Keiichi Hara

Colorful (2010)

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Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Kazato Tomizawa  •  Jingi Irie  •  Akina Minami  •  Aoi Miyazaki

Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Kazato Tomizawa  •  Jingi Irie  •  Akina Minami  •  Aoi Miyazaki

Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013)

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Aoi Miyazaki

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Aoi Miyazaki

Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky (1988)

Schoolgirl Mami Sakura discovers that she has superpowers. She can sense other people in trouble and teleport to help them, but she keeps her secret double-life hidden from her parents with the help of her schoolfriend, Kazuo Takahata. In this short film, Mami uses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Hochu Otsuka  •  Show Hayami

Schoolgirl Mami Sakura discovers that she has superpowers. She can sense other people in trouble and teleport to help them, but she keeps her secret double-life hidden from her parents with the help of her schoolfriend, Kazuo Takahata. In this short film, Mami uses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Hochu Otsuka  •  Show Hayami

Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Splendor! The Battle of the Warring States (2002)

Shin-chan somehow travels back in time, where he promptly involves himself in samurai wars and political intrigue, changing history left and right!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

Shin-chan somehow travels back in time, where he promptly involves himself in samurai wars and political intrigue, changing history left and right!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)

The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Satomi Korogi

The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Satomi Korogi

Crayon Shin-chan: Storm-invoking Passion! The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Yuko Mita

Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Yuko Mita

Summer Days with Coo (2007)

A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Kazato Tomizawa  •  Takahiro Yokokawa  •  Naoki Tanaka  •  Tamaki Matsumoto

A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Kazato Tomizawa  •  Takahiro Yokokawa  •  Naoki Tanaka  •  Tamaki Matsumoto

Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle (1999)

There's only one way to stop a filthy evil scientist from destroying the world, and it's with a powerful hot spring located under Shin-chan's house!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

There's only one way to stop a filthy evil scientist from destroying the world, and it's with a powerful hot spring located under Shin-chan's house!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Jungle (2000)

The Noharas go on an Action Mask-themed cruise, where all the grown-ups get kidnapped by a gang of monkeys. It's up to the kids to rescue them!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

The Noharas go on an Action Mask-themed cruise, where all the grown-ups get kidnapped by a gang of monkeys. It's up to the kids to rescue them!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

Miss Hokusai (2015)

A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Anne Watanabe  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Kengo Kora

A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Anne Watanabe  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Kengo Kora

The Wonderland (2019)

The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist, Hippocrates, and his student, Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Nao Toyama

The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist, Hippocrates, and his student, Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Nao Toyama

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DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara  •  Yoshitomo Yonetani  •  Ayumu Watanabe
CAST:  Michiko Nomura  •  Kazuya Tatekabe  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Nobuyo Oyama

Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits (1991)

A Doraemon anime film. It premiered in theatres on March 9, 1991 on a bill with Doraemon: Nobita in Dorabian Nights. The movie's original plot was written by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Keiko Yamamoto  •  Yoshiko Ohta  •  Noriko Ohara

A Doraemon anime film. It premiered in theatres on March 9, 1991 on a bill with Doraemon: Nobita in Dorabian Nights. The movie's original plot was written by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Keiko Yamamoto  •  Yoshiko Ohta  •  Noriko Ohara

Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen (1998)

It all begins when a secret agent hiding in the ship where dinner Futaba school students. The Pig Hoof follow and take the boat with her, Shin Chan and his friends on board. From there, Shin Chan, Masao, Nene, Kazama and Boo Chan van with Agent everywhere as their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

It all begins when a secret agent hiding in the ship where dinner Futaba school students. The Pig Hoof follow and take the boat with her, Shin Chan and his friends on board. From there, Shin Chan, Masao, Nene, Kazama and Boo Chan van with Agent everywhere as their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

Tamio Kageyama's Double Fantasy (1994)

A 2-part TV special. The first part is a comedic bickering couple taking a sketchy plane for vacation. The second part is a horror a camera crew encounter while staying at the Hotel Southpacific after landing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Ryo Horikawa  •  Michihiro Ikemizu  •  Chafurin  •  Yuu Aihara

A 2-part TV special. The first part is a comedic bickering couple taking a sketchy plane for vacation. The second part is a horror a camera crew encounter while staying at the Hotel Southpacific after landing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Ryo Horikawa  •  Michihiro Ikemizu  •  Chafurin  •  Yuu Aihara

The Making of Miss Hokusai (2015)

A comprehensive behind-the-scenes piece that features raw footage from the production studios and work stations, introductions and in-depth interview clips with many of the key artists and filmmakers, an examination of the manga that inspired the film, a look ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wataru Togashi
CAST:  Keiichi Hara  •  Keiko Matsushita  •  Hiroshi Ohno  •  Masako Sato

A comprehensive behind-the-scenes piece that features raw footage from the production studios and work stations, introductions and in-depth interview clips with many of the key artists and filmmakers, an examination of the manga that inspired the film, a look ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wataru Togashi
CAST:  Keiichi Hara  •  Keiko Matsushita  •  Hiroshi Ohno  •  Masako Sato

Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)

Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Yuki Kaji  •  Ami Touma  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Sakura Kiryu

Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Yuki Kaji  •  Ami Touma  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Sakura Kiryu