Casey Takamine

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (1998)

A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technical college to gain new qualifications. She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salaryman with whom she begins a furtive romance ...

Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 5: Beloved Lost Ball (1998)

The f ifth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro. ...

Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 4: Shank Shank Shank (1997)

The fourth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro. ...

Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 3: Fly Birdie (1995)

The third film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro. ...

Okoge (1992)

A straight young woman living in Tokyo becomes involved in the lives of a gay man and his married lover. ...

My Sons (1991)

Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way. ...

Roar of the Crowd (1990)

Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe. ...

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!! (1990)

The second installment of the spirit world guide movie based on the original idea of ​​Tetsuro Tamba, made after the hit of the previous work. Depicts the world after death seen by a man who was sentenced to death for murdering his wife and sent to hea ...

Noto Peninsula Murders (1988)

A travel writer and his girlfriend stumble across a murder while on an assignment. ...

Remembrance (1988)

The Yamaoki family moved from Kyoto to Tosa around the turn of the '50s; local school teacher Hirao becomes involved with Yasuko, sister to Sumio. ...

Murder on the Sanriku Coast (1987)

A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one... ...

Father Avenger (1987)

Master director Sadao Nakajima brings to life the adventures of Shohachi, a ronin (masterless samurai) searching for his father's enemy. O-Tama, the star of a light acrobatics hut in the back mountains of Asakusa, falls in love at first sight with a ronin ...

MacArthur's Children—Part II (1987)

A continuation of the story of the postwar years in the Japanese Inland Sea. Now a decade has passed. Two friends meet and decide to look for the beautiful girl with whom they went to school as children. ...

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)

Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country. ...

L・O・V・I・N・G (1983)

Murder case. ...

The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. Bu ...

Our Wedding (1983)

On her wedding day, Makiko is stabbed by a woman in wedding dress. The wound isn't serious but the attacker blows herself up and can't be identified. The attacker is thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Tsutomu, the groom. He gives two names to the police but ...

P. P. Rider (1983)

Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped. ...

Good Luck Love (1981)

Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. ...

Distant Thunder (1981)

A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako. ...

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima (1980)

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel. ...

Dynamite Don-Don (1978)

Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyūshū Area in the summer of 1950, particularly between the Okagen Group and the rising Hashiden Gang. Now with the mediation/interference of the Americans, they decide to settle it in a peaceful, *democratic* wa ...

Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal (1977)

A comedy farce depicting the noise that occurs when two unemployed circus participants discover a debt bond in a basket with parrots, which they received instead of pension money. At that time, Hiromi Go and Kirin Kiki, who were gaining popularity, play th ...

The Skies of Haruo (1977)

1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada. ...

Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears (1977)

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel. ...

The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)

Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld. ...

The War of the 16 Year Olds (1976)

A young drifter and a precocious sixteen years old girl slowly form a bond in a small town haunted by its wartime past. ...

Bawdy Tales of Edo: Octopus & Sea Shell (1974)

When a wastrel son of a merchant stumbles upon a robbery he discovers that both thieves are women. When he confronts one of them she distracts him with her breasts as the other knocks him out. He falls in love and searches for the pair. ...

The Ghostly Trip (1972)

The 10th film in the travel series. The original work and screenplay is by Kazuo Funahashi, the director is Shoji Segawa, and the cinematography is by Keiji Maruyama. ...

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai (1971)

Life is a Battle (1970)

Two born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs. ...