Ren Murakami

Brother (2000)

A Japanese Yakuza gangster’s deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother’s gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Omar Epps  •  Claude Maki  •  Susumu Terajima

A Japanese Yakuza gangster’s deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother’s gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Omar Epps  •  Claude Maki  •  Susumu Terajima

This World of Ours (2007)

Ryo is a boy broken on an emotional level, doesn't go to school anymore and locks himself inside at home. Hiroki is a student constantly talking about changing the world, but struggles to keep up with his friends. Ami, an isolated girl, comes into the life of both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Shinmon Akaho  •  Arisa Hata  •  Natsu Kasyu  •  Ren Murakami

Ryo is a boy broken on an emotional level, doesn't go to school anymore and locks himself inside at home. Hiroki is a student constantly talking about changing the world, but struggles to keep up with his friends. Ami, an isolated girl, comes into the life of both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Shinmon Akaho  •  Arisa Hata  •  Natsu Kasyu  •  Ren Murakami

Flic (2005)

Kazuo Murata is a detective who has lost his wife and eventually the meaning of his existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Kobayashi
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Ryuzo Tanaka

Kazuo Murata is a detective who has lost his wife and eventually the meaning of his existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Kobayashi
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Ryuzo Tanaka