Nao Okabe

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Passion (2008)

Here is a couple who have their wedding close at hand. In the middle of the celebration party where their friends get together, it is accidentally exposed that the prospective groom had an affair in the past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Ryuta Okamoto  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Fusako Urabe

Here is a couple who have their wedding close at hand. In the middle of the celebration party where their friends get together, it is accidentally exposed that the prospective groom had an affair in the past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Ryuta Okamoto  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Fusako Urabe

There's Nothing To Be Afraid Of (2013)

Cinema worker Eri and her husband Fumiya have decided not to have children. They live happily together, sharing their joys and sadnesses. However, an incident begins to silently bring about change in their placid lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Saito
CAST:  Sakiko Takao  •  Matsuo Yoshioka  •  Nao Okabe  •  Kinuo Yamada

Cinema worker Eri and her husband Fumiya have decided not to have children. They live happily together, sharing their joys and sadnesses. However, an incident begins to silently bring about change in their placid lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Saito
CAST:  Sakiko Takao  •  Matsuo Yoshioka  •  Nao Okabe  •  Kinuo Yamada

Snow Woman (2009)

A woman with the constitution of orgasmic death: She dies in orgasm but always comes back to life! A group of people carries a casket in the mountains covered with deep snow. Inside is a beautiful woman who was found dead that same morning. The people believe that ...  (more)

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CAST:  Nao Okabe  •  Tsugumi Nagasawa

A woman with the constitution of orgasmic death: She dies in orgasm but always comes back to life! A group of people carries a casket in the mountains covered with deep snow. Inside is a beautiful woman who was found dead that same morning. The people believe that ...  (more)

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CAST:  Nao Okabe  •  Tsugumi Nagasawa

Torso (2009)

A seemingly "normal" office worker Hiroko has a secret. At home she lives with a prosthetic torso - no head, arms or feet, just body and penis. Hiroko bathes with the torso and she also makes love with the torso at night. Hiroko's secret life is interrupted when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Yamazaki
CAST:  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando  •  Sora Aoi  •  Arata Iura

A seemingly "normal" office worker Hiroko has a secret. At home she lives with a prosthetic torso - no head, arms or feet, just body and penis. Hiroko bathes with the torso and she also makes love with the torso at night. Hiroko's secret life is interrupted when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Yamazaki
CAST:  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando  •  Sora Aoi  •  Arata Iura

Petrel Hotel Blue (2012)

Seeking to exact revenge upon Yoji, Yukio travels to an area surrounded by the sea, desert and lava topped mountains. There, Yukio meets mysterious Rika and becomes enchanted by her presence. While, Yukio can't get Rika out of his mind, he faces off against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Kanako Higashi  •  Hiromasa Hirosue  •  Go Jibiki  •  Hitomi Katayama

Seeking to exact revenge upon Yoji, Yukio travels to an area surrounded by the sea, desert and lava topped mountains. There, Yukio meets mysterious Rika and becomes enchanted by her presence. While, Yukio can't get Rika out of his mind, he faces off against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Kanako Higashi  •  Hiromasa Hirosue  •  Go Jibiki  •  Hitomi Katayama

The Millennial Rapture (2012)

Sennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famous novelists in Japan—drew the absurdity and passion of life since its inhabitants have been living and dying. There were beautiful men in “Roji” who struggled to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Shinobu Terajima  •  Shirō Sano  •  Kengo Kora  •  Sousuke Takaoka

Sennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famous novelists in Japan—drew the absurdity and passion of life since its inhabitants have been living and dying. There were beautiful men in “Roji” who struggled to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Shinobu Terajima  •  Shirō Sano  •  Kengo Kora  •  Sousuke Takaoka

11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012)

On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's greatest and most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Shinobu Terajima  •  Hanae Kan  •  Tasuku Nagaoka

On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's greatest and most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Shinobu Terajima  •  Hanae Kan  •  Tasuku Nagaoka

A Ghost of a Chance (2011)

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

By Rule of Crow's Thumb (2012)

Constantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu, plan their biggest and most complex con yet in order to get revenge and retire from a life of crime. However, things get complicated when they cross paths with Mahiro, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadafumi Ito
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Shôji Murakami  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Yū Koyanagi

Constantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu, plan their biggest and most complex con yet in order to get revenge and retire from a life of crime. However, things get complicated when they cross paths with Mahiro, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadafumi Ito
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Shôji Murakami  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Yū Koyanagi

Peak: The Rescuers (2011)

Shimazaki Sanpo is an experienced mountain climber and rescue team volunteer. Sanpo loves the mountains and wants as many people as possible to experience everything they have to offer so much so that he never holds a grudge against anyone for causing an accident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Katayama
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Yoshie Ichige

Shimazaki Sanpo is an experienced mountain climber and rescue team volunteer. Sanpo loves the mountains and wants as many people as possible to experience everything they have to offer so much so that he never holds a grudge against anyone for causing an accident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Katayama
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Yoshie Ichige

Honey and Clover (2006)

Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Takata
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Ryo Kase  •  Megumi Seki

Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Takata
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Ryo Kase  •  Megumi Seki

United Red Army (2007)

The film is told in three acts, beginning with a historical background of Japan's student movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, mostly using archive footage and a narrator. The second act follows the formation of the group to their mountain training camps in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Maki Sakai  •  Arata Iura  •  Akie Namiki  •  Go Jibiki

