Takashi Itō

LOVEHOTEL ni Okeru Jouji to PLAN no Hate (2019)

A black comedy about a man who works out a plan to change his life. In a locked room in a love hotel, an unexpected turn occurs as the thoughts and positions of the characters intersect, each holding the other's weakness while also being held by the other. ...

Yakuza: The Stage Play (2015)

A stage play adaption of the 2005 video game 'Yakuza' as part of the 10-year anniversary celebration of the game's release. ...

Angel Home (2013)

The "Himawari So" ("Sunflower House") is a group home for mentally underdeveloped adults. Manga artist Itpon Aijo (Naoto Takenaka) begins to work at the "Himawari So". He moves into the home with his daughter Mako (Shihori Kanjiya), who is mentally underde ...

The 11 Words Murder (2011)

A series of suspicious deaths, starting with that of her boyfriend Kawazu Masayuki, prompts mystery novelist Yuki Rikako to investigate. She discovers that all the victims were once passengers on the same cruise ship a year ago and involved in an accident ...

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued ...

Tokyo Friends: The Movie (2006)

Rei Iwatsuki moved from her hometown Kōchi to Tokyo to pursue her dreams. On arrival, she found a job as a waitress in a restaurant and met guitarist Ryuuji Shintani. Ryuuji liked her voice and invited her to join his band as the vocalist, The Survival Co ...

IKUSA (2005)

Adult video store clerk, Issa, feels like a total loser after losing his job and being dumped by his girlfriend. He is blessed by a stroke of luck when his invention, a curry package squeezing tool, suddenly gains immense popularity. Not only does his inve ...

I Am a Thousand Winds (2004)

Showa Gamblers (2003)

The first installment of the Showa Gamblers series. In 1964, as Tokyo buzzes with excitement over the upcoming Olympics, Ginzaki of the Kansai Senba Union approaches Hanamura, the leader of the "Asakusa Union Eight," who controls the gambling dens in the ...

Ekiden (2000)

Two former teammates on a college relay team, find themselves pitted against each other in track competition and in love when they enter rival companies and fall for the same woman. ...

Luxury Yacht: First Love Tour Murder Case (1990)

Office worker Kanako takes a trip to Nanki Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture as part of a travel agency project to reunite with her first love. She was nominated by Yamano, a classmate from elementary school. Kanako meets Yamano for the first time in 15 yea ...

Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold (1983)

The secret map of the treasure of Kenzan was stolen out of the house of a former soldier in Awa. A fight over the treasure that the map shows happens among the Rozyu, a Ronin, a thief, and the Hyodo family. Is the treasure there? Who will get it? Masakazu ...

Yakuza: The Stage Play (2015)

A stage play adaption of the 2005 video game 'Yakuza' as part of the 10-year anniversary celebration of the game's release. ...