Yuya Matsuura

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First Love (2006)

In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds sanctuary with her nihilistic brother, Ryo, and his friends. They pass their days hanging around a shadowy jazz cafe bar, indulging themselves in a life of sex, drugs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukinari Hanawa
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Rena Komine

In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds sanctuary with her nihilistic brother, Ryo, and his friends. They pass their days hanging around a shadowy jazz cafe bar, indulging themselves in a life of sex, drugs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukinari Hanawa
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Rena Komine

Leaving on the 15th Spring (2013)

Junior high school student Yuna lives with her father Toshiharu. Her mother Akemi moved to Naha when her older sister entered high school, and Yuna is worried about her father's life after she leaves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Shinobu Otake  •  Saori

Junior high school student Yuna lives with her father Toshiharu. Her mother Akemi moved to Naha when her older sister entered high school, and Yuna is worried about her father's life after she leaves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Shinobu Otake  •  Saori

The Drudgery Train (2012)

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Makita Sports  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Makita Sports  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

The Last Days of the World (2012)

The life of a student named Kanou is transformed when a tiny man informs him that Earth will soon be annihilated. Kanou decides to do just as he pleases with the time he has left, leading to strange adventures that could be real -- or just a dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Uchida
CAST:  Chieko Imaizumi  •  Ryo Iwamatsu  •  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Yûko Hosoe

The life of a student named Kanou is transformed when a tiny man informs him that Earth will soon be annihilated. Kanou decides to do just as he pleases with the time he has left, leading to strange adventures that could be real -- or just a dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Uchida
CAST:  Chieko Imaizumi  •  Ryo Iwamatsu  •  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Yûko Hosoe

Miyoko (2009)

Based on the life of pioneering manga artist Shinichi Abe, "Miyoko asagaya kibun" starts from the 1970's in Asagaya District of Tokyo where Shinichi Abe began his career with then model girlfriend Miyoko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshifumi Tsubota
CAST:  Marie Machida  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Yuya Matsuura  •  Shoichi Honda

Based on the life of pioneering manga artist Shinichi Abe, "Miyoko asagaya kibun" starts from the 1970's in Asagaya District of Tokyo where Shinichi Abe began his career with then model girlfriend Miyoko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshifumi Tsubota
CAST:  Marie Machida  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Yuya Matsuura  •  Shoichi Honda

Ninja She-Devil (2006)

A female assassin has a special gift. While receiving a secret mission, that will require her special skill, she embarks on a very dangerous mission that forces her to encounter many dangerous enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikazu Katō
CAST:  Yuma Asami  •  Mari Yamaguchi  •  Lemon Hanazawa  •  Yuya Matsuura

A female assassin has a special gift. While receiving a secret mission, that will require her special skill, she embarks on a very dangerous mission that forces her to encounter many dangerous enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikazu Katō
CAST:  Yuma Asami  •  Mari Yamaguchi  •  Lemon Hanazawa  •  Yuya Matsuura

The Strange Saga of Hiroshi the Freeloading Sex Machine (2005)

Sex Machine tells of the affable but simple Hiroshi, who during one sweltering summer in a small, parochial town, moves in with his girlfriend, Haruka. Their lovemaking is as athletic as it is bizarre but a dark storm comes looming when Haruka's ex boyfriend comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūji Tajiri
CAST:  Rinako Hirasawa  •  Minami Aiyama  •  Akino Hirasawa  •  Takeshi Itō

Sex Machine tells of the affable but simple Hiroshi, who during one sweltering summer in a small, parochial town, moves in with his girlfriend, Haruka. Their lovemaking is as athletic as it is bizarre but a dark storm comes looming when Haruka's ex boyfriend comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūji Tajiri
CAST:  Rinako Hirasawa  •  Minami Aiyama  •  Akino Hirasawa  •  Takeshi Itō

Emi-Abi (2016)

Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kensaku Watanabe
CAST:  Ryu Morioka  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Hirofumi Arai

Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kensaku Watanabe
CAST:  Ryu Morioka  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Hirofumi Arai

Tokyo Sunrise (2015)

Ren struggles with the death of his longtime friend Kaoru. He finds a painting of a girl that Kaoru left behind. Ren sets out on a journey to find the girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryutaro Nakagawa
CAST:  Taiga Nakano  •  Takashi Fujimura  •  Ryuju Kobayashi  •  Mei Kurokawa

Ren struggles with the death of his longtime friend Kaoru. He finds a painting of a girl that Kaoru left behind. Ren sets out on a journey to find the girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryutaro Nakagawa
CAST:  Taiga Nakano  •  Takashi Fujimura  •  Ryuju Kobayashi  •  Mei Kurokawa

Goosebumps: The Movie (2012)

Hikari Takabayashi is a hardworking call center agent for a home appliance company who apologizes continuously to customers, even to rude callers who call just to verbally insult her. She does, however, hide a secret. A love affair with her married boss. One day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Aimi Satsukawa  •  Anna Ishibashi

Hikari Takabayashi is a hardworking call center agent for a home appliance company who apologizes continuously to customers, even to rude callers who call just to verbally insult her. She does, however, hide a secret. A love affair with her married boss. One day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Aimi Satsukawa  •  Anna Ishibashi

GACHI-BAN II (2008)

Takumi, the former boss of the Black Black Black Skull Gang, is about to graduate and he chooses Taiga as his successor. During the handover, a transfer student named Monji tries to usurp the throne of the Black Skull Gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Motoki
CAST:  Shunsuke Kubozuka  •  Kazuma Sano  •  Keisuke Minami  •  Eri Akiyama

