Shuntaro Yanagi

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Blindly in Love (2013)

Kentaro is an unsocial 35-year-old who lives with his parents and has never dated a woman. When Kentaro’s parents set up an arranged marriage interview with a girl named Nahoko and her parents, he falls in love for the first time in his life. However, the pair soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahide Ichii
CAST:  Gen Hoshino  •  Kaho  •  Sei Hiraizumi  •  Ryoko Moriyama

Kentaro is an unsocial 35-year-old who lives with his parents and has never dated a woman. When Kentaro’s parents set up an arranged marriage interview with a girl named Nahoko and her parents, he falls in love for the first time in his life. However, the pair soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahide Ichii
CAST:  Gen Hoshino  •  Kaho  •  Sei Hiraizumi  •  Ryoko Moriyama

Kamen Teacher: The Movie (2014)

Set in the near future of Japan with the educational system nearing collapse. To rehabilitate the lawlessness at public schools and its troubled students, the government sends Kamen Teacher to designated schools.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Moriya
CAST:  Taisuke Fujigaya  •  Mikie Hara  •  Nozomu Kotaki  •  Lewis Jesse

Set in the near future of Japan with the educational system nearing collapse. To rehabilitate the lawlessness at public schools and its troubled students, the government sends Kamen Teacher to designated schools.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Moriya
CAST:  Taisuke Fujigaya  •  Mikie Hara  •  Nozomu Kotaki  •  Lewis Jesse

Strayer's Chronicle (2015)

In the early 1990s, experiments were carried out secretly in Japan. Two different methods were used in the experiments. One method involved forcing stress upon expecting parents and when the baby was born, provoke the baby into mutations and develop their special ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Masaki Okada  •  Shota Sometani  •  Riko Narumi  •  Mayu Matsuoka

In the early 1990s, experiments were carried out secretly in Japan. Two different methods were used in the experiments. One method involved forcing stress upon expecting parents and when the baby was born, provoke the baby into mutations and develop their special ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Masaki Okada  •  Shota Sometani  •  Riko Narumi  •  Mayu Matsuoka

HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)

Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kenjiro Yamashita

Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kenjiro Yamashita

Tokyo Ghoul (2017)

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Hagiwara
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Yoshiko Sengen  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Yo Oizumi

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Hagiwara
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Yoshiko Sengen  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Yo Oizumi

Strange Tales of Love and Strangers (2017)

A Taiwanese girl Yuwen comes to a village of Fukushima to study abroad. She thinks falling-in-love is a stupid thing and the land is unusually dry as Yuwen’s heart because of no rains. Yuwen struggles to speak Japanese but learns Japan culture and relationships ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raita Kuramoto
CAST:  Aining Yao  •  Soko Wada  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Chika Uchida

A Taiwanese girl Yuwen comes to a village of Fukushima to study abroad. She thinks falling-in-love is a stupid thing and the land is unusually dry as Yuwen’s heart because of no rains. Yuwen struggles to speak Japanese but learns Japan culture and relationships ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raita Kuramoto
CAST:  Aining Yao  •  Soko Wada  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Chika Uchida

High & Low The Movie (2016)

S.W.O.R.D. Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs - Sannoh Rengokai, White Rascals, Oya Kohkoh, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka - fighting fiercely. The name S.W.O.R.D. comprises of the first letter in each of these gangs. Before these 5 gangs, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Akira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Kanta Sato  •  Arata Iura

S.W.O.R.D. Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs - Sannoh Rengokai, White Rascals, Oya Kohkoh, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka - fighting fiercely. The name S.W.O.R.D. comprises of the first letter in each of these gangs. Before these 5 gangs, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Akira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Kanta Sato  •  Arata Iura

Ame Onna (2016)

A young woman tormented by reoccurring nightmares of a black-clad woman committing suicide on the train tracks during a very rainy day. The dreams take on an even more sinister aspect when Rika returns to her hometown on the anniversary of her mother's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Nana Seino  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Yu Takahashi  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

A young woman tormented by reoccurring nightmares of a black-clad woman committing suicide on the train tracks during a very rainy day. The dreams take on an even more sinister aspect when Rika returns to her hometown on the anniversary of her mother's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Nana Seino  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Yu Takahashi  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Kaze no Tayori (2016)

Kurumi suddenly gave up opening a cafe with her friend. She hears that her grandfather Takeshi collapsed and goes to visit him in her hometown of Sendai. Takeshi entrusts Kurumi to open a cafe which closed temporarily due to the earthquake, but Kurumi doesn't know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Munetoshi Mukai
CAST:  Yuko Araki  •  Ren Osugi  •  Yuki Saso  •  Kaoru Hirata

Kurumi suddenly gave up opening a cafe with her friend. She hears that her grandfather Takeshi collapsed and goes to visit him in her hometown of Sendai. Takeshi entrusts Kurumi to open a cafe which closed temporarily due to the earthquake, but Kurumi doesn't know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Munetoshi Mukai
CAST:  Yuko Araki  •  Ren Osugi  •  Yuki Saso  •  Kaoru Hirata

RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW (2015)

Kondo, a college dropout, is approached by a friend "Suzuki". Suzuki offers Kondo to work as an Art Festical Staff in an island abroad and for a period of time. To apply he needs to meet a girl named Kyoko. Suzuki will introduce them together within a week. Few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masataka Ichimi
CAST:  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Akira Kameyama  •  Eita Yamashina  •  Takuma Watanabe

Kondo, a college dropout, is approached by a friend "Suzuki". Suzuki offers Kondo to work as an Art Festical Staff in an island abroad and for a period of time. To apply he needs to meet a girl named Kyoko. Suzuki will introduce them together within a week. Few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masataka Ichimi
CAST:  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Akira Kameyama  •  Eita Yamashina  •  Takuma Watanabe

