Yūji Honma

Former actor.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  David Bowie  •  Tom Conti  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Takeshi Kitano

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  David Bowie  •  Tom Conti  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Takeshi Kitano

Crazed Fruit (1981)

A working class young man, Tetsuo, who distrusts all rich people, falls in love with a girl, Chika, from an affluent family. He has a difficult time, but love survives despite the problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Yūji Honma  •  Yuki Ninagawa  •  Eiko Nagashima  •  Nobutaka Masutomi

A working class young man, Tetsuo, who distrusts all rich people, falls in love with a girl, Chika, from an affluent family. He has a difficult time, but love survives despite the problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Yūji Honma  •  Yuki Ninagawa  •  Eiko Nagashima  •  Nobutaka Masutomi

The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map (1979)

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like them. Declaring himself a 'right-winger' and calling in bomb threats against the neighbors he doesn't like, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Yūji Honma  •  Keizo Kanie  •  Hideko Okiyama  •  Chisako Hara

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like them. Declaring himself a 'right-winger' and calling in bomb threats against the neighbors he doesn't like, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Yūji Honma  •  Keizo Kanie  •  Hideko Okiyama  •  Chisako Hara

Cabaret (1986)

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Hironobu Nomura  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Junko Mihara  •  Yūji Honma

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Hironobu Nomura  •  Takeshi Kaga  •  Junko Mihara  •  Yūji Honma

Yakuza Ladies 3 (1989)

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoshiko Mita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoshiko Mita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping as a shoji. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hideo Murota  •  Takashi Fuji

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping as a shoji. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hideo Murota  •  Takashi Fuji

Evil Dead Trap (1988)

A talk-show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiharu Ikeda
CAST:  Miyuki Ono  •  Aya Katsuragi  •  Hitomi Kobayashi  •  Eriko Nakagawa

A talk-show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiharu Ikeda
CAST:  Miyuki Ono  •  Aya Katsuragi  •  Hitomi Kobayashi  •  Eriko Nakagawa

Be-Bop High School (1985)

An upbeat, action-filled drama that depicts the lives of two obnoxious high school students, Koji and Toru, who are caught in exciting and dangerous adventures involving their fellow students. Based on the best selling comic series, “Be-Bop High School” has gained ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nasu
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Miho Nakayama  •  Masumi Miyazaki

An upbeat, action-filled drama that depicts the lives of two obnoxious high school students, Koji and Toru, who are caught in exciting and dangerous adventures involving their fellow students. Based on the best selling comic series, “Be-Bop High School” has gained ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nasu
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Miho Nakayama  •  Masumi Miyazaki

Target (1980)

Two killers revenge a wirepuller of the underworld in Yokohama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Yūji Honma  •  Kazumi Sawada

Two killers revenge a wirepuller of the underworld in Yokohama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Yūji Honma  •  Kazumi Sawada

Break Town Story (1985)

Japanese drama film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Asao
CAST:  Minako Tachibana  •  Yuko Kimoto  •  Koichi Sato  •  Tamio Kawachi

Japanese drama film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Asao
CAST:  Minako Tachibana  •  Yuko Kimoto  •  Koichi Sato  •  Tamio Kawachi

The Fixer (1979)

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Shin Saburi  •  Masakazu Tamura  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Kyōko Enami

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Shin Saburi  •  Masakazu Tamura  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Kyōko Enami

Kizu (1988)

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DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masayuki Watanabe

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DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masayuki Watanabe