Koji Sato

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A Touch of Fever (1993)

The story of two young hustlers, Tatsuro and Shin. They each have a lady friend, and everything seems to work, until the day Shin declares he's in love with Tatsuro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryosuke Hashiguchi
CAST:  Yoshihiko Hakamada  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Masashi Endô  •  Sumiyo Yamada

The story of two young hustlers, Tatsuro and Shin. They each have a lady friend, and everything seems to work, until the day Shin declares he's in love with Tatsuro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryosuke Hashiguchi
CAST:  Yoshihiko Hakamada  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Masashi Endô  •  Sumiyo Yamada

Keiho (1999)

The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however, reveals the crime was a well-planned statement against the section of Japan's criminal code granting diminished ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Naoki Sugiura

The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, however, reveals the crime was a well-planned statement against the section of Japan's criminal code granting diminished ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Naoki Sugiura

A Boy Called H (2013)

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Tatsuki Yoshioka  •  Ran Ito  •  Yurine Hanada

That's The Way!! (2011)

A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Satô
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Maki Horikita  •  Koji Sato

A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Satô
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Maki Horikita  •  Koji Sato

Main Theme (1984)

A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Hironobu Nomura  •  Kazuo Zaitsu  •  Machiko Watanabe

A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Hironobu Nomura  •  Kazuo Zaitsu  •  Machiko Watanabe

Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep (1983)

A light comedy which celebrates youth's freedoms, aspirations, and boundless energy. Mayumi and Mai are hair stylists who open a Barber shop called The Pink Cut. The place is an immediate success, due mostly to their super-short skirts. When the girls decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Mayumi Terashima  •  Mai Inoue  •  Ryōko Watanabe  •  Chie Yamaguchi

A light comedy which celebrates youth's freedoms, aspirations, and boundless energy. Mayumi and Mai are hair stylists who open a Barber shop called The Pink Cut. The place is an immediate success, due mostly to their super-short skirts. When the girls decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Mayumi Terashima  •  Mai Inoue  •  Ryōko Watanabe  •  Chie Yamaguchi

Abacus and Sword (2010)

Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for finance & accounting. He is also a gifted mathematician and uses the abacus with extreme skills. Naoyuki works under ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Yukie Nakama  •  Masatoshi Nakamura  •  Keiko Matsuzaka

Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for finance & accounting. He is also a gifted mathematician and uses the abacus with extreme skills. Naoyuki works under ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Yukie Nakama  •  Masatoshi Nakamura  •  Keiko Matsuzaka

Séance (2000)

A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. But instead of informing the police, they hatch a scheme to get famous by working with the police as a psychic consultant to "find" the girl. And then, things start to go terribly wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Hikari Ishida

A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. But instead of informing the police, they hatch a scheme to get famous by working with the police as a psychic consultant to "find" the girl. And then, things start to go terribly wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Hikari Ishida

The Black House (1999)

A meek agent at the Showa Life Insurance company receives a phone call from a customer who says that she's planning to commit suicide and wants to know if her policy will pay out. Concerned about her safety, the agent visits her house only to find that her young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Daikichi Sugawara  •  Katsunobu Ito  •  Kenichi Katsura  •  Masahiko Nishimura

A meek agent at the Showa Life Insurance company receives a phone call from a customer who says that she's planning to commit suicide and wants to know if her policy will pay out. Concerned about her safety, the agent visits her house only to find that her young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Daikichi Sugawara  •  Katsunobu Ito  •  Kenichi Katsura  •  Masahiko Nishimura

Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax (1986)

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A young woman who is prone to romantic dreams involving her supervisor time-travels from 1986 to 2001 and becomes involved with a private investigator who is working on a divorce case and is having his own marital difficulties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Kozue Tanaka  •  Yukijiro Hotaru  •  Saeko Kizuki  •  Yūji Nogami

A young woman who is prone to romantic dreams involving her supervisor time-travels from 1986 to 2001 and becomes involved with a private investigator who is working on a divorce case and is having his own marital difficulties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Kozue Tanaka  •  Yukijiro Hotaru  •  Saeko Kizuki  •  Yūji Nogami

Lovers' Kiss (2003)

LOVERS' KISS (ラヴァーズ・キス?) is a 2003 Japanese romance movie based on a manga by Akimi Yoshida. This is a youth movie of six teenagers (three boys and three girls) whom it is focused on, taking place in Kamakura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ataru Oikawa
CAST:  Aya Hirayama  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Yuma Ishigaki

