Junji Takada

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Private Lessons II (1993)

An insecure young Asian man meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Joanna Pacula  •  Akira Emoto  •  Masahiro Nakai

An insecure young Asian man meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Joanna Pacula  •  Akira Emoto  •  Masahiro Nakai

Death Shadows (1986)

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Mariko Ishihara  •  Masanori Sera  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Mariko Ishihara  •  Masanori Sera  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Moonlight Serenade (1997)

After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Kyōzō Nagatsuka  •  Hideyuki Kasahara  •  Michiko Hada  •  Jun Toba

After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Kyōzō Nagatsuka  •  Hideyuki Kasahara  •  Michiko Hada  •  Jun Toba

Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)

After terminally ill Bussan finally passes away he misses hanging out with his still living friends and decides to return to Kisarazu. In his ghost form however only his most trusted friends can see him, and his meddling in the lives of the living results in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Yoshinori Okada

After terminally ill Bussan finally passes away he misses hanging out with his still living friends and decides to return to Kisarazu. In his ghost form however only his most trusted friends can see him, and his meddling in the lives of the living results in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Yoshinori Okada

The Piano Forest (2007)

Amamiya Shu transfers to Moriwaki elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Kojima
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Hiroyuki Amano  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Chizuru Ikewaki

Amamiya Shu transfers to Moriwaki elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Kojima
CAST:  Aya Ueto  •  Hiroyuki Amano  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Chizuru Ikewaki

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy (1983)

Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather’s mistress, who is a school director. He is asked to help out on struggles against other schools, as he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Takagi Junya  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Hiroyuki Sanada

Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather’s mistress, who is a school director. He is asked to help out on struggles against other schools, as he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Takagi Junya  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Hiroyuki Sanada

Big Magnum Kuroiwa (1985)

Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Hachiro Tako  •  Yasushi Yokoyama  •  Taro Ibuki  •  Mai Inoue

Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Hachiro Tako  •  Yasushi Yokoyama  •  Taro Ibuki  •  Mai Inoue

Ai no kagerô (1985)

Rumiko Arai, a 20-year-old girl working in a sawmill, meets a driver, Sekiguchi, and they begin a relationship with the promise of marriage. But Rumiko's grandmother tells her that they are both cursed by an ancient evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruhiko Mimura
CAST:  Maiko Ito  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Mami Kumagai

Rumiko Arai, a 20-year-old girl working in a sawmill, meets a driver, Sekiguchi, and they begin a relationship with the promise of marriage. But Rumiko's grandmother tells her that they are both cursed by an ancient evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruhiko Mimura
CAST:  Maiko Ito  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Mami Kumagai

Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985)

When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto to act as a stalking horse. Hoping the thieves will kill Tanaka and the Ninja Spies will kill the thieves. But what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Hirose
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Hiroaki Murakami

When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto to act as a stalking horse. Hoping the thieves will kill Tanaka and the Ninja Spies will kill the thieves. But what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Hirose
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Hiroaki Murakami

Leave My Girl Alone (1986)

Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Ryo Ishibashi  •  Jiro Kawarazaki  •  Mika Kaneko

Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Ryo Ishibashi  •  Jiro Kawarazaki  •  Mika Kaneko

The West Tako Cheerleaders (1987)

A boy seeks manhood in joining his school’s militaristic cheer squad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Ginji Gao  •  Akie Yoshizawa  •  Kazuki Minabuchi  •  Miki Ito

A boy seeks manhood in joining his school’s militaristic cheer squad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Ginji Gao  •  Akie Yoshizawa  •  Kazuki Minabuchi  •  Miki Ito

Canned Crab (1992)

A man has a can of crab stolen from him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Junji Takada  •  Ryo Iwamatsu  •  Toshiya Sakai

A man has a can of crab stolen from him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Junji Takada  •  Ryo Iwamatsu  •  Toshiya Sakai

Omelette (1992)

A story about a divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Junji Takada  •  Yuta Yamazaki  •  Aya Nakagawa  •  Aya Katsuragi

A story about a divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Junji Takada  •  Yuta Yamazaki  •  Aya Nakagawa  •  Aya Katsuragi

Ghost Soup (1992)

It's Christmas Eve in Tokyo as Ichiro is moving into his new apartment one month ahead of schedule. As he is getting settled in, two strangers enter the apartment and are surprised to find him there. They begin complaining that he is upsetting their plans for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Ranran Suzuki  •  Hiroyuki Watari  •  Dave Spector  •  Ken Mitsuishi

