Makita Sports

Makita Sports was born on January 25, 1970 in Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Outrage (2010), Iribito - Ihôjin - (2021) and Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru (2021). He has been married to Nozomi since July 3, 2001. They have four children.

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Outrage (2010)

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Soichiro Kitamura  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Tetta Sugimoto

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Soichiro Kitamura  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Tetta Sugimoto

The Drudgery Train (2012)

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Makita Sports  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Makita Sports  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Wood Job! (2014)

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Akira Emoto

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Akira Emoto

The Long Excuse (2016)

A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief—or lack of it—in caring for the children of a working man who also lost his wife in the same accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Keiko Horiuchi  •  Haru Kuroki

A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief—or lack of it—in caring for the children of a working man who also lost his wife in the same accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Keiko Horiuchi  •  Haru Kuroki

I Am a Hero (2016)

Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Nana Katase

Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Nana Katase

Pink and Gray (2016)

Popular actor Rengo Shiraki dies suddenly. Due to his sudden death, unpopular actor Daiki Kawata attracts the spotlight due to his close friendship with Rengo. Did Rengo Shiraki commit suicide or was he murdered?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Yuto Nakajima  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kaho  •  Yuya Yagira

Popular actor Rengo Shiraki dies suddenly. Due to his sudden death, unpopular actor Daiki Kawata attracts the spotlight due to his close friendship with Rengo. Did Rengo Shiraki commit suicide or was he murdered?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Yuto Nakajima  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kaho  •  Yuya Yagira

The Virgin Psychics (2015)

After receiving a cosmic blast while masturbating, a virginal teenager gains psychic powers and joins a group of ESP virgins in order to defend the world from evil psychics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Erina Mano  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Ken Yasuda

After receiving a cosmic blast while masturbating, a virginal teenager gains psychic powers and joins a group of ESP virgins in order to defend the world from evil psychics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Erina Mano  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Ken Yasuda

Love & Peace (2015)

A man, who once dreamed of becoming a punk rocker, is working as a low salaryman at a musical instrument parts company. He's secretly in love with his colleague. One day, he finds a little turtle on the rooftop, naming it Pikadon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa

A man, who once dreamed of becoming a punk rocker, is working as a low salaryman at a musical instrument parts company. He's secretly in love with his colleague. One day, he finds a little turtle on the rooftop, naming it Pikadon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa

I Alone (2015)

A common horoscope brings a timid middle-aged salaryman and high school delinquent to the center of a political scandal, in which a corrupt incumbent mayor seeks to crush the candidacy of his reformer opponent. This anti-establishment tale blends a punk ethos with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Makita Sports  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Shirō Sano  •  Ryusuke Komakine

A common horoscope brings a timid middle-aged salaryman and high school delinquent to the center of a political scandal, in which a corrupt incumbent mayor seeks to crush the candidacy of his reformer opponent. This anti-establishment tale blends a punk ethos with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Makita Sports  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Shirō Sano  •  Ryusuke Komakine

Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch (2018)

A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s restaurant where they find a room numbered 666 containing Rokuroku, a long-neck woman wearing a red kimono.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Keita Amemiya
CAST:  Miho Nakanishi  •  Shiho  •  Luna Tamano  •  Karia Nomoto

A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s restaurant where they find a room numbered 666 containing Rokuroku, a long-neck woman wearing a red kimono.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Keita Amemiya
CAST:  Miho Nakanishi  •  Shiho  •  Luna Tamano  •  Karia Nomoto

Temple (2017)

Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Barrett
CAST:  Logan Huffman  •  Brandon Sklenar  •  Natalia Warner  •  Asahi Uchida

Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Barrett
CAST:  Logan Huffman  •  Brandon Sklenar  •  Natalia Warner  •  Asahi Uchida

Her Sketchbook (2017)

Mami rarely leaves home since she dropped out from middle school. She has been escaping reality by immersing herself in copying her favorite manga and illustrations in her room full of books and comics. Her father, Eisuke, worries a lot about her ever since he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Ozaki
CAST:  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Takahiro Miura  •  Makita Sports  •  YOU

Mami rarely leaves home since she dropped out from middle school. She has been escaping reality by immersing herself in copying her favorite manga and illustrations in her room full of books and comics. Her father, Eisuke, worries a lot about her ever since he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Ozaki
CAST:  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Takahiro Miura  •  Makita Sports  •  YOU

Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)

Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno, of idol group Arashi) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda struggling to step into his father’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Ryohei Suzuki

Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno, of idol group Arashi) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda struggling to step into his father’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Satomi Ishihara  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Ryohei Suzuki

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final (2016)

A classmate from Ushijima's middle school days, Takemoto, shows up. He was a kind man, but now is jobless and without a home. Adrift and unable to borrow money from Ushijima, Takemoto heads for Seiai Home where he can stay while doing work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masatoshi Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Go Ayano  •  Hiromi Sakimoto  •  Kyosuke Yabe

A classmate from Ushijima's middle school days, Takemoto, shows up. He was a kind man, but now is jobless and without a home. Adrift and unable to borrow money from Ushijima, Takemoto heads for Seiai Home where he can stay while doing work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masatoshi Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Go Ayano  •  Hiromi Sakimoto  •  Kyosuke Yabe

Gold Medal Man (2016)

Senichi was born in 1964, when the entire nation was excited about the Tokyo Olympics. As an elementary student, Senichi won a footrace and got a taste of what winning felt like. Since then, Senichi takes part in various competitions including drawing and usually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyoshi Uchimura
CAST:  Teruyoshi Uchimura  •  Yuri Chinen  •  Tae Kimura  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

Senichi was born in 1964, when the entire nation was excited about the Tokyo Olympics. As an elementary student, Senichi won a footrace and got a taste of what winning felt like. Since then, Senichi takes part in various competitions including drawing and usually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyoshi Uchimura
CAST:  Teruyoshi Uchimura  •  Yuri Chinen  •  Tae Kimura  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3 (2016)

Sawamura, a contract part-timer dragged into a multi-million yen internet business, and Kamo, an office worker who lavished money on a beautiful club hostess, arrive at Cowcow Finance, the office of black-market lender Ushijima.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masatoshi Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Go Ayano  •  Kanata Hongo  •  Mai Shiraishi

Sawamura, a contract part-timer dragged into a multi-million yen internet business, and Kamo, an office worker who lavished money on a beautiful club hostess, arrive at Cowcow Finance, the office of black-market lender Ushijima.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masatoshi Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Go Ayano  •  Kanata Hongo  •  Mai Shiraishi

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City (2015)

High school student Yoshio Kamogawa suddenly gained the power to read other people's minds. One day, he receives mail from Sae Asami in Tokyo asking for his help. Yoshio Kamogawa loves Sae Asami. Yoshio Kamogawa goes to Tokyo and infiltrates the high school where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Erina Mano  •  Rie Kitahara  •  Makita Sports

High school student Yoshio Kamogawa suddenly gained the power to read other people's minds. One day, he receives mail from Sae Asami in Tokyo asking for his help. Yoshio Kamogawa loves Sae Asami. Yoshio Kamogawa goes to Tokyo and infiltrates the high school where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Shota Sometani  •  Erina Mano  •  Rie Kitahara  •  Makita Sports

It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up (2018)

The first-person protagonist is a 27-year-old freelance writer who returns to her hometown from Tokyo, and she gets together with high school friend Satsuki and cameraman Suga to see Shiina, who they all admired in high school. Along the way, vivid memories from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Daichi Watanabe

The first-person protagonist is a 27-year-old freelance writer who returns to her hometown from Tokyo, and she gets together with high school friend Satsuki and cameraman Suga to see Shiina, who they all admired in high school. Along the way, vivid memories from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Daichi Watanabe

Farewell Song (2019)

As they travel around the country, a singer-songwriter duo's love triangle with their roadie jeopardizes their unannounced farewell tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Nana Komatsu  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Akinobu Shinoyama

As they travel around the country, a singer-songwriter duo's love triangle with their roadie jeopardizes their unannounced farewell tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Nana Komatsu  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Ryo Narita  •  Akinobu Shinoyama

Restaurant from the Sky (2019)

Wataru, his woman Kotoe and daughter Shiori are ranchers and dairy farmers in Hokkaido in northern Japan. He is following in his father's footsteps. A visiting chef cooks an unforgettable meal with his ingredients, which prompts the family to open their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Masaki Okada  •  Makita Sports  •  Tsutomu Takahashi

Wataru, his woman Kotoe and daughter Shiori are ranchers and dairy farmers in Hokkaido in northern Japan. He is following in his father's footsteps. A visiting chef cooks an unforgettable meal with his ingredients, which prompts the family to open their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Masaki Okada  •  Makita Sports  •  Tsutomu Takahashi
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