Makoto Tezuka

Directing

Makoto Tezuka

Born

1961-08-11 (65)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

59 titles

Japanese film and anime director, son of Osamu Tezuka.

Known for

Wakako Zake poster
6.7

Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. Thie show follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink!

Wakako Zake

2015

Labyrinth of Cinema poster
6.9

When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.

Labyrinth of Cinema

2020

Hakuchi: The Innocent poster
6.0

In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.

Hakuchi: The Innocent

1999

Midori: The Camellia Girl poster
6.4

14-year-old Midori is the constantly abused chore girl for a freakshow. Things begin to change for her after a dwarf magician joins the freak show, but not always for the better.

Midori: The Camellia Girl

2016

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black poster
6.0

The mega-corporate Daedalus Group is under attack by a small group of activists known as the Ghost of Icarus. While taking care of some of the victims of the bombing, Black Jack encounters Dr. Kiriko, also known as Death Incarnate, who just like him, asks his patients huge sums of money but instead of saving them, he offers them a painless death. When the activist group requests both doctors’ collaboration, Black Jack finds himself caught in a spiral of life, death and treason while trying to save his patients' lives and avoid the breaking of a biological war that could destroy humanity.

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

2005

Burst City poster
6.4

Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living.

Burst City

1982

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 6 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Hakuchi: The Innocent poster
6.0

In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.

Hakuchi: The Innocent

1999

Hakuchi: The Innocent poster
6.0

In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.

Hakuchi: The Innocent

1999

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black poster
6.0

The mega-corporate Daedalus Group is under attack by a small group of activists known as the Ghost of Icarus. While taking care of some of the victims of the bombing, Black Jack encounters Dr. Kiriko, also known as Death Incarnate, who just like him, asks his patients huge sums of money but instead of saving them, he offers them a painless death. When the activist group requests both doctors’ collaboration, Black Jack finds himself caught in a spiral of life, death and treason while trying to save his patients' lives and avoid the breaking of a biological war that could destroy humanity.

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

2005

Tezuka's Barbara poster
5.6

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".

Tezuka's Barbara

2020

Black Kiss poster
5.5

Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After this, a string of murders start happening all around the two girls, as if some crazed serial killer was following them. At the scene of each crime, the perpetrator leaves a black lip print, and is subsequently dubbed "The Black Kiss."

Black Kiss

2004

Black Kiss poster
5.5

Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After this, a string of murders start happening all around the two girls, as if some crazed serial killer was following them. At the scene of each crime, the perpetrator leaves a black lip print, and is subsequently dubbed "The Black Kiss."

Black Kiss

2004

Black Kiss poster
5.5

Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After this, a string of murders start happening all around the two girls, as if some crazed serial killer was following them. At the scene of each crime, the perpetrator leaves a black lip print, and is subsequently dubbed "The Black Kiss."

Black Kiss

2004

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers poster
2.0

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2018

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers poster
2.0

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2018

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers poster
2.0

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2018

Akuemon poster
5.3

A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A story unfolds between Akuemon, who has never loved anyone, and the female fox, who slowly discovers true love in him even while tormented by sorrow over her comrades' death. This is the 6th work in "The Lion Books" series. It is also the first attempt by visualist Tezuka Makoto, Tezuka's older son, to render an original of his father's into an animated version.

Akuemon

1993

Monster Heaven poster
7.0

An anthology of strange horror tales featuring yokai. It begins with astronauts finding a katana on the moon.

Monster Heaven

1986

Monster Heaven poster
7.0

An anthology of strange horror tales featuring yokai. It begins with astronauts finding a katana on the moon.

Monster Heaven

1986

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers poster
6.9

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

1985

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers poster
6.9

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

1985

MOMENT poster
10.0

Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about boyfriends with her two friends, meets a strange boy with heart disease, and regularly bumps into a serial bomber.

MOMENT

1981

MOMENT poster
10.0

Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about boyfriends with her two friends, meets a strange boy with heart disease, and regularly bumps into a serial bomber.

MOMENT

1981

Kumi and Tulip poster
4.0

Kumi is a little girl who lives in a world with sparkling metal skyscrapers, and where robots support everything. Kumi's playground is a garden by one of those skyscrapers with a man-made water fountain, artificial vegetation, and digital water and butterflies. Kumi meets an old man who visits the park every day to paint the artificial flowers. The old man tells Kumi of when he discovered a "breathing" tulip sprouting amidst the artificial flowers, and the two decide to watch over the tulip together as it grows. (From ANN)

Kumi and Tulip

2015

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero poster
5.7

A major electronics company on the verge of developing technology to create a 3D image that can be physically handled is thrown into turmoil when a murderous demon is unleashed in the headquarters office. Can the slow witted son of the company founder and a punk rock band of monsters (don’t ask) stop the evil forces before the employees are butchered?

