Kenji Maki

Filmes

Go