Known for Camera
Born
January 1, 1943 (age 83)
Filmography
38 films, 1 show


Trillion Game
2025 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
Haru Tennoji and Manabu "Gaku" Taira are once again on the move to earn 1 trillion dollars and get everything in the world. Haru Tennoji turns his attention to a new business which is to develop the first casino resort in Japan. Will Haru and Gaku's use of unpredictable strategies and bluffing allow them to earn a trillion dollars?


Onpaku
2022 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Tokyo is a mere five-hour flight from Hong Kong but it is a totally different world. Sarah (Josie Ho) has come to Japan seeking to buy an investment property and to have a brief and restful holiday after a bad break-up with her boyfriend. Everything has been precisely arranged in advance; from the schedule, to the hotel, to the real estate broker and the site visits. Immediately after her arrival, things start to go terribly wrong.


Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat
2019 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A crew visits Norshteyn’s studio and finds there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.


Until the Day Comes
2014 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
Drama depicting the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011 from the perspective of a female doctor. Takako Kawashima works as head anesthesiologist at the Sendai Medical Center. She balances her married life with help from her husband Teiichi, who runs a private clinic, but their lives are upturned by the disaster.


Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · 2h 40m
country: Japan
In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a city decimated during a WWII air raid and by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, to report on the disaster; there, she learns about the experiences of its inhabitants and stumbles upon a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend.


Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze
2009 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Tetsuro, who runs an IT company in Tokyo, returns to his hometown of Esashi, Hokkaido, to attend his grandfather's memorial service. Having discovered his business partner's betrayal, Tetsuro goes out for drinks with Yuki, a classmate he hasn't seen in 20 years, and they reminisce about their youth. There, Tetsuro, who was on the sailing club, comes up with the audacious challenge of circumnavigating Hokkaido without stopping at any ports.


Song of Goodbye
2007 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
It is the second work of the Oita trilogy of Obayashi . Following " Nigori Snow ", Ise Masazo draws a song written by composers and songwriter "Farewell of 22 years old " as a motif and draws a story of love that spans two generations of mother and daughter.


Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 · 2h
country: Japan
After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi.


The Motive
2004 · 2h 40m
country: Japan
Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.


T.R.Y.
2003 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
At the turn of the 20th Century amongst tension between China and Japan, a Japanese swindler in Shanghai plans to profit by selling weapons. He steals arms from the Japanese military and sells them to the rich Chinese.


The Last Snow
2002 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Yusaku contemplates suicide, but receives a call from old friend Kenichiro, whose wife is in a coma.


Vengeance for Sale
2002 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Sukeroku the Helper, a ‘cool and rambling yakuza’ that has made a business out of helping victims carry out their revenge. When he returns to his hometown to pay a visit to his mother’s grave he meets a deadly ronin who carries a secret which eventually leads him into a vendetta of his own.


Senrigan
2000 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
The head of a psychological research institute and a lieutenant in the Japanese Air Force are both investigating a mysterious cult known only as ‘Midori no Saru’ (The Green Monkey). Members of this group have committed a string of violent suicide-attacks on military bases and public areas. Part of the mystery seems to involve a young child and an enormous Buddha statue outside Tokyo, but how could all these pieces possibly fit together?


Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.


Shura ga Yuku 8
1998 · 1h 30m
country: Unknown
The 8th gangster action that depicts the familiar Hongo-gumi facing the Tokyo Waterfront City Development Project, which is a wide-area gangster in the Kansai region.


Pride
1998 · 2h 41m
country: Japan
Based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo as a family man who fought to defend Japan and Asia from western colonialism but was ultimately hanged by a vengeful United States.


Shura ga Yuku 5
1997 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
The fifth installment of the Gokudo Action Series, which depicts the process of the yakuza organization walking on the path to national domination, centered on the confrontation between the two gangsters who became their nemesis. This work is set in a certain area of Hiroshima, which is shaken by the construction problem of an industrial waste treatment plant.


Ki no ue no sogyo
1997 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
A story about the friendship of the sons of two political rivals.


Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
1997 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Morihara was left a widower 8 years ago when his wife passed away. He attends his first mixer party under the guidance of his daughter. There he meets Fumika and starts conversation. Morihara is too shy to show his love since he is much older than Fumika. On learning that Fumika goes to England to study about English Tea, Morihara rushes to the airport but his effort is in vain. He takes out his dead wife's photo and consults her: "I love Fumika, what should I do?"


After the Wind Has Gone
1996 · 1h 37m
country: Japan


Moon Angel
1996 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Two female truck drivers detest each other, and try to steal each other's business. Their rigs are both painted with elaborate large pictures of beautiful naked women. One day, whilst hauling loads of fish in Hokkaido, they are separately stopped by traffic police, who impound their trucks for various violations. About this time, one of the women meets a handsome man, with whom romance is a possibility. Then, the women discover they have been tricked. The cops were connected with the Russian mafia, who intend to ship their trucks offshore and sell them.


Goodbye Japan
1995 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
A political satire comedy depicting the turmoil caused when the residents of a small island in Okinawa, feeling neglected by the Japanese government's response, declare independence.


East Meets West
1995 · 2h 4m
country: Japan
A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a band of thieves steal the money the diplomats are carrying. The two set off on a chase across the American west to catch the robbers.


Last Song
1994 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
A drama that depicts the trajectory of four years in the life of two young musicians and one woman who dreamed of becoming a star, leaving Hakata to pursue fame in Tokyo.


Dark Society in the East
1993 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
A story about the activities of Southeast Asian Mafia gangs in Shinjuku. Ryosuke Kano is an ex French Foreign Legion soldier and is now a cocaine smuggler and dealer. He is acquainted with Larry, a Japanese American, but he turned out to be an undercover cop from New York.


Strawberry Road
1991 · 1h 57m
country: Unknown
Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integrating themselves into the life of the community, which includes Japanese-Americans of both lengthy and brief residence.


Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.


The Kid Brother
1987 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Going through life without legs, 12-year-old Kenny is active and enthusiastic, resisting the pressure to wear prosthetic limbs. He also finds himself the subject of a documentary made by a visiting French film crew. As the production unfolds, Kenny’s parents, brother, and absentee sister bring long-simmering tensions to the surface, shaking Kenny’s delicate sense of balance. Determined to better understand his place in the world, he hits the road for a daring journey of self-discovery.


Jazz Daimyo
1986 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.
Eve in a Summer Dress
Eve in a Summer Dress
1984 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Young lovers Makiko and Hidekazu break up because of misunderstanding. Makiko flies to New Zealand and soon recovers. When she is about to marry a man who really loves her, Hidekazu suddenly appears in her life again... Between a man who loves her and a man she loves, how would Makiko's choice be?


Completely... With That Air!
1981 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.


At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of attempted rape. He soon meets several individuals claiming to be ministers of their own micronation…


The Imperial Navy
1981 · 2h 25m
country: Japan
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.


Troubleman Laughs and Kills
1979 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Kensho Yamashita's directorial debut.


Melodies of a White Night
1976 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A Russian composer and Japanese pianist enter a relationship strained by their geographic and cultural boundaries.