Jin Katagiri

Walking With The Dog (2004)

Dumped by a bored pet owner, a mixed-breed mutt ends up with three time loser Yasuyuki, who's loveless, homeless and jobless. Yasuyuki finds solace in the dog, whom he calls Tamura, and uses it to mend fences with his ex, who's distracted by her mother's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shinozaki
CAST:  Naoki Tanaka  •  Ryo  •  Yoko Fujita  •  Mutsuko Sakura

Dumped by a bored pet owner, a mixed-breed mutt ends up with three time loser Yasuyuki, who's loveless, homeless and jobless. Yasuyuki finds solace in the dog, whom he calls Tamura, and uses it to mend fences with his ex, who's distracted by her mother's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Shinozaki
CAST:  Naoki Tanaka  •  Ryo  •  Yoko Fujita  •  Mutsuko Sakura

Udon (2006)

Kosuke is 31, and tired of his hometown where nothing happens. On a whim, he departs for New York with dreams of making it big. 6 months later, he straggles home... defeated, and saddled with debt. Awaiting him are his old friends, a caring sister, a disgruntled ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Manami Konishi  •  Tortoise Matsumoto  •  Kyoka Suzuki

Kosuke is 31, and tired of his hometown where nothing happens. On a whim, he departs for New York with dreams of making it big. 6 months later, he straggles home... defeated, and saddled with debt. Awaiting him are his old friends, a caring sister, a disgruntled ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Manami Konishi  •  Tortoise Matsumoto  •  Kyoka Suzuki

Jam Films 2 (2004)

Jam Films 2 features 4 short films by different Japanese directors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Kojima  •  Eiki Takahashi  •  Kouki Tange  •  Hidenori Inoue
CAST:  Daiki Arioka  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Shigeru Saiki

Jam Films 2 features 4 short films by different Japanese directors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Kojima  •  Eiki Takahashi  •  Kouki Tange  •  Hidenori Inoue
CAST:  Daiki Arioka  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Shigeru Saiki

Lupin the Third: Green vs Red (2008)

When a Lupin impersonator is arrested for shoplifting in Tokyo, dozens of other copycats converge on the city to clear the name of Arsene Lupin III. The real Lupin is in town too, both to watch the show and to steal a mysterious item called the Ice Cube. But one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Miya
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Aya Hirano

When a Lupin impersonator is arrested for shoplifting in Tokyo, dozens of other copycats converge on the city to clear the name of Arsene Lupin III. The real Lupin is in town too, both to watch the show and to steal a mysterious item called the Ice Cube. But one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Miya
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Aya Hirano

I Am a Hero (2016)

Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Nana Katase

Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Nana Katase

Too Young To Die! (2016)

After dying in a bus crash and falling to hell, high schooler Daisuke joins a demonic rock band so he can be reincarnated back into the mortal world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kankuro Kudo
CAST:  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Tomoya Nagase  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Nana Seino

After dying in a bus crash and falling to hell, high schooler Daisuke joins a demonic rock band so he can be reincarnated back into the mortal world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kankuro Kudo
CAST:  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Tomoya Nagase  •  Aoi Morikawa  •  Nana Seino

GS Wonderland (2008)

"GS Wonderland" is about the 1960's Group Sounds bands - A Japanese pop movement inspired by the Beatles and other mid-1960's Brit Pop. Three young men set out to start their own band "The Diamonds" when they are signed to a recording contract during their very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūichi Honda
CAST:  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Hiro Mizushima  •  Yosuke Asari

"GS Wonderland" is about the 1960's Group Sounds bands - A Japanese pop movement inspired by the Beatles and other mid-1960's Brit Pop. Three young men set out to start their own band "The Diamonds" when they are signed to a recording contract during their very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūichi Honda
CAST:  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Hiro Mizushima  •  Yosuke Asari

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City (2015)

High school student Yoshio Kamogawa suddenly gained the power to read other people's minds. One day, he receives mail from Sae Asami in Tokyo asking for his help. Yoshio Kamogawa loves Sae Asami. Yoshio Kamogawa goes to Tokyo and infiltrates the high school where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Erina Mano  •  Rie Kitahara  •  Makita Sports

High school student Yoshio Kamogawa suddenly gained the power to read other people's minds. One day, he receives mail from Sae Asami in Tokyo asking for his help. Yoshio Kamogawa loves Sae Asami. Yoshio Kamogawa goes to Tokyo and infiltrates the high school where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Erina Mano  •  Rie Kitahara  •  Makita Sports

Lost in Ramen (2018)

A suicidal high school student, a ramen shop owner closing shop after the passing of his wife, and a cuisine researcher stranded in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region get connected due to a bowl of ramen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûki Kumagai
CAST:  Yurika Nakamura  •  Wakana Aoi  •  Jin Katagiri  •  Renji Ishibashi

A suicidal high school student, a ramen shop owner closing shop after the passing of his wife, and a cuisine researcher stranded in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region get connected due to a bowl of ramen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûki Kumagai
CAST:  Yurika Nakamura  •  Wakana Aoi  •  Jin Katagiri  •  Renji Ishibashi

