Known for Sound
Born
December 20, 1964 (age 61)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Filmography
42 films, 42 shows
showing 37 of 38 films


Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
2026
country: Japan
A never-ending battlefield ruled by madness, but there was a witch who would surely rise again.


Patlabor EZY File 2
2026
country: Japan
Patlabor EZY: File 2 is the second of a 3-part theatrical series taking place in 2036, 38 years after the events of Patlabor on Television and The New Files. Set in the TV continuity, this new production does not take place in the same timeline as the Patlabor film series or live-action drama.


Patlabor EZY File 1
2026
country: Japan
The first of a 3-part theatrical series taking place in 2036, 38 years after the events of Patlabor on Television and The New Files.


Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-
2026 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
Paris in the early 20th century. Fujiko dreams of becoming a painter despite expectations of marriage, while Chizuru, born into a samurai family, longs to study ballet. Reunited in Paris after meeting as children, they support each other and move toward their dreams.


The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
2023 · 55m
country: Japan
Reunited with Lancelot for the first time since their tragic accident, Tristan must learn to conquer his inner demons in order to save his mother's life.


Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
2021 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
A virtual world in a scab coral (coral-like information life form) created by Eureka. Ten years have passed since the people of the virtual world appeared on this earth with the collapse. As a result of this “great fusion”, human beings in the virtual world call themselves “Green Earth”, and human beings on the old Earth call themselves “Blue Earth”, and various collisions will be repeated under the surface of the water. And Dewey Novak, a high-ranking official of the Green Earth Army, raises up with his colleagues to protect their dignity and finally puts into action a large-scale terrorist program.


Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.


Shishigari
2019 · 17m
country: Japan
A gift from the gods of the mountains. Deep in the northern mountains, there are people who have been living with the blessings of the mountains. A boy, who is coming of age, journeys into the mountains for his first hunt. He must find the "Kuroshishi." The mountain is a world where life and death are divided by a paper-thin line. Sometimes, nature will show its fangs...


Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
2018 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
After her father is killed by the deadly coral menace, Anemone vows to have her revenge. But the only way to fight back is from the inside.


Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
2018 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
A large scale catastrophe is occurring across the planet. Ability users are discovered after the appearance of a mysterious fog, apparently having committed suicide, so the Armed Detective Agency sets out to investigate these mysterious deaths. The case seems to involve an unknown ability user referred to as "Collector," a man who could be the mastermind behind the incident. Trust and courage are put to the test in order to save the city of Yokohama and ability users across the world from the grip of Collector where the Armed Detective Agency forms an unlikely partnership with the dangerous Port Mafia.


Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.


Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
2017 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
During the Taisho era of 1918, 17-year-old Benio Hanamura thrives on bucking tradition. As a boisterous and quarrelsome tomboy, Miss Hanamura leads a life of kendo and tree-climbing adventure with her best friends Tamaki and Ranmaru. Benio determines to find love on her own, though her family has other plans. Benio will encounter tests of love, independence, and friendship during wartime.


Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1
2017 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
It all begins with the story that was left untold—the earth-shattering incident where Renton's father disappeared. With the mysterious pilot Eureka by his side, only Adroc Thurston could undo his own mistake, sparking the event that changed everything and earned him the title of a hero. Now, ten years later, Eureka lies in critical condition as Renton leaves the crew of the Gekko. But when he finds himself in the care of his father's old friends, he has a choice to make. Either stay with the loving family he's always wanted, or earn the love he seeks.


STAR DRIVER: The Movie
2013 · 2h 30m
country: Japan
Star Driver takes place on the fictional Southern Cross Isle. One night, a boy named Takuto washes up on shore swimming from the mainland. He later enrolls in Southern Cross High School as a freshman and makes new friends.


Blue Exorcist: The Movie
2012 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
The atmosphere in True Cross Academy is lively and boisterous in the days leading up to the grand festival held once every 11 years. During this time, Okumura Rin is entrusted with the responsibility of suppressing the berserk Phantom Train. In the midst of his mission, he meets a devil whose appearance is that of a young boy.


