Arata Yamanaka

Arata Yamanaka (山中 アラタ, Yamanaka Arata, real name: 山中 新, December 20, 1972) is a Japanese actor born in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, who is affiliated with D-dash&Company. He is 181 cm tall and has blood type O.

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

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In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

Beyond Outrage (2012)

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Takeshi Kitano  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Shun Sugata

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Takeshi Kitano  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Shun Sugata

The ABCs of Death (2013)

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ti West  •  Adrián García Bogliano  •  Timo Tjahjanto  •  Adam Wingard  •  Noboru Iguchi  •  Hélène Cattet  •  Bruno Forzani  •  Ben Wheatley  •  Jason Eisener  •  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Andrew Traucki  •  Nacho Vigalondo  •  Xavier Gens  •  Jorge Michel Grau  •  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza  •  Lee Hardcastle  •  Angela Bettis  •  Thomas Cappelen Malling  •  Yoshihiro Nishimura  •  Banjong Pisanthanakun  •  Simon Rumley  •  Marcel Sarmiento  •  Jon Schnepp  •  Srđan Spasojević  •  Jake West  •  Kaare Andrews  •  Anders Morgenthaler
CAST:  Ingrid Bolsø Berdal  •  Erik Audé  •  Iván González  •  Kyra Zagorsky

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ti West  •  Adrián García Bogliano  •  Timo Tjahjanto  •  Adam Wingard  •  Noboru Iguchi  •  Hélène Cattet  •  Bruno Forzani  •  Ben Wheatley  •  Jason Eisener  •  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Andrew Traucki  •  Nacho Vigalondo  •  Xavier Gens  •  Jorge Michel Grau  •  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza  •  Lee Hardcastle  •  Angela Bettis  •  Thomas Cappelen Malling  •  Yoshihiro Nishimura  •  Banjong Pisanthanakun  •  Simon Rumley  •  Marcel Sarmiento  •  Jon Schnepp  •  Srđan Spasojević  •  Jake West  •  Kaare Andrews  •  Anders Morgenthaler
CAST:  Ingrid Bolsø Berdal  •  Erik Audé  •  Iván González  •  Kyra Zagorsky

Yakuza Weapon (2011)

After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Dennis Gunn  •  Cay Izumi  •  Shinji Kasahara  •  Mei Kurokawa

After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Dennis Gunn  •  Cay Izumi  •  Shinji Kasahara  •  Mei Kurokawa

Love Exposure (2009)

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The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

Tokyo Gore Police (2008)

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In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Eihi Shiina  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Yukihide Benny  •  Jiji Bû

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Eihi Shiina  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Yukihide Benny  •  Jiji Bû

Snake of Violence (2013)

In Osaka, three troubled young kids, Kanako, Atsushi and Kenji, are hanging out together all the time. One day Kenji who lives in an orphanage is sold to a yakuza and their friendship has to come to an end. 25 years later, Kanako is married to Atsushi who is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ishihara
CAST:  Takashi Nishina  •  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Tomoko Tabata  •  Arata Yamanaka

In Osaka, three troubled young kids, Kanako, Atsushi and Kenji, are hanging out together all the time. One day Kenji who lives in an orphanage is sold to a yakuza and their friendship has to come to an end. 25 years later, Kanako is married to Atsushi who is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ishihara
CAST:  Takashi Nishina  •  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Tomoko Tabata  •  Arata Yamanaka

Memoirs of a Murderer (2017)

The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from behind with a rope but he would let the witnesses go and speak to the media on how ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Kaho  •  Shuhei Nomura

The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from behind with a rope but he would let the witnesses go and speak to the media on how ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Kaho  •  Shuhei Nomura

Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)

Nobody knows where they came from. They parasitize in human beings, take control of them and change their bodies into hideous monsters (Necro-borg). The Necro-borg fight each other until the other dies. Where did they come from? To what end? Yuji and Kaoru, whom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Yoji Tanaka  •  Tomori Abe  •  Kensuke Ashihara  •  Satoshi Eishima

Nobody knows where they came from. They parasitize in human beings, take control of them and change their bodies into hideous monsters (Necro-borg). The Necro-borg fight each other until the other dies. Where did they come from? To what end? Yuji and Kaoru, whom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Yoji Tanaka  •  Tomori Abe  •  Kensuke Ashihara  •  Satoshi Eishima

Over the Fence (2016)

