Naoto Takenaka Movies

Set within the devastated city of Eight City, the Eight Rangers protect the city and go against the evil Dark Kuruseido.

The soldiers no longer know why they are at war, and when it even started. Daily and dutifully they march to the river and shoot at the opposite...

After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.

Yanagi Shuji is terrible at being a monk, as he just wants to have fun all the time. His father is the Chief Monk of the Yagira Temple, and Shuji is...

Nostalgia is Takashi Miike’s favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home...

Kyoko Sawai, a TV reporter, is making a report about an idol singer named Emi Kato. Emi and her staff are preparing the promotion of her next tune...

Based on the comic book series by Shunji Sonoyama.

In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.

After the sudden death of her adoptive father Shimada Mataemon, Nui, whose own father met an untimely death when he was about to expose the...

Dumped, fired from her job, Reon’s day couldn't get any worse. Then a freak accident causes her to swap bodies with her old company’s...

Michael the tabby cat returns for another series of vignettes. The sketches this time include a send-up of The Fugitive — Richard Kimble is now...

Based on the novel of the same name by Shizuka Ijûin. Played as a double feature with Crepe (1993).

A woman runs a “mistress service” and interviews young women for “dates” with men. Various couples get together but someone...

Japanese film directed by Masahiro Honda.

One day, Kitaro received a letter from a postman in the spirit world. The sender was Kitaro's best friend, Akuma-kun. According to the letter, she...

Kotoji Akame (Naoto Takenaka) is a shabby, middle aged low-ranking samurai of small stature. One day, in a drinking contest, he misses sending his...

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Shin'ya Tsukamoto's film "Gemini".

Taking place a year and a half after the final episode of the 2020 live-action series, it features a recap of said series and brand new stories set...

Chiaki Onoda a young assisstant sound mixer is unhappy with his job, but otherwise he is enjoying life. He loves his cat, his friends, hunting for...

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together...