Isao Tomita

La mega corporación "Grupo Daedalus" está bajo los ataques un de pequeño grupo de activistas conocidos como Los Fantasmas de Icarus. Mientras están cuidando de algunos de las víctimas del bombardeo, Black Jack se encuentra con el doctor Kiriko, también conocido como La Encarnación del Mal, quien, al igual que él, le pide a sus pacientes grandes sumas de dinero, pero en lugar de salvarles, les ofrece una muerte sin dolor. Cuando el grupo activista solicita la colaboración de ambos doctores, Black Jack se encuentra atrapado en una espiral de vida, muerte y traición, mientras intenta salva la vida de sus pacientes, y evitando una guerra biológica que podría destruir la humanidad.

En los años 50, la capital de Japón fue atacada y casi destruida por Godzilla. Desde entonces, Japón ha disfrutado de un gran periodo de paz, pero esa paz se ve alterada cuando un submarino del ejército japonés detecta una extraña silueta en el fondo del mar que recuerda a Godzilla. Nadie acepta tal posibilidad, excepto el Comandante Tachibana quien, en su niñez, fue testigo del ataque de Godzilla, por lo que no descarta el regreso del monstruo atómico.

El arrogante y ambicioso Doson (Hiroyuki Sanada), líder de los maestros de la orden de onmyojis, está celoso de Abe no Seimei (Mansai Nomura), otro onmyoji con mucho más talento y pureza de espíritu. Mientras tanto, en el palacio, los consejeros personales del emperador compiten por tomar control del trono imperial. Cuando el hijo del emperador es transformado en un monstruo, Abe no Seimei sospecha de Doson. Para destapar el complot se hace con los servicios del espadachín Minamoto (Hideaki Ito), el espíritu de la mariposa Mitsutsu y la guardiana inmortal Aone (Kyoko Kouzumi). (FILMAFFINITY)

Some students decide to set up a play written by one of their classmates, who has commited suicide. The play is based on a tragic and mysterious legend about a love affair between two teachers at the school long ago. Some girls then accidentally stumble over some information about the legend, and the girl who commited suicide. Shortly after, the girls start turning up dead in seeming accidents.

Junko nació con una enfermedad mental: pirokinesis. Quema todo lo que se le pone al alcance, incluso personas. Junko está enamorada de Kazuki, un joven con el que trabaja. Su hermana fue asesinada y Masaki sospecha de ella, pero la policía no encuentra indicios suficientes para arrestarla. Cuando Kazuki descubra los poderes de Junko, los aprovechará para vengarse...

Una curiosa historia se produce en una familia japonesa. Madre e hija deciden irse a esquiar, pero desgraciadamente el autobús que las transporta sufre un accidente que provoca la muerte de la madre, no sin que antes transfiera ésta su alma al cuerpo de su hija. Así que ahora ésta posee doble personalidad y piensa como progenitora e hija, provocando situaciones delicadas e incluso hilarantes, en las que se llega a plantear la posibilidad de un incesto al pretender la madre que está en la chica, acostarse con su marido... que a la vez es su padre.

Una curiosa historia se produce en una familia japonesa. Madre e hija deciden irse a esquiar, pero desgraciadamente el autobús que las transporta sufre un accidente que provoca la muerte de la madre, no sin que antes transfiera ésta su alma al cuerpo de su hija. Así que ahora ésta posee doble personalidad y piensa como progenitora e hija, provocando situaciones delicadas e incluso hilarantes, en las que se llega a plantear la posibilidad de un incesto al pretender la madre que está en la chica, acostarse con su marido... que a la vez es su padre.

Gamera, el legendario monstruo de la Daiei, vuelve a salvar al mundo de una temible amenaza. Gamera acaba con Gyaos, pero una joven encuentra el huevo de una criatura al que llama ‘Iris’. El huevo contiene un sangriento feto que rápidamente se transforma en una malvada criatura que siembra el caos en la humanidad. La película tiene unos impresionantes efectos especiales. En esta tercera entrega de la mítica saga destacan las increíbles secuencias de vuelo y las espectaculares escenas de destrucción.

