Akira Onodera

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Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Hiroshi Katsuno

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Hiroshi Katsuno

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)

A man arrives in the city upon news of a potential terrorist strike in Italy. He is Japanese foreign diplomat, Kosaku Kuroda, and he’s here under orders of his supervisor at the Foreign Ministry, Hiroshi Kataoka (Kiichi Nakai), to aid in the safeguarding of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Erika Toda  •  Koichi Sato  •  Nene Otsuka

A man arrives in the city upon news of a potential terrorist strike in Italy. He is Japanese foreign diplomat, Kosaku Kuroda, and he’s here under orders of his supervisor at the Foreign Ministry, Hiroshi Kataoka (Kiichi Nakai), to aid in the safeguarding of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Erika Toda  •  Koichi Sato  •  Nene Otsuka

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)

The Rinkaiji family, by all appearances, is a well-to-do Japanese family. The father, Nariyuki, works in an elite corporation, which gives his wife Yoshiko status in their suburban neighborhood. But the daughter Sugina, who herself has secretly stopped going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Jun Fubuki  •  Hinako Saeki  •  Shirō Sano  •  Toru Masuoka

The Rinkaiji family, by all appearances, is a well-to-do Japanese family. The father, Nariyuki, works in an elite corporation, which gives his wife Yoshiko status in their suburban neighborhood. But the daughter Sugina, who herself has secretly stopped going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Jun Fubuki  •  Hinako Saeki  •  Shirō Sano  •  Toru Masuoka

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)

A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Akira Onodera  •  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Ayako Fujitani

A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Akira Onodera  •  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Ayako Fujitani

Samurai Cat: The Movie (2014)

The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaka Yamaguchi  •  Takeshi Watanabe
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Misako Renbutsu  •  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Yosuke Asari

The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaka Yamaguchi  •  Takeshi Watanabe
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Misako Renbutsu  •  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Yosuke Asari

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)

Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Masaomi Kondo  •  Akira Nakao  •  Tōru Shinagawa

Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Masaomi Kondo  •  Akira Nakao  •  Tōru Shinagawa

Oyari Haishaku (2013)

Kotoji Akame (Naoto Takenaka) is a shabby, middle aged low-ranking samurai of small stature. One day, in a drinking contest, he misses sending his lord off as he leaves Edo for Kuju. Released from service for this blunder, Akame becomes a wandering samurai. He goes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Shimizu
CAST:  Naoto Takenaka  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Yuuki Tsujimoto

Kotoji Akame (Naoto Takenaka) is a shabby, middle aged low-ranking samurai of small stature. One day, in a drinking contest, he misses sending his lord off as he leaves Edo for Kuju. Released from service for this blunder, Akame becomes a wandering samurai. He goes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Shimizu
CAST:  Naoto Takenaka  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Yuuki Tsujimoto

Murder on the Sanriku Coast (1987)

A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Yamamoto
CAST:  Akira Onodera  •  Naomi Kawashima  •  Mayumi Miura  •  Jun'ichi Nitta

A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Yamamoto
CAST:  Akira Onodera  •  Naomi Kawashima  •  Mayumi Miura  •  Jun'ichi Nitta

Noto Peninsula Murders (1988)

A travel writer and his girlfriend stumble across a murder while on an assignment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Yamamoto
CAST:  Akira Onodera  •  Naomi Kawashima  •  Casey Takamine  •  Izumi Ayukawa

A travel writer and his girlfriend stumble across a murder while on an assignment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michio Yamamoto
CAST:  Akira Onodera  •  Naomi Kawashima  •  Casey Takamine  •  Izumi Ayukawa

Free and Easy 8 (1996)

When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in love with Hama-chan's fishing protégé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Akira Emoto  •  Shigeru Muroi

When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in love with Hama-chan's fishing protégé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Akira Emoto  •  Shigeru Muroi

Free and Easy 9 (1997)

Hama-chan’s sales department gets a new supervisor, a hard-working taskmaster that’s the very opposite of carefree, irresponsible Hama-chan. The veteran employee decides to find his boss, a divorced father, a new wife. The supervisor loves a bar hostess “mama-san,” ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Nenji Kobayashi  •  Akira Onodera

Hama-chan’s sales department gets a new supervisor, a hard-working taskmaster that’s the very opposite of carefree, irresponsible Hama-chan. The veteran employee decides to find his boss, a divorced father, a new wife. The supervisor loves a bar hostess “mama-san,” ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Nenji Kobayashi  •  Akira Onodera

Free and Easy 10 (1998)

Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar surroundings on his first assignment at a new job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Miyoko Asada  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Maiko Hiba

Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar surroundings on his first assignment at a new job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Miyoko Asada  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Maiko Hiba

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998)

A traveling ronin perceived as a fool impresses a samurai leader with his fishing skills and gains employment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Jundai Yamada

A traveling ronin perceived as a fool impresses a samurai leader with his fishing skills and gains employment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomio Kuriyama
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Jundai Yamada

Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2008)

A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Asô
CAST:  Kyōzō Nagatsuka  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Aya Hirayama

A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manabu Asô
CAST:  Kyōzō Nagatsuka  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Aya Hirayama

Bad Girl Mako (1971)

Patronized by a gang ruling the city, Mako delinquently plays around a night club every night with her bad company. One night, a guy Hideo gets closer to her for one-night stand, and they consequently fall in love. However, Hideo is killed by the gang. Mako swears ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koretsugu Kurahara
CAST:  Junko Natsu  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Shōki Fukae

Patronized by a gang ruling the city, Mako delinquently plays around a night club every night with her bad company. One night, a guy Hideo gets closer to her for one-night stand, and they consequently fall in love. However, Hideo is killed by the gang. Mako swears ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koretsugu Kurahara
CAST:  Junko Natsu  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Shōki Fukae

Battle Cry (1975)

During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro's friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Tsutomu Hiura  •  Toshitaka Itō  •  Yusuke Okada  •  Etsushi Takahashi

During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro's friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Tsutomu Hiura  •  Toshitaka Itō  •  Yusuke Okada  •  Etsushi Takahashi

man-hole (2001)

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DIRECTION:  Takayuki Suzui
CAST:  Ken Yasuda  •  Asumi Miwa  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Kazuki Kitamura

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DIRECTION:  Takayuki Suzui
CAST:  Ken Yasuda  •  Asumi Miwa  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Kazuki Kitamura

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon (1993)

Biopic of Date Masamune  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Yoshiharu Nishigaki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi

Biopic of Date Masamune  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Yoshiharu Nishigaki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi

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DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Akira Onodera

Twilight Mystery Murder Game (1991)

A murder game with four men and three women has begun on an uninhabited island. It's a substitute for killing each other and raping each other. However, a paranormal phenomenon occurs on this island, and the game becomes more scary ....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nao Miura
CAST:  Toshiaki Amada  •  Mariko Morimoto  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Akira Onodera

A murder game with four men and three women has begun on an uninhabited island. It's a substitute for killing each other and raping each other. However, a paranormal phenomenon occurs on this island, and the game becomes more scary ....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nao Miura
CAST:  Toshiaki Amada  •  Mariko Morimoto  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Akira Onodera
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