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Tezuka's Barbara (2020)

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Shizuka Ishibashi

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Shizuka Ishibashi

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers (2018)

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Ryosuke Miura  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Issay

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Ryosuke Miura  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Issay

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985)

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Shingo Kubota  •  Kan Takagi  •  Kyôko Togawa  •  Issay

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Shingo Kubota  •  Kan Takagi  •  Kyôko Togawa  •  Issay

Dandy to Watashi (1991)

Idol Kataoka decides to take a break from his career in order to take care of Momoko, the manager of his rival, who happens to not be the greatest at household work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kamidai
CAST:  Minako Honda  •  Issay  •  Hideyuki Nakayama

Idol Kataoka decides to take a break from his career in order to take care of Momoko, the manager of his rival, who happens to not be the greatest at household work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kamidai
CAST:  Minako Honda  •  Issay  •  Hideyuki Nakayama