A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational college to learn carpentry along with several other students who are in the same boat as he. When a couple of the guys go to a hostess club the man meets an unconventional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Yu Aoi  •  Shota Matsuda  •  Yukiya Kitamura

A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational college to learn carpentry along with several other students who are in the same boat as he. When a couple of the guys go to a hostess club the man meets an unconventional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Yu Aoi  •  Shota Matsuda  •  Yukiya Kitamura

First Love (2019)

A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Sakurako Konishi  •  Becky  •  Masataka Kubota

A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Sakurako Konishi  •  Becky  •  Masataka Kubota

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DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ueno
CAST:  Nenji Kobayashi  •  Ken Kobayashi  •  Kumiko Endo  •  Nobuto Okamoto

The Happy Prisoner (2019)

Sawada is a loyal employee and husband to his depressed wife. But Sawada is a bit paranoid at the office, feeling talked about and threatened by his colleagues.The beautiful Minako is having problems at home nd slowly Sawada is becoming fascinated by her. A new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomojirô Amano
CAST:  Arata Yamanaka  •  Yuki Tayama  •  Noriko Kijima  •  Ryo Ikeda

Sawada is a loyal employee and husband to his depressed wife. But Sawada is a bit paranoid at the office, feeling talked about and threatened by his colleagues.The beautiful Minako is having problems at home nd slowly Sawada is becoming fascinated by her. A new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomojirô Amano
CAST:  Arata Yamanaka  •  Yuki Tayama  •  Noriko Kijima  •  Ryo Ikeda

Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020)

In 1604, Miyamoto Musashi attacked the Yoshioka family at their dojo and defeated master Seijūrō and his younger brother Denshichirō in two duels. To save their reputation, the Yoshioka family decides to fight back with all 100 family members and hire an additional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Shimomura
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Yousuke Saito  •  Ben Hiura

In 1604, Miyamoto Musashi attacked the Yoshioka family at their dojo and defeated master Seijūrō and his younger brother Denshichirō in two duels. To save their reputation, the Yoshioka family decides to fight back with all 100 family members and hire an additional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Shimomura
CAST:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Yousuke Saito  •  Ben Hiura

Kaba (2021)

In 1985, in Japan, which was about to enter the bubble economy, there was a region where contradictions in the world seemed to gather. Nishinari Ward, Osaka. Origins, prejudices, school violence, sloppy homes ... There were many children who dreamed of a better ...  (more)

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CAST:  Arata Yamanaka  •  Maho Orime  •  Tomoki Kimura  •  Kokoro Takami

In 1985, in Japan, which was about to enter the bubble economy, there was a region where contradictions in the world seemed to gather. Nishinari Ward, Osaka. Origins, prejudices, school violence, sloppy homes ... There were many children who dreamed of a better ...  (more)

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CAST:  Arata Yamanaka  •  Maho Orime  •  Tomoki Kimura  •  Kokoro Takami

Ninja Girl (2021)

The story unfolds with the main character, 25-year-old Miu Komaru, who lives on the outskirts of Fukuya City. Miu, who is single and cares for her grandfather Goro, works at the city hall but is isolated, and the only person who can snuggle up is Koji Mano, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Saki Fukuda  •  Junpei Hashino  •  Arata Iura  •  Mayumi Kanetani

The story unfolds with the main character, 25-year-old Miu Komaru, who lives on the outskirts of Fukuya City. Miu, who is single and cares for her grandfather Goro, works at the city hall but is isolated, and the only person who can snuggle up is Koji Mano, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Saki Fukuda  •  Junpei Hashino  •  Arata Iura  •  Mayumi Kanetani

CONTROL OF VIOLENCE (2015)

A three-way battle of hoodlums vs yakuza vs gyoza factory manager! A fierce battleground in Osaka, where territories are fought over with impunity. There, a group of hoodlums, who are in good shape and gaining momentum, have launched a series of surprise attacks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ishihara
CAST:  Arata Yamanaka  •  Takashi Nishina  •  Hiroko Yashiki  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa

A three-way battle of hoodlums vs yakuza vs gyoza factory manager! A fierce battleground in Osaka, where territories are fought over with impunity. There, a group of hoodlums, who are in good shape and gaining momentum, have launched a series of surprise attacks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Ishihara
CAST:  Arata Yamanaka  •  Takashi Nishina  •  Hiroko Yashiki  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa