Makoto Shiina

Makoto Shiina is a Japanese novelist , essayist , photographer , and film director .

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni (1997)

Anthology consisting of three films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Wada  •  Makoto Shiina  •  Kazuhiko Ôta
CAST:  Kayoko Shiraishi  •  Mio Takaki  •  Ikko Suzuki

Anthology consisting of three films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Wada  •  Makoto Shiina  •  Kazuhiko Ôta
CAST:  Kayoko Shiraishi  •  Mio Takaki  •  Ikko Suzuki

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral (1991)

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
CAST:  Kimiko Yo  •  Tomi Taira  •  Misako Konno  •  Yoko Honna

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
CAST:  Kimiko Yo  •  Tomi Taira  •  Misako Konno  •  Yoko Honna

Naran (1995)

Naran and his five brothers and sisters are returning to the family farm for summer. During the rest of the year, they must attend school in the city. Once they arrive, the family heads off to summer pastures for their horses and sheep. One day, Naran meets a lone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
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Naran and his five brothers and sisters are returning to the family farm for summer. During the rest of the year, they must attend school in the city. Once they arrive, the family heads off to summer pastures for their horses and sheep. One day, Naran meets a lone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
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Ahiru no uta ga kikoete kuru yo. (1993)

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
CAST:  Akira Emoto  •  Keiko Takahashi  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Fukumi Kuroda

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
CAST:  Akira Emoto  •  Keiko Takahashi  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Fukumi Kuroda

The Adventures of Gaku (1990)

A dog is separated from his master and searches for him across the wilderness  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
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A dog is separated from his master and searches for him across the wilderness  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shiina
CAST: