Kenichi Kato

Mahjong Horoki (1984)

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Wada
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Mariko Kaga  •  Kaku Takashina

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Wada
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Mariko Kaga  •  Kaku Takashina

Death Shadows (1986)

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Mariko Ishihara  •  Masanori Sera  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Mariko Ishihara  •  Masanori Sera  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takuzō Kawatani

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Jun Fubuki  •  Kei Satō  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Mikio Narita

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Jun Fubuki  •  Kei Satō  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Mikio Narita

Mount Hakkoda (1977)

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirō Moritani
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Hideji Ōtaki  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Tetsurō Tamba

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirō Moritani
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Hideji Ōtaki  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Tetsurō Tamba

The Wanderers (1973)

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Isao Bitō  •  Tadao Futami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Reiko Inoue

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa
CAST:  Isao Bitō  •  Tadao Futami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Reiko Inoue

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (2015)

Nobuko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji (Kazunari Ninomiya) appears in front of her and they reminiscence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Tadanobu Asano

Nobuko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji (Kazunari Ninomiya) appears in front of her and they reminiscence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Tadanobu Asano

0計画を阻止せよ-総理大臣誘拐!!- (1979)

Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that Takada is dead, Samonji begins an investigation. He and his younger sister Fumiko investigate major events happening in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Naomi Hase  •  Junkichi Orimoto  •  Ryuji Katagiri

Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that Takada is dead, Samonji begins an investigation. He and his younger sister Fumiko investigate major events happening in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Naomi Hase  •  Junkichi Orimoto  •  Ryuji Katagiri