Kaoru Hirata

Maria Watches Over Us (2010)

Futuristic

Yumi Fukuzawa is an ordinary first year student at Lillian Girls' Academy. By chance Yumi meets second year student Sachiko Ogasawara, who is a candidate to become a Red Rose. Sachiko later offers her rosary to Yumi Fukuzawa which signifies she will become an older ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Haru  •  Honoka Yahagi  •  Kaoru Hirata  •  Karen Takizawa

Yumi Fukuzawa is an ordinary first year student at Lillian Girls' Academy. By chance Yumi meets second year student Sachiko Ogasawara, who is a candidate to become a Red Rose. Sachiko later offers her rosary to Yumi Fukuzawa which signifies she will become an older ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Haru  •  Honoka Yahagi  •  Kaoru Hirata  •  Karen Takizawa

Beyond the Memories (2013)

Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Masaki Okada  •  Haru  •  Kengo Kora

Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Masaki Okada  •  Haru  •  Kengo Kora

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Emi Takei  •  Koji Kikkawa  •  Yu Aoi

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Emi Takei  •  Koji Kikkawa  •  Yu Aoi

The Red Thread (2008)

Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Junpei Mizobata  •  Nao Minamisawa  •  Ryô Kimura  •  Rei Okamoto

Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Junpei Mizobata  •  Nao Minamisawa  •  Ryô Kimura  •  Rei Okamoto

Be a Man!! Samurai School (2008)

Momotaro and Hidemaro are 1st-years at Otokojuku, a private boys school where true men are made. Momotaro, proficient in academics and martial arts becomes good friends with Hidemaro an underachieving weakling. Omito Date, former student leader, plans his revenge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tak Sakaguchi
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Shôei  •  Shintarō Yamada  •  Go Ayano

Momotaro and Hidemaro are 1st-years at Otokojuku, a private boys school where true men are made. Momotaro, proficient in academics and martial arts becomes good friends with Hidemaro an underachieving weakling. Omito Date, former student leader, plans his revenge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tak Sakaguchi
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Shôei  •  Shintarō Yamada  •  Go Ayano

One Thousand Trillion Yen Randsom (2015)

Based on the mystery novel by Yagi Keiichi, the former Deputy Prime Minister was investigated after leaving a national debt of 1,085 trillion yen, but charges were mysteriously dropped. Now, his granddaughter has been kidnapped. The ransom? Either 1,085 trillion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Miyu Honda  •  Riisa Naka  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa

Based on the mystery novel by Yagi Keiichi, the former Deputy Prime Minister was investigated after leaving a national debt of 1,085 trillion yen, but charges were mysteriously dropped. Now, his granddaughter has been kidnapped. The ransom? Either 1,085 trillion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Miyu Honda  •  Riisa Naka  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa

Our Little Sister (2015)

A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother's home and the arrival of their 13-year-old half sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Kaho  •  Suzu Hirose

A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother's home and the arrival of their 13-year-old half sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Kaho  •  Suzu Hirose

Midnight Diner (2014)

A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Toshiki Ayata  •  Mansaku Fuwa  •  Yutaka Matsushige

A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Toshiki Ayata  •  Mansaku Fuwa  •  Yutaka Matsushige

The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007)

A university student finds himself wrapped up in the bizarre world of his next door neighbor, learning about his history and relationship with a girl who changed his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Megumi Seki  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Masaki Okada

A university student finds himself wrapped up in the bizarre world of his next door neighbor, learning about his history and relationship with a girl who changed his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Megumi Seki  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Masaki Okada

Midnight Diner 2 (2016)

The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Aoba Kawai  •  Koichi Sato  •  Sosuke Ikematsu

The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Aoba Kawai  •  Koichi Sato  •  Sosuke Ikematsu

High & Low The Movie (2016)

S.W.O.R.D. Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs - Sannoh Rengokai, White Rascals, Oya Kohkoh, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka - fighting fiercely. The name S.W.O.R.D. comprises of the first letter in each of these gangs. Before these 5 gangs, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Akira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Kanta Sato  •  Arata Iura

S.W.O.R.D. Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs - Sannoh Rengokai, White Rascals, Oya Kohkoh, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka - fighting fiercely. The name S.W.O.R.D. comprises of the first letter in each of these gangs. Before these 5 gangs, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Akira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Kanta Sato  •  Arata Iura

Kaze no Tayori (2016)

Kurumi suddenly gave up opening a cafe with her friend. She hears that her grandfather Takeshi collapsed and goes to visit him in her hometown of Sendai. Takeshi entrusts Kurumi to open a cafe which closed temporarily due to the earthquake, but Kurumi doesn't know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Munetoshi Mukai
CAST:  Yuko Araki  •  Ren Osugi  •  Yuki Saso  •  Kaoru Hirata

