Katsuya Kobayashi

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Kill Devil (2004)

Kill Devil is a Japanese movie about a group of juvenile delinquents in the year 2025. The juveniles are host to a "murder gene", and are sent to an uninhabited island by the government so that they can be rehabilitated. The government studies the causes of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Yoshika Kato  •  Yuko Daike  •  Ken Kazama  •  Yoshihisa Higashiyama

Kill Devil is a Japanese movie about a group of juvenile delinquents in the year 2025. The juveniles are host to a "murder gene", and are sent to an uninhabited island by the government so that they can be rehabilitated. The government studies the causes of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Yoshika Kato  •  Yuko Daike  •  Ken Kazama  •  Yoshihisa Higashiyama

Concrete (2004)

A high-school girl is kidnapped by gang lords and held captive for several months. Over this time, she repeatedly beaten, raped, and tortured. On the 25th of November 1988, four youths abducted and held Furuta Junko in the house of one of the captors. Subjected to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromu Nakamura
CAST:  Miki Komori  •  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Masanori Machida  •  Kensuke Mano

A high-school girl is kidnapped by gang lords and held captive for several months. Over this time, she repeatedly beaten, raped, and tortured. On the 25th of November 1988, four youths abducted and held Furuta Junko in the house of one of the captors. Subjected to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromu Nakamura
CAST:  Miki Komori  •  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Masanori Machida  •  Kensuke Mano

The Devil's Path (2013)

Death-row inmate Sudo (Pierre Taki) sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii (Takayuki Yamada). In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura (Lily Franky), also known as "teacher," committed numerous murders for insurance money. While checking out the story, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Lily Franky  •  Pierre Taki

Death-row inmate Sudo (Pierre Taki) sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii (Takayuki Yamada). In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura (Lily Franky), also known as "teacher," committed numerous murders for insurance money. While checking out the story, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Lily Franky  •  Pierre Taki

Running on Empty (2010)

The beautiful Azami is tired of her penniless and lazy boyfriend, Hideji. Determined to break up with him, she must first get back all the money she has given him over the years. She hatches a plot in which she fakes her own kidnapping to get Hideji to pay a ransom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dai Sakô
CAST:  Mihiro  •  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Shun Sugata  •  Ren Osugi

The beautiful Azami is tired of her penniless and lazy boyfriend, Hideji. Determined to break up with him, she must first get back all the money she has given him over the years. She hatches a plot in which she fakes her own kidnapping to get Hideji to pay a ransom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dai Sakô
CAST:  Mihiro  •  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Shun Sugata  •  Ren Osugi

World's End / Girl Friend (2005)

Shinnosuke and Misawa are joint managers of a Bonsai shop. Suddenly Shinnosuke's childhood friend Haruko turns up. She has split up with her boyfriend and finds herself out on the streets. Shinnosuke starts to like her and really wants to cheer her up, but he can't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoko Chosokabe  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Makiko Kuno

Shinnosuke and Misawa are joint managers of a Bonsai shop. Suddenly Shinnosuke's childhood friend Haruko turns up. She has split up with her boyfriend and finds herself out on the streets. Shinnosuke starts to like her and really wants to cheer her up, but he can't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoko Chosokabe  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Makiko Kuno

Lost Paradise in Tokyo (2010)

Mikio and his older brother Saneo, who is mentally handicapped, live together and have just buried their father. One day, Mikio hires a hooker named Marin for his brother. Marin is an underground singer who goes by the name Fala. A video producer who is filming ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Chika Uchida  •  Takaki Uda  •  Eiji Okuda

Mikio and his older brother Saneo, who is mentally handicapped, live together and have just buried their father. One day, Mikio hires a hooker named Marin for his brother. Marin is an underground singer who goes by the name Fala. A video producer who is filming ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Chika Uchida  •  Takaki Uda  •  Eiji Okuda

Nekonade (2008)

Ren Osugi plays a middle-aged salaryman whose life falls apart when he’s laid off from his job, but finds solace in adopting a stray cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mika Ohmori
CAST:  Ren Osugi  •  Noriko Aoyama  •  Mei Kurokawa  •  Masako Motai

Ren Osugi plays a middle-aged salaryman whose life falls apart when he’s laid off from his job, but finds solace in adopting a stray cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mika Ohmori
CAST:  Ren Osugi  •  Noriko Aoyama  •  Mei Kurokawa  •  Masako Motai

Cat Girl Kiki (2006)

Yoshirou, a secluded teenager, brings back home a stray cat after a car accident. The next morning the cat has turned into a nice girl, Kiki, who wants to be his girlfriend... Will catnip get in the way of their love?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiyoshi Sugiura
CAST:  Yui Kano  •  Teruaki Uotani  •  Minami Aoyama  •  Katsuya Kobayashi

Yoshirou, a secluded teenager, brings back home a stray cat after a car accident. The next morning the cat has turned into a nice girl, Kiki, who wants to be his girlfriend... Will catnip get in the way of their love?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiyoshi Sugiura
CAST:  Yui Kano  •  Teruaki Uotani  •  Minami Aoyama  •  Katsuya Kobayashi

The Last Supper (2005)

A plastic surgeon who excels at his job hides a dark secret. After finally succumbing to his desire to taste human flesh, the surgeon soon finds himself addicted to the taste of his patients' skin, which leads him to discover further culinary delights at a seedy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Fukutani
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Ayaka Maeda  •  Seiko Ando  •  Hitomi Miwa

