Shintarô Mizushima

Mr. Baseball (1992)

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Schepisi
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Ken Takakura  •  Aya Takanashi  •  Toshi Shioya

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Schepisi
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Ken Takakura  •  Aya Takanashi  •  Toshi Shioya

Short and Fat (1977)

A high-school student rescues his baseball team. Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga "Dokaben".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Michihiro Hashimoto  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Masahiro Takashina  •  Yukari Yamamoto

A high-school student rescues his baseball team. Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga "Dokaben".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Michihiro Hashimoto  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Masahiro Takashina  •  Yukari Yamamoto

Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

Hoshi wo tsugu mono (1990)

An old man falls into a coma and dreams about his childhood during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Komizu
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Jitsuko Yoshimura  •  Shintarô Mizushima

An old man falls into a coma and dreams about his childhood during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Komizu
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Jitsuko Yoshimura  •  Shintarô Mizushima

Gigolo (1995)

Daisuke is a regular businessman who is looked down upon by his family and colleagues at work. But that job is only a cover for his real job as an agent who gets paid to extract top secret information from his targets by using his sexual technique to please women. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Kodama
CAST:  Hatsunori Hasegawa  •  Hitoe Ootake  •  Kei Mizutani  •  Shintarô Mizushima

Daisuke is a regular businessman who is looked down upon by his family and colleagues at work. But that job is only a cover for his real job as an agent who gets paid to extract top secret information from his targets by using his sexual technique to please women. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Kodama
CAST:  Hatsunori Hasegawa  •  Hitoe Ootake  •  Kei Mizutani  •  Shintarô Mizushima

Gigolo II (1996)

Daisuke gets swept up in a mission that attempts to recover a highly-confidential disc, only to find that there is a terrible trap waiting for him! Before long, his gigolo skills involve him in a heroic battle of sex with his opposing female counterpart...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kaneda
CAST:  Kyōsei Iwamoto  •  Madoka Sugawara  •  Kaori Ōnuki  •  Kei Ōmura

Daisuke gets swept up in a mission that attempts to recover a highly-confidential disc, only to find that there is a terrible trap waiting for him! Before long, his gigolo skills involve him in a heroic battle of sex with his opposing female counterpart...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kaneda
CAST:  Kyōsei Iwamoto  •  Madoka Sugawara  •  Kaori Ōnuki  •  Kei Ōmura

Driving High! (1994)

Kaoru is a former racing driver who retired two years ago. She is invited by her brother Saburo to return to Team Alesis, which he owns, as a B driver. However, the mechanics don't think it's a good idea for Kaoru, a woman, to be driving, and their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Mio Takaki  •  Kazuya Matsushita  •  Shintarô Mizushima

Kaoru is a former racing driver who retired two years ago. She is invited by her brother Saburo to return to Team Alesis, which he owns, as a B driver. However, the mechanics don't think it's a good idea for Kaoru, a woman, to be driving, and their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Mio Takaki  •  Kazuya Matsushita  •  Shintarô Mizushima

Zato Schoolgirl Nami (1991)

Film about a schoolgirl and what not.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Munemi
CAST:  Hiromi Yamaguchi  •  Shinobu Satô  •  Rika Abiko  •  Harumi Inoue

Film about a schoolgirl and what not.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Munemi
CAST:  Hiromi Yamaguchi  •  Shinobu Satô  •  Rika Abiko  •  Harumi Inoue