Zen Kajihara

A Ghost of a Chance (2011)

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)

Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaizo Hayashi
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Shirō Sano  •  Kiyotaka Nanbara  •  Yang Haitin

Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaizo Hayashi
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Shirō Sano  •  Kiyotaka Nanbara  •  Yang Haitin

The Magic Hour (2008)

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Haruka Ayase

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Haruka Ayase

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Miki Mizuno  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Miki Mizuno  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Black Widow Business (2016)

Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their marriage, Kozo Nakase suddenly collapses and dies. Kozo Nakase leaves everything to Sayako. The rest of his family are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Tsuruhashi
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tsurube Shofukutei

Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their marriage, Kozo Nakase suddenly collapses and dies. Kozo Nakase leaves everything to Sayako. The rest of his family are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Tsuruhashi
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tsurube Shofukutei

Galaxy Turnpike (2015)

Set in the year 2265. There is a small restaurant along the main road Galaxy Kaido, which connects Earth and the space colony Uzushio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Shingo Katori  •  Yuka  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Set in the year 2265. There is a small restaurant along the main road Galaxy Kaido, which connects Earth and the space colony Uzushio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Shingo Katori  •  Yuka  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran (2015)

Soma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from corrupt court officials by Kojiro Masakado, a warrior from Bando. They get swept up in a conflict between Bando and the imperial forces.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yuki Amami  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Zen Kajihara

Soma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from corrupt court officials by Kojiro Masakado, a warrior from Bando. They get swept up in a conflict between Bando and the imperial forces.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yuki Amami  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Taichi Saotome  •  Zen Kajihara

Masquerade Hotel (2019)

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Zen Kajihara

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Zen Kajihara

short cut (2011)

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DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Zen Kajihara

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DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Zen Kajihara

The Grudge 1.5 (2006)

The Grudge 1.5 is an animated graphic novel short film, a series of segments set during and between the events of The Grudge and The Grudge 2. It prequels The Grudge 2 as it explores Eason's first contact with the Saeki murders, and consequently to the grudge curse.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Edison Chen  •  Ted Raimi  •  Zen Kajihara

The Grudge 1.5 is an animated graphic novel short film, a series of segments set during and between the events of The Grudge and The Grudge 2. It prequels The Grudge 2 as it explores Eason's first contact with the Saeki murders, and consequently to the grudge curse.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Edison Chen  •  Ted Raimi  •  Zen Kajihara

Masquerade Night (2021)

An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Detective Kosuke Nitta must go undercover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Takuya Kimura  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Zen Kajihara

An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Detective Kosuke Nitta must go undercover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Takuya Kimura  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Zen Kajihara

Do Unto Others (2023)

A community is shocked when the bodies of an elderly man and the manager of a home-visit nursing centre are found. The passing of 42 elderly patients is connected to Shiba, a caretaker recognised for his affection and dedication.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsu Maeda
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Ouji Suzuka  •  Maki Sakai

A community is shocked when the bodies of an elderly man and the manager of a home-visit nursing centre are found. The passing of 42 elderly patients is connected to Shiba, a caretaker recognised for his affection and dedication.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsu Maeda
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Ouji Suzuka  •  Maki Sakai

Tiger Cave (2023)

A story of a lonely man with motifs from Hamlet and Sangetsuki. One day, The man hears a mysterious voice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mansai Nomura
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Masanobu Katsumura  •  Zen Kajihara  •  Yuuki Nomura

A story of a lonely man with motifs from Hamlet and Sangetsuki. One day, The man hears a mysterious voice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mansai Nomura
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Masanobu Katsumura  •  Zen Kajihara  •  Yuuki Nomura

Kishu Hanshu Yoshimune (2019)

Before Tokugawa Yoshimune, known as the "Ravage Shogun", was the lord of the Kishu domain, before he became the shogun! Yoshimune hides his identity and begins an investigation in the city of Edo in order to find out who he really is. As he grows up, he ends up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Hama
CAST:  Koji Yamamoto  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Mayu Watanabe  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Before Tokugawa Yoshimune, known as the "Ravage Shogun", was the lord of the Kishu domain, before he became the shogun! Yoshimune hides his identity and begins an investigation in the city of Edo in order to find out who he really is. As he grows up, he ends up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Hama
CAST:  Koji Yamamoto  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Mayu Watanabe  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

House of Sayuri (2024)

A family moves into a house, but discover that it is haunted by a murdered girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi
CAST:  Ryoka Minamide  •  Hana Kondo  •  Zen Kajihara  •  Fusako Urabe

A family moves into a house, but discover that it is haunted by a murdered girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi
CAST:  Ryoka Minamide  •  Hana Kondo  •  Zen Kajihara  •  Fusako Urabe