Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

Directing

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

Born

1974-09-01 (52)

Place of birth

Obihiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

34 titles

Known for

The Shrine poster
2.7

Yu-mi and her friends are staying in a small Japanese town. When Hee-jung doesn't return home for dinner, they decide to visit the shrine from her painting. Strange occurrences startle them as they explore the shrine, even some end up injuring themselves. Yu-mi senses a sinister presence lurking within. She knows the right person for this, her old shaman friend named Myung-jin. Leaving the past behind with Yu-mi, he joins Pastor Han-ju, a spiritual leader of the town. Their mysterious cooperation to keep everyone safe is about to begin.

The Shrine

2026

My Man poster
5.8

As a young child, Hana loses her family to a devastating tsunami that wipes out her town. At a shelter, distant relative Jungo sees her wandering and adopts her as his daughter.

My Man

2014

Bungo: Stories of Desire poster
6.5

Omnibus film "Bungo Sasayakana Yokubo" features 6 different short stories set under 2 different themes ("Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi" & "Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi").

Bungo: Stories of Desire

2012

Mukoku poster
6.8

Kengo was gifted in Kendo (Japanese martial art) but he quits after a tragic incident. He works as a security guard and spends his days drinking. One day, he encounters a high school student Toru, who has a natural ability in Kendo. Toru revives the spirit of the sport in Kengo and he resumes practice again.

Mukoku

2017

Yoko poster
6.0

A road movie about Yoko, a frustrated part-time worker who hitchhikes to her hometown of Hirosaki, Aomori, where she has not returned for 24 years, after hearing the news of her father's death.

Yoko

2023

Sketches of Kaitan City poster
5.4

The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar network. A laid-off man and his younger sister go up a mountain to see the first sunrise of the year. Meanwhile, Haruo has inherited his family's gas business, but things aren't going well in his new endeavor and he becomes increasingly frustrated.

Sketches of Kaitan City

2010

Behind the camera

The Shrine poster
2.7

Yu-mi and her friends are staying in a small Japanese town. When Hee-jung doesn't return home for dinner, they decide to visit the shrine from her painting. Strange occurrences startle them as they explore the shrine, even some end up injuring themselves. Yu-mi senses a sinister presence lurking within. She knows the right person for this, her old shaman friend named Myung-jin. Leaving the past behind with Yu-mi, he joins Pastor Han-ju, a spiritual leader of the town. Their mysterious cooperation to keep everyone safe is about to begin.

The Shrine

2026

My Man poster
5.8

As a young child, Hana loses her family to a devastating tsunami that wipes out her town. At a shelter, distant relative Jungo sees her wandering and adopts her as his daughter.

My Man

2014

Bungo: Stories of Desire poster
6.5

Omnibus film "Bungo Sasayakana Yokubo" features 6 different short stories set under 2 different themes ("Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi" & "Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi").

Bungo: Stories of Desire

2012

Mukoku poster
6.8

Kengo was gifted in Kendo (Japanese martial art) but he quits after a tragic incident. He works as a security guard and spends his days drinking. One day, he encounters a high school student Toru, who has a natural ability in Kendo. Toru revives the spirit of the sport in Kengo and he resumes practice again.

Mukoku

2017

Yoko poster
6.0

A road movie about Yoko, a frustrated part-time worker who hitchhikes to her hometown of Hirosaki, Aomori, where she has not returned for 24 years, after hearing the news of her father's death.

Yoko

2023

Sketches of Kaitan City poster
5.4

The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar network. A laid-off man and his younger sister go up a mountain to see the first sunrise of the year. Meanwhile, Haruo has inherited his family's gas business, but things aren't going well in his new endeavor and he becomes increasingly frustrated.

Sketches of Kaitan City

2010

Hazard poster
6.6

Shin is a Japanese university student living a boring and meaningless life. One day, he spots a book titled Dangerous Ways to Walk the World, in which he finds a page written about hazards in New-York. Eager to get out, he jets off to New-York to find this inspiration.

Hazard

2005

#Manhole poster
6.3

Kawamura is a promising young man with everything going for him. On the eve of his wedding, he falls into a deep manhole. Despite sustaining a debilitating injury, he is determined to attend his wedding as planned, and resorts to social networks for help.

#Manhole

2023

Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts poster
5.3

While the leader is in jail, his leftist group is controlled by his girlfriend, but her leadership lacks conviction and perspective. When the leader commits suicide in prison, despair and confusion rule the group and revenge and violence erupts in graphic way.

Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts

1997

Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts poster
5.3

While the leader is in jail, his leftist group is controlled by his girlfriend, but her leadership lacks conviction and perspective. When the leader commits suicide in prison, despair and confusion rule the group and revenge and violence erupts in graphic way.

Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts

1997

Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts poster
5.3

While the leader is in jail, his leftist group is controlled by his girlfriend, but her leadership lacks conviction and perspective. When the leader commits suicide in prison, despair and confusion rule the group and revenge and violence erupts in graphic way.

Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts

1997

Freesia: Bullet Over Tears poster
5.6

In the near future of a Japan, the ancient 'Act of Vengeance' is revived and professional executioners are permitted to kill criminals by the requests from their victims. People who are to be executed are notified of the execution time and date in advance and they are allowed to have their own guard.

Freesia: Bullet Over Tears

2007

Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys poster
2.5

About 150,000 illegal entrants live in Tokyo. They are not recognised as refugees and live in poor conditions. To protect themselves, the illegals create a secret organisation. The organisation has a bank which Japanese Financial Services Agency is not involved with, a hospital that is not authorized by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and an illegals police force called "Dias Police." The only police officer in the organisation is Saki Kubozuka (Shota Matsuda). His age and nationality is unknown. Saki Kubozuka does not speak much, but he has a warm heart and strong sense of justice. He takes care of the weak and tries to maintain public order.

Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys

2016

The End of Summer poster
6.5

The story, set in the heady post-war 50s into the early 60s , revolves around a love triangle between Tomoko, long playing the mistress to married older writer Shitto and the new stud who comes into her life, Ryota Kinoshita. Tomoko is sick and tired of her relationship with writer Shingo, who is married and has children. Shingo is a talented writer, but has yet to be recognized by the public. Tomoko then enters into a sexual relationship with younger man Ryota Kinoshita, but Tomoko is not satisfied.

The End of Summer

2013

Non-ko poster
6.3

Nobuko tried to be successful as an actress in Tokyo (stage name ‘Nonko’), but wasn’t popular. She married her manager and soon divorced. Now a once-divorced woman in her mid-30s, she returns home to the Shinto shrine that her family runs, to help out with domestic chores. Her father is always in a stubborn rage, her mother is always trying to calm things down. However, Nonko’s married sister, who already has a daughter, scathingly says of Nonko, “It’s all over for her.”

Non-ko

2008

Meisou Kazoku poster
NR

Omnibus film that was created through an industry-academia collaboration project in which students from the Film Department of Osaka University of Arts teamed up with professionals in the film industry. It consists of three episodes, two directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and one by Satoshi Kaneda.

Meisou Kazoku

2025

Most Dangerous  Deka Matsuri poster
NR

Third installment of the Deka Matsuri omnibus series. 11 films made under the conditions: "the main character must be a detective" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes" "at least five gags must be included"

Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri

2003

The Ravaged House: Zoroku's Disease poster
NR

In a rural village, there lives a man named Zoroku, with his sister, Haruko. All is well until one day, Zoroku becomes infected with a bizarre disease that blisters his skin and deforms his body. Fearing the reactions of the townspeople, his parents lock him in the house. Unfortunately, the village chief sees him, and soon, Zoroku and Haruko are mistreated by everyone in the village. Unable to watch Haruko suffer any longer, the parents decide to end Zoroku's misery themselves. Haruko tries to save her brother, and they leave home, but what comes afterward?

