Sumi Mutoh

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Tamio Ohki  •  Atsuko Tanaka

Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Tamio Ohki  •  Atsuko Tanaka

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Okiura
CAST:  Yoshikatsu Fujiki  •  Sumi Mutoh  •  Eri Sendai  •  Hiroyuki Kinoshita

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Okiura
CAST:  Yoshikatsu Fujiki  •  Sumi Mutoh  •  Eri Sendai  •  Hiroyuki Kinoshita

Love Letter (1995)

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Miki Sakai  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Takashi Kashiwabara

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Miki Sakai  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Takashi Kashiwabara

The Hunted (1995)

Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo. To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.F. Lawton
CAST:  Christophe Lambert  •  John Lone  •  Joan Chen  •  Yoshio Harada

Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo. To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.F. Lawton
CAST:  Christophe Lambert  •  John Lone  •  Joan Chen  •  Yoshio Harada

Picnic (1996)

Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Chara  •  Koichi Hashizume  •  Naomasa Musaka

Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Chara  •  Koichi Hashizume  •  Naomasa Musaka