Yoko Itakura

Filmes

The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -
Director of Photography
Dako, Boku-chan and Richard commit their next con on Malta Island.
Every Trick In The Book
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Shinichi Tsuda, a Naoki Prize winning author, is working to publish his newest story. It revolves around Tsuyama, a driver for a call girl business in Toyama Prefecture, who comes across a mysterious counterfeit bill and has his life targeted by underworld kingpin Kurata. Is his story fact or fiction? His editor, Nahomi Torikai, decides to verify whether his latest work is mere fiction based on real-life experiences. She looks into a family that vanished, a post office worker who went missing, a shady load of cash, the whereabouts of the doves, and the fateful encounter from that night... A series of shocking facts are revealed from Tsuda’s stories. Why did the counterfeit money end up in Tsuda’s hands? What is the “ending” that Tsuda wished to portray?
The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
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Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
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In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
No Matter How Much My Mom Hates Me
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Taiji has been estranged from his mother Mitsuko for years. Due to a meeting with his friend, he looks back at his past with his mother. After not seeing her for years, Taiji sees Mitsuko again. He tries to regain his mother's love.
Anonymous Noise
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Every day, a young girl wearing a mask stands by the beach and sings a nostalgic melody. After experiencing two sudden heart-wrenching partings when she was only a child, Nino Arisugawa has been singing her songs to the ocean, bound by a promise made with her two childhood friends—her first love, Momo Sakaki, and a boy who composed music, Kanade "Yuzu" Yuzuriha. Having never met each other, the boys both individually promised that if Nino was ever separated from them, her voice would be the beacon to reunite them once again.
Prison Gate Island
Director of Photography
In 1946, on a fictional island called Gokumon-tou, located in the Inner Sea of Seto, the famous detective Kindaichi intended to pass his convalescence after the invitation of his war buddy Kitou Chimata, the successor son of the powerful clan of the Kitou Family. But Kindaichi arrives alone, bringing the bad news of Chimata's death. However, the truth is that Kindaichi is not on the island to recover. Before Chimata died, she uttered the words: "My sisters will be killed!" Indeed, as the three sisters are murdered one by one in horrible and strange ways, Kindaichi desperately tries to find the culprit and in the process discovers the intrigues of the family, secrets, island mentality, discrimination, and eccentricities, With the backdrop of the turbulent postwar period.
Evergreen Love
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Sayaka works at a office. She's not very good at her job or with love. One night, she finds a man, Itsuki, collapsed in front of her home. She takes him inside and they begin to live together. Itsuki teaches Sayaka about cooking wild herbs and collecting wild herbs, but he has a secret.
Litchi Hikari Club
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The year is 2XXX and Keiko Town is an over-industrialized stretch of blackened factories pumping out thick layers of smoke that cast it in a perpetual state of semi-darkness. The citizens of Keiko Town fare no better and walk around their dilapidated town in a stupor of hopeless despair. In an abandoned factory in an obscure corner of town lies the secret base of Hikari Club. The teenage boys of Hikari Club despise the adults of their community and have taken it upon themselves to eradicate what they perceive to be the evil and filth of the grown-up world. To accomplish this, they build a machine with artificial intelligence and dub it “Litchi”. However, with the boys on the cusp of puberty and turning into adults themselves, their own world has begun to collapse around them.
Wait for Me at Udagawachou
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In bustling Shibya, Momose sees his high school classmate Yashiro. Yashiro is dressed as a girl. Momose continues to observe Yashiro and becomes attracted to him. Meanwhile, Yashiro becomes embarrassed that Momose knows that he dresses up like a girl.
Seven Days: Friday – Sunday
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Esse e o segundo filme da série Seven Days, Yuzuru perguntou a Touji, como uma espécie de piada, não esperando ser levado a sério. Touji aceitou, e Yuzuru sabia que ele era como o resto, o relacionamento começava na segunda-feira, e acabava no domingo. O que ele não esperava eram os sentimentos que surgiram, que iam além da amizade. Agora é sexta-feira, e o fim se aproxima.Mas será mesmo o fim? Yuzuru pode estar de luto, pelo inevitável, mas o que se passará com Touji? Na sexta-feira começa o fim, mas o domingo irá revelar tudo.Baseado no mangá, com o mesmo nome, de Tachibana Venio!
Seven Days: Monday – Thursday
Director of Photography
Baseado no manga de mesmo nome; Conta a historia de Shino Yuzuru, um aluno do 3º ano colegial, e de Toji Seryo, aluno do 1º ano colegial. Os dois são belos rapazes e populares entre as garotas. Porém Seryo tem o estranho hábito de sempre sair com a primeira pessoa que confessa-se a ele, seja mulher ou homem, mas só fica com ela pelo período de uma semana, sendo o namorado perfeito (fiel, amoroso…), e terminando o relacionamento quando esse tempo acaba. Em uma segunda feira aparentemente normal, Shino enconta Seryo em frente ao portão da escola, e, sabendo do estranho hábito do outro, sente-se curioso e “confessa-se” para ele querendo ver sua reação. O que será que acontece quando Seryo aceita a confissão? Será que nascerá uma amor entre os dois?
