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The Blood of Rebirth (2009)

Based on the Japanese legend of 15th century adventurer, Oguri Hangan Daisukeshige, Toyoda places us in a surreal world of tattooed Japanese slave workers whose real life roles serve more as symbols than actual characters. After being hired by a local despot, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakamura  •  Mayuu Kusakari  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Hirofumi Arai

Based on the Japanese legend of 15th century adventurer, Oguri Hangan Daisukeshige, Toyoda places us in a surreal world of tattooed Japanese slave workers whose real life roles serve more as symbols than actual characters. After being hired by a local despot, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakamura  •  Mayuu Kusakari  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Hirofumi Arai

Death Note: The Last Name (2006)

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In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Erika Toda  •  Shido Nakamura

In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Erika Toda  •  Shido Nakamura

Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)

An evil criminal organisation called Sigma kidnap prominment business leaders to harvest their DNA and only Karate-Robo Zaborgar can save them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Iguchi
CAST:  Akira Emoto  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Asami  •  Yasuhisa Furuhara

An evil criminal organisation called Sigma kidnap prominment business leaders to harvest their DNA and only Karate-Robo Zaborgar can save them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Iguchi
CAST:  Akira Emoto  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Asami  •  Yasuhisa Furuhara

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)

Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. They say she is carrying something for a crime syndicate, and they wonder what it is she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Juri Ueno  •  Noriko Eguchi

Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. They say she is carrying something for a crime syndicate, and they wonder what it is she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Juri Ueno  •  Noriko Eguchi

Be My Slave (2012)

Dan Mitsu stars as Kana, a female employee at a publishing company who strikes up a sexual relationship with a younger co-worker. He soon discovers that Kana's fetishes extend to sadomasochistic tendencies, involving a mysterious man only known as "Sensei". This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Kamei
CAST:  Mitsu Dan  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Hiroaki Mayama  •  Kanji Furutachi

Dan Mitsu stars as Kana, a female employee at a publishing company who strikes up a sexual relationship with a younger co-worker. He soon discovers that Kana's fetishes extend to sadomasochistic tendencies, involving a mysterious man only known as "Sensei". This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Kamei
CAST:  Mitsu Dan  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Hiroaki Mayama  •  Kanji Furutachi

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

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In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

Scabbard Samurai (2011)

Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitoshi Matsumoto
CAST:  Takaaki Nomi  •  Sea Kumada  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Jun Kunimura

Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitoshi Matsumoto
CAST:  Takaaki Nomi  •  Sea Kumada  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Jun Kunimura

Your Story (2009)

The story of the original manga writer Rieko Saibara is depicted by her alter ego Natsumi Takahara who revisits where she was raised and recalls her childhood and how everything turned out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Eri Fukatsu  •  Suzuka Ohgo  •  Haru  •  Yuko Takayama

The story of the original manga writer Rieko Saibara is depicted by her alter ego Natsumi Takahara who revisits where she was raised and recalls her childhood and how everything turned out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Eri Fukatsu  •  Suzuka Ohgo  •  Haru  •  Yuko Takayama

Tamami: The Baby's Curse (2008)

A beautiful girl, Yōko, gets lost one night during an air raid and is taken in by an orphanage. Eventually, she is reunited with her own family and goes home to live with them. But there, an unexpected fate awaits her as she is subjected to horrific brutality from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Atsuko Asano  •  Etsuko Ikuta  •  Goro Noguchi  •  Itsuji Itao

A beautiful girl, Yōko, gets lost one night during an air raid and is taken in by an orphanage. Eventually, she is reunited with her own family and goes home to live with them. But there, an unexpected fate awaits her as she is subjected to horrific brutality from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Atsuko Asano  •  Etsuko Ikuta  •  Goro Noguchi  •  Itsuji Itao

Blessing Bell (2003)

Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Ryoko Shinohara

Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Ryoko Shinohara

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

Counterfeit (2009)

Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Kimura
CAST:  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yuichi Kimura  •  Toshiyuki Itakura

Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Kimura
CAST:  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yuichi Kimura  •  Toshiyuki Itakura

Negative Happy Chain Saw Edge (2008)

One day, apathetic high school student Yosuke meets a beautiful girl named Eri. Eri does battle every night with an indestructible, chainsaw-wielding maniac, “Chainsaw Man”. As Yosuke and Eri bond, he eventually joins the fight. Features CG effects by the talents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Kitamura
CAST:  Yosuke Asari  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Hiromi Shinjo

One day, apathetic high school student Yosuke meets a beautiful girl named Eri. Eri does battle every night with an indestructible, chainsaw-wielding maniac, “Chainsaw Man”. As Yosuke and Eri bond, he eventually joins the fight. Features CG effects by the talents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Kitamura
CAST:  Yosuke Asari  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Hiromi Shinjo

Cromartie High School: The Movie (2005)

When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takamasa Suga  •  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Itsuji Itao

When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takamasa Suga  •  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Itsuji Itao

Love Exposure (2009)

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The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

Big Man Japan (2007)

Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitoshi Matsumoto
CAST:  Hitoshi Matsumoto  •  UA  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki

Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitoshi Matsumoto
CAST:  Hitoshi Matsumoto  •  UA  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki

Air Doll (2009)

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Bae Doona  •  Arata Iura  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Mari Hoshino

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Bae Doona  •  Arata Iura  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Mari Hoshino

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Kirin Kiki  •  Yayako Uchida  •  Takako Matsu

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Kirin Kiki  •  Yayako Uchida  •  Takako Matsu

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

9 Souls (2003)

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Chihara Junia  •  Asami Imajuku  •  Jun Inoue

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Chihara Junia  •  Asami Imajuku  •  Jun Inoue
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