It's Christmas Eve in Tokyo as Ichiro is moving into his new apartment one month ahead of schedule. As he is getting settled in, two strangers enter the apartment and are surprised to find him there. They begin complaining that he is upsetting their plans for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Ranran Suzuki  •  Hiroyuki Watari  •  Dave Spector  •  Ken Mitsuishi

Secret Waltz (1996)

Akira Nobi directs this violent two-fisted tale about a pair of abandoned sibling teens who fall into a web of yakuza intrigue. The film opens with young, pretty Maki (Natsuo Ishido) luring a drunken salariman into a parking lot only to be mugged by Maki's brother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nobi
CAST:  Mamiko Aso  •  Mitsunori Isaki  •  Natsuo Ishido  •  Junji Takada

Akira Nobi directs this violent two-fisted tale about a pair of abandoned sibling teens who fall into a web of yakuza intrigue. The film opens with young, pretty Maki (Natsuo Ishido) luring a drunken salariman into a parking lot only to be mugged by Maki's brother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nobi
CAST:  Mamiko Aso  •  Mitsunori Isaki  •  Natsuo Ishido  •  Junji Takada

The Pavillion Salamandre (2006)

Four beautiful sisters are entrusted with taking care of Kinjiro, a giant salamander and national treasure. Rumors spread that Kinjiro is an impostor, so a genius x-ray technician is sent to run some tests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Yuu Kashii  •  Junji Takada  •  Kiki

Four beautiful sisters are entrusted with taking care of Kinjiro, a giant salamander and national treasure. Rumors spread that Kinjiro is an impostor, so a genius x-ray technician is sent to run some tests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Yuu Kashii  •  Junji Takada  •  Kiki

CLEARNESS (2008)

Sakura is a 20-year-old college student who has sex for money to fund her shopping addiction. After her customers leave her apartment, she spends her time spying on Leo, a young, beautiful, and (dyed) blond-haired boy, who works at a male escort service across the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Kiki Sugino  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Kumiko Ito  •  Show Aikawa

Sakura is a 20-year-old college student who has sex for money to fund her shopping addiction. After her customers leave her apartment, she spends her time spying on Leo, a young, beautiful, and (dyed) blond-haired boy, who works at a male escort service across the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Kiki Sugino  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Kumiko Ito  •  Show Aikawa

Flying Rabbits (2008)

Yukari always wanted to become a flight attendant and has just been hired by Japan Airlines. However, due to an unexpected mistake, she has also been recruited to the company's basketball team (the JAL "Rabbits") despite being a lousy at basketball. Forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Satomi Ishihara  •  Yoko Maki  •  Arina Watanabe  •  Saori Takizawa

Yukari always wanted to become a flight attendant and has just been hired by Japan Airlines. However, due to an unexpected mistake, she has also been recruited to the company's basketball team (the JAL "Rabbits") despite being a lousy at basketball. Forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Satomi Ishihara  •  Yoko Maki  •  Arina Watanabe  •  Saori Takizawa

Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 66: Kushiro-Obihiro Murder Route (2016)

The strangled dead body of Hiroshi Hatano, accounting section chief at the longstanding apparel company Edaka International, is discovered in his apartment in Tokyo. At the scene, Inspector Totsugawa and Detective Kamei find out that a mysterious email stating ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Machiko Kochi  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Momiji Yamamura

The strangled dead body of Hiroshi Hatano, accounting section chief at the longstanding apparel company Edaka International, is discovered in his apartment in Tokyo. At the scene, Inspector Totsugawa and Detective Kamei find out that a mysterious email stating ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Machiko Kochi  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Momiji Yamamura

Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery 67: Murder in Hakone - Leaves & Mountains (2017)

Detective Kamei of the First Investigation Division receives a request from lawyer Shinichi Nakamura, the son of his deceased close friend, to re-investigate a car accident. Akiko, the wife of Yasuo Furuki, a painter from Hakone, died in the accident 5 months ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Akiko Hinagata  •  Takashi Ukaji

Detective Kamei of the First Investigation Division receives a request from lawyer Shinichi Nakamura, the son of his deceased close friend, to re-investigate a car accident. Akiko, the wife of Yasuo Furuki, a painter from Hakone, died in the accident 5 months ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Akiko Hinagata  •  Takashi Ukaji
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