Haruki Takano

Ken and Kazu (2015)

Ken was making his life by smuggling methamphetamine with long time buddy, Kazu. Ken has decided to start a new life when he learned that his girlfriend, Saki, became pregnant. At the same time, Ken finds out that Kazu started selling on the side without getting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shoji
CAST:  Shuna Iijima  •  Katsuya Maiguma  •  Shinsuke Kato  •  Daisuke Ebara

Ken was making his life by smuggling methamphetamine with long time buddy, Kazu. Ken has decided to start a new life when he learned that his girlfriend, Saki, became pregnant. At the same time, Ken finds out that Kazu started selling on the side without getting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shoji
CAST:  Shuna Iijima  •  Katsuya Maiguma  •  Shinsuke Kato  •  Daisuke Ebara

The World of Kanako (2014)

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ai Hashimoto

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ai Hashimoto

Destruction Babies (2016)

Taira is a disaffected youth from a seaside town reveling in violence. Enamored by his strength, Yuya joins his crusade in attacking strangers. Meanwhile, Taira's brother looks for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Mariko
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Masaki Suda  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Nijiro Murakami

Taira is a disaffected youth from a seaside town reveling in violence. Enamored by his strength, Yuya joins his crusade in attacking strangers. Meanwhile, Taira's brother looks for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Mariko
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Masaki Suda  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Nijiro Murakami

Matsumoto Tribe (2017)

Confident that he’s the next great Japanese thespian, Matsumoto Fighter and his manager roam the streets of Shibuya to promote him. When he finds out that up-andcoming indie director Matsunaga Daishi is holding auditions for his latest film, Matsumoto pulls out all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Fighter Matsumoto  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Masashi Komura  •  Tatsuo Kobayashi

Confident that he’s the next great Japanese thespian, Matsumoto Fighter and his manager roam the streets of Shibuya to promote him. When he finds out that up-andcoming indie director Matsunaga Daishi is holding auditions for his latest film, Matsumoto pulls out all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Fighter Matsumoto  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Masashi Komura  •  Tatsuo Kobayashi

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)

In the wake of the social unrest caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, two female sumo athletes, Kiku and Tokachi, and an anarchist group called the Guillotine Society, spark an unlikely connection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Mai Kiryu  •  Hanae Kan  •  Kanichiro Sato

In the wake of the social unrest caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, two female sumo athletes, Kiku and Tokachi, and an anarchist group called the Guillotine Society, spark an unlikely connection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Mai Kiryu  •  Hanae Kan  •  Kanichiro Sato

Chunk of Meat (2018)

Hanako is having nightmares about a blue bucket and red blood. What is the secret hidden in her nightmare?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomojirô Amano
CAST:  Miyabi  •  Yuki Tayama  •  Haruki Takano  •  Yui Murata

Hanako is having nightmares about a blue bucket and red blood. What is the secret hidden in her nightmare?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomojirô Amano
CAST:  Miyabi  •  Yuki Tayama  •  Haruki Takano  •  Yui Murata

OLD DAYS (2019)

Three old friends, former members of the same biker gang, get together after many years for one last trip together. Time has passed but their friendship remains the same; and so does the sense of freedom in every mile.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobushige Suematsu
CAST:  Haruki Takano  •  Tetsuya Oda  •  Yuya Okutsu  •  Yuki Kan

Three old friends, former members of the same biker gang, get together after many years for one last trip together. Time has passed but their friendship remains the same; and so does the sense of freedom in every mile.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobushige Suematsu
CAST:  Haruki Takano  •  Tetsuya Oda  •  Yuya Okutsu  •  Yuki Kan

Love Someone (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Kosei Hana
CAST:  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Manahiko Unakami  •  Manami Usamaru  •  Haruki Takano

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DIRECTION:  Kosei Hana
CAST:  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Manahiko Unakami  •  Manami Usamaru  •  Haruki Takano