Directing

Kunitoshi Manda

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

50 titles

Film director, screenwriter and critic. Born 1956.

Known for

Bumpkin Soup poster
5.3

Country girl Akiko visits a Tokyo college in search of her hometown sweetheart. In the course of finding him, she runs into various odd inhabitants of the college campus–blasé intellectuals, horny co-eds, a psych professor in search of the theory of shame, and of course her beloved Yoshioka, who has become an elusive campus nobody.

Bumpkin Soup

1985

Love Mooning poster
7.0

Hiroshi, who runs a mental clinic, has never recovered from the shock of his wife’s suicide. One day, Ayako, a mysterious patient comes to his clinic….

Love Mooning

2021

Masters of Killing poster
NR

A secretive assassin collective is formed with a single purpose: to eradicate absolute evil from the world. Their final target, however, turns out to be their own leader. As loyalties collapse, a brutal showdown erupts—killer against killer in a fight to the death.

Masters of Killing

2006

The Soup of Heaven poster
NR

Follows the life of an Office Lady who gets through her tedious work days by dreaming of a legendary soup and soup chef she's heard of. She decides to go in search of it.

The Soup of Heaven

2008

The Kiss poster
6.6

One day Kyoko watches television and sees a man turning himself in to the police after murdering a family. Something within Kyoko connects with the man, as she recognizes a similar soul. Despite the worries of the killer's lawyer, she approaches the killer and the two start corresponding.

The Kiss

2007

Arigatou poster
NR

In the early morning of January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, and Tadao Furuichi (Hidekazu Akai), who was running a camera store in Kobe City, lost his friends, his house, and his property. Tadao is busy volunteering for the reconstruction of the town, and one day he comes across his own golf bag that survived the earthquake. Feeling a miracle, Tadao decides to challenge the professional golf test before he turns 60.

Arigatou

2006

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

2000s · 5 titles

Behind the camera

Bumpkin Soup poster
5.3

Country girl Akiko visits a Tokyo college in search of her hometown sweetheart. In the course of finding him, she runs into various odd inhabitants of the college campus–blasé intellectuals, horny co-eds, a psych professor in search of the theory of shame, and of course her beloved Yoshioka, who has become an elusive campus nobody.

Bumpkin Soup

1985

Love Mooning poster
7.0

Hiroshi, who runs a mental clinic, has never recovered from the shock of his wife’s suicide. One day, Ayako, a mysterious patient comes to his clinic….

Love Mooning

2021

Love Mooning poster
7.0

Hiroshi, who runs a mental clinic, has never recovered from the shock of his wife’s suicide. One day, Ayako, a mysterious patient comes to his clinic….

Love Mooning

2021

The Kiss poster
6.6

One day Kyoko watches television and sees a man turning himself in to the police after murdering a family. Something within Kyoko connects with the man, as she recognizes a similar soul. Despite the worries of the killer's lawyer, she approaches the killer and the two start corresponding.

The Kiss

2007

The Kiss poster
6.6

One day Kyoko watches television and sees a man turning himself in to the police after murdering a family. Something within Kyoko connects with the man, as she recognizes a similar soul. Despite the worries of the killer's lawyer, she approaches the killer and the two start corresponding.

The Kiss

2007

Arigatou poster
NR

In the early morning of January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, and Tadao Furuichi (Hidekazu Akai), who was running a camera store in Kobe City, lost his friends, his house, and his property. Tadao is busy volunteering for the reconstruction of the town, and one day he comes across his own golf bag that survived the earthquake. Feeling a miracle, Tadao decides to challenge the professional golf test before he turns 60.

Arigatou

2006

Arigatou poster
NR

In the early morning of January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, and Tadao Furuichi (Hidekazu Akai), who was running a camera store in Kobe City, lost his friends, his house, and his property. Tadao is busy volunteering for the reconstruction of the town, and one day he comes across his own golf bag that survived the earthquake. Feeling a miracle, Tadao decides to challenge the professional golf test before he turns 60.

Arigatou

2006

Deka Matsuri poster
NR

12-part omnibus made under the rules: "the main character is a detective" "at least one gag per minute" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes"

Deka Matsuri

2003

Unloved poster
7.4

Mitsuko, a thirty-something Japanese secretary, lives a very simple life devoid of ambition. She has an affair with Eiji, a rich, arrogant and newly divorced businessman who is intrigued by her retiring personnality but she quickly breaks up as he repeatedly tries to make her change her lifestyle and values. While Eiji ponders the reasons of the breakup, Mitsuko falls for one of her neighbours, a young slacker who has the same approach to life as her. But Mitsuko's new lover is fascinated by Eiji's power and social status... A triangle that will inevitably leave one of the characters "unloved".

Unloved

2001

Unloved poster
7.4

Mitsuko, a thirty-something Japanese secretary, lives a very simple life devoid of ambition. She has an affair with Eiji, a rich, arrogant and newly divorced businessman who is intrigued by her retiring personnality but she quickly breaks up as he repeatedly tries to make her change her lifestyle and values. While Eiji ponders the reasons of the breakup, Mitsuko falls for one of her neighbours, a young slacker who has the same approach to life as her. But Mitsuko's new lover is fascinated by Eiji's power and social status... A triangle that will inevitably leave one of the characters "unloved".

Unloved

2001

Damned Files 5 poster
8.0

This is the fifth volume of a serial horror drama series of complete episodes produced based on actual stories and accidents.

Damned Files 5

2004

Damned Files 4 poster
8.0

This is the fourth volume of a series of one-episode horror dramas based on rumored haunted places, real-life stories, and accidents that occurred in various areas of Japan, and which have had a nationwide impact since being aired on Nagoya TV from July 2003.

Damned Files 4

2004

Damned Files 8 poster
8.0

This is the eighth volume of a series of one-episode horror dramas based on rumored haunted spots, real-life stories, and accidents that have occurred in various parts of the Tokai region.

Damned Files 8

2004

Damned Files 2 poster
8.0

This is the second volume of a series of one-part horror dramas based on rumored haunted places, real-life stories, and accidents that occurred in various areas of Japan, and which have had a nationwide impact since being aired on Nagoya TV in July 2003.

Damned Files 2

2004

Space Ship Remnant 6 poster
10.0

In the year 2046, overpopulation and exhaustion of resources has forced humanity to travel into space. A colony is established on Mars. This film is about what happens when one cargo ship traveling between Mars and Earth collides with an asteroid.

Space Ship Remnant 6

1996

Space Ship Remnant 6 poster
10.0

In the year 2046, overpopulation and exhaustion of resources has forced humanity to travel into space. A colony is established on Mars. This film is about what happens when one cargo ship traveling between Mars and Earth collides with an asteroid.

Space Ship Remnant 6

1996

The Tunnel poster
NR

A modern Japanese family loses their youngest son in a tragedy. The mother, Misako, plunges into depression and the oldest son Akira starts blaming himself for the death of his brother.

The Tunnel

2004

The Tunnel poster
NR

A modern Japanese family loses their youngest son in a tragedy. The mother, Misako, plunges into depression and the oldest son Akira starts blaming himself for the death of his brother.

The Tunnel

2004

Damned Files 6 poster
8.0

This is the sixth volume of a serial horror drama series of complete stories based on rumored haunted spots, actual stories, and accidents that have occurred in Nagoya and other areas in the Tokai region.

Damned Files 6

2004

The New Seven Lines Between Things poster
NR

An anthology film by eight members of Parodious Unity.

The New Seven Lines Between Things

1983

SCHOOL SOUNDS poster
NR

Set in a Japanese university in the late '70s, the film discusses the absurdity of cafeteria prices, the struggle over the old clock tower, and more.

SCHOOL SOUNDS

1978

The Zombie From Paradise poster
NR

An old man who died and entered paradise returns to the world of the living, creating terror and confusion.

The Zombie From Paradise

1990

Damned Files 1 poster
8.0

This is the first volume of a series of one-part horror dramas based on rumored haunted places, real-life stories, and accidents that occurred in various regions, and which have had a nationwide impact since being aired on Nagoya TV in July 2003.

Damned Files 1

2004

The Night Before the Escape poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Night Before the Escape

1982

Damned Files 0 poster
8.0

Takashi and his wife Misako, who lost their beloved son in a trapeze accident, have never recovered from the shock, and have kept the urn in their bedroom because they do not want to leave their son's ashes. One day, the couple hears that they can see their son if they go to the old Isejin Tunnel.

Damned Files 0

2004

Damned Files 7 poster
8.0

This is the seventh volume of a series of one-episode horror dramas based on rumored haunted places, actual stories, and accidents that have occurred in various parts of the Tokai region.

Damned Files 7

2004

No artwork available
NR

A short film based on a synopsis of Straub-Huillet's "Class Relations" that director Kunitoshi Manda made before seeing the film.

The Giant Slalom

1990

No artwork available
NR

A short film based on a synopsis of Straub-Huillet's "Class Relations" that director Kunitoshi Manda made before seeing the film.

The Giant Slalom

1990

All Girls Are Twins poster
NR

The film multiplies women. A tragicomedy about a boy who is continually pranked by the appearance of his twin lovers.

All Girls Are Twins

1980

Damned Files 3 poster
8.0

This is the third volume of a series of one-episode horror dramas based on rumored haunted places, real-life stories, and accidents that occurred in various regions, and which have had a nationwide impact since being aired on Nagoya TV in July 2003. Included are "Apartment in Chikusa-ku", "Love Hotel in Ichinomiya-ku", and four other episodes.

Damned Files 3

2004

Omokage poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Omokage

2010

West Wind poster
NR

"Like Alice in Wonderland, a woman wanders through the world of cinema." "A woman searching for the truth behind the death of her lover visits Bazin, Godard, and Mekas." The man who played "Bazin" in this film is Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

West Wind

1977

No artwork available
NR

A Japanese short film

Draw the Line of Flight

1984

No artwork available
NR

A pregnant woman is told by her doctor that she should maintain a calm attitude throughout her pregnancy for the health of her baby. When a man tries to rob her house in the middle of the night, she has to vanquish him without losing her calm attitude.

Fetus Training

1991

No artwork available
NR

A pregnant woman is told by her doctor that she should maintain a calm attitude throughout her pregnancy for the health of her baby. When a man tries to rob her house in the middle of the night, she has to vanquish him without losing her calm attitude.

Fetus Training

1991

Dog's Way poster
NR

Kyoko feels unsatisfied with her ordinary days although she has a job and a boyfriend. One day, she meets Nishimori, a man with vacant "dog" eyes. This mysterious encounter is the beginning of her new life as Nishimori's dog. In a closed house, they get deeply absorbed in the strange relationship as "a dog" and "its owner"

Dog's Way

2014

Synchronizer poster
NR

TAKASHI Hasegawa is conducting unauthorized research on how to synchronize brainwaves of humans and animals. One day, he thinks he may be able to cure his mother with dementia in this way.

Synchronizer

2017

No artwork available
NR

A short film by Kunitoshi Manda

Zettai Zetsumei 5

2017

Made in 76 poster
NR

Kunitoshi Manda's first film. A monologue and dialogue about love.

Made in 76

1977

Count to Four poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Count to Four

1978