Jinya Sato

The Boss' Wife (1988)

The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband. After her release, as she is shadowed by a hitman, she returns to thoughts of revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Takeshi Kitano

The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband. After her release, as she is shadowed by a hitman, she returns to thoughts of revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Takeshi Kitano

Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

G.I. Samurai (1979)

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

The Wangan Highway (1984)

Based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Kataoka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Kanako Higuchi  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Kentarō Shimizu

Based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Kataoka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Kanako Higuchi  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Kentarō Shimizu

Bloody! Scary Horror! (1992)

A compilation film consisting of 4 episodes of the Japanese TV series "1001 Nightmares".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori  •  Teruyoshi Ishii  •  Tsugumi Kitaura  •  Tomoyuki Imai
CAST:  Kenji Shiokawa  •  Jinya Sato  •  Hiroshi Fukami  •  Yoshitaka Tanba

A compilation film consisting of 4 episodes of the Japanese TV series "1001 Nightmares".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori  •  Teruyoshi Ishii  •  Tsugumi Kitaura  •  Tomoyuki Imai
CAST:  Kenji Shiokawa  •  Jinya Sato  •  Hiroshi Fukami  •  Yoshitaka Tanba

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 4: Rebel Forces at the Threshold (1994)

The female ninjas have to stop an alliance from carrying out their dastardly deeds, which includes bizarre ninjitsu sex magic to aid them in their quest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Makiko Ueno  •  Toshihide Wakamatsu  •  Nanae Shindo  •  Ryo Narushima

The female ninjas have to stop an alliance from carrying out their dastardly deeds, which includes bizarre ninjitsu sex magic to aid them in their quest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Makiko Ueno  •  Toshihide Wakamatsu  •  Nanae Shindo  •  Ryo Narushima

Danger Point: The Road to Hell (1991)

Killers Ken and Joji undertake the killing of a man named Sakai. He utters some interesting last words before being shot dead, leading Ken and Joji on a trail of death and destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Jō Shishido  •  Miyuki Ono  •  Ryo Kinomoto

Killers Ken and Joji undertake the killing of a man named Sakai. He utters some interesting last words before being shot dead, leading Ken and Joji on a trail of death and destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Jō Shishido  •  Miyuki Ono  •  Ryo Kinomoto

Sound of the Tide (1984)

Japanese film based on the life of sculptor Eikichi Takahashi, who died as a soldier on Guadalcanal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Katagiri
CAST:  Jun Etoh  •  Chikako Yuri  •  Kenji Takaoka  •  Yoshitaka Zushi

Japanese film based on the life of sculptor Eikichi Takahashi, who died as a soldier on Guadalcanal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Katagiri
CAST:  Jun Etoh  •  Chikako Yuri  •  Kenji Takaoka  •  Yoshitaka Zushi

Goryokaku (1988)

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Kaishu Katsu  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Masahiko Ysugawa

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Kaishu Katsu  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Masahiko Ysugawa

Bad Guy Beach (1995)

A private detective called "Kiss Shiro", One day, he is shocked to see a rape video brought by his younger brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Show Aikawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Satoru Kajiwara  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Norika Fujiwara

A private detective called "Kiss Shiro", One day, he is shocked to see a rape video brought by his younger brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Show Aikawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Satoru Kajiwara  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Norika Fujiwara