The film is told in three acts, beginning with a historical background of Japan's student movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, mostly using archive footage and a narrator. The second act follows the formation of the group to their mountain training camps in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Maki Sakai  •  Arata Iura  •  Akie Namiki  •  Go Jibiki

Siren XXX: Magical Pleasure (2010)

In a rural port town, Kenji Ishikawa runs a barber shop together with his new wife, who speaks very little and has mysterious eyes to match her amorous presence. Running the shop isn’t easy as hardly any customers come… One evening, a man comes to the shop, as if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintarô Ashizuka
CAST:  Marica Hase  •  Yuko Sakurai  •  Ryuki Nishimoto  •  Nao Okabe

In a rural port town, Kenji Ishikawa runs a barber shop together with his new wife, who speaks very little and has mysterious eyes to match her amorous presence. Running the shop isn’t easy as hardly any customers come… One evening, a man comes to the shop, as if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintarô Ashizuka
CAST:  Marica Hase  •  Yuko Sakurai  •  Ryuki Nishimoto  •  Nao Okabe

I Love Thee for Good (2009)

While the wedding day should be blissful for the bride, Eiko, there is a secret that she can’t tell her fiance...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama  •  Nao Okabe  •  Rio Kanno

While the wedding day should be blissful for the bride, Eiko, there is a secret that she can’t tell her fiance...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Aoba Kawai  •  Hikohiko Sugiyama  •  Nao Okabe  •  Rio Kanno

Asako I & II (2018)

College student Asako falls in love at first sight with Baku after meeting at a photography exhibit. Romance sparks between the two but doesn't last long when Baku suddenly disappears from her life. Two years later, she spots a man that bears a striking resemblance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Erika Karata  •  Koji Seto  •  Sairi Ito

College student Asako falls in love at first sight with Baku after meeting at a photography exhibit. Romance sparks between the two but doesn't last long when Baku suddenly disappears from her life. Two years later, she spots a man that bears a striking resemblance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Erika Karata  •  Koji Seto  •  Sairi Ito

Dare to Stop Us (2018)

In Spring 1969, 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films popular with young people. Pink film director Koji Wakamatsu gathers there with young talented people who are all fascinated with movie making. When they are not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Arata Iura  •  Hiroshi Yamamoto  •  Soran Tamoto

In Spring 1969, 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films popular with young people. Pink film director Koji Wakamatsu gathers there with young talented people who are all fascinated with movie making. When they are not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Arata Iura  •  Hiroshi Yamamoto  •  Soran Tamoto

Prison 13 (2019)

Mari is a female university student. She takes part in an experiment held by popular VTuber Sophia. When Mari arrives at the place where the experiment is to be held, she notices the place looks like a prison. 12 people participate in the experiment and they are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kensaku Watanabe
CAST:  Ken Nakajima  •  Mayu Hotta  •  Kenshiro Iwai  •  Yûka Yano

Mari is a female university student. She takes part in an experiment held by popular VTuber Sophia. When Mari arrives at the place where the experiment is to be held, she notices the place looks like a prison. 12 people participate in the experiment and they are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kensaku Watanabe
CAST:  Ken Nakajima  •  Mayu Hotta  •  Kenshiro Iwai  •  Yûka Yano

I’m a Cat Stalker (2009)

Haru works at a part-time job for a bookstore. Her dream is to become an illustrator and she also loves cats. One day, after a cat named Chibutomu disappears from the bookstore Haru canvasses the neighbourhood in search of Chibutomu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Suzuki
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Noriko Eguchi  •  Yuu Tokui  •  Maki Sakai

Haru works at a part-time job for a bookstore. Her dream is to become an illustrator and she also loves cats. One day, after a cat named Chibutomu disappears from the bookstore Haru canvasses the neighbourhood in search of Chibutomu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Suzuki
CAST:  Mari Hoshino  •  Noriko Eguchi  •  Yuu Tokui  •  Maki Sakai

Drifting Clouds (2010)

Kumosuke walks out on his pregnant lover, Fumiyo, and goes to see his old lover, Kiyoko. Even though Kiyoko's husband, Sachio and her sister, Hikaru think Kumosuke suspect, Kumosuke pretends to be Kiyoko's brother and stays in her house unconcernedly. One day, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Hasebe
CAST:  Toyodo Kajita  •  Yumeko Matsumoto  •  Kiwao Nomura  •  Komari Awashima

Kumosuke walks out on his pregnant lover, Fumiyo, and goes to see his old lover, Kiyoko. Even though Kiyoko's husband, Sachio and her sister, Hikaru think Kumosuke suspect, Kumosuke pretends to be Kiyoko's brother and stays in her house unconcernedly. One day, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Hasebe
CAST:  Toyodo Kajita  •  Yumeko Matsumoto  •  Kiwao Nomura  •  Komari Awashima

Sheep in the Night (2010)

A real estate agent, Shinji Sawaguchi finds a fallen meteorite by accident. On the next day, his missing sister Shiori shows up for the first time in ten years. Shinji can't help being agitated by her sudden return. On the other hand, unusual events start happening ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Young
CAST:  Nao Okabe  •  Rie Miyamoto  •  Kinuo Yamada  •  Yuya Matsuura

A real estate agent, Shinji Sawaguchi finds a fallen meteorite by accident. On the next day, his missing sister Shiori shows up for the first time in ten years. Shinji can't help being agitated by her sudden return. On the other hand, unusual events start happening ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Young
CAST:  Nao Okabe  •  Rie Miyamoto  •  Kinuo Yamada  •  Yuya Matsuura
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