Takeshi Maya

The Last Samurai (2003)

BeautifulEpicDramaticEmotional

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Zwick
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Ken Watanabe  •  William Atherton  •  Chad Lindberg

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Zwick
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Ken Watanabe  •  William Atherton  •  Chad Lindberg

Shogun's Shadow (1989)

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Norihito Arai  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Masaki Kyomoto

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Norihito Arai  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Masaki Kyomoto

Yellow Fangs (1990)

Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are tracking a 900 pound brown bear nicknamed Red Spots that is terrorising the area. It attacks and kills men, but it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonny Chiba
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Mika Muramatsu  •  Hikaru Kurosaki  •  Takeshi Maya

Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are tracking a 900 pound brown bear nicknamed Red Spots that is terrorising the area. It attacks and kills men, but it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonny Chiba
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Mika Muramatsu  •  Hikaru Kurosaki  •  Takeshi Maya

Crest of Betrayal (1994)

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Keiko Oginome  •  Renji Ishibashi

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Keiko Oginome  •  Renji Ishibashi

Seventeen Ninja (1990)

This remake of the classic film features the addition of Chiba Shinichi and Natsuyagi Isao as political intrigue reigns supreme. Tadanaga, the younger son of Shogun Hidetada has signed a dangerous pact with the intention of preventing his older brother Iemitsu from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Miyakoshi
CAST:  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Takeshi Maya  •  Kazue Itô

This remake of the classic film features the addition of Chiba Shinichi and Natsuyagi Isao as political intrigue reigns supreme. Tadanaga, the younger son of Shogun Hidetada has signed a dangerous pact with the intention of preventing his older brother Iemitsu from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Miyakoshi
CAST:  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Takeshi Maya  •  Kazue Itô

Labyrinth (1996)

Three students, Hoshino, Tachibana and Keiko travel to an ancient and mysterious Chinese city in search of a potion that gives eternal youth. But once they arrive, Hoshino is attacked by a half-invisible creature that separates him from his friends...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yonosuke Minamoto
CAST:  Takeshi Maya  •  Ryoka Yuzuki  •  Ayako Takaishi  •  Hitoe Ootake

Three students, Hoshino, Tachibana and Keiko travel to an ancient and mysterious Chinese city in search of a potion that gives eternal youth. But once they arrive, Hoshino is attacked by a half-invisible creature that separates him from his friends...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yonosuke Minamoto
CAST:  Takeshi Maya  •  Ryoka Yuzuki  •  Ayako Takaishi  •  Hitoe Ootake

Kage (2007)

The year is 1578. It is a time of strife and civil wars. During violent struggles for power, there were special soldiers who stood beside samurais. They sacrificed themselves in the line of duty, always at the service of their samurai masters. They operated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Maya
CAST:  Takeshi Maya  •  Chisa Yokoyama  •  Shane Kosugi  •  Kenji Ohba

The year is 1578. It is a time of strife and civil wars. During violent struggles for power, there were special soldiers who stood beside samurais. They sacrificed themselves in the line of duty, always at the service of their samurai masters. They operated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Maya
CAST:  Takeshi Maya  •  Chisa Yokoyama  •  Shane Kosugi  •  Kenji Ohba

Musume Bugyo On-na Ro Hisho (1995)

A woman calling herself Princess Oryu enters the woman's prison. She is Kasumi, the daughter of the famous magistrate, Ooka Echizen, who slowly after hearing each of the prisoner's stories begins to realize the mystery that lies behind what it could be a big conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryôji Shinmura
CAST:  Ayako Takaishi  •  Takeshi Maya  •  Mieko Arai  •  Hitoe Ootake

A woman calling herself Princess Oryu enters the woman's prison. She is Kasumi, the daughter of the famous magistrate, Ooka Echizen, who slowly after hearing each of the prisoner's stories begins to realize the mystery that lies behind what it could be a big conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryôji Shinmura
CAST:  Ayako Takaishi  •  Takeshi Maya  •  Mieko Arai  •  Hitoe Ootake