Chikara Honda

Born 1979 in Kyoto, Japan, Chikara Honda (本多 力) is a Japanese actor and radio host.

The Man Who Was Eaten (2016)

Yoshio Murata, a factory worker, was told that he would be eaten by aliens in a week due to the treaty "Earthling Man Eater System" made for global peace. His only question is, "Do I taste good?" From that day on, Murata begins making preparations by applying cream ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Kondô
CAST:  Chikara Honda  •  Hitomichan

Yoshio Murata, a factory worker, was told that he would be eaten by aliens in a week due to the treaty "Earthling Man Eater System" made for global peace. His only question is, "Do I taste good?" From that day on, Murata begins making preparations by applying cream ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Kondô
CAST:  Chikara Honda  •  Hitomichan

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)

As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Gen Hoshino  •  Kana Hanazawa  •  Ami Koshimizu  •  Aoi Yuki

As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Gen Hoshino  •  Kana Hanazawa  •  Ami Koshimizu  •  Aoi Yuki

125 Years Memory (2015)

Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night of 16 September 1890 the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the Japanese coast. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsutoshi Tanaka
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Kenan Ece  •  Shioli Kutsuna  •  Mert Aygün

Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night of 16 September 1890 the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the Japanese coast. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsutoshi Tanaka
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Kenan Ece  •  Shioli Kutsuna  •  Mert Aygün

Junction 29 (2019)

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DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda  •  Akihisa Yamada
CAST:  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Ryo Sato  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Honda Takafumi

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DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda  •  Akihisa Yamada
CAST:  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Ryo Sato  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Honda Takafumi

Inu-Oh (2022)

Born to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young biwa priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The pair quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Avu-chan  •  Mirai Moriyama  •  Tasuku Emoto  •  Kenjiro Tsuda

Born to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young biwa priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The pair quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Avu-chan  •  Mirai Moriyama  •  Tasuku Emoto  •  Kenjiro Tsuda

Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (2020)

Doi of the Maeda Construction Company's Advertising group has little passion for his work. One day the group's leader Asagawa declares, "Let's build the hangar for Mazinger Z!" Having been dragged in by Asagawa, Doi and his co-workers commence putting on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Chikara Honda

Doi of the Maeda Construction Company's Advertising group has little passion for his work. One day the group's leader Asagawa declares, "Let's build the hangar for Mazinger Z!" Having been dragged in by Asagawa, Doi and his co-workers commence putting on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Chikara Honda

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)

In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who get involved in misadventures while on set.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daigo Matsui
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yutaka Matsushige  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Kenichi Endo

In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who get involved in misadventures while on set.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daigo Matsui
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yutaka Matsushige  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Kenichi Endo

Torihada 6 ~ Yofukashi no anata ni zokutto suru hanashi wo~ (2009)

A young woman is convinced that someone inhabit her house during the day.... She will quickly decide to buy a camera to record what is happening in her apartment during her absences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Kaya Asano  •  Oohashi Tomokazu  •  Tomohisa Yuge

A young woman is convinced that someone inhabit her house during the day.... She will quickly decide to buy a camera to record what is happening in her apartment during her absences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Kaya Asano  •  Oohashi Tomokazu  •  Tomohisa Yuge

The Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)

It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his prankster ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shingo Natsume
CAST:  Shintaro Asanuma  •  Hiroyuki Yoshino  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Kazuya Nakai

It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his prankster ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shingo Natsume
CAST:  Shintaro Asanuma  •  Hiroyuki Yoshino  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Kazuya Nakai

Natchan's Little Secret (2023)

When three drag queens, Virgin, Moririn, and Zubuko, learn that their mentor and former drag queen, Natchan, has died suddenly, they take it upon themselves to keep the secret of her sexuality from her bereaved family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujiro Tanaka
CAST:  Kenichi Takitoh  •  Shu Watanabe  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Chieko Matsubara

When three drag queens, Virgin, Moririn, and Zubuko, learn that their mentor and former drag queen, Natchan, has died suddenly, they take it upon themselves to keep the secret of her sexuality from her bereaved family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujiro Tanaka
CAST:  Kenichi Takitoh  •  Shu Watanabe  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Chieko Matsubara