Tsutomu Takahashi

Blazing Fists (2025)

Ikuto and Ryoma grow close after meeting in juvenile detention. Motivated by Mikuru Asakura's words, they set their sights on the martial arts event Breaking Down, but looming rivalries threaten to derail their dream. ...

My Happy Marriage (2023)

An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance. ...

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY (2023)

Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda's enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his v ...

Take a Stroll (2022)

Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022)

It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification. ...

Drive Into Night (2022)

A surprising and humanistic drama that questions the meaning of happiness through the strange fate of one man who caused an accident. One night, a taciturn and clumsy man working at a scrap iron factory in the suburbs of Tokyo, causes an irreparable accide ...

The Little Star (2022)

A short film by Kazuaki Kiriya. ...

The Executioner Prince and His Woman (2021)

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020)

A new interpretation of "Records of the Three Kingdoms," which is historical text of the three states of Wei, Shu, and Wu in China. ...

King John (2020)

The Saitama Shakespeare Series concludes with "King John," featuring Shun Oguri and Kotaro Yoshida. Originally starting in 1998 under Yukio Ninagawa, the series aimed to perform all 37 of Shakespeare's plays. "King John," initially the 36th play, was cance ...

Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (2020)

Doi of the Maeda Construction Company's Advertising group has little passion for his work. One day the group's leader Asagawa declares, "Let's build the hangar for Mazinger Z!" Having been dragged in by Asagawa, Doi and his co-workers commence putting on a ...

The Journalist (2019)

It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is dealing wit ...

Giwaku (2019)

Sahara Takako is a lawyer who specialises in civil cases. She hates to lose and will use whatever means necessary to pursue the truth. Despite her competence, she is mocked as a rotten lawyer for defending companies that exploit their employees and winning ...

Restaurant from the Sky (2019)

Wataru, his woman Kotoe and daughter Shiori are ranchers and dairy farmers in Hokkaido in northern Japan. He is following in his father's footsteps. A visiting chef cooks an unforgettable meal with his ingredients, which prompts the family to open their ow ...

The Letters (2018)

The hero is the the younger brother of the criminal suffers discrimination and prejudice of the people surrounding him, he will draw carefully through the brother's letter exchanged in the movie, the path of his own his family. ~~ Adapted from the novel " ...

The Story of Shotaro Ishinomori, The Man Who Created Heroes (2018)

This story follows the semi-autobiographical account of manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, author of the original Kamen Rider, Cyborg 009, and Super Sentai. ...

A Seaside Weekly Tabloid (2018)

A man finds himself on the seashore of a deserted island. He finds a copy of the tabloid weekly "Shukan Taishu" next to him. He decides to wait for help while reading the "Shukan Taishu." While reading the tabloid weekly, his mind wanders into delusions. I ...

Kuinige Killer (2018)

A family restaurant faces hard times due to customers running out on their bills. In his past, Shogo Kawatani was a premiere athlete. Now, Shogo Kawatani works for the family restaurant. His job is to catch customers who run out on their bills. ...

The Third Murder (2017)

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened. ...

Reminiscence (2017)

A detective in Toyama is forced to confront his painful past when he takes on a murder case involving his two estranged childhood friends. ...

Erased (2016)

Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the acc ...

S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future (2015)

The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue), whose purpose is to catch extreme criminals alive, becomes the center of attention. A sit-in demonstration takes place. Members of the NPS, including Ichigo Kamikura (Osamu Mukai) go to the protest site. Meanwhile, ...

April Fools (2015)

Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she's pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her ...

Lingering Spirits (2014)

Gajirou Honda is a self-centered man who only cares about money and women. When he's involved in a car accident, he encounters the ghosts of the deceased occupants of the other car, including the driver and three pole dancers. The four ghosts promise him a ...

Crows Explode (2014)

A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High. ...

Petal Dance (2013)

Long-time friends Jinko and Motoko hear that their college friend Miki has jumped into the ocean. They are joined by Haraki, who Jinko happens to meet, and head by car on a journey to see Miki. ...

The World Within a 3-Km Radius (2013)

2013 movie. ...

The Samurai That Night (2012)

Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face with the man behind the steering wheel. ...

The Drudgery Train (2012)

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the o ...

Sadako 3D (2012)

Akane is a high school teacher who hears a rumor from her students that there is actual footage on the Internet of someone's suicide. The footage is said to drive anyone who sees it to also commit suicide. Akane does not believe the rumor at first, but whe ...

The Woodsman and the Rain (2012)

A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him. ...

Kizuna: Taste of Aji Stone (2012)

SHOTA comes back to his hometown to attend father's funeral from Tokyo after a long time. After the funeral, He goes for a walk in his dear old home, meets with GENJIRO who's a master of stone mason and becomes his pupil. Just SHOTA's practices with GENJIR ...

Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle (2011)

"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line - connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. One of the commuters is Shoko (Miki Nakatani), an office worker in her 30s who lost he ...

BECK (2010)

Yukio is your average high school student who spends his days going to class and avoiding bullies. That is until he meets Ryusuke, a guitar prodigy. Together with Taira, Chiba, and Saku they form the rock band BECK. As their popularity increases so does th ...

Surely Someday (2010)

Drawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and spend their free time practicing for their school's upcoming festival. When the festival is abruptly concealed, they come up with a dimwitted strategy of fakin ...

Confessions (2010)

Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks. ...

Randies (2009)

In Ikebukuro, unbeaten street fighter Ran Sakurai (Yosuke Kawamura) and his friend Kenji (Yosuke Asari) run a benriya operation called "Randys" to earn enough money to buy a haka for their dead friend Shinichi Hoshi (Tsutomu Takahashi). Randys is named aft ...

Crows Zero II (2009)

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers ...