Hikohiko Sugiyama

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8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper (2010)

With Saitama no rappa 2 (AKA 8000 Miles 2 – Girls Rapper), Yu Irie tells the story of amateur girl rappers who dream of a small big-time. The film opens with Saitama 1 B-boys, Ikku and Tom coming to town. They run into young Ayoma (Maho Yamada), inspiring her to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Sakura Ando  •  Kumiko Masuda  •  Fumi Sakurai  •  Maho Yamada

With Saitama no rappa 2 (AKA 8000 Miles 2 – Girls Rapper), Yu Irie tells the story of amateur girl rappers who dream of a small big-time. The film opens with Saitama 1 B-boys, Ikku and Tom coming to town. They run into young Ayoma (Maho Yamada), inspiring her to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Sakura Ando  •  Kumiko Masuda  •  Fumi Sakurai  •  Maho Yamada

Running on Empty (2010)

The beautiful Azami is tired of her penniless and lazy boyfriend, Hideji. Determined to break up with him, she must first get back all the money she has given him over the years. She hatches a plot in which she fakes her own kidnapping to get Hideji to pay a ransom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dai Sakô
CAST:  Mihiro  •  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Shun Sugata  •  Ren Osugi

The beautiful Azami is tired of her penniless and lazy boyfriend, Hideji. Determined to break up with him, she must first get back all the money she has given him over the years. She hatches a plot in which she fakes her own kidnapping to get Hideji to pay a ransom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dai Sakô
CAST:  Mihiro  •  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Shun Sugata  •  Ren Osugi

Roadside Fugitive (2012)

'Roadside Fugitive' follows Mighty's non-successful story after '8,000 Miles 1,' at the end of which he parts company with Ikku and Tom, members of his hip hop group, 'Sho-Gung,' and leaves for Tokyo. Will Mighty be able to keep faith in the tiny little soul ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Eita Okuno  •  Ryusuke Komakine  •  Tatsuya Masunari  •  Shingo Mizusawa

'Roadside Fugitive' follows Mighty's non-successful story after '8,000 Miles 1,' at the end of which he parts company with Ikku and Tom, members of his hip hop group, 'Sho-Gung,' and leaves for Tokyo. Will Mighty be able to keep faith in the tiny little soul ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Eita Okuno  •  Ryusuke Komakine  •  Tatsuya Masunari  •  Shingo Mizusawa

Looking for a True Fiancée (2011)

A three-timing 29 year-old man loses part of his memory after taking a nasty fall at a skating rink. The man, who works as pharmaceutical salesman, then discovers an engagement ring in his briefcase. Later, he comes across three different women who all claim to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuki Iwata
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Manami Konishi  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Yoko Maki

A three-timing 29 year-old man loses part of his memory after taking a nasty fall at a skating rink. The man, who works as pharmaceutical salesman, then discovers an engagement ring in his briefcase. Later, he comes across three different women who all claim to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuki Iwata
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Manami Konishi  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Yoko Maki

Tokyo Taxi (2009)

Ryo (Yamada Masasi), the lead singer of an amateur rock band at night, owns a Ramen noodle shop. He cannot fly on airplanes because he has a fear of them. Ironically, he finds himself attracted to a stewardess who comes to eat very often at his shop. One day, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tai-sik
CAST:  Masashi Yamada  •  Hajime Yamazaki  •  Yu Ha-Na  •  Lee dong-ho

Ryo (Yamada Masasi), the lead singer of an amateur rock band at night, owns a Ramen noodle shop. He cannot fly on airplanes because he has a fear of them. Ironically, he finds himself attracted to a stewardess who comes to eat very often at his shop. One day, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tai-sik
CAST:  Masashi Yamada  •  Hajime Yamazaki  •  Yu Ha-Na  •  Lee dong-ho

8000 Miles (2009)

Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival with this film, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Hakushu Kamisuzuki  •  Ryusuke Komakine  •  Shingo Mizusawa  •  Eita Okuno

Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival with this film, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Hakushu Kamisuzuki  •  Ryusuke Komakine  •  Shingo Mizusawa  •  Eita Okuno

Sad Vacation (2007)

Kenji Shiraishi is involved in the trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One such case leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan. Instead of selling him along with others that arrived, Kenji flees with the boy to look after him and make an attempt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Eri Ishida  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Yuka Itaya

Kenji Shiraishi is involved in the trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One such case leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan. Instead of selling him along with others that arrived, Kenji flees with the boy to look after him and make an attempt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Eri Ishida  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Yuka Itaya

The Inerasable (2016)

A novelist receives a letter from a female university student named Kubo about strange sounds that emanate from a room in her apartment. They begin to investigate incidents involving former residents, and eventually discover the shocking truths lurking inside the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi

A novelist receives a letter from a female university student named Kubo about strange sounds that emanate from a room in her apartment. They begin to investigate incidents involving former residents, and eventually discover the shocking truths lurking inside the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi

Rolling (2015)

Kanichi works at wet tissue company in Mito, Japan. He runs into Gondo. 10 years ago, Gondo was fired from his job as a teacher for secretly filming others. He is now with Mihari who works as a hostess. He took away her away from Tokyo. Kanichi falls in love with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Elisa Yanagi  •  Takahiro Miura  •  Yohta Kawase  •  Juri Ihata

Kanichi works at wet tissue company in Mito, Japan. He runs into Gondo. 10 years ago, Gondo was fired from his job as a teacher for secretly filming others. He is now with Mihari who works as a hostess. He took away her away from Tokyo. Kanichi falls in love with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Elisa Yanagi  •  Takahiro Miura  •  Yohta Kawase  •  Juri Ihata

