Makoto Tezuka

TUNOHAZU (2022)

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

MIND THE GAP (2021)

New film by Macoto Tezuka. ...

Tezuka's Barbara (2020)

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 u ...

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers (2018)

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. ...

Kumi and Tulip (2015)

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 butterf ...

Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement (2014)

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

Tokyo Shutter Girl (2013)

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. ...

Phoenix: Bonds Chapter (2012)

When Kai was still young, his father set out for space. ...

Astro Boy (2009)

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptanc ...

Silhouette (2009)

Color short film shot in 8mm ...

2008mm (2008)

Color short film shot in 8mm ...

Tezuka Makoto no horâ shiatâ: Za bâsudei (2006)

Omnibus horror movie. ...

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black (2005)

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 ...

Black Kiss (2004)

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 ...

2001 (2001)

A short animation visualizing images of the year 2001. ...

The Experimental Film (2000)

An experimental drama with the motif of "experimental film". What does it mean to be reproduced on film? Under the theme of fundamental questions, it will express the relationship between men and women with a mysterious visual beauty. The story gradually i ...

Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999)

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. ...

NARAKUE (1997)

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 " ...

Teo the Magic Planet (1997)

An anime adaptation of the video game Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet. ...

Danielle et Miranda (1996)

Animation with hand-drawn illustrations by Makoto Tezuka. The images of "NUMANITE" were arranged by the author himself and remade into this short work. ...

NUMANITE (1995)

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 ...

Akuemon (1993)

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 wif ...

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990)

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 ...

PRELUDE (1988)

First part of Tezuka's Elements films series representing "fire". ...

Makeup Room (1987)

A TV star encounter supernatural phenomena in a dressing room ...

HighWay (1987)

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

Model (1987)

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

Monster Heaven (1986)

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

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985)

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 o ...

MOMENT (1981)

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 bo ...

Dr. Ochanoko's Horror Theater (1981)

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

The Demon in the Mirror (1981)

Short film included in the Dr. Ochanoko's Horror Theater DVD by Makoto Tezuka. The story tells of a girl who was afraid of seeing a monster in the bathroom. ...

UNK (1979)

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

High-School-Terror (1979)

Two schoolgirls get to know the scary side of a classroom. ...

The Shaman’s Daughter (2021)

Kengo, who is saddened by the loss of his girlfriend Sayuri in an accident, meets an eccentric high school girl, Umihana. Her father, Shaman Tetsushi, makes Kengo see Sayuri's spirit and begins living with Sayuri again. Sayuri is cute. It's a ghost, but I ...

Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)

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

Eternal Lunna (2018)

Short film directed by Minoru Kawasaki ...

Midori: The Camellia Girl (2016)

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. ...

0093: Masao Kusakari On Her Majesty's Secret Service (2007)

A James Bond Parody ...

Teruo Ishii Fan Club (2006)

A documentary on Teruo Ishii, the Japanese "King of Cult". ...

Jam Films 2 (2004)

Jam Films 2 features 4 short films by different Japanese directors. ...

NUMANITE (1995)

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 ...

Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2 (1992)

A horror omnibus consisting of three episodes: "face loss," "ore of time," and "fishing fire. ...

Akio Jissoji’s Museum of Wonders - Volume of Thoughts (1992)

A bizarre mystery created under the direction of director Jissoji. The mysterious and strange world of Jissoji is brought back to life here! ...

Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla (1991)

During World War II, the Japanese military established a secret underground laboratory in Tokyo. Three Olympic-level athletes were selected to undergo a process that would turn them into Jinra-go, superhuman armored soldiers. By March 1945, one of the sold ...

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis! (1986)

The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity. ...

Making of Stardust Brothers (1985)

Behind-the-scenes tidbits of "The Legend of the Stardust Brothers". ...

Esparazor (1983)

A man, who gets superpowers after a scientific accident, has to face off against an old colleague who wants to control the earth. ...

Zokubutsu zukan (1982)

Burst City (1982)

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. ...

School in the Crosshairs (1981)

Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. ...

ORANGING'79 (1979)

With the camera in love between them, the real Mayumi Mitome and the Mayumi in the film are in honest agreement, and there is a freshness to the film that leaves no room for the viewer to question or feel any directorial intent. In the last part of the fil ...