Naoto Yamakawa
So What (1988)
In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band. (more)
In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band. (more)
J-Horror Anthology: Legends (2003)
The video is a compilation of six short stories based on Japanese folklore legends. Each story is approximately 15 minutes long and are briefly introduced by a host. "Peony Lamp" is a story of love, death and ghosts. "She Bear" tells the story of a monster lady who ... (more)
The video is a compilation of six short stories based on Japanese folklore legends. Each story is approximately 15 minutes long and are briefly introduced by a host. "Peony Lamp" is a story of love, death and ghosts. "She Bear" tells the story of a monster lady who ... (more)
Another Side (1980)
This is Yamakawa's first feature film in 16mm. A group of university students who grew up in an era of rapid economic growth yearn for "another side" of life as they face romantic conflicts and the suicide of a fellow student. (more)
This is Yamakawa's first feature film in 16mm. A group of university students who grew up in an era of rapid economic growth yearn for "another side" of life as they face romantic conflicts and the suicide of a fellow student. (more)
Attack on a Bakery (1982)
Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. (more)
Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. (more)
A Girl, She Is 100% (1983)
A man ran into a woman on a street. She was not attractive, but was a perfect girl for him. After missing the chance to talk to her, he contemplates on how he should have approached her. Based on Haruki Murakami’s short story “On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One ... (more)
A man ran into a woman on a street. She was not attractive, but was a perfect girl for him. After missing the chance to talk to her, he contemplates on how he should have approached her. Based on Haruki Murakami’s short story “On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One ... (more)
The New Morning of Billy the Kid (1986)
All the protagonists move about in a Tokyo Bar that has an entire wall taken up with a black-and-white reproduction of a photo of Monument Valley. The action starts as Billy the Kid, in full living color, walks out of the photo and gets a job as a waiter. Along ... (more)
All the protagonists move about in a Tokyo Bar that has an entire wall taken up with a black-and-white reproduction of a photo of Monument Valley. The action starts as Billy the Kid, in full living color, walks out of the photo and gets a job as a waiter. Along ... (more)
Fukashigi monogatari: Fantastic Collection (1988)
Horror and Science fiction anthology from Japan (more)
Horror and Science fiction anthology from Japan (more)
Toki no kaori: Remember me (2001)
Remake of the Korean film Ditto about a college student in the past who falls in love with a boy from the future. (more)
Remake of the Korean film Ditto about a college student in the past who falls in love with a boy from the future. (more)
A Crow of A-Ko (1978)
Short 16mm film made by Naoto Yamakawa while studying at Waseda University. (more)
Short 16mm film made by Naoto Yamakawa while studying at Waseda University. (more)
Bringing It All Back Home (1979)
Short 8mm film made by Naoto Yamakawa while studying at Waseda University. (more)
Short 8mm film made by Naoto Yamakawa while studying at Waseda University. (more)
自己と他者 (1979)
A man returns to his hometown and waits for a woman at the train station, and the dialogue between the man and the woman is interwoven. The film stars Yamakawa regulars Muroi Shigeru and Sato Akihiro in the lead roles. (more)
A man returns to his hometown and waits for a woman at the train station, and the dialogue between the man and the woman is interwoven. The film stars Yamakawa regulars Muroi Shigeru and Sato Akihiro in the lead roles. (more)
Behind (1979)
The film begins with a morning scene in an apartment, which one might expect to be a drama about a college student living with a man and a woman, but the style takes a turn when the man and the woman, who had left for school one step ahead of the others, suddenly ... (more)
The film begins with a morning scene in an apartment, which one might expect to be a drama about a college student living with a man and a woman, but the style takes a turn when the man and the woman, who had left for school one step ahead of the others, suddenly ... (more)
Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi (1993)
The encounter and parting of a man and woman in Hokkaido (more)
The encounter and parting of a man and woman in Hokkaido (more)