Yusuke Kamiji

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Drop (2009)

"Drop" tells the story of a boy named Hiroshi Shinanogawa, who grew up in the 1980s. He became inspired by the Be-Bop High School manga and decided to become a delinquent. Hiroshi dropped out of a private middle school and transferred to a public school There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Hiro Mizushima  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Yuika Motokariya

"Drop" tells the story of a boy named Hiroshi Shinanogawa, who grew up in the 1980s. He became inspired by the Be-Bop High School manga and decided to become a delinquent. Hiroshi dropped out of a private middle school and transferred to a public school There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Hiro Mizushima  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Yuika Motokariya

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)

Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Riisa Naka  •  Takayuki Yamada

Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Riisa Naka  •  Takayuki Yamada

The Floating Castle (2012)

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi  •  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Masachika Ichimura

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi  •  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Masachika Ichimura

Crows Zero II (2009)

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Kyosuke Yabe  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Takayuki Yamada

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Kyosuke Yabe  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Takayuki Yamada

Crows Zero (2007)

The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Kyosuke Yabe  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Takayuki Yamada

The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Kyosuke Yabe  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Takayuki Yamada

I Just Wanna Hug You (2014)

Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Ryo Nishikido  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Takumi Saitoh

Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Ryo Nishikido  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Takumi Saitoh

Samurai Hustle (2014)

During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Masahiko Nishimura

During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Masahiko Nishimura

Slapstick Brothers (2011)

Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
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Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shinagawa
CAST: 

AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2015)

High school student Jinta is a hikikomori and lives in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. One summer day, when Jinta is absorbed in a video game, a girl suddenly appears in front of him. The girl is Jinta's childhood friend Meiko, but it seems impossible because ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Airi Matsui  •  Jun Shison  •  Marie Iitoyo  •  Minami Hamabe

High school student Jinta is a hikikomori and lives in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. One summer day, when Jinta is absorbed in a video game, a girl suddenly appears in front of him. The girl is Jinta's childhood friend Meiko, but it seems impossible because ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Airi Matsui  •  Jun Shison  •  Marie Iitoyo  •  Minami Hamabe

Clover (2014)

Saya Suzuki (Emi Takei) is an ordinary employee working at a hotel. She falls in love with her elite boss Susumu Tsuge (Tadayoshi Okura). Through their romance, Saya Suzuki grows as a person.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Emi Takei  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Natsuna Watanabe

Saya Suzuki (Emi Takei) is an ordinary employee working at a hotel. She falls in love with her elite boss Susumu Tsuge (Tadayoshi Okura). Through their romance, Saya Suzuki grows as a person.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Emi Takei  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Natsuna Watanabe

The Vancouver Asahi (2014)

In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Kazuya Kamenashi  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Yusuke Kamiji

In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Kazuya Kamenashi  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Yusuke Kamiji

Girl (2012)

"Girls" follows four beautiful women and depicts the troubles found in their love lives and work place. Yukiko Takigawa (Karina) works at a big advertising firm and has a good looking boyfriend. Seiko Takeda is married and has no children. She works at a large real ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Karina  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Michiko Kichise  •  Yuka Itaya

"Girls" follows four beautiful women and depicts the troubles found in their love lives and work place. Yukiko Takigawa (Karina) works at a big advertising firm and has a good looking boyfriend. Seiko Takeda is married and has no children. She works at a large real ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Karina  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Michiko Kichise  •  Yuka Itaya

Kamen Rider G (2009)

Goro is a sommelier who transforms into the titular Kamen Rider G to fight the former anti-terrorism unit Shade, who captured and brainwashed him into a soldier, before the unit went underground due to the use of kidnapped people as supersoldiers. During a raid at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Tamura
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Yumiko Shaku  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Show Aikawa

Goro is a sommelier who transforms into the titular Kamen Rider G to fight the former anti-terrorism unit Shade, who captured and brainwashed him into a soldier, before the unit went underground due to the use of kidnapped people as supersoldiers. During a raid at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Tamura
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Yumiko Shaku  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Show Aikawa

Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017)

A dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Shun Oguri  •  Keiko Kitagawa

A dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Shun Oguri  •  Keiko Kitagawa

Shinjuku Swan II (2017)

Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business. He movies to Yokohama from Shinjuku, Tokyo. He comes into conflict with Masaki Taki who is the CEO of a scout company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Motoki Fukami

Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business. He movies to Yokohama from Shinjuku, Tokyo. He comes into conflict with Masaki Taki who is the CEO of a scout company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Motoki Fukami

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)

As undercover cop Reiji takes on a new mission to takedown the Chinese mafia, elite police officer Shinya moves to arrest Reiji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Riisa Naka  •  Tsubasa Honda

As undercover cop Reiji takes on a new mission to takedown the Chinese mafia, elite police officer Shinya moves to arrest Reiji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Riisa Naka  •  Tsubasa Honda

Samurai Hustle Returns (2016)

Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Yasufumi Terawaki

Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Yasufumi Terawaki

Animus Anima (2005)

Tokio (Shugo Oshinari) and his sister Sui (Shiina Eihi) fall in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reiko Saito
CAST:  Shugo Oshinari  •  Eihi Shiina  •  Maki Meguro  •  Hiroko Akune

Tokio (Shugo Oshinari) and his sister Sui (Shiina Eihi) fall in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reiko Saito
CAST:  Shugo Oshinari  •  Eihi Shiina  •  Maki Meguro  •  Hiroko Akune

Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006)

The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
CAST:  Masanobu Ando  •  Pistol Takehara  •  Maki Sakai  •  Noriko Eguchi

The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
CAST:  Masanobu Ando  •  Pistol Takehara  •  Maki Sakai  •  Noriko Eguchi

Don't Lose Heart (2013)

Depicts the life of best-selling Japanese poet Toyo Shibata. Toyo Shibata first began writing poems at the age of 92 and published her first collection of poems "Kujikenaide" (″Don't lose heart″) in 2009, which sold over 1.5 million copies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Kaoru Yachigusa  •  Tetsuya Takeda  •  Ran Ito  •  Rei Dan

Depicts the life of best-selling Japanese poet Toyo Shibata. Toyo Shibata first began writing poems at the age of 92 and published her first collection of poems "Kujikenaide" (″Don't lose heart″) in 2009, which sold over 1.5 million copies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Kaoru Yachigusa  •  Tetsuya Takeda  •  Ran Ito  •  Rei Dan
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