Yasuyuki Maekawa

For Those We Love (2007)

In 1943, as Japan's WWII effort falters, a vice-admiral proposes training squadrons of "volunteer" flyers to crash their armed planes into Allied warships. Yarn follows the lives of kamikaze pilots, as remembered by an aging Kyushu restaurateur who cherishes their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taku Shinjo
CAST:  Keiko Kishi  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Michitaka Tsutsui  •  Satoshi Tokushige

In 1943, as Japan's WWII effort falters, a vice-admiral proposes training squadrons of "volunteer" flyers to crash their armed planes into Allied warships. Yarn follows the lives of kamikaze pilots, as remembered by an aging Kyushu restaurateur who cherishes their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taku Shinjo
CAST:  Keiko Kishi  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Michitaka Tsutsui  •  Satoshi Tokushige

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

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017)

Kamen Riders Build and Ex-Aid team up with the legendary heroes of the Heisei Generation - OOO, Fourze, Gaim, and Ghost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Kamihoriuchi
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Hiroki Iijima  •  Shun Nishime  •  Gaku Sano

Kamen Riders Build and Ex-Aid team up with the legendary heroes of the Heisei Generation - OOO, Fourze, Gaim, and Ghost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Kamihoriuchi
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Hiroki Iijima  •  Shun Nishime  •  Gaku Sano

L (2016)

L stopped enjoying life as a little girl. She flees abuse at the hands of her adoptive parents and heads for the big city. There, L's life is wrecked by a string of bad relationships, and she takes the fall for a friend who commits murder and ends up in jail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ten Shimoyama
CAST:  Alice Hirose  •  Seika Furuhata  •  Yuki Furukawa  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa

L stopped enjoying life as a little girl. She flees abuse at the hands of her adoptive parents and heads for the big city. There, L's life is wrecked by a string of bad relationships, and she takes the fall for a friend who commits murder and ends up in jail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ten Shimoyama
CAST:  Alice Hirose  •  Seika Furuhata  •  Yuki Furukawa  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa

Will You Marry My Wife? (2016)

Shuji Mimura works as a broadcast writer. He learns that he doesn't have much time left to live. He decides to concentrate on the future of his beloved family. Shuji Mimura's final plan is to find the best man to marry his wife Ayako.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Yoh Yoshida  •  Taizo Harada  •  Reiko Takashima

Shuji Mimura works as a broadcast writer. He learns that he doesn't have much time left to live. He decides to concentrate on the future of his beloved family. Shuji Mimura's final plan is to find the best man to marry his wife Ayako.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Yoh Yoshida  •  Taizo Harada  •  Reiko Takashima

Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One (2018)

After the end of the civil war that tore apart Japan, the new governors of Touto, Hokuto and Seito work together to reunify the country. However, they are actually members of an extraterrestrial race called the "Blood Tribe" (the same species as Evolto), who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Kamihoriuchi
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Kaho Takada  •  Eiji Akaso  •  Kouhei Takeda

After the end of the civil war that tore apart Japan, the new governors of Touto, Hokuto and Seito work together to reunify the country. However, they are actually members of an extraterrestrial race called the "Blood Tribe" (the same species as Evolto), who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Kamihoriuchi
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Kaho Takada  •  Eiji Akaso  •  Kouhei Takeda

The King of Minami Returns: Light and Shadow (2017)

Loan shark Ginjiro meets two people from his past: Harumi, who runs a kids restaurant; and Shimamoto, a human rights lawyer who isn't what he seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Chihara Junia  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa  •  Megumi Oji

Loan shark Ginjiro meets two people from his past: Harumi, who runs a kids restaurant; and Shimamoto, a human rights lawyer who isn't what he seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Chihara Junia  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa  •  Megumi Oji

Fukushima 50 (2020)

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Koichi Sato  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Narumi Yasuda

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Koichi Sato  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Narumi Yasuda

