Shôji Ehara

Películas

Masquerade Night
Director of Photography
Se entrega una carta anónima al Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Tokio. La carta establece que un criminal de un caso de asesinato aparecerá en la fiesta de cuenta regresiva Masquerade Night que se llevará a cabo en el Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. El detective Kosuke Nitta (Takuya Kimura) debe ir de incógnito y volver a trabajar en el Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Allí conoce a Naomi Yamagishi (Masami Nagasawa), que trabaja como conserje. Sin ninguna información sobre el criminal, excepto que la persona estará presente, el detective Kosuke Nitta trabaja febrilmente para encontrar al criminal entre los 500 asistentes.
Fukushima
Director of Photography
Los trabajadores de las instalaciones de Fukushima Daiichi en Japón arriesgan su vida a diario permaneciendo en la central nuclear para evitar su desintegración total después de que la región haya sido totalmente devastada por un terremoto y un posterior tsunami en 2011.
The Return
Cinematography
Tatsuya Nakadai, the world’s greatest living actor, returns to the screen in a brilliant adaptation of a story by novelist Shuhei Fujisawa. A traveling gambler known as “Funeral Uno” he is now 86 years old and returning to his hometown for the first time in 30 years. Partly told in flashbacks, he is forced to face his lifelong nemesis, Boss Kyuzo, a vile yakuza portrayed by another superstar of samurai cinema, Atsuo Nakamura! Before the two old gamblers can settle a 30-year-old score they must put their lives on the line in a game of dice that can only lead to a bloody sword duel the likes of which has never before been seen! Superb performances all around in a film loaded with surprises and exciting swordplay!
Masquerade Hotel
Cinematography
Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will take place at Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. To catch the killer, Kosuke Nitta goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel. Naomi Yamagishi works at the front desk of Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. She is selected to train Kosuke Nitta for his front desk job, but they can't get along. Kosuke Nitta is focused on catching the killer, but Naomi Yamagishi prioritizes the safety of the guests. As they begin to understand each others differences, they also begin to build a trust between each other. Who is the murderer?
Itosato
Cinematography
The story is set 155 years ago, during the battles that ended the Shogun era and through the eyes of young Itosato, we gather an interesting glimpse into a world surrounded by the most arcane women, who for the times they were destined to live, were very similar to the women of today; displaying leadership and strength within the bounds of a society at large. Itosato is a "TENJIN,' who is a courtesan in training just beneath the rank of TAYOU, which carries an Aristocratic title of Supreme Entertainer in the old capital city of Kyoto. There are two more women who play a key role in this story and all three women are in love with men who are commanders within the infamous special police task force, Shinsengumi. A task force that was organized to protect Shogun government under the command of the Kyoto Military Commissioner.
Honnouji Hotel
Director of Photography
In Kyoto, Mayuko (Haruka Ayase) stands at a crossroad in her life. She's thinking about marriage with her boyfriend Kyoichi (Hiroyuki Hirayama). By an accidental opportunity, Mayuko stays at Honnouji Hotel. There, she meets historical figure Nobunaga Oda (Shinichi Tsutsumi) who is attempting to unify Japan.
Samurai Hustle Returns
Director of Photography
Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He returns to Yunagaya, but finds that his castle is gone.
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
Director of Photography
Saburo es un estudiante de secundaria que es bueno en los deportes, pero no es muy bueno con sus estudios. Un día, viaja en el tiempo y llega en el período Sengoku de 1549. Allí, conoce a Nobunaga Oda, que se ve y suena como Saburo. Nobunaga Oda es el hijo de un jefe militar y es magistrado de la Provincia de Owari. Nobunaga Oda, aunque es físicamente débil, le pide a Saburo tomar su lugar. Entonces, Saburo como Nobunaga Oda trata de unificar el país de Japón.
Ataque de los Titanes 2: El fin del mundo
Director of Photography
Tras la aparición repentina de unos gigantes caníbales que se apoderan del mundo y lo dominan, los hombres intentan protegerse construyendo enormes murallas y encerrándose en su interior. De este modo, viven aislados y completamente privados de libertad.
