Masanori Machida

After a gruelling final tour, Aurélien decides to settle in Japan with his wife Nanako, who is pregnant with their first child. As the young couple move into a traditional house in the Japanese countryside, Aurélien discovers an ancient suit of armour in a well, which is about to awaken strange creatures known as Yokaïs.

Yuzo Ooki is unexpectedly fired. Managing to find a new job, Yuzo navigates the maze of crazy coworkers. Yuzo is undaunted, but he is bullied by his new workmates and dumped by his girlfriend. Suddenly, an alien encounter changes everything as it feeds off the co-workers and melds with their madness creating an explosion of energy that plunges the town into chaos. Only Yuzo can save them from this crisis.

Sequel to Welcome to Maison de Eros: The Yakuza Apartment.

Third (and last ?) film in the series Gokudo Apartment/The Yakuza Apartment.

While attending the funeral of her special effects artist grandfather, Akari and her classmate Takuya, a tokusatsu fanatic, come across a film prop that sucks them into the world of fearsome giant monsters. To find their way home, they must unlock the secrets of this fantasy world.

One day, Kyosuke, a former athlete and lover, appears before spending time as an Olympic athlete and now as a chaste wife of Akio, a politician. Love burns again with him who lives as a gunman in a corner of the underworld, but Kyosuke is brutally killed. I feel sorry for chasing the mystery of his death with his left handgun, but behind it, the darkness of the huge underworld and the secret of my husband's black relationship were hidden

The strange friendship between a boy and a kaiju.

A new manager, Noriko, arrives at Hinodeso, where Hiroshi, a young man with no money, no job, and no sex appeal, lives. Her sometimes sad expression and glamorous body arouse the desires of all the residents. However, the apartment building is in danger of collapse due to her tormented past.

On the rooftop of the building, Urata, who has a large debt, was trying to get over the fence with a determined attitude. Then, a dazzling light of a line runs. Urata also forgot that he was trying to commit suicide, and when he headed for the direction where the light disappeared, Sora (Abeno Miku), a naked woman, fell in the suspicious light. Urata takes Sora home and takes care of her in the room, but when she wakes up, she has a power that is unworldly. On the other hand, Kiriyama, a debt collector who pursues Urata, suddenly sees a naked woman, Riri ( Yukine Sakuragi), who has fallen with the light, and is suddenly thrown away.

Based on the manga of the same name, this hard-boiled action drama depicts the life of a man torn between being a respectable civilian and a respected yakuza. Monjiro Tashiro, a salesman for an event company, is asked by a woman who appears out of the blue to find the truth behind the death of her best friend. Monjiro is forced to cooperate...

The second in the series about a former businessman who rises in the world of the yakuza. Monjiro Tashiro sets out on his path. As war with the Hamaike clan escalates, Ishimaru, the chairman of the Ishinokai, is shot dead by an assassin. Monjiro's girlfriend is also taken hostage.

One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...

Yuichi, the caretaker of a seaside guesthouse, lived burdened by a dark past. One morning, he rescued a woman who had lost her memory on the beach; although she regained consciousness, she had no recollection of her past. Around the same time, a man and a woman—each seemingly harboring a complicated secret—checked into the guesthouse. Something about them stirred Yuichi’s intuition...

On the 25th of November 1988, four youths abducted and held Furuta Junko in the house of one of the captors. Subjected to rape, torture, and humiliation, Junko had no hope of escape as the manhunt was stalled by the captors forcing her to tell her parents that she was ok. For 41 harrowing days, Junko had to endure unimaginable suffering at the hands of these four individuals. Finally, after losing in a game of mahjong solitaire, they beat her with an iron dumbbell and set on fire with lighter fluid. She died later that day from shock. In an attempt to hide their crime they buried her in cement and thus the name 'Concrete Encased High School Murder Case' was born as Japan had to confront the horrors of this crime. The perpetrators disposed the drum in a tract of reclaimed land in Koto, Tokyo.

A mysterious female spy is recruited to infiltrate the Japanese underworld and gather evidence for a clandestine secretive branch of the Tokyo Police Department.

