Towa Araki

No Longer Heroine (2015)

Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Mirei Kiritani  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Ayano Fukuda

Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Mirei Kiritani  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Ayano Fukuda

The Blue Hearts (2017)

Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Sang-il  •  Takashi Shimizu  •  Noboru Iguchi  •  Ken Iizuka  •  Ten Shimoyama  •  Shin'ichi Kudô
CAST:  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Yuu Fujisaki  •  Machiko Ono

Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Sang-il  •  Takashi Shimizu  •  Noboru Iguchi  •  Ken Iizuka  •  Ten Shimoyama  •  Shin'ichi Kudô
CAST:  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Yuu Fujisaki  •  Machiko Ono

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Towa Araki  •  Kasumi Arimura

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Towa Araki  •  Kasumi Arimura

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