Yoshiaki Umegaki

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Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kon
CAST:  Aya Okamoto  •  Yoshiaki Umegaki  •  Tohru Emori  •  Satomi Korogi

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kon
CAST:  Aya Okamoto  •  Yoshiaki Umegaki  •  Tohru Emori  •  Satomi Korogi

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (2000)

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of interesting people, including friendly truck driver Sumire and a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Yuta Kanai  •  Hideakazu Akai  •  Reina Asami  •  Nenji Kobayashi

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of interesting people, including friendly truck driver Sumire and a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Yuta Kanai  •  Hideakazu Akai  •  Reina Asami  •  Nenji Kobayashi

That's The Way!! (2011)

A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Satô
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Maki Horikita  •  Koji Sato

A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Satô
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Maki Horikita  •  Koji Sato

20th Century Nostalgia (1997)

A young student believes that the spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time, taking over his body to infiltrate and study humanity in order to find the reasons why our civilization is doomed to future destruction. He replicates the spirit of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Hara
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Tsutomu Enjima  •  Kimiko Yo  •  Asami Tada

A young student believes that the spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time, taking over his body to infiltrate and study humanity in order to find the reasons why our civilization is doomed to future destruction. He replicates the spirit of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Hara
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Tsutomu Enjima  •  Kimiko Yo  •  Asami Tada

Guinea Pig 4: Devil Woman Doctor (1986)

A drag queen doctor named Peter conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Tabe
CAST:  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Kobuhei Hayashiya  •  Nezumi Imamura  •  Shinnosuke Ikehata

A drag queen doctor named Peter conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Tabe
CAST:  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Kobuhei Hayashiya  •  Nezumi Imamura  •  Shinnosuke Ikehata

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Miki Mizuno  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Miki Mizuno  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

The Cycling Genius Is Coming! (2008)

Teru (Yuya Endo) has been brought up in a hill town and spent his childhood conquering the slopes on his bicycle. Being a cycling fanatic, who resents defeat, he joins Kamegaoka High School, which used to boast a powerful cycling club. There he meets Hatomura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Ono
CAST:  Hiroki Suzuki  •  Yuya Endo  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Noriko Nakagoshi

Teru (Yuya Endo) has been brought up in a hill town and spent his childhood conquering the slopes on his bicycle. Being a cycling fanatic, who resents defeat, he joins Kamegaoka High School, which used to boast a powerful cycling club. There he meets Hatomura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Ono
CAST:  Hiroki Suzuki  •  Yuya Endo  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Noriko Nakagoshi

Free and Easy 18 (2007)

Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Miyoko Asada  •  Rei Dan  •  Kei Tani

Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Miyoko Asada  •  Rei Dan  •  Kei Tani

Biohazard: The Stage (2015)

A bioterrorism incident occurs at a university in Western Australia. Chris and Piers from BSAA's anti-bioterrorism unit head to the scene to investigate, and they cooperate with former S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca, who is teaching at the university. On the scene, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Yoriko
CAST:  Hiroshi Yazaki  •  Wataru Kuriyama  •  Seijiro Nakamura  •  Asuka Kuramochi

A bioterrorism incident occurs at a university in Western Australia. Chris and Piers from BSAA's anti-bioterrorism unit head to the scene to investigate, and they cooperate with former S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca, who is teaching at the university. On the scene, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Yoriko
CAST:  Hiroshi Yazaki  •  Wataru Kuriyama  •  Seijiro Nakamura  •  Asuka Kuramochi

Athlete (2019)

Kōhei is a former competitive swimmer who lives an ordinary life with his wife and high school daughter. One day, his wife suddenly asks him for a divorce. He then has a fateful encounter in Tokyo’s gay district, Shinjuku Ni-chōme, with a beautiful boy named Yūtaka ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takamasa Oe
CAST:  Joe Nakamura  •  Kondo Yohdi  •  Yoshiaki Umegaki  •  Reina Tasaki

Kōhei is a former competitive swimmer who lives an ordinary life with his wife and high school daughter. One day, his wife suddenly asks him for a divorce. He then has a fateful encounter in Tokyo’s gay district, Shinjuku Ni-chōme, with a beautiful boy named Yūtaka ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takamasa Oe
CAST:  Joe Nakamura  •  Kondo Yohdi  •  Yoshiaki Umegaki  •  Reina Tasaki

Arietta (1989)

