Known for Directing
Filmography
20 films, 1 show


90 Meters
2026 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
Tasuku is a high school senior taking care of his single mother Misaki, who has ALS. Though they have a helper who visits during the day, Tasuku still has to take care of cooking and housework, as well as helping his mother use the toilet. Because of this, he's had to quit the basketball team. Tasuku hasn't been focusing on his future plans, since he feels like it wouldn't matter in the first place. But when his mother gets approved for more caregivers, he suddenly has the chance to pursue his dream college. But can he really leave his increasingly infirm mother behind?


Ghost Cat Anzu
2024 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu's odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.


Confession
2024 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
A suspense thriller about two men, one of whom tells his darkest secret to the other, and the ensuing fight for survival between the two in a snowbound hut.


Let's Go Karaoke!
2024 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Satomi Oka is worried about his final choir competition but is accosted by a shadowy gangster, Kyouji Narita, who demands karaoke sessions with him.


Godzilla Minus One
2023 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.


Ghost Book
2022 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
The forbidden book that will make any wish come true "The Ghostly Book of Books". However, in order to make your wish come true you have to go through a life-threatening trial. What is that trial...?


Shinonome Color Weekend
2021 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A story about three former broadcasting club members who gathered for the first time in several years to trace the memories of their days at the school building of their old school, Shinome Girls' High School, which was decided to be demolished.


JUMP!!:The Heroes Behind the GOLD
2021 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Story about 1998 Nagano Olympic ski jump team competition, where Japan won a gold medal.


The Great War of Archimedes
2019 · 2h 10m
country: Japan
It is the early 1930s and the command of the Japanese Imperial Navy determines to construct the world's biggest and most formidable battleship, Yamato. One of the admirals, Yamamoto Isoroku, disagrees. He recruits the upstart and mathematics' expert Tadashi Kai who discovers there are discrepancies between the official cost estimates and the actual figures. They soon find out that they have stumbled upon a conspiracy.


Million Dollar Man
2018 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
A man, who is repaying a 30 million yen debt left by his brother, wins the 300 million yen lottery. He grapples with the question of whether money can buy him happiness.


Mori, The Artist's Habitat
2018 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and those who love him.


Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.


Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
2016 · 2h 25m
country: Japan
In a time when the main source of energy was still coal, there was a man who saw the future in oil. Young Tetsuzo Kunioka who hails from Moji, Kitakyushu, rides out into the oil business, but is faced with numerous challenges and competitors who stand in his way, including domestic suppliers and major western oil companies, or the "oil majors". But Tetsuzo never gave up, however despairing the situation was. He always found a way and paved a new road with his unconventional ideas, eccentric actions, and most of all, his caring heart toward his own men. That style of Tetsuzo's was not something that would ever change, even when the tides were against him in a war-lost Japan.


Parasyte: Part 2
2015 · 1h 57m
country: Japan
Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.


Parasyte: Part 1
2014 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.


Mourning Recipe
2013 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
A widower and his daughter deal with the death of the man's wife.


G'mor Evian!
2012 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
"Good Morning Everyone!" revolves around a family involved in the punk music scene. Aki is a former guitarist for a punk band. She became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter named Hatsuki. The mother and daughter live together happily, but they do have different personalities. A man named Yagu then enters their life. He is an ex-member of the punk band that Aki played with. Yagu has feelings for Aki.


Piecing Me Back Together
2010 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
A young woman named Izumi suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi, who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death causes Izumi to lose her memory from the time of the accident. A lawyer named Makiko then helps Izumi to remember the final moments of her boyfriend's life.


Gravity's Clowns
2009 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
On the outset, the Okunos seem like a normal happy family with father Tadashi and his two bright sons, genetics researcher Izumi and artsy Haru. When a series of arson attacks strike the neighborhood, clues left at the crime scenes seem to be somehow related to the Okunos. Izumi and Haru try to get to the bottom of mystery, slowly unveiling a tragic family secret that has come back to haunt them.


Midnight Sun
2006 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
Kaoru has a sickness that hindered her to go out when the sun is up. Despite this sickness, she fell in love with a boy named Koji. If she decides to pursue her love, it will mean risking her life.