Ryuta Furuya

Theatre 1 (2012)

Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright and director, and his theatrical company, Seinendan. By depicting them, the film leads the audience to revisit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiro Soda
CAST:  Oriza Hirata  •  Koji Fukada  •  Kanji Furutachi  •  Kotaro Shiga

Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright and director, and his theatrical company, Seinendan. By depicting them, the film leads the audience to revisit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiro Soda
CAST:  Oriza Hirata  •  Koji Fukada  •  Kanji Furutachi  •  Kotaro Shiga

Love Exposure (2009)

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The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

At the Terrace (2016)

A gaunt, middle-aged man barely recovered from a serious illness, an awkward company employee, the hosts’ likable son, who comes home late — each of the men on the terrace are captivated by Haruko’s pale, white arms, inflaming the jealousy of the company director’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Yamauchi
CAST:  Kei Ishibashi  •  Kami Hiraiwa  •  Ryuta Furuya  •  Kenji Iwaya

A gaunt, middle-aged man barely recovered from a serious illness, an awkward company employee, the hosts’ likable son, who comes home late — each of the men on the terrace are captivated by Haruko’s pale, white arms, inflaming the jealousy of the company director’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Yamauchi
CAST:  Kei Ishibashi  •  Kami Hiraiwa  •  Ryuta Furuya  •  Kenji Iwaya

Bleach (2018)

High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life, besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother's death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly breaks as he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a God of Death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Erina Mano

High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life, besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother's death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly breaks as he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a God of Death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Erina Mano

Breath of Rokkasho (2017)

Japanese society is without ideals - Two men and one woman, who grew up in a religious organization in , meet again and question their own ideals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bunyo Kimura
CAST:  Shigeki Yanagisawa  •  Nana Nagao  •  Ryuta Furuya  •  Tokuichi Saito

Japanese society is without ideals - Two men and one woman, who grew up in a religious organization in , meet again and question their own ideals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bunyo Kimura
CAST:  Shigeki Yanagisawa  •  Nana Nagao  •  Ryuta Furuya  •  Tokuichi Saito

Body Remember (2021)

Young novelist Haruhiko, along with his girlfriend Ririko, are having lunch with his cousin Yoko as she talks about an important night from three years ago. We cut to: Jiro visits a bar run by Akira and Yoko and reunites after a long absence. Akira and Jiro are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Yamashina
CAST:  Yume Tanaka  •  Yohei Okuda  •  Ryuta Furuya  •  Takaya Shibata

Young novelist Haruhiko, along with his girlfriend Ririko, are having lunch with his cousin Yoko as she talks about an important night from three years ago. We cut to: Jiro visits a bar run by Akira and Yoko and reunites after a long absence. Akira and Jiro are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Yamashina
CAST:  Yume Tanaka  •  Yohei Okuda  •  Ryuta Furuya  •  Takaya Shibata

Skeleton Flowers (2021)

High school student, Yo, lived with her father, Nao, after her mother, Sachiyo, left the family when she was very young. However, their life together came to an end and they started a new life as a family of four with her father's second marriage partner, Miko, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rikiya Imaizumi
CAST:  Sara Shida  •  Ouji Suzuka  •  Arata Iura  •  Hikari Ishida

High school student, Yo, lived with her father, Nao, after her mother, Sachiyo, left the family when she was very young. However, their life together came to an end and they started a new life as a family of four with her father's second marriage partner, Miko, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rikiya Imaizumi
CAST:  Sara Shida  •  Ouji Suzuka  •  Arata Iura  •  Hikari Ishida

Ring Wandering (2022)

In central Tokyo, a young man, Sosuke, aspires to be a manga artist. His current work is about a battle between a hunter and a Japanese wolf. He can’t draw the extinct wolf well and struggles to develop the story. One winter’s day, Sosuke finds an animal’s skull ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masakazu Kaneko
CAST:  Show Kasamatsu  •  Abe Junko  •  Ken Yasuda  •  Reiko Kataoka

In central Tokyo, a young man, Sosuke, aspires to be a manga artist. His current work is about a battle between a hunter and a Japanese wolf. He can’t draw the extinct wolf well and struggles to develop the story. One winter’s day, Sosuke finds an animal’s skull ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masakazu Kaneko
CAST:  Show Kasamatsu  •  Abe Junko  •  Ken Yasuda  •  Reiko Kataoka