Kazuhiro Nakahara

Marebito (2004)

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Shinya Tsukamoto  •  Tomomi Miyashita  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara  •  Miho Ninagawa

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Shinya Tsukamoto  •  Tomomi Miyashita  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara  •  Miho Ninagawa

Mondai no Nai Watashitachi (2004)

Mio Sasaoka hears of a middle school student that was a victim of bullying and then committed suicide. Mio thinks the girl should have confronted her tormentors rather than committing suicide. Mio herself is the leader of a group of students at her school. She is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Mei Kurokawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Minami  •  Erika Mori

Mio Sasaoka hears of a middle school student that was a victim of bullying and then committed suicide. Mio thinks the girl should have confronted her tormentors rather than committing suicide. Mio herself is the leader of a group of students at her school. She is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Mei Kurokawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Minami  •  Erika Mori

Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment (2005)

Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not as they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Yoshida
CAST:  Mei Kurokawa  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Yūta Sone  •  Ayaka Maeda

Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not as they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Yoshida
CAST:  Mei Kurokawa  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Yūta Sone  •  Ayaka Maeda

A Hole In My Panty (2011)

Three aimless kids at a seaside high school have just one goal this summer break: to shed the virgin tag. One day, they rescue a pretty girl named Narumi by chance. Immediately smitten, Narumi makes it the summer to remember for the boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Ai Shinozaki  •  Satoshi Tanoue  •  Renya Kishida  •  Kenta Ogawa

Three aimless kids at a seaside high school have just one goal this summer break: to shed the virgin tag. One day, they rescue a pretty girl named Narumi by chance. Immediately smitten, Narumi makes it the summer to remember for the boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Morioka
CAST:  Ai Shinozaki  •  Satoshi Tanoue  •  Renya Kishida  •  Kenta Ogawa

The Make-up Room (2015)

Morikawa draws from his experiences as a former adult-video director for this comedy set in the make-up room of a porn film shoot. The cast features Aki Morita (Sharing) and an ensemble of mostly Japanese porn stars including Beni Ito, Nanami Kawakami and Riri ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Morikawa
CAST:  Beni Itô  •  Riri Kuribayashi  •  Nanami Kawakami  •  Aki Morita

Morikawa draws from his experiences as a former adult-video director for this comedy set in the make-up room of a porn film shoot. The cast features Aki Morita (Sharing) and an ensemble of mostly Japanese porn stars including Beni Ito, Nanami Kawakami and Riri ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Morikawa
CAST:  Beni Itô  •  Riri Kuribayashi  •  Nanami Kawakami  •  Aki Morita

Three Films about Coffee (2015)

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DIRECTION:  Otaro Maijo  •  Otsuichi  •  Ami Sakurai
CAST:  Tetsuhisa Aishita  •  Gift  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Yoshito Kobashigawa

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DIRECTION:  Otaro Maijo  •  Otsuichi  •  Ami Sakurai
CAST:  Tetsuhisa Aishita  •  Gift  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Yoshito Kobashigawa

Vampire Night (2017)

A police officer and her younger sister visit a ryokan located deep in the mountain that features a nearby hot spring that is known for its healing qualities. But ... the ryokan is a den for vampires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinpei Yamasaki
CAST:  Yurina Yanagi  •  Yuuka Ueno  •  Yuhi  •  Tomoya Maeno

A police officer and her younger sister visit a ryokan located deep in the mountain that features a nearby hot spring that is known for its healing qualities. But ... the ryokan is a den for vampires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinpei Yamasaki
CAST:  Yurina Yanagi  •  Yuuka Ueno  •  Yuhi  •  Tomoya Maeno

My Sweet Grappa Remedies (2020)

Yasuko Matsuyuki heads the cast of this drama about a 40-something woman who is happy with her single life but nevertheless starts dating a man who is 24 years her junior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiko Ohku
CAST:  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Hiroya Shimizu  •  Kanji Furutachi

Yasuko Matsuyuki heads the cast of this drama about a 40-something woman who is happy with her single life but nevertheless starts dating a man who is 24 years her junior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiko Ohku
CAST:  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Hiroya Shimizu  •  Kanji Furutachi

from DARK (2007)

Under Professor Furuchi, Kawano has been engaged in the development of a new vaccine against the unidentified substance which fell from outer space. People infected with it begin to attack other human beings for blood. The one and only way to prevent the attacks of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Ohkado
CAST:  Genichiro Ohshita  •  Miho Chiyoya  •  Myoung Joo  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara

