Kei Fujiwara

Kei Fujiwara (born March 12, 1957) is a Japanese actress, cinematographer, editor, writer and film director. Her first role was in the American film, The Neptune Factor, but she is perhaps best known for starring in the Japanese cult film, Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Recently she has devoted her time to writing and directing, and is known for her surreal and violent experimental films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kei Fujiwara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Kei Fujiwara  •  Nobu Kanaoka  •  Shinya Tsukamoto

A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Kei Fujiwara  •  Nobu Kanaoka  •  Shinya Tsukamoto

Organ (1996)

Two police detectives Numata and Tosaka infiltrate a group of underground black market human organ dealers. Things go haywire during a raid on the group's surgical headquarters. Numata barely escapes, while a wounded Tosaka gets left behind. Through a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Fujiwara
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Kimihiko Hasegawa  •  Natsuyo Kanahama  •  Kenji Nasa

Two police detectives Numata and Tosaka infiltrate a group of underground black market human organ dealers. Things go haywire during a raid on the group's surgical headquarters. Numata barely escapes, while a wounded Tosaka gets left behind. Through a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Fujiwara
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Kimihiko Hasegawa  •  Natsuyo Kanahama  •  Kenji Nasa

The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987)

A teenager discovers an electric pylon growing out of his back and is soon forced to battle cyborg vampires over the future of humanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Nariaki Senba  •  Nobu Kanaoka  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

A teenager discovers an electric pylon growing out of his back and is soon forced to battle cyborg vampires over the future of humanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Nariaki Senba  •  Nobu Kanaoka  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Id (2005)

A man known as the "Murderer" wanders through the woods. The sound of water flowing deep underground fills his head...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Fujiwara
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Masami Akimoto  •  Masanobu Asakawa  •  Mito Awano

A man known as the "Murderer" wanders through the woods. The sound of water flowing deep underground fills his head...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Fujiwara
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Masami Akimoto  •  Masanobu Asakawa  •  Mito Awano

The Neptune Factor (1973)

When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Yvette Mimieux

When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Yvette Mimieux

Hana-Dama (2014)

Transfer student Mizuki is bullied mercilessly by her classmate. Nevertheless, she is always able to maintain her composure. Kirie, who is also bullied, becomes interested in Mizuki and longs for her. The two become close.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisayasu Satô
CAST:  Tomori Abe  •  Shun Asada  •  Kei Fujiwara  •  Daisuke Iijima

Transfer student Mizuki is bullied mercilessly by her classmate. Nevertheless, she is always able to maintain her composure. Kirie, who is also bullied, becomes interested in Mizuki and longs for her. The two become close.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisayasu Satô
CAST:  Tomori Abe  •  Shun Asada  •  Kei Fujiwara  •  Daisuke Iijima

The Phantom of Regular Size (1986)

A short film where Shinya Tsukamoto experimented with effects and ideas, which eventually resulted in the feature film Tetsuo: The Iron Man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Nobu Kanaoka  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Shinya Tsukamoto

A short film where Shinya Tsukamoto experimented with effects and ideas, which eventually resulted in the feature film Tetsuo: The Iron Man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Kei Fujiwara  •  Nobu Kanaoka  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Shinya Tsukamoto

Hidden Contamination (2015)

The 20 km zone surrounding the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was designated an evacuation zone due to the radiation caused by the accident in March 2011. However, the thousands of people of Itate, situated just outside the zone, and those who had fled the area and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naotoshi Kitada
CAST:  Gunman Hirayama  •  Kei Fujiwara

The 20 km zone surrounding the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was designated an evacuation zone due to the radiation caused by the accident in March 2011. However, the thousands of people of Itate, situated just outside the zone, and those who had fled the area and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naotoshi Kitada
CAST:  Gunman Hirayama  •  Kei Fujiwara