Diamond Yukai

Yutaka Tadokoro, known professionally as Diamond Yukai, is a Japanese rock singer and actor. He was born in Tanashi, Tokyo, Japan. He is the vocalist for the Japanese rock band Red Warriors. He has acted in the Hollywood films Tokyo Pop and Lost in Translation and is often seen on television variety shows.

Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding? (2008)

A gonzo black comedy with six intertwining stories set in the streets of Tokyo about the ongoing battle between the Internet generation and the older generation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Muramatsu
CAST:  Sayaka Kanda  •  Yakkun Sakurazuka  •  Issei Ishida  •  Chiharu Kawai

A gonzo black comedy with six intertwining stories set in the streets of Tokyo about the ongoing battle between the Internet generation and the older generation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Muramatsu
CAST:  Sayaka Kanda  •  Yakkun Sakurazuka  •  Issei Ishida  •  Chiharu Kawai

Lost in Translation (2003)

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Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sofia Coppola
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Scarlett Johansson  •  Anna Faris  •  Giovanni Ribisi

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sofia Coppola
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Scarlett Johansson  •  Anna Faris  •  Giovanni Ribisi

Tokyo Pop (1988)

A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes to Tokyo. She has numerous cross-cultural adventures and ends up singing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fran Rubel Kuzui
CAST:  Carrie Hamilton  •  Diamond Yukai  •  Hiroshi Kobayashi  •  Hiroshi Sugita

A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes to Tokyo. She has numerous cross-cultural adventures and ends up singing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fran Rubel Kuzui
CAST:  Carrie Hamilton  •  Diamond Yukai  •  Hiroshi Kobayashi  •  Hiroshi Sugita

Dangan Runner (1996)

An unemployed man trying to steal from a convenience store, and the store clerk catches him in the act. the thief runs away with the store-clerk right after him. All the while, the store clerk is in trouble with a low-rank yakuza. Along the chase for the thief, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  SABU  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Diamond Yukai  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi

An unemployed man trying to steal from a convenience store, and the store clerk catches him in the act. the thief runs away with the store-clerk right after him. All the while, the store clerk is in trouble with a low-rank yakuza. Along the chase for the thief, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  SABU  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Diamond Yukai  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi

Postman Blues (1997)

Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Keisuke Horibe  •  Ren Osugi  •  Kyooko Tooyama

Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Keisuke Horibe  •  Ren Osugi  •  Kyooko Tooyama

Unlucky Monkey (1998)

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroshi Shimizu  •  Akira Yamamoto  •  Ikko Suzuki

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroshi Shimizu  •  Akira Yamamoto  •  Ikko Suzuki

Furiko (2015)

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DIRECTION:  Norihiro Takenaga
CAST:  Shido Nakamura  •  Manami Konishi  •  Jurina Matsui  •  Takuya Ishida

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DIRECTION:  Norihiro Takenaga
CAST:  Shido Nakamura  •  Manami Konishi  •  Jurina Matsui  •  Takuya Ishida

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars (2017)

The Game World launches an attack on the real world. In front of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and the Uchu Sentai Kyuranger appears the "Arena of Death" where the destruction of the Earth will be decided. Trapped in this inescapable dimension, generations of Super Sentai and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Hiroki Iijima  •  Toshiki Seto  •  Ukyo Matsumoto  •  Ruka Matsuda

The Game World launches an attack on the real world. In front of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and the Uchu Sentai Kyuranger appears the "Arena of Death" where the destruction of the Earth will be decided. Trapped in this inescapable dimension, generations of Super Sentai and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Hiroki Iijima  •  Toshiki Seto  •  Ukyo Matsumoto  •  Ruka Matsuda

Eve in Love (2013)

Set within the Tokyo DisneySea theme park, the love lives of various people are told. Gakkun has been preparing for his accounting license exam. Nao Nanami works in the gift wrapping section of a department store.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarō Ōtani
CAST:  Junpei Mizobata  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Toshiya Sakai  •  Maki Miyamae

Set within the Tokyo DisneySea theme park, the love lives of various people are told. Gakkun has been preparing for his accounting license exam. Nao Nanami works in the gift wrapping section of a department store.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarō Ōtani
CAST:  Junpei Mizobata  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Toshiya Sakai  •  Maki Miyamae

Heartbreaker: With Love From Bullets (1993)

V-cinema detective story with an all-musician cast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soichiro Komatsu
CAST:  Diamond Yukai  •  Anna Banana  •  GWINKO  •  AMAZNOS

V-cinema detective story with an all-musician cast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soichiro Komatsu
CAST:  Diamond Yukai  •  Anna Banana  •  GWINKO  •  AMAZNOS

28½ (2010)

Crew and actors prepare for Mamoru Oshii's stage version of Tetsujin 28.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Erika Okuda  •  Momoko Tanabe  •  Masahiro Sudo  •  Kenji Mizuhashi

Crew and actors prepare for Mamoru Oshii's stage version of Tetsujin 28.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Erika Okuda  •  Momoko Tanabe  •  Masahiro Sudo  •  Kenji Mizuhashi

Lady Drop (2003)

In the near future, crime runs rampant in the streets and two major mafia groups are battling for power. In order to eliminate the two mafia groups, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department orders an undercover investigation of their headquarters. However, the ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Nakata
CAST:  Hiromi Kitagawa  •  Eri Kyokuyama  •  Nami Ishibashi  •  Kana Kobayashi

In the near future, crime runs rampant in the streets and two major mafia groups are battling for power. In order to eliminate the two mafia groups, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department orders an undercover investigation of their headquarters. However, the ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Nakata
CAST:  Hiromi Kitagawa  •  Eri Kyokuyama  •  Nami Ishibashi  •  Kana Kobayashi