Gekidan Hitori

Golden Slumber (2010)

When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Gekidan Hitori  •  Gaku Hamada

When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Gekidan Hitori  •  Gaku Hamada

The Wings of the Kirin (2012)

A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Junpei Mizobata

A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Junpei Mizobata

Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress (2012)

Hamaji, a young huntress from the mountains, stumbles into the middle of a shogun’s vendetta against a group of human-dog hybrids, the Fusé. Rumors of Fusé murdering innocent people in the bustling city of Edo have sparked a bounty for their heads. Along with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Miyaji
CAST:  Minako Kotobuki  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Kanako Miyamoto  •  Katsuyuki Konishi

Hamaji, a young huntress from the mountains, stumbles into the middle of a shogun’s vendetta against a group of human-dog hybrids, the Fusé. Rumors of Fusé murdering innocent people in the bustling city of Edo have sparked a bounty for their heads. Along with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Miyaji
CAST:  Minako Kotobuki  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Kanako Miyamoto  •  Katsuyuki Konishi

Rebirth (2011)

After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Miwako Ichikawa  •  Eiko Koike

After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Narushima
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Miwako Ichikawa  •  Eiko Koike

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008)

In an attempt to spur citizens into taking more productive roles in society, the Japanese government issues death messages, or "ikigami", informing them that they have only 24 hours left to live. The film follows a young man tasked with delivering these messages, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Takimoto
CAST:  Shota Matsuda  •  Takashi Tsukamoto  •  Riko Narumi  •  Takayuki Yamada

In an attempt to spur citizens into taking more productive roles in society, the Japanese government issues death messages, or "ikigami", informing them that they have only 24 hours left to live. The film follows a young man tasked with delivering these messages, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Takimoto
CAST:  Shota Matsuda  •  Takashi Tsukamoto  •  Riko Narumi  •  Takayuki Yamada

Dororo (2007)

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Yoshio Harada

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Yoshio Harada

Paco and the Magical Book (2008)

There once was a hospital where patients and even doctors & nurses were all weird. Above all, Onuki, a patient who built up his company all by himself from scratch, is a super cranky old man. One day, he meets up a girl called Paco, who cannot retain memory beyond ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Ayaka Wilson  •  Ryo Kase  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki

There once was a hospital where patients and even doctors & nurses were all weird. Above all, Onuki, a patient who built up his company all by himself from scratch, is a super cranky old man. One day, he meets up a girl called Paco, who cannot retain memory beyond ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Ayaka Wilson  •  Ryo Kase  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki

Memories of Matsuko (2006)

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Mikako Ichikawa

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Mikako Ichikawa

A Bolt from the Blue (2014)

Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Gekidan Hitori  •  Takashi Sasano

Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Gekidan Hitori  •  Takashi Sasano

結婚に一番近くて遠い女 (2015)

Beppu Sumire is a wedding planner who works for True Love Bridal (TLB), a well-established wedding hall. Her late mother, Sakura, showered love on her and would always tell her that she is lovely. After she passed away, Sumire lived with her father, Tetsuro. Sumire ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiko Hoshida
CAST:  Ayako Imoto  •  Yu Shirota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yua Shinkawa

Beppu Sumire is a wedding planner who works for True Love Bridal (TLB), a well-established wedding hall. Her late mother, Sakura, showered love on her and would always tell her that she is lovely. After she passed away, Sumire lived with her father, Tetsuro. Sumire ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiko Hoshida
CAST:  Ayako Imoto  •  Yu Shirota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yua Shinkawa

Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (2014)

The intertwined love story of four young people on Christmas night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Nana Eikura  •  Toma Ikuta  •  Han Hyo-joo

The intertwined love story of four young people on Christmas night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Nana Eikura  •  Toma Ikuta  •  Han Hyo-joo

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)

It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sending home appliance designer Mariko back in time 17 years using a time machine she accidentally invented. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Kazue Fukiishi

It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sending home appliance designer Mariko back in time 17 years using a time machine she accidentally invented. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Kazue Fukiishi

Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy (2015)

Students from five different countries arrive in Maruko's town. Maruko and her classmates can barely contain their curiosity, and their new friends are full of surprises. And Maruko's family will house a boy from Italy!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Takagi
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Tomoko Naka  •  Tsutomu Kashiwakura  •  Masami Kikuchi

Students from five different countries arrive in Maruko's town. Maruko and her classmates can barely contain their curiosity, and their new friends are full of surprises. And Maruko's family will house a boy from Italy!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Takagi
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Tomoko Naka  •  Tsutomu Kashiwakura  •  Masami Kikuchi

Neighbour No. 13 (2005)

Juzo Murasaki is a young man traumatized by his experience of bullying at school. He returns to his hometown and takes a job on a building site with his old nemesis Toru Akai. But Juzo's trauma has created a monster; he harbors a second personality, Neighbor No. 13 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Inoue
CAST:  Shido Nakamura  •  Shun Oguri  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Yumi Yoshimura

Juzo Murasaki is a young man traumatized by his experience of bullying at school. He returns to his hometown and takes a job on a building site with his old nemesis Toru Akai. But Juzo's trauma has created a monster; he harbors a second personality, Neighbor No. 13 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Inoue
CAST:  Shido Nakamura  •  Shun Oguri  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Yumi Yoshimura

Christmas on July 24th Avenue (2006)

Sayuri Honda (Miki Nakatani) claims she has no interests in love affairs. She refuses to take things as they are for she fancies her harbor town of Nagasaki as Lisbon, Portugal. But on Christmas, encouraged by the season of romance, she tries to materialize her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Juri Ueno

Sayuri Honda (Miki Nakatani) claims she has no interests in love affairs. She refuses to take things as they are for she fancies her harbor town of Nagasaki as Lisbon, Portugal. But on Christmas, encouraged by the season of romance, she tries to materialize her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Juri Ueno

God Tongue: Kiss Pressure Game The Movie (2013)

Hitori Gekidan gets off a crew bus, assuming he will participate in a travel program. He overhears people in the monitoring room announce the beginning of the "24 Hour Kiss Pressure Game." He is then assaulted by attractive actresses pleading for a kiss as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Sakuma
CAST:  Gekidan Hitori  •  Hiroaki Ogi  •  Yuki Himura  •  Mihiro

Hitori Gekidan gets off a crew bus, assuming he will participate in a travel program. He overhears people in the monitoring room announce the beginning of the "24 Hour Kiss Pressure Game." He is then assaulted by attractive actresses pleading for a kiss as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Sakuma
CAST:  Gekidan Hitori  •  Hiroaki Ogi  •  Yuki Himura  •  Mihiro

Asakusa Kid (2021)

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Hebi no Hito (2010)

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DIRECTION:  Junichi Mori
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Gekidan Hitori

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DIRECTION:  Junichi Mori
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Gekidan Hitori

Mugonkan (2022)

A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, featuring artworks by students before they were sent to fight in WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Akira Terao  •  Rikako Yagi  •  Yasuo Daichi

A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, featuring artworks by students before they were sent to fight in WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Akira Terao  •  Rikako Yagi  •  Yasuo Daichi