Dai Kanai

High Seas Hijack (1977)

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Bushelman  •  Katsumune Ishida
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Ryôhei Uchida

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Bushelman  •  Katsumune Ishida
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Ryôhei Uchida

Demon Pond (1979)

Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love. A classical tale which translates wonderfully to film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Tamasaburo Bando  •  Gō Katō  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Hisashi Igawa

Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love. A classical tale which translates wonderfully to film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Tamasaburo Bando  •  Gō Katō  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Hisashi Igawa

The Life of Chikuzan (1977)

A 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Ryūzō Hayashi  •  Nobuko Otowa  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Dai Kanai

A 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Ryūzō Hayashi  •  Nobuko Otowa  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Dai Kanai

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985)

Papi, the tiny president of a faraway planet, escapes to Earth to avoid being captured by the military forces that took over. Despite being welcomed by Doraemon, Nobita and their friends, the little alien notices that his enemies have also reached this world and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama
CAST:  Nobuyo Oyama  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Kazuya Tatekabe  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki

Papi, the tiny president of a faraway planet, escapes to Earth to avoid being captured by the military forces that took over. Despite being welcomed by Doraemon, Nobita and their friends, the little alien notices that his enemies have also reached this world and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama
CAST:  Nobuyo Oyama  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Kazuya Tatekabe  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki

The Dimension Travelers (1998)

A teenage girl makes a new friend at her school who tells her that she has the ability to travel between worlds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Masami Horiuchi  •  Dai Kanai  •  Chiharu Niiyama  •  Ken Nishida

A teenage girl makes a new friend at her school who tells her that she has the ability to travel between worlds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Masami Horiuchi  •  Dai Kanai  •  Chiharu Niiyama  •  Ken Nishida

A Woman Called En (1971)

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is released at the age of 44, the power struggles of her clan continue to disturb her life and the man whom she loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai
CAST:  Shinjirô Ehara  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Yoshi Katō  •  Ken Ogata

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is released at the age of 44, the power struggles of her clan continue to disturb her life and the man whom she loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai
CAST:  Shinjirô Ehara  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Yoshi Katō  •  Ken Ogata

Professional Killers (1973)

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūsuke Watanabe
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Kōji Takahashi  •  Sō Yamamura  •  Taisaku Akino

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūsuke Watanabe
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Kōji Takahashi  •  Sō Yamamura  •  Taisaku Akino

My Way (1974)

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Nobuko Otowa  •  Taiji Tonoyama  •  Rokkō Toura  •  Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Nobuko Otowa  •  Taiji Tonoyama  •  Rokkō Toura  •  Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)

A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Hiroko Isayama  •  Kō Nishimura

A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Hiroko Isayama  •  Kō Nishimura

My Voiceless Friends (1972)

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Katsutoshi Atarashi  •  Koji Moritsugu  •  Michiko Araki

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Katsutoshi Atarashi  •  Koji Moritsugu  •  Michiko Araki

MY beautiful EGO (1999)

'My Beautiful Ego' consists of different short stories which have the root of our Punk spirit. Quite short images that are beautiful and have no meanings are inserted between each scene. This film was based on its scenario.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sae Shimizu
CAST:  Sae Shimizu  •  Satoshi Shindo  •  Ena Okutani  •  Haruka Iwanaga

'My Beautiful Ego' consists of different short stories which have the root of our Punk spirit. Quite short images that are beautiful and have no meanings are inserted between each scene. This film was based on its scenario.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sae Shimizu
CAST:  Sae Shimizu  •  Satoshi Shindo  •  Ena Okutani  •  Haruka Iwanaga