Masuo Amada

Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off (2021)

First film of the 2-part remake of "Space Cruiser Yamato: The New Journey" anime film. ...

Pandora and Akubi (2019)

Pandora and Akubi are crossing dimensions to collect the "fragments of disaster," which have the power to destroy worlds. The first half of the film takes place in the setting of an American Western and the second half of the film takes place on a snowy mo ...

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)

Traveling in search of the rare ingredient, "sky fish" Meliodas and Hawk arrive at a palace that floats above the clouds. The people there are busy preparing a ceremony, meant to protect their home from a ferocious beast that awakens once every 3,000 year ...

Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray (2017)

A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by a powerful and mysterious man: the so ...

Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)

It's a high-stakes mystery on the high seas! Enjoying a free prize cruise on a military ship, Conan and his friends find their relaxation interrupted by the threat of possible explosives on board! It's a race against time to find the culprit and save the s ...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2007)

The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, ...

The King of Minami: Legends of the Ring's Edge (2007)

#60 in the series, following "A Contrived Marriage" ...

The King of Minami: A Contrived Marriage (2007)

#59 in the series. ...

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. the Night Runaway (2006)

#58 in the series, following "The Pressure of Brands" ...

The King of Minami: The Pressure of Brands (2006)

#57 in the series, following "The Memory of a Stray Dog" ...

Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006)

A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between Kenshiro and Souther. New characters Reina, one of Raoh's army officers who falls in love with him, and her brother Soga, Raoh's advisor, play an important part ...

The King of Minami: The Memory of a Stray Dog (2006)

#56 in the series. ...

The King of Minami 32 (2005)

Miyata, who is starting to get on his way with the cabaret club he runs, is reluctant to pay protection money to Sawaki-gumi, so he consults with crisis management consultant Kiriyama. Former Maru Rogue Kiriyama used his old title to charge business and st ...

The King of Minami: The Whereabouts of the Compensation (2005)

#54 in the series, following "Funeral Procession of Bankruptcy" ...

The King of Minami: Funeral Procession of Bankruptcy (2005)

#53 in the series, following "Agent of Darkness" ...

The King of Minami: Agent of Darkness (2005)

#52 in the series. ...

The King of Minami 28 (2004)

#51 in the series, following "Special Ver. ...

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004)

The year is Universal Century 0079. Oliver May is a technical officer in the Zeon 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit , in charge of testing new military technology. Stationed in the Jotunheim, a civilian transport ship that was converted into military use, Ol ...

The King of Minami: Special Ver.50 (2004)

Ginjiro finds that it has become impossible to collect debts when even his regular clients have been conned out of their savings. He discovers that Sugiura gang underboss Domoto is behind these schemes. Domoto wants to take over the gang and tries to ruin ...

The King of Minami: The Masked Woman (2004)

#49 in the series, following "Fraud Methods" ...

The King of Minami 26 (2004)

#48 in the series ...

The King of Minami: The Flower of Temptation (2003)

This is the 25th installment of the long-running OV series, which delves into the dark side of society that is often overlooked. This ambitious film sheds light on the ruthless, unknown side of sex-related businesses such as host clubs and brothels, which ...

The King of Minami 24 (2003)

#46 in the series ...

The King of Minami: Fraud Methods (2003)

#45 in the series, following "The Men's Past" ...

The King of Minami: The Men's Past (2003)

#44 in the series, following "The Price of Betrayal. ...

The King of Minami: The Price of Betrayal (2002)

#43 in the series, following "Bonds - KIZUNA. ...

The King of Minami: Bonds - KIZUNA (2002)

#42 in the series, following "Dark Judgment" ...

The King of Minami: Dark Judgment (2002)

#41 in the series, following "Special Ver. ...

The King of Minami: Pride (2001)

#39 in the series, following "Debt Seminar." A former pro baseball player turned youth baseball coach borrows money from Manda to lend to the gambling-addicted father of his star player. ...

The King of Minami: Nest Egg Robbery (2001)

#40 in the series, following "Pride." Made-for-TV special following Manda and crew as they search for the man who stole a restaurant owner's life savings, resulting in the death of one of their clients. ...

The King of Minami: Formula for Deception (2001)

#37 in the series, following "Yakuza Finance. ...

The King of Minami: Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap (2001)

#33 in the King of Minami series. The CEO of a health food start-up borrows money from Manda using his fiancee's house as collateral, but when his American supplier demands more money than expected, he turns to a business loan company to make up the differ ...

The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance (2001)

#36 in the series, following "License for Cruelty." The CEO of a yakuza-backed finance company teams up with a shady consultant to convince debtors to sign away the deed to their property in order to declare bankruptcy and clear their debts. ...

