Akira Sakata

Acting

Akira Sakata

Born 1945-02-21 · Hiroshima Prefecture - Japan

Japanese jazz saxophonist and actor.

Acting credits

Four Days of Snow and Blood poster
7.3

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

The Buried Forest poster
6.6

Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.

The Buried Forest

2005

Hear the Wind Sing poster
6.6

A student travels back to Kobe for the summer. Once there, he meets his friend Rat, hangs on the usual place, listening to the Beach Boys and meets a mysterious twin girl.

Hear the Wind Sing

1981

Takada Wataru Teki poster
NR

Folk singer Wataru Takada has been performing for over 35 years. This feature-length documentary follows him closely over the course of five months, covering his live shows, private life and capturing his mysterious charm.

Takada Wataru Teki

2004

Star poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Star

1986

Children on the Island poster
10.0

The story of a teacher who comes to a village on the Inland Sea and the relationship that develops between her and her 12 pupils.

Children on the Island

1987

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka poster
10.0

The late Fujio Akatsuka is revered by many Japanese artists and scholars for his developments to early comedy manga, but his contributions aren't just limited to the world of print media. Featuring commentary from family, friends, colleagues, and celebrity fans, Fujio Akatsuka's story is told with archival footage and animation, showcasing the life of the man who went beyond manga.

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

2016