Yuko Sasaki

Venus Wars (1989)

The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
CAST:  Katsuhide Uekusa  •  Eriko Hara  •  Hiroshi Kawaguchi  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
CAST:  Katsuhide Uekusa  •  Eriko Hara  •  Hiroshi Kawaguchi  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaze to Ki no Uta Sanctus: Sei Naru Kana (1987)

Son of a viscount and a Roma prostitute (both deceased), Serge is intelligent, sweet, talented, and alienated by his family due to his heritage. Upon being sent to his new school, he rooms with Gilbert Cocteau, a gorgeous loner of a boy who sells his body for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
CAST:  Yuko Sasaki  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

Son of a viscount and a Roma prostitute (both deceased), Serge is intelligent, sweet, talented, and alienated by his family due to his heritage. Upon being sent to his new school, he rooms with Gilbert Cocteau, a gorgeous loner of a boy who sells his body for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
CAST:  Yuko Sasaki  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

Hades Project: Zeorymer Separation (1988)

Parts 1 & 2. When high school student Masato discovers that his parents aren't really his parents and that he's been selected to pilot the giant robot Zeorymer, he decides he must fight the evil corporation that built it. Unfortunately, the bad guys have already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiki Hirano
CAST:  Chieko Honda  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

Parts 1 & 2. When high school student Masato discovers that his parents aren't really his parents and that he's been selected to pilot the giant robot Zeorymer, he decides he must fight the evil corporation that built it. Unfortunately, the bad guys have already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiki Hirano
CAST:  Chieko Honda  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

Princess Arete (2001)

Imprisoned by a sorcerer who fears she will rob him of eternal life, guileless young Princess Arete befriends a villager who helps her plan an escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sunao Katabuchi
CAST:  Houko Kuwashima  •  Minami Takayama  •  Tsuyoshi Koyama  •  Yusuke Numata

Imprisoned by a sorcerer who fears she will rob him of eternal life, guileless young Princess Arete befriends a villager who helps her plan an escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sunao Katabuchi
CAST:  Houko Kuwashima  •  Minami Takayama  •  Tsuyoshi Koyama  •  Yusuke Numata

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers (1990)

A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love (1992)

Notorious thief Lupin the Third aims to steal the lost treasure of the Romanov royal family with his criminal associates along for the ride. The treasure is an immense quantity of gold hidden underground in the vaults of a mysterious Texas bank. But to obtain the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Notorious thief Lupin the Third aims to steal the lost treasure of the Romanov royal family with his criminal associates along for the ride. The treasure is an immense quantity of gold hidden underground in the vaults of a mysterious Texas bank. But to obtain the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Hades Project: Zeorymer Extinction (1989)

Parts 3 & 4. When high school student Masato discovers that his parents aren't really his parents and that he's been selected to pilot the giant robot Zeorymer, he decides he must fight the evil corporation that built it. Unfortunately, the bad guys have already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiki Hirano
CAST:  Chieko Honda  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

Parts 3 & 4. When high school student Masato discovers that his parents aren't really his parents and that he's been selected to pilot the giant robot Zeorymer, he decides he must fight the evil corporation that built it. Unfortunately, the bad guys have already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiki Hirano
CAST:  Chieko Honda  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

Blue Flames (1989)

Ryuuichi is a high-school student tired of living in a small town with small people. He's determined to claw his way to the top of Tokyo, and he'll use any woman he can to do it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Kenyu Horiuchi  •  Arisa Andô  •  Kazue Ikura  •  Mayumi Shou

Ryuuichi is a high-school student tired of living in a small town with small people. He's determined to claw his way to the top of Tokyo, and he'll use any woman he can to do it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Kenyu Horiuchi  •  Arisa Andô  •  Kazue Ikura  •  Mayumi Shou

Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction (1990)

Riki finds himself in the town of Misaki, dotted with illegal nuclear power plants and run by a religious fanatic military organization called "God's Judgment." He is taken prisoner and made to fight in gladiatorial matches in a sprawling arena. He finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Bin Shimada  •  Ryuuzaburou Ootomo  •  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Tomomichi Nishimura

Riki finds himself in the town of Misaki, dotted with illegal nuclear power plants and run by a religious fanatic military organization called "God's Judgment." He is taken prisoner and made to fight in gladiatorial matches in a sprawling arena. He finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Bin Shimada  •  Ryuuzaburou Ootomo  •  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Tomomichi Nishimura

Chibi Maruko-chan (1990)

Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9-year-old girl. She tricks her grandfather, ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance, and hates sitting next to ugly boys. She talks, feels and lives just as real kids do. As the second term ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yuko Sasaki

Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9-year-old girl. She tricks her grandfather, ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance, and hates sitting next to ugly boys. She talks, feels and lives just as real kids do. As the second term ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yuko Sasaki

Exper Zenon (1991)

Zenno, a master gamer, has been offered the chance to play the newly-released game, Expers. But when a naked girl appears in his classroom to give him his Expers Suit, complete with real superpowers, he learns that Expers is not just a simple computer game — it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Moriyama
CAST:  Yumi Takada  •  Taiki Matsuno  •  Kiyoyuki Yanada  •  Yuko Sasaki

