Jun Hashimoto

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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

Library Wars (2013)

Set in the year 2019 in Japan. In order to crack down on free expression, a new law is passed, which allows for the government to create an armed force to find and destroy objectionable printed material. Meanwhile, to oppose this oppressive crackdown, the Library ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Nana Eikura  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka

Set in the year 2019 in Japan. In order to crack down on free expression, a new law is passed, which allows for the government to create an armed force to find and destroy objectionable printed material. Meanwhile, to oppose this oppressive crackdown, the Library ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Nana Eikura  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka

Rose Color's Buko (2014)

Sachiko is an university student. Her nickname is Buko, because she has been negative about everything since she was young. Sachiko believes someday she will meet a man like in a romance manga. Her university life is boring and she spends her time reading romance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Rino Sashihara  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Tsuyoshi Muro  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Sachiko is an university student. Her nickname is Buko, because she has been negative about everything since she was young. Sachiko believes someday she will meet a man like in a romance manga. Her university life is boring and she spends her time reading romance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Rino Sashihara  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Tsuyoshi Muro  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa (2014)

In this adaptation of the popular eponymous mystery novel by Keisuke Matsuoka, Paris provides the gorgeous backdrop for a grand intrigue involving the world’s most iconic artistic treasure: the Mona Lisa. Minds will be blown, puzzles will be solved, but will a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Eriko Hatsune  •  Hiroaki Murakami

In this adaptation of the popular eponymous mystery novel by Keisuke Matsuoka, Paris provides the gorgeous backdrop for a grand intrigue involving the world’s most iconic artistic treasure: the Mona Lisa. Minds will be blown, puzzles will be solved, but will a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Eriko Hatsune  •  Hiroaki Murakami

Shin Godzilla (2016)

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno  •  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Kengo Kora

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno  •  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Kengo Kora

Pink and Gray (2016)

Popular actor Rengo Shiraki dies suddenly. Due to his sudden death, unpopular actor Daiki Kawata attracts the spotlight due to his close friendship with Rengo. Did Rengo Shiraki commit suicide or was he murdered?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Yuto Nakajima  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kaho  •  Yuya Yagira

Popular actor Rengo Shiraki dies suddenly. Due to his sudden death, unpopular actor Daiki Kawata attracts the spotlight due to his close friendship with Rengo. Did Rengo Shiraki commit suicide or was he murdered?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Yuto Nakajima  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kaho  •  Yuya Yagira

Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015)

Set 18 months after movie "Library Wars." After the government's enactment of the Media Betterment Act, battles wage between the Betterment Squads and the Library Defense. The Library Defense resists censorship and advocates freedom of expression. The biggest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Nana Eikura  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka

Set 18 months after movie "Library Wars." After the government's enactment of the Media Betterment Act, battles wage between the Betterment Squads and the Library Defense. The Library Defense resists censorship and advocates freedom of expression. The biggest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Nana Eikura  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka

Library Wars: Book Of Memories (2015)

Iku (Nana Eikura) joined the Library Defense Force after a member from that team retrieved an important book that was targeted for censorship. She is assigned to work under Atsushi’s (Junichi Okada) team. She endures Atsushi's harsh treatment and looks for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Nana Eikura  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Sota Fukushi

Iku (Nana Eikura) joined the Library Defense Force after a member from that team retrieved an important book that was targeted for censorship. She is assigned to work under Atsushi’s (Junichi Okada) team. She endures Atsushi's harsh treatment and looks for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Nana Eikura  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Sota Fukushi

Kakekomi (2015)

Kakekomi tells the stories of Edo women in the 1800s that escape abusive husbands and lovers by taking refuge in Tokeiji, a monastery in Kamakura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Erika Toda  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Kirin Kiki

Kakekomi tells the stories of Edo women in the 1800s that escape abusive husbands and lovers by taking refuge in Tokeiji, a monastery in Kamakura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Erika Toda  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Kirin Kiki

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran (2015)

Soma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from corrupt court officials by Kojiro Masakado, a warrior from Bando. They get swept up in a conflict between Bando and the imperial forces.  (more)

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CAST:  Yuki Amami  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Zen Kajihara

Soma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from corrupt court officials by Kojiro Masakado, a warrior from Bando. They get swept up in a conflict between Bando and the imperial forces.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yuki Amami  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Zen Kajihara

Jikan no Shûzoku (2014)

