Kenso Kato

Tampopo (1985)

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In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jūzō Itami
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Ken Watanabe  •  Koji Yakusho

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jūzō Itami
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Ken Watanabe  •  Koji Yakusho

Bumpkin Soup (1985)

A country girl visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob. Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory of shame, and Yoshioka who has become a campus nobody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Usagi Asō  •  Yoriko Doguchi  •  Jūzō Itami  •  Kenso Kato

A country girl visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob. Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory of shame, and Yoshioka who has become a campus nobody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Usagi Asō  •  Yoriko Doguchi  •  Jūzō Itami  •  Kenso Kato

The Guard from the Underground (1992)

A former sumo wrestler, now working as a security guard, goes on a murderous rampage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Makiko Kuno  •  Yutaka Matsushige  •  Hatsunori Hasegawa  •  Ren Osugi

A former sumo wrestler, now working as a security guard, goes on a murderous rampage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Makiko Kuno  •  Yutaka Matsushige  •  Hatsunori Hasegawa  •  Ren Osugi

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis! (1986)

The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Eri Nitta  •  Aki Kihara  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mika Nagoya

The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Eri Nitta  •  Aki Kihara  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Mika Nagoya

Wordholic Prisoner (1990)

A wordholic man, acting as the chief editor by a certain publishing company, is confined by the writer who wishes to publish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Tarô Suwa  •  Ren Osugi  •  Kenso Kato  •  Makoto Matsushima

A wordholic man, acting as the chief editor by a certain publishing company, is confined by the writer who wishes to publish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Tarô Suwa  •  Ren Osugi  •  Kenso Kato  •  Makoto Matsushima

Driving High! (1994)

Kaoru is a former racing driver who retired two years ago. She is invited by her brother Saburo to return to Team Alesis, which he owns, as a B driver. However, the mechanics don't think it's a good idea for Kaoru, a woman, to be driving, and their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Mio Takaki  •  Kazuya Matsushita  •  Shintarô Mizushima

Kaoru is a former racing driver who retired two years ago. She is invited by her brother Saburo to return to Team Alesis, which he owns, as a B driver. However, the mechanics don't think it's a good idea for Kaoru, a woman, to be driving, and their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izo Hashimoto
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Mio Takaki  •  Kazuya Matsushita  •  Shintarô Mizushima

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DIRECTION:  Hirohisa Sasaki
CAST:  Karina Nishida  •  Yumi Yoshiyuki  •  Nina Nishimura  •  Hiroshi Noda

The Ladies Pachinko Graffiti (1992)

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Nami works in a bank and has a hidden interest. She went to play Pachinko after work and showed great genius. The pachinko company regards her as the queen of pachinko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naokazu Chinzei
CAST:  Chikako Aoyama  •  Ryo Kinomoto  •  Hiro Arai  •  Guadalcanal Taka

Nami works in a bank and has a hidden interest. She went to play Pachinko after work and showed great genius. The pachinko company regards her as the queen of pachinko.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naokazu Chinzei
CAST:  Chikako Aoyama  •  Ryo Kinomoto  •  Hiro Arai  •  Guadalcanal Taka

Oishii Onna-tachi (1987)

Yuko is a sexy club singer that used to live with her lover. One day, her lover died in a traffic accident. Yuko is overwhelmed with sorrow, but a man who claims to be her lover's brother suddenly appears, causing a confrontation over the remains. In addition, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōgorō Nishimura
CAST:  Yuki Amano  •  Emi Minami  •  Akiko Hyûga  •  Keiko Abe

Yuko is a sexy club singer that used to live with her lover. One day, her lover died in a traffic accident. Yuko is overwhelmed with sorrow, but a man who claims to be her lover's brother suddenly appears, causing a confrontation over the remains. In addition, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōgorō Nishimura
CAST:  Yuki Amano  •  Emi Minami  •  Akiko Hyûga  •  Keiko Abe