Schmidt
A biopic based on the production of Daiei's Giant Horde Beast Nezura, the scrapped precursor to Gamera.
Other
An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. From Japan, a modern kaiju story based on what may be the first kaiju film.
An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. From Japan, a modern kaiju story based on what may be the first kaiju film.
Still Photographer
Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.
Priest
地球でテディベアに寄生した綿状生命体は、自分をブースケと呼ぶ響子を守ること誓う。そんな彼らのもとにロリータファッションに身を包んだ夢子が現れるが、何をやってもダメな彼女にブースケは自分と一緒に響子を守るよう命じる。やがて人類滅亡の危機が迫り響子が窮地に陥ったとき、夢子とブースケが合体し新ヒーローヌイグルマーに変身する。
Producer
A shy young secretary is intrigued by her new neighbor.
Writer
A shy young secretary is intrigued by her new neighbor.
Director
A shy young secretary is intrigued by her new neighbor.
Director
A look at the creation of the original Japanese poster for Cold Fish. This segment is also conducted by filmmaker Norman England.
Himself
A look at the creation of the original Japanese poster for Cold Fish. This segment is also conducted by filmmaker Norman England.
Director
In this very long and very informative video interview, co-writer Yoshiki Takahashi explains how he got involved with Cold Fish and discusses his preparation of the script, the case that apparently inspired the film, the main characters, etc. The interview is conducted by filmmaker Norman England.
Himself
In this very long and very informative video interview, co-writer Yoshiki Takahashi explains how he got involved with Cold Fish and discusses his preparation of the script, the case that apparently inspired the film, the main characters, etc. The interview is conducted by filmmaker Norman England.
Director
In this video interview, Jake Adelstein (author of "Tokyo Vice" and the newspaper reports "Saitama Dog Lovers Serial Disappearances" and "Saitama Dog Lovers Serial Murders") discusses the case that inspired Cold Fish.
Bar Patron (uncredited)
In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.
Director
日本映画ライターのノーマン・イングランドが、「ゴジラ」製作に携わった様々な人々の証言を追ったドキュメンタリ映画。最初のゴジラを作り出した人として、円谷英二の紹介から、井上泰幸、代表的な3人のゴジラアクター、時代の移り変わり、そして未来までを網羅。インタビューに登場する新旧スタッフは20名近くで、日本の特撮技術、特撮美術に関する貴重な証言をまとめたドキュメンタリフィルムとなっている。
Producer
Ken is a mild-mannered man in his mid-twenties who like many his age has interests that stopped developing during adolescence. On a visit to a local toy collectors shop he acquires a rare alien action figure. Unexpectedly, Ken's world is turned inside out as the somewhat silly looking toy alters his life by benevolently giving him everything he has ever dreamed of, and then callously taking it all back...
Writer
Ken is a mild-mannered man in his mid-twenties who like many his age has interests that stopped developing during adolescence. On a visit to a local toy collectors shop he acquires a rare alien action figure. Unexpectedly, Ken's world is turned inside out as the somewhat silly looking toy alters his life by benevolently giving him everything he has ever dreamed of, and then callously taking it all back...
Director
Ken is a mild-mannered man in his mid-twenties who like many his age has interests that stopped developing during adolescence. On a visit to a local toy collectors shop he acquires a rare alien action figure. Unexpectedly, Ken's world is turned inside out as the somewhat silly looking toy alters his life by benevolently giving him everything he has ever dreamed of, and then callously taking it all back...
FBI Agent
夜神 月(やがみ ライト)はある日、奇妙な黒いノートを拾う。それは死神・リュークが落とした、ノートに名前を書かれた人間が死ぬ「デスノート」だった。犯罪者を裁く法律に限界を感じていた月は、世の中を変えるため、ノートの力で犯罪者を次々と葬り始める。やがて犯罪者を葬る者の存在に気付いた人々は殺し屋(=Killer)の意味から「キラ」と呼び始め、キラを神と崇め崇拝する者まで現れた。 一方、警察組織はキラの行為はあくまでも連続殺人であるとし、その調査・解決のためにある人物を送り込んだ。警察を裏から指揮し、数々の難事件を解決してきた世界的名探偵L(エル)である。 天才同士の戦い、求める世界の違いから起こったこの闘いに勝つのは死神の力を持つキラか、それとも警察を動かすLか。
Sgt Woodyard
ゴジラシリーズ第27作。「ミレニアムシリーズ」第5作で、同シリーズ唯一の前作からの続編。ゴジラと機龍機龍=メカゴジラの死闘から1年。機龍の整備士・中條義人とその叔父・中條信一の元にインファント島の小美人が現れる。彼女らはゴジラの骨から造られた機龍の存在を否定。このままでは、命をもてあそぶ人類に対してモスラが脅威となる可能性を警告する。そこにゴジラが出現。特生自衛隊はゴジラを品川へと誘導し機龍を出動させ、迎撃を試みるが・・・。
Jeff
Set in a future dystopia where teenaged girls begin dying for no apparent reason -- and often in an elated, chronically happy state of mind. One of these girls, Stacy, is back from the dead, however, and she's ready to gorge herself on human flesh. As more and more teenage-girl zombies begin to feast on the living, the people of Japan brace themselves and try to find a way to end the madness.