Toshinobu Matsuo

Sayonara Midori-chan (2005)

Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Sayuri Oyamada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mayuko Iwasa

Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Sayuri Oyamada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mayuko Iwasa

The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010)

After learning her boyfriend and colleague was already in a relationship and about to marry another colleague, Takako quits her job and falls into a slump. Her uncle, Satoru, offers her a job and room in his used bookstore in Jinbocho. Despite her initial lack of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asako Hyuga
CAST:  Akiko Kikuchi  •  Takashi Naito  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Rena Tanaka

After learning her boyfriend and colleague was already in a relationship and about to marry another colleague, Takako quits her job and falls into a slump. Her uncle, Satoru, offers her a job and room in his used bookstore in Jinbocho. Despite her initial lack of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asako Hyuga
CAST:  Akiko Kikuchi  •  Takashi Naito  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Rena Tanaka

Arch Angels (2006)

Every high school has its misfits, its square pegs, its rebels. St. Michael's Academy, nestled on an impossibly pretty and strangely remote Japanese island, is no exception. In fact, given the atmosphere of strictness, propriety and even subtle menace looming over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Issei Oda
CAST:  Juri Ueno  •  Megumi Seki  •  Airi Taira  •  Yûsuke Iseya

Every high school has its misfits, its square pegs, its rebels. St. Michael's Academy, nestled on an impossibly pretty and strangely remote Japanese island, is no exception. In fact, given the atmosphere of strictness, propriety and even subtle menace looming over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Issei Oda
CAST:  Juri Ueno  •  Megumi Seki  •  Airi Taira  •  Yûsuke Iseya

A Day on the Planet (2004)

Seven friends gather at a party in Kyoto to celebrate Masamichi's entry to graduate school. Maki & her boyfriend Nakazawa join the party and get drunk easily after the friendship reunion. Kate has a crush on one of the cute guy who doesn't have any interests on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Rena Tanaka  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Shuji Kashiwabara

Seven friends gather at a party in Kyoto to celebrate Masamichi's entry to graduate school. Maki & her boyfriend Nakazawa join the party and get drunk easily after the friendship reunion. Kate has a crush on one of the cute guy who doesn't have any interests on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Rena Tanaka  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Shuji Kashiwabara

Fly, Daddy, Fly (2005)

Suzuki’s world is shattered when his teenage daughter is brutally attacked. The assailant, Ishihara, son of a politician, brazenly mocks Suzuki as he throws him cover-up money. Angry, Suzuki finds he has no answer to Ishihara and in venting his anger, loses his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Mire Aika

Suzuki’s world is shattered when his teenage daughter is brutally attacked. The assailant, Ishihara, son of a politician, brazenly mocks Suzuki as he throws him cover-up money. Angry, Suzuki finds he has no answer to Ishihara and in venting his anger, loses his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Mire Aika

Goth (2008)

Itsuki and Yoru share a passion for the dark and death, making them the perfect choice to track down a serial killer who is roaming the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gen Takahashi
CAST:  Kanata Hongo  •  Rin Takanashi  •  Sôtarô  •  Maari

Itsuki and Yoru share a passion for the dark and death, making them the perfect choice to track down a serial killer who is roaming the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gen Takahashi
CAST:  Kanata Hongo  •  Rin Takanashi  •  Sôtarô  •  Maari

The Right Way of Playing with a Girl (2007)

The script won the 2006 TV Asahi contest for new scenario writers. The story is about the secret game between two childhood friends. In that game, Kurokawa is a princess and her friend Mizushima is her servant. They promised to keep on playing the game until ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Tomoka Kurokawa  •  Hiro Mizushima  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Mitsuki Tanimura

The script won the 2006 TV Asahi contest for new scenario writers. The story is about the secret game between two childhood friends. In that game, Kurokawa is a princess and her friend Mizushima is her servant. They promised to keep on playing the game until ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Tomoka Kurokawa  •  Hiro Mizushima  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Mitsuki Tanimura

Apartment 1303 (2007)

While celebrating with her friends in her new cheaply rented apartment (with balcony and view of the sea) on the thirteenth floor of a building, the young Sayaka unexpectedly jumps off the balcony committing suicide. Her mother goes insane and her older sister, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ataru Oikawa
CAST:  Noriko Nakagoshi  •  Arata Furuta  •  Eriko Hatsune  •  Yuka Itaya

While celebrating with her friends in her new cheaply rented apartment (with balcony and view of the sea) on the thirteenth floor of a building, the young Sayaka unexpectedly jumps off the balcony committing suicide. Her mother goes insane and her older sister, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ataru Oikawa
CAST:  Noriko Nakagoshi  •  Arata Furuta  •  Eriko Hatsune  •  Yuka Itaya

Kamen Rider Hibiki The Movie: Hibiki & The Seven War Oni (2005)

When a powerful new Makamou attacks and defeats Hibiki, Asumu dives into Takeshi’s history and discovers a book that details the ancient Oni and a boy sharing his name. As he reads on, he learns of the tensions between humans and Oni as they struggle to stop the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarou Sakamoto
CAST:  Shigeki Hosokawa  •  Rakuto Tochihara  •  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Jouji Shibue

When a powerful new Makamou attacks and defeats Hibiki, Asumu dives into Takeshi’s history and discovers a book that details the ancient Oni and a boy sharing his name. As he reads on, he learns of the tensions between humans and Oni as they struggle to stop the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarou Sakamoto
CAST:  Shigeki Hosokawa  •  Rakuto Tochihara  •  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Jouji Shibue

Waters (2006)

Seven young Tokyoites get scammed into working as hosts for "Dog Days" bar. Will they be able to overcome their individual differences and keep the club open?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryo Nishimura
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Takamasa Suga  •  Shingo Katsurayama

Seven young Tokyoites get scammed into working as hosts for "Dog Days" bar. Will they be able to overcome their individual differences and keep the club open?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryo Nishimura
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Takamasa Suga  •  Shingo Katsurayama

Drift 5 (2007)

Fifth release from the straight-to-video series "Drift," this time featuring the GT-# against the GST-t Skyline! It's drift vs. grip in an all-out battle for speed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Yuika Hotta  •  Kenji Taniguchi  •  Kouichiro Nishi

Fifth release from the straight-to-video series "Drift," this time featuring the GT-# against the GST-t Skyline! It's drift vs. grip in an all-out battle for speed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Yuika Hotta  •  Kenji Taniguchi  •  Kouichiro Nishi

The Scary Folklore: Ura no Sho (2007)

Five years have passed since 12 members of the choir were brutally murdered in the music room of Seiran Jogakuin, a prestigious school in the suburbs of Tokyo. A TV news crew visits the scene to clarify the rumor that children's songs can be heard from coming from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Fukutani
CAST:  Chinami Ishizaka  •  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Mikako Tabe  •  Kanji Tsuda

Five years have passed since 12 members of the choir were brutally murdered in the music room of Seiran Jogakuin, a prestigious school in the suburbs of Tokyo. A TV news crew visits the scene to clarify the rumor that children's songs can be heard from coming from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Fukutani
CAST:  Chinami Ishizaka  •  Toshinobu Matsuo  •  Mikako Tabe  •  Kanji Tsuda