The King of Minami: License for Cruelty (2000)

#35 in the series, following "Toichi Ransom." Manda uncovers an extortion operation run by a golf-obsessed businessman (Kenichi Endo), who forces bankrupt business owners to buy back their repossessed items at double the auction price. ...

The King of Minami: Toichi Ransom (2000)

#34 in the series, following "Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap." Manda teams up with a seasoned con man and an elementary school girl to take on a corrupt lawyer who preys on people unable to pay back their debts. ...

The King of Minami: Certified Alibi Trap (2000)

#32 in the King of Minami series. When the failed president of a recruitment company turns to offering fake job titles for a fee, he is targeted by the yakuza and forced to borrow money from Ginjiro Manda. Despite his attempts to escape his debts by declar ...

The King of Minami: Yakuza in Debt (2000)

#31 in the King of Minami series. A washed-up yakuza named Fukunaga borrows money from Manda, unwittingly involving him in a sinister murder plot. ...

The King of Minami: The Price of Restructuring (1999)

#29 in the King of Minami series. Manda and his associates follow a debt-laden detective to Hiroshima, where they plan to collect from his former employer for engaging in wrongful termination, under the intentionally vague label of "restructuring. ...

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder (1999)

#30 in the King of Minami series, introducing Ginjiro Manda's new sidekick Kohei. This installment explores the fatal effects of bankruptcy on the loan shark profession, when a young business owner gets tricked into declaring bankruptcy in order to escape ...

The King of Minami: Permanent Scar (1999)

#27 in the series, following "Reverse Inheritance. ...

The King of Minami: System Finance (1999)

#28 in the series, following "Permanent Scar. ...

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 1 (1998)

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 2 (1998)

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 3 (1998)

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 4 (1998)

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 5 (1998)

Twilight of the Dark Master (1997)

Tsunami is an ancient guardian from days long ago when the Mother Spirit created demons and guardians to aid a fledgling human race. In 2089, only a few demons and guardians remain in the city of Neo-Shinjuku. Tsunami becomes involved with a woman who has ...

The King of Minami: Revenge Shot (1997)

#21 in the series, following "Waiting Woman. ...

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997)

Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devi ...

The King of Minami: Waiting Woman (1997)

#20 in the series, after "Insurance Embezzler. ...

The King of Minami: Insurance Embezzler (1997)

#19 in the series, following "Con Man Elimination. ...

The King of Minami: Conspiracy (1996)

1996 TV Special, #17 in the series. ...

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995)

The infamous bandit Harimao hid a treasure, and to retrieve it, Lupin and the gang must gather three lost statues. When the Nazi-like group Neo-Himmel make a run for the goods, Lupin reluctantly partners with the aging "double-O" MI-6 agent Sir Archer and ...

The King of Minami: The Special Movie (1995)

When aspiring businessman Chiwaki borrows money from the LA mafia and flees to Japan to escape his debt, he soon finds himself being chased throughout Osaka by the local yakuza and a mafia loan shark. Chiwaki plans to get out of debt by investing in a high ...

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy Takeover (1994)

#9 in the series, after "Lovers Contract. ...

The King of Minami: Lady Loan Shark (1994)

#7 in the King of Minami series, following "Tactical Debt." Manda tries to save his business from a money-lending hostess club run by yakuza from Tokyo and a beautiful woman with a grudge. ...

The King of Minami: Tactical Debt (1994)

#6 in the King of Minami series, following "Ginjiro vs. Liquidator." Manda travels to the Philippines to help a young woman track down the man who orchestrated a scam against her father's office computer business. ...

This Is Shinogi (1994)

An office worker who happens to end up helping a yakuza ...

The King of Minami: First & Second Yen (1993)

#4 in the King of Minami series, featuring two stories from the manga. In "High Interest Marriage," Manda helps a woman pull a reverse marital fraud on the man who took advantage of her. Then, in "Ten Million Yen Woman," a man agrees to pay 10 million yen ...

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator (1993)

#5 in the King of Minami series and the second film to be released theatrically. Manda's original apprentice, Ryuichi, resurfaces after being targeted by the yakuza in Kobe. Meanwhile, Manda hounds a factory owner named Yanagida for his interest payments, ...

The King of Minami: Loan Shark Law (1993)

#3 in the King of Minami series. Ginjiro Manda sets his sights on a corrupt cop named Tatsuya, who finds himself in debt to Manda after unsuccessfully trying to scam the ruthless loan shark. The pair also find themselves chasing a notorious con artist, who ...

Madadayo (1993)

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous "Not yet!" birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa ...

The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy (1992)

#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a ...

Dreams (1990)

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa's own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier's ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh's canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity's ...

The Silk Road (1988)

In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road. One student is Zhao Xingde, who becomes the favorite of his commander, Zhu Wangli. While sacking a for ...

Bedtime Eyes (1987)

Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between a second rate Japanese jazz singer and a black American GI on the margins of the law. ...