Kunihiko Mitamura

Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Kōji Takahashi

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Kōji Takahashi

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Ai Maeda  •  Yukijiro Hotaru  •  Ayako Fujitani

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Ai Maeda  •  Yukijiro Hotaru  •  Ayako Fujitani

Sure Death 5 (1991)

Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Kin Sugai  •  Mari Shiraki

Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Kin Sugai  •  Mari Shiraki

Appassionata (1984)

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Mariko Okada  •  Yûko Natori  •  Morio Kazama  •  Kunihiko Mitamura

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Mariko Okada  •  Yûko Natori  •  Morio Kazama  •  Kunihiko Mitamura

Fireflies in the North (1984)

Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Koichi Sato  •  Ai Saotome

Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Koichi Sato  •  Ai Saotome

Sure Death (1984)

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Kin Sugai

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Kin Sugai

Almost Transparent Blue (1979)

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Mari Nakayama  •  Haruhiko Saitô  •  Keiko Wakasa

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Mari Nakayama  •  Haruhiko Saitô  •  Keiko Wakasa

The Tragedy of “W” (1984)

A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Masanori Sera  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Miho Takagi

A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinichirô Sawai
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Masanori Sera  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Miho Takagi

The Seal Of The Sun (2019)

At 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experiences a black out due to the aftermath of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The cooling system fails at the nuclear power plant and the temperature of the nuclear reactor rises. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Futoshi Sato
CAST:  Yukiya Kitamura  •  Shima Onishi  •  Yuri Nakamura  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

At 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experiences a black out due to the aftermath of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The cooling system fails at the nuclear power plant and the temperature of the nuclear reactor rises. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Futoshi Sato
CAST:  Yukiya Kitamura  •  Shima Onishi  •  Yuri Nakamura  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

Sure Death! 3 (1986)

Third movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. Chasing the killer of a lawman, a group of assassins fall foul of a group of blackmarket financiers who dispatch their own hitmen to dispose of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Kin Sugai  •  Hiroaki Murakami

Third movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. Chasing the killer of a lawman, a group of assassins fall foul of a group of blackmarket financiers who dispatch their own hitmen to dispose of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Kin Sugai  •  Hiroaki Murakami

Sure Death 4 (1987)

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Kazuko Kato  •  Ken Nishida

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Kazuko Kato  •  Ken Nishida

Passenger (1987)

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DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Minako Honda  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Ke Huy Quan  •  Takashi Ukaji

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DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Minako Honda  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Ke Huy Quan  •  Takashi Ukaji

Sure Death 6 (1996)

When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Kin Sugai  •  Mari Shiraki

When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Kin Sugai  •  Mari Shiraki

Yakuza Ladies 9 (1999)

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DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Reiko Takashima  •  Keiko Saito  •  Chiharu Komatsu  •  Naomasa Musaka

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DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Reiko Takashima  •  Keiko Saito  •  Chiharu Komatsu  •  Naomasa Musaka

Maitresse (2000)