Kota Fudauchi

The Liar and His Lover (2013)

Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Sakurako Ohara  •  Shohei Miura  •  Masataka Kubota

Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Sakurako Ohara  •  Shohei Miura  •  Masataka Kubota

Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)

In a Japanese military hospital, a mysterious pandemic strikes and quickly kills seemingly at random. A group of unconnected individuals must come to terms with their own impending deaths, and the fragile absurdity of life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gakuryu Ishii
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Rin Takanashi  •  Hakka Shiraishi  •  Asato Iida

In a Japanese military hospital, a mysterious pandemic strikes and quickly kills seemingly at random. A group of unconnected individuals must come to terms with their own impending deaths, and the fragile absurdity of life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gakuryu Ishii
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Rin Takanashi  •  Hakka Shiraishi  •  Asato Iida

Shinjuku Swan (2015)

Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for Burst, a talent agency in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district. In a business where money means everything Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant struggle between rival talent scouts and the yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Erika Sawajiri

Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for Burst, a talent agency in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district. In a business where money means everything Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant struggle between rival talent scouts and the yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Go Ayano  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Erika Sawajiri

Reveries (2015)

Kazuya Naruse, an obedient programer falls for a girl "Rumi", whom he gets to know through chat rooms. Naruse lost himself in this love, as if he lives in another world. Rumi has a mentally ill husband. Spending time with these two, the illusion of love in Naruse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Issey Matsui
CAST:  Yūkichi Kobayashi  •  Naoko Watanabe  •  Ayumi Saito  •  Kota Fudauchi

Kazuya Naruse, an obedient programer falls for a girl "Rumi", whom he gets to know through chat rooms. Naruse lost himself in this love, as if he lives in another world. Rumi has a mentally ill husband. Spending time with these two, the illusion of love in Naruse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Issey Matsui
CAST:  Yūkichi Kobayashi  •  Naoko Watanabe  •  Ayumi Saito  •  Kota Fudauchi

Sea Opening (2018)

Popular young stage actor Katagiri suddenly quits his leading stage and disappears. He didn't say the reason so surrounding people confuse. Kiyoshi who admired Katagiri and was going to be on stage with him, follows after him and goes to his home Okinawa. There was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Horiuchi
CAST:  Katsuki Mori  •  Masataka Ishizaki  •  Kota Fudauchi  •  Ryunosuke Kawai

Popular young stage actor Katagiri suddenly quits his leading stage and disappears. He didn't say the reason so surrounding people confuse. Kiyoshi who admired Katagiri and was going to be on stage with him, follows after him and goes to his home Okinawa. There was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Horiuchi
CAST:  Katsuki Mori  •  Masataka Ishizaki  •  Kota Fudauchi  •  Ryunosuke Kawai

A Mother's Touch (2022)

Satoshi loses his eyesight completely at the age of 9 despite numerous surgeries, but grows up with cheerful spirit thanks to his mother Reiko’s unconditional love. Surrounded by affection and friendship at high school, Satoshi’s future seems bright until one day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jumpei Matsumoto
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Taketo Tanaka  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Mikako Yoshida

Satoshi loses his eyesight completely at the age of 9 despite numerous surgeries, but grows up with cheerful spirit thanks to his mother Reiko’s unconditional love. Surrounded by affection and friendship at high school, Satoshi’s future seems bright until one day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jumpei Matsumoto
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Taketo Tanaka  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Mikako Yoshida

The Apartment by the Sea

Nori visited her aunt's apartment by the sea for the first time. She found a postcard letter from her aunt's notebook by accident. It was from Mitsuko Miyoshi. She decided to visit the unknown woman's address.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kota Fudauchi
CAST:  Mai Nakano  •  Hiromi Shinju

Nori visited her aunt's apartment by the sea for the first time. She found a postcard letter from her aunt's notebook by accident. It was from Mitsuko Miyoshi. She decided to visit the unknown woman's address.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kota Fudauchi
CAST:  Mai Nakano  •  Hiromi Shinju

That Disappearance (2018)

Talented detective Matsui is investigating a serial stalker. Four female victims seem to be connected by the same stalker and Matsui is determined to catch the assailant. When the thread of the case connects Matsui with deep scars of his heart left in the past, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiro Kano
CAST:  Kota Fudauchi  •  Yuna Taira  •  Rika Izumi  •  Asami Kokoro

Talented detective Matsui is investigating a serial stalker. Four female victims seem to be connected by the same stalker and Matsui is determined to catch the assailant. When the thread of the case connects Matsui with deep scars of his heart left in the past, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiro Kano
CAST:  Kota Fudauchi  •  Yuna Taira  •  Rika Izumi  •  Asami Kokoro