Kurumi suddenly gave up opening a cafe with her friend. She hears that her grandfather Takeshi collapsed and goes to visit him in her hometown of Sendai. Takeshi entrusts Kurumi to open a cafe which closed temporarily due to the earthquake, but Kurumi doesn't know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Munetoshi Mukai
CAST:  Yuko Araki  •  Ren Osugi  •  Yuki Saso  •  Kaoru Hirata

Memories of a Dead End (2019)

A woman travels to Nagoya to meet her boyfriend who works there. She is disheartened to learn that he is seeing a new girl. However, she decides to stay a few more days, in a guesthouse at a dead end. Based on Yoshimoto Banana’s novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Hyun-young
CAST:  Choi Soo-young  •  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Ahn Bo-hyun  •  Dong Hyun-bae

A woman travels to Nagoya to meet her boyfriend who works there. She is disheartened to learn that he is seeing a new girl. However, she decides to stay a few more days, in a guesthouse at a dead end. Based on Yoshimoto Banana’s novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Hyun-young
CAST:  Choi Soo-young  •  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Ahn Bo-hyun  •  Dong Hyun-bae

Mahou Sentai Magiranger the Movie: Bride of Infershia (2005)

Kai and the Magiranger travel from the heights of Magitopia to the depths of Infershia in order to save Yamazaki from becoming the bride who releases a Hades Beastman's phantom army!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Takemoto
CAST:  Asami Kai  •  Yuki Ito  •  Hiroya Matsumoto  •  Ayumi Beppu

Kai and the Magiranger travel from the heights of Magitopia to the depths of Infershia in order to save Yamazaki from becoming the bride who releases a Hades Beastman's phantom army!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Takemoto
CAST:  Asami Kai  •  Yuki Ito  •  Hiroya Matsumoto  •  Ayumi Beppu

TSY: Time Slip Yankee (2012)

Two high-school yankees (comic duo «Peace») accidentally travels in high-school days of their parents  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michinari Nakagawa
CAST:  Kentaro Abe  •  Saki Fukuda  •  Kentaro Adachi  •  Takashi Ukaji

Two high-school yankees (comic duo «Peace») accidentally travels in high-school days of their parents  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michinari Nakagawa
CAST:  Kentaro Abe  •  Saki Fukuda  •  Kentaro Adachi  •  Takashi Ukaji

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope (2013)

Yuria discovered the pleasure of tying herself up in her university days, and resumes the pursuit in order to relieve work stress. She starts a blog to describe the sensation of rope on her skin, and becomes acquainted with a cross-dressing bondage aficionado. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Takenaka
CAST:  Kaoru Hirata  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Yuji Ayabe  •  Kanji Tsuda

Yuria discovered the pleasure of tying herself up in her university days, and resumes the pursuit in order to relieve work stress. She starts a blog to describe the sensation of rope on her skin, and becomes acquainted with a cross-dressing bondage aficionado. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Takenaka
CAST:  Kaoru Hirata  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Yuji Ayabe  •  Kanji Tsuda

All to the Sea (2010)

Natsuki, a sales clerk of a bookstore, and Koji. a high school student. Seemingly nothing in common, they have one thing they can share: books.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akane Yamada
CAST:  Eriko Sato  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Sakura Ando  •  Alice Hirose

Natsuki, a sales clerk of a bookstore, and Koji. a high school student. Seemingly nothing in common, they have one thing they can share: books.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akane Yamada
CAST:  Eriko Sato  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Sakura Ando  •  Alice Hirose

Summer Night Sky, Autumn Sunset, Winter Morning and Spring Breeze (2019)

An omnibus featuring four stories about the four seasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Mukai
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Nagisa Saito  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Marie Iitoyo

An omnibus featuring four stories about the four seasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Mukai
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Nagisa Saito  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Marie Iitoyo

Wild Cherry (2021)

A small port town in the Japanese countryside: Saori, a hairdresser, dreams of big city life in Tokyo. Yokochin, a reluctant rapper, searches for his voice. Kyoko, a femme fatale DJ, is obsessed with her 60’s radio show. One fateful night will change their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshi Kuremura
CAST:  Kaoru Hirata  •  Bob Suzuki  •  Takuma Fujie  •  Yayoi Sanmi

A small port town in the Japanese countryside: Saori, a hairdresser, dreams of big city life in Tokyo. Yokochin, a reluctant rapper, searches for his voice. Kyoko, a femme fatale DJ, is obsessed with her 60’s radio show. One fateful night will change their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshi Kuremura
CAST:  Kaoru Hirata  •  Bob Suzuki  •  Takuma Fujie  •  Yayoi Sanmi