Ryuji Akiyama

Detroit Metal City (2008)

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Lee
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Rosa Kato  •  Ryuji Akiyama

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Lee
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Rosa Kato  •  Ryuji Akiyama

Cromartie High School: The Movie (2005)

When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takamasa Suga  •  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Itsuji Itao

When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takamasa Suga  •  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Itsuji Itao

Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)

Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Megumi Toyoguchi

Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Megumi Toyoguchi

Slapstick Brothers (2011)

Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
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Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
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Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)

As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Gen Hoshino  •  Kana Hanazawa  •  Ami Koshimizu  •  Aoi Yuki

As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Gen Hoshino  •  Kana Hanazawa  •  Ami Koshimizu  •  Aoi Yuki

Girl's Play (2018)

Three days before a cultural festival, reliable heroine Hikari Sasaki suddenly quits the club. Left behind in the theater club are four sensitive girls, Saya Honjo, Aoi Fujisaki, Kurumi Nakahara and Mika Shinoda. The girls have relied on Hikari for such a long time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mai Takano
CAST:  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Tina Tamashiro  •  Fuuko Yagura  •  Karin Ono

Three days before a cultural festival, reliable heroine Hikari Sasaki suddenly quits the club. Left behind in the theater club are four sensitive girls, Saya Honjo, Aoi Fujisaki, Kurumi Nakahara and Mika Shinoda. The girls have relied on Hikari for such a long time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mai Takano
CAST:  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Tina Tamashiro  •  Fuuko Yagura  •  Karin Ono

Meters Away, Worlds Apart (2021)

A boy meeting his girlfriend's father for the first time. Visiting a hospitalized high school classmate. The last drink between a failed entertainer and his manager. Combat that ends up in a rap battle. A conversation between sisters at their mother's funeral. An ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa  •  Daisuke Yamanouchi  •  Kaede Kamiya  •  Soshina
CAST:  Takashi Okamura  •  Issei Mamehara  •  Naoto Kaiho  •  Asei Miki

A boy meeting his girlfriend's father for the first time. Visiting a hospitalized high school classmate. The last drink between a failed entertainer and his manager. Combat that ends up in a rap battle. A conversation between sisters at their mother's funeral. An ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa  •  Daisuke Yamanouchi  •  Kaede Kamiya  •  Soshina
CAST:  Takashi Okamura  •  Issei Mamehara  •  Naoto Kaiho  •  Asei Miki