Shoichiro Masumoto

Azumi (2003)

In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Shun Oguri  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Kenji Kohashi

In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Shun Oguri  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Kenji Kohashi

Battlefield Baseball (2003)

Battlefield Baseball is a tough game — it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their opponents on the Seido High team know they don't have a chance at beating them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Hideo Sakaki  •  Shoichiro Masumoto

Battlefield Baseball is a tough game — it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their opponents on the Seido High team know they don't have a chance at beating them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Hideo Sakaki  •  Shoichiro Masumoto

Versus (2000)

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Set in the present where a group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, unwittingly, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Hideo Sakaki  •  Chieko Misaka  •  Minoru Matsumoto

Set in the present where a group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, unwittingly, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Hideo Sakaki  •  Chieko Misaka  •  Minoru Matsumoto

Any And Every Which Way (2010)

Sexy Momoko turns tricks in her taxi to boost business, until she's finally discovered by her employer. Running from the authorities, Momoko abandons her cab to begin life as a fugitive, accompanied by her most recent customer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoichiro Masumoto
CAST:  Yoshiki Kanahashi  •  Houka Kinoshita  •  Kotono  •  Shion Machida

Sexy Momoko turns tricks in her taxi to boost business, until she's finally discovered by her employer. Running from the authorities, Momoko abandons her cab to begin life as a fugitive, accompanied by her most recent customer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoichiro Masumoto
CAST:  Yoshiki Kanahashi  •  Houka Kinoshita  •  Kotono  •  Shion Machida

Meatball Machine (2005)

Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Jun'ichi Yamamoto
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Kenichi Kawasaki  •  Shoichiro Masumoto  •  Tarô Suwa

Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Jun'ichi Yamamoto
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Kenichi Kawasaki  •  Shoichiro Masumoto  •  Tarô Suwa

Jellyfish Eyes (2013)

In present-day Japan, little Masashi moves from an evacuation center to a small village. There he will discover that every child has the ability to communicate with a fantastic creature, but they are being used in an evil plan to collect the children’s negative ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Murakami
CAST:  Himeka Asami  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Takumi Saitoh

In present-day Japan, little Masashi moves from an evacuation center to a small village. There he will discover that every child has the ability to communicate with a fantastic creature, but they are being used in an evil plan to collect the children’s negative ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Murakami
CAST:  Himeka Asami  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Takumi Saitoh

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

ICHI (2008)

Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortunately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Sori
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Takao Osawa  •  Shido Nakamura

Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortunately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Sori
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Takao Osawa  •  Shido Nakamura

Tokyo Gore Police (2008)

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In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Eihi Shiina  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Yukihide Benny  •  Jiji Bû

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Eihi Shiina  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Yukihide Benny  •  Jiji Bû

Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)

Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Yuma Ishigaki  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Shun Oguri

Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Yuma Ishigaki  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Shun Oguri

Reincarnation (2006)

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Yûka  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Shun Oguri

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Yûka  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Shun Oguri

Flowers in the Shadow (2008)

Shinya is in debt as a result of his gambling habit. He attempts to defraud an old woman with a bank transfer scam, but the woman reminds him of his late mother and they start to relate to each other. Meanwhile, Shinya meets a girl called Hisako in town, and ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichiro Hirakawa
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Aya Hirayama

Shinya is in debt as a result of his gambling habit. He attempts to defraud an old woman with a bank transfer scam, but the woman reminds him of his late mother and they start to relate to each other. Meanwhile, Shinya meets a girl called Hisako in town, and ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichiro Hirakawa
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Aya Hirayama

New Type: Just For Your Love (2008)

Yuri, who works at the ticket window at a ferry terminal, is one-eyed. One day, she is held at knifepoint and locked away in captivity by an enigmatic man named Kwon, who has missed a ferry. At the very moment Yuri learns that Kwon has supernatural powers. As Kwon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Aya Omasa  •  Terunosuke Takezai  •  Kazuma Sano  •  Kinuo Yamada

Yuri, who works at the ticket window at a ferry terminal, is one-eyed. One day, she is held at knifepoint and locked away in captivity by an enigmatic man named Kwon, who has missed a ferry. At the very moment Yuri learns that Kwon has supernatural powers. As Kwon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Aya Omasa  •  Terunosuke Takezai  •  Kazuma Sano  •  Kinuo Yamada

Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (2007)

Shortfilm sequel to the movie Meatball Machine. There is no real action but we'll see a bunch of aliens kill both each other and humans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Asami  •  Maki Hamada  •  Kika  •  Oppe Ma

Shortfilm sequel to the movie Meatball Machine. There is no real action but we'll see a bunch of aliens kill both each other and humans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Asami  •  Maki Hamada  •  Kika  •  Oppe Ma

Maicching Machiko! Begins (2005)

Based on the Maicching Machiko Teacher Manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kosuke Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Fuji  •  Yasuhito Hida  •  Sayaka Isoyama  •  Tsukasa Kuroiwa

Based on the Maicching Machiko Teacher Manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kosuke Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Fuji  •  Yasuhito Hida  •  Sayaka Isoyama  •  Tsukasa Kuroiwa

LoveDeath (2006)

A man and a woman are together on the 'Chrysalis Day', the fatal day everything in your life will be decided depends on how you spend the day. A violent man holding pure love, Sai and a stunningly beautiful playgirl, Sheila. While Sheila flees with a large sum of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Shinji Takeda  •  Noriko Sato  •  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Kohei Otomo

A man and a woman are together on the 'Chrysalis Day', the fatal day everything in your life will be decided depends on how you spend the day. A violent man holding pure love, Sai and a stunningly beautiful playgirl, Sheila. While Sheila flees with a large sum of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Shinji Takeda  •  Noriko Sato  •  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Kohei Otomo

Ghosts vs. Aliens 03 (2007)

A two-part feature directed separately by Shimizu and his colleague Keisuke Toyoshima. Unrelated to each other, both have a common goal: to bring ghosts and aliens together in pure, referential and absurdistic delirium, including neo-Nazi specters, zombie yakuzas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu  •  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Takashi Yamanaka  •  Ayano Yamamoto  •  Ikuma Yamada

A two-part feature directed separately by Shimizu and his colleague Keisuke Toyoshima. Unrelated to each other, both have a common goal: to bring ghosts and aliens together in pure, referential and absurdistic delirium, including neo-Nazi specters, zombie yakuzas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu  •  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Takashi Yamanaka  •  Ayano Yamamoto  •  Ikuma Yamada

Happy Darts (2008)

The All-Japan Darts Tour has entered the finals. In front of the crowd, Sawada Minako will throw the last dart. Amidst the tension and excitement, Minako recalled the two months of experience.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoko Matsunashi
CAST:  Emiri Henmi  •  Hitomi Sato  •  Eri Nitta  •  Seminosuke Murasugi

The All-Japan Darts Tour has entered the finals. In front of the crowd, Sawada Minako will throw the last dart. Amidst the tension and excitement, Minako recalled the two months of experience.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoko Matsunashi
CAST:  Emiri Henmi  •  Hitomi Sato  •  Eri Nitta  •  Seminosuke Murasugi

GACHI-BAN: EXPENDED (2013)

Monji Mori comes to Tokyo to meet up with his old friend, Nakajima, who attempts to persuade Monji to come join the local yakuza. Monji quickly runs into some trouble with one of their members, which leads a small screw up to turn into an alleged murder. The yakuza ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Motoki
CAST:  Kazuma Sano  •  Narumi Konno  •  Meguru Katô  •  Yuki Ikushima

Monji Mori comes to Tokyo to meet up with his old friend, Nakajima, who attempts to persuade Monji to come join the local yakuza. Monji quickly runs into some trouble with one of their members, which leads a small screw up to turn into an alleged murder. The yakuza ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Motoki
CAST:  Kazuma Sano  •  Narumi Konno  •  Meguru Katô  •  Yuki Ikushima

Violence Musou: Subliminal War (2021)

The ex-convict protagonist of Versus lives far away from the maddening yakuza when he receives a new visit from the gangsters of the resurrection forest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Sakaki
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kenji Matsuda  •  Hideo Sakaki  •  Chieko Misaka

The ex-convict protagonist of Versus lives far away from the maddening yakuza when he receives a new visit from the gangsters of the resurrection forest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Sakaki
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kenji Matsuda  •  Hideo Sakaki  •  Chieko Misaka