Hirotaro Honda

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Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

Zero Focus (2009)

Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima

Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima

The Sword of Alexander (2007)

Orichalcum is a mystical metal material that gives great powers to the life form that possesses it. Many Eons ago, the Orichalcum was split into three and landed on Earth. The metal then took the form of three relics: Skanda’s Vajra, Jew’s Cross, and the Sword of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Kyoko Hasegawa  •  Meisa Kuroki

Orichalcum is a mystical metal material that gives great powers to the life form that possesses it. Many Eons ago, the Orichalcum was split into three and landed on Earth. The metal then took the form of three relics: Skanda’s Vajra, Jew’s Cross, and the Sword of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Kyoko Hasegawa  •  Meisa Kuroki

Shield of Straw (2013)

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo (1998)

A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in Fukui Prefecture, from whose perspective we see the entire movie, watch as the events unfold on TV. Some decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Kazue Tsunogae  •  Yumi Nishiyama

A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in Fukui Prefecture, from whose perspective we see the entire movie, watch as the events unfold on TV. Some decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Kazue Tsunogae  •  Yumi Nishiyama

You Dance with the Summer (2010)

Shinpei (Junpei Mizobata) dreams of being a professional cameraman and lives in Tokyo. One day, he hears that his mother has been hospitalized and returns to Kochi for the first time in five years. At the hospital, Shinpei finds out Sakura (Ayane Omori) who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Katsuki
CAST:  Junpei Mizobata  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Shunji Igarashi  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara

Shinpei (Junpei Mizobata) dreams of being a professional cameraman and lives in Tokyo. One day, he hears that his mother has been hospitalized and returns to Kochi for the first time in five years. At the hospital, Shinpei finds out Sakura (Ayane Omori) who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Katsuki
CAST:  Junpei Mizobata  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Shunji Igarashi  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara

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

Touch (2005)

Twin brothers, Tatsuya and Kazuya, grew up with their next door neighbor Minami like siblings. Minami's dream is that her school's baseball team will participate in the national Koshien High School Baseball Tournament. The twin brothers make a pact that they will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Shota Saito  •  Keita Saito  •  Nozomi Ando  •  Jun Fubuki

Twin brothers, Tatsuya and Kazuya, grew up with their next door neighbor Minami like siblings. Minami's dream is that her school's baseball team will participate in the national Koshien High School Baseball Tournament. The twin brothers make a pact that they will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Shota Saito  •  Keita Saito  •  Nozomi Ando  •  Jun Fubuki

The Exam (1999)

Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Eikichi Yazawa  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Ren Osugi  •  Natsumi Ohira

Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Eikichi Yazawa  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Ren Osugi  •  Natsumi Ohira

Bizan (2007)

Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko, is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown Tokushima on Shikoku. The town is famous for its annual Awa Dance Festival. She is told by doctor, Terasawa Daisuke, that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Takao Osawa  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Aya Enjoji

Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko, is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown Tokushima on Shikoku. The town is famous for its annual Awa Dance Festival. She is told by doctor, Terasawa Daisuke, that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Takao Osawa  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Aya Enjoji

Love Ghost (2001)

Teenager Midori's family moves back to the city where she lived as a child and is relieved to discover that her old friend Ryusuke still lives there. Her terrifying nightmares begin intersecting with her everyday life. Do her nightly dreams about an anonymous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Shibuya
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Risa Goto  •  Shuntaro Hani

Teenager Midori's family moves back to the city where she lived as a child and is relieved to discover that her old friend Ryusuke still lives there. Her terrifying nightmares begin intersecting with her everyday life. Do her nightly dreams about an anonymous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Shibuya
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Risa Goto  •  Shuntaro Hani

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009)

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nakano
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Yuki Shibamoto  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nakano
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Yuki Shibamoto  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Raping! (1978)

A woman on her way to Tokyo is repeatedly raped by various men she encounters on the highway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Kyōko Aizome  •  Akira Hanagami  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Kenji Imai

A woman on her way to Tokyo is repeatedly raped by various men she encounters on the highway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Kyōko Aizome  •  Akira Hanagami  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Kenji Imai

Rainbow Kids (1991)

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Toru Kazama  •  Hiroshi Nishikawa  •  Katsuyasu Uchida

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Toru Kazama  •  Hiroshi Nishikawa  •  Katsuyasu Uchida

Half a Confession (2004)

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Sasabe
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Mieko Harada  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Sasabe
CAST:  Akira Terao  •  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Mieko Harada  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

All's Quiet on the Recruit Front (1991)

New graduates Ohara, Kitamachi and Tachikawa take part in the battle of job-hunting, so as big companies recruiting talents and potentials. Interviews, tests and activities with odd ideas are carried out. Ohara looks successful in getting an offer from a famous TV ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Koji Matoba  •  Emi Wakui  •  Shinobu Sakagami

New graduates Ohara, Kitamachi and Tachikawa take part in the battle of job-hunting, so as big companies recruiting talents and potentials. Interviews, tests and activities with odd ideas are carried out. Ohara looks successful in getting an offer from a famous TV ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Koji Matoba  •  Emi Wakui  •  Shinobu Sakagami

Crossfire (2000)

Junko was born with a type of ESP called pyrokinesis which she can use to incinerate anyone and anything at will. Junko is secretly in love with Kazuki, a young man who works with her. His sister is killed and a boy named Masaki suspected but the police don't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Hidenori Tokuyama  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima

Junko was born with a type of ESP called pyrokinesis which she can use to incinerate anyone and anything at will. Junko is secretly in love with Kazuki, a young man who works with her. His sister is killed and a boy named Masaki suspected but the police don't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Ryuji Harada  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Hidenori Tokuyama  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima

Madness in Bloom (2002)

Yamaguchi, Ichikawa and Kosuge dress in white military-style uniforms to "clean" the streets of Shibuya from bad elements. After rightist gang boss, Aota takes an interest in the three, the boys gradually become influenced by him, but start to go their different ways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Sonoda
CAST:  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Yoshio Harada  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Genki Sudo

Yamaguchi, Ichikawa and Kosuge dress in white military-style uniforms to "clean" the streets of Shibuya from bad elements. After rightist gang boss, Aota takes an interest in the three, the boys gradually become influenced by him, but start to go their different ways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Sonoda
CAST:  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Yoshio Harada  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Genki Sudo

Who's Camus Anyway? (2005)

A group of eccentric students decide to make a movie. But, when their star suddenly quits, this witty ensemble cast begins to live the film, including murder, deception and true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Hinano Yoshikawa  •  Shuji Kashiwabara

A group of eccentric students decide to make a movie. But, when their star suddenly quits, this witty ensemble cast begins to live the film, including murder, deception and true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Hinano Yoshikawa  •  Shuji Kashiwabara

I Just Didn't Do It (2007)

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Asaka Seto  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Koji Yamamoto

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Asaka Seto  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Koji Yamamoto
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