Hassei Takano

2

Boogiepop and Others (2000)

The story takes place in an unnamed Japanese city, and follows five students at Shinyo Academy as they try to piece together the puzzle of a new drug and recent disappearances among the student populace. While the teachers believe them to only be runaways, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Sayaka Yoshino  •  Daijiro Kawaoka  •  Ayana Sakai  •  Tetsu Sawaki

The story takes place in an unnamed Japanese city, and follows five students at Shinyo Academy as they try to piece together the puzzle of a new drug and recent disappearances among the student populace. While the teachers believe them to only be runaways, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Sayaka Yoshino  •  Daijiro Kawaoka  •  Ayana Sakai  •  Tetsu Sawaki

Pulse (2001)

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Haruhiko Kato  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Koyuki  •  Kurume Arisaka

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Haruhiko Kato  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Koyuki  •  Kurume Arisaka

Uzumaki (2000)

The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiro Higuchi
CAST:  Eriko Hatsune  •  Fhi Fan  •  Hinako Saeki  •  Shin Eun-kyung

The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiro Higuchi
CAST:  Eriko Hatsune  •  Fhi Fan  •  Hinako Saeki  •  Shin Eun-kyung

Kakuto (2003)

A very energetic, fresh and skilful début in DV from young Tokyo actor and model. Hanging out, clubbing and drugging, a young band of friends get way in over their heads when they inadvertently lose a stash of drugs they're meant to deal to their friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûsuke Iseya
CAST:  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Ryo Kase

A very energetic, fresh and skilful début in DV from young Tokyo actor and model. Hanging out, clubbing and drugging, a young band of friends get way in over their heads when they inadvertently lose a stash of drugs they're meant to deal to their friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûsuke Iseya
CAST:  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Ryo Kase

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

Oresama (2003)

Japanese music legend Miyavi stars as himself in this time-traveling rock 'n' roll fantasy. On the last leg of a long concert tour that's kept him busy fending off adoring fans, Miyavi falls asleep and awakens to discover that the year is 1984. Miyavi wanders the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kondo Hiroyuki
CAST:  MIYAVI  •  Hassei Takano

Japanese music legend Miyavi stars as himself in this time-traveling rock 'n' roll fantasy. On the last leg of a long concert tour that's kept him busy fending off adoring fans, Miyavi falls asleep and awakens to discover that the year is 1984. Miyavi wanders the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kondo Hiroyuki
CAST:  MIYAVI  •  Hassei Takano

Kamen Rider: The First (2005)

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Rena Komine  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Rena Komine  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Agitator (2001)

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Evolution (2011)

Set within a city where parasites rage, the parasites settled into their human hosts and increases their power and sexual desires. Dr. Suzune is a parasite expert who works daily to kill the parasites. A sinister demon organization exists behind the parasites. Dr. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Rei Yoshii  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Motoki Fukami  •  Akari Hoshino

Set within a city where parasites rage, the parasites settled into their human hosts and increases their power and sexual desires. Dr. Suzune is a parasite expert who works daily to kill the parasites. A sinister demon organization exists behind the parasites. Dr. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Rei Yoshii  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Motoki Fukami  •  Akari Hoshino

The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis (2011)

The city is infested with mysterious parasites that bore into their human hosts to increase their host's power and sexual desires. A beautiful girl, Suzune Arizono is a vet with a specialty in parasites, and who fights daily to end the plague. Before long, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Rei Yoshii  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Motoki Fukami  •  Akari Hoshino

The city is infested with mysterious parasites that bore into their human hosts to increase their host's power and sexual desires. A beautiful girl, Suzune Arizono is a vet with a specialty in parasites, and who fights daily to end the plague. Before long, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Rei Yoshii  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Motoki Fukami  •  Akari Hoshino

An Assassin (2011)

Ryo Hanaki was raised to be a professional assassin. One day he was defeated by some accident in the mission. Here he meets Rio, an attractive high school girl. He spent days as a heartless assassin, but his life starting changes after he helps Rio. By a twist of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Ohara
CAST:  Ryoma Baba  •  Sayuri Iwata  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Hassei Takano

Ryo Hanaki was raised to be a professional assassin. One day he was defeated by some accident in the mission. Here he meets Rio, an attractive high school girl. He spent days as a heartless assassin, but his life starting changes after he helps Rio. By a twist of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Ohara
CAST:  Ryoma Baba  •  Sayuri Iwata  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Hassei Takano

Kamen Rider: The Next (2007)

Bent on the destruction of the human race, the secret underground organization Shocker secretly planned to plunge the world into chaos. But they didn’t count on the revolt of both of their experimentally “reconstructed” human beings, the Kamen Riders. Two years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Miku Ishida

