Takeshi Mikami

Cure (1997)

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Tsuyoshi Ujiki  •  Anna Nakagawa

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Tsuyoshi Ujiki  •  Anna Nakagawa

Suspicion (1982)

A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Noboru Nakaya

A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Noboru Nakaya

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist (1995)

Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Kenzō Kawarasaki  •  Shirō Shimomoto  •  Takeshi Mikami

Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Kenzō Kawarasaki  •  Shirō Shimomoto  •  Takeshi Mikami

The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears (1997)

Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! It's been five years since he left the force, lost his wife, and waged all out revenge, and now our hero is idling his time with a failing yakuza group. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Shun Sugata  •  Chikako Kobayashi  •  Tonbo Zushi

Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! It's been five years since he left the force, lost his wife, and waged all out revenge, and now our hero is idling his time with a failing yakuza group. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Shun Sugata  •  Chikako Kobayashi  •  Tonbo Zushi

Yakuza Taxi (1994)

The Yakuza clan Inoshika decides to help a small family business, Taxi Tanaka, lured by the clan Jinryûkaï and deeply in debt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Koichi Ueda  •  Megumi Morisaki

The Yakuza clan Inoshika decides to help a small family business, Taxi Tanaka, lured by the clan Jinryûkaï and deeply in debt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Koichi Ueda  •  Megumi Morisaki

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape (1995)

Hapless gangsters are hired by the yakuza to tail his daughter. Once the identity of the boy she's dating has been unveiled, the boss offers a reward for his capture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Koyo Maeda  •  Kenzō Kawarasaki  •  Shirō Shimomoto

Hapless gangsters are hired by the yakuza to tail his daughter. Once the identity of the boy she's dating has been unveiled, the boss offers a reward for his capture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Koyo Maeda  •  Kenzō Kawarasaki  •  Shirō Shimomoto

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble (1996)

Having lost everything to horse racing, Yûji accidentally gets 10 million yen. But this sum belongs to a Yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Koyo Maeda  •  Yuuko Nitou  •  Kenzō Kawarasaki

Having lost everything to horse racing, Yûji accidentally gets 10 million yen. But this sum belongs to a Yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Koyo Maeda  •  Yuuko Nitou  •  Kenzō Kawarasaki

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero (1996)

Yuji and Kosaku become involved with a brother and sister who want to drive a local yakuza gang member out of their neighborhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Ren Osugi

Yuji and Kosaku become involved with a brother and sister who want to drive a local yakuza gang member out of their neighborhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Ren Osugi

Scream Girls (2008)

According to an urban legend, a girl named Hikiko Mori was taunted and bullied relentlessly by her classmates, eventually resulting in her accidental death. Holding a grudge against all bullies, her spirit now haunts her former school, slowly gathering the strength ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisaaki Nagaoka
CAST:  Chiharu  •  Erika  •  Shion Fujiwara  •  Kyoko Kawai

According to an urban legend, a girl named Hikiko Mori was taunted and bullied relentlessly by her classmates, eventually resulting in her accidental death. Holding a grudge against all bullies, her spirit now haunts her former school, slowly gathering the strength ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisaaki Nagaoka
CAST:  Chiharu  •  Erika  •  Shion Fujiwara  •  Kyoko Kawai

RUNNING HIGH (1989)

A man on his way home from a wedding. When he wakes up drunk, he finds himself in a park in the early morning. As he wanders the city in the early morning, he meets a girl on a mountain bike and is suddenly chased by the police instead of the girl. The camera, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Takeshi Mikami  •  Sato Fumihiro  •  Taniguchi Noriko  •  Chiba Tetsuya

A man on his way home from a wedding. When he wakes up drunk, he finds himself in a park in the early morning. As he wanders the city in the early morning, he meets a girl on a mountain bike and is suddenly chased by the police instead of the girl. The camera, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Takeshi Mikami  •  Sato Fumihiro  •  Taniguchi Noriko  •  Chiba Tetsuya