Toshiya Ito

Dreams (1990)

Mind blowing

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Toshie Negishi  •  Mieko Harada

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Toshie Negishi  •  Mieko Harada

Kagemusha (1980)

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Takashi Shimura

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Takashi Shimura

Ran (1985)

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With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Daisuke Ryū  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Daisuke Ryū  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

Heaven and Earth (1990)

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Hironobu Nomura

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Hironobu Nomura

Space Riders (1984)

British 'Semi-Fictional' sports drama featuring Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion Barry Sheene as himself. It tells the story of Sheene's pursuit of the world title, including his recovery from a near-fatal accident at Silverstone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Massot
CAST:  Barry Sheene  •  Toshiya Ito  •  Stephanie McLean  •  Sayo Inaba

British 'Semi-Fictional' sports drama featuring Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion Barry Sheene as himself. It tells the story of Sheene's pursuit of the world title, including his recovery from a near-fatal accident at Silverstone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Massot
CAST:  Barry Sheene  •  Toshiya Ito  •  Stephanie McLean  •  Sayo Inaba

The Rape (1982)

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Yahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the logistics of the police, hospital, and criminal justice system while balancing her home life including romantic relationships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Morio Kazama  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Takanori Goto

Yahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the logistics of the police, hospital, and criminal justice system while balancing her home life including romantic relationships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Morio Kazama  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Takanori Goto

Battle Girl: The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay (1991)

A meteor lands in Japan and the fallout creates a “shield” around Tokyo, encasing the city in a foggy darkness. A state of martial law is declared. People are in a panic as violent crime and corruption spreads throughout the region and punk gangs are ruling the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Komizu
CAST:  Katsuhiro Fukuda  •  Cutie Suzuki  •  Toshiya Ito  •  Shinobu Kandori

A meteor lands in Japan and the fallout creates a “shield” around Tokyo, encasing the city in a foggy darkness. A state of martial law is declared. People are in a panic as violent crime and corruption spreads throughout the region and punk gangs are ruling the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Komizu
CAST:  Katsuhiro Fukuda  •  Cutie Suzuki  •  Toshiya Ito  •  Shinobu Kandori

Legend of the Devil (1996)

A gang of evil ninjas has stolen the sacred sword of the Lady Mayu and are demanding that her family exchange her for the family treasure. The world's greatest swordsman, Shuranosuke Sakaki, is called in to get the sword back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Takeshi Yamato  •  Kenji Takano  •  Kyôko Togawa

A gang of evil ninjas has stolen the sacred sword of the Lady Mayu and are demanding that her family exchange her for the family treasure. The world's greatest swordsman, Shuranosuke Sakaki, is called in to get the sword back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Takeshi Yamato  •  Kenji Takano  •  Kyôko Togawa

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles (1991)

The female ninjas need to protect their particular master's unborn infant from enemies. They use all types of intimate tricks to obtain the work done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Ginji Gao  •  Reiko Hayama  •  Hitomi Okazaki

The female ninjas need to protect their particular master's unborn infant from enemies. They use all types of intimate tricks to obtain the work done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Ginji Gao  •  Reiko Hayama  •  Hitomi Okazaki

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 3: Sacred Book of Sexual Positions (1993)

The government is worried that the Emperor will have no children because he can’t get an erection. The female ninjas try to find a sacred book that will help him, but they face a stiff challenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Shiho Wakabayashi  •  Masuhiko Ida  •  Marino Hase  •  Mika Okamoto

The government is worried that the Emperor will have no children because he can’t get an erection. The female ninjas try to find a sacred book that will help him, but they face a stiff challenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Shiho Wakabayashi  •  Masuhiko Ida  •  Marino Hase  •  Mika Okamoto

Hissatsu shimatsunin (1997)

A former assassin is drawn into a conspiracy which leads him to return to his old ways, endangering his brother who suspects that something is afoot...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Toshihiko Tahara  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Mitsutoshi Shundo  •  Mayumi Asaka

A former assassin is drawn into a conspiracy which leads him to return to his old ways, endangering his brother who suspects that something is afoot...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Toshihiko Tahara  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Mitsutoshi Shundo  •  Mayumi Asaka

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)

In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuyuki Yakushiji
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Riho Makise  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Masatô Ibu

In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuyuki Yakushiji
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Riho Makise  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Masatô Ibu

Jingi 2 (1994)

The battle gang Yakuza Hitoshi Kamibayashi (Riki Takeuchi) and the brain gang Yakuza Yoshiro Yazaki (Toshihiko Sakakibara) from the University of Tokyo challenge the summit decisive battle of the extreme society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nanbu
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Kumiko Takeda  •  Yumiko Ina

The battle gang Yakuza Hitoshi Kamibayashi (Riki Takeuchi) and the brain gang Yakuza Yoshiro Yazaki (Toshihiko Sakakibara) from the University of Tokyo challenge the summit decisive battle of the extreme society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nanbu
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Kumiko Takeda  •  Yumiko Ina