Ken'ichi Nagira

Movies

Hakuchū no onna gari
Produced in 1984. Unreleased until it was screened at Nikkatsu's Roman Porno retrospective on May 13, 2012.
Rakugo musume
When a gal named Kasumi decides to become a traditional Japanese 'Rakugo' storyteller due to her uncle's invalidity, she is soon on her way to a career with college-level and amateur success. She becomes a student to one of the master's of the genre and is even asked to perform by a TV producer. The only snag is, the particular story has a curse dripping from its words.
Low Blow Jaguar
Kyohiko Saketome is an ordinary guy who dreams of becoming a famous guitarist some day. That plan gets turned upside-down when he meets Jaguar (Jun Kaname), a recorder enthusiast who thinks flutes are the most rocking instruments on the planet. Between his flute salesman dad and Jaguar’s overbearing presence Saketome has no choice but to get wrapped up in a non-stop barrage of flute-inspired mayhem.
Summer Days with Coo
Coo's Father (voice)
A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
Shiina's Father
A university student finds himself wrapped up in the bizarre world of his next door neighbor, learning about his history and relationship with a girl who changed his life.
Awakening
After the unexpected death of her husband a new life begins for Toshiko. 30 years of a happy marriage seem to suddenly vanish as she finds out that her husband had lived a double life. Struggling between her anger and the chance to begin a new chapter for herself, she finds her life moving into unchartered waters as she faces her 60th birthday.
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.
Arbitrarily Polar Bear
Shiro
A story about an albino brown bear and his woodland friends as they encounter various human artifacts in the woods and interact with them.
Sukibokuro
Buddhist monk
Kyoko Aizome's Widow's Boarding House
Greengrocer
People of Twilight
Appassionata
This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.
A Madcap Corporation
A comedy of a yakuza family that goes into show business.
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song
This biopic is centered on New Year's Day of 1894, when Kitamura is recovering from a suicide attempt. Japan is then under the spell of fervent patriotism because the government wants to build up public support for a war with China. Kitamura's literary friends and militant comrades come to visit. They wonder why Kitamura wants to kill himself. Kitamura at first refuses to receive them, then he sits down with them and looks back on his days as a civil rights militant, his stormy love life and his ardent but destructive desire to live literature to the full.