A plastic surgeon who excels at his job hides a dark secret. After finally succumbing to his desire to taste human flesh, the surgeon soon finds himself addicted to the taste of his patients' skin, which leads him to discover further culinary delights at a seedy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Fukutani
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Ayaka Maeda  •  Seiko Ando  •  Hitomi Miwa

Rockers (2003)

Guitarist Ko-chan is a mess of sexual repression after a childhood at the mercy of two elder sisters eager to use him as a guinea pig for their make-up skills. Bassist Gaku-chan keeps a bucket in the wings for whenever his nerves get the better of him, and drummer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takanori Jinnai
CAST:  Shunsuke Nakamura  •  Takashi Tsukamoto  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Hiroshi Tamaki

Guitarist Ko-chan is a mess of sexual repression after a childhood at the mercy of two elder sisters eager to use him as a guinea pig for their make-up skills. Bassist Gaku-chan keeps a bucket in the wings for whenever his nerves get the better of him, and drummer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takanori Jinnai
CAST:  Shunsuke Nakamura  •  Takashi Tsukamoto  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Hiroshi Tamaki

School Wars: Hero (2004)

Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Shôei  •  Asahi Uchida  •  Emi Wakui  •  Sayaka Kanda

Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Shôei  •  Asahi Uchida  •  Emi Wakui  •  Sayaka Kanda

Linda Linda Linda (2005)

Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Aki Maeda  •  Yuu Kashii  •  Shiori Sekine  •  Takayo Mimura

Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Aki Maeda  •  Yuu Kashii  •  Shiori Sekine  •  Takayo Mimura

Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love (2006)

In 1999, an enormous meteor crashed onto Earth carrying extraterrestrial creatures known as Worms within it. These creatures took on the identities of real humans and then killed them. In order to counter this new threat, ZECT was formed, who in turn created the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Ishida
CAST:  Hiro Mizushima  •  Hidenori Tokuyama  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Yui Satonaka

In 1999, an enormous meteor crashed onto Earth carrying extraterrestrial creatures known as Worms within it. These creatures took on the identities of real humans and then killed them. In order to counter this new threat, ZECT was formed, who in turn created the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Ishida
CAST:  Hiro Mizushima  •  Hidenori Tokuyama  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Yui Satonaka

The Last Message (2012)

Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Hirayama

Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Hirayama

Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011)

Yusaku Hayakawa dreams of becoming a detective, but works as a trainer for police dogs. When Yusaku gets an albino shepherd named Shiro, he forms a special bond with him. Everyone says that Shiro does not have the abilities to become a police dog, but Yusaku ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gō Shichitaka
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Erika Toda  •  Shinnosuke Abe  •  Kazuyuki Aijima

Yusaku Hayakawa dreams of becoming a detective, but works as a trainer for police dogs. When Yusaku gets an albino shepherd named Shiro, he forms a special bond with him. Everyone says that Shiro does not have the abilities to become a police dog, but Yusaku ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gō Shichitaka
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Erika Toda  •  Shinnosuke Abe  •  Kazuyuki Aijima

Maestro! (2015)

Due to the economic recession, the orchestra is shut down. The members hear later that the orchestra will be reformed. Only some of the members, who have not yet been rehired, gather for the orchestra. For the first time since they disbanded the orchestra plays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shotaro Kobayashi
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Kanji Furutachi  •  Mari Hamada

Due to the economic recession, the orchestra is shut down. The members hear later that the orchestra will be reformed. Only some of the members, who have not yet been rehired, gather for the orchestra. For the first time since they disbanded the orchestra plays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shotaro Kobayashi
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Kanji Furutachi  •  Mari Hamada

Prisoner/Terrorist (2007)

During a suicide attack on an airport, the hand grenade of 'M', one of three terrorists, malfunctions, leaving him captured. Exposed to maltreatment in prison, he slowly loses his grip on reality as he is forced to confront his ideological convictions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masao Adachi
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Taka Okubo  •  Joji Kajiwara  •  Keiko Oginome

During a suicide attack on an airport, the hand grenade of 'M', one of three terrorists, malfunctions, leaving him captured. Exposed to maltreatment in prison, he slowly loses his grip on reality as he is forced to confront his ideological convictions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masao Adachi
CAST:  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Taka Okubo  •  Joji Kajiwara  •  Keiko Oginome

The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage (2003)

There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Yuko Nakamura

There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Yuko Nakamura

Ah, Wilderness: Part 2 (2017)

Set in the near future around Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinji got out from a youth detention center. Barikan suffers from stuttering and extreme shyness. These two men meet in a boxing gym. Shinji and Barikan become friends and pursue boxing under a hopeless situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Yang Ik-june  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Yuki Yamada

Set in the near future around Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinji got out from a youth detention center. Barikan suffers from stuttering and extreme shyness. These two men meet in a boxing gym. Shinji and Barikan become friends and pursue boxing under a hopeless situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Yang Ik-june  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Yuki Yamada

Ah, Wilderness: Part 1 (2017)

Set in the near future around Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinji got out from a youth detention center. Barikan suffers from stuttering and extreme shyness. These two men meet in a boxing gym. Shinji and Barikan become friends and pursue boxing under a hopeless situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Yang Ik-june  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Yuki Yamada

Set in the near future around Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinji got out from a youth detention center. Barikan suffers from stuttering and extreme shyness. These two men meet in a boxing gym. Shinji and Barikan become friends and pursue boxing under a hopeless situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Yang Ik-june  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Yuki Yamada
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