Makoto Kikuchi

Tag (2015)

High school student Mitsuko navigates a series of bizarre alternate realities, each ending in bloody carnage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Reina Triendl  •  Mariko Shinoda  •  Erina Mano  •  Yuki Sakurai

High school student Mitsuko navigates a series of bizarre alternate realities, each ending in bloody carnage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Reina Triendl  •  Mariko Shinoda  •  Erina Mano  •  Yuki Sakurai

Lust in a Karaoke Box (2018)

When members of a student club gather at a karaoke box, events don’t unfold in predictable ways, leading to a uniquely absurd ending when dawn breaks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tamada
CAST:  Keita Yamashina  •  Tsuyoshi Kondo  •  Takahiro Kinoshita  •  Mizuki Maehara

When members of a student club gather at a karaoke box, events don’t unfold in predictable ways, leading to a uniquely absurd ending when dawn breaks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tamada
CAST:  Keita Yamashina  •  Tsuyoshi Kondo  •  Takahiro Kinoshita  •  Mizuki Maehara

Kakegurui: The Movie (2019)

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Yuma Yamoto

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Yuma Yamoto

in another language (2021)

A man and woman are taking part in a One Coin English Cafe where participants can casually enjoy English conversation for a small price. Miki lies about her work and background while participating in the conversation to satisfy her need for approval. Kenji is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Tsutsumi
CAST:  Makoto Kikuchi  •  Kosuke Fujita  •  Toshikazu Nakayama  •  Hirotaka Renge

A man and woman are taking part in a One Coin English Cafe where participants can casually enjoy English conversation for a small price. Miki lies about her work and background while participating in the conversation to satisfy her need for approval. Kenji is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Tsutsumi
CAST:  Makoto Kikuchi  •  Kosuke Fujita  •  Toshikazu Nakayama  •  Hirotaka Renge

Four Sisters (2022)

The luxurious pink and yellow homes towering above the upscale residential neighborhood may have been a symbol of her late father's wealth. The story begins when an economically successful family suffers from the death of their mother and loses their home. In that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Kikuchi
CAST:  Tsukushi Suzuki  •  Makoto Kikuchi  •  Yuriko Ono  •  Natsuki Mieda

The luxurious pink and yellow homes towering above the upscale residential neighborhood may have been a symbol of her late father's wealth. The story begins when an economically successful family suffers from the death of their mother and loses their home. In that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Kikuchi
CAST:  Tsukushi Suzuki  •  Makoto Kikuchi  •  Yuriko Ono  •  Natsuki Mieda

MANGA Girls (2021)

This is a story of when I liked to draw manga alone. I would always draw manga by myself at school, but then someone started to follow me. “Am I being stalked?!” To run away from them, I hid in a random car trunk. “Okay, they can’t find me here.” But as soon as I ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuki Kedoin  •  Takashi Okado
CAST:  Makoto Kikuchi  •  Nozomi Fujiwara  •  MARU  •  Yo Osamu

This is a story of when I liked to draw manga alone. I would always draw manga by myself at school, but then someone started to follow me. “Am I being stalked?!” To run away from them, I hid in a random car trunk. “Okay, they can’t find me here.” But as soon as I ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuki Kedoin  •  Takashi Okado
CAST:  Makoto Kikuchi  •  Nozomi Fujiwara  •  MARU  •  Yo Osamu