprise attacks on the Yakuza.
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藁の楯 わらのたて (2013)
Character: N/A
Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing.
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闇金ドッグス8 (2018)
Character: Kenichi Yuzawa
When a greedy family pockets their son's disability payments with no intention of repaying their loan, Ando hatches a plan to get his money back.
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朝が来る (2020)
Character: Hikari's Uncle
After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.
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Drawing Restraint 9 (2006)
Character: Flensing Desk Crew
The film concerns the theme of self-imposed limitation and continues Matthew Barney's interest in religious rite, this time focusing on Shinto.
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CUTIE HONEY -TEARS- (2016)
Character: N/A
At the end of the 21st century, the world is plagued by a mysterious virus and unusual weather. Genius scientist Dr. Kisaragi creates an android with the code name “Cutie Honey” (Mariya Nishiuchi). The android is unique in that it possesses human emotions. To save mankind, Cutie Honey goes up against an evil organization.
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Broken Rage (2024)
Character: Coffee Shop Manager
A seemingly unremarkable man called “Mouse” is caught by the police. In exchange for his freedom, he goes undercover, infiltrates a drug ring, and arranges a fake deal, but an unexpected turn of events occurs.
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サムライマラソン (2019)
Character: bandit
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
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埋もれ木 (2005)
Character: N/A
Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.
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愚か者のブルース (2022)
Character: Yoshiro
Daikon, the director who created a legendary movie 30 years ago, is now a person of the past, and he is spending his empty days falling for the pimp of the pinsaro girl Tamako. One day, Tamako's old lover appears, and Daikon and Tamako escape to a striptease theater in Hiroshima, where a junior from college is the director. The two end up living in the theater's dressing room, where the director and his friends in the entertainment district warmly welcome them. However, when Daikon dabbles in a stripper, a rift appears in their relationship. Masaya Kato, who also starred in "Girlfriend wa Yume de Odoru", will play Daikon, the main character, who is a failing film director, and Asami Kumakiri will play Tamako, who supports Daikon with great strength. Directed and written by Yuji Yokoyama, an announcer who is also an actor and who was also the director of "Cheating Stripper," and plays the role of the director.
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凪の憂鬱 (2023)
Character: N/A
The story is set in Abashiri, Hokkaido, and follows a high school student, Nagi, who transferred from Osaka.
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ごくつまの恋 (2013)
Character: N/A
A young man, Keiji, loses at mahjong and has to work at a snack bar to pay off his debt. There he meets Yoko, a woman with a bewitching atmosphere, and falls in love with her at first sight. However, Yoko has a missing yakuza husband and she is forced to work in his place.
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劔岳 点の記 (2009)
Character: Climber
In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.
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Snerting (2024)
Character: Chef Kawasaki
Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.
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アウトレイジ 最終章 (2017)
Character: N/A
Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.
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エクスクロス 魔境伝説 (2007)
Character: N/A
Recovering from a failed love affair Shiyori heads to the country, in the company of best friend and bad girl Aiko. Having taken a long soak in the hot spring they retire to their respective cabins. They soon discover that the tranquil village is the home of a cult with a fetish for cutting off female legs. Trying to escape they are split up and keep in touch via their mobile phones. Multiple points of view and time frames keeps the viewer on their toes trying to discern the grisly fate of these "lost" girls.
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大阪少女 (2020)
Character: N/A
One day, Chiho is asked to collect the rent from her grandmother, who has a bad leg. Chiho easily agrees and regrets it. The inhabitants of the flat are yakuza, host, robber, alcoholic, etc. They are all scum and they don’t pay the rent.
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ベイビーわるきゅーれ (2021)
Character: Owner of Japanese Sweets Shop
Two high school girls who are about to graduate also happen to be highly-skilled assassins. When the organization they work for orders them to share a room, their relationship quickly sours. But when they become targets of the yakuza, the girls realize they'll have to work together to survive.
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吴清源 (2007)
Character: Minoru Kitani
The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous conflicts between his homeland of China and his adopted nation of Japan.
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