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DIRECTION:  Michio Mitsuno
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Masaya Kato  •  Ryo Tamura

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DIRECTION:  Michio Mitsuno
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Masaya Kato  •  Ryo Tamura

Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III (2014)

Goemon Ishikawa steals a golden statue from Yukari Kukai with female thief Neko no Me Ogin, but Private Detective Shinkuro Akechi chases after Goemon Ishikawa and Neko no Me Ogin. Detective Shinkuro Akechi discovers that there is a code hidden within the golden ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Makoto Awane  •  Kenji Urai  •  Arata Furuta

Goemon Ishikawa steals a golden statue from Yukari Kukai with female thief Neko no Me Ogin, but Private Detective Shinkuro Akechi chases after Goemon Ishikawa and Neko no Me Ogin. Detective Shinkuro Akechi discovers that there is a code hidden within the golden ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Makoto Awane  •  Kenji Urai  •  Arata Furuta

Feel the Wind (2009)

Haiji was an elite runner, but has not competed due to a past injury. He then meets fellow elite runner Kakeru who also left running, but caused by a dispute. Their meeting inspires both young men to run again, with Haiji choosing the fabled "Hakone Ekiden" (long ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sumio Omori
CAST:  Keisuke Koide  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Yôsuke Kawamura

Haiji was an elite runner, but has not competed due to a past injury. He then meets fellow elite runner Kakeru who also left running, but caused by a dispute. Their meeting inspires both young men to run again, with Haiji choosing the fabled "Hakone Ekiden" (long ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sumio Omori
CAST:  Keisuke Koide  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Yôsuke Kawamura

Elite Yankee Saburo (2009)

Saburo Okouchi (Hideo Ishiguro), is your somewhat shy, but otherwise average, teen entering high school. Unfortunately for Saburo, his two older brothers left a looming legacy at the high school. His brothers were legendary troublemakers and now Saburo takes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Hideo Ishiguro  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshiyuki Itakura  •  Hitoshi Ozawa

Saburo Okouchi (Hideo Ishiguro), is your somewhat shy, but otherwise average, teen entering high school. Unfortunately for Saburo, his two older brothers left a looming legacy at the high school. His brothers were legendary troublemakers and now Saburo takes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Hideo Ishiguro  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshiyuki Itakura  •  Hitoshi Ozawa

Sekigahara (2017)

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army of the East defeated the Army of the West of Ishida Mitsunari. The story includes the intrigues and shifting loyalties of the various ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Takehiro Hira

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army of the East defeated the Army of the West of Ishida Mitsunari. The story includes the intrigues and shifting loyalties of the various ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Takehiro Hira

Stray Nightingale (2017)

Juzaburo, known as a chivalrous robber, is one day betrayed by his henchman and his entire gang is slaughtered. The gravely wounded Juzuaburo escapes and is saved by Inspector Sadaemon and a couple, Kansuke and Okayo, who run a tavern. There, Juzuaburo retires and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Inoue  •  Takuji Izumi
CAST:  Arata Furuta  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Juzaburo, known as a chivalrous robber, is one day betrayed by his henchman and his entire gang is slaughtered. The gravely wounded Juzuaburo escapes and is saved by Inspector Sadaemon and a couple, Kansuke and Okayo, who run a tavern. There, Juzuaburo retires and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Inoue  •  Takuji Izumi
CAST:  Arata Furuta  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Samurai Hustle Returns (2016)

Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Yasufumi Terawaki

Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Yasufumi Terawaki

The King of Minami The Movie (2017)

A pair of schoolgirls get caught up in a scheme targeting local businesses. Loan shark Ginjiro can help, but first things first: what’s in it for him?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toichiro Ruto
CAST:  Chihara Junia  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Airi Matsui  •  Itsuji Itao

A pair of schoolgirls get caught up in a scheme targeting local businesses. Loan shark Ginjiro can help, but first things first: what’s in it for him?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toichiro Ruto
CAST:  Chihara Junia  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Airi Matsui  •  Itsuji Itao

Kingdom (2019)

Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Kanna Hashimoto

Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Kanna Hashimoto

Two-Headed Devil - Who is the True Culprit? (1995)

1995 Japanese mystery video film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Shimizu
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Marina Watanabe  •  Ayane Miura  •  Togo Shimura

1995 Japanese mystery video film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Shimizu
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Marina Watanabe  •  Ayane Miura  •  Togo Shimura
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