Bent on the destruction of the human race, the secret underground organization Shocker secretly planned to plunge the world into chaos. But they didn’t count on the revolt of both of their experimentally “reconstructed” human beings, the Kamen Riders. Two years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Kazuki Kato  •  Miku Ishida

Secret Undercover Agent: Wild Cats In Strip Royale (2008)

Bunny and a new Honey as secret agents on three missions  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Kobayashi
CAST:  Reon Kadena  •  Yuri Morishita  •  Chise Nakamura  •  Hassei Takano

Bunny and a new Honey as secret agents on three missions  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Kobayashi
CAST:  Reon Kadena  •  Yuri Morishita  •  Chise Nakamura  •  Hassei Takano

New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2 (2004)

Shippuu (Hayate) appeared suddenly dead. However, he fell into the hands of Sarutobi for due to his loss of memory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kato Fumiaki
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Hassei Takano  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi  •  Masakatsu Funaki

Shippuu (Hayate) appeared suddenly dead. However, he fell into the hands of Sarutobi for due to his loss of memory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kato Fumiaki
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Hassei Takano  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi  •  Masakatsu Funaki

New Shadow Warriors (2003)

In the time of the peaceful Toyotomi Era, Shinotada, the master of Kochi Family, a source of revenue for the Tokugawa, is trying to marry his younger sister Princess Fuji to Akinobu Sunekazura, who has connections with the rival Toyotomi, in order to bring peace. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Masakatsu Funaki

In the time of the peaceful Toyotomi Era, Shinotada, the master of Kochi Family, a source of revenue for the Tokugawa, is trying to marry his younger sister Princess Fuji to Akinobu Sunekazura, who has connections with the rival Toyotomi, in order to bring peace. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Masakatsu Funaki

Eko Eko Azarak: Awakening (2001)

The fourth movie in the highly sucessful Eko Eko Azarak series. Following the events of the second movie, Misa discovers, along with the rest of Japan, the strength of her newly acquired powers when she and her friends are attacked in the woods…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kosuke Suzuki
CAST:  Natsuki Kato  •  Mitsuho Ôtani  •  Hassei Takano  •  Ken Mitsuishi

The fourth movie in the highly sucessful Eko Eko Azarak series. Following the events of the second movie, Misa discovers, along with the rest of Japan, the strength of her newly acquired powers when she and her friends are attacked in the woods…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kosuke Suzuki
CAST:  Natsuki Kato  •  Mitsuho Ôtani  •  Hassei Takano  •  Ken Mitsuishi

Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia (2001)

After the battle against Zogu was over, both Gamu and Fujimiya began to live normal lives until another threat arrives on Earth - a surviving monster soldier of Zogu's army named Gakuzom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yagi
CAST:  Takeshi Yoshioka  •  Hassei Takano  •  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Takashi Ukaji

After the battle against Zogu was over, both Gamu and Fujimiya began to live normal lives until another threat arrives on Earth - a surviving monster soldier of Zogu's army named Gakuzom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yagi
CAST:  Takeshi Yoshioka  •  Hassei Takano  •  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Takashi Ukaji

Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders (2002)

This television special is an alternate telling of the Kamen Rider Ryuki story. Shinji Kido's life, working as an employee at ORE Journal, takes a sharp turn after being pulled into the Mirror World by a Mispider. Luckily, he was saved by a Kamen Rider Ryuki, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Takamasa Suga  •  Satoshi Matsuda  •  Ayano Sugiyama  •  Ryohei Odai

This television special is an alternate telling of the Kamen Rider Ryuki story. Shinji Kido's life, working as an employee at ORE Journal, takes a sharp turn after being pulled into the Mirror World by a Mispider. Luckily, he was saved by a Kamen Rider Ryuki, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Takamasa Suga  •  Satoshi Matsuda  •  Ayano Sugiyama  •  Ryohei Odai

New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter (2005)

As the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate becomes firm, Hattori Hanzo struggles against Sarutobi Sasuke and Sanada Yukimura. At the same time, Sasuke and Yukimura are plotting a new trick with the Satsuma clan ....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kimika Yoshino

As the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate becomes firm, Hattori Hanzo struggles against Sarutobi Sasuke and Sanada Yukimura. At the same time, Sasuke and Yukimura are plotting a new trick with the Satsuma clan ....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kimika Yoshino

Kagiganai (2005)

 (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Yamada
CAST:  Nao Omori  •  Tsugumi  •  Miho Fujima  •  Aki Kawamura

 (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Yamada
CAST:  Nao Omori  •  Tsugumi  •  Miho Fujima  •  Aki Kawamura
2