Hajime Okayama

The Grudge (2004)

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Jason Behr  •  William Mapother  •  Clea DuVall

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Jason Behr  •  William Mapother  •  Clea DuVall

Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)

The fairies from Infant Island discover a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Miyoshi
CAST:  Maho Nonami  •  Megumi Kobayashi  •  Sayaka Yamaguchi  •  Aki Hano

The fairies from Infant Island discover a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Miyoshi
CAST:  Maho Nonami  •  Megumi Kobayashi  •  Sayaka Yamaguchi  •  Aki Hano

Sayonara Midori-chan (2005)

Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Sayuri Oyamada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mayuko Iwasa

Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Sayuri Oyamada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mayuko Iwasa

Signal (2012)

University student Keisuke returns to his hometown during his summer holiday and takes a part-time job at a run-down movie theater. However, his boss Ruka, a projectionist who lives on the premises, has not set foot outside in three years, and always falls into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Taniguchi
CAST:  Azusa Mine  •  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Kengo Kora  •  Jun Inoue

University student Keisuke returns to his hometown during his summer holiday and takes a part-time job at a run-down movie theater. However, his boss Ruka, a projectionist who lives on the premises, has not set foot outside in three years, and always falls into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Taniguchi
CAST:  Azusa Mine  •  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Kengo Kora  •  Jun Inoue

Crying Clown's Wedding (2016)

Kanami is an apprentice pierrot and dreams of making people laugh. She falls in love with Yosuke who is a dialysis patient. He forgets to smile. To make Yosuke smile, Kanami decides to have a smile no matter what. Yosuke begins to have feelings to her and they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Minorikawa
CAST:  Mirai Shida  •  Ryo Ryusei  •  Yuko Araki  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

Kanami is an apprentice pierrot and dreams of making people laugh. She falls in love with Yosuke who is a dialysis patient. He forgets to smile. To make Yosuke smile, Kanami decides to have a smile no matter what. Yosuke begins to have feelings to her and they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Minorikawa
CAST:  Mirai Shida  •  Ryo Ryusei  •  Yuko Araki  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

Rock: Wanko no Shima (2011)

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000. Shin's dog, Rock, is mistakenly left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Nakae
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Mieko Harada  •  Mitsuko Baisho

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000. Shin's dog, Rock, is mistakenly left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Nakae
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Mieko Harada  •  Mitsuko Baisho

The Tunnel (2004)

A modern Japanese family loses their youngest son in a tragedy. The mother, Misako, plunges into depression and the oldest son Akira starts blaming himself for the death of his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunitoshi Manda
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Hironobu Nomura  •  Hajime Okayama  •  Tappei Shimokawa

A modern Japanese family loses their youngest son in a tragedy. The mother, Misako, plunges into depression and the oldest son Akira starts blaming himself for the death of his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunitoshi Manda
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Hironobu Nomura  •  Hajime Okayama  •  Tappei Shimokawa

No Matter How Much My Mom Hates Me (2018)

Taiji has been estranged from his mother Mitsuko for years. Due to a meeting with his friend, he looks back at his past with his mother. After not seeing her for years, Taiji sees Mitsuko again. He tries to regain his mother's love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Minorikawa
CAST:  Taiga Nakano  •  Yoh Yoshida  •  Harutomo Koyama  •  Win Morisaki

Taiji has been estranged from his mother Mitsuko for years. Due to a meeting with his friend, he looks back at his past with his mother. After not seeing her for years, Taiji sees Mitsuko again. He tries to regain his mother's love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Minorikawa
CAST:  Taiga Nakano  •  Yoh Yoshida  •  Harutomo Koyama  •  Win Morisaki

Chiwawa (2019)

Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dismembered body is found in Tokyo Bay. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her background or even her real name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Shiori Yoshida  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Kanichiro Sato

Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dismembered body is found in Tokyo Bay. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her background or even her real name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Shiori Yoshida  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Kanichiro Sato

A Long Goodbye (2019)

A seventy-year-old retired school headmaster informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer’s disease. They are all concerned, but react differently due to their individual situations. The family watches as the husband and father regresses due to the disease ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryota Nakano
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

A seventy-year-old retired school headmaster informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer’s disease. They are all concerned, but react differently due to their individual situations. The family watches as the husband and father regresses due to the disease ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryota Nakano
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer (2019)

Etsuro Kurosu faills getting into a university and becomes a hikikomori. One day, he tries to hang himself from a hook on the wall in his apartment. He fails, but his attempt leaves a hole in the wall. Through the hole wall, Etsuro Kurosu can now see Rio Miyaichi. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kayoko Asakura
CAST:  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Yosuke Sugino  •  Noriko Eguchi  •  Manami Enosawa

Etsuro Kurosu faills getting into a university and becomes a hikikomori. One day, he tries to hang himself from a hook on the wall in his apartment. He fails, but his attempt leaves a hole in the wall. Through the hole wall, Etsuro Kurosu can now see Rio Miyaichi. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kayoko Asakura
CAST:  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Yosuke Sugino  •  Noriko Eguchi  •  Manami Enosawa

Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)

Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Koyuki

Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Koyuki

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30 (2016)

A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Yamazaki
CAST:  Nenji Kobayashi  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Kei Yamamoto  •  Tetsu Watanabe

A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Yamazaki
CAST:  Nenji Kobayashi  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Kei Yamamoto  •  Tetsu Watanabe

Lover of Mother (2016)

Sensual love story about the romance between a single mother and a younger man. Directed by Ueno Takahiro of Pink Lady Woman Cannot Stand It. Koike Ryoko (Mizushima Yuko) lives with her daughter Mina (Sasaki Kokone), who she has raised by herself while running an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ueno
CAST:  Yûko Mizushima  •  Kokone Sasaki  •  Ryunosuke Kawai  •  Hajime Okayama

Sensual love story about the romance between a single mother and a younger man. Directed by Ueno Takahiro of Pink Lady Woman Cannot Stand It. Koike Ryoko (Mizushima Yuko) lives with her daughter Mina (Sasaki Kokone), who she has raised by herself while running an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ueno
CAST:  Yûko Mizushima  •  Kokone Sasaki  •  Ryunosuke Kawai  •  Hajime Okayama

Nama Tamago (2002)

Nama Tamago was a 2002 movie featuring Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Tsuji Nozomi and Goto Maki. The VHS was released in March 15, 2002 and later on DVD format on April 15, 2002. The story centers around four young girls who want to make it as table-tennis players. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kubota
CAST:  Shin Yazawa  •  Yuta Yamazaki  •  Maki Goto  •  Yoshiki Kanahashi

Nama Tamago was a 2002 movie featuring Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Tsuji Nozomi and Goto Maki. The VHS was released in March 15, 2002 and later on DVD format on April 15, 2002. The story centers around four young girls who want to make it as table-tennis players. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kubota
CAST:  Shin Yazawa  •  Yuta Yamazaki  •  Maki Goto  •  Yoshiki Kanahashi

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DIRECTION:  Kosuke Suzuki
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Takaaki Enoki  •  Ayano Kudo

Ikiru (2007)

Remake of Kurosawa Akira‘s Ikiru  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Matsumoto Hakuō II  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Yusuke Santamaria

Remake of Kurosawa Akira‘s Ikiru  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Matsumoto Hakuō II  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Yusuke Santamaria