Zenzo is an unremarkable man whose salary keeps shrinking and who is constantly belittled by his wife, Mitsuko. One day, at a ramen shop run by a friend, he meets Masami, who is there on assignment. Intrigued by Zenzo, Masami proposes doing an in-depth feature on him. From that point on, his everyday life proves to be a source of constant novelty for her...

Momoko, a clumsy nurse, is assigned to a general hospital. On the day of her night shift, Momoko was raped in the examination room. Determined to catch the culprit herself, she sets her sights on three people: Tadaharu, her boss, Tokio, an impotent man with a broken arm, and Kanamaru, who is at the mercy of the two men. One day, Momoko is peeped on by Kanemaru in the bathroom. When Momoko grilled him, he cried and said that Tadaharu and Tokio had asked him to do so. Momoko goes to a pub to relax and meets Tadaharu to discuss finding the rapist, but...

Katsuma, a truck driver, is involved in a collision with a car driven by Hiroko, the daughter of a ranch owner...

Ikuo and Tojiro both trained in hypnosis under the same master, Manryu. Now, however, Tojiro is a popular hypnotist who appears on television, while Ikuo can only look on with envy at his success. This is because Ikuo had used hypnosis to serve his own desires; after losing the battle to become the master's successor, he was expelled by Manryu. Consequently, Ikuo plots to use hypnosis to seduce Tojiro's wife, Narumi Anzai.

Yoshimi, who came to Tokyo from the countryside filled with dreams and hopes, collapses by the roadside from hunger after failing to land a job. She is approached by Yuka, a former elementary school classmate who has undergone a striking transformation and is now working in door-to-door mobile phone sales. Swayed by Yuka’s words, Yoshimi heads out into the city to sell phones. Amidst this, an exhausted Yoshimi is approached by Goro, a host...

On the night of the memorial service marking the first seven days since her husband Haruhiko's death, Reiko found herself in the arms of his subordinate, Shunsuke...

Teruo had reached retirement age, his children were grown up and independent, and his wife, Shizuko, was infatuated with a Korean actor and paid him no attention, leaving him to live a lonely life. His only pleasure was indulging in self-gratification while imagining a lewd affair with his former subordinate, Kumi. Just then, Kumi contacted him, wanting to meet. She invited him to join a flower arrangement class she was running with Yoshimi, a senior from her student days.

Shortly before retiring, Shoji lost his wife and moved in with his daughter and her husband, yet he spent his days feeling unfulfilled in both body and spirit. His secret pleasure was using his pension to pay for "hotel-call" sex services; a woman named Erika provided him with exquisite pleasure that sent him into ecstasy. One morning, Shoji’s eye was caught by a newspaper advertisement seeking senior volunteers to care for elderly people with dementia...

Haruno, a soapland worker with ten years of experience, repeatedly found herself penniless after being swindled by men, eventually drifting from high-end establishments to seedy, low-rent parlors. Although she received a marriage proposal from a man who would track her down and frequent whichever shop she moved to, she found herself increasingly drawn to Yamashita—the manager who always put the well-being of the women working there first. She eventually became an indispensable part of the shop, but...

Domon, a taxi driver, was driving around in search of his wife, Reiko, who had disappeared without a trace. One day, he picked up an adulterous couple, Yoshiko and Yasukawa. Yoshiko offered him money, asking if they could have sex in the car and if he would watch them do it. After dropping Yoshiko off, Ayano—a sex worker—hurriedly got into his cab. While Domon had pulled over for a break, a colleague named Kamijo began telling a story about picking up a ghost; soon after, Domon himself ended up picking up a ghostly passenger named Misaki. Amidst these events, Ayano got into his car once again...

Two years ago, Yukako married Koichi, a man with a child, through an arranged marriage. Her stepson, Yosuke, is dating a high school girl named Kana. Unbeknownst to him, Kana engages in compensated dating via a matchmaking site to earn spending money. One day, Yukako runs into Kana in town, walking with a man named Otaki who looks like an office worker. Kana tells Yukako that Yosuke is the person she cares about most and that she only does compensated dating for extra cash; she then suggests that Yukako try it too...

