Shirô Namiki

Shirô Namiki (並樹 史朗, Namiki Shirô, September 21, 1957) is a Japanese actor from Chiba. He graduated from Chiba Keiai Senior High School. His agency is Yume Kou Bou (夢工房). Old stage names: 並木 史郎 and 並木 史朗.

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Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)

An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Okawara
CAST:  Takehiro Murata  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Mayu Suzuki  •  Hiroshi Abe

An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Okawara
CAST:  Takehiro Murata  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Mayu Suzuki  •  Hiroshi Abe

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Keiko Toda  •  Masahiko Nishimura

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Keiko Toda  •  Masahiko Nishimura

Wild Zero (1999)

Only legendary Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying earth with an army of zombies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Takeuchi
CAST:  Seiji  •  Billy  •  Toru  •  Masashi Endô

Only legendary Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying earth with an army of zombies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Takeuchi
CAST:  Seiji  •  Billy  •  Toru  •  Masashi Endô

Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)

To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Okihiro Yoneda
CAST:  Megumi Kobayashi  •  Misato Tate  •  Aki Hano  •  Atsushi Ônita

To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Okihiro Yoneda
CAST:  Megumi Kobayashi  •  Misato Tate  •  Aki Hano  •  Atsushi Ônita

Noriko's Dinner Table (2007)

A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's family circle, which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 high school girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Tsugumi  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Yuriko Yoshitaka

A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's family circle, which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 high school girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Tsugumi  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Yuriko Yoshitaka

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Masato Sakai  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Masato Sakai  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

The House of Rising Sun (2013)

The Hirata are a typical family residing in picturesque Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture. Their lives are thrown in chaos when an earthquake strikes and causes a nearby nuclear power plant to explode. They must evacuate their home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Ota
CAST:  Shirô Namiki  •  Tomoko Saitō  •  Izumi Hirasawa  •  Wakana Hashimoto

The Hirata are a typical family residing in picturesque Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture. Their lives are thrown in chaos when an earthquake strikes and causes a nearby nuclear power plant to explode. They must evacuate their home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takafumi Ota
CAST:  Shirô Namiki  •  Tomoko Saitō  •  Izumi Hirasawa  •  Wakana Hashimoto

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)

In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Natsuki Harada  •  Minami Inomata

In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Natsuki Harada  •  Minami Inomata

A Sniper's Woman (2008)

Noriko is an ex-prostitute married to Satake, a charismatic, wise-cracking lady-loving Yakuza. But when Satake is called upon to murder a rival, Noriko must take up the mantle to lead his gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Hanako Nanjô  •  Hitoshi Ozawa  •  Yoji Sasaki  •  Ei Hamura

Noriko is an ex-prostitute married to Satake, a charismatic, wise-cracking lady-loving Yakuza. But when Satake is called upon to murder a rival, Noriko must take up the mantle to lead his gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Hanako Nanjô  •  Hitoshi Ozawa  •  Yoji Sasaki  •  Ei Hamura

The Complex (2013)

Nursing student Asuka has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment of her neighbor, a reclusive old man who has refused all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Atsuko Maeda  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Masanobu Katsumura  •  Naomi Nishida

Nursing student Asuka has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment of her neighbor, a reclusive old man who has refused all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Atsuko Maeda  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Masanobu Katsumura  •  Naomi Nishida

Shield of Straw (2013)

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

Mitsuko Delivers (2011)

Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and are unaware that she has secretly returned to Tokyo. Making the biggest decisions on the slightest whim, she moves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Riisa Naka  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Ryo Ishibashi  •  Miyoko Inagawa

Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and are unaware that she has secretly returned to Tokyo. Making the biggest decisions on the slightest whim, she moves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Riisa Naka  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Ryo Ishibashi  •  Miyoko Inagawa

Into the White Night (2011)

A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho and the pawn shop owner's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kengo Kora  •  Tetsushi Tanaka  •  Keiko Toda

A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho and the pawn shop owner's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kengo Kora  •  Tetsushi Tanaka  •  Keiko Toda

Zero Woman: Final Mission (1995)

A famous businessman's links with organized crime are looked into by the Zero Division of the Tokyo Police, with the investigation being headed by a highly trained, extremely violent and very beautiful female officer. When not having shoot-outs with the crime ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Enokido
CAST:  Misayo Haruki  •  Naoko Iijima  •  Miho Suzuki  •  Takako Kitagawa

A famous businessman's links with organized crime are looked into by the Zero Division of the Tokyo Police, with the investigation being headed by a highly trained, extremely violent and very beautiful female officer. When not having shoot-outs with the crime ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Enokido
CAST:  Misayo Haruki  •  Naoko Iijima  •  Miho Suzuki  •  Takako Kitagawa

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 Zombie (2005)

Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie infestation in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sakichi Sato
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Erika Okuda  •  Arata Furuta  •  Show Aikawa

Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie infestation in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sakichi Sato
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Erika Okuda  •  Arata Furuta  •  Show Aikawa

Half a Confession (2004)

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Sasabe
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Mieko Harada  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Sasabe
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Mieko Harada  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

The Glorious Team Batista (2008)

Toho university hospital has established an outstanding coronary surgery team under the leadership of a up and coming, star, U.S. trained surgeon that specializes in the highly risky "Batista" procedure to shrink the size of enlarged hearts. Normally this procedure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Sei Hiraizumi  •  Koji Kikkawa

Toho university hospital has established an outstanding coronary surgery team under the leadership of a up and coming, star, U.S. trained surgeon that specializes in the highly risky "Batista" procedure to shrink the size of enlarged hearts. Normally this procedure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Sei Hiraizumi  •  Koji Kikkawa

Black Kiss (2004)

Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Reika Hashimoto  •  Kaori Kawamura  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Masanobu Ando

Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Reika Hashimoto  •  Kaori Kawamura  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Masanobu Ando

Japan Sinks (2006)

In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Mao Daichi  •  Ko Shibasaki

In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Mao Daichi  •  Ko Shibasaki
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