Takashi Itō

Angel Home (2013)

The "Himawari So" ("Sunflower House") is a group home for mentally underdeveloped adults. Manga artist Itpon Aijo (Naoto Takenaka) begins to work at the "Himawari So". He moves into the home with his daughter Mako (Shihori Kanjiya), who is mentally underdeveloped. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Takayuki Takuma

The "Himawari So" ("Sunflower House") is a group home for mentally underdeveloped adults. Manga artist Itpon Aijo (Naoto Takenaka) begins to work at the "Himawari So". He moves into the home with his daughter Mako (Shihori Kanjiya), who is mentally underdeveloped. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Takayuki Takuma

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

I Am a Thousand Winds (2004)

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DIRECTION:  Kim Soo-Kil
CAST:  Mayuko Nishiyama  •  Takashi Itō  •  Kaho Minami  •  Yuri Mizutani

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DIRECTION:  Kim Soo-Kil
CAST:  Mayuko Nishiyama  •  Takashi Itō  •  Kaho Minami  •  Yuri Mizutani

Tokyo Friends: The Movie (2006)

Rei Iwatsuki moved from her hometown Kōchi to Tokyo to pursue her dreams. On arrival, she found a job as a waitress in a restaurant and met guitarist Ryuuji Shintani. Ryuuji liked her voice and invited her to join his band as the vocalist, The Survival Company ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kozo Nagayama
CAST:  Ai Otsuka  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Rio Matsumoto  •  Masanobu Katsumura

Rei Iwatsuki moved from her hometown Kōchi to Tokyo to pursue her dreams. On arrival, she found a job as a waitress in a restaurant and met guitarist Ryuuji Shintani. Ryuuji liked her voice and invited her to join his band as the vocalist, The Survival Company ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kozo Nagayama
CAST:  Ai Otsuka  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Rio Matsumoto  •  Masanobu Katsumura

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 that left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa

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 that left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Ryuji Harada  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa

LOVEHOTEL ni Okeru Jouji to PLAN no Hate (2019)

A black comedy about a man who works out a plan to change his life. In a locked room in a love hotel, an unexpected turn occurs as the thoughts and positions of the characters intersect, each holding the other's weakness while also being held by the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Takuma
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tsuyoshi Abe  •  Moe Miura  •  Kazuki Namioka

A black comedy about a man who works out a plan to change his life. In a locked room in a love hotel, an unexpected turn occurs as the thoughts and positions of the characters intersect, each holding the other's weakness while also being held by the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Takuma
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tsuyoshi Abe  •  Moe Miura  •  Kazuki Namioka

Ekiden (2000)

Two former teammates on a college relay team, find themselves pitted against each other in track competition and in love when they enter rival companies and fall for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Hamamoto
CAST:  Takashi Itō  •  Shunsuke Nakamura  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Tetsuya Bessho

Two former teammates on a college relay team, find themselves pitted against each other in track competition and in love when they enter rival companies and fall for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Hamamoto
CAST:  Takashi Itō  •  Shunsuke Nakamura  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Tetsuya Bessho

Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold (1983)

The secret map of the treasure of Kenzan was stolen out of the house of a former soldier in Awa. A fight over the treasure that the map shows happens among the Rozyu, a Ronin, a thief, and the Hyodo family. Is the treasure there? Who will get it? Masakazu Tamura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Yousuke Kondou

The secret map of the treasure of Kenzan was stolen out of the house of a former soldier in Awa. A fight over the treasure that the map shows happens among the Rozyu, a Ronin, a thief, and the Hyodo family. Is the treasure there? Who will get it? Masakazu Tamura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Yousuke Kondou

Ikusa (2005)

Adult video store clerk, Issa, feels like a total loser after losing his job and being dumped by his girlfriend. He is blessed by a stroke of luck when his invention, a curry package squeezing tool, suddenly gains immense popularity. Not only does his invention ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūichi Honda
CAST:  Hassei Takano  •  Kazuyoshi Ozawa  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Kazuhiko Kanayama

Adult video store clerk, Issa, feels like a total loser after losing his job and being dumped by his girlfriend. He is blessed by a stroke of luck when his invention, a curry package squeezing tool, suddenly gains immense popularity. Not only does his invention ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūichi Honda
CAST:  Hassei Takano  •  Kazuyoshi Ozawa  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Kazuhiko Kanayama