Taichi Saotome

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A Boy Called H (2013)

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

Zatoichi (2003)

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Guadalcanal Taka

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Guadalcanal Taka

Crows Explode (2014)

A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Motoki Fukami  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Ryusuke Ito

A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Motoki Fukami  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Ryusuke Ito

Tatara Samurai (2017)

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinari Nishikôri
CAST:  Naoki Kobayashi  •  Shun Sugata  •  Denden  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinari Nishikôri
CAST:  Naoki Kobayashi  •  Shun Sugata  •  Denden  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran (2015)

Soma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from corrupt court officials by Kojiro Masakado, a warrior from Bando. They get swept up in a conflict between Bando and the imperial forces.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yuki Amami  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Zen Kajihara

Soma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from corrupt court officials by Kojiro Masakado, a warrior from Bando. They get swept up in a conflict between Bando and the imperial forces.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yuki Amami  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Zen Kajihara

Anmitsu Hime (2008)

At age 16, a tomboy princess, Princess Anmitsu, has no love interest in her life and worries her parents. Despite their concern, Anmitsu runs away from the castle to venture into the commoners' life. During her daring adventure, she befriends a group of children ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Shigeru Izumiya

At age 16, a tomboy princess, Princess Anmitsu, has no love interest in her life and worries her parents. Despite their concern, Anmitsu runs away from the castle to venture into the commoners' life. During her daring adventure, she befriends a group of children ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Shigeru Izumiya

HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)

Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kenjiro Yamashita

Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kenjiro Yamashita

Memoirs of a Murderer (2017)

The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from behind with a rope but he would let the witnesses go and speak to the media on how ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Kaho  •  Shuhei Nomura

The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from behind with a rope but he would let the witnesses go and speak to the media on how ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Kaho  •  Shuhei Nomura

HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain (2016)

The Amamiya Brothers, Masaki (Takahiro) and Hiroto (Hiroomi Tosaka), keep looking for their older brother Takeru (Takumi Saito) who disappeared one year ago. The three Amamiya brothers lost their parents when they were young. Since then, they relied only on each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  TAKAHIRO  •  Hiroomi Tosaka  •  Miyu Yoshimoto  •  Takanori Iwata

The Amamiya Brothers, Masaki (Takahiro) and Hiroto (Hiroomi Tosaka), keep looking for their older brother Takeru (Takumi Saito) who disappeared one year ago. The three Amamiya brothers lost their parents when they were young. Since then, they relied only on each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  TAKAHIRO  •  Hiroomi Tosaka  •  Miyu Yoshimoto  •  Takanori Iwata

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

Bleach (2018)

High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life, besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother's death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly breaks as he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a God of Death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Erina Mano

High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life, besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother's death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly breaks as he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a God of Death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Erina Mano

Promare (2019)

Galo and the Burning Rescue Fire Department face off against BURNISH, a group of mutants who are able to control and wield flames, and the fire disaster they have unleashed on Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Imaishi
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Masato Sakai  •  Ayane Sakura

Galo and the Burning Rescue Fire Department face off against BURNISH, a group of mutants who are able to control and wield flames, and the fire disaster they have unleashed on Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Imaishi
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Masato Sakai  •  Ayane Sakura

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018)

Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Yojiro Noda  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Jun Kunimura

Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Yojiro Noda  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Jun Kunimura

Promare / Side: Lio (2019)

A second prequel set one day before the events of the Promare film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsumi Fujii
CAST:  Taichi Saotome  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Ayane Sakura  •  Rikiya Koyama

A second prequel set one day before the events of the Promare film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsumi Fujii
CAST:  Taichi Saotome  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Ayane Sakura  •  Rikiya Koyama

Shabake 2 (2008)

Ichitaro's adventure goes on. He starts to feel earthquakes, which no-one else does, and a voice telling to kill Ichitaro. His grandma gives him one flower's seeds and also tells Ichitaro's mother to let him go to Hakone. Mother approves it and Ichitaro takes up a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miyamoto Reiko
CAST:  Yuya Tegoshi  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Hiroyuki Miyasako  •  Koh Takasugi

Ichitaro's adventure goes on. He starts to feel earthquakes, which no-one else does, and a voice telling to kill Ichitaro. His grandma gives him one flower's seeds and also tells Ichitaro's mother to let him go to Hakone. Mother approves it and Ichitaro takes up a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miyamoto Reiko
CAST:  Yuya Tegoshi  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Hiroyuki Miyasako  •  Koh Takasugi

Banyuki (2009)

A story of an island country named Horai that was finally about to be integrated under one political administration. Domon DATE, an innocent man confined in a prison island. After 10 years of imprisonment, he kept his sanity by dreaming of retaliating against those ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Inoue
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Jun Hashimoto

A story of an island country named Horai that was finally about to be integrated under one political administration. Domon DATE, an innocent man confined in a prison island. After 10 years of imprisonment, he kept his sanity by dreaming of retaliating against those ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Inoue
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Jun Hashimoto

Seven Souls in the Skull Castle (2013)

After the demise of warlord Nobunaga ODA, Japan was about to be unified by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI. However, there was one man in Kanto region that was defiant to it. That man, who named himself TenmaOh (Mirai MORIYAMA) and leads the KANTO DOKURO-TO, an armed group ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Mirai Moriyama  •  Riisa Naka

After the demise of warlord Nobunaga ODA, Japan was about to be unified by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI. However, there was one man in Kanto region that was defiant to it. That man, who named himself TenmaOh (Mirai MORIYAMA) and leads the KANTO DOKURO-TO, an armed group ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Mirai Moriyama  •  Riisa Naka

Remotely Killed (2020)

A mystery centered on remote conversation with six classmates in high school during the period of the coronavirus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Mackenyu  •  Tokio Emoto  •  Taichi Saotome

A mystery centered on remote conversation with six classmates in high school during the period of the coronavirus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Mackenyu  •  Tokio Emoto  •  Taichi Saotome

Last of the Wolves (2021)

After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Ryohei Suzuki  •  Nijiro Murakami  •  Nanase Nishino

After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Ryohei Suzuki  •  Nijiro Murakami  •  Nanase Nishino

Kabuki Drop (2016)

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DIRECTION:  Daisuke Kamijô
CAST:  Matsu  •  Megumi  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Koichi Ohori

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DIRECTION:  Daisuke Kamijô
CAST:  Matsu  •  Megumi  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Koichi Ohori
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