Hayato comes back to his home village after father breaks his legs and cannot walk anymore. He brings his wife Ami along with him, who had a miscarriage and has been dysfunctional and depressed ever since. Hayato hangs with his old friends and enjoys the life of the village, but Ami is a city girl and is growing lonelier. She finds comfort in the arms of Hayato's father. It's not long before everybody in the small village is aware of their relationship... except Hayato... A drama about betrayal and the illogical nature of love and happiness.

Freelance reporter Fumio investigates an urban legend about the Aikoki—a sinister creature said to possess men engaged in same-sex desire. Once it enters a host, the monster feeds on intense pleasure, driving him to seek more and more physical contact until it becomes deadly. Determined to uncover the truth, Fumio risks his own body and emotions as he confronts a force that blurs the boundary between temptation and terror. To survive, he must battle an evil craving that consumes everything in its path.

Yoshiko, a housewife who has lived in the past since losing her only son in a traffic accident, left home after becoming disillusioned by her husband bringing his mistress into their house. Wandering aimlessly, she arrives in a town and meets a middle-aged man named Koji Hirata at an *izakaya* (pub).

Takeo, a dull, middle-aged man with a delusional habit and a timid personality, is mistaken for a groper by a young woman on the commuter train. He thinks he'll be taken to the police, but for some reason he's taken to the bank of a railway bridge.

The man has returned to his old town: Jin Kaito (Lo Kwon), known as “Jin the Gigolo”. “Make every woman happy” is Jin’s motto. In his hands, any woman melts into ecstasy, led to heavenly heights of pleasure she’s never known. Waiting for this love-and-peace-driven man is his old yakuza acquaintance, Minoh (Kenichi Endō). The boss’s daughter, Maki (Koharu Tono), has been kidnapped by a rival gang, and Minoh begs the newly returned Jin for help, which he immediately refuses, but when it’s revealed that he had slept with Maki just before the abduction, things spiral out of control. Now, Jin is dragged into a full-blown rescue operation!

Dragged into a yakuza conflict, Jin (Lo Kwon) is forced to team up with Minoh (Kenichi Endo), the head of the Gōtotsu-gumi (Kazuhiro Nakahara), to rescue Maki (Koharu Tono), the kidnapped daughter of their boss. Frustrated by the lack of clues, Minoh storms the rival group Okimoto Kōgyō with his underlings. Maki is nowhere to be found, only the mutilated body of the Okimoto chairman remains. Meanwhile, drugs begin to circulate in the Gōtotsu-gumi’s territory, where narcotics are strictly forbidden. Upon uncovering the evil lurking in the shadows, Jin and Minoh charge into a deadly showdown! What is the true motive behind Maki’s abduction? And who will survive the coming storm?

Spectre is a 2005 Tokusatsu short film created by Konami. Spectre stars Shinji Kasahara in the lead role as Tetsuya Teresaki, codename Spectre. The movie chronicles D.O.E Agent Tetsuya who, after dealing with a mission involving tracking a fugitive alien, is sent on a new mission to deal with alien invaders trying to steal an alien artifact from a local archaeological research site.

Misaki is a popular bar hostess whose policy is to 'live on presents'. She is haughty and wants nothing but the most expensive and exclusive. One night, she finds a rabbit and takes it home, setting off the story of an unimaginable tragedy. It is an 'animal panic horror' film with a new edge presenting an allegory of the worst in the modern materialistic world. This is the first full-length feature film for Yuichi Kanemaru, who has worked as assistant director to Kaneto Shindo, Yasuo Furuhata and Takashi Miike. And Tomoko Tabata's dynamic performance in her first horror movie is a definite highlight.

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2004 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Koroshiya desu no yo (It's a Hitman, You Know) - starring Mizuki Alisa. 2. Jibun-counsellor (Self-counsellor) - starring Inohara Yoshihiko. 3. Be Silent - starring Watabe Atsuro. 4. Sasoimizu (Pump-priming) - starring Harada Taizo. 5. Saigo no Hitotoki (The Last Moment) - starring Nagasaku Hiromi.

Satoru is a fledgling writer. When his latest manuscript is rejected, his editor, recognizing his talent, offers him a cottage by the beach to work in peace. At first, he struggles, but he is driven to write after meeting a girl, Yoriko, on the beach.

