Koichi Chiba

Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)

Indestructible to his enemies and irresistible to women, the professional assassin codenamed Golgo 13 is shrouded in mystery and anonymity. If you're on his hit list, you're already dead. Always hired on his reputation alone, Golgo never breaks a contract. Can he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Tetsurō Sagawa  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Kumiko Takizawa

Indestructible to his enemies and irresistible to women, the professional assassin codenamed Golgo 13 is shrouded in mystery and anonymity. If you're on his hit list, you're already dead. Always hired on his reputation alone, Golgo never breaks a contract. Can he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Tetsurō Sagawa  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Kumiko Takizawa

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992)

An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Kazue Komiya

An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Kazue Komiya

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book (1978)

Bander is a 17-year-old boy from Earth who lives on a distant planet, which is populated by human shape-shifters who feed off of vegetables and animal tails. Violence soon breaks out, as invaders launch an attack on Bander's new planet. This was Japan's first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Yu Mizushima  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Toru Ohira

Bander is a 17-year-old boy from Earth who lives on a distant planet, which is populated by human shape-shifters who feed off of vegetables and animal tails. Violence soon breaks out, as invaders launch an attack on Bander's new planet. This was Japan's first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Yu Mizushima  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Toru Ohira

Tale of the Earth (1984)

A youngster, Wil had a dissatisfaction to the society which the computer controls the total life of a person. One day he catches a strange telepathy from outer space.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Yu Mizushima  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Rokuro Naya  •  Kohei Miyauchi

A youngster, Wil had a dissatisfaction to the society which the computer controls the total life of a person. One day he catches a strange telepathy from outer space.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Yu Mizushima  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Rokuro Naya  •  Kohei Miyauchi

Love Position: The Legend of Halley (1985)

An agent who was sent riding on Halley's comet to the earth. He was actually given an order to destroy the earth. Captivated by planet's beauty, however, he is no longer able to destroy the planet. Seventy-six years later, another agent from Halley's comet is sent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Rei Sakuma  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Kazue Komiya

An agent who was sent riding on Halley's comet to the earth. He was actually given an order to destroy the earth. Captivated by planet's beauty, however, he is no longer able to destroy the planet. Seventy-six years later, another agent from Halley's comet is sent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Rei Sakuma  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Kazue Komiya

Akuemon (1993)

A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidehito Ueda  •  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Konami Yoshida  •  Masatô Ibu  •  Kenichi Ogata  •  Kenichi Ono

A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidehito Ueda  •  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Konami Yoshida  •  Masatô Ibu  •  Kenichi Ogata  •  Kenichi Ono

Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown (1970)

Hyuma, who completed the magic ball and big league ball, and his fateful rival, Mitsuru Hanagata. The confrontation between these two people. In other words, the traditional giant vs. Hanshin Tigers ... The whereabouts of this game and the fate of Hyuma's big ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadao Nagahama
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Seizô Katô  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Joji Yanami

Hyuma, who completed the magic ball and big league ball, and his fateful rival, Mitsuru Hanagata. The confrontation between these two people. In other words, the traditional giant vs. Hanshin Tigers ... The whereabouts of this game and the fate of Hyuma's big ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadao Nagahama
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Seizô Katô  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Joji Yanami

N45゜ (1994)

Omnibus film, set in a fictional town at 45゜N latitude: Wonder Rubbish; Pao-san to no fukushu; Jonetsu no koya; Kaze wa, dotchi ni fuite iru  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirohisa Sasaki  •  Yasushi Saisyu  •  Takehiko Nakajima
CAST:  Kenichi Endo  •  Léona Hirota  •  Yasufumi Hayashi  •  Yuhki Sato

Omnibus film, set in a fictional town at 45゜N latitude: Wonder Rubbish; Pao-san to no fukushu; Jonetsu no koya; Kaze wa, dotchi ni fuite iru  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirohisa Sasaki  •  Yasushi Saisyu  •  Takehiko Nakajima
CAST:  Kenichi Endo  •  Léona Hirota  •  Yasufumi Hayashi  •  Yuhki Sato