Kenji Kamiyama

Kenji Kamiyama is a Japanese director and scriptwriter, known for his work on the TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society (2006)

The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Koichi Yamadera

The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Koichi Yamadera

009 Re:Cyborg (2012)

009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers given them to fight their creators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Mamoru Miyano  •  Sakiko Tamagawa  •  Daisuke Ono  •  Chiwa Saito

009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers given them to fight their creators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Mamoru Miyano  •  Sakiko Tamagawa  •  Daisuke Ono  •  Chiwa Saito

Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost (2010)

Accused of terrorism and feeling the heat, Saki's high-tech crew is in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the shroud of mystery covering Takizawa is lifted as he and his fellow Selecao make their final moves. Every game must come to an end. For those playing Mr. Outside's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Ryohei Kimura  •  Takuya Eguchi  •  Motoyuki Kawahara  •  Nobuyuki Hiyama

Accused of terrorism and feeling the heat, Saki's high-tech crew is in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the shroud of mystery covering Takizawa is lifted as he and his fellow Selecao make their final moves. Every game must come to an end. For those playing Mr. Outside's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Ryohei Kimura  •  Takuya Eguchi  •  Motoyuki Kawahara  •  Nobuyuki Hiyama

Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden (2009)

Takizawa prevented Japan's destruction - and then he vanished. Six months later, clues lead Saki to the Big Apple in search of her missing friend. Meanwhile, the remaining Selecao are plotting their final move. Some of them would prefer Takizawa dead and out of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Ryohei Kimura  •  Sakiko Tamagawa  •  Takuya Eguchi  •  Motoyuki Kawahara

Takizawa prevented Japan's destruction - and then he vanished. Six months later, clues lead Saki to the Big Apple in search of her missing friend. Meanwhile, the remaining Selecao are plotting their final move. Some of them would prefer Takizawa dead and out of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Ryohei Kimura  •  Sakiko Tamagawa  •  Takuya Eguchi  •  Motoyuki Kawahara

The Women of Fast Food (2007)

"Tachiguishi", that is to say, grifters who make it their profession to "eat-and-run", was created by the world-famous filmmaker, Mamoru Oshii. In 2006, he directed "Tachigui -- the Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters", a feature film which was made using a new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Takanori Tsujimoto  •  Kenji Kamiyama  •  Makoto Kamiya  •  Hiroaki Yuasa
CAST:  Yuriko Hishimi  •  Miki Mizuno  •  Yuko Ogura  •  Hinako Saeki

"Tachiguishi", that is to say, grifters who make it their profession to "eat-and-run", was created by the world-famous filmmaker, Mamoru Oshii. In 2006, he directed "Tachigui -- the Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters", a feature film which was made using a new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Takanori Tsujimoto  •  Kenji Kamiyama  •  Makoto Kamiya  •  Hiroaki Yuasa
CAST:  Yuriko Hishimi  •  Miki Mizuno  •  Yuko Ogura  •  Hinako Saeki

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man (2005)

The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Yutaka Nakano

The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Yutaka Nakano

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven (2006)

The year is 2030. Six months passed since the Laughing Man Incident was solved. About 3 million refugees are living in Japan, invited to fill the labor shortage. However, the emergent presence of the invited-refugees intensified their confrontation with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  David Kaye  •  Trevor Devall

The year is 2030. Six months passed since the Laughing Man Incident was solved. About 3 million refugees are living in Japan, invited to fill the labor shortage. However, the emergent presence of the invited-refugees intensified their confrontation with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  David Kaye  •  Trevor Devall

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)

Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals - the Fast Food Grifters are the phantoms that rise and fall with the shifting diet-styles. They are the dissenting heroes who carved their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mako Hyodo  •  Kaito Kisshoji  •  Mitsuhisa Ishikawa  •  Kenji Kawai

Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals - the Fast Food Grifters are the phantoms that rise and fall with the shifting diet-styles. They are the dissenting heroes who carved their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mako Hyodo  •  Kaito Kisshoji  •  Mitsuhisa Ishikawa  •  Kenji Kawai

Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 2 (2016)

The story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
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The story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
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Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 1 (2016)

The story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
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The story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over ...  (more)

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Xi AVANT (2011)

Short anime screened in theaters with the stereoscopic 3D conversion of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society movie. The story of Xi Avant is set in Spain and other locales in the near future, and it is tied to the NTT Docomo mobile phone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Saori Hayami  •  Kana Ueda  •  Sakiko Tamagawa

Short anime screened in theaters with the stereoscopic 3D conversion of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society movie. The story of Xi Avant is set in Spain and other locales in the near future, and it is tied to the NTT Docomo mobile phone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Saori Hayami  •  Kana Ueda  •  Sakiko Tamagawa

Eden of the East: Air Communication (2009)

A re-editing of the 11 television episodes of popular anime Higashi no Eden into a feature-length film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Ryohei Kimura  •  Saori Hayami

A re-editing of the 11 television episodes of popular anime Higashi no Eden into a feature-length film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Ryohei Kimura  •  Saori Hayami

Ancien and the Magic Tablet (2017)

This is the story that always appears in the dreams of Kokone, who eventually becomes a high school student. What is the secret hidden in the fairy tale that Kokoneheard as a young boy? And then, what is this secret entrusted to his father Momotaro's mind? This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Arata Furuta  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Hideki Takahashi

This is the story that always appears in the dreams of Kokone, who eventually becomes a high school student. What is the secret hidden in the fairy tale that Kokoneheard as a young boy? And then, what is this secret entrusted to his father Momotaro's mind? This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Arata Furuta  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Hideki Takahashi

Napping Princess (2017)

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Arata Furuta

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Arata Furuta

Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 3 (2016)

The story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST: 

The story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
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Enter the Anime (2019)

What is anime? Through deep-dives with notable masterminds of this electrifying genre, this fast-paced documentary seeks to find the answers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Burunova
CAST:  Kōzō Morishita  •  Kenji Kamiyama  •  Youko Takahashi  •  Shinji Aramaki

What is anime? Through deep-dives with notable masterminds of this electrifying genre, this fast-paced documentary seeks to find the answers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Burunova
CAST:  Kōzō Morishita  •  Kenji Kamiyama  •  Youko Takahashi  •  Shinji Aramaki

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D (2011)

A new 3D version of Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Koichi Yamadera

A new 3D version of Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Koichi Yamadera

Salvation (2019)

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DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama  •  Takeshi Asai
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DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama  •  Takeshi Asai
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

Focused on the mighty King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, and a legendary battle which helped shaped Middle Earth leading into the events of The Lord of the Rings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Brian Cox  •  Gaia Wise  •  Miranda Otto  •  Luke Pasqualino

Focused on the mighty King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, and a legendary battle which helped shaped Middle Earth leading into the events of The Lord of the Rings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Brian Cox  •  Gaia Wise  •  Miranda Otto  •  Luke Pasqualino

Eternal 831 (2022)

In the present day, the world is in turmoil due to an "unprecedented disaster." A young man living in Tokyo, Suzushirō, has a secret he cannot tell anyone. That secret is that he can stop the time around him despite his thoughts. One day, he meets a girl named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Soma Saito  •  Mao Ichimichi  •  Kazuyuki Okitsu  •  Yoko Hikasa

In the present day, the world is in turmoil due to an "unprecedented disaster." A young man living in Tokyo, Suzushirō, has a secret he cannot tell anyone. That secret is that he can stop the time around him despite his thoughts. One day, he meets a girl named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Soma Saito  •  Mao Ichimichi  •  Kazuyuki Okitsu  •  Yoko Hikasa
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