Hirotaro Honda

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Dead or Alive (1999)

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Show Aikawa  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Hitoshi Ozawa

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Show Aikawa  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Hitoshi Ozawa

Shall We Dance? (1996)

A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves ballroom dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tamiyo Kusakari  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Yuu Tokui

A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves ballroom dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tamiyo Kusakari  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Yuu Tokui

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Yukijiro Hotaru  •  Ayako Fujitani

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Yukijiro Hotaru  •  Ayako Fujitani

Yamato (2005)

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Takashi Sorimachi  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Noboru Takachi

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Takashi Sorimachi  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Noboru Takachi

Kamikaze Girls (2004)

Momoko is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life. Ordinary, that is, if you define ordinary as wearing elaborate lolita dresses from the Rococo period in 18th Century France. However, when punk girl and self-styled 'Yanki' Ichiko comes calling, her days as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Kyoko Fukada  •  Anna Tsuchiya  •  Hiroyuki Miyasako  •  Sadawo Abe

Momoko is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life. Ordinary, that is, if you define ordinary as wearing elaborate lolita dresses from the Rococo period in 18th Century France. However, when punk girl and self-styled 'Yanki' Ichiko comes calling, her days as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nakashima
CAST:  Kyoko Fukada  •  Anna Tsuchiya  •  Hiroyuki Miyasako  •  Sadawo Abe

Four Seasons: Natsuko (1980)

A young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in search of new experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Yoko Aki  •  Akiko Kana  •  Hitomi Kageyama  •  Setsuko Karasuma

A young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in search of new experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Yoko Aki  •  Akiko Kana  •  Hitomi Kageyama  •  Setsuko Karasuma

Vengeance for Sale (2002)

In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Sukeroku the Helper, a ‘cool and rambling yakuza’ that has made a business out of helping victims carry out their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Takehiro Murata  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Sukeroku the Helper, a ‘cool and rambling yakuza’ that has made a business out of helping victims carry out their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Takehiro Murata  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

Yellow Tears (2007)

The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke - the manga artist, Shoichi - the singer, Ryuzo - the novelist, Kei - the painter and Yuji – ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Yuu Kashii

The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke - the manga artist, Shoichi - the singer, Ryuzo - the novelist, Kei - the painter and Yuji – ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Yuu Kashii

Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)

Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Kyoko Hasegawa  •  Akira Emoto  •  Namase Katsuhisa

Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Takao Osawa  •  Kyoko Hasegawa  •  Akira Emoto  •  Namase Katsuhisa

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Wars Z (2013)

A new evil organization known as Space Shocker, which are led by the magic-using Space Ikadevil and Space Spider Man, threatens the Earth by causing an unknown phenomenon. The Space Sheriffs Gavan type-G and Sharivan are sent to execute all magic-users on Earth in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Yuma Ishigaki  •  Katsuhiro Suzuki  •  Arisa Komiya  •  Shunya Shiraishi

A new evil organization known as Space Shocker, which are led by the magic-using Space Ikadevil and Space Spider Man, threatens the Earth by causing an unknown phenomenon. The Space Sheriffs Gavan type-G and Sharivan are sent to execute all magic-users on Earth in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Yuma Ishigaki  •  Katsuhiro Suzuki  •  Arisa Komiya  •  Shunya Shiraishi

A Legend of Turmoil (1992)

A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Yoshiko Kayama  •  Yoko Akino  •  Akira Kobayashi

A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Yoshiko Kayama  •  Yoko Akino  •  Akira Kobayashi

009-1: The End of the Beginning (2013)

In a universe where the Cold War never ended and growing conflicts result in the rapid advancement of technological warfare, the cyborg spy Mylene Hoffman of the 00 Organization battles the agents of the Eastern block in a game of high tech espionage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Sakamoto
CAST:  Mami Abe  •  Minehiro Kinomoto  •  Ryohei Abe  •  Nao Nagasawa

In a universe where the Cold War never ended and growing conflicts result in the rapid advancement of technological warfare, the cyborg spy Mylene Hoffman of the 00 Organization battles the agents of the Eastern block in a game of high tech espionage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Sakamoto
CAST:  Mami Abe  •  Minehiro Kinomoto  •  Ryohei Abe  •  Nao Nagasawa

Yakuza Ladies Revisited (1991)

The wife of a yakuza lieutenant tries to keep the peace when the clan's heir suddenly dies and a succession conflict threatens to break out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Masahiro Kuwana  •  Masahiro Takashima

The wife of a yakuza lieutenant tries to keep the peace when the clan's heir suddenly dies and a succession conflict threatens to break out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Masahiro Kuwana  •  Masahiro Takashima

Turning Point (1994)

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Morio Kazama  •  Miki Fujitani

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Morio Kazama  •  Miki Fujitani

The Serialist (2013)

Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials novels under different pen names. Daigo Kurei (Shinji Takeda) is on death row. He killed four women twelve years ago. During his murdering spree, he sent pictures of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuaki Izaki
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Shinji Takeda  •  Nana Katase  •  Aya Hirayama

Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials novels under different pen names. Daigo Kurei (Shinji Takeda) is on death row. He killed four women twelve years ago. During his murdering spree, he sent pictures of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuaki Izaki
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Shinji Takeda  •  Nana Katase  •  Aya Hirayama

Tenshin (2013)

Tenshin Okakura left the great achievement to the Japanese modern art. This is a story of Tenshin's life and conflict and teacher-student love between Tenshin, who rediscovered art of Japan and tried to produce new beauty in Meiji period, and his young pupils, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Matsumura
CAST:  Hiroyuki Hirayama  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Houka Kinoshita  •  Ichiro Hashimoto

Tenshin Okakura left the great achievement to the Japanese modern art. This is a story of Tenshin's life and conflict and teacher-student love between Tenshin, who rediscovered art of Japan and tried to produce new beauty in Meiji period, and his young pupils, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Matsumura
CAST:  Hiroyuki Hirayama  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Houka Kinoshita  •  Ichiro Hashimoto

Jazz Daimyo (1986)

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Ikko Furuya  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Ai Kanzaki  •  Mami Okamoto

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Ikko Furuya  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Ai Kanzaki  •  Mami Okamoto

Sado Tempest (2012)

Arashi mixes Japanese rock, Noh Masks and the weird volcanic landscapes of Sado Island in a radical reworking of The Tempest. In this Tempest the storm has gone badly wrong and ruined the island, Caliban is now in charge and Miranda has gone crazy. Prospero is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Yasunori Henmi  •  Takashi Watanabe  •  Akihiro Izumi  •  Tetsuo Usami

Arashi mixes Japanese rock, Noh Masks and the weird volcanic landscapes of Sado Island in a radical reworking of The Tempest. In this Tempest the storm has gone badly wrong and ruined the island, Caliban is now in charge and Miranda has gone crazy. Prospero is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Williams
CAST:  Yasunori Henmi  •  Takashi Watanabe  •  Akihiro Izumi  •  Tetsuo Usami

In Blazing Love (1994)

An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Rino Katase  •  Keiko Saitô  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Miyoko Akaza

An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Rino Katase  •  Keiko Saitô  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Miyoko Akaza

1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)

After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Narimi Arimori  •  Tetsuo Ishidate

After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Narimi Arimori  •  Tetsuo Ishidate
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