Takaki Uda

Be My Slave (2012)

Dan Mitsu stars as Kana, a female employee at a publishing company who strikes up a sexual relationship with a younger co-worker. He soon discovers that Kana's fetishes extend to sadomasochistic tendencies, involving a mysterious man only known as "Sensei". This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Kamei
CAST:  Mitsu Dan  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Hiroaki Mayama  •  Kanji Furutachi

Dan Mitsu stars as Kana, a female employee at a publishing company who strikes up a sexual relationship with a younger co-worker. He soon discovers that Kana's fetishes extend to sadomasochistic tendencies, involving a mysterious man only known as "Sensei". This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Kamei
CAST:  Mitsu Dan  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Hiroaki Mayama  •  Kanji Furutachi

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

Persona (2008)

Physician Koichiro Kiby loses interest in work and begins drinking in a local park after the death of his wife. One day he encounters a girl who knows intimate details about his life. Now, he must unlock her mystery in this fantasy drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsurô Kashihara
CAST:  Mami Yamasaki  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Shirō Sano

Physician Koichiro Kiby loses interest in work and begins drinking in a local park after the death of his wife. One day he encounters a girl who knows intimate details about his life. Now, he must unlock her mystery in this fantasy drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsurô Kashihara
CAST:  Mami Yamasaki  •  Masato Hagiwara  •  Sawa Suzuki  •  Shirō Sano

Lost Paradise in Tokyo (2010)

Mikio and his older brother Saneo, who is mentally handicapped, live together and have just buried their father. One day, Mikio hires a hooker named Marin for his brother. Marin is an underground singer who goes by the name Fala. A video producer who is filming ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Chika Uchida  •  Takaki Uda  •  Eiji Okuda

Mikio and his older brother Saneo, who is mentally handicapped, live together and have just buried their father. One day, Mikio hires a hooker named Marin for his brother. Marin is an underground singer who goes by the name Fala. A video producer who is filming ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Katsuya Kobayashi  •  Chika Uchida  •  Takaki Uda  •  Eiji Okuda

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009)

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nakano
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Yuki Shibamoto  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nakano
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Yuki Shibamoto  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

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

Nemuriba (2010)

Mika (Marie Ono), a Japanese-American woman, returns to her native Saitama hometown and becomes a therapist for a "nemuriba" ("a place to sleep").  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Sonoda
CAST:  Marie Ono  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Asumi Miwa  •  Asaya Kimijima

Mika (Marie Ono), a Japanese-American woman, returns to her native Saitama hometown and becomes a therapist for a "nemuriba" ("a place to sleep").  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Sonoda
CAST:  Marie Ono  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Asumi Miwa  •  Asaya Kimijima

Dawn of the Felines (2017)

A story of three escort girls living in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. They work at the same escort service while feeling lonely in their urban lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Juri Ihata  •  Satsuki Maue  •  Michié  •  Takuma Otoo

A story of three escort girls living in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. They work at the same escort service while feeling lonely in their urban lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Juri Ihata  •  Satsuki Maue  •  Michié  •  Takuma Otoo

The Blood of Wolves (2018)

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Yoko Maki  •  Kenichi Takitoh

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Yoko Maki  •  Kenichi Takitoh

GACHI-BAN: TRIBAL (2012)

Fifteenth film in this violent action series about young outlaws. Passionately depicts the power plays amongst loan sharks captivated by money, with the villain from the previous film GACHI-BAN WORST MAX as the protagonist. The lead is played by Arai Atsushi of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Motoki
CAST:  Atsushi Arai  •  Takaki Uda  •  Tomoki Hirose  •  Futaba Tadokoro

Fifteenth film in this violent action series about young outlaws. Passionately depicts the power plays amongst loan sharks captivated by money, with the villain from the previous film GACHI-BAN WORST MAX as the protagonist. The lead is played by Arai Atsushi of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Motoki
CAST:  Atsushi Arai  •  Takaki Uda  •  Tomoki Hirose  •  Futaba Tadokoro