Yutaka Mizutani

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The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Hasegawa
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Kazuo Kitamura

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Hasegawa
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Kazuo Kitamura

High Seas Hijack (1977)

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Bushelman  •  Katsumune Ishida
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Ryôhei Uchida

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Bushelman  •  Katsumune Ishida
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Ryôhei Uchida

Lonely Heart (1981)

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Rie Nakahara  •  Kei Tani  •  Yutaka Mizutani

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Rie Nakahara  •  Kei Tani  •  Yutaka Mizutani

AIBOU: X-DAY (2013)

Detective Kenichi Itami from the The National Police Agency and Akira Iwatsuki from the cyber investigation team investigate a complex murder case. The victim was under investigation by the cyber investigation team. As Detective Kenichi Itami and Akira Iwatsuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Kazuhisa Kawahara  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa  •  Tetsuya Bessho

Detective Kenichi Itami from the The National Police Agency and Akira Iwatsuki from the cyber investigation team investigate a complex murder case. The victim was under investigation by the cyber investigation team. As Detective Kenichi Itami and Akira Iwatsuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Kazuhisa Kawahara  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa  •  Tetsuya Bessho

HOME (2012)

When Koichi Takahasi (Miutani) is transferred from Tokyo to a small village in Iwate Prefecture, they set up hoe in a two-hundred year-old farmhouse. The family is split between those who hate the move and those who are happy. Fumiko (Yasuda), the wife, is unhappy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Narumi Yasuda  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Tatsuomi Hamada

When Koichi Takahasi (Miutani) is transferred from Tokyo to a small village in Iwate Prefecture, they set up hoe in a two-hundred year-old farmhouse. The family is split between those who hate the move and those who are happy. Fumiko (Yasuda), the wife, is unhappy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Narumi Yasuda  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Tatsuomi Hamada

A Boy Called H (2013)

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

AIBOU: The Movie (2008)

A former TV presenter is murdered. On the same day, two police officers from the Metropolitan police Special Mission Task Force, Sugishita Ukyo (Yutaka Mizutani) and Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), are guarding a female Diet member, Katayama Hinako (Yoshino ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Takashi Yamanaka

A former TV presenter is murdered. On the same day, two police officers from the Metropolitan police Special Mission Task Force, Sugishita Ukyo (Yutaka Mizutani) and Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), are guarding a female Diet member, Katayama Hinako (Yoshino ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Takashi Yamanaka

MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming (2010)

Musical band "Yajima Biyoshitsu" comes to Japan from Nevada, USA to debut their CD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Nakajima
CAST:  Noritake Kinashi  •  Takaaki Ishibashi  •  DJ OZMA  •  Meisa Kuroki

Musical band "Yajima Biyoshitsu" comes to Japan from Nevada, USA to debut their CD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Nakajima
CAST:  Noritake Kinashi  •  Takaaki Ishibashi  •  DJ OZMA  •  Meisa Kuroki

Demon Spies (1974)

Deep in the mountains of feudal Japan, a group of children endure cruel and unorthodox training in order to become the Shogunate's most secret and deadly weapons - the Demon Spies! Their true identities are hidden - even from each other. Behind their demon masks, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Keiko Aramaki  •  Toru Minegishi  •  Shin Kishida  •  Yutaka Mizutani

Deep in the mountains of feudal Japan, a group of children endure cruel and unorthodox training in order to become the Shogunate's most secret and deadly weapons - the Demon Spies! Their true identities are hidden - even from each other. Behind their demon masks, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Keiko Aramaki  •  Toru Minegishi  •  Shin Kishida  •  Yutaka Mizutani

The Youth Killer (1976)

Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Hasegawa
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Mieko Harada  •  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Ryôhei Uchida

Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Hasegawa
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Mieko Harada  •  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Ryôhei Uchida

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

Chateau de la Reine (2015)

The hotel Chateau de la Reine is located in Paris, France and it is considered the finest hotel there. The hotel has been in existence for 300 years. Tourists from all around the world want to stay at the Chateau de la Reine. A travel agency, which is teetering on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Yumi Adachi  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Kazue Fukiishi

