Masao Komatsu

The Pledge to Megumi (2021)

A film depicting the story of Yokota Megumi who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977. ...

Mo-Ruerani (2021)

The owner of an established photo studio, collapses from illness. His son Shinta, who was raised by his divorced wife, comes home. One day, an elderly woman named shows up at the studio and beckons Shinta to come with her. They arrive at a grassy field whe ...

A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (2019)

Boyatetsu travels to the year 2020 in Tokyo from the year 1945. Tokyo is now plagued by a decreasing population and an increase in unemployment. ...

The World's Longest Photograph (2018)

Hironobu goes through his boring days aimlessly. He finds a camera at a recycle shop which is owned by his grandfather. The camera is able to take the longest panoramic photo. Hironobu's life soon changes. ...

Golden Orchestra (2016)

When Chizuru joins as a teacher at Umega High School, she hears an amateur orchestra perform. Reminiscing her old days of playing the violin, she decides to enroll in one. ...

Journey to the Shore (2015)

Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel. ...

Furiko (2015)

Hameln (2013)

Nagaiki Kyousou (2008)

108 (2008)

At a high school in the city of Yokohoma the baseball team trains to go to the top. There are struggles, hardships and successes and not all of it is due the star pitcher or batter and those in the centre of attention. There are rewards to being the great, ...

Aria (2007)

The piano tuner Ota is still in mourning for the loss of his beloved wife. He would like to go on, but he can't find the beach where his wife wanted her ashes to be scattered. While helping his friend Kojima with his antique shop, Ota meets the old Kuzo, a ...

Clouds of Yesterday (2005)

University of Laughs (2004)

In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways. ...

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000)

A musical- style comedy movie set in Hakata. ...

Round About Midnight (1999)

While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has ...

Shomuni (1998)

The day after being dumped by the boyfriend to whom she was going to give her virginity, Sawako Tsukahara (Kumiko Endo), an office lady in the accounting department of Manpan Trading Co., is dispatched as a helper to General Affairs Section 2. General Affa ...

The Informer (1998)

Yuzuru, ex-thief 106, combines his skills with those of his former enemy, Detective Onishima, intent on the destruction of a terrible evil that is beyond the reach of the law. Thrills and hardball action as these men become buddies... Based on the action ...

Two People Talking (1997)

A fictionalised version of the Osaka-born female manzai duo Tonight, whose personal conflicts clash with their stand up routine. ...

The Happy and Short Life of a Goldfish (1995)

Goldfish born in Tenjinnuma, a famous goldfish production area, were auctioned off and sold to Yokota Gumi. The goldfish scooped by elementary school student Mitsui at the night store scooping goldfish will be kept at his house. For a while, the goldfish a ...

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (1992)

There is a man who divorced his wife. He moved to rural Hokkaido from Tokyo where he lived with his family without running water or electricity. He has his son and daughter in tow and works hard for them. The folk in the area try to help. A couple of years ...

Lone Wolf Cop: The Sex Doll Case (1991)

A police officer is recruited to a special agency and given a license to kill. He is given a dozen or so young policemen and a bar as a front. Meanwhile, girls are disappearing and the friend of one girl is searching for her. It turns out the girls are bei ...

Yakuza Ladies 3 (1989)

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan's boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband's position as the head of the established yakuza clan? ...

Yakuza Ladies (1986)

When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful gangs in Japan. ...

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION- (1985)

Momoko Watanabe—a student who, upon visiting a shrine in order to wish good luck on a friend of hers, witnesses a murder in the forest...and she knows the culprit! Unfortunately, she doesn't have it in her to tell anybody about it, and to make matters wo ...

Yakyuukyou no Uta (1985)

Main Theme (1984)

A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love. ...

Kigeki kazoku dōmei (1983)

It's All Right, My Friend (1983)

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him. ...

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo (1982)

The fish market is to be moved to Shinagawa, and Tasuke Isshin (Jun Inoue) got in trouble. Hikosaemon Ookubo (Eijiro Tono) heard of it from Tasuke, and ask about it to Iemitsu (Ken Tanaka). However, on the contrary, Hikosaemon received penitence for a brib ...

Station (1981)

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers. ...

The King and His Vassal (1981)

This is a story of "Takechiyo," the previous name of Iemitsu Tokunaga, the third Shogun (General). Takechiyo got sick of daily run-of-the-mill tasks, and it put him off being the Shogun, saying "there is no truth". Then, Hikozaemon Ookubo took him to Tasuk ...

The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story (1981)

Sent to an institution for mentally handicapped children by his parents, he began creating artworks using torn strips of paper. After running away to avoid army conscription, he began his wanderings around Japan, encountering many scenes which he would rec ...

Blue Jeans Memory (1981)

A trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her. ...

Heaven Sent (1979)

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves behind a six-year-old child at their door, claiming that Shinsaku—or four other men—is the child's father! Sayok ...

Let's Go, Grandma! (1975)

Let's Go, Grandma! plays like an exuberant, goofy update to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. Kinuyo Tanaka plays the titular Grandma, who, after selling her Hokkaido property, is apparently flush with cash but newly homeless. Her grown children take turns hosti ...

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa (1973)

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike ...

Sex Up and Down (1972)

A con man sets up a consulting firm where he poses as a doctor specializing in curing people of their sexual problems and hang-ups. ...

The Instant Services Bureau (1971)

Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office. ...

Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger (1971)

Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation. ...

Thugs of Shinjuku (1970)

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name "Big Brother Katsumata." Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called "the Shinjuku Brothers." The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were tradition ...

Tomorrow's Joe (1970)

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song (1970)

The story depicts the sorrows and joys of women in Shinjuku, centering on a daughter who became a hostess burdened with a large compensation payment after her father was imprisoned for causing a traffic accident while driving under the influence. ...

Shameless School (1970)

Comedy of high school where students and teachers run wild, based on a popular comic strip. ...

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor (1970)

The 14th and final "Crazy" feature. The Crazy Cats reunited (minus Ishibashi, who had by then retired from the team) for one last feature, Jun Ichikawa's odd Memories of You (Kaisha mono-gatari, 1988) released by Shochiku. Most of the cast of Crazy lrrespo ...

Wolf Escort (1969)

Rivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization. ...

The Tigers - Hi! London (1969)

The Tigers are much too busy to have a holiday; but one day a mysterious man appears in their dressing room and offers them a trip to anywhere in the world. But he tells them they must come back in 24 hours or else he'll own their hearts. The mysterious ma ...

It's The Drifters! All Star Attack (1969)

Imaginary Paradise (1968)

Comedy-fantasy about a salaryman (Tani) and his imaginary friends. ...

New Year Trip (1968)

A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother. ...

Monsieur Zivaco (1967)

International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword. ...