Tsutomu Niwa

Sayonara Midori-chan (2005)

Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Sayuri Oyamada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mayuko Iwasa

Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Furumaya
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Sayuri Oyamada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mayuko Iwasa

Sado Tempest (2012)

Arashi mixes Japanese rock, Noh Masks and the weird volcanic landscapes of Sado Island in a radical reworking of The Tempest. In this Tempest the storm has gone badly wrong and ruined the island, Caliban is now in charge and Miranda has gone crazy. Prospero is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Yasunori Henmi  •  Takashi Watanabe  •  Akihiro Izumi  •  Tetsuo Usami

Arashi mixes Japanese rock, Noh Masks and the weird volcanic landscapes of Sado Island in a radical reworking of The Tempest. In this Tempest the storm has gone badly wrong and ruined the island, Caliban is now in charge and Miranda has gone crazy. Prospero is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Yasunori Henmi  •  Takashi Watanabe  •  Akihiro Izumi  •  Tetsuo Usami

Firefly Dreams (2001)

Naomi, a seventeen year-old city brat from Nagoya, finds her world turned upside down after the breakup of her parents' marriage. Packed off to the country, she reluctantly works at her aunt's inn until being asked to care for Mrs. Koide, an aging relative with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Maho  •  Tsutomu Niwa  •  Etsuko Kimata  •  Yoshie Minami

Naomi, a seventeen year-old city brat from Nagoya, finds her world turned upside down after the breakup of her parents' marriage. Packed off to the country, she reluctantly works at her aunt's inn until being asked to care for Mrs. Koide, an aging relative with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Maho  •  Tsutomu Niwa  •  Etsuko Kimata  •  Yoshie Minami

Zero Woman 2005 (2004)

The Metropolitan Police Department '0'section, known as an organization in the police department that investigates a closed case. Well-trained detective in the '0' section, Ray, is looking for her memory that was lost during the training, while also investigating a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taisen Kamakura
CAST:  Maiko Tōno  •  Megumi Yamanaka  •  Tarô Suwa  •  Kyoji Kamui

The Metropolitan Police Department '0'section, known as an organization in the police department that investigates a closed case. Well-trained detective in the '0' section, Ray, is looking for her memory that was lost during the training, while also investigating a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taisen Kamakura
CAST:  Maiko Tōno  •  Megumi Yamanaka  •  Tarô Suwa  •  Kyoji Kamui

The Trial (2018)

Franz Kafka’s novel moved to today’s Japan  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Tsutomu Niwa  •  Yasunori Henmi

Franz Kafka’s novel moved to today’s Japan  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Tsutomu Niwa  •  Yasunori Henmi