Shigenosuke Okuyama

Movies

Samurai Rebellion
Sound
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
The Face of Another
Sound Designer
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
Jose Torres II
Sound Designer
This is the sequel to Jose Torres (1959), the portrayal of Puerto Rican boxer Jose Torres, who won a silver medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. We follow Torres from his training in preparation to challenge world lightweight champion Willie Pastrano, to the match and Torres’ victory in 1965. The contrast between the nervous Torres before the match, filmed in painstaking detail, and the first round, filmed in one shot, is striking.
Kwaidan
Sound Designer
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
Woman in the Dunes
Sound Recordist
An entomologist suffers extreme psychological and sexual torture after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village.
Pitfall
Sound Recordist
A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
Jose Torres
Sound Recordist
A documentary about the eponymous Puerto Rican boxer