Hatano is living as an insomniac freelance typesetter alone in his bayside apartment. One day, Aikawa, a high school classmate he hasn’t seen in over ten years, shows up on his doorstep bearing a bag of clams. Though he claims to be the director of a fast-growing trading company, Aikawa crashes on Hatano’s couch for days on end. When the sleeping pills he was offered produce a strange side effect, Hatano is slowly dragged into Aikawa’s con-artist lifestyle. Soon afterward, they cross paths with the representative of a big-name publishing company and Aikawa’s ultimate scam begins to unfold.

Shibata and Tategami are Japanese journalists hiding out in the Lost City Night Club to elude the triads. Shibata falls in love with the club's hottest singer, Cora, but is hampered by his disguise - as a woman. She in turn loves Tachikami, who is gay, and desires Shibata.

En un futuro cercano, en un mundo cuyo medio ambiente está destruido, la ONU ha puesto en marcha la existencia de una Neo-Jungla dirigida por Kenzo Oyama. Se trata de un parque artificial en el que los animales salvajes pueden seguir viviendo. En ese ambiente prefabricado Leo, un joven león blanco, sueña con poder ser algún día como su padre, el poderoso Panja. Mientras, Kenichi, el hijo de Kenzo Oyama, que posee la extraordinaria habilidad de hablar con los animales, descubre que esa jungla en la que vive Leo y que él creía auténtica no es sino un gran simulacro.

A romance that takes place one summer in the countryside between an out-of-job musician, Hanabi (Masayoshi Yamazaki), and a girl, Hibana (Masumi Sanada).

Los habitantes de una pequeña isla se han visto acosados por unas extrañas aves denominadas Gyaos. Cuando el ejército se propone capturar a los siniestras aves, una tortuga gigante de origen desconocido aparece para destruirlas antes de que provoquen la destrucción en la Tierra.

As famous photographer, Yuta Suzumori's (Tatsuya Fuji) health is worsening he tells a childhood story of when he saw a kappa in his hometown village of Kitagawa.

The Rinkaiji family, by all appearances, is a well-to-do Japanese family. The father, Nariyuki, works in an elite corporation, which gives his wife Yoshiko status in their suburban neighborhood. But the daughter Sugina, who herself has secretly stopped going to school because she is being bullied. One day, they discover that Nariyuki has quit his job. As Nariyuki decides to find a new job along with Sugina, Yoshiko, a firm believer in a life based on the company, soon finds her world falling apart.

A five-part comedy and horror anthology

A close look at the inner workings of Japan's political underbelly.

Businessmen competing for international building contracts in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure.

A drama about a nurse starring Hiroko Yakushimaru

A comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer.

The film opens as a jury is about to acquit a defendant -- a bar hostess who pushed her ex-husband path of an oncoming truck, supposedly in self-defense. Just as everyone seems to be in agreement over the woman's innocence, one juror voices second thoughts.

New graduates Ohara, Kitamachi and Tachikawa take part in the battle of job-hunting, so as big companies recruiting talents and potentials. Interviews, tests and activities with odd ideas are carried out. Ohara looks successful in getting an offer from a famous TV station but he is surprised to know he is being set up. With his intelligence, he soon gets the offer, but things never go the way as expected...

At an all-girls school, a group of girls prepare for a stage performance of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".

A carnivorous monster lives on the island of Sipang. A group of office ladies band together to fight it.

When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip rock-paper-scissors with some guy clad only in a pair of boxer shorts and Mickey Mouse ears, he is less than happy. When the stranger tries to make a run for it, a fight ensues between the two men, and they accidentally tumble down several flights of a concrete stairwell. One hurried ambulance ride later, the copywriter finds himself in a private teaching hospital equipped with the latest gleaming gizmos. Meanwhile, a young internist (Hiroko Yakushimaru) girds herself for her first emergency room case -- the battered copywriter. After giving a curt bow and a nervous "Good Evening," she accidentally jams a syringe into his bloody wound. Soon the absurdity of their situation, along with their medical misery, binds the two men and their blundering nurse together.

