Shinichi Hatori

BECK (2010)

Yukio is your average high school student who spends his days going to class and avoiding bullies. That is until he meets Ryusuke, a guitar prodigy. Together with Taira, Chiba, and Saku they form the rock band BECK. As their popularity increases so does the danger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Hiro Mizushima  •  Kenta Kiritani  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Osamu Mukai

Yukio is your average high school student who spends his days going to class and avoiding bullies. That is until he meets Ryusuke, a guitar prodigy. Together with Taira, Chiba, and Saku they form the rock band BECK. As their popularity increases so does the danger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Hiro Mizushima  •  Kenta Kiritani  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Osamu Mukai

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)

Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kazuki Koshimizu  •  Koyuki  •  Tomokazu Miura

Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Kazuki Koshimizu  •  Koyuki  •  Tomokazu Miura

Yatterman (2009)

Gan and his girlfriend Ai are mild-mannered toy shop owners by day but, when evil lurks, they transform into superheroes Yatterman 1 & 2. With the help of a dog-shaped robot, Yatterwoof, they take on the Doronbow gang, lead by the sexy Lady Doronjo. Together, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Saki Fukuda  •  Namase Katsuhisa

Gan and his girlfriend Ai are mild-mannered toy shop owners by day but, when evil lurks, they transform into superheroes Yatterman 1 & 2. With the help of a dog-shaped robot, Yatterwoof, they take on the Doronbow gang, lead by the sexy Lady Doronjo. Together, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Saki Fukuda  •  Namase Katsuhisa

Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)

Pepe Benengeli is a second-class cyclist, only there to support the star member of the team. This summer he is participating in the Tour of Spain, which passes through the streets of his hometown of Andalusia. In a coincidence, his brother and ex-girlfriend are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kitarou Kousaka
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Eiko Koike  •  Minoru Hirano  •  Toshio Kakei

Pepe Benengeli is a second-class cyclist, only there to support the star member of the team. This summer he is participating in the Tour of Spain, which passes through the streets of his hometown of Andalusia. In a coincidence, his brother and ex-girlfriend are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kitarou Kousaka
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Eiko Koike  •  Minoru Hirano  •  Toshio Kakei

House of Himiko (2005)

Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her father but in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Min Tanaka  •  Shinichi Hatori

Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her father but in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Min Tanaka  •  Shinichi Hatori

Ponyo (2008)

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Hiroki Doi  •  Yuria Kozuki  •  George Tokoro  •  Tomoko Yamaguchi

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Hiroki Doi  •  Yuria Kozuki  •  George Tokoro  •  Tomoko Yamaguchi

Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)

Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Koyuki

Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Maki Horikita  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Koyuki

Carrasco Rider (2009)

Two filmmakers have to deal with a rogue mascot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Shinichi Hatori  •  Jun Murakami  •  Yukari Nishio  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Two filmmakers have to deal with a rogue mascot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Shinichi Hatori  •  Jun Murakami  •  Yukari Nishio  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)

Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki  •  Ryuichi Yagi
CAST:  Wasabi Mizuta  •  Megumi Oohara  •  Yumi Kakazu  •  Subaru Kimura

Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki  •  Ryuichi Yagi
CAST:  Wasabi Mizuta  •  Megumi Oohara  •  Yumi Kakazu  •  Subaru Kimura