Midori Hagio

The Tale of Genji (1987)

Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Morio Kazama  •  Midori Hagio  •  Miwako Kaji  •  Reiko Ōhara

Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Morio Kazama  •  Midori Hagio  •  Miwako Kaji  •  Reiko Ōhara

Bonds (1998)

Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist following him takes an interest in the wife of a boyhood chum, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Ken Watanabe  •  Yumi Asou  •  Yousuke Saito

Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist following him takes an interest in the wife of a boyhood chum, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Ken Watanabe  •  Yumi Asou  •  Yousuke Saito

The Dangerous Slope (2012)

At a companywide meeting, Bunsaku Akiba sees Toshie, an old girlfriend who is now the secretary and lover of Nishijima, the chairman who has control over the entire group. Although Akiba is married, the love affair between him and Toshie flares up again. Akiba uses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Atsuro Watabe  •  Junpei Mizobata  •  Midori Hagio  •  Megumi Oji

At a companywide meeting, Bunsaku Akiba sees Toshie, an old girlfriend who is now the secretary and lover of Nishijima, the chairman who has control over the entire group. Although Akiba is married, the love affair between him and Toshie flares up again. Akiba uses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Atsuro Watabe  •  Junpei Mizobata  •  Midori Hagio  •  Megumi Oji

Love: Starting on a Journey (1985)

A girl suffering from an incurable disease get in a coma, while her boyfriend visit her to the hospital, she visits the beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Akina Nakamori  •  Masahiko Kondo  •  Hiroshi Katsuno  •  Midori Hagio

A girl suffering from an incurable disease get in a coma, while her boyfriend visit her to the hospital, she visits the beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Akina Nakamori  •  Masahiko Kondo  •  Hiroshi Katsuno  •  Midori Hagio

Have You Seen the Barefoot God? (1986)

2 almost inseparable friends. The talented painter recognized by all decided to leave the town where they live and become an artist and the shy poet who only sees his future in his mother's business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Soo-Kil
CAST:  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Gen Kodama  •  Yoriko Doguchi  •  Tomoko Aizawa

2 almost inseparable friends. The talented painter recognized by all decided to leave the town where they live and become an artist and the shy poet who only sees his future in his mother's business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Soo-Kil
CAST:  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Gen Kodama  •  Yoriko Doguchi  •  Tomoko Aizawa

On the Far Side of Twilight (1994)

He pulls out a pair of scissors that tends toward the sky. So begins his journey through time, space and memory. Seasons change, years pass. Wrapped in a mysterious box of sunset, the boy grows older, becomes adolescent, young man, adult, old, but - strangely - the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kohei Ando
CAST:  Shigeru Yazaki  •  Midori Hagio  •  Ryu Yamamura  •  Shota Iino

He pulls out a pair of scissors that tends toward the sky. So begins his journey through time, space and memory. Seasons change, years pass. Wrapped in a mysterious box of sunset, the boy grows older, becomes adolescent, young man, adult, old, but - strangely - the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kohei Ando
CAST:  Shigeru Yazaki  •  Midori Hagio  •  Ryu Yamamura  •  Shota Iino

Queen Bee (1978)

To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Koji Ishizaka  •  Keiko Kishi  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Mieko Takamine

To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Koji Ishizaka  •  Keiko Kishi  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Mieko Takamine

The House of Hanging (1979)

This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Koji Ishizaka  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Yoshiko Sakuma  •  Junko Sakurada

This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Koji Ishizaka  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Yoshiko Sakuma  •  Junko Sakurada

Kamaitachi no Yoru (2002)

Fans of Kamaitachi no Yoru gather to shoot a film based on the game until one of the cast members is killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Yoshida
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Kenji Kohashi  •  Yui Asaka

Fans of Kamaitachi no Yoru gather to shoot a film based on the game until one of the cast members is killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Yoshida
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Kenji Kohashi  •  Yui Asaka

Ebarake no hitobito (1991)

The Ebara family, a typical middle-class family living in downtown Tokyo. When her mother-in-law sold a mountain, a large amount of 70 million yen came in, and with that as a down payment, she got her longing detached house. A slapstick drama for each family is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuhiko Takada
CAST:  Kyuji Aozora  •  Koji Aozora  •  Yôko Asaji  •  Kazuyo Asari

The Ebara family, a typical middle-class family living in downtown Tokyo. When her mother-in-law sold a mountain, a large amount of 70 million yen came in, and with that as a down payment, she got her longing detached house. A slapstick drama for each family is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuhiko Takada
CAST:  Kyuji Aozora  •  Koji Aozora  •  Yôko Asaji  •  Kazuyo Asari

Hanayagi Genshu Gokuchūki II (1985)

Hanayagi Genshu, who spent a winter in Tochihara Women's Prison due to an injury to the Hanayagi style Iemoto, is allowed to be paroleed. In Asakusa, she reunited with her prison companion, Sayoko Nakano. Genshu, Sayoko, and Setsuko Kanno gather at a yakitori ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Azuma Morisaki
CAST:  Genshū Hanayagi  •  Riyoko Ikeda  •  Kayako Sono  •  Tetsuya Asada

Hanayagi Genshu, who spent a winter in Tochihara Women's Prison due to an injury to the Hanayagi style Iemoto, is allowed to be paroleed. In Asakusa, she reunited with her prison companion, Sayoko Nakano. Genshu, Sayoko, and Setsuko Kanno gather at a yakitori ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Azuma Morisaki
CAST:  Genshū Hanayagi  •  Riyoko Ikeda  •  Kayako Sono  •  Tetsuya Asada