Under Professor Furuchi, Kawano has been engaged in the development of a new vaccine against the unidentified substance which fell from outer space. People infected with it begin to attack other human beings for blood. The one and only way to prevent the attacks of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Ohkado
CAST:  Genichiro Ohshita  •  Miho Chiyoya  •  Myoung Joo  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara

Alldays Rising sun on the Second street (2008)

The movie's title is a play on the popular Always - Sunset on Third Street films and also deals with circumstances 1950's Tokyo, but focuses on the homosexual district of Shinjuku ni-chome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Murakami
CAST:  Yūka Arai  •  Shoichi Matsuda  •  Ryosuke Miura  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara

The movie's title is a play on the popular Always - Sunset on Third Street films and also deals with circumstances 1950's Tokyo, but focuses on the homosexual district of Shinjuku ni-chome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Murakami
CAST:  Yūka Arai  •  Shoichi Matsuda  •  Ryosuke Miura  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara

Cafe Daikanyama: Sweet Boys (2008)

Hibiki (Hiroki Aiba) is a genius dancer and leader. Serlin is a patissier and the son of a priest. Kotocchi is a Japanese harp fortune teller. One day at the unusual cafe where these three work at, Gaku joins them to realize his dream. Which is to become a patssier ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Hiroki Aiba  •  Genki Okawa  •  Renn Kiriyama  •  Toru Baba

Hibiki (Hiroki Aiba) is a genius dancer and leader. Serlin is a patissier and the son of a priest. Kotocchi is a Japanese harp fortune teller. One day at the unusual cafe where these three work at, Gaku joins them to realize his dream. Which is to become a patssier ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Hiroki Aiba  •  Genki Okawa  •  Renn Kiriyama  •  Toru Baba

Spirit Behind the Door (2014)

There is an urban legend about a ghost called "Sukima Onna". A young woman did not believe in the validity of the urban legend, until she discovered a mysterious woman in her apartment. Could this young woman be the ghost?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jirô Nagae
CAST:  Ayaka Kikuchi  •  Yurika Tachibana  •  Yua Ashihara  •  Manaka Tanaka

There is an urban legend about a ghost called "Sukima Onna". A young woman did not believe in the validity of the urban legend, until she discovered a mysterious woman in her apartment. Could this young woman be the ghost?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jirô Nagae
CAST:  Ayaka Kikuchi  •  Yurika Tachibana  •  Yua Ashihara  •  Manaka Tanaka

Kaze wa Fukudarou (1998)

Machida, an aspiring filmmaker, heads to the room of a stranger where he thinks his girlfriend Yukiko might be in there, while rolling his brand new video camera. The two end up breaking up, but Machida thinks that he may have been the main cause of the breakup. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi  •  Futoshi Kondo
CAST:  Akihiro Kasai  •  Tomoko Matsunashi  •  Keiko Sano  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara

Machida, an aspiring filmmaker, heads to the room of a stranger where he thinks his girlfriend Yukiko might be in there, while rolling his brand new video camera. The two end up breaking up, but Machida thinks that he may have been the main cause of the breakup. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi  •  Futoshi Kondo
CAST:  Akihiro Kasai  •  Tomoko Matsunashi  •  Keiko Sano  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara

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DIRECTION:  Yu Irie
CAST:  Tsugumi Nagasawa  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara  •  Taro Sekikawa  •  Mari Hamano

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DIRECTION:  Katsuji Kanazawa
CAST:  Kenichi Endo  •  Ayumu Tokitô  •  Takeru Shimizu  •  Kazuhiro Nakahara

Lady Drop (2003)

In the near future, crime runs rampant in the streets and two major mafia groups are battling for power. In order to eliminate the two mafia groups, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department orders an undercover investigation of their headquarters. However, the ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Nakata
CAST:  Hiromi Kitagawa  •  Eri Kyokuyama  •  Nami Ishibashi  •  Kana Kobayashi

In the near future, crime runs rampant in the streets and two major mafia groups are battling for power. In order to eliminate the two mafia groups, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department orders an undercover investigation of their headquarters. However, the ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Nakata
CAST:  Hiromi Kitagawa  •  Eri Kyokuyama  •  Nami Ishibashi  •  Kana Kobayashi