The hotel Chateau de la Reine is located in Paris, France and it is considered the finest hotel there. The hotel has been in existence for 300 years. Tourists from all around the world want to stay at the Chateau de la Reine. A travel agency, which is teetering on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Yumi Adachi  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Kazue Fukiishi

AIBOU: The Movie IV (2017)

A mysterious international crime organization makes a demand of 900 million yen from the Japanese government for the release of hostages. The group then targets a victory parade of a world sports game to commit indiscriminate terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Takashi Sorimachi  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Mayu Yamaguchi

A mysterious international crime organization makes a demand of 900 million yen from the Japanese government for the release of hostages. The group then targets a victory parade of a world sports game to commit indiscriminate terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Takashi Sorimachi  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Mayu Yamaguchi

Tap:The Last Show (2017)

Shinjiro Watari, a former tap dancer, plays the lead as a dancer who is forced into retirement following an accident while on stage. He tries his hand at Directing, but struggles to make the transition. Shinjiro turns to alcohol to cope with his plight. But when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Mizutani
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Bibari Maeda  •  Naomasa Musaka  •  Natsuo Shimizu

Shinjiro Watari, a former tap dancer, plays the lead as a dancer who is forced into retirement following an accident while on stage. He tries his hand at Directing, but struggles to make the transition. Shinjiro turns to alcohol to cope with his plight. But when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Mizutani
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Bibari Maeda  •  Naomasa Musaka  •  Natsuo Shimizu

Leaving the Scene (2019)

Shuichi is engaged to Sanae and they will marry soon. One day, Shuichi is driving a car and his friend Teru sits as a passenger. He is speeding because he is late for a meeting about his upcoming wedding ceremony. On the way there, he hits a woman and flees. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Mizutani
CAST:  Masei Nakayama  •  Hoshi Ishida  •  Ryoko Kobayashi  •  Yutaka Mizutani

Shuichi is engaged to Sanae and they will marry soon. One day, Shuichi is driving a car and his friend Teru sits as a passenger. He is speeding because he is late for a meeting about his upcoming wedding ceremony. On the way there, he hits a woman and flees. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Mizutani
CAST:  Masei Nakayama  •  Hoshi Ishida  •  Ryoko Kobayashi  •  Yutaka Mizutani

Nogare no machi (1983)

Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Mitsuko Kusabue  •  Kunie Tanaka

Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Mitsuko Kusabue  •  Kunie Tanaka

AIBOU: CSI Files (2009)

Investigator Yonezawa is searching images from the Tokyo Big City Marathon, targeted for a terrorist bomb attack. Within the images he sees his former wife Kazuko, and the following day he learns that dead body that looks like her has been discovered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Rokkaku Seiji  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Matsumoto Kōshirō X  •  Yutaka Mizutani

Investigator Yonezawa is searching images from the Tokyo Big City Marathon, targeted for a terrorist bomb attack. Within the images he sees his former wife Kazuko, and the following day he learns that dead body that looks like her has been discovered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Rokkaku Seiji  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Matsumoto Kōshirō X  •  Yutaka Mizutani

AIBOU: The Movie II (2010)

The kidnapping of some chiefs of police by a rogue ex-policeman is just the beginning for a much much bigger story that it seems at first sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Yukiyoshi Ozawa  •  Takehiro Hira  •  Yutaka Mizutani

The kidnapping of some chiefs of police by a rogue ex-policeman is just the beginning for a much much bigger story that it seems at first sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Yukiyoshi Ozawa  •  Takehiro Hira  •  Yutaka Mizutani

Izakaya Moheji (2011)

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment…for their bodies and their souls. The proprietor of Izakaya Moheji is Heiji, played by Yutaka Mizutani, star of the popular AIBOU series. Izakaya Moheji is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Kiyohiro
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Takuzô Kadono  •  Yuki Matsumura

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment…for their bodies and their souls. The proprietor of Izakaya Moheji is Heiji, played by Yutaka Mizutani, star of the popular AIBOU series. Izakaya Moheji is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Kiyohiro
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Takuzô Kadono  •  Yuki Matsumura
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