Kan Eguchi

Tokyo OnlyPic 2008 (2008)

Virtuoso animated satire on the Olympic Games as a media spectacle. In the form of a news broadcast, the strangest sports, rituals and participants are included. The maker invited several animation artists to provide contributions to this truly colourful procession ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Plympton  •  Hiroyuki Nakao  •  Ignacio Ferreras  •  Masaya Kakehi  •  Hiroyuki Nakano  •  Takashi Taniguchi  •  Kan Eguchi  •  Riichiro Mashima  •  Toru Hosokawa  •  Takanobu Mizuno  •  Richard Fenwick  •  Tetsuro Kodama  •  Yūsaku Furuya
CAST:  Junichi Mogi  •  Shoko Nakagawa  •  Egashira 2:50  •  Osamu Shitara

Virtuoso animated satire on the Olympic Games as a media spectacle. In the form of a news broadcast, the strangest sports, rituals and participants are included. The maker invited several animation artists to provide contributions to this truly colourful procession ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Plympton  •  Hiroyuki Nakao  •  Ignacio Ferreras  •  Masaya Kakehi  •  Hiroyuki Nakano  •  Takashi Taniguchi  •  Kan Eguchi  •  Riichiro Mashima  •  Toru Hosokawa  •  Takanobu Mizuno  •  Richard Fenwick  •  Tetsuro Kodama  •  Yūsaku Furuya
CAST:  Junichi Mogi  •  Shoko Nakagawa  •  Egashira 2:50  •  Osamu Shitara

The Fable (2019)

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Koichi Sato  •  Mizuki Yamamoto

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Koichi Sato  •  Mizuki Yamamoto

Mentai Piriri (2019)

Based on the TV series from the same name, Mentai Piriri stars Hanamaru Hakata, the icon of Hakata, Fukuoka, alongside Yasuko Tomita, who both starred in the television show playing husband and wife respectively. With additional scenes not depicted in the original show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Hanamaru Hakata  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Soma Santoki  •  Haruka Masunaga

Based on the TV series from the same name, Mentai Piriri stars Hanamaru Hakata, the icon of Hakata, Fukuoka, alongside Yasuko Tomita, who both starred in the television show playing husband and wife respectively. With additional scenes not depicted in the original show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Hanamaru Hakata  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Soma Santoki  •  Haruka Masunaga

Riding Uphill (2018)

A former pro-baseball player finds his passion again in Keirin, a professional bicycle racing sport.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Kenichi Abe  •  Shodai Fukuyama  •  Hanamaru Hakata  •  Morooka Moro

A former pro-baseball player finds his passion again in Keirin, a professional bicycle racing sport.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Kenichi Abe  •  Shodai Fukuyama  •  Hanamaru Hakata  •  Morooka Moro

THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)

Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yurina Hirate

Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kan Eguchi
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yurina Hirate