Masaya Kikawada

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Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenta Fukasaku  •  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Ai Maeda  •  Shugo Oshinari

It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenta Fukasaku  •  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Ai Maeda  •  Shugo Oshinari

Whiteout (2000)

A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Nanako Matsushima  •  Koichi Sato  •  Ken Ishiguro

A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Nanako Matsushima  •  Koichi Sato  •  Ken Ishiguro

Closed Note (2007)

Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae finds a notebook, that turns out to be a diary belonging to the previous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Erika Sawajiri  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Yuka Itaya

Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae finds a notebook, that turns out to be a diary belonging to the previous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Erika Sawajiri  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Yuka Itaya

God's Puzzle (2008)

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Rio Matsumoto  •  Jun Kunimura

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Rio Matsumoto  •  Jun Kunimura

In the City of Dawn (2011)

Romantic

By chance, Watabe (Goro Kishitani) meets subordinate worker Nakanishi (Kyoko Fukada) at a batting center. A friendship occurs which leads to a heated love affair. Watabe then learns that Nakanishi is the prime suspect of a murder case that occurred 15 years - the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Goro Kishitani  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ken Ishiguro  •  Masaya Kikawada

By chance, Watabe (Goro Kishitani) meets subordinate worker Nakanishi (Kyoko Fukada) at a batting center. A friendship occurs which leads to a heated love affair. Watabe then learns that Nakanishi is the prime suspect of a murder case that occurred 15 years - the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Goro Kishitani  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ken Ishiguro  •  Masaya Kikawada

We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia (2011)

A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenta Fukasaku
CAST:  Osamu Mukai  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Tasuku Emoto  •  Masataka Kubota

A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenta Fukasaku
CAST:  Osamu Mukai  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Tasuku Emoto  •  Masataka Kubota

Battle Under Orion (2009)

The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yoshikuni Dôchin  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Mutsutoshi Furuhata  •  Fumio Itô

The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yoshikuni Dôchin  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Mutsutoshi Furuhata  •  Fumio Itô

TANNKA (2006)

Kaori, a professional thirty-something caught between her passion for an older married man and the indulgence of an energetic, but less-fulfilling, youthful suitor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Aki
CAST:  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Reiko Takashima

Kaori, a professional thirty-something caught between her passion for an older married man and the indulgence of an energetic, but less-fulfilling, youthful suitor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Aki
CAST:  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Reiko Takashima

Tomie: Re-birth (2001)

Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends, Takumi and Shunichi, arrive on the scene and help him dispose of the body. To cheer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Shugo Oshinari  •  Miki Sakai  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Kumiko Endo

Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends, Takumi and Shunichi, arrive on the scene and help him dispose of the body. To cheer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Shugo Oshinari  •  Miki Sakai  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Kumiko Endo

Heaven's Door (2009)

A young man Tomoya Nagase and a girl Mayuko Fukuda both learn that they have an untreatable illness and are nearing death. When one reveals that they have never been to the ocean, they embark on a comical adventure to see the sea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Arias
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Keishi Nagatsuka  •  Koji Ohkura

A young man Tomoya Nagase and a girl Mayuko Fukuda both learn that they have an untreatable illness and are nearing death. When one reveals that they have never been to the ocean, they embark on a comical adventure to see the sea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Arias
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Keishi Nagatsuka  •  Koji Ohkura

Kamen Rider: The First (2005)

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Rena Komine  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Rena Komine  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Jossy's (2014)

To battle a malicious monster, five women are gathered in front of Commander Charles against their will. The five women are selected because they each have a family name that represents a color. The five women are filled with doubts about what they are able to do ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Mirei Kiritani  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Mina Fujii

To battle a malicious monster, five women are gathered in front of Commander Charles against their will. The five women are selected because they each have a family name that represents a color. The five women are filled with doubts about what they are able to do ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Mirei Kiritani  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Mina Fujii

Kamen Rider: The Next (2007)

Bent on the destruction of the human race, the secret underground organization Shocker secretly planned to plunge the world into chaos. But they didn’t count on the revolt of both of their experimentally “reconstructed” human beings, the Kamen Riders. Two years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Miku Ishida

