Takashi Shigematsu

Undressed Minako (2013)

"Tsuukai! Big Daddy" is a documentary television show on TV Asahi. The show depicts the real life of Kiyoshi Hayashishita and his family. Movie "Undressed Minako" follows the life of Kiyoshi Hayashishita's ex-wife Minako Hayashishita. Minako Hayashishita separated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Tomoko Nakajima  •  Takashi Shigematsu  •  Ami Tomite  •  Ruri Shinato

"Tsuukai! Big Daddy" is a documentary television show on TV Asahi. The show depicts the real life of Kiyoshi Hayashishita and his family. Movie "Undressed Minako" follows the life of Kiyoshi Hayashishita's ex-wife Minako Hayashishita. Minako Hayashishita separated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Tomoko Nakajima  •  Takashi Shigematsu  •  Ami Tomite  •  Ruri Shinato

The Make-up Room (2015)

Morikawa draws from his experiences as a former adult-video director for this comedy set in the make-up room of a porn film shoot. The cast features Aki Morita (Sharing) and an ensemble of mostly Japanese porn stars including Beni Ito, Nanami Kawakami and Riri ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Morikawa
CAST:  Beni Itô  •  Riri Kuribayashi  •  Nanami Kawakami  •  Aki Morita

Morikawa draws from his experiences as a former adult-video director for this comedy set in the make-up room of a porn film shoot. The cast features Aki Morita (Sharing) and an ensemble of mostly Japanese porn stars including Beni Ito, Nanami Kawakami and Riri ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Morikawa
CAST:  Beni Itô  •  Riri Kuribayashi  •  Nanami Kawakami  •  Aki Morita

The Limit of Sleeping Beauty (2017)

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Yuki Sakurai  •  Nino Furuhata  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Ippei Sasaki

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Yuki Sakurai  •  Nino Furuhata  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Ippei Sasaki

Kidan Piece of Darkness (2016)

Based on Fuyumi Ono's best-selling books, these 10 tales of spookiness by six Japanese horror directors are designed to chill viewers to the bone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito  •  Yoshihiro Nakamura  •  Koji Shiraishi  •  Hajime Ohata  •  Mari Asato  •  Hiroki Iwasawa
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Amane Okayama  •  Win Morisaki  •  Izumi Fujimoto

Based on Fuyumi Ono's best-selling books, these 10 tales of spookiness by six Japanese horror directors are designed to chill viewers to the bone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito  •  Yoshihiro Nakamura  •  Koji Shiraishi  •  Hajime Ohata  •  Mari Asato  •  Hiroki Iwasawa
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Amane Okayama  •  Win Morisaki  •  Izumi Fujimoto

Homejack Triangle (2018)

A female police officer arrests serial killer/rapist "Jack" only to have to let him go because he has an alibi. Soon after she, her boyfriend and a visiting female relative, are targeted by "Jack".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasushi Koshizaka
CAST:  Sasa Handa  •  Mayu Satô  •  Hirokio Andô  •  Takashi Shigematsu

A female police officer arrests serial killer/rapist "Jack" only to have to let him go because he has an alibi. Soon after she, her boyfriend and a visiting female relative, are targeted by "Jack".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasushi Koshizaka
CAST:  Sasa Handa  •  Mayu Satô  •  Hirokio Andô  •  Takashi Shigematsu

Sad Angel (2020)

Director Toshiyuki Morioka of "Junpei, Think Again" and "Stay With Me Till The Dawn" is a sensual drama about the sadness of a beautiful prostitute and a young man who has drifted to the Yukaku. The architecture of the Taisho era is lined up, and Shigeru, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Hitomi Wada  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Nanami Kawakami  •  Takashi Shigematsu

Director Toshiyuki Morioka of "Junpei, Think Again" and "Stay With Me Till The Dawn" is a sensual drama about the sadness of a beautiful prostitute and a young man who has drifted to the Yukaku. The architecture of the Taisho era is lined up, and Shigeru, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Hitomi Wada  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Nanami Kawakami  •  Takashi Shigematsu

Anticipation (2019)

Todo, an old wealthy man, is fascinated by the appearance of Sayumi walking in the graveyard in midsummer, holding the urn of his late mother. Sayumi, who doesn't know her father, longs for Todo like her father and begins to love him as a man. One day, Sayumi, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Takahara
CAST:  Asuka Oda  •  Daisuke Ryū  •  Takashi Naha  •  Nana Nanaumi

Todo, an old wealthy man, is fascinated by the appearance of Sayumi walking in the graveyard in midsummer, holding the urn of his late mother. Sayumi, who doesn't know her father, longs for Todo like her father and begins to love him as a man. One day, Sayumi, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Takahara
CAST:  Asuka Oda  •  Daisuke Ryū  •  Takashi Naha  •  Nana Nanaumi

Hitozuma ichiban! Futarikiri Tonight (2021)

Midsummer, a housewife in a rural town, was asked by a passing movie director, Wada, to "become an actress!" And made a big decision to move to Tokyo. On the other hand, Wada, who had forgotten about such a thing, read the script written by the unsold scriptwriter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Takahara
CAST:  Airi Kijima  •  Coco Nanahara  •  Chisa Hasegawa  •  Ryôhei Higashino

Midsummer, a housewife in a rural town, was asked by a passing movie director, Wada, to "become an actress!" And made a big decision to move to Tokyo. On the other hand, Wada, who had forgotten about such a thing, read the script written by the unsold scriptwriter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Takahara
CAST:  Airi Kijima  •  Coco Nanahara  •  Chisa Hasegawa  •  Ryôhei Higashino

Hell Dogs (2022)

Bent on revenge, a traumatized ex-police officer must infiltrate a yakuza organization by befriending one of the group's most unhinged members.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Kazuki Kitamura

Bent on revenge, a traumatized ex-police officer must infiltrate a yakuza organization by befriending one of the group's most unhinged members.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Kazuki Kitamura