Cherry Boys (2018)

Shinichi, Tatsuya and Makoto live in a provincial town. They are all friends and 25-years-old. Even though they only think about women and sex, they are all still virgins. To change their lives, they set up a plan to have sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenichiro Nishiumi
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Elaiza Ikeda

Shinichi, Tatsuya and Makoto live in a provincial town. They are all friends and 25-years-old. Even though they only think about women and sex, they are all still virgins. To change their lives, they set up a plan to have sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenichiro Nishiumi
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Elaiza Ikeda

Demekin (2017)

As a child, Masaki Sata was teased and bullied because of his appearance and called “Demekin” (popeyed goldfish). He decided to fight back and eventually became unbeatable in fights. His red hair also became a trademark. Masaki Sata and his buddy Atsunari then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
CAST:  Kentaro Ito  •  Yuki Yamada  •  Rion Takahashi  •  Taketo Tanaka

As a child, Masaki Sata was teased and bullied because of his appearance and called “Demekin” (popeyed goldfish). He decided to fight back and eventually became unbeatable in fights. His red hair also became a trademark. Masaki Sata and his buddy Atsunari then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
CAST:  Kentaro Ito  •  Yuki Yamada  •  Rion Takahashi  •  Taketo Tanaka

HiGH&LOW The Movie 3: Final Mission (2017)

In order to conceal past corruption by the government, the Kyuryu group proceeds on a plan to destroy a street and build a casino. To stop the Kyuryu group, members of SWORD begin to move.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Sho Aoyagi  •  ANARCHY  •  ELLY  •  Hatsunori Hasegawa

In order to conceal past corruption by the government, the Kyuryu group proceeds on a plan to destroy a street and build a casino. To stop the Kyuryu group, members of SWORD begin to move.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Sho Aoyagi  •  ANARCHY  •  ELLY  •  Hatsunori Hasegawa

Tokyo Ghoul 'S' (2019)

Now a member of Anteiku, Ken Kaneki grows closer to the ghouls around him. Determined to protect his new home against anti-ghoul forces, he trains his powers in secret. But when the infamous gourmet, Shū Tsukiyama, wishes to savour some half-ghoul flavour, Kaneki's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Kawasaki  •  Kazuhiko Hiramaki
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Shota Matsuda  •  Maika Yamamoto  •  Shunya Shiraishi

Now a member of Anteiku, Ken Kaneki grows closer to the ghouls around him. Determined to protect his new home against anti-ghoul forces, he trains his powers in secret. But when the infamous gourmet, Shū Tsukiyama, wishes to savour some half-ghoul flavour, Kaneki's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Kawasaki  •  Kazuhiko Hiramaki
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Shota Matsuda  •  Maika Yamamoto  •  Shunya Shiraishi

Colorless (2019)

A bittersweet love story depicting the end of the romance between an amateur model named Yuka and Koyamada, a photographer who wants to capture her real face. A photographer named Koyamada met an amateur model named Yuka during a photoshoot. Koyamada gets attracted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Koyama
CAST:  Daichi Kaneko  •  Ruka Ishikawa  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Sakurako Konishi

A bittersweet love story depicting the end of the romance between an amateur model named Yuka and Koyamada, a photographer who wants to capture her real face. A photographer named Koyamada met an amateur model named Yuka during a photoshoot. Koyamada gets attracted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Koyama
CAST:  Daichi Kaneko  •  Ruka Ishikawa  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Sakurako Konishi

The Witness (2019)

Natsume Hamanaka was a police rookie with a promising future until she was in a car crash that killed her brother and took her eyesight. Three years later, she gets around with her seeing-eye dog Pal, but she’s unable to get over her regret and devastation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Mori
CAST:  Riho Yoshioka  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Koji Ohkura  •  Kodai Asaka

Natsume Hamanaka was a police rookie with a promising future until she was in a car crash that killed her brother and took her eyesight. Three years later, she gets around with her seeing-eye dog Pal, but she’s unable to get over her regret and devastation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Mori
CAST:  Riho Yoshioka  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Koji Ohkura  •  Kodai Asaka

My Father, the Bride (2019)

Toka returns to the island she grew up to attend her mother's second memorial service. She finds out that her father Seiji is wearing her mother's clothes. As if that doesn't come as enough of a shock, Seiji even tells Toka that he is getting married again to a man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Momoko Fukuda
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Kenta Hamano  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Show Kasamatsu

Toka returns to the island she grew up to attend her mother's second memorial service. She finds out that her father Seiji is wearing her mother's clothes. As if that doesn't come as enough of a shock, Seiji even tells Toka that he is getting married again to a man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Momoko Fukuda
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Kenta Hamano  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Show Kasamatsu

Lapse (2019)

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DIRECTION:  Hidenobu Abera  •  Kentarô Shima
CAST:  Rino Higa  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Mari Hayashida  •  Hidenobu Abera

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DIRECTION:  Hidenobu Abera  •  Kentarô Shima
CAST:  Rino Higa  •  Shuntaro Yanagi  •  Mari Hayashida  •  Hidenobu Abera

Random Lives (2017)

Questioning the meaning of people's lives, the multiple stories include the work of a manga artist, old men get involved in a fight and a murder, a bus incident which affects those who survive it, fishing, cherry-blossom viewing and more  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Shirō Sano  •  Masao Adachi  •  Akira Emoto  •  Maho Yamada

Questioning the meaning of people's lives, the multiple stories include the work of a manga artist, old men get involved in a fight and a murder, a bus incident which affects those who survive it, fishing, cherry-blossom viewing and more  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Shirō Sano  •  Masao Adachi  •  Akira Emoto  •  Maho Yamada

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Emi Takei  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yu Aoi

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Emi Takei  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yu Aoi
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