Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama (born February 26, 1944) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Naha, Okinawa.

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The Apology King (2013)

Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Mao Inoue  •  Masaki Okada  •  Katsumi Takahashi

Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Mao Inoue  •  Masaki Okada  •  Katsumi Takahashi

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Sasabe
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Ken Watanabe  •  Naoto Ogata  •  Ryoko Shinohara

A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Sasabe
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Ken Watanabe  •  Naoto Ogata  •  Ryoko Shinohara

Our Homeland (2012)

From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Yong-hi
CAST:  Sakura Ando  •  Arata Iura  •  Tatsushi Ōmori  •  Yang Ik-june

From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Yong-hi
CAST:  Sakura Ando  •  Arata Iura  •  Tatsushi Ōmori  •  Yang Ik-june

Luminous Moss (1992)

A headmaster and a novelist, looking for inspiration, regard a strange natural phenomenon before sharing stories of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Taketoshi Naitō  •  Hisashi Igawa  •  Satoko Iwasaki

A headmaster and a novelist, looking for inspiration, regard a strange natural phenomenon before sharing stories of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Taketoshi Naitō  •  Hisashi Igawa  •  Satoko Iwasaki

Crayon Shin-chan: Storm-invoking Passion! The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Yuko Mita

Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Yuko Mita

Silent Service (1995)

Codename: Seabat. The most dangerous submarine ever created. Explosively nuclear and manned by a crew that is officially dead, the Seabat is the most closely guarded military secret in the world. And it has just gone rogue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Masane Tsukayama  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Osamu Kato  •  Kan Tokumaru

Codename: Seabat. The most dangerous submarine ever created. Explosively nuclear and manned by a crew that is officially dead, the Seabat is the most closely guarded military secret in the world. And it has just gone rogue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Masane Tsukayama  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Osamu Kato  •  Kan Tokumaru

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl (1972)

First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who becomes the tough-as-nails leader of an all-girl crime gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Rika Aoki  •  Kazuko Nagamoto  •  Masami Souda  •  Michi Nono

First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who becomes the tough-as-nails leader of an all-girl crime gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Rika Aoki  •  Kazuko Nagamoto  •  Masami Souda  •  Michi Nono

Space Battleship Yamato - Final Chapter (1983)

The Galman Empire is destroyed but the planet Galmania is not, by a chance collision of galaxies. The Bolar Federation worlds including Planet Bolar are destroyed. The Yamato, back under the command of Captain Okita, encounters the planet Denguil too late to save ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinobu Nishizaki  •  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato  •  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Isao Sasaki  •  Shūsei Nakamura

The Galman Empire is destroyed but the planet Galmania is not, by a chance collision of galaxies. The Bolar Federation worlds including Planet Bolar are destroyed. The Yamato, back under the command of Captain Okita, encounters the planet Denguil too late to save ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinobu Nishizaki  •  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato  •  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Isao Sasaki  •  Shūsei Nakamura

Millennium Actress (2002)

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Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kon
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Miyoko Shoji  •  Masaya Onosaka  •  Fumiko Orikasa

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kon
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Miyoko Shoji  •  Masaya Onosaka  •  Fumiko Orikasa

Dora-heita (2000)

A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Yuko Asano  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Ryudo Uzaki

A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Yuko Asano  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Ryudo Uzaki

Silk (2006)

A scientist uses his invention - the "Menger Sponge" - to capture the energy of a dead child's spirit in an old building. In trying to determine why the energy of the ghost does not dissipate, the team discovers the identity and the dramatic story of the boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Su Chaobin
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Barbie Hsu  •  Karena Lam Kar-Yan  •  Chang Chen

A scientist uses his invention - the "Menger Sponge" - to capture the energy of a dead child's spirit in an old building. In trying to determine why the energy of the ghost does not dissipate, the team discovers the identity and the dramatic story of the boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Su Chaobin
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Barbie Hsu  •  Karena Lam Kar-Yan  •  Chang Chen

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997)

Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devil’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Yano
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita

Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devil’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Yano
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly (2019)

The Fifth Holy Grail War continues, and the ensuing chaos results in higher stakes for all participants. Shirou Emiya continues to participate in the war, aspiring to be a hero of justice who saves everyone. He sets out in search of the truth behind a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomonori Sudo
CAST:  Noriaki Sugiyama  •  Noriko Shitaya  •  Jouji Nakata  •  Mai Kadowaki

The Fifth Holy Grail War continues, and the ensuing chaos results in higher stakes for all participants. Shirou Emiya continues to participate in the war, aspiring to be a hero of justice who saves everyone. He sets out in search of the truth behind a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomonori Sudo
CAST:  Noriaki Sugiyama  •  Noriko Shitaya  •  Jouji Nakata  •  Mai Kadowaki

Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle (1989)

The plot involves the coming of Lucifer to the Sanctuary, where his underlings systematically dispose of the surviving Gold Saints. Athena goes to Lucifer to ask for peace, placing herself in peril. The Bronze Saints must then come to her rescue, destroying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Akehi
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Ryo Horikawa  •  Keiko Han

The plot involves the coming of Lucifer to the Sanctuary, where his underlings systematically dispose of the surviving Gold Saints. Athena goes to Lucifer to ask for peace, placing herself in peril. The Bronze Saints must then come to her rescue, destroying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Akehi
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Ryo Horikawa  •  Keiko Han

Lupin the Third: The Last Job (2010)

Lupin begins his heist by stealing a newly-discovered Japanese cultural treasure being transported to Germany. During his attempt to steal the treasure, however, he witnesses the always-ambitious Zenigata's supposed "death," a plan hatched by a ninja clan who are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Lupin begins his heist by stealing a newly-discovered Japanese cultural treasure being transported to Germany. During his attempt to steal the treasure, however, he witnesses the always-ambitious Zenigata's supposed "death," a plan hatched by a ninja clan who are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody (2006)

After a successful heist at the race track, talented thief Lupin has his sights set on a valuable diamond set to be displayed in seven days. His plan is complicated when he saves a young girl named Michelle from a group of thugs. Michelle's father is very rich and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Kamegaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

After a successful heist at the race track, talented thief Lupin has his sights set on a valuable diamond set to be displayed in seven days. His plan is complicated when he saves a young girl named Michelle from a group of thugs. Michelle's father is very rich and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Kamegaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1989)

Foiled repeatedly by the predictions of Interpol's supercomputer, Lupin has settled down. His partner Jigen asks him to pull one last heist: recover the Super Egg, a massive diamond hidden somewhere inside the Statue of Liberty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Foiled repeatedly by the predictions of Interpol's supercomputer, Lupin has settled down. His partner Jigen asks him to pull one last heist: recover the Super Egg, a massive diamond hidden somewhere inside the Statue of Liberty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi

GANTZ:O (2016)

After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sato  •  Yasushi Kawamura
CAST:  Yuki Kaji  •  Daisuke Ono  •  Saori Hayami  •  Mao Ichimichi

After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sato  •  Yasushi Kawamura
CAST:  Yuki Kaji  •  Daisuke Ono  •  Saori Hayami  •  Mao Ichimichi

Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers (2016)

The story focuses on the 16-year-old Protagonist after he is transferred to Shujin High School in Tokyo. Staying with friends of his parents, he meets up with two fellow students, problem child Ryuuji Sakamoto and withdrawn Anne Takamaki, and a talking, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaharu Ozaki
CAST:  Jun Fukuyama  •  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Nana Mizuki

The story focuses on the 16-year-old Protagonist after he is transferred to Shujin High School in Tokyo. Staying with friends of his parents, he meets up with two fellow students, problem child Ryuuji Sakamoto and withdrawn Anne Takamaki, and a talking, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaharu Ozaki
CAST:  Jun Fukuyama  •  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Nana Mizuki

Chihayafuru: Part II (2016)

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mayu Matsuoka

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mayu Matsuoka
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