Directing

Kôichi Omiya

Born

1958-09-17 (68)

Known for

Directing

Credits

19 titles

Known for

Dogs poster
6.0

A tough woman is dragging a weaker man deeper and deeper into crime. Woman cop Miki is chasing a wanted man when she stumbles on a crashed car and sees the driver, Koichi, ignite spilled petrol to kill himself and his passenger. She drags Koichi to safety, but the passenger dies. Miki says nothing to challenge the inquest finding of `accidental death', and when she visits Koichi in hospital he begins to understand that her complicity in his crime implies a sexual invitation. But a gumshoe has photos of the crash, and the only way to stall his blackmail is to kill him, the first of several murders...

Dogs

1999

The Night Kindergarten poster
NR

ABC Childcare Center offers 24-hour childcare in Okubo, neighboring the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku. The facility has tried out numerous unique experiments including nutrition education through meals prepared with organic ingredients, treatment for kids with ADHD, and after-school care for kids after they graduate from daycare. The camera also captures the reality of 24-hour childcare centers in Hokkaido, Niigata and Okinawa.

The Night Kindergarten

2017

Tobishima poster
NR

Tobishima used to be a prosperous sea transportation hub in the Sea of Japan, but now it is a quiet island with a small and aging population. The only junior high school student in the island will graduate this year, and his school, Tobishima Elementary and Junior High School, will be closed at the end of this school year. This film captures the daily lives of the various people living on Tobishima and follows the activities of those who are struggling to maintain the community and connect the island to the future while facing the harsh reality of the situation.

Tobishima

2020

Care o tsumuide poster
NR

A documentary that chronicles the daily life of Yuzuna Suzuki, a nurse who was diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer at 27 years old.

Care o tsumuide

2023

W/O poster
8.0

Komaba Dormitory at the University of Tokyo was closed down after a bitter dispute between the students and the university. This film collage tells the story of the two years leading up to the actual demolition of Komaba Dormitory.

W/O

2000

Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco poster
NR

Documentary on Japanese flamenco dancer Yasuko Nagamine

Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco

2013

Behind the camera

Dogs poster
6.0

A tough woman is dragging a weaker man deeper and deeper into crime. Woman cop Miki is chasing a wanted man when she stumbles on a crashed car and sees the driver, Koichi, ignite spilled petrol to kill himself and his passenger. She drags Koichi to safety, but the passenger dies. Miki says nothing to challenge the inquest finding of `accidental death', and when she visits Koichi in hospital he begins to understand that her complicity in his crime implies a sexual invitation. But a gumshoe has photos of the crash, and the only way to stall his blackmail is to kill him, the first of several murders...

Dogs

1999

The Night Kindergarten poster
NR

ABC Childcare Center offers 24-hour childcare in Okubo, neighboring the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku. The facility has tried out numerous unique experiments including nutrition education through meals prepared with organic ingredients, treatment for kids with ADHD, and after-school care for kids after they graduate from daycare. The camera also captures the reality of 24-hour childcare centers in Hokkaido, Niigata and Okinawa.

The Night Kindergarten

2017

The Night Kindergarten poster
NR

ABC Childcare Center offers 24-hour childcare in Okubo, neighboring the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku. The facility has tried out numerous unique experiments including nutrition education through meals prepared with organic ingredients, treatment for kids with ADHD, and after-school care for kids after they graduate from daycare. The camera also captures the reality of 24-hour childcare centers in Hokkaido, Niigata and Okinawa.

The Night Kindergarten

2017

Tobishima poster
NR

Tobishima used to be a prosperous sea transportation hub in the Sea of Japan, but now it is a quiet island with a small and aging population. The only junior high school student in the island will graduate this year, and his school, Tobishima Elementary and Junior High School, will be closed at the end of this school year. This film captures the daily lives of the various people living on Tobishima and follows the activities of those who are struggling to maintain the community and connect the island to the future while facing the harsh reality of the situation.

Tobishima

2020

Tobishima poster
NR

Tobishima used to be a prosperous sea transportation hub in the Sea of Japan, but now it is a quiet island with a small and aging population. The only junior high school student in the island will graduate this year, and his school, Tobishima Elementary and Junior High School, will be closed at the end of this school year. This film captures the daily lives of the various people living on Tobishima and follows the activities of those who are struggling to maintain the community and connect the island to the future while facing the harsh reality of the situation.

Tobishima

2020

Care o tsumuide poster
NR

A documentary that chronicles the daily life of Yuzuna Suzuki, a nurse who was diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer at 27 years old.

Care o tsumuide

2023

W/O poster
8.0

Komaba Dormitory at the University of Tokyo was closed down after a bitter dispute between the students and the university. This film collage tells the story of the two years leading up to the actual demolition of Komaba Dormitory.

W/O

2000

Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco poster
NR

Documentary on Japanese flamenco dancer Yasuko Nagamine

Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco

2013

Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco poster
NR

Documentary on Japanese flamenco dancer Yasuko Nagamine

Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco

2013

September 11 poster
NR

Documentary of nursing care event "Love & Peace & Care 2010 in Hiroshima"

September 11

2010

The Voyage of Bunyo Ishikawa poster
NR

Ishikawa Bunyo was born in Okinawa in 1938, reported on the Vietnam War from 1964, and continued to document Okinawa after his return to Japan. This film travels with Bunyo, now 75 years old, through Vietnam and Okinawa, looking back at his footsteps and listening to his thoughts on war and peace as he talks about them.

The Voyage of Bunyo Ishikawa

2014

The Voyage of Bunyo Ishikawa poster
NR

Ishikawa Bunyo was born in Okinawa in 1938, reported on the Vietnam War from 1964, and continued to document Okinawa after his return to Japan. This film travels with Bunyo, now 75 years old, through Vietnam and Okinawa, looking back at his footsteps and listening to his thoughts on war and peace as he talks about them.

The Voyage of Bunyo Ishikawa

2014

The Seasons Rotate, a place for everyone poster
NR

Documentary following "I'm home, a place for everyone"

The Seasons Rotate, a place for everyone

2012

The Seasons Rotate, a place for everyone poster
NR

Documentary following "I'm home, a place for everyone"

The Seasons Rotate, a place for everyone

2012

The Sketch of Mujo poster
NR

The first documentary to explore the aftermath of the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami. The voices of those affected by the disaster and views on the devastated landscape.

The Sketch of Mujo

2011

I'm Home, a Place for Everyone poster
NR

Ten years after the introduction of the long-term care insurance system, some people question the uniformity of long-term care services and set up new long-term care facilities on their own. The film covers three welfare facilities and documents the young staff struggling to make ends meet.

I'm Home, a Place for Everyone

2010

I'm Home, a Place for Everyone poster
NR

Ten years after the introduction of the long-term care insurance system, some people question the uniformity of long-term care services and set up new long-term care facilities on their own. The film covers three welfare facilities and documents the young staff struggling to make ends meet.

I'm Home, a Place for Everyone

2010

Bottled Vulva: Bank Teller Noriko poster
9.0

After having tortured and sexually assaulted bank teller Noriko Kamimura, psychotic vulvectomizer Takeshi removes and bottles her vulva as a souvenir.

Bottled Vulva: Bank Teller Noriko

1998

Bottled Vulva: Kindergarten Teacher Kyoko poster
NR

This time around psychotic vulvectomizer Takeshi tortures and sexually assaults a Kindergarten teacher.

Bottled Vulva: Kindergarten Teacher Kyoko

1998