Minoru Sawatari

Fly, Dakota, Fly! (2013)

In January 1946 a British military transport plane departs from Shanghai on its to Tokyo, Japan. During the flight the airplane makes an emergency landing on Sado Island. The residents on the island have heard stereotypes of the British soldiers and have mixed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Aburatani
CAST:  Manami Higa  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Akira Emoto  •  Yoriko Doguchi

In January 1946 a British military transport plane departs from Shanghai on its to Tokyo, Japan. During the flight the airplane makes an emergency landing on Sado Island. The residents on the island have heard stereotypes of the British soldiers and have mixed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Aburatani
CAST:  Manami Higa  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Akira Emoto  •  Yoriko Doguchi

Deadman Inferno (2015)

Hiroya Munakata (Sho Aikawa) is the leader of the yakuza group Munakata-gumi. After 10 years since the big fight, Hiroya Munakata's non blood-related younger brother Takashi (Shingo Tsurumi) is released from prison, but Takashi’s daughter, Hyuga (Maika Yamamoto) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Shingo Tsurumi  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Daisuke Miyagawa

Hiroya Munakata (Sho Aikawa) is the leader of the yakuza group Munakata-gumi. After 10 years since the big fight, Hiroya Munakata's non blood-related younger brother Takashi (Shingo Tsurumi) is released from prison, but Takashi’s daughter, Hyuga (Maika Yamamoto) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Shingo Tsurumi  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Daisuke Miyagawa

Angel of Darkness 2 (1995)

This slice of shot-on-video hentai horror kicks off with a crazy old woman stealing what looks like all-butter shortbread from three statues wearing red hats. This causes an earthquake which releases ancient demon spores from a cave into a nearby pool of water. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Shimizu
CAST:  Rika Nanase  •  Mayu Nakata  •  Takahashi Kazuoki  •  Keiji Hamaguchi

This slice of shot-on-video hentai horror kicks off with a crazy old woman stealing what looks like all-butter shortbread from three statues wearing red hats. This causes an earthquake which releases ancient demon spores from a cave into a nearby pool of water. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Shimizu
CAST:  Rika Nanase  •  Mayu Nakata  •  Takahashi Kazuoki  •  Keiji Hamaguchi

Angel of Darkness 3 (1996)

Manami, the sole survivor of Angel of Darkness 2, is rushed to hospital where she slips into a deep sleep. A priest correctly suspects that the demon (now referred to as an Injuu) is inside Manami's body, but by the time he is able to confirm his theory, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori
CAST:  Ryoka Yuzuki  •  Yui Kawana  •  Nozomi Imai  •  Koichi Takao

Manami, the sole survivor of Angel of Darkness 2, is rushed to hospital where she slips into a deep sleep. A priest correctly suspects that the demon (now referred to as an Injuu) is inside Manami's body, but by the time he is able to confirm his theory, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori
CAST:  Ryoka Yuzuki  •  Yui Kawana  •  Nozomi Imai  •  Koichi Takao

Odd Detective 14 (2016)

The dead body of Maki Tsujimoto, a popular stage actress, is discovered in a theater in Oji. After striking her in the back of the head with a bronze statue prop, the criminal laid the body on the floor and pointed a light at it, "directing" the crime scene as if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

The dead body of Maki Tsujimoto, a popular stage actress, is discovered in a theater in Oji. After striking her in the back of the head with a bronze statue prop, the criminal laid the body on the floor and pointed a light at it, "directing" the crime scene as if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

Odd Detective 15 (2017)

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the living room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the living room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

Batten Robomaru: The Movie (1983)

Batten Robomaru is the second entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mei Kato
CAST:  Naoyuki Asahina  •  Rumi Sakakibara  •  Kaori Tomioka  •  Mitsuko Suzuki

Batten Robomaru is the second entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mei Kato
CAST:  Naoyuki Asahina  •  Rumi Sakakibara  •  Kaori Tomioka  •  Mitsuko Suzuki

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special (2004)

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2004 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Koroshiya desu no yo (It's a Hitman, You Know) - starring Mizuki Alisa. 2. Jibun-counsellor (Self-counsellor) - starring Inohara Yoshihiko. 3. Be Silent - starring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinori Kobayashi  •  Masato Hijikata  •  Takao Kinoshita  •  Jun'ichi Tsuzuki
CAST:  Tamori  •  Arisa Mizuki  •  Yoshihiko Inohara  •  Atsuro Watabe

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2004 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Koroshiya desu no yo (It's a Hitman, You Know) - starring Mizuki Alisa. 2. Jibun-counsellor (Self-counsellor) - starring Inohara Yoshihiko. 3. Be Silent - starring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinori Kobayashi  •  Masato Hijikata  •  Takao Kinoshita  •  Jun'ichi Tsuzuki
CAST:  Tamori  •  Arisa Mizuki  •  Yoshihiko Inohara  •  Atsuro Watabe