Forget Me Not
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Takashi Hayami é um estudante do terceiro ano que se apaixona por Azusa Oribe à primeira vista. Eles começam a namorar, e um dia Azusa diz que as pessoas que a conhecem, se esquecem dela algumas horas depois. Takashi a princípio não acredita, mas percebe, por acaso, que era verdade. Para prevenir que isso aconteça a ele, Takashi começa então a deixar notas para si mesmo.
Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
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21-year-old Misora Honzawa went to Tokyo from Aomori. Misora Honzawa happens to see Kumi on TV who is a yoga Instructor and model. By chance, the two women begin to live together. At first Misora Honzawa, who is easygoing, and Kumi, who is high maintenance, do not get along with each other. Because they share interests in yoga they eventually become closer and think about happiness and life.
Sem tocar em nada
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No primeiro dia de trabalho, Shima fica enojado ao encontrar um homem de ressaca no elevador. O que ele não sabe, é que esse é seu novo chefe, Togawa. Apesar da primeira impressão negativa e dos modos aparentemente rudes de Togawa, Shima se vê secretamente atraído pela gentileza que Togawa esconde atrás de sua fachada. Ambos carregam cicatrizes de um passado doloroso, mas ao contrário de Togawa, que é aberto em relação a seus sentimentos, Shima parece incapaz de seguir em frente.
Puzzle
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High school student Azusa jumps off from the rooftop of a school building, but she survives. One month later, the school is taken over by group of people wearing bizarre masks. A pregnant teacher is imprisoned, while the head director of the school and male students disappear. Azusa then finds pieces of a puzzle in an envelope given to her by classmate Shigeo. The puzzle pieces holds the key to solve the case. Azusa chases after Shigeo and she sees something which is unimaginable.
Homeland
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Jiro Sawada is a sophomore in high school when a false accusation drives him out his hometown: a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. The entire village is abandoned after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but Jiro returns there to live. Before long, members of his family come and join him.
The Girl in the Sun
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Por acaso, um novo vendedor chamado Kosuke Okuda reencontra Mao Watarai, uma amiga de seus tempos de escola secundária. Naquela época, Mao era chamada de boba e tímida, mas agora ela é uma mulher atraente. Kosuke e Mao se apaixonam e decidem se casar, mas Mao tem um segredo. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
The Boy Inside
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On the night of Mikihiko's 18th birthday, Mikihiko thinks of childhood friend Morio. Morio has been in vegetative state since the age of 6 after being involved in an accident.One day, Moria awakens from his vegetative state. Morio still has the mind of a 6-year-old.
Fish on Land
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A college senior (Mirai Moriyama) takes a bicycle trip for his last summer vacation. On his trip he comes across drive-in "HOUSE475" and its manager Seii (Hidetoshi Nishijima). The college senior then helps out at the store and becomes influenced by his experience at "HOUSE475".
The Masked Girl
Lighting Director
Released as part of a Neo Action double bill with Tsujimoto Takanori's Hard Revenge, Milly, Kaneko Isao's The Masked Girl follows the giddy action adventures of a high school superheroine called upon to battle supreme evil. On the way home from school one day, high school girl Hoshino Ai (Shimizu Yuki) gets kidnapped by an evil crime organization called Joker, led by devil incarnate Black Maria (Sato Aiko). Ai manages to escape with the help of teacher Aoyama (Kida Tsuyoshi), but realizes she's gained superhero powers after being genetically modified by Joker. She reveals her problems to friend Yumi (Nakamura Shizuka), only to discover that Yumi also been genetically modified and brainwashed to serve Joker. Friends become foes as Ai is forced to fight Yumi, but that's only the beginning of the battle. To take down Black Maria and Joker, Ai must trade in her sailor skirt for superheroine threads, and become The Masked Girl!
The Masked Girl
Director of Photography
Released as part of a Neo Action double bill with Tsujimoto Takanori's Hard Revenge, Milly, Kaneko Isao's The Masked Girl follows the giddy action adventures of a high school superheroine called upon to battle supreme evil. On the way home from school one day, high school girl Hoshino Ai (Shimizu Yuki) gets kidnapped by an evil crime organization called Joker, led by devil incarnate Black Maria (Sato Aiko). Ai manages to escape with the help of teacher Aoyama (Kida Tsuyoshi), but realizes she's gained superhero powers after being genetically modified by Joker. She reveals her problems to friend Yumi (Nakamura Shizuka), only to discover that Yumi also been genetically modified and brainwashed to serve Joker. Friends become foes as Ai is forced to fight Yumi, but that's only the beginning of the battle. To take down Black Maria and Joker, Ai must trade in her sailor skirt for superheroine threads, and become The Masked Girl!