Kotaro Yoshida

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Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014)

Trade company employee Shinichi recommends to Naoko and Jiro to go to a beautiful place abroad. There, Naoko and Jiro meets tribal shaman and sees through her tricks. The shaman has refused to leave her place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Yukie Nakama  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Namase Katsuhisa

Trade company employee Shinichi recommends to Naoko and Jiro to go to a beautiful place abroad. There, Naoko and Jiro meets tribal shaman and sees through her tricks. The shaman has refused to leave her place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Yukie Nakama  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Namase Katsuhisa

Surely Someday (2010)

Drawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and spend their free time practicing for their school's upcoming festival. When the festival is abruptly concealed, they come up with a dimwitted strategy of faking a bomb ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Oguri
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Go Ayano

Drawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and spend their free time practicing for their school's upcoming festival. When the festival is abruptly concealed, they come up with a dimwitted strategy of faking a bomb ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Oguri
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Go Ayano

Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge (1996)

Legendary samurai Jubei Yagyu must face off against a necromancer and his army of the undead in order to rescue Ohiro the young ninja girl from the clutches of Inshun Hozoin, the evil man slated to become lord of darkness on the eve of Armageddon. No living man is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Shirai
CAST:  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yûko Moriyama  •  Hitomi Shimizu

Legendary samurai Jubei Yagyu must face off against a necromancer and his army of the undead in order to rescue Ohiro the young ninja girl from the clutches of Inshun Hozoin, the evil man slated to become lord of darkness on the eve of Armageddon. No living man is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Shirai
CAST:  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yûko Moriyama  •  Hitomi Shimizu

AIBOU: The Movie III (2014)

A news report circulates about a man who died after being kicked by a horse on a small island located 300km away from Tokyo. National Police Agency director Takeru Kanbe assigns Vice Director Mineaki Kai the task of making sure rumors surrounding the incident are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Koji Ishizaka  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa

A news report circulates about a man who died after being kicked by a horse on a small island located 300km away from Tokyo. National Police Agency director Takeru Kanbe assigns Vice Director Mineaki Kai the task of making sure rumors surrounding the incident are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Koji Ishizaka  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa

The Stare (2016)

Ayano Mishima works as an AD at a TV broadcasting station. She covers the mysterious death case of a young man. Before he died, he said that somebody was watching him. Covering the case, Ayano Mishima realizes that the mysterious eye is also coming after her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Tomomi Itano  •  Shunya Shiraishi  •  Mari Iriki  •  Kotaro Yoshida

Ayano Mishima works as an AD at a TV broadcasting station. She covers the mysterious death case of a young man. Before he died, he said that somebody was watching him. Covering the case, Ayano Mishima realizes that the mysterious eye is also coming after her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Tomomi Itano  •  Shunya Shiraishi  •  Mari Iriki  •  Kotaro Yoshida

Unfair: the end (2015)

Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the Investigation #1 of Tokyo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimako Satō
CAST:  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Sadawo Abe

Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the Investigation #1 of Tokyo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimako Satō
CAST:  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Sadawo Abe

Shinjuku Swan (2015)

Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for Burst, a talent agency in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district. In a business where money means everything Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant struggle between rival talent scouts and the yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Erika Sawajiri

Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for Burst, a talent agency in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district. In a business where money means everything Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant struggle between rival talent scouts and the yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Erika Sawajiri

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)

An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter `Gray Ghost`. 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen. The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge. Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 13 years earlier. The leader of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Erina Mano  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Toshio Kakei  •  Seiji Fukushi

An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter `Gray Ghost`. 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen. The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge. Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 13 years earlier. The leader of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Erina Mano  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Toshio Kakei  •  Seiji Fukushi

Pla-Baroque (2015)

Yu Kuroha, a female detective from the Kanagawa PD Mobile Unit, discovers bodies of fourteen men and women frozen to death in a rental container. When the wills of the dead persons were found, her boss decides to treat the case as a simple group suicide. But Kuroha ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Asô
CAST:  Anne Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Manami Konishi  •  Tomoya Nakamura

Yu Kuroha, a female detective from the Kanagawa PD Mobile Unit, discovers bodies of fourteen men and women frozen to death in a rental container. When the wills of the dead persons were found, her boss decides to treat the case as a simple group suicide. But Kuroha ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Asô
CAST:  Anne Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Manami Konishi  •  Tomoya Nakamura

The Lies She Loved (2018)

Yukari Kawahara works at a drink manufacturer. She works hard and achieves recognition for her work. Yukari Kawahara is dating research doctor Kippei Koide. They have lived together for 5 years. One day, Kippei Koide collapses from a brain hemorrhage. Yukari ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhito Nakae
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  DAIGO

