Kuranosuke Sasaki

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Jam Films (2002)

Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi  •  Shunji Iwai  •  Ryûhei Kitamura  •  Isao Yukisada  •  Tetsuo Shinohara  •  Daizaburo Hanada  •  George Iida  •  Rokurō Mochizuki
CAST:  Natsuko Akiyama  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Haruka Ayase  •  Ryoko Hirosue

Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi  •  Shunji Iwai  •  Ryûhei Kitamura  •  Isao Yukisada  •  Tetsuo Shinohara  •  Daizaburo Hanada  •  George Iida  •  Rokurō Mochizuki
CAST:  Natsuko Akiyama  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Haruka Ayase  •  Ryoko Hirosue

Go Find a Psychic! (2009)

Once a year, on Christmas Eve, Cafe Telekinesis holds a real psychic party. At the party, psychics gather together to show off their abilities while for the rest of the year they hide their abilities. Yone Sakurai is a program director for a psychic variety TV show ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Hiroki Miyake  •  Masashi Suwa  •  Osamu Tsuji  •  Kotaro Shiga

Once a year, on Christmas Eve, Cafe Telekinesis holds a real psychic party. At the party, psychics gather together to show off their abilities while for the rest of the year they hide their abilities. Yone Sakurai is a program director for a psychic variety TV show ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Hiroki Miyake  •  Masashi Suwa  •  Osamu Tsuji  •  Kotaro Shiga

Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007)

"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Tsuyoshi Hayashi  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Makoto Fujita

"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Tsuyoshi Hayashi  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Makoto Fujita

Her Island, My Island (2003)

A young woman returns to the island where she grew up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsumichi Isomura
CAST:  Yoshino Kimura  •  Ren Osugi  •  Naoko Ohtani  •  Shôei

A young woman returns to the island where she grew up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsumichi Isomura
CAST:  Yoshino Kimura  •  Ren Osugi  •  Naoko Ohtani  •  Shôei

After School (2008)

A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Uchida
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Masato Sakai  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Tomoko Tabata

A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Uchida
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Masato Sakai  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Tomoko Tabata

Cobalt Blue (2009)

Ryuji is a fisherman that has brought up his daughter Ryoko single-handedly. Ryoko and her childhood friend Kazuya have fallen in love. But when Kazuya dies in a tragic accident while diving for coral wood, Ryoko is overcome with grief and, emotionally destroyed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yosuke Nakagawa
CAST:  Seiji Fukushi  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Shinji Rachi  •  Misato Tanaka

Ryuji is a fisherman that has brought up his daughter Ryoko single-handedly. Ryoko and her childhood friend Kazuya have fallen in love. But when Kazuya dies in a tragic accident while diving for coral wood, Ryoko is overcome with grief and, emotionally destroyed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yosuke Nakagawa
CAST:  Seiji Fukushi  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Shinji Rachi  •  Misato Tanaka

The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013)

The movie follows the life of an unpopular comedy duo. The duo, called "Boso Swimmers", have been working together for 12 years, but the duo sees little future in their comedy careers. They then begin to write their thoughts in a diary  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyoshi Uchimura
CAST:  Fumino Kimura  •  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Keisuke Koide

The movie follows the life of an unpopular comedy duo. The duo, called "Boso Swimmers", have been working together for 12 years, but the duo sees little future in their comedy careers. They then begin to write their thoughts in a diary  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyoshi Uchimura
CAST:  Fumino Kimura  •  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Keisuke Koide

A Boy Called H (2013)

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)

The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusukō in the Tōhoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusukō is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Gusukō joins a group of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Shioli Kutsuna  •  Tamiyo Kusakari  •  Akira Emoto

The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusukō in the Tōhoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusukō is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Gusukō joins a group of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Shioli Kutsuna  •  Tamiyo Kusakari  •  Akira Emoto

The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)

In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Maki Horikita  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Aoi Nakamura

In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Maki Horikita  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Aoi Nakamura

Peak: The Rescuers (2011)

Shimazaki Sanpo is an experienced mountain climber and rescue team volunteer. Sanpo loves the mountains and wants as many people as possible to experience everything they have to offer so much so that he never holds a grudge against anyone for causing an accident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Katayama
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Yoshie Ichige

Shimazaki Sanpo is an experienced mountain climber and rescue team volunteer. Sanpo loves the mountains and wants as many people as possible to experience everything they have to offer so much so that he never holds a grudge against anyone for causing an accident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Katayama
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Yoshie Ichige

Adiantum Blue (2006)

Adiantum Blue is about a pianist with a terminal illness, who wishes to spend her last happy days with her lover in Nice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Nao Matsushita  •  Hijiri Kojima  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki

Adiantum Blue is about a pianist with a terminal illness, who wishes to spend her last happy days with her lover in Nice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Nao Matsushita  •  Hijiri Kojima  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki

Star Reformer (2006)

Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some big prefecture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Hisashi Igawa

Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some big prefecture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Hisashi Igawa

700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police (2008)

Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari’s friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renpei Tsukamoto
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Maki Sakai

Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari’s friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renpei Tsukamoto
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Maki Sakai

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)

In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Hidehiko Ishizuka

In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Hidehiko Ishizuka

Fireworks from the Heart (2010)

On September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after six months of treatment for leukemia. She then discovers that her older brother Taro has become a social recluse. Taro used to be tender, smart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Kunimoto
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Yoshiko Miyazaki  •  Ren Osugi

On September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after six months of treatment for leukemia. She then discovers that her older brother Taro has become a social recluse. Taro used to be tender, smart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Kunimoto
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Yoshiko Miyazaki  •  Ren Osugi

Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)

The members of a sci-fi club accidentally spill Coke on the remote controller of an air-conditioner during summer and suddenly a time machine appears in their sweating bath-like clubroom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Yoshiaki Yoza  •  Daijiro Kawaoka  •  Munenori Nagano

The members of a sci-fi club accidentally spill Coke on the remote controller of an air-conditioner during summer and suddenly a time machine appears in their sweating bath-like clubroom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Yoshiaki Yoza  •  Daijiro Kawaoka  •  Munenori Nagano

Train Man (2005)

The purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku (Japanese geek) who intervened when a drunk man was harassing a woman on a train. The otaku ultimately started dating with her and chronicled his event and his dates with the woman (who became known as "Hermès") on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Eita Nagayama

The purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku (Japanese geek) who intervened when a drunk man was harassing a woman on a train. The otaku ultimately started dating with her and chronicled his event and his dates with the woman (who became known as "Hermès") on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shosuke Murakami
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Eita Nagayama

The Mamiya Brothers (2006)

The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Tsukaji Muga

The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Tsukaji Muga

Samurai Hustle (2014)

During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Masahiko Nishimura

During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Masahiko Nishimura
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