Shō Igarashi

Gantz (2010)

After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Natsuna Watanabe  •  Yuriko Yoshitaka

After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Natsuna Watanabe  •  Yuriko Yoshitaka

One Step on a Mine, It's All Over (1999)

A biographical film of war photographer, Taizo Ichinose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Michiko Hada  •  Yoshie Ichige  •  Yūsuke Kawazu

A biographical film of war photographer, Taizo Ichinose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Michiko Hada  •  Yoshie Ichige  •  Yūsuke Kawazu

The Cross (2016)

Shunsuke Fujii was a bullied middle school student. He took his own life. A letter left behind referred to his classmate Yu Sanada as a friend. Sayuri Nakagawa was a girl that Shunsuke liked. Her birthday is the same day as the day Shunsuke commited suicide. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Keisuke Koide  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Masatoshi Nagase

Shunsuke Fujii was a bullied middle school student. He took his own life. A letter left behind referred to his classmate Yu Sanada as a friend. Sayuri Nakagawa was a girl that Shunsuke liked. Her birthday is the same day as the day Shunsuke commited suicide. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Keisuke Koide  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Masatoshi Nagase

Hazan (2004)

Biopic of ceramic artist Hazan Itaya (1872-1963).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Kaho Minami  •  Suon Kan  •  Yûrei Yanagi

Biopic of ceramic artist Hazan Itaya (1872-1963).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Kaho Minami  •  Suon Kan  •  Yûrei Yanagi

Misuzu (2001)

Tells the life story of Teru Kaneko, who was born and raised in a small coastal town. While working as a clerk in a book shop, Teru starts writing her own verses to get away from the worries of a disgraceful marriage. Under the pseudonym Misuzu, her works arrive to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Misato Tanaka  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Ryo Kase  •  Katsuo Nakamura

Tells the life story of Teru Kaneko, who was born and raised in a small coastal town. While working as a clerk in a book shop, Teru starts writing her own verses to get away from the worries of a disgraceful marriage. Under the pseudonym Misuzu, her works arrive to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Misato Tanaka  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Ryo Kase  •  Katsuo Nakamura

Ninomiya Kinjirou (2019)

Ninomiya Kinjirou is a biopic follows the life of the eponymous character, an 18th century peasant boy who worked to rescue over 600 poor villages and hamlets from financial ruin by developing new economic policies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Masashi Goda  •  Misato Tanaka  •  Kairi Narita  •  Vino Inuyama

Ninomiya Kinjirou is a biopic follows the life of the eponymous character, an 18th century peasant boy who worked to rescue over 600 poor villages and hamlets from financial ruin by developing new economic policies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Masashi Goda  •  Misato Tanaka  •  Kairi Narita  •  Vino Inuyama

Sawada (1997)

A biographical film of Pulitzer Prize war photographer, K. Sawada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
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A biographical film of Pulitzer Prize war photographer, K. Sawada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
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Chosyu Five (2006)

Fictionalised account of the story of the he Chōshū Five (長州五傑 Chōshū Goketsu) who travelled to and studied in Britain in 1863 while Japan was still under sakoku (鎖国 "locked country").  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Tetsu Kayama  •  Akifumi Miura  •  Susumu Terajima

Fictionalised account of the story of the he Chōshū Five (長州五傑 Chōshū Goketsu) who travelled to and studied in Britain in 1863 while Japan was still under sakoku (鎖国 "locked country").  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Tetsu Kayama  •  Akifumi Miura  •  Susumu Terajima

Hanjiro (2010)

Japanese history explodes across the screen in the life story of Hitokiri Nakamura Hanjiro, one of the great heroes of the Meiji Restoration. From his earliest beginnings as a country samurai raising sweet potatoes whose exceptional sword skills impressed Saigo...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Ginjirou  •  Miho Shiraishi  •  Akira

Japanese history explodes across the screen in the life story of Hitokiri Nakamura Hanjiro, one of the great heroes of the Meiji Restoration. From his earliest beginnings as a country samurai raising sweet potatoes whose exceptional sword skills impressed Saigo...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Ginjirou  •  Miho Shiraishi  •  Akira

Chichiri (2010)

An omnibus film based on a single script by five individualistic directors (Hosono Tatsuoki, Igarashi Takumi, Sato Toshiki, Imaoka Shinji, and Kubota Shoji), featuring actors who participated in the acting workshop "Workshop@FAITH," and spinning five different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Imaoka  •  Shō Igarashi  •  Shoji Kubota  •  Toshiki Sato  •  Tatsuoki Hosono
CAST:  Akiko Yasu

An omnibus film based on a single script by five individualistic directors (Hosono Tatsuoki, Igarashi Takumi, Sato Toshiki, Imaoka Shinji, and Kubota Shoji), featuring actors who participated in the acting workshop "Workshop@FAITH," and spinning five different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Imaoka  •  Shō Igarashi  •  Shoji Kubota  •  Toshiki Sato  •  Tatsuoki Hosono
CAST:  Akiko Yasu

Nanmin Road (1992)

The story of four Vietnamese people moving to Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Yu Hoang Pung  •  Trung Thi Thuy Trang  •  Le Manh Hung  •  Toru Minegishi

The story of four Vietnamese people moving to Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Yu Hoang Pung  •  Trung Thi Thuy Trang  •  Le Manh Hung  •  Toru Minegishi

Shimamori Tower (2022)

Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Masato Hagiwara  •  Jun Murakami  •  Riho Yoshioka  •  Katsuya

Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Masato Hagiwara  •  Jun Murakami  •  Riho Yoshioka  •  Katsuya