Writing

Chiaki Watanabe

Born 1950-04-19 · Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Powerless King poster
6.5

Set in the neon heartbeat of Yokohama, this film ignites an outrageously erotic 17-hour odyssey of desire that unleashes from a lazy Sunday afternoon to a feverish Monday dawn. A sultry fertile female college student meets a band of insatiable young men, sparking a frenzy of scintillating passion that blurs every sexual boundary. Every moment throbs with wild, uninhibited lust—a dizzying climax of youthful ardor and raw, intense, unfettered ecstasy. This cinematic explosion catapults desire into an endless flight of erotic fantasy, transforming ordinary encounters into a delirious, sensual inferno.

Powerless King

1981

The West Tako Cheerleaders poster
NR

A boy seeks manhood in joining his school’s militaristic cheer squad.

The West Tako Cheerleaders

1987

Eighteen Years, to the Sea poster
6.7

Struggling with money, violence and social pressure, a couple of youngsters are drawn to dangerous games of death.

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

1979

Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze poster
NR

Tetsuro, who runs an IT company in Tokyo, returns to his hometown of Esashi, Hokkaido, to attend his grandfather's memorial service. Having discovered his business partner's betrayal, Tetsuro goes out for drinks with Yuki, a classmate he hasn't seen in 20 years, and they reminisce about their youth. There, Tetsuro, who was on the sailing club, comes up with the audacious challenge of circumnavigating Hokkaido without stopping at any ports.

Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze

2009

Kamachi poster
9.0

Biopic of poet and painter Kamachi Yamada.

Kamachi

2004

Assassination Orders poster
6.5

The ronin, Sako Kanbei has to rescue the beautiful Princess Tsubaki from danger while young samurai of the Numata Clan stand up against their corrupt Chief Retainer and evil clan mistress. Kanbei wants to develop his swordsmanship only for himself, he finds that he has been implicated in a crime and must fight for justice in the ultimate battle to redeem his innocence. The swordplay in this film is reminiscent of the Lone Wolf and Cub series with its brutal and extended action sequences and awesome finale. A powerful motion picture about honor, love and cold steel!

Assassination Orders

1984

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder poster
NR

#30 in the King of Minami series, introducing Ginjiro Manda's new sidekick Kohei. This installment explores the fatal effects of bankruptcy on the loan shark profession, when a young business owner gets tricked into declaring bankruptcy in order to escape from his massive loan debts, prompting Manda to seek revenge on the wily financial advisor behind it all.

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder

1999

The King of Minami: City of Desire poster
NR

#13 in the series, after the Special Movie.

The King of Minami: City of Desire

1995

The Territory of Beasts 2 poster
5.0

Yuji miraculously survives the war between the Takemikai and Shinwakai yakuza gangs. However, an assassin hired by the Shinwakai attempts to take his life...

The Territory of Beasts 2

1997