"Groper Train" pink film distributed by Okura Eiga. Mukai, an employee of Tozai Construction, is having his crotch groped by a woman on a packed train. Overwhelmed by her technique, he instinctively reaches for her private parts, but at that moment, his hand is seized and he is handed over to the police. Two more similar incidents follow. A certain suspicion arises regarding this string of arrests involving Tozai Construction employees.

Katsuma is a truck driver with a good mood but an empty head and wallet. One day, his brother, Riichi, asks him to double his pay, and he gladly accepts. Katsuma drives the truck smoothly, but suddenly, a flirtatious woman, Reiko, jumps out from the back of the truck...

When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a seemingly unstoppable cyborg.

Nozomi, a high school student, lost her mother at a young age and was raised with great care by her father, Daijiro. One day, after accidentally breaking a vase belonging to a transfer student named Marina, she is forced into compensated dating to pay for the damages. From then on, men begin to swarm around her one after another. Sensing something was wrong with his daughter, Daijiro saves her from danger and reveals the shocking fate that has been imposed upon her...

Kyoichi Godo, a street gangster, is haunted by recurring nightmares in which he sees two versions of himself—one violent and impulsive, the other cold and detached. As the visions blur the line between reality and illusion, he struggles to maintain control. When he becomes entangled in a brutal power struggle within the underworld, the events unfold exactly as in his dreams. As violence escalates around him, Kyoichi is pushed closer to the edge—are these nightmares merely visions, or something far more real?

Kawamata is a psychotic soldier who fell in with the Russian Special Operation Forces. It was at this time that Kawamata became the guinea pig for this secret scientific research organization. The Russians wanted to ensure that they were ahead of the U.S. in the arms race, and used this organization to develop a mobile combat suit, armed to the teeth with all kinds of weapons imaginable. During his tenure on the project, Kawamata met Matsuzaki, a twisted scientist who was kicked out of Japan...

Live-action adaptation of the "Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga" manga by Akira Miyashita.

A former detective vows revenge on those who caused his daughter's suicide

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A crossover between Wakayama's Gokudo and Sugawara Mamushi series. Gokudo runs a restaurant and makes Takuzo Kawatani his kitchen bitch. He tries to do the same for the Mamushi bros. but the boys don't play along, which pisses Gokudo off. Things get worse when he starts helping a young teacher and Bunta has a crush on a pretty girl... and unbeknownst to them it's the same woman! Yes, the film has not one but two romantic subplots! Of course it all ends in bloodshed.

Even after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white taxi. He likes to gamble, although he doesn't have a talent for it. However, there was a woman that fell in love with such a man...

In 1979 Toei president Shigeru Okada saw the future. More precisely, he saw Walter Hill's The Warriors in the US prior to its Japanese opening. Okada rushed back to make his own version. "Towards the 80! Our era! Now filming!" the trailer exclaimed. The plot is roughly the same as in The Warriors except this time the chased gang has to make it from Kobe to Tokyo and the leader's got the enemy's sister handcuffed to him. Hardly great cinema, but undeniably entertaining with frantic pacing, loads of music and even a massive roller blade street chase! As a vision of future, it wasn't too far off if the future was defined as 80s rock, bad fashion and comic book films.

The rich punk Junya has only one thing in mind: to race with the police on his motorcycle. That makes him unpopular, not only with the police, even with his Bosozoku buddies, who slowly but surely distance themselves from him. Junya falls in love with the equally speed-hungry Hiroko.

Teruo Ishii's West Side Story, done as a bloody, violent, sexploitative biker gang film. It's the Red Chilis versus the Black Cats, and the chick who just may heal the divide.

Taeko, a married woman who wants to get out of the housing complex as soon as possible, meets Aono, the leader of a motorcycle gang, and sees his youthful body and feels something lewd burn inside her. Aono took his then girlfriend Taeko to a snack bar where her friends Ken and Rumi hang out. That night was a game day, and Rumi was surrounded by a crowd of men... Depicts a woman who will give up everything for her long-awaited home.

After a fight with a local girl gang, Yoko serves time in prison. After her release the world she once knew has changed. When she is drugged and raped by a local yakuza she seeks revenge…

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

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