
Acting
Katsuyuki Shinohara
Born 1942-04-15
Acting credits
7.8Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.
Love Letter
1995
6.4Set 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
3.3In the far-off future of 2001, a young boy from outer space lands on earth inside a flying peach. The boy (named Apple) is adopted by a Catholic priest, but soon disappears. Three schoolgirls decide to search for him, and soon find evidence that he is being held captive in a trendy dance club. What is the club owner doing with him, and will his adopted father ever see him again?
Hellywood
1982
6.3The story of a village woman given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual needs of) her quadruple amputee husband, a Japanese soldier in the Second Sino-Japanese War who has been decreed a "War God" by the Emperor.
Caterpillar
2010
7.0A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
Mahjong Horoki
1984
NROn a long-distance bus to Aomori, Sato, on the run after avenging his dead daughter, meets Pastel, a girl travelling to claim her grandfather's biplane, and the two exchange idle conversation. When a detective suddenly boards the bus, Pastel panics and pulls out Sato's gun.
White Mexico
2007
6.4Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story.
No More Comics!
1986
5.2On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's greatest and most celebrated novelists. With four members of his own private army - the Tatenokai - Mishima had taken the commandant hostage and called upon the assembled military outside the Ministry to overthrow their society and restore the powers of the Emperor. When the soldiers mocked and jeered Mishima, he cut short his speech and withdrew to the commandant's office where he committed seppuku - the samurai warrior's death - tearing open his belly with a ceremonial knife before being beheaded by one of his colleagues. What was Mishima truly trying to express through his actions? And what did he witness during his final moments?
11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate
2012
4.5After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father
It's Easier Than Kissing
1989
5.2Eiko is an alien girl with a unique superpower. She wears an amulet that can sense when men are attracted to her. Using this amulet she can transform into a superhero, Star Virgin, and use her super powers to protect herself. Originally coming to earth to sightsee, Eiko has to save the world from killer robots and protect her nerdy companion.
Star Virgin
1988
5.8Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean women, meet a stowaway on Japanese soil from across the Genkai Sea.
The Sea of Genkai
1976
4.0Without knowing their names a man and woman have sex. Afterwards they introduce themselves and begin an affair. The woman feels empty without a man. The man is married with a child but he needs more than what his wife can provide.
Bed-In
1986
5.5Kayo, who is famous for her beauty, own a bar in a port town. The establishment is always crowded with customers infatuated with her. For the past three years, Kayo has been in a relationship with Murakami, a city councilman. One day, a young man and woman, Jun and Yoko, come to town. They are planning to stow away somewhere, but no one will take them in. Exhausted, they happen to come to Kayo's bar. Eventually, Kayo's past and the man she used to be with are revealed, and Jun and Yoko's desperate actions lead to the story's conclusion...
Wet Dice
1974
NRA coming-of-age film depicting the unusual friendship between a young man living alone in Tokyo while studying for university entrance exams as a ronin, and the Black man who lives next door to him.
Tonari no Bob Marley
1995