A Letter to Momo
2012 · 2h
country: Japan
A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.


Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon
2011 · 48m
country: Japan
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.


Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible
2011 · 48m
country: Japan
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.


Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety
2011 · 48m
country: Japan
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.


Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
2011 · 48m
country: Japan
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.


Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos
2011 · 48m
country: Japan
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.


Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals
2011 · 48m
country: Japan
This story follows a boy named Quon and his friends, who are "Attractors". Attractors are human beings who have awakened and have supernatural powers. Quon is determined to save them all. But a secret organization is hunting them...


Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost
2010 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Accused of terrorism and feeling the heat, Saki's high-tech crew is in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the shroud of mystery covering Takizawa is lifted as he and his fellow Selecao make their final moves. Every game must come to an end. For those playing Mr. Outside's twisted game of conspiracy thrills, the end comes now.


Assault Girls
2009 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
Three women and one man - with an assortment of weaponry - wage war against giant mutant sandwhales in a barren digital landscape, all to achieve points within the virtual reality video game called Avalon.


Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden
2009 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Takizawa prevented Japan's destruction - and then he vanished. Six months later, clues lead Saki to the Big Apple in search of her missing friend. Meanwhile, the remaining Selecao are plotting their final move. Some of them would prefer Takizawa dead and out of the way. Some might even be willing to help him achieve his goals. Unfortunately, some are prepared to destroy everything if it means claiming checkmate in Mr. Outside's puzzling game.


Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
2009 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Renton, son of scientists, and Eureka, a girl who can't live under the sun, are raised together when very young and become very attached to each other. One day, Eureka is taken away. Powerless at the time, Renton vows to rescue her. He enters the military and is soon is assigned to the Independent Youths Unit 303 of the First Mobile Forces thanks to his exceptional performance alongside his Nirvash, a bio-mechanical armor/control system. Unknown to Renton, lies a plot to extinguish the alien invasion that is currently happening involving not only him, but Eureka too.


The Sky Crawlers
2008 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.


The Women of Fast Food
2007 · 2h 3m
country: Japan
"Tachiguishi", that is to say, grifters who make it their profession to "eat-and-run", was created by the world-famous filmmaker, Mamoru Oshii. In 2006, he directed "Tachigui -- the Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters", a feature film which was made using a new technique called superlive-mation. It combined fact and fiction to tell daring stories of professional grifters, leaving viewers with a feeling of nostalgia for the Showa era. Following that, another movie has been completed. This new live-action film, "Eat and Run - 6 Beautiful Grifters" was made with the objective of filming its main actresses as beautifully as possible. The film is made up of six episodes directed by five different directors who rose to the challenge, two of which star Oshii himself.


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
2007 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.


Tales from Earthsea
2006 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.


Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals - the Fast Food Grifters are the phantoms that rise and fall with the shifting diet-styles. They are the dissenting heroes who carved their names on the dark side of dietary culture with their glare. Now their legend revives, strong as ever...


Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
2006 · 2h 41m
country: Japan
The year is 2030, and an influx of refuges have effortlessly transformed themselves into a terrorist organization known as the "Individual Eleven." With a sadistic intent of mass destruction, will they triumph in victory or discover the gloomy pitfalls of defeat?


The Wings of Rean
2005 · 2h 24m
country: Japan
Because his friends fired a rocket into the US Army camp, Suzuki was wanted by the US Army and the police. While he was running away the sea surface suddenly rose, and when a brilliant light appeared he saw a strange looking battleship flying in the air. He was dumped into the sea and when he crawled onto the battleship there was a beautiful girl standing there. She said her name was Lyx, the princess of another world, and added, "My Father is Japanese, Shinjiro Sakomizu. Please help me, Suzuki." Based on the novel series by the Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino.


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
2005 · 2h 40m
country: Japan
The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.


Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.


Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
1999 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.


Ghost in the Shell
1995 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.