Manabu Hosoi

Acting

Manabu Hosoi

Born 1959-03-11

Acting credits

One Cut of the Dead poster
7.6

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.

One Cut of the Dead

2017

The Case of Hana & Alice poster
7.3

After transferring to Ishinomori Middle School, Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa overhears her classmates discussing a strange rumor. The previous occupant of her seat, a nondescript "Judas," is missing and presumed murdered. Amidst dealing with her mother's undesired meddling in her affairs and warding off her classmates' bullying, the troubled Alice starts to investigate the mystery surrounding Judas' disappearance. The trail of clues leads her to the house of her next-door neighbor, the quirky and reclusive Hana Arai.

The Case of Hana & Alice

2015

A Wild Namahage poster
NR

One day, 300 year-old Namahage is caught in a trap. While being transferred he manages to escape. Wandering through the suburbs of Tokyo, Namahage meets 11-year-old Mamoru and he moves in at the boy's house without Mamoru's mother's knowledge. Mamoru struggles to hide Namahage from his mother. Meanwhile, bad pet shop traders seek out to capture Namahage.

A Wild Namahage

2015

One Cut of the Dead Spin-Off: In Hollywood poster
6.7

Cast and crew reunite to film a spin-off, this time set in Hollywood, boasting more zealous zombies and beefed up with international characters.

One Cut of the Dead Spin-Off: In Hollywood

2019

Hentai zôsan: Watashi no momoiro shidô poster
1.0

The sales department of the insurance company Elephant Insurance. Komori, a rookie salesman who can't get a contract, was yelled at by General Manager Gonda almost every day. On the other hand, Gonda was lenient towards Minami, whose contract was similarly stagnant. That's because Minami was Gonda's affair partner, but she was also treated rudely by the director.

Hentai zôsan: Watashi no momoiro shidô

2022

One Cut of the Dead – Mission: Remote poster
6.1

The cast and crew of the original One Cut of the Dead come together via video chat to help Higurashi create a short film about a true crime case during lockdown.

One Cut of the Dead – Mission: Remote

2020

Ring Wandering poster
9.2

In central Tokyo, a young man, Sosuke, aspires to be a manga artist. His current work is about a battle between a hunter and a Japanese wolf. He can’t draw the extinct wolf well and struggles to develop the story. One winter’s day, Sosuke finds an animal’s skull while digging foundations at a construction site and takes it home. Is it a Japanese wolf’s skull?

Ring Wandering

2022

Stolen poster
5.5

A Japanese family deteriorates under media scrutiny after their youngest son's political abduction becomes national news.

Stolen

2020

Beyond the Blood poster
NR

One year after the unresolved murder of his wife, Shinji receives a mysterious message putting him on the right track to find the assassin. He follows his revenge instinct and disappears into the darkness of Tokyo, where he meets Tomoko, a young woman on the lam. During that night, they come across yakuza and lost souls, and their lives change drastically.

Beyond the Blood

2013

The Albino's Trees poster
8.0

A poignant moral dilemma unfolding against lush mountainous landscapes, The Albino’s Trees follows Yuku (Ryohei Matsuoka), an animal control hunter who takes on a lucrative job to kill a rare white deer considered to be a god of the forest by a nearby village. Though Yuku initially steps up to the task in order to support his mother’s medical bills, his will begins to falter as he gets to know the villagers and the reasons behind their difficult choice to live as outsiders.

The Albino's Trees

2016

まんが島 poster
NR

The girl asked, "Where is Manga Island?" Only manga artists can set foot on the island. Idle people are not allowed to enter, but Manga Island is also like a besieged city. People outside want to enter, while those inside want to come out. A few manga artists trapped on a small island, accompanied by snakes and insects, perform the horror of a deserted island, and even rush to draft day and night, pouring their emotions and desires onto paper. When it comes to brain block, I finally come up with the legend of mermaid monster Tan and dungboat, and I'm afraid of being taken by someone. Everyone was hungry, afraid of both starvation and exhaustion of inspiration. Struggling with the barren environment, but also entangled with one's own demons. Shouwu Wenxiong initially made a long film, wrote and acted by himself, cleverly transforming the desire, pain, confusion, and joy of creation into a fantasy drift of a group of cartoonists.

まんが島

2017

You, Mom, and the Cowboy poster
NR

George has been working wholesale market, and reside in the house his grandmother handed down. It seems that his daily life has no change.

You, Mom, and the Cowboy

2010

Kanagawa University of the Arts Visual Concept Planning Department poster
3.0

Akira Okuda worked as an assistant at the Visual Concept Planning Department of Kanagawa University of Arts, accomplishing his work aimlessly without passion. Sorrounded by students who continually caused problems and professors who cared only about their position in the university. One day, three students attempted to steal film equipment from the vault. Fearing the news would reach the university office, the professors ordered Akira to cover up the attempted theft. But, little did he know more was about to happen...

Kanagawa University of the Arts Visual Concept Planning Department

2013

Living Room Queen poster
4.0

After her mother's death, Kotomi does not leave the house. Her older sister Ikumi hides her worries about Kotomi behind a hard shell and has a few unorthodox methods to encourage their independence. Participating in the Kiryu City Miss ’local election is one of them.

Living Room Queen

2020

Afterword poster
NR

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Afterword