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DIRECTION:  Haruhiko Mimura
CAST:  Matsumoto Hakuō II  •  Baijaku Nakamura  •  Nana Katase  •  Ikkei Watanabe

I Was a "Secret Bitch" (2019)

Hiromi is a 26-year-old single woman. She is popular with guys. Her hobby and specialty is getting men to like her using small talk and a shy persona. If a guy confesses his feelings for her, Hiromi leaves them. Hiromi's sharehouse mate Akira and her friend Aya ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Yasuyuki Maekawa  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Mirai Moriyama  •  Nijiro Murakami

Hiromi is a 26-year-old single woman. She is popular with guys. Her hobby and specialty is getting men to like her using small talk and a shy persona. If a guy confesses his feelings for her, Hiromi leaves them. Hiromi's sharehouse mate Akira and her friend Aya ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Yasuyuki Maekawa  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Mirai Moriyama  •  Nijiro Murakami

Miracle classroom (2014)

Yanagi Shuji is terrible at being a monk, as he just wants to have fun all the time. His father is the Chief Monk of the Yagira Temple, and Shuji is expected to take over the role eventually.Unfortunately, Shuji is not only not cut out to be a monk, one day, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jin Kurihara
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Suzuki Kosuke

Yanagi Shuji is terrible at being a monk, as he just wants to have fun all the time. His father is the Chief Monk of the Yagira Temple, and Shuji is expected to take over the role eventually.Unfortunately, Shuji is not only not cut out to be a monk, one day, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jin Kurihara
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Suzuki Kosuke

Apparel Designer (2020)

HIRAKATA a major apparel manufacturer in financial crisis, decides to launch a new brand to revive its fortunes, and brings back Yuji Fujimura (Masanobu Takashima) who left the company after a previous conflict with the president. and gathers a group of young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Masanobu Takashima  •  Akane Hotta  •  Nishimura Miyuu  •  Hiroki Iijima

HIRAKATA a major apparel manufacturer in financial crisis, decides to launch a new brand to revive its fortunes, and brings back Yuji Fujimura (Masanobu Takashima) who left the company after a previous conflict with the president. and gathers a group of young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Masanobu Takashima  •  Akane Hotta  •  Nishimura Miyuu  •  Hiroki Iijima

Kamen Rider Build: Special Event (2018)

This premium event featured appearances by the main cast of Kamen Rider Build, who conversed and share stories about the filming of the show that fans were not able to hear elsewhere. The event also included a stage show with an original Kamen Rider Build story ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Eiji Akaso  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Kaho Takada

This premium event featured appearances by the main cast of Kamen Rider Build, who conversed and share stories about the filming of the show that fans were not able to hear elsewhere. The event also included a stage show with an original Kamen Rider Build story ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Eiji Akaso  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Kaho Takada

Kamen Rider Build: Final Stage (2019)

Annual Kamen Rider stage show featuring the cast and characters from Kamen Rider Build. This Final Stage & TV Cast Talk Show special event took place after the show’s run, and included In its first half an original stage show story that featured Build, Cross-Z, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Eiji Akaso  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Kaho Takada

Annual Kamen Rider stage show featuring the cast and characters from Kamen Rider Build. This Final Stage & TV Cast Talk Show special event took place after the show’s run, and included In its first half an original stage show story that featured Build, Cross-Z, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Atsuhiro Inukai  •  Eiji Akaso  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Kaho Takada

189 (2021)

189 is a phone number to call when a child needs to be saved from an abusive situation. Children and adults can call that number, where they will be connected with the nearest child consultation center. Taiga Sakamoto works as a rookie child welfare officer. A girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Kamon
CAST:  Yuma Nakayama  •  Natsuna Watanabe  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa

189 is a phone number to call when a child needs to be saved from an abusive situation. Children and adults can call that number, where they will be connected with the nearest child consultation center. Taiga Sakamoto works as a rookie child welfare officer. A girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Kamon
CAST:  Yuma Nakayama  •  Natsuna Watanabe  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Yasuyuki Maekawa