LOVERS' KISS (ラヴァーズ・キス?) is a 2003 Japanese romance movie based on a manga by Akimi Yoshida. This is a youth movie of six teenagers (three boys and three girls) whom it is focused on, taking place in Kamakura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ataru Oikawa
CAST:  Aya Hirayama  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Yuma Ishigaki

The Mamiya Brothers (2006)

The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Tsukaji Muga

The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Tsukaji Muga

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)

There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Ichikawa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Arata Furuta  •  Kazuo Hara

There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Ichikawa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Arata Furuta  •  Kazuo Hara

Crying Clown's Wedding (2016)

Kanami is an apprentice pierrot and dreams of making people laugh. She falls in love with Yosuke who is a dialysis patient. He forgets to smile. To make Yosuke smile, Kanami decides to have a smile no matter what. Yosuke begins to have feelings to her and they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Minorikawa
CAST:  Mirai Shida  •  Ryo Ryusei  •  Yuko Araki  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

Kanami is an apprentice pierrot and dreams of making people laugh. She falls in love with Yosuke who is a dialysis patient. He forgets to smile. To make Yosuke smile, Kanami decides to have a smile no matter what. Yosuke begins to have feelings to her and they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Minorikawa
CAST:  Mirai Shida  •  Ryo Ryusei  •  Yuko Araki  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

DIVE!! (2008)

Tomoki Sakai is your average junior-high student. Fascinated by the diving skills of Yōichi Fujitani, an elite athlete born into a family of former Olympic divers, Tomoki joins the Mizuki Diving Club (MDC) where Yōichi trains. However, the club is in the red, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Kumazawa
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Asaka Seto  •  Junpei Mizobata

Tomoki Sakai is your average junior-high student. Fascinated by the diving skills of Yōichi Fujitani, an elite athlete born into a family of former Olympic divers, Tomoki joins the Mizuki Diving Club (MDC) where Yōichi trains. However, the club is in the red, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Kumazawa
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Asaka Seto  •  Junpei Mizobata

Female Leopard (1985)

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A young and beautiful woman goes to stay with her "eccentric" brother in the country. He - a crazed millionaire painter - is entranced by his sister's beauty, the very reason they were separated in their youth. Unable to hide his yearning for his own flesh and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōyū Ohara
CAST:  Kozue Tanaka  •  Yukihiko Sato  •  Minako Ogawa  •  Mai Roppongi

A young and beautiful woman goes to stay with her "eccentric" brother in the country. He - a crazed millionaire painter - is entranced by his sister's beauty, the very reason they were separated in their youth. Unable to hide his yearning for his own flesh and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōyū Ohara
CAST:  Kozue Tanaka  •  Yukihiko Sato  •  Minako Ogawa  •  Mai Roppongi

Mischievous Lolita Attacking the Virgin from Behind (1986)

Toru was an ordinary businessman. One day he found a doll in the trash, and he took it home. In the next morning, he heard strange noises in the house, although he was supposed to be living alone. He finds out that the doll has turned into a real girl, naked, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yûko Mizushima  •  Mizuho Nakagawa  •  Masahiko Abe  •  Minako Ogawa

Toru was an ordinary businessman. One day he found a doll in the trash, and he took it home. In the next morning, he heard strange noises in the house, although he was supposed to be living alone. He finds out that the doll has turned into a real girl, naked, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yûko Mizushima  •  Mizuho Nakagawa  •  Masahiko Abe  •  Minako Ogawa

Romance Of Darkness (2006)

Rikka Nikaidou is a cute and innocent girl sees two persons vanish into thin hair...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Goto
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Aki Maeda  •  Katsunobu Ito  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima

Rikka Nikaidou is a cute and innocent girl sees two persons vanish into thin hair...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Goto
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Aki Maeda  •  Katsunobu Ito  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima

Scanty-Panty Doll: Pungent Aroma (1984)

Roman Porno from 1984.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Mizutani
CAST:  Kaoru Oda  •  Usagi Asō  •  Mika Hijiri  •  MOMOKO

Roman Porno from 1984.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Mizutani
CAST:  Kaoru Oda  •  Usagi Asō  •  Mika Hijiri  •  MOMOKO

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)

In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuyuki Yakushiji
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Riho Makise  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Masatô Ibu

In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuyuki Yakushiji
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Riho Makise  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Masatô Ibu
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