The Ravaged House: Zoroku's Disease

2004

Hole in the Sky poster
5.7

The film tells the story of a Drive-In worker and a young tramp who has been left alone by her boyfriend somewhere in Hokkaido. Things seem to work out at the beginning but as time goes by the newly formed relationship between the tramp and the Drive-In worker starts to show the workers harmful will of possession, which finally leads to the somehow sad but also optimistically interpretable ending.

Hole in the Sky

2001

Hole in the Sky poster
5.7

The film tells the story of a Drive-In worker and a young tramp who has been left alone by her boyfriend somewhere in Hokkaido. Things seem to work out at the beginning but as time goes by the newly formed relationship between the tramp and the Drive-In worker starts to show the workers harmful will of possession, which finally leads to the somehow sad but also optimistically interpretable ending.

Hole in the Sky

2001

No artwork available
NR

Sequel to Zenbu of Tokyo. The story is set three years after "Zenbu of Tokyo", following the girls after they have graduated high school and begun walking their own separate paths. To be released in 2027.

Zenbu of World

Blazing Famiglia poster
NR

"Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi Tokui) was once the leader of the most feared motorcycle gang in the Kanto area. Now, Tetsu Hino is middle-aged man who is looked down upon by his rebellious son Shuhei (Kento Hayashi). One day, Tetsu and his old biker gang gather together again after the daughter of a member is assaulted. Tetsu, worried about his day to day life, nevertheless regains the passion from his biker days. Tetsu then finds out that Ken Igarashi (Jun Murakami) is the man behind the attack. Ken Igarashi has had a grudge against Tetsu for a long time.

Blazing Famiglia

2012

All of Tokyo! poster
7.5

Groups of high school students embark on an eagerly-anticipated school trip to Tokyo. An enthusiastic group leader, Yurika, has planned a packed itinerary to cover every must-see sight such as Skytree in Asakusa, the Shibuya Scramble Crossing, and the Tokyo Tower. However, the rest of the group secretly has different plans to achieve their true purpose… 11 girls scatter and scramble across Tokyo creating the best memories!

All of Tokyo!

2024

Antenna poster
5.7

Yuichiro is a college student whose sister went missing 15 years ago. That traumatic event hangs over him like a pall as he wanders Japan's S&M clubs. But his younger brother claims to be able to sense their sister with his "antenna".

Antenna

2004

Antenna poster
5.7

Yuichiro is a college student whose sister went missing 15 years ago. That traumatic event hangs over him like a pall as he wanders Japan's S&M clubs. But his younger brother claims to be able to sense their sister with his "antenna".

Antenna

2004

The Volatile Woman poster
8.0

A awkward burglar believes that he has taken control of a small roadside stand and the woman who runs it. She is in control most of the time, in love and making plans for the future.

The Volatile Woman

2004

The Volatile Woman poster
8.0

A awkward burglar believes that he has taken control of a small roadside stand and the woman who runs it. She is in control most of the time, in love and making plans for the future.

The Volatile Woman

2004

光の音色 -THE BACK HORN Film- poster
NR

Documentary about the Japanese rock band THE BACK HORN, directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri.

光の音色 -THE BACK HORN Film-

2014

光の音色 -THE BACK HORN Film- poster
NR

Documentary about the Japanese rock band THE BACK HORN, directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri.

光の音色 -THE BACK HORN Film-

2014

Green Mind, Metal Bats poster
6.6

The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and baseball fanatic Eiko, a hopeless alcoholic who spends more of her time drunk than sober. The three share an intense love of baseball — and their destinies are forever intertwined.

Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006

Natsu no hanabi hen - asagao poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Natsu no hanabi hen - asagao

2004

Natsu no hanabi hen - asagao poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Natsu no hanabi hen - asagao

2004

Fuyu no hanabi hen - Imouto no teryouri poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fuyu no hanabi hen - Imouto no teryouri

2004

Fuyu no hanabi hen - Imouto no teryouri poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fuyu no hanabi hen - Imouto no teryouri

2004