Ryū Murakami

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ryū Murakami (born 19 February 1952 in Sasebo, Nagasaki) is a Japanese novelist and filmmaker. He is colloquially referred to as the "Maradona of Japanese literature". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryû Murakami, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tokyo Decadence (1992)

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Miho Nikaido  •  Sayoko Amano  •  Tenmei Kano  •  Kan Mikami

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Miho Nikaido  •  Sayoko Amano  •  Tenmei Kano  •  Kan Mikami

Raffles Hotel (1989)

Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house with his wife and children. In the darkness, Moeko suddenly stands in front of Kariya with a camera in her hands. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Fawn Wong

Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house with his wife and children. In the darkness, Moeko suddenly stands in front of Kariya with a camera in her hands. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Fawn Wong

Tokyo Noise (2002)

Tokyo at the beginning of the 21st century, its inhabitants and artists. An observation and diagnosis of the modern Japanese metropolis: the singularity of unusual creative individuals is merely a response to the majority Japanese society. Even this can appear as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristian Petri  •  Johan Söderberg  •  Jan Röed
CAST:  Bonzan Watanabe  •  Mayuko Hino  •  Haruhiko Shono  •  Kyoichi Tsuzuki

Tokyo at the beginning of the 21st century, its inhabitants and artists. An observation and diagnosis of the modern Japanese metropolis: the singularity of unusual creative individuals is merely a response to the majority Japanese society. Even this can appear as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristian Petri  •  Johan Söderberg  •  Jan Röed
CAST:  Bonzan Watanabe  •  Mayuko Hino  •  Haruhiko Shono  •  Kyoichi Tsuzuki

Almost Transparent Blue (1979)

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Mari Nakayama  •  Haruhiko Saitô  •  Keiko Wakasa

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Mari Nakayama  •  Haruhiko Saitô  •  Keiko Wakasa

Dance with Me (1996)

As a child, Kyoko learned latin dance from Jose, a Cuban-American serviceman stationed in Japan. Years later, Kyoko travels to New York to see Jose again. After much searching, she finds Jose, only to discover that he is dying of AIDS and no longer remembers much ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Saki Takaoka  •  Masayuki Shida  •  Patricia Álvarez  •  Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

As a child, Kyoko learned latin dance from Jose, a Cuban-American serviceman stationed in Japan. Years later, Kyoko travels to New York to see Jose again. After much searching, she finds Jose, only to discover that he is dying of AIDS and no longer remembers much ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Saki Takaoka  •  Masayuki Shida  •  Patricia Álvarez  •  Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

It's All Right, My Friend (1983)

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  Léona Hirota  •  Kumi Aochi  •  Jiro Dan

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  Léona Hirota  •  Kumi Aochi  •  Jiro Dan