I Love Thee for Good (2009)

While the wedding day should be blissful for the bride, Eiko, there is a secret that she can’t tell her fiance...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama  •  Nao Okabe  •  Rio Kanno

While the wedding day should be blissful for the bride, Eiko, there is a secret that she can’t tell her fiance...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama  •  Nao Okabe  •  Rio Kanno

Asyl: Park and Love Hotel (2007)

There is an old love hotel in Tokyo's Shinjuku district where couples can rent a room by the hour for romantic assignations. However, few of its regular customers seem to come there for sexual encounters; the hotel has become a hangout for rootless teenagers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Kumasaka
CAST:  Sachi Jinno  •  Lily  •  Chiharu  •  Hikari Kajiwara

There is an old love hotel in Tokyo's Shinjuku district where couples can rent a room by the hour for romantic assignations. However, few of its regular customers seem to come there for sexual encounters; the hotel has become a hangout for rootless teenagers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Kumasaka
CAST:  Sachi Jinno  •  Lily  •  Chiharu  •  Hikari Kajiwara

The Third Murder (2017)

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Yuki Saito

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Yuki Saito

Dream of Illumination (2017)

Noboru runs a real-estate agency in a provicial Hokkaido mountain town. He is despised by the locals for his aggressive business practices. His daughter, Nana—a high school senior—bears the brunt of their anger; and yet, she resolves to stay after graduation, even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thunder Sawada
CAST:  Sara Shida  •  Yuya Takagawa  •  Maho Yamada  •  Akira Hamada

Noboru runs a real-estate agency in a provicial Hokkaido mountain town. He is despised by the locals for his aggressive business practices. His daughter, Nana—a high school senior—bears the brunt of their anger; and yet, she resolves to stay after graduation, even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thunder Sawada
CAST:  Sara Shida  •  Yuya Takagawa  •  Maho Yamada  •  Akira Hamada

Cyclops (2019)

Shinohara has spent the last 14 years wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. After finally gaining his freedom, his only thought is of revenge. With the help of a policeman plagued by regret that he helped imprison an innocent man, Shinohara searches his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norichika Oba
CAST:  Mansaku Ikeuchi  •  Kozo Sato  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama  •  Kentarō Shimazu

Shinohara has spent the last 14 years wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. After finally gaining his freedom, his only thought is of revenge. With the help of a policeman plagued by regret that he helped imprison an innocent man, Shinohara searches his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norichika Oba
CAST:  Mansaku Ikeuchi  •  Kozo Sato  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama  •  Kentarō Shimazu

The Midnight Girls (2006)

An omnibus-style youth drama consisting of 4 episodes. Five girls who go to high school near Tokyo. Mio who meets the homeless in Shibuya at night, Akira who had hidden her best friend's happiness, Kaori who loved her teacher...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Horie  •  Ryuichi Saeki
CAST:  Mayu Fujimori  •  Yôko Hoshi  •  Chiharu Kawai  •  Yoichi Nukumizu

An omnibus-style youth drama consisting of 4 episodes. Five girls who go to high school near Tokyo. Mio who meets the homeless in Shibuya at night, Akira who had hidden her best friend's happiness, Kaori who loved her teacher...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Horie  •  Ryuichi Saeki
CAST:  Mayu Fujimori  •  Yôko Hoshi  •  Chiharu Kawai  •  Yoichi Nukumizu

The Pavillion Salamandre (2006)

Four beautiful sisters are entrusted with taking care of Kinjiro, a giant salamander and national treasure. Rumors spread that Kinjiro is an impostor, so a genius x-ray technician is sent to run some tests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Yuu Kashii  •  Junji Takada  •  Kiki

Four beautiful sisters are entrusted with taking care of Kinjiro, a giant salamander and national treasure. Rumors spread that Kinjiro is an impostor, so a genius x-ray technician is sent to run some tests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Yuu Kashii  •  Junji Takada  •  Kiki

Konna otona no onnanoko (2007)

Based on the comic book by Marie Abiko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Erika Oda  •  Akiko Monou  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Yoichiro Saito

Based on the comic book by Marie Abiko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Erika Oda  •  Akiko Monou  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Yoichiro Saito

Drop Anchor (2008)

Motherless boy Yujin is shunned by people around him because of his weird behavior. Only Naomi, his sister-in-law, knows Yujin's secret extraordinary ability. They have feelings for each other; however, Yujin's ability turns out to be a cursed, harmful one. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinju Funabiki
CAST:  Toshiki Hirose  •  Yuko Araki  •  Masaya Adachi  •  Ai Higa

Motherless boy Yujin is shunned by people around him because of his weird behavior. Only Naomi, his sister-in-law, knows Yujin's secret extraordinary ability. They have feelings for each other; however, Yujin's ability turns out to be a cursed, harmful one. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinju Funabiki
CAST:  Toshiki Hirose  •  Yuko Araki  •  Masaya Adachi  •  Ai Higa

Lostceivers (2020)

A movie clue has lost his transceiver somewhere in the shore.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Keiichiro Mori  •  Kyotaro Gan  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama

A movie clue has lost his transceiver somewhere in the shore.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Keiichiro Mori  •  Kyotaro Gan  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama

Thank you to a wolf (2014)

Tamaki Kashimura returned to Chichibu to visit her father's grave and remembered her childhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikiya Sanada
CAST:  Akari Ozawa  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama

Tamaki Kashimura returned to Chichibu to visit her father's grave and remembered her childhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikiya Sanada
CAST:  Akari Ozawa  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama
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