Yasufumi Hayashi

Saikoyo Keisatsukan 5 (2023)

Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi (2023)

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of TV broadcasting in Japan, and the 60th anniversary of the Taiga drama, this special depicts the struggles of creating the first Taiga drama. ...

再雇用警察官4 (2022)

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)

In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who get involved in misadventures while on set. ...

Designated Lawyer (2018)

Suspicions fall on politician Tagane Seizo over the sale of nationally owned land to a social welfare service corporation back in 2010. Seizo Tagane is then given immunity for his testimony, but people become furious that he was not going to be prosecuted. ...

Last Winter, We Parted (2018)

An ambitious, young freelance journalist takes on the closed case of a famous fine arts photographer whose beautiful female subject died on set in a gruesome fire. ...

Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery 67: Murder in Hakone - Leaves & Mountains (2017)

Detective Kamei of the First Investigation Division receives a request from lawyer Shinichi Nakamura, the son of his deceased close friend, to re-investigate a car accident. Akiko, the wife of Yasuo Furuki, a painter from Hakone, died in the accident 5 mon ...

The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love (2015)

Memories of Mom (2014)

After years of trying, Kyoko and her husband Takehiro are finally pregnant. But their joy at the prospect of becoming parents ends suddenly when they learn Kyoko has stage four cancer. They now must face agonizing decisions that force them to choose betwee ...

Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! (2010)

Tsukiko, whose father died before she was born, lives with her mother Yoko and they provide mutual support for each other. One day, Yoko comes home completely drunk with Kenji, a young man with blond hair, and tells Tsukiko, "I'm going to marry him. ...

MW -ムウ- (2009)

A live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's mature manga masterpiece MW (pronounced "moo," like a cow), created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Tezuka. When a top secret chemical compound called MW infects an island near Okinawa, the military is sent i ...

MW: The Devil's Game (2009)

The main character is a man named Takashi Morioka, who has lost his job and his home due to a recession. He ends up falling into a trap set by the diabolical Yuki Michio, who happened to survive by chance an incident on an island 16 years ago where all th ...

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)

A year after the celebrated cracking of "The Glorious Team Batista" case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious let ...

Suspect X (2008)

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim's ex-wife's alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and on ...

Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story (2004)

Because of the desolate landscape, Kobayashi chose snow-covered Hokkaido (the most northern island of Japan) as the setting for Amazing Story, a light-erotic drama about a lonely man, Kenji, who kidnaps the woman of his dreams. The woman is Harumi, a haird ...

Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie (2004)

8 short stories comprise this anthology movie, based on the Tales of Terror TV series. The segments are, in order: The Night Watchman (directed by Akio Yoshida), Wisps of Smoke (Kosuke Suzuki), Gloves (Hirohisa Sasaki), The Weight (Kosuke Suzuki), Full-Len ...

Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 2 (2004)

An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama. ...

I Love Peace (2003)

Izumi aims to be the first deaf creator of artificial limbs. One day, her senior co-worker, Kubo, goes to Afghanistan to help give aid to children as a member of an NGO. Izumi decides to go along. In Kabul, the wounds of war are still fresh and Izumi meets ...

Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002)

When he returns to Earth to attend the wedding of his friend in Saipan, Musashi meets a beautiful girl named Shau who claims to come from the bottom of the sea. Just then, Monster Scorpis reappears in the sky above the island and Musashi faces the monster ...

Closed Ward (2001)

The Stupid Teacher (2000)

Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a lot of commotion. ...

The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999)

Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa. ...

One Summer's Day (1999)

Absent-minded fifth-grader Yuta is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom Yuta's parents think is becoming senile and could benefit from Yuta's companionship. At first, Yuta thinks Gramps is a bit addled, too, but as he gets to know the old ma ...

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998)

A heartwarming, based-on-true-story of how a hearing-impaired couple, Masahiro and Namiko, knew each other, got married and began participating in the Triathlon. The story is told in flashbacks as Namiko awaits childbirth. ...

Sada (1998)

On 17 May 1936–during a period of war, economic depression, public unease and growing militarism, a time of unrest and confusion when public opinion was, at best, unpredictable–Sada Abe killed and emasculated her lover. Condemned by the law, Sada finds ...

The Green City (1998)

Hot-selling artist Sosuke Natsume suddenly declares filmmaking on the final day of his concert. Although the staff at his music agency are panicking because of his sudden declaration, Natsume keeps preparing for it with the help of his old friend, camerama ...

Chimpira Hitoshi Shin Gokuraku Tombo (1996)

Do you stab? Do you want to exchange?! Gokudo and the brothers reunite. ...

Moon Angel (1996)

Two female truck drivers detest each other, and try to steal each other's business. Their rigs are both painted with elaborate large pictures of beautiful naked women. One day, whilst hauling loads of fish in Hokkaido, they are separately stopped by traffi ...

Ocean Waves (1995)

As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down. ...

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original ...

Bad Guy Beach (1995)

A private detective called "Kiss Shiro", One day, he is shocked to see a rape video brought by his younger brother. ...

Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)

People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening. ...

Sumomo mo momo (1995)

A youth romance that fantastically depicts the unstable emotions of high school girls who refuse to transform into adults ...

Chimpira Hitoshi Gokuraku Tonbo 2 (1995)

The follow up to the very popular first instalment. ...

Chinpira Jingi: Gokuraku Tonbo (1994)

A college graduate, a gutless office worker and a crunchy yakuza live together from a slight misunderstanding. ...

N45゜ (1994)

Omnibus film, set in a fictional town at 45゜N latitude: Wonder Rubbish; Pao-san to no fukushu; Jonetsu no koya; Kaze wa, dotchi ni fuite iru ...

Turning Point (1994)

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials. ...

Puru Puru Angelic Holiday (1993)

A fantasy comedy in which Fumie Hosokawa and Ai Iijima play angels. The angel Elle arrives on earth completely naked. She had escaped from heaven to fall in love with a human man on earth. Pure and unpredictable, she attempts her first adventures on Earth ...

Henshin Mou Hitori No Watashi (1993)

A suspense drama based on Miyuki Miyabe. In contrast to herself, she and two women lived a free-spirited life, forcing a restaurant owner to raise funds because of the Shinjuku incident. An office lady who impulsively jumps out of the company because she ...

The Rocking Horsemen (1992)

It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life i ...

Okoge (1992)

A straight young woman living in Tokyo becomes involved in the lives of a gay man and his married lover. ...

Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)

The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister ...

Why She Won't Marry (1990)

A single mother uses marriage as a business, a way to make money and put food on the table. She regularly patronizes a bar, where she's friendly with the manager, unaware that not only is the man involved with her daughter but he secretly prefers the mothe ...

Anxious Virgin: One More Time, I Love You (1990)

Just when Hideki thinks he will lose his virginity, he gets hit by a car, and dies. God gives him a 2nd chance by placing his mind into the body of Sachiko's best friend, a girl. Can he convince Sachiko of his love? ...

Roar of the Crowd (1990)

Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe. ...

Beijing Watermelon (1989)

Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China. ...

Male Virgin Story 4: Take Me to the Skiing (1989)

Six high school sweethearts soon became entangled in three charged couples. Still reeling from their fracturing bond, a dejected Shigeki encountered the alluring office lady Hitomi aboard the ski bus – a woman whose recent quarrel had only heightened her ...

The Discarnates (1988)

A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past. ...

The Drifting Classroom (1987)

An entire Japanese international grade school—and all within—are mysteriously transported to a foreboding desert wasteland. As the story unfolds, the diminishing student body weathers this apocalyptic crisis while searching for clues about their surrou ...

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school's reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. Wh ...

Dark Room (1983)

A writer haunted by the death of his wife and threatened by the imagined infidelities of his lovers uses his affairs for the subjects of his novels. ...

Harmagedon (1983)

From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day ...

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima (1980)

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel. ...