The Stand-In Thief (2017)

Hajime Onuki (Ryuhei Maruyama) was a thief, but he now works as a welder and lives happily with his girlfriend. Hajime Onuki is threatened by a former partner in crime. He forces Hajime Onuki to break into the mansion of a picture book writer to steal. He is caught ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masafumi Nishida
CAST:  Ryuhei Maruyama  •  Masachika Ichimura  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Anna Ishibashi

Hajime Onuki (Ryuhei Maruyama) was a thief, but he now works as a welder and lives happily with his girlfriend. Hajime Onuki is threatened by a former partner in crime. He forces Hajime Onuki to break into the mansion of a picture book writer to steal. He is caught ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masafumi Nishida
CAST:  Ryuhei Maruyama  •  Masachika Ichimura  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Anna Ishibashi

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)

The story takes place over a 24 hour period. In the southernmost part of Japan, 20 fishing boats of an unknown nationality suddenly fire upon and occupy parts of the Hateruma archipelago. Members of the Japan Coast Guard are detained. Under the extremely tense ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Tsubasa Honda  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Koichi Sato

The story takes place over a 24 hour period. In the southernmost part of Japan, 20 fishing boats of an unknown nationality suddenly fire upon and occupy parts of the Hateruma archipelago. Members of the Japan Coast Guard are detained. Under the extremely tense ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsurô Wakamatsu
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Tsubasa Honda  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Koichi Sato

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DIRECTION:  Yuta Tanaka
CAST:  Eimi Naruse  •  Konomi Kohara  •  Kiyono Yasuno  •  Mikako Komatsu

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DIRECTION:  Junji Kojima
CAST:  Jin Katagiri  •  Kentarō Kobayashi

Around The Table (2021)

Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's house to attend an art institute for the summer. Yuko is the daughter of Haruko's old friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soushi Matsumoto
CAST:  Naomi Nishida  •  Miwako Ichikawa  •  Aino Kuribayashi  •  Uta Yorikawa

Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's house to attend an art institute for the summer. Yuko is the daughter of Haruko's old friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soushi Matsumoto
CAST:  Naomi Nishida  •  Miwako Ichikawa  •  Aino Kuribayashi  •  Uta Yorikawa

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021)

Newlyweds Nana and Shota move into an apartment. Two situations, different from the drama series, take place: "What if Shota attends the resident's meeting and not Nana?" and "What if exchange murder game doesn't begin?"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Sakuma
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Nanase Nishino  •  Ryusei Yokohama

Newlyweds Nana and Shota move into an apartment. Two situations, different from the drama series, take place: "What if Shota attends the resident's meeting and not Nana?" and "What if exchange murder game doesn't begin?"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Sakuma
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Nanase Nishino  •  Ryusei Yokohama

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021)

Hiroto Miyama works with rookie lawyer Honoka Kono on a team that specializes with criminal cases for Madarame Law Firm. Atsuhiro Sada has become the director of the law firm. One day, the law firm receives a request about a case that took place 15 years ago. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hiroto Miyama works with rookie lawyer Honoka Kono on a team that specializes with criminal cases for Madarame Law Firm. Atsuhiro Sada has become the director of the law firm. One day, the law firm receives a request about a case that took place 15 years ago. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima

Yokai Housemate the Movie (2022)

Mio Meguro (Fuka Koshiba) continues her dream of becoming a writer, while living with yokai (folklore monsters) in a share house. She struggles in her job in the editorial department of a publishing company. She proposes plans at her company, but her plans are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Fuka Koshiba  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Katsuya Maiguma  •  Koji Ohkura

Mio Meguro (Fuka Koshiba) continues her dream of becoming a writer, while living with yokai (folklore monsters) in a share house. She struggles in her job in the editorial department of a publishing company. She proposes plans at her company, but her plans are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Fuka Koshiba  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Katsuya Maiguma  •  Koji Ohkura

Lemming (2013)

Yukichi Matsumoto's 2013 stage adaptation of Shuji Terayama's "Lemmings". Two cooks share a room, one of which talks with his mother's head: it lives beneath their tatami mats. On the other side of their room's wall, lives a wife who desperately cares for her ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Norito Yashima  •  Jin Katagiri  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Yutaka Matsushige

Yukichi Matsumoto's 2013 stage adaptation of Shuji Terayama's "Lemmings". Two cooks share a room, one of which talks with his mother's head: it lives beneath their tatami mats. On the other side of their room's wall, lives a wife who desperately cares for her ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Norito Yashima  •  Jin Katagiri  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Yutaka Matsushige

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP (2021)

The super unconventional lawyer is back! Our new friends are comic book girls! And the biggest enemy of all! The strongest lawyer who manipulates the prosecution behind the scenes sets out to prove the devil... Take on a case that is 100% impossible to prove!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima

The super unconventional lawyer is back! Our new friends are comic book girls! And the biggest enemy of all! The strongest lawyer who manipulates the prosecution behind the scenes sets out to prove the devil... Take on a case that is 100% impossible to prove!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima