Gaku Hosokawa

Vanitas (2017)

What is life like at a Japanese university? Four "friends" drift in and out of their friendships and face boredom, uncertainty and disengagement. And something more dangerous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Uchiyama
CAST:  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Yohta Kawase  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Kaoru Iida

What is life like at a Japanese university? Four "friends" drift in and out of their friendships and face boredom, uncertainty and disengagement. And something more dangerous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Uchiyama
CAST:  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Yohta Kawase  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Kaoru Iida

Reality of Love (2019)

The movie follows a salaryman and a student 7 months into their relationship. The salaryman can’t hold her because of the fact he loves her, while she wants to be held close because of the fact she loves him. This causes conflict in their relationship as they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kosei Hana
CAST:  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Yuri Osawa

The movie follows a salaryman and a student 7 months into their relationship. The salaryman can’t hold her because of the fact he loves her, while she wants to be held close because of the fact she loves him. This causes conflict in their relationship as they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kosei Hana
CAST:  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Yuri Osawa

Sasaki in My Mind (2020)

The story of a would-be actor, his larger-than-life classmate and their friends. Unfolding their past and present, Sasaki in My Mind looks head-on at adolescent sparkle and the pathos of bygone days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Uchiyama
CAST:  Kisetsu Fujiwara  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Minori Hagiwara  •  Shintaro Yuya

The story of a would-be actor, his larger-than-life classmate and their friends. Unfolding their past and present, Sasaki in My Mind looks head-on at adolescent sparkle and the pathos of bygone days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Uchiyama
CAST:  Kisetsu Fujiwara  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Minori Hagiwara  •  Shintaro Yuya

Don't Say that Word (2019)

Natsu is a soccer team assistant at Sanno High School. After a horrible tournament season in the summer, Natsu is requested to resign. She refuses and fights to stay, but eventually ends up leaving.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuma Sato
CAST:  Haruna Hori  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Ryota Hotei  •  Myoung Joo

Natsu is a soccer team assistant at Sanno High School. After a horrible tournament season in the summer, Natsu is requested to resign. She refuses and fights to stay, but eventually ends up leaving.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuma Sato
CAST:  Haruna Hori  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Ryota Hotei  •  Myoung Joo

Sticks and Stones (2019)

Haruka is a rookie physical therapist at an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Japan. Just after her boyfriend suddenly dumps her, it's set that the very first patient she'll be in charge of through his hospitalization is Mr. Tsuge, who is paralyzed on his left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuma Sato
CAST:  Haruna Hori  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Motoki Ochiai

Haruka is a rookie physical therapist at an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Japan. Just after her boyfriend suddenly dumps her, it's set that the very first patient she'll be in charge of through his hospitalization is Mr. Tsuge, who is paralyzed on his left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuma Sato
CAST:  Haruna Hori  •  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Motoki Ochiai

Koga the Dictator (2015)

Koga is a wimp and is being bullied at school even by a girl. Soejima comes to his defense, but is now a target of the two bullies as well. Koga and Soejima are attracted to one another. Is it their mutual victimhood or actual love or could those two things be one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshimitsu Iizuka
CAST:  Naoya Shimizu  •  Honoka Murakami  •  Tateto Serizawa  •  Chiaki Usui

Koga is a wimp and is being bullied at school even by a girl. Soejima comes to his defense, but is now a target of the two bullies as well. Koga and Soejima are attracted to one another. Is it their mutual victimhood or actual love or could those two things be one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshimitsu Iizuka
CAST:  Naoya Shimizu  •  Honoka Murakami  •  Tateto Serizawa  •  Chiaki Usui

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DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Yokobori
CAST:  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Sasha Ueda  •  Tamami Kusaka  •  Toha Taiju

Double Red (2021)

Bunsaku and Konosuke used to work together. However, after the suicide of Konosuke's childhood friend Natsume, the two go their separate ways. Then, a parcel addressed to Konosuke arrives from Tsugusawa who was the cameraman on Natsume's film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hachi Nekome
CAST:  Sodai Kadota  •  Soichiro Tanaka  •  Mitsuki Akiba  •  Gaku Hosokawa

Bunsaku and Konosuke used to work together. However, after the suicide of Konosuke's childhood friend Natsume, the two go their separate ways. Then, a parcel addressed to Konosuke arrives from Tsugusawa who was the cameraman on Natsume's film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hachi Nekome
CAST:  Sodai Kadota  •  Soichiro Tanaka  •  Mitsuki Akiba  •  Gaku Hosokawa

Haman (2015)

The tragedy of the girl who has become a monster. A fantasy story of life, eros and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Okabe
CAST:  Maki Mizui  •  Shohei Uno  •  Mukau Nakamura  •  Miwako Izumi

The tragedy of the girl who has become a monster. A fantasy story of life, eros and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Okabe
CAST:  Maki Mizui  •  Shohei Uno  •  Mukau Nakamura  •  Miwako Izumi

Love Someone (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Kosei Hana
CAST:  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Manahiko Unakami  •  Manami Usamaru  •  Haruki Takano

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DIRECTION:  Kosei Hana
CAST:  Gaku Hosokawa  •  Manahiko Unakami  •  Manami Usamaru  •  Haruki Takano

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DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kimura
CAST:  Miyabi Ueda  •  Amon Hirai  •  Miyuu Teshima  •  Gaku Hosokawa

People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023)

When sophomore university student Nanamori meets Mugito, they decide to join a club. Intrigued by the Plushies Club, they soon realize it is not a place where people make plushies, but rather one where members are welcome to talk to stuffed animals about their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yurina Kaneko
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuzumi Shintani  •  Ren Komai  •  Gaku Hosokawa

When sophomore university student Nanamori meets Mugito, they decide to join a club. Intrigued by the Plushies Club, they soon realize it is not a place where people make plushies, but rather one where members are welcome to talk to stuffed animals about their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yurina Kaneko
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuzumi Shintani  •  Ren Komai  •  Gaku Hosokawa

Missing (2024)

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DIRECTION:  Keisuke Yoshida
CAST:  Satomi Ishihara  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yusaku Mori  •  Tsugumi Arita

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DIRECTION:  Keisuke Yoshida
CAST:  Satomi Ishihara  •  Munetaka Aoki  •  Yusaku Mori  •  Tsugumi Arita