Yukari Kawahara works at a drink manufacturer. She works hard and achieves recognition for her work. Yukari Kawahara is dating research doctor Kippei Koide. They have lived together for 5 years. One day, Kippei Koide collapses from a brain hemorrhage. Yukari ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhito Nakae
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  DAIGO

Mixed Doubles (2017)

To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend and to help revive her late mother's tennis table club, a table tennis prodigy decides to take part in a mixed doubles table tennis tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Ishikawa
CAST:  Yui Aragaki  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Kenichi Endo

To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend and to help revive her late mother's tennis table club, a table tennis prodigy decides to take part in a mixed doubles table tennis tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Ishikawa
CAST:  Yui Aragaki  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Kenichi Endo

The Third Murder (2017)

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Yuki Saito

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Yuki Saito

To Each His Own (2017)

Takashi Aoyama has way too much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers his bright ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Asuka Kudo  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Yasuo Katoh

Takashi Aoyama has way too much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers his bright ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Asuka Kudo  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Yasuo Katoh

Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High (2017)

Teiichi Akaba is a student at a prestigious private male high school known for producing important politicians and bureaucrats. His dream is to become the prime minster and make his own country. To help achieve his dream, he wants to become elected as his school's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nagai
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Shotaro Mamiya

Teiichi Akaba is a student at a prestigious private male high school known for producing important politicians and bureaucrats. His dream is to become the prime minster and make his own country. To help achieve his dream, he wants to become elected as his school's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nagai
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Shotaro Mamiya

Shinjuku Swan II (2017)

Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business. He movies to Yokohama from Shinjuku, Tokyo. He comes into conflict with Masaki Taki who is the CEO of a scout company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Motoki Fukami

Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business. He movies to Yokohama from Shinjuku, Tokyo. He comes into conflict with Masaki Taki who is the CEO of a scout company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Motoki Fukami

Over Drive (2018)

At the SCRS (Seiko Cup Rally Series), talented young drivers hope to advance to the WRC (World Rally Championship). Atsuhiro Hiyama (Masahiro Higashide) is the chief mechanic and an engineer at Supika Racing Factory. He is well regarded by his peers. His younger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichirō Hasumi
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Mackenyu  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Takumi Kitamura

At the SCRS (Seiko Cup Rally Series), talented young drivers hope to advance to the WRC (World Rally Championship). Atsuhiro Hiyama (Masahiro Higashide) is the chief mechanic and an engineer at Supika Racing Factory. He is well regarded by his peers. His younger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichirō Hasumi
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Mackenyu  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Takumi Kitamura

Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019)

During a Japanese robotic exploration to find life on the other side of the moon, Nobita is watching from Earth and sees the moon turn yellow. With the help of Doraemon, the pair travel to the moon and create bunnies that will build their own colony. After he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinnosuke Yakuwa
CAST:  Wasabi Mizuta  •  Megumi Oohara  •  Yumi Kakazu  •  Subaru Kimura

During a Japanese robotic exploration to find life on the other side of the moon, Nobita is watching from Earth and sees the moon turn yellow. With the help of Doraemon, the pair travel to the moon and create bunnies that will build their own colony. After he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinnosuke Yakuwa
CAST:  Wasabi Mizuta  •  Megumi Oohara  •  Yumi Kakazu  •  Subaru Kimura

Lupin III: The First (2019)

Fast pacedAction-packedCharmingFun

The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of a dark cabal that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi

The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of a dark cabal that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future (2019)

The new enemies, Nahane and Ohanefu, along with the mysterious new Giant Monstrous Beings appear from space to take over the Earth! Holding the key to these events is Shinkalion ALFA-X, which was secretly developed by the Ultra Evolution Institute...!? For Hayato ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ikezoe
CAST:  Ayane Sakura  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Kei Shindo  •  Manami Numakura

The new enemies, Nahane and Ohanefu, along with the mysterious new Giant Monstrous Beings appear from space to take over the Earth! Holding the key to these events is Shinkalion ALFA-X, which was secretly developed by the Ultra Evolution Institute...!? For Hayato ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ikezoe
CAST:  Ayane Sakura  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Kei Shindo  •  Manami Numakura

Ossan's Love: Love or Dead (2019)

The story takes place after the TV drama series Ossan's Love (2018). It's been a year since Haruta and Maki pledged their undying love. Haruta has now come back and receives a warm welcome from familiar faces, his boss Musashi Kurosawa and other colleagues. Justice ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toichiro Ruto
CAST:  Kei Tanaka  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Nene Otsuka

The story takes place after the TV drama series Ossan's Love (2018). It's been a year since Haruta and Maki pledged their undying love. Haruta has now come back and receives a warm welcome from familiar faces, his boss Musashi Kurosawa and other colleagues. Justice ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toichiro Ruto
CAST:  Kei Tanaka  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Nene Otsuka
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