Kenichi Abe

Tokyo Zombie (2005)

Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie infestation in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sakichi Sato
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Erika Okuda  •  Arata Furuta  •  Show Aikawa

Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie infestation in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sakichi Sato
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Erika Okuda  •  Arata Furuta  •  Show Aikawa

Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)

Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Kanako Higuchi  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Aya Enjoji

Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Kanako Higuchi  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Aya Enjoji

Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tohru Emori  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Anne Suzuki

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tohru Emori  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Anne Suzuki

Riding Uphill (2018)

A former pro-baseball player finds his passion again in Keirin, a professional bicycle racing sport.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Kenichi Abe  •  Shodai Fukuyama  •  Hanamaru Hakata  •  Morooka Moro

A former pro-baseball player finds his passion again in Keirin, a professional bicycle racing sport.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Kenichi Abe  •  Shodai Fukuyama  •  Hanamaru Hakata  •  Morooka Moro

Under Your Bed (2019)

Naoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto dreams of seeing her again and tries to find her. Finally, after 11 years, he locates her, but she is a totally different person now. Naoto becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mari Asato
CAST:  Kenichi Abe  •  Kengo Kora  •  Yugo Mikawa  •  Kanako Nishikawa

Naoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto dreams of seeing her again and tries to find her. Finally, after 11 years, he locates her, but she is a totally different person now. Naoto becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mari Asato
CAST:  Kenichi Abe  •  Kengo Kora  •  Yugo Mikawa  •  Kanako Nishikawa

Town Without Sea (2020)

It is a youth film about the boys in their late teens spend before they become adults. Sho and Tiaga, who grew up in the same neighborhood since they were little, are in their last year of high school. They are also the duo who beat the drums at town festivals. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elaiza Ikeda
CAST:  Yuki Kura  •  Ishiuchi Roy  •  Nari Saitô  •  Kenichi Abe

It is a youth film about the boys in their late teens spend before they become adults. Sho and Tiaga, who grew up in the same neighborhood since they were little, are in their last year of high school. They are also the duo who beat the drums at town festivals. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elaiza Ikeda
CAST:  Yuki Kura  •  Ishiuchi Roy  •  Nari Saitô  •  Kenichi Abe