Asei Kobayashi

House (1977)

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Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Haruko Wanibuchi  •  Ai Matsubara

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Haruko Wanibuchi  •  Ai Matsubara

Madadayo (1993)

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Tatsuo Matsumura  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Hisashi Igawa  •  George Tokoro

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Tatsuo Matsumura  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Hisashi Igawa  •  George Tokoro

Winter's Flower (1978)

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Isao Natsuyagi

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Isao Natsuyagi

Gu Gu, the Cat (2008)

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern. Naomi is a young woman in her early twenties, who has her set of worries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Juri Ueno  •  Ryo Kase  •  Naojiro Hayashi

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern. Naomi is a young woman in her early twenties, who has her set of worries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Juri Ueno  •  Ryo Kase  •  Naojiro Hayashi

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Asao Uchida  •  Meiko Kaji

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Asao Uchida  •  Meiko Kaji

Cute Devil (1982)

While Ryoko is in Vienna studying music, her boyfriend dies in a traffic accident. Ryoko believes that she has psychic powers which killed him, and when she returns to Japan she is sent to a mental hospital. While recovering, her brother-in-law, Kouji, decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Miyoko Akaza  •  Makoto Satō

While Ryoko is in Vienna studying music, her boyfriend dies in a traffic accident. Ryoko believes that she has psychic powers which killed him, and when she returns to Japan she is sent to a mental hospital. While recovering, her brother-in-law, Kouji, decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Miyoko Akaza  •  Makoto Satō

A Journey Through Fairyland (1985)

A boy, the son of famous musicians, is kicked out of a music university when he spends too much time with tending plants. A flower fairy helps him out as thanks for his treatment of the plants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Asei Kobayashi  •  Mizuki Nakajima

A boy, the son of famous musicians, is kicked out of a music university when he spends too much time with tending plants. A flower fairy helps him out as thanks for his treatment of the plants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Asei Kobayashi  •  Mizuki Nakajima

Love in the North (1976)

Japanese film based on the song by Harumi Miyako.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ichimura
CAST:  Ryoko Nakano  •  Mieko Harada  •  Masakazu Tamura  •  Hiroshi Arikawa

Japanese film based on the song by Harumi Miyako.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ichimura
CAST:  Ryoko Nakano  •  Mieko Harada  •  Masakazu Tamura  •  Hiroshi Arikawa

Hobo General (1976)

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DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Ryôko Sakaguchi  •  Masato Hoshi  •  Mitsuo Senda

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DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Ryôko Sakaguchi  •  Masato Hoshi  •  Mitsuo Senda

Summer Secrets (1982)

Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Kawakami
CAST:  Sawako Kitahara  •  Chiemi Manabe  •  Hisako Mitsui  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama

Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Kawakami
CAST:  Sawako Kitahara  •  Chiemi Manabe  •  Hisako Mitsui  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama

The Rivals (1979)

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DIRECTION:  Teruhiko Kuze
CAST:  Hiromi Go  •  Hisaya Morishige  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Shinobu Yuki

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DIRECTION:  Teruhiko Kuze
CAST:  Hiromi Go  •  Hisaya Morishige  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Shinobu Yuki