Ataque a los Titanes
Director of Photography
La humanidad está bajo el terror de los titanes, una bestia en la que hace festín de carne humana. Eren Yeager, un joven decidido a hacer el cambio cuando él mismo podría transformar en uno de ellos. Él es la última esperanza de la humanidad
Samurai Hustle
Director of Photography
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.
The Floating Castle
Director of Photography
In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous hedonistic fellow and unlikely candidate for the position of rebel general, finds himself in charge of defending the castle. His odds? An army of 500 men to combat Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army of 20,000.
Killer Bride's Perfect Crime
Director of Photography
Hiroko is about to get married to the handsome Kenichiro when disaster strikes. Her landlord stops by the happy bride-to-be’s apartment where a pair of wayward scissors falls from a shelf and stabs him in the back as he bends forward to pick something up. His body begins to stiffen even before Hiroko realizes what has happened. On the road to Mount Fuji where Hiroko intends to dump the corpse, something falls on the hood of her car out of the blue. That “something” is Fukuko Kobayashi (Yoshino Kimura), who is dying to… die. Fukuko believes that she is irredeemably unhappy and has endeavored to commit suicide again and again. As Hiroko and Fukuko begin their journey to abandon the corpse, a weird friendship begins to build.
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto
Director of Photography
The story is about a group of university students who inevitably gets involved in playing a game of "Horumo" - a combat match where each person manipulates 100 spirits (referred to as "oni") to fight the opponent. Akira Abe, a freshman at Kyoto University student falls for his classmate Kyoko, and soon ends up at a mysterious club called “Kyoto University Azure Dragon” which turns out to be one of the Horumo teams, playing the mysterious (and somewhat absurd) game which started over 1,000 years ago in the Heian period.The heat rises as you see the 2,000 CGI created spirits wage fierce battles against the backdrop of breathtaking beautiful city of Kyoto. Let the battle begin!
The Last Princess
Director of Photography
After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daiuske) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain - in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.
Baian Fujieda the Assassin
Cinematography
An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles that leave no trace.
10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
Director of Photography
Urushibara Kazuki heads to Kyoto to explore the secret of his wife, Saeko, who is hospitalized for terminal cancer.
Bounty Hunter Vixens: Treasure of Lust
Director of Photography
Beautiful bounty hunter Rio (Mai Yanbara) infiltrates a mysterious village filled with criminals to claim a new reward -but the village hides a deadly conspiracy aimed at the seductive vigilante. Lotus (Misaki Mori) uses her sensual black magic to heat things up for the bounty hunter and newcomer Moe Nishimura as Fury, brings all the bandits to their knees with her special brand of sexual sorcery!
Kunoichi Lady Ninja
Director of Photography
Yuko Moriyama protagoniza esta pieza del período ninja como una de las siete mujeres decididas a vengarse del malvado señor Akinari Katou y "Las 7 lanzas", la banda de soldados que él comanda. Asesinos entrenados y hábiles en la hechicería, estos hombres se apoderaron de la prefectura de Aizu y tomaron como concubinas a sus jóvenes más hermosas. Dejaron atrás a 7 hijas que ahora buscan a Jyubei Yagyuu para ayudar a vengarse.
The Haunted Lantern
Director of Photography
Wife in former life plagues husband as ghost in the present
Legend of the Devil
Director of Photography
A gang of evil ninjas has stolen the sacred sword of the Lady Mayu and are demanding that her family exchange her for the family treasure. The world's greatest swordsman, Shuranosuke Sakaki, is called in to get the sword back.
Black Out Tokyo Elevator Panic
Director of Photography
Kazuo "Gaira" Komizu's sexually charged, delirious, and extremely low budget movie, has two men and two women trapped in an elevator, indulging in their growing psychotic fantasies about what they would do to each other.