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

1990

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero poster
5.7

A major electronics company on the verge of developing technology to create a 3D image that can be physically handled is thrown into turmoil when a murderous demon is unleashed in the headquarters office. Can the slow witted son of the company founder and a punk rock band of monsters (don’t ask) stop the evil forces before the employees are butchered?

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

1990

Dr. Ochanoko's Horror Theater poster
NR

A group of short 8mm works before visual artist debut of Mr. Tezuka Makoto

Dr. Ochanoko's Horror Theater

1981

TUNOHAZU poster
NR

With the city of Shinjuku as the motif, a physical urban theory is illustrated by the flesh of the dancers.

TUNOHAZU

2022

Tokyo Shutter Girl poster
NR

The movie Tokyo Shutter Girl, based on the comic series by Kenichi Kiriki, consists of three separate works by three separate directors, each set in Tokyo. It is about three Japanese schoolgirls in a photo club.

Tokyo Shutter Girl

2013

UNK poster
NR

UNK, an UFO film, tests the limits of the 8mm medium with light, color and multiple exposures.

UNK

1979

UNK poster
NR

UNK, an UFO film, tests the limits of the 8mm medium with light, color and multiple exposures.

UNK

1979

HighWay poster
8.0

A woman driving alone at night encounter a man covered with blood on the road.

HighWay

1987

SPh poster
NR

This is the first 16mm film by Makoto Tezuka, a multi-talented artist known as a “visualist” who engages in a wide range of creative activities. It depicts the story of fairies inhabiting a modern city through experimental imagery. “SPh” stands for “Spiritual Phenomenon” (fairy phenomenon). It could be described as a unique hybrid of science fiction, mystery, and experimental film.

SPh

1983

SPh poster
NR

This is the first 16mm film by Makoto Tezuka, a multi-talented artist known as a “visualist” who engages in a wide range of creative activities. It depicts the story of fairies inhabiting a modern city through experimental imagery. “SPh” stands for “Spiritual Phenomenon” (fairy phenomenon). It could be described as a unique hybrid of science fiction, mystery, and experimental film.

SPh

1983

SPh poster
NR

This is the first 16mm film by Makoto Tezuka, a multi-talented artist known as a “visualist” who engages in a wide range of creative activities. It depicts the story of fairies inhabiting a modern city through experimental imagery. “SPh” stands for “Spiritual Phenomenon” (fairy phenomenon). It could be described as a unique hybrid of science fiction, mystery, and experimental film.

SPh

1983

2008mm poster
NR

Color short film shot in 8mm

2008mm

2008

2008mm poster
NR

Color short film shot in 8mm

2008mm

2008

Model poster
NR

Animation using photos and copies. The double image on the left and right makes the woman's face change rapidly.

Model

1987

NUMANITE poster
8.0

Second part of the Elements series with the motif of "water". A beautiful swamp image is displayed at the beginning. An allegorical story of sisters and lovers living at the bottom of the water is developed in an experimental narrative that does not depend on dialogue. Aesthetic images and music highlight the dazzling atmosphere.

NUMANITE

1995

NUMANITE poster
8.0

Second part of the Elements series with the motif of "water". A beautiful swamp image is displayed at the beginning. An allegorical story of sisters and lovers living at the bottom of the water is developed in an experimental narrative that does not depend on dialogue. Aesthetic images and music highlight the dazzling atmosphere.

NUMANITE

1995

1000YEN HORROR poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

1000YEN HORROR

2006

1000YEN HORROR poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

1000YEN HORROR

2006

Phoenix: Bonds Chapter poster
NR

When Kai was still young, his father set out for space. For the next ten years, Kai stood on the beach, remembering the father who never returned, when he witnessed a mysterious light—the same light he had seen with his father long ago…

Phoenix: Bonds Chapter

2012

Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement poster
NR

Sequel of Mori no Densetsu (Legend of the Forest - 1st Movement & 4th Movement)

Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement

2014

NARAKUE poster
NR

Third part of the Elements series. A world without dialogue, which is developed with the motif of "Earth". The camera submerged on the ground continues to descend like an elevator, and strange images develop one after another. It is a work that shows the "shadow" of human beings like a panorama. A special style that transcends the time and space of the story and shows 80 scenes in one cut.

NARAKUE

1997

NARAKUE poster
NR

Third part of the Elements series. A world without dialogue, which is developed with the motif of "Earth". The camera submerged on the ground continues to descend like an elevator, and strange images develop one after another. It is a work that shows the "shadow" of human beings like a panorama. A special style that transcends the time and space of the story and shows 80 scenes in one cut.

NARAKUE

1997