Takashi Kobayashi

Summer Wars (2009)

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A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Ayumu Saito

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Ayumu Saito

Last Scene (2001)

Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who recently announced her retirement from acting in order to get married. Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ken turns to alcohol ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Johnny Yoshinaga  •  Mayumi Wakamura  •  Yumi Asou

Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who recently announced her retirement from acting in order to get married. Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ken turns to alcohol ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Johnny Yoshinaga  •  Mayumi Wakamura  •  Yumi Asou

Wolf Children (2012)

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Takao Osawa  •  Haru Kuroki

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Takao Osawa  •  Haru Kuroki

Tokyo Park (2011)

Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships with a girl who visits his part-time workplace called Tominaga and his step-sister Misaki begin to change subtly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Nana Eikura  •  Manami Konishi  •  Haruka Igawa

Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships with a girl who visits his part-time workplace called Tominaga and his step-sister Misaki begin to change subtly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Nana Eikura  •  Manami Konishi  •  Haruka Igawa

Furuhata Chugakusei (2008)

Young Furuhata, a 3rd-year junior high student from Tokyo, transferred to a school in the countryside due to family circumstances. He doesn't fit in at first, but he eventually gains a reputation as a detective and opens his own detective agency. One day, he hears ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Ryosuke Yamada  •  Taizo Harada  •  Kazuyuki Asano

Young Furuhata, a 3rd-year junior high student from Tokyo, transferred to a school in the countryside due to family circumstances. He doesn't fit in at first, but he eventually gains a reputation as a detective and opens his own detective agency. One day, he hears ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Ryosuke Yamada  •  Taizo Harada  •  Kazuyuki Asano

The Idiots (2010)

10 years ago Hide, a college student, meets Yuki Gakuko, an older woman, through work. They become lovers with Hide falling hard for Yuki Gakuko. The following year, Yuki abruptly announces one day that she is going to marry another man. This devastates Hide. Hide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Yuki Uchida  •  Miho Shiraishi  •  Yuri Nakamura

10 years ago Hide, a college student, meets Yuki Gakuko, an older woman, through work. They become lovers with Hide falling hard for Yuki Gakuko. The following year, Yuki abruptly announces one day that she is going to marry another man. This devastates Hide. Hide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Yuki Uchida  •  Miho Shiraishi  •  Yuri Nakamura

Murder on the Orient Express (2015)

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Nanako Matsushima  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Hiroshi Tamaki

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Nanako Matsushima  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Hiroshi Tamaki

Chesuto! (2008)

Hayato, a boy in the 6th grade, hides the secret that he can't swim. Every summer, he pretends to be sick, so he could avoid school swimming tournaments. But, as it is the last year in the elementary school, he can't escape from swimming practice and is forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshirô Saiga
CAST:  Kyôichi Mikuriya  •  Kazuya Nakajima  •  Karen Miyazaki  •  Nao Matsushita

Hayato, a boy in the 6th grade, hides the secret that he can't swim. Every summer, he pretends to be sick, so he could avoid school swimming tournaments. But, as it is the last year in the elementary school, he can't escape from swimming practice and is forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshirô Saiga
CAST:  Kyôichi Mikuriya  •  Kazuya Nakajima  •  Karen Miyazaki  •  Nao Matsushita

Doron (2006)

One day a man had a strange audition for the movie. But he couldn't make acting good.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi
CAST:  Naoto Nojima  •  Takashi Kobayashi

One day a man had a strange audition for the movie. But he couldn't make acting good.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi
CAST:  Naoto Nojima  •  Takashi Kobayashi

CHiLDREN (2006)

The bestseller based on Kotaro Isaka, starring Kenji Sakaguchi, directed by Takashi Hara! Muto, who works for a family court, is involved in a bank robbery case with his senior at work, Jinnai. It is released safely, but Muto falls in love at first sight with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Minamoto
CAST:  Kenji Sakaguchi  •  Nao Omori  •  Manami Konishi  •  Ryo Kase

The bestseller based on Kotaro Isaka, starring Kenji Sakaguchi, directed by Takashi Hara! Muto, who works for a family court, is involved in a bank robbery case with his senior at work, Jinnai. It is released safely, but Muto falls in love at first sight with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Minamoto
CAST:  Kenji Sakaguchi  •  Nao Omori  •  Manami Konishi  •  Ryo Kase

The Fearless Otojiro's Company (2007)

In 1897, actor, director, producer and theatre company leader Kawakami Otojiro set off on a tour of the USA with his wife Sadayakko and theatre company members, but in a foreign country where he could not speak the language, he had to struggle against a succession ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Kazuyuki Asano  •  Tomohiko Imai

In 1897, actor, director, producer and theatre company leader Kawakami Otojiro set off on a tour of the USA with his wife Sadayakko and theatre company members, but in a foreign country where he could not speak the language, he had to struggle against a succession ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Kazuyuki Asano  •  Tomohiko Imai

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DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Kazuyuki Aijima  •  Masahiko Nishimura  •  Masako Miyaji  •  Takashi Kobayashi

Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen (2018)

Maeno Ryotaku (Kataoka Ainosuke) is a doctor of Buzen Province, Nakatsu domain. Aspiring to learn Western knowledge, he comes across a Dutch-language translation of the German medical text Anatomische Tabellen while studying in Nagasaki. After returning from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Yoshikawa
CAST:  Ainosuke Kataoka  •  Shinya Niiro  •  Takaya Sakoda  •  Takeo Nakahara

Maeno Ryotaku (Kataoka Ainosuke) is a doctor of Buzen Province, Nakatsu domain. Aspiring to learn Western knowledge, he comes across a Dutch-language translation of the German medical text Anatomische Tabellen while studying in Nagasaki. After returning from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Yoshikawa
CAST:  Ainosuke Kataoka  •  Shinya Niiro  •  Takaya Sakoda  •  Takeo Nakahara