Masanori Ikeda

Art of Fighting (1993)

After events involving a home invasion, a house cat, an ancient artifact, and an unpaid electrical bill, martial artist Ryo Sakazaki and his best friend Robert Garcia must fight their way into the Southtown underworld to save Ryo's sister Yuri from the crimelord ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Fukutomi
CAST:  Tetsuya Bessho  •  Masanori Ikeda  •  Ayumi Hamasaki  •  Masako Katsuki

After events involving a home invasion, a house cat, an ancient artifact, and an unpaid electrical bill, martial artist Ryo Sakazaki and his best friend Robert Garcia must fight their way into the Southtown underworld to save Ryo's sister Yuri from the crimelord ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Fukutomi
CAST:  Tetsuya Bessho  •  Masanori Ikeda  •  Ayumi Hamasaki  •  Masako Katsuki

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames (2011)

Although she's only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshu ninja clan. That's fortunate for Misao, because her onimitsu talents may be all that keeps her alive when a journey in search of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiro Furuhashi
CAST:  Mayo Suzukaze  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Miki Fujitani  •  Mina Tominaga

Although she's only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshu ninja clan. That's fortunate for Misao, because her onimitsu talents may be all that keeps her alive when a journey in search of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiro Furuhashi
CAST:  Mayo Suzukaze  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Miki Fujitani  •  Mina Tominaga

Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai (2012)

The mysterious life of Princess Nouhime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuzo Inohara
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Yu Shirota  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Yuta Hiraoka

The mysterious life of Princess Nouhime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuzo Inohara
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Yu Shirota  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Yuta Hiraoka

Dr. Hikojiro 2 (2016)

One day, Hikojiro goes to visit Sayo Kujo, an old lady who has been hospitalized. Sayo has been told that she has a year to live by assistant professor Natsuhiko Moriwaki, and insists on returning to the house she was born and raised in. It so happens that Hikojiro ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Keiko Toda  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Arisa Nakajima

One day, Hikojiro goes to visit Sayo Kujo, an old lady who has been hospitalized. Sayo has been told that she has a year to live by assistant professor Natsuhiko Moriwaki, and insists on returning to the house she was born and raised in. It so happens that Hikojiro ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Keiko Toda  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Arisa Nakajima

Idol o Sagase (1987)

Based on the coming of age comic by Mayumi Yoshida.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nagao
CAST:  Momoko Kikuchi  •  Kazue Itô  •  Kumiko Takeda  •  Takayuki Takemoto

Based on the coming of age comic by Mayumi Yoshida.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nagao
CAST:  Momoko Kikuchi  •  Kazue Itô  •  Kumiko Takeda  •  Takayuki Takemoto

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DIRECTION:  Sadaaki Haginiwa
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Hiromi Iwasaki  •  Kôichirô Nishi  •  Tetsuya Yûki

Love of Sawako (1990)

Sawako, working in a bank, tired of the usual everyday life, once she met the chef of French cuisine Yukio Goto and spent the night with him. Sawako pretends to be the daughter of an upscale hotel owner and has an affair with Yukio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Keiko Saitô  •  Masanori Ikeda  •  Léona Hirota  •  Hiroyuki Nagato

Sawako, working in a bank, tired of the usual everyday life, once she met the chef of French cuisine Yukio Goto and spent the night with him. Sawako pretends to be the daughter of an upscale hotel owner and has an affair with Yukio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Keiko Saitô  •  Masanori Ikeda  •  Léona Hirota  •  Hiroyuki Nagato

Gorotsuki (1992)

This coming-of-age drama comically depicts two young men who yearn to become members of the yakuza underworld, focusing on the apprenticeship of a rookie yakuza  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Horiuchi
CAST:  Masanori Ikeda  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Aiko Asano  •  Naoko Amihama

This coming-of-age drama comically depicts two young men who yearn to become members of the yakuza underworld, focusing on the apprenticeship of a rookie yakuza  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Horiuchi
CAST:  Masanori Ikeda  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Aiko Asano  •  Naoko Amihama

More Painful than Rain (2005)

Ayami, who works in the marketing department of an advertising agency, is about to turn 30 and is beginning to think that she would rather live her life for work than marriage. Just then, she meets Kurasawa, who works at the same company, and they soon find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Tôma
CAST:  Ryoko Tanami  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mami Kurosaka  •  Toshiki Ayata

Ayami, who works in the marketing department of an advertising agency, is about to turn 30 and is beginning to think that she would rather live her life for work than marriage. Just then, she meets Kurasawa, who works at the same company, and they soon find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Tôma
CAST:  Ryoko Tanami  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Mami Kurosaka  •  Toshiki Ayata

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DIRECTION:  Masashi Komino
CAST:  Youichiro Omi  •  Mikiho Niwa  •  Yusuke Yamada  •  Maimi Yajima

Suite Room (1993)

Ando Chigusa is the editor of 'Weekly Topaz'. She rented a room once a week to her female writer, Aso Tsuyoshi, as a place of affair. Chigusa was surprised to find out about the other person. It was Chigusa's ex-boyfriend, Shinjo Tsuyoshi...!!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadaaki Haginiwa
CAST:  Miyuki Komatsu  •  Noriko Hayami  •  Hiroshi Okouchi  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

Ando Chigusa is the editor of 'Weekly Topaz'. She rented a room once a week to her female writer, Aso Tsuyoshi, as a place of affair. Chigusa was surprised to find out about the other person. It was Chigusa's ex-boyfriend, Shinjo Tsuyoshi...!!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadaaki Haginiwa
CAST:  Miyuki Komatsu  •  Noriko Hayami  •  Hiroshi Okouchi  •  Yukijiro Hotaru