Kenji Takano

Spriggan (1998)

An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirotsugu Kawasaki
CAST:  Ryuji Aigase  •  Takehito Koyasu  •  Showtaro Morikubo  •  Katsumi Suzuki

An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirotsugu Kawasaki
CAST:  Ryuji Aigase  •  Takehito Koyasu  •  Showtaro Morikubo  •  Katsumi Suzuki

Legend of the Devil (1996)

A gang of evil ninjas has stolen the sacred sword of the Lady Mayu and are demanding that her family exchange her for the family treasure. The world's greatest swordsman, Shuranosuke Sakaki, is called in to get the sword back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Takeshi Yamato  •  Kenji Takano  •  Kyôko Togawa

A gang of evil ninjas has stolen the sacred sword of the Lady Mayu and are demanding that her family exchange her for the family treasure. The world's greatest swordsman, Shuranosuke Sakaki, is called in to get the sword back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Takeshi Yamato  •  Kenji Takano  •  Kyôko Togawa

Sleepless Town (1998)

Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Chi-Ngai
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Mirai Yamamoto  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Sihung Lung

Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Chi-Ngai
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Mirai Yamamoto  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Sihung Lung

Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)

In order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage killers to destroy his father's organization.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Kenji Takano  •  Marie Jinno  •  Tamaki Kenmotsu

In order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage killers to destroy his father's organization.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Kenji Takano  •  Marie Jinno  •  Tamaki Kenmotsu

The Defender (1997)

Computer engineer Takashi notices that a microchip is protruding fro his head. He contacts a notorious hacker for help. Meanwhile, Takashi's world is turning upside down. He's robbed at knifepoint & then chased through the crowded Tokyo streets by a giant. Or maybe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Toshiro Yanagiba  •  Miho Kanno  •  Kenji Takano  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Computer engineer Takashi notices that a microchip is protruding fro his head. He contacts a notorious hacker for help. Meanwhile, Takashi's world is turning upside down. He's robbed at knifepoint & then chased through the crowded Tokyo streets by a giant. Or maybe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Toshiro Yanagiba  •  Miho Kanno  •  Kenji Takano  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Ichi, ni no sanshiro (1995)

Based on the comic by Makoto Kobayashi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Ichikawa
CAST:  Masaaki Satake  •  Eriko Tamura  •  Naomasa Musaka  •  Shinobu Sakagami

Based on the comic by Makoto Kobayashi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Ichikawa
CAST:  Masaaki Satake  •  Eriko Tamura  •  Naomasa Musaka  •  Shinobu Sakagami

Fudoh 2: Nohma Strikes Back! (1997)

The story of Fudoh II concerns a group of delinquent high school girls who decide they will take over organized crime in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. Their method is simple: murdering as many mobsters as possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiho Fukuoka
CAST:  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Rei Natsume  •  Kenji Takano

The story of Fudoh II concerns a group of delinquent high school girls who decide they will take over organized crime in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. Their method is simple: murdering as many mobsters as possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiho Fukuoka
CAST:  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Riki Takeuchi  •  Rei Natsume  •  Kenji Takano