Taiki Nakabayashi

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Masato Sakai  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Masato Sakai  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

Chips (2012)

Tadashi Imamura is a burglar who idolises Ozaki, a star baseball player he shares a birthday with. One day he realises their connection is much deeper than that and decides to find out more.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Gaku Hamada  •  Nao Omori  •  Eri Ishida  •  Mayu Matsuoka

Tadashi Imamura is a burglar who idolises Ozaki, a star baseball player he shares a birthday with. One day he realises their connection is much deeper than that and decides to find out more.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Gaku Hamada  •  Nao Omori  •  Eri Ishida  •  Mayu Matsuoka

Rock: Wanko no Shima (2011)

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000. Shin's dog, Rock, is mistakenly left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Nakae
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Mieko Harada  •  Mitsuko Baisho

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000. Shin's dog, Rock, is mistakenly left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Nakae
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Mieko Harada  •  Mitsuko Baisho

The Inerasable (2016)

A novelist receives a letter from a female university student named Kubo about strange sounds that emanate from a room in her apartment. They begin to investigate incidents involving former residents, and eventually discover the shocking truths lurking inside the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi

A novelist receives a letter from a female university student named Kubo about strange sounds that emanate from a room in her apartment. They begin to investigate incidents involving former residents, and eventually discover the shocking truths lurking inside the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi

Rise Up (2009)

One year ago, Rui (Rio Yamashita) lost her eyesight after a hit & run accident. She's still traumatized by the accident and has yet to undergo rehab treatment. She then meets a young man named Wataru (Kento Hayashi) who is fascinated by paragliding. Rui slowly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Taiga Nakano  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Rio Yamashita  •  Munetaka Aoki

One year ago, Rui (Rio Yamashita) lost her eyesight after a hit & run accident. She's still traumatized by the accident and has yet to undergo rehab treatment. She then meets a young man named Wataru (Kento Hayashi) who is fascinated by paragliding. Rui slowly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Taiga Nakano  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Rio Yamashita  •  Munetaka Aoki

Rescue Wings (2008)

Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot played by 16-year-old actress (only 15 at the time of filming) Yuko Takayama. After her mother is saved, Haruka Kawashima joins an elite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Tezuka
CAST:  Yuko Takayama  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Shunya Isaka  •  Ken Kaneko

Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot played by 16-year-old actress (only 15 at the time of filming) Yuko Takayama. After her mother is saved, Haruka Kawashima joins an elite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Tezuka
CAST:  Yuko Takayama  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Shunya Isaka  •  Ken Kaneko

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen (2008)

In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Maison Ikkoku (2007)

Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Recall (2018)

A woman was killed by a truck wheel, which flew off while the vehicle was in motion. As the freight company which owns the truck becomes the target of the public and the media’s wrath, Tokuro Akamatsu, the president of the freight company, realizes that a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Dean Fujioka  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kyoko Fukada

A woman was killed by a truck wheel, which flew off while the vehicle was in motion. As the freight company which owns the truck becomes the target of the public and the media’s wrath, Tokuro Akamatsu, the president of the freight company, realizes that a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Dean Fujioka  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kyoko Fukada

Tenshi Rooftop (2008)

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DIRECTION:  Satoshi Takagi
CAST:  Yū Koyanagi  •  Haru  •  Masei Nakayama  •  Taiki Nakabayashi

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DIRECTION:  Satoshi Takagi
CAST:  Yū Koyanagi  •  Haru  •  Masei Nakayama  •  Taiki Nakabayashi

Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery 67: Murder in Hakone - Leaves & Mountains (2017)

Detective Kamei of the First Investigation Division receives a request from lawyer Shinichi Nakamura, the son of his deceased close friend, to re-investigate a car accident. Akiko, the wife of Yasuo Furuki, a painter from Hakone, died in the accident 5 months ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Akiko Hinagata  •  Takashi Ukaji

Detective Kamei of the First Investigation Division receives a request from lawyer Shinichi Nakamura, the son of his deceased close friend, to re-investigate a car accident. Akiko, the wife of Yasuo Furuki, a painter from Hakone, died in the accident 5 months ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Akiko Hinagata  •  Takashi Ukaji