Matsunosuke Shofukutei

Knockout (1989)

A Japanese boxer stages a dramatic and dangerous comeback after suffering brain damage in the ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Hidekazu Akai  •  Haruko Sagara  •  Akaji Maro  •  Yoshio Harada

A Japanese boxer stages a dramatic and dangerous comeback after suffering brain damage in the ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Hidekazu Akai  •  Haruko Sagara  •  Akaji Maro  •  Yoshio Harada

Wild Berries (2003)

A portrait of an ordinary family that turns unstable when their frivolous son Shuji returns home after a long absence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Hiroyuki Miyasako  •  Miho Tsumiki  •  Sei Hiraizumi  •  Naoko Ohtani

A portrait of an ordinary family that turns unstable when their frivolous son Shuji returns home after a long absence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Hiroyuki Miyasako  •  Miho Tsumiki  •  Sei Hiraizumi  •  Naoko Ohtani

My House (2003)

A young Japanese boy's life is changed when his sister returns to the small island, full of eccentric characters, where he lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Claude Maki  •  Koji Imada  •  Eiko Shinya

A young Japanese boy's life is changed when his sister returns to the small island, full of eccentric characters, where he lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Claude Maki  •  Koji Imada  •  Eiko Shinya

The King of Jail Breakers (2010)

Masayuki Suzuki (Itsuji Itao) is known as "Datsugoku Oh" (King of Escape) because of his incredible ability to escape from any prison. Even though his ability to escape from prison was unmatched he would normally get caught within a few hours from his escape. He is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsuji Itao
CAST:  Koji Ishizaka  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Shoichiro Masumoto

Masayuki Suzuki (Itsuji Itao) is known as "Datsugoku Oh" (King of Escape) because of his incredible ability to escape from any prison. Even though his ability to escape from prison was unmatched he would normally get caught within a few hours from his escape. He is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsuji Itao
CAST:  Koji Ishizaka  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Shoichiro Masumoto

Locomotive Teacher (2004)

Seigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels lost after the accident and eventually decides to teach again on a small island where his mother was born. The children there on the island quickly name him "Kikansha ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Kenji Sakaguchi  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Nene Otsuka

Seigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels lost after the accident and eventually decides to teach again on a small island where his mother was born. The children there on the island quickly name him "Kikansha ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Kenji Sakaguchi  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Nene Otsuka

Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)

Nostalgia is Takashi Miike’s favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school of a young boy, whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and the loveable. Though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Naoto Takenaka  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Toshikazu Nakaba  •  Akihiro Shimizu

Nostalgia is Takashi Miike’s favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school of a young boy, whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and the loveable. Though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Naoto Takenaka  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Toshikazu Nakaba  •  Akihiro Shimizu

Haunted School 4 (1999)

Taking advantage of their summer holiday, Kō and his little sister Yae visit their cousin at Nozaki located at the sea-side. However, on the day they arrive, a typhoon hits the town for the first time in many years. At this time, their cousin tells them: When the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Hirayama
CAST:  Matsunosuke Shofukutei  •  Mieko Harada  •  Yuki Minakawa  •  Kayoko Moriyasu

Taking advantage of their summer holiday, Kō and his little sister Yae visit their cousin at Nozaki located at the sea-side. However, on the day they arrive, a typhoon hits the town for the first time in many years. At this time, their cousin tells them: When the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Hirayama
CAST:  Matsunosuke Shofukutei  •  Mieko Harada  •  Yuki Minakawa  •  Kayoko Moriyasu

Prayer Beads (2004)

This horror anthology is featuring nine independent episodes, each 30 minutes long, that are revolving around bad karma and terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Okano
CAST:  Hijiri Kojima  •  Seminosuke Murasugi  •  Mieko Konya  •  Fumina Hara

This horror anthology is featuring nine independent episodes, each 30 minutes long, that are revolving around bad karma and terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Okano
CAST:  Hijiri Kojima  •  Seminosuke Murasugi  •  Mieko Konya  •  Fumina Hara

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DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Hirayama
CAST:  Nakamura Kanzaburo  •  Akira Emoto  •  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Keiko Awaji

When You Wish Upon A Star (2011)

A boy from Tokyo moves to the countryside and has trouble adapting, falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kôji Kawano
CAST:  Aoi Nakamura  •  Rio Yamashita  •  Kinuyo Kodama  •  KG

A boy from Tokyo moves to the countryside and has trouble adapting, falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kôji Kawano
CAST:  Aoi Nakamura  •  Rio Yamashita  •  Kinuyo Kodama  •  KG

The Man Who Wipes Mirrors (2003)

Tsutomu Minagawa is set to retire; the organized business life, a perfectly normal family living in a two-story house with a garage, the once unstoppable routine is about to close down forever. However, Tsutomu's last day changes him forever, as a car accident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seisoku Kajita
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Komaki Kurihara  •  Kumi Mizuno

Tsutomu Minagawa is set to retire; the organized business life, a perfectly normal family living in a two-story house with a garage, the once unstoppable routine is about to close down forever. However, Tsutomu's last day changes him forever, as a car accident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seisoku Kajita
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Komaki Kurihara  •  Kumi Mizuno

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival (1967)

A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Kazuo Funaki  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Eriko Yoshimura

A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Kazuo Funaki  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Eriko Yoshimura