Takeshi Yagi

Directing

Takeshi Yagi

Born

1967-01-20 (59)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Takeshi Yagi is a Japanese TV director/producer best known for his work with Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra Series, most notably with Ultraman Max and Superior 8 Ultra Brothers.

Known for

Superior Ultra 8 Brothers poster
7.5

Ultraman Mebius is joined once again by Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Jack, and Ultraman Ace, as well as three later Ultramen (Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia) to fight more powerful versions of familiar Ultra Monsters.

Superior Ultra 8 Brothers

2008

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects poster
8.5

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform.

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

2008

Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia poster
7.2

After the battle against Zogu was over, both Gamu and Fujimiya began to live normal lives until another threat arrives on Earth - a surviving monster soldier of Zogu's army named Gakuzom.

Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia

2001

No artwork available
NR

Wakabayashi is a poor office worker at a housing company. His grades have not improved recently and he has no girlfriend to spend his holidays with. One day, while slurping down ramen at his favourite restaurant, his eyes meet those of Komachi, a part-time worker who has just returned from delivery. 'Ugh, beautiful!' She was born in a foreign country, or perhaps her language is poor. She may have been born abroad and her language is poor, but she is good-natured and, above all, beautiful. Wakabayashi, who is single, falls in love at first sight, but the owner says coldly, "Don't get carried away. She's no ordinary girl", she says coldly. When Wakabayashi, who is depressed, goes to town, he sees Komachi, beautifully dressed in a yukata. What secret is she hiding behind her seemingly effortless appearance? A contemporary fantasy featuring Nao Nagasawa, a popular actress who made her debut in the Sentai series.

小町

2004

Godzilla's Leading Ladies poster
9.5

An NHK documentary about the talented actresses who have portrayed the beautiful, intelligent and resourceful heroines of the long running series. Features interviews with Kumi Mizuno, Keiko Mari, Yumiko Shaku, and Megumi Odaka. Also featured are never before seen 8mm home movies shot by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka on the sets of classic Toho films.

Godzilla's Leading Ladies

2020

Toshi Densetsu Sepia poster
NR

The Owl Man" depicts the madness of a man who is swallowed up by an urban legend he created himself; "The Iceman" tells the story of a fatal intersection between a traumatized boy and a spectacle called "Kappa on Ice"; and "Dead Man's Love" shows the confrontation between women involved with a female painter who only continues to paint pictures of the dead. At first glance, these may seem to be stories about the inhabitants of a mysterious and strange other world. However, they actually have the power to cut out certain aspects of modern society and bring out the darkness that lurks in your deepest psyche.

Toshi Densetsu Sepia

2011

Film credits

Behind the camera

Superior Ultra 8 Brothers poster
7.5

Ultraman Mebius is joined once again by Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Jack, and Ultraman Ace, as well as three later Ultramen (Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia) to fight more powerful versions of familiar Ultra Monsters.

Superior Ultra 8 Brothers

2008

Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia poster
7.2

After the battle against Zogu was over, both Gamu and Fujimiya began to live normal lives until another threat arrives on Earth - a surviving monster soldier of Zogu's army named Gakuzom.

Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia

2001

No artwork available
NR

Wakabayashi is a poor office worker at a housing company. His grades have not improved recently and he has no girlfriend to spend his holidays with. One day, while slurping down ramen at his favourite restaurant, his eyes meet those of Komachi, a part-time worker who has just returned from delivery. 'Ugh, beautiful!' She was born in a foreign country, or perhaps her language is poor. She may have been born abroad and her language is poor, but she is good-natured and, above all, beautiful. Wakabayashi, who is single, falls in love at first sight, but the owner says coldly, "Don't get carried away. She's no ordinary girl", she says coldly. When Wakabayashi, who is depressed, goes to town, he sees Komachi, beautifully dressed in a yukata. What secret is she hiding behind her seemingly effortless appearance? A contemporary fantasy featuring Nao Nagasawa, a popular actress who made her debut in the Sentai series.

小町

2004

Godzilla's Leading Ladies poster
9.5

An NHK documentary about the talented actresses who have portrayed the beautiful, intelligent and resourceful heroines of the long running series. Features interviews with Kumi Mizuno, Keiko Mari, Yumiko Shaku, and Megumi Odaka. Also featured are never before seen 8mm home movies shot by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka on the sets of classic Toho films.

Godzilla's Leading Ladies

2020

Toshi Densetsu Sepia poster
NR

The Owl Man" depicts the madness of a man who is swallowed up by an urban legend he created himself; "The Iceman" tells the story of a fatal intersection between a traumatized boy and a spectacle called "Kappa on Ice"; and "Dead Man's Love" shows the confrontation between women involved with a female painter who only continues to paint pictures of the dead. At first glance, these may seem to be stories about the inhabitants of a mysterious and strange other world. However, they actually have the power to cut out certain aspects of modern society and bring out the darkness that lurks in your deepest psyche.

Toshi Densetsu Sepia

2011

Arthouse Ultraman poster
6.0

In the 21st century, multiple mysterious phenomenon began to occur as monsters who were initially thought to be a part of mythology had come to life. These phenomenons had also resulted from human activities that disrupted the nature of the ecosystem. Ultraman Max is the titular giant of his series. Originally a civilization observer sent from Nebula M78, the sacrifice of Kaito Touma changed his mind into bonding with with the youth and actively defending Earth from monsters and alien attacks. Arthouse Ultraman is a movie with four episodes edited together, theatrically released at Fantasia Festival 2006.

Arthouse Ultraman

2005

AKARI poster
8.0

A Japanese tokusatsu kaiju proof-of-concept short film directed by Takeshi Yagi and written by Yagi, Todd Silverstein, and Jordan A. Y. Smith. It is the end result of a tokusatsu film production course taught by Yagi for the online subscription service Narō. Though only about 6 minutes of footage was cut together and shown at Tokyo Comic Con on November 24, 2022, Yagi and his crew intend to put proceeds from course subscriptions toward getting AKARI made as a feature film or television series. It stars the titular Akari, a woman turned giant with alien technology, fighting off a berserk cybernetic monster.

AKARI

2022

AKARI poster
8.0

A Japanese tokusatsu kaiju proof-of-concept short film directed by Takeshi Yagi and written by Yagi, Todd Silverstein, and Jordan A. Y. Smith. It is the end result of a tokusatsu film production course taught by Yagi for the online subscription service Narō. Though only about 6 minutes of footage was cut together and shown at Tokyo Comic Con on November 24, 2022, Yagi and his crew intend to put proceeds from course subscriptions toward getting AKARI made as a feature film or television series. It stars the titular Akari, a woman turned giant with alien technology, fighting off a berserk cybernetic monster.

AKARI

2022

AKARI poster
8.0

A Japanese tokusatsu kaiju proof-of-concept short film directed by Takeshi Yagi and written by Yagi, Todd Silverstein, and Jordan A. Y. Smith. It is the end result of a tokusatsu film production course taught by Yagi for the online subscription service Narō. Though only about 6 minutes of footage was cut together and shown at Tokyo Comic Con on November 24, 2022, Yagi and his crew intend to put proceeds from course subscriptions toward getting AKARI made as a feature film or television series. It stars the titular Akari, a woman turned giant with alien technology, fighting off a berserk cybernetic monster.

AKARI

2022