Yasuo Baba

Messengers (1999)

Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries to make a run for it with the last remaining company asset, a red Alpha Romeo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Naoko Iijima  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Hiroyuki Yabe  •  Kotomi Kyōno

Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries to make a run for it with the last remaining company asset, a red Alpha Romeo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Naoko Iijima  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Hiroyuki Yabe  •  Kotomi Kyōno

Nami no kazu dake dakishimete (1991)

The year is 1982, and the place is Shōnan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A group of passionate young people operate a beach radio station for the local community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Yuji Oda  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Tetsuya Bessho

The year is 1982, and the place is Shōnan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A group of passionate young people operate a beach radio station for the local community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Yuji Oda  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Tetsuya Bessho

Take Me Out to the Snowland (1987)

Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kiwako Harada  •  Hiroyuki Okita

Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kiwako Harada  •  Hiroyuki Okita

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)

It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sending home appliance designer Mariko back in time 17 years using a time machine she accidentally invented. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Kazue Fukiishi

It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sending home appliance designer Mariko back in time 17 years using a time machine she accidentally invented. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Kazue Fukiishi

Urban Marine Resort Story (1989)

A story of love and adventure between a woman who likes water sports and a man who likes boats. Mariko thinks she's just in for a fun vacation when she and her friend Tomoyo discover a missing Korean War plane while scuba diving. Who will find the buried treasure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Yuji Oda  •  Kazue Itô  •  Misako Tanaka

A story of love and adventure between a woman who likes water sports and a man who likes boats. Mariko thinks she's just in for a fun vacation when she and her friend Tomoyo discover a missing Korean War plane while scuba diving. Who will find the buried treasure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Yuji Oda  •  Kazue Itô  •  Misako Tanaka

Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken (2022)

Based on a real story during WWII where Japanese naval soldiers met Italians who were in the submarine Comandante Cappellini used to transport strategic materials to and from Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Takuma Otoo

Based on a real story during WWII where Japanese naval soldiers met Italians who were in the submarine Comandante Cappellini used to transport strategic materials to and from Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Takuma Otoo