Takumi, the former boss of the Black Black Black Skull Gang, is about to graduate and he chooses Taiga as his successor. During the handover, a transfer student named Monji tries to usurp the throne of the Black Skull Gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Motoki
CAST:  Shunsuke Kubozuka  •  Kazuma Sano  •  Keisuke Minami  •  Eri Akiyama

GACHI-BAN (2008)

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DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Shunsuke Kubozuka  •  Keisuke Minami  •  Motoki Fukami  •  Yuya Matsuura

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DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Shunsuke Kubozuka  •  Keisuke Minami  •  Motoki Fukami  •  Yuya Matsuura

Zombie Hunter Rika (2008)

When typical Japanese high school student Rika skips school to visit her grandfather, she fails to take into account the fact that his remote village is infested with the living dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Fujiwara
CAST:  Risa Kudo  •  Tsugumi Nagasawa  •  Mina Arai  •  Lemon Hanazawa

When typical Japanese high school student Rika skips school to visit her grandfather, she fails to take into account the fact that his remote village is infested with the living dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Fujiwara
CAST:  Risa Kudo  •  Tsugumi Nagasawa  •  Mina Arai  •  Lemon Hanazawa

Girls' Encounter (2018)

School girl Miyuri Obara is bullied mercilessly but finds relief in an unexpected friendship with Tsumugi. Yet even as Miyuri's life turns around there's a lingering suggestion that something is not quite right.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûka Eda
CAST:  Moeka Hoshi  •  Serena Motola  •  Akane Tsuchiyama  •  Mitsuki Akiba

School girl Miyuri Obara is bullied mercilessly but finds relief in an unexpected friendship with Tsumugi. Yet even as Miyuri's life turns around there's a lingering suggestion that something is not quite right.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûka Eda
CAST:  Moeka Hoshi  •  Serena Motola  •  Akane Tsuchiyama  •  Mitsuki Akiba

Amy Said (2017)

Twenty years have passed since the sudden disappearance of Amy, who was the femme fatale in her film studies group. Something that Naoko said triggers emotions that were frozen in time for the group's members, who see each other for the first time after a long ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taishi Muramoto
CAST:  Masaki Miura  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Yuko Nakamura  •  Hiroshi Yamamoto

Twenty years have passed since the sudden disappearance of Amy, who was the femme fatale in her film studies group. Something that Naoko said triggers emotions that were frozen in time for the group's members, who see each other for the first time after a long ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taishi Muramoto
CAST:  Masaki Miura  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Yuko Nakamura  •  Hiroshi Yamamoto

Natsu no musumetachi: Himegoto (2017)

Naomi (Makoto Nishiyama), who returned to a small town because her adoptive father was about to die, met her brother-in-law, Hiroyuki (Hideyuki Kamada), again. Both of them have a history of becoming a man and woman, and Naomi feels an uncontrollable feeling for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teiichi Hori
CAST:  Yuya Matsuura  •  Maki Nishiyama  •  Hideyuki Kamata  •  Kiriko Shimizu

Naomi (Makoto Nishiyama), who returned to a small town because her adoptive father was about to die, met her brother-in-law, Hiroyuki (Hideyuki Kamada), again. Both of them have a history of becoming a man and woman, and Naomi feels an uncontrollable feeling for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teiichi Hori
CAST:  Yuya Matsuura  •  Maki Nishiyama  •  Hideyuki Kamata  •  Kiriko Shimizu

Hard-Core (2018)

The life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure and kind, but has no communication skills and has a mind of his own. His sole friend is his co-worker. This man has never had sex. The friends find a robot one day. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Takeru Satoh  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa  •  Takako Matsu

The life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure and kind, but has no communication skills and has a mind of his own. His sole friend is his co-worker. This man has never had sex. The friends find a robot one day. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Takeru Satoh  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa  •  Takako Matsu

Siblings of the Cape (2019)

A pair of siblings are living together in the outskirts of society. The brother, Yoshio, has a hurt leg, the sister, Mariko, has an intellectual disability and spends most of her time at home. When Yoshio loses his job he does the unthinkable and sells his sister's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinzo Katayama
CAST:  Yuya Matsuura  •  Misa Wada  •  Kenji Iwaya  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri

A pair of siblings are living together in the outskirts of society. The brother, Yoshio, has a hurt leg, the sister, Mariko, has an intellectual disability and spends most of her time at home. When Yoshio loses his job he does the unthinkable and sells his sister's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinzo Katayama
CAST:  Yuya Matsuura  •  Misa Wada  •  Kenji Iwaya  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri

Farewell Song (2019)

As they travel around the country, a singer-songwriter duo's love triangle with their roadie jeopardizes their unannounced farewell tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Nana Komatsu  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Akinobu Shinoyama

As they travel around the country, a singer-songwriter duo's love triangle with their roadie jeopardizes their unannounced farewell tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Nana Komatsu  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Akinobu Shinoyama

Disappear (2005)

Ako Togawa and her boyfriend Hiroki were enjoying their youth in high school. They visited their childhood friend Yoshio at his casting press factory. After the death of his father, Yoshio gave up high school but continued to study for college. Yoshio envied Hiroki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Kaede  •  Mei Fujishiro  •  Norihisa Yokokawa  •  Yuya Matsuura

Ako Togawa and her boyfriend Hiroki were enjoying their youth in high school. They visited their childhood friend Yoshio at his casting press factory. After the death of his father, Yoshio gave up high school but continued to study for college. Yoshio envied Hiroki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Kaede  •  Mei Fujishiro  •  Norihisa Yokokawa  •  Yuya Matsuura
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