Bang-ho Cho
Violent Cop
(1989)
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities. (more)
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities. (more)
No More Comics! (1986)
Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story. (more)
Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story. (more)
The Unspoiled Diamond (1982)
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher. (more)
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher. (more)
Double Bed (1983)
Kato is a small time TV producer. He has a wife Masako, and a young son Taro. Kato also has a friend Yamazaki who he knew since college. Yamazaki has a girl friend Riko who lives with her younger sister Yuko who's an actress. Yamazaki is a lyric writer/womanizer ... (more)
Kato is a small time TV producer. He has a wife Masako, and a young son Taro. Kato also has a friend Yamazaki who he knew since college. Yamazaki has a girl friend Riko who lives with her younger sister Yuko who's an actress. Yamazaki is a lyric writer/womanizer ... (more)
Yakuza Ladies 2 (1987)
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she grows into her new role, she manages to assert control and increase the influence of her organization. But when ... (more)
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she grows into her new role, she manages to assert control and increase the influence of her organization. But when ... (more)
March Comes in Like a Lion (1991)
The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are. they are brother and sister, she is seven and he is eight. She goes on to say that when she was seven and he was eight, she told her brother that ... (more)
The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are. they are brother and sister, she is seven and he is eight. She goes on to say that when she was seven and he was eight, she told her brother that ... (more)
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor (1983)
A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations. (more)
A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations. (more)
Tattoo (1982)
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank. (more)
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank. (more)
Eko Eko Azarak: Misa the Dark Angel (1998)
Misa Kuroi is a good witch, but wherever she goes, evil follows. When a dying girl appears out of nowhere shouting Misa's name, our heroine goes to work. Following the clues, Misa transfers to the prestigious Saint Salem School for Girls and joins the Drama Club. ... (more)
Misa Kuroi is a good witch, but wherever she goes, evil follows. When a dying girl appears out of nowhere shouting Misa's name, our heroine goes to work. Following the clues, Misa transfers to the prestigious Saint Salem School for Girls and joins the Drama Club. ... (more)
Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' ... (more)
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' ... (more)
Empire of Kids (1981)
Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge their own ... (more)
Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge their own ... (more)
A sex-comedy starring rock star Michiko Komori. (more)
Attack on a Bakery (1982)
Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. (more)
Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. (more)
Shunga (1983)
Former boxer Kazuo, who has fallen, finds a spring picture in a tea envelope in a house. Kazuo returns to herself with a noise and sees Kyoko in her dimly lit bedroom is sullenly sleeping. (more)
Former boxer Kazuo, who has fallen, finds a spring picture in a tea envelope in a house. Kazuo returns to herself with a noise and sees Kyoko in her dimly lit bedroom is sullenly sleeping. (more)
Balloon (1990)
Youngsters find work as part-time festival street vendors and flourish in work, friendship and love. (more)
Youngsters find work as part-time festival street vendors and flourish in work, friendship and love. (more)
Skinless Night (1991)
Skinless Night (which borrows its title from a best-selling brand of condoms) centers on the 33-year-old Kayama Mutsuro, who supports his wife, child and a small team of employees by making porn videos. Profit margins are very low, the financier has his own ... (more)
Skinless Night (which borrows its title from a best-selling brand of condoms) centers on the 33-year-old Kayama Mutsuro, who supports his wife, child and a small team of employees by making porn videos. Profit margins are very low, the financier has his own ... (more)
How Old Is the River? (1995)
Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female cousin. (more)
Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female cousin. (more)
Like Grains of Sand (1995)
A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class. (more)
A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class. (more)