A young widow becomes an SM call girl to pay off the debts accumulated by her yakuza husband. She's a depressed woman, merely going through the motions of existence, subjected to every cruel whim concocted by her clients. She's dedicated to the misery - even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Keiko Kaga  •  Kiriko Shimizu  •  Maya Asabuki  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

A young widow becomes an SM call girl to pay off the debts accumulated by her yakuza husband. She's a depressed woman, merely going through the motions of existence, subjected to every cruel whim concocted by her clients. She's dedicated to the misery - even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Keiko Kaga  •  Kiriko Shimizu  •  Maya Asabuki  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

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DIRECTION:  Toshiki Sato
CAST:  Rio Serizawa  •  Daikei Shimizu  •  Toru Nakane  •  Yoshiaki Umegaki

Evil Dream (1994)

The bus driver Nakatsuka Yukihiko saw in his dream the sexual fantasies involving one of his regular female passengers - Noriko Otomo. On the other hand, she sees the same dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Rinko Mayumi  •  Shungicu Uchida  •  Yuka Ônishi

The bus driver Nakatsuka Yukihiko saw in his dream the sexual fantasies involving one of his regular female passengers - Noriko Otomo. On the other hand, she sees the same dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Rinko Mayumi  •  Shungicu Uchida  •  Yuka Ônishi

Forever with You (1995)

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DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yumi Goto  •  Yoshiki Arizono  •  Aya Sugimoto

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DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yumi Goto  •  Yoshiki Arizono  •  Aya Sugimoto

Salaryman Senka (1995)

Based on the manga by Sadao Jouji which has been running in the magazine Shukan Gendai since 1969.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Yuji Miyake  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Nae Yuuki

Based on the manga by Sadao Jouji which has been running in the magazine Shukan Gendai since 1969.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Yuji Miyake  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Nae Yuuki

Weather Woman (1996)

Keiko, a young, newly hired weather woman, is eager to give her channel's flagging ratings a boost. She decides a panty shot might do the trick, so during her forecast she lifts her skirt, thereby capturing the attention and the hearts of viewers. Keiko's stunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoaki Hosoyama
CAST:  Kei Mizutani  •  Takashi Sumita  •  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Saori Taira

Keiko, a young, newly hired weather woman, is eager to give her channel's flagging ratings a boost. She decides a panty shot might do the trick, so during her forecast she lifts her skirt, thereby capturing the attention and the hearts of viewers. Keiko's stunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoaki Hosoyama
CAST:  Kei Mizutani  •  Takashi Sumita  •  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Saori Taira

Juskiss (1996)

Space Investigator Justy arrives on Earth in pursuit of a dangerous bio-weapon, Debora, which has the ability to attach to living things and to control their consciousness and pass on to others through bodily contact. The only way to capture Debora is with a kiss, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Mitsuura
CAST:  Yuko Anai  •  Kenichiro Kikuchi  •  Aiko Sato  •  Kyoji Kamui

Space Investigator Justy arrives on Earth in pursuit of a dangerous bio-weapon, Debora, which has the ability to attach to living things and to control their consciousness and pass on to others through bodily contact. The only way to capture Debora is with a kiss, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Mitsuura
CAST:  Yuko Anai  •  Kenichiro Kikuchi  •  Aiko Sato  •  Kyoji Kamui

Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin (1996)

Based on the long running manga of the same name by Sadao Shouji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Yuji Miyake  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Taishu Kase  •  Hideji Ōtaki

Based on the long running manga of the same name by Sadao Shouji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Yuji Miyake  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Taishu Kase  •  Hideji Ōtaki

Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess (1999)

Saeko Machida is a high school girl with a crush on a boy in her class named Yuichi Kimijima. Becoming obsessed with him, she tries to gain his attention and win his affections, but there's no such luck. One day, she meets a strange man at a flea-market who gives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko  •  Natsuki Imai
CAST:  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Erina Asai  •  Hisoka Yamamoto  •  Shin Yazawa

Saeko Machida is a high school girl with a crush on a boy in her class named Yuichi Kimijima. Becoming obsessed with him, she tries to gain his attention and win his affections, but there's no such luck. One day, she meets a strange man at a flea-market who gives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko  •  Natsuki Imai
CAST:  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Erina Asai  •  Hisoka Yamamoto  •  Shin Yazawa

Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors (2016)

The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Kanji Tsuda

The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Maki Mizuno  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Kanji Tsuda
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