Bent on the destruction of the human race, the secret underground organization Shocker secretly planned to plunge the world into chaos. But they didn’t count on the revolt of both of their experimentally “reconstructed” human beings, the Kamen Riders. Two years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Miku Ishida

Maebashi visuaru kei (2011)

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DIRECTION:  Gitan Ohtsuru
CAST:  Ray Fujita  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Yuri Morishita  •  Masaya Kikawada

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DIRECTION:  Gitan Ohtsuru
CAST:  Ray Fujita  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Yuri Morishita  •  Masaya Kikawada

Kyo Kara Hitman (2009)

An ordinary salaryman named Tokichi Inaba who inadvertently becomes involved in the death of a legendary hitman. Facing bankruptcy and saddled with a 35-year mortgage, Inaba is coerced into becoming a hitman himself by the mysterious and beautiful troublemaker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Shinji Takeda  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Yuri Morishita  •  Tomohisa Yuge

An ordinary salaryman named Tokichi Inaba who inadvertently becomes involved in the death of a legendary hitman. Facing bankruptcy and saddled with a 35-year mortgage, Inaba is coerced into becoming a hitman himself by the mysterious and beautiful troublemaker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Shinji Takeda  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Yuri Morishita  •  Tomohisa Yuge

The Road to Sirius (2008)

Tatsumura Yusuke, Toho Advertising's deputy sales manager was a childhood friend of Akiko and Katsuya. In fact, there is a secret that cannot be divulged about the relationship between Akiko and her father and the truth behind his death between these three people. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Ishibashi
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Chiaki Kuriyama

Tatsumura Yusuke, Toho Advertising's deputy sales manager was a childhood friend of Akiko and Katsuya. In fact, there is a secret that cannot be divulged about the relationship between Akiko and her father and the truth behind his death between these three people. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Ishibashi
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Chiaki Kuriyama

Dear Friends (2007)

High school student Rina has a bad attitude and thinks that friends are something that you use when you need them. She doesn't have any real relationships and is not even on good terms with her parents. Rina is the clubbing queen and could get any guy she wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Morosawa
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Yuika Motokariya  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Ren Osugi

High school student Rina has a bad attitude and thinks that friends are something that you use when you need them. She doesn't have any real relationships and is not even on good terms with her parents. Rina is the clubbing queen and could get any guy she wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Morosawa
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Yuika Motokariya  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Ren Osugi

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Special Act: We're Getting Married!! (2004)

A sequel to the series, set four years later, that portrays the wedding of Mamoru and Usagi. Before their nuptials they must do battle with Mio Kuroki who has been resurrected and claims to be the new queen of the Dark Kingdom. She kidnaps Mamoru and Usagi and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenzō Maihara  •  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Keiko Han  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Mew Azama

A sequel to the series, set four years later, that portrays the wedding of Mamoru and Usagi. Before their nuptials they must do battle with Mio Kuroki who has been resurrected and claims to be the new queen of the Dark Kingdom. She kidnaps Mamoru and Usagi and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenzō Maihara  •  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Keiko Han  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Mew Azama

Linking Love (2017)

High School student Miyui Mashio is really struggling. She can't fulfill her dream of becoming an idol and her parents are always fighting. Suddenly, she finds a genie in a bottle and through an accident, finds herself back in 1991. She realizes she is now going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuka Tano  •  Anna Ishibashi  •  Jin Shirasu  •  Mayu Hasegawa

High School student Miyui Mashio is really struggling. She can't fulfill her dream of becoming an idol and her parents are always fighting. Suddenly, she finds a genie in a bottle and through an accident, finds herself back in 1991. She realizes she is now going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuka Tano  •  Anna Ishibashi  •  Jin Shirasu  •  Mayu Hasegawa

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Act Zero (2005)

In Act Zero was a single episode of Pretty Guardian Moon, which told how Minako Aino and Artemis first became a team, and about their first mission to protect Usagi Tsukino from a group of eccentric jewel thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Keiko Han  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Miyu Sawai

In Act Zero was a single episode of Pretty Guardian Moon, which told how Minako Aino and Artemis first became a team, and about their first mission to protect Usagi Tsukino from a group of eccentric jewel thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Keiko Han  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Miyu Sawai
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