Shinnosuke Ikehata

Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 3 (2024)

Japanese horror anthology of 4 chilling tales. ...

Life Work of Akira Kurosawa (2022)

Acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa has been misunderstood. Despite his public perception an a perfectionist who would clash with anyone in his way, the real Kurosawa was actually a very gentle and soft-spoken director. This documentary depicts the human be ...

Hanagatami (2017)

Spring, 1941: 16-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all con ...

One Third (2014)

The manger of cabaret club "Hanibani" named Shū, a worker at the club named Koji, and one of the patrons named Ken succeed in robbing a bank. They agree to divide the stolen money equally into three, but they become consumed by greed and try to get more t ...

The Lightning Tree (2010)

Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in ...

Death Note: The Last Name (2006)

In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira f ...

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword acto ...

Korekara monogatari - Shonen tachi no buruusu (1988)

One is a designer and company president, the other an athlete and model. Although on different paths in life and from different backgrounds, in high school these two were once good friends. This movie tells the story of their friendship. ...

Guinea Pig's Greatest Cuts (1988)

A 'best of' compilation comprised of V&R Planning's 73-minute Ginî piggu: Zansatsu supesharu and 19 minutes of scenes from Japan Home Video's Ginî piggu: Manhôru no naka no ningyo and The guinea pig 2: Nôtoru Damu no andoroido. ...

Death Shadows (1986)

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into "shadows executioners", a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called "Yazuke the Viper", finds his ...

Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman (1986)

A doctor conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish! ...

The Making of the Demon Female Doctor (1986)

"The Making of the Demon Female Doctor" is a behind-the-scenes look at the fourth guinea pig film "The Demon Female Doctor" in 1986, which was included in the "Guinea Pig" series of specials. ...

Ran (1985)

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons. ...

Fruits of Passion (1981)

A girl named O loves a rich, and much older man. She is subjected to a variety of humiliating experiences to prove her unconditional obedience to him in a Chinese brothel. A poor boy sees her and falls in love with her. To get the money needed to sleep wit ...

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Kajikazawa (1979)

On the Kōshū Kaidō road, merchant Sōjirō is poisoned, robbed, and pushed off a cliff by former courtesan Okuma and her lover. A year later, a fugitive named Shinsuke, on the run after killing his wife, encounters a sinister, heavily made-up man. ...

The House of Hanging (1979)

This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind. ...

Almost Transparent Blue (1979)

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monot ...

Island of Hell (1977)

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946. ...

The Witty Samurai (1972)

The story of a timid samurai attempting to rid his name of the stigma attached to it. ...

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack (1971)

In the 1970s, the Japanese youth emancipation also found its way into the yakuza (crime) societies. A Girl Boss may have a choice between bikes, and between boyfriends. But she has to defend her choices the hard way, as her triumph and power over the girls ...

Delinquent Boss: Smooth Talking, Good Fighting (1971)

This is the Twelfth film in the series. ...

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, b ...

Three Pretty Devils (1970)

A trio of teenage tarts try to earn money through shoplifting and prostitution scams and get into deep trouble. ...

Rainbow Over Paris (1970)

A young composer falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy company president and flies to Paris when he learns she is studying music there. But, when he finally wins her after many difficulties, he somehow feels empty, because his spirit has a ...

The Final Gamble (1970)

Gorgeous Leopardess (1969)

Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)

In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda. As the younger Eddie starts a passionate affair with Gonda, she ignites the jealousy of Leda, unaware of an ...