Takahiro Imai

Películas

It's in the Woods
Director of Photography
Set in an actual forest said to be rife with supernatural phenomena, this next-gen horror film is based on witness accounts of people who saw "It" and the protagonists’ encounter with the mysterious "It".
Usogui
Director of Photography
Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku challenges a variety of high stakes games at Club Kakerou.
Pure Japanese
Director of Photography
La historia gira en torno a Daisuke Tateishi, un actor encasillado en las películas de acción que, tras un incidente traumático en un rodaje, se ve obligado a vivir una vida solitaria. Un día, ayuda a Ayumi, una estudiante que es acosada por un broker chino y la yakuza.
Town Without Sea
Director of Photography
It is a youth film about the boys in their late teens spend before they become adults. Sho and Tiaga, who grew up in the same neighborhood since they were little, are in their last year of high school. They are also the duo who beat the drums at town festivals. However, Taiga announces that he will not play drums this year to prepare to go to college. Sho, who has no plan of his future, cannot think straight. Like The Blue Bird by Maurice MAETERLINCK, the film tells the story of the youth realizing that happiness is not far away.
Stolen Identity 2
Director of Photography
A couple of months have passed since the serial murder case. A new dead body is found in the same area. Detective Manabu Kagaya tries to find the truth. He goes to see serial killer Yoshiharu Urano in prison.
Sadako
Director of Photography
Mayu es la encargada de cuidar a una chica que sufre de amnesia. La paciente está bajo custodia policial y es de especial interés para las autoridades. Sin embargo, sus allegados desconocen el porqué de esta situación, e incluso la propia sospechosa ignora los motivos por los que está siendo vigilada 24h. Mientras Mayu se desvive por realizar su trabajo, su hermano, un aspirante a convertirse en un personaje famoso en redes sociales, comienza a darse cuenta de que ha dado con un filón que tratará de aprovechar a toda costa.
Memories of Whale Island
Director of Photography
Manami's mother died when she was a child. She moves to Okinawa, where her ailing aunt lives and she feels connected with her mother. Manami has always lacked self-confidence, but she becomes more positive after meeting Koa, a Vietnamese researcher following his dreams. But then Koa returns to Vietnam.
Twisted Justice
Director of Photography
Starting in 1970s Hokkaido, the film charts the moral descent of Detective Moroboshi over three decades, the young cop quickly gets a bit too cozy with the other side of the law when his senior colleague Murai teaches him the ropes and ruts of the police business. Soon, he swaggers and rants through the streets of Sapporo a lean, mean, sex‐crazy bully, indistinguishable from a yakuza.
Pink and Gray
Cinematography
La muerte de su amigo de toda la vida, provoca que Daiki, muy afectado por su pérdida, decida escribir un libro sobre su amistad. (FILMAFFINITY)
Like a Fairy Tale
Director of Photography
The Devil's Path
Director of Photography
Death-row inmate Sudo (Pierre Taki) sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii (Takayuki Yamada). In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura (Lily Franky), also known as "teacher," committed numerous murders for insurance money. While checking out the story, based on Sudo's tip, Fuji becomes convinced that the letter is correct. But, a lot of time has passed from the incidents and Sudo's testimony isn't clear. Due to the persistance of Sudo, who is a former yakuza, and Fuji, the police begin to move.
Backwater
Director of Photography
Based on a novel by Shinya Tanaka, this film is set in a quiet riverside town, where 17-year-old Tooma lives with his father and his father’s lover. Tooma witnesses his father’s sadistic behavior towards his lover and soon finds himself following in his father’s footsteps.
Tokyo Playboy Club
Director of Photography
Katsutoshi is forced to flee his hometown and ends up at a rundown nightclub called "Tokyo Playboy Club." His hot-headedness gets him into further trouble, and the club's waiter Takahiro and his girlfriend Eriko also get caught up in it as their underworld predicament worsens to the point of no return.
Eatrip
Director of Photography
An exploration of the act of eating, both as an interaction among people and between people and nature.