Meet Chika. She thinks she's been jinxed: she's going to be dumped on Christmas Eve. Enter Tomako, who likes reading and making pudding. Although they're total opposites, by a twist of fate, they become best friends. However, it turns out they both want to spend Christmas Eve with the same guy. Will they choose friendship? Or love?

An amateur op (detective) with a career as a former legal instructor . From the search for a runaway daughter requested by Akiko "Beppin" to the murder case. A mystery drawn with a hard-boiled touch set in Kobe (some locations in Ashiya and Yokohama ). The scenery of Kobe before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake is included in various background scenes, and you can see the buildings and scenery that can not be seen now.

Romantic comedy about a school teacher.

Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on by his father. When his father’s battle against his rival group the Miike Family ignites, Toru becomes more involved in the turf war than he wished for.

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.

Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that Shizuka tries her best to restrict her diet and please Kazuki. "It's So Far Away!" Karuma Sae is an office lady who works in the city center but lives with her family in a house far away from her work. Because she is always rushing to catch the last train, she can never enjoy a decent date with her boyfriend, Oishi Mamoru. Her father is also always interfering in her life, so she can't appreciate the city life and isn't happy. "Get Ready to Drive!" Masuko is a new taxi driver in Tokyo who is very stressed from dealing with the behavior of some passengers. One night he drives a very beautiful drunk hostess home. "What Is English?" Kosaka Shigeru, a businessman, was transferred to a Chicago branch factory. He tried hard to learn English, practicing day and night, but couldn't improve as much as he expected.

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.

Roman Porno from 1988. An allegorical requiem for Nikkatsu studios.

Nikkatsu Roman Porno

Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Last of the three Nikkatsu films focusing on AV-idol Hitomi Kobayashi.

A woman living alone is visited by her ex-husband. At the same time a young couple who are about to break up get trapped in the town as public transport is cut off.

The story of the gambler,who is unable to pay his loan.His wife and daughter are kidnapped and subjected to many days of torture and sexual degradation.

Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially finds it hard to express his true feelings for her. A St Valentine's Day fashion show provides an unexpected backdrop for crisis resolution, and a mad scramble ensues to beat the clock and make it to a neighboring ski resort in time for the press and photographers. A pack of chocolate is a symbol of true love...

Based on the comic by Mako Takami.

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping as a shoji. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few days later, Tamura finds a handgun from Yuko's baggage and holds a suspicion ....

Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…

A homeless man suffering from memory loss is unbeatable in a fight. He becomes involved with the Yakuza. It is based on a manga by Carib Marley.

The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.

Several women are kidnapped and treated to degradation and violence by their captors.

The movie takes place in the five-day period before, during and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which five of the students endure while marooned in their school gymnasium.

En un ataque de desesperación, Muraki decide suicidarse y matar a una prostituta que ha recogido. Sin embargo, pierde el valor y no lo hace. Dos años después se encuentra con ella de nuevo.

Reiko is a high class call girl employed by a large corporation. She’ll do anything necessary to help her employer land new business, including kinky sex and humiliation, to please her high class clientele. Secretly bedding rival company executives on her own time, Reiko’s world turns upside down when a former lover comes back to her for affection. The problem is he’s married! With yet another shy employee vying for her attention, Reiko gets caught in a triple tryst that could change her future forever.

Nikkatsu Roman Porno

Two young women, Minako and Naomi, have been friends and lovers since their school days, and are now living as roommates in the city, working together for a large company. Although she cares for Minako, Naomi decides that she should leave behind her past, find a husband and have kids. Minako, on the other hand, is happy with things as they are and doesn't want to change. The two must work out what they really want out of life, going their separate ways if need be.

Roriita tsuma: Binetsu (ロリータ妻　微熱) films were a series within Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno series.

A parody of Aim for the Ace! (エースを狙え Ace wo nerae!?), a tennis manga. Similar characters to that in the manga include "Madam Butterfly", a rich snob of a professional tennis player, and Hiromi, her suffering opponent.