Akashi Takei

Heaven's Bookstore (2004)

Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Karina

Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Karina

Ballad (2009)

Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Takao Osawa  •  Yui Natsukawa

Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Takao Osawa  •  Yui Natsukawa

Rainbow Fireflies (2012)

Weird

One year ago, Yūta lost his father from a car accident. Now in the 6th grade, Yūta goes to catch a beetle at a dam on a deep mountain. Yūta often went there with his father. There, Yūta meets a strange old man. Due to heavy rain, Yūta slips and falls down a bridge. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Konosuke Uda
CAST:  Akashi Takei  •  Ayumi Kimura  •  Tarō Ishida  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

One year ago, Yūta lost his father from a car accident. Now in the 6th grade, Yūta goes to catch a beetle at a dam on a deep mountain. Yūta often went there with his father. There, Yūta meets a strange old man. Due to heavy rain, Yūta slips and falls down a bridge. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Konosuke Uda
CAST:  Akashi Takei  •  Ayumi Kimura  •  Tarō Ishida  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

Tange Sazen : The Jar Worth One Million Ryo (2004)

Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo is a remake of a classic 1935 film of the same name by Yamanaka Sadao. Tange Sazen, the one-armd, one-eyed ex-samurai swordsman is the creation of Hayashi Fubo and was one of the most popular characters of the era. This remake is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Tsuda
CAST:  Shigeru Araki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Masami Horiuchi  •  Akio Kaneda

Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo is a remake of a classic 1935 film of the same name by Yamanaka Sadao. Tange Sazen, the one-armd, one-eyed ex-samurai swordsman is the creation of Hayashi Fubo and was one of the most popular characters of the era. This remake is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Tsuda
CAST:  Shigeru Araki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Masami Horiuchi  •  Akio Kaneda

Be with You (2004)

When two souls find one another, nothing can tear them apart. Widower Takumi lives a quiet life with his six-year-old son Yuji after the loss of wife and mother Mio. Yuji unfailingly remembers her promise to him: "I'll be with you again in a year's time, when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Akashi Takei  •  Karen Miyama  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Yosuke Asari

When two souls find one another, nothing can tear them apart. Widower Takumi lives a quiet life with his six-year-old son Yuji after the loss of wife and mother Mio. Yuji unfailingly remembers her promise to him: "I'll be with you again in a year's time, when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Akashi Takei  •  Karen Miyama  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Yosuke Asari

Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha (2009)

Taishi lives with his father Kazushi. His mother left home when Taishi was very young and he barely has any memories of her. He believes that his mother left home to study in Paris. His favorite moments come once a week when he receives a letter from his mother. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Akashi Takei  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Abe Mio

Taishi lives with his father Kazushi. His mother left home when Taishi was very young and he barely has any memories of her. He believes that his mother left home to study in Paris. His favorite moments come once a week when he receives a letter from his mother. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Akashi Takei  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Abe Mio