Zenno, a master gamer, has been offered the chance to play the newly-released game, Expers. But when a naked girl appears in his classroom to give him his Expers Suit, complete with real superpowers, he learns that Expers is not just a simple computer game — it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Moriyama
CAST:  Yumi Takada  •  Taiki Matsuno  •  Kiyoyuki Yanada  •  Yuko Sasaki

Bad Boy Blue (1992)

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DIRECTION:  Tadafumi Tomioka
CAST:  Kenichiro Kikuchi  •  Asaka Seto  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Yuko Sasaki

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DIRECTION:  Tadafumi Tomioka
CAST:  Kenichiro Kikuchi  •  Asaka Seto  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Yuko Sasaki

Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song (1992)

Momoko's teacher asks the third grade to draw a picture based on their favorite song, to enter in a contest. She picks a song she's recently become fond of during music class, and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet relatives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama  •  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Yumiko Takahashi  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama

Momoko's teacher asks the third grade to draw a picture based on their favorite song, to enter in a contest. She picks a song she's recently become fond of during music class, and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet relatives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama  •  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Yumiko Takahashi  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama

Desert Rose (1993)

Mariko, codenamed "Rose Marie", is a leader of an anti-terrorism group, CAT (Counter Attack Terrorism). She lost her husband and son in a terrorist bomb attack at an airport. Also suffering injuries in the blast, she was left with a scar that looked like a rose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunao Aoki
CAST:  Ai Orikasa  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Chieko Honda

Mariko, codenamed "Rose Marie", is a leader of an anti-terrorism group, CAT (Counter Attack Terrorism). She lost her husband and son in a terrorist bomb attack at an airport. Also suffering injuries in the blast, she was left with a scar that looked like a rose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunao Aoki
CAST:  Ai Orikasa  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Chieko Honda

Bonobono (1993)

The first theatrical release, titled Bonobono, opened in theaters on 1993-11-13. The film has since been broadcast on domestic television in Japan, including on broadcast satellite channels such as NHK BS-2. The film has been released on VHS and DVD in Japan, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Igarashi
CAST:  Toshiko Fujita  •  Yusaku Yara  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Kazuo Kumakura

The first theatrical release, titled Bonobono, opened in theaters on 1993-11-13. The film has since been broadcast on domestic television in Japan, including on broadcast satellite channels such as NHK BS-2. The film has been released on VHS and DVD in Japan, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Igarashi
CAST:  Toshiko Fujita  •  Yusaku Yara  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Kazuo Kumakura

Ecchan no Senso (2002)

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DIRECTION:  Seiji Arihara
CAST:  Minami Takayama  •  Aruno Tahara  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Yuko Sasaki

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DIRECTION:  Seiji Arihara
CAST:  Minami Takayama  •  Aruno Tahara  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Yuko Sasaki

Japan Sinks 2020 Theatrical Edition - Shizumanuki Bow - (2020)

The Mutou family leads a peaceful life: Kouichirou works at a construction site and his wife Mari is returning from an overseas trip. Their daughter Ayumu has just finished her track practice while their son Gou is playing video games at home. However, life as they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Reina Ueda  •  Tomo Muranaka  •  Yuko Sasaki  •  Masaki Terasoma

The Mutou family leads a peaceful life: Kouichirou works at a construction site and his wife Mari is returning from an overseas trip. Their daughter Ayumu has just finished her track practice while their son Gou is playing video games at home. However, life as they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Reina Ueda  •  Tomo Muranaka  •  Yuko Sasaki  •  Masaki Terasoma

Columbus no Daibouken (1992)

As he nears the New World, Christopher Columbus tells cabin boy Paco about his youthful hardships, the difficulties of convincing others of his vision, and the final victory when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to sponsor his trip. The sailors are doubtful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yorifusa Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takashi Taniguchi  •  Kikuko Inoue  •  Toshiyuki Morikawa  •  Masaru Ikeda

As he nears the New World, Christopher Columbus tells cabin boy Paco about his youthful hardships, the difficulties of convincing others of his vision, and the final victory when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to sponsor his trip. The sailors are doubtful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yorifusa Yamaguchi
CAST:  Takashi Taniguchi  •  Kikuko Inoue  •  Toshiyuki Morikawa  •  Masaru Ikeda

St. Michael Academy (1990)

Reborn as a woman named Aiko, the soldier rises as the military leader of a new crusade, successfully unites the world, and abolishes all religion. Haunted by memories of a past life, Aiko travels backward in time and finds herself caught in an incredible battle to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Fukutomi
CAST:  Sakiko Tamagawa  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Ayako Shiraishi  •  Sumi Shimamoto

Reborn as a woman named Aiko, the soldier rises as the military leader of a new crusade, successfully unites the world, and abolishes all religion. Haunted by memories of a past life, Aiko travels backward in time and finds herself caught in an incredible battle to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Fukutomi
CAST:  Sakiko Tamagawa  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Ayako Shiraishi  •  Sumi Shimamoto

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DIRECTION:  Itsumichi Isomura
CAST:  Maya Yamauchi  •  Shinobu Satô  •  Megumi Komaki  •  Miwa Hosoki