Seiko Takuma

Mind Game (2004)

The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Koji Imada  •  Sayaka Maeda  •  Takashi Fujii  •  Seiko Takuma

The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Koji Imada  •  Sayaka Maeda  •  Takashi Fujii  •  Seiko Takuma

Yoshino's Barber Shop (2004)

In a small town on the countryside, every young boy is forced to have the same bowl-head haircut known as the "Yoshino-gari" hairstyle. Then one day, a drastic change occurs when a transfer student with bleached hair comes from Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Ogigami
CAST:  Masako Motai  •  Kazuyuki Asano  •  Hoshi Ishida  •  Senri Sakurai

In a small town on the countryside, every young boy is forced to have the same bowl-head haircut known as the "Yoshino-gari" hairstyle. Then one day, a drastic change occurs when a transfer student with bleached hair comes from Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Ogigami
CAST:  Masako Motai  •  Kazuyuki Asano  •  Hoshi Ishida  •  Senri Sakurai

Detroit Metal City (2008)

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Lee
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Rosa Kato  •  Ryuji Akiyama

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Lee
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Rosa Kato  •  Ryuji Akiyama

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (2000)

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of interesting people, including friendly truck driver Sumire and a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Yuta Kanai  •  Hideakazu Akai  •  Reina Asami  •  Nenji Kobayashi

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of interesting people, including friendly truck driver Sumire and a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Yuta Kanai  •  Hideakazu Akai  •  Reina Asami  •  Nenji Kobayashi

Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! (2010)

Tsukiko, whose father died before she was born, lives with her mother Yoko and they provide mutual support for each other. One day, Yoko comes home completely drunk with Kenji, a young man with blond hair, and tells Tsukiko, "I'm going to marry him."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mipo O
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Kenta Kiritani  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Seiko Takuma

Tsukiko, whose father died before she was born, lives with her mother Yoko and they provide mutual support for each other. One day, Yoko comes home completely drunk with Kenji, a young man with blond hair, and tells Tsukiko, "I'm going to marry him."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mipo O
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Kenta Kiritani  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Seiko Takuma

Abraxas (2010)

Former punk rocker Jonen, now a Buddhist priest, seems to have lost the meaning of his life. His manic depression handicaps him further. Music seems to be the only solution for him to exorcise his demons, against all obstacles and sound volume controllers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Katō
CAST:  Manami Honjo  •  Hidetoshi Hoshida  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Reiko Kusamura

Former punk rocker Jonen, now a Buddhist priest, seems to have lost the meaning of his life. His manic depression handicaps him further. Music seems to be the only solution for him to exorcise his demons, against all obstacles and sound volume controllers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Katō
CAST:  Manami Honjo  •  Hidetoshi Hoshida  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Reiko Kusamura

Sailor Moon - New/Transformation - The Path to Become the Super Warrior - Overture of Last Dracul (2000)

Usagi just wants to spend time with Mamoru, but Professor Tomoe and Death Lamia have other plans. They send their Death Nightmares to give Usagi an evil dream about the terror to come. With help from Count Dracul, they try to steal the Sailor Senshi's Star Seeds to ...  (more)

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CAST:  Miyuki Kanbe  •  Emi Kuriyama  •  Nao Inada  •  Nao Takagi

Usagi just wants to spend time with Mamoru, but Professor Tomoe and Death Lamia have other plans. They send their Death Nightmares to give Usagi an evil dream about the terror to come. With help from Count Dracul, they try to steal the Sailor Senshi's Star Seeds to ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Miyuki Kanbe  •  Emi Kuriyama  •  Nao Inada  •  Nao Takagi

Majutsu wa Sasayaku (2011)

A woman named Kazuko (Kimura) who was guilty of a “serious crime” in the past, along with three of her friends. Those friends suddenly begin to die one by one. Kazuko learns that one of those deaths is somehow connected to Mamoru (Nakamura Aoi), her younger brother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Yoshino Kimura  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Eiko Koike  •  Mitsuki Tanimura

A woman named Kazuko (Kimura) who was guilty of a “serious crime” in the past, along with three of her friends. Those friends suddenly begin to die one by one. Kazuko learns that one of those deaths is somehow connected to Mamoru (Nakamura Aoi), her younger brother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Yoshino Kimura  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Eiko Koike  •  Mitsuki Tanimura

My Favorite Girl (2020)

Kato, a scriptwriter, is in love with Miho—but he can never manage to muster up enough courage to make the relationship anything more than a platonic friendship. Seemingly oblivious to Kato's feelings for her, Miho is always calling him up and spilling her guts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tamada
CAST:  Daichi Watanabe  •  Nao  •  Eri Tokunaga  •  Hiroshi Yamamoto

Kato, a scriptwriter, is in love with Miho—but he can never manage to muster up enough courage to make the relationship anything more than a platonic friendship. Seemingly oblivious to Kato's feelings for her, Miho is always calling him up and spilling her guts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tamada
CAST:  Daichi Watanabe  •  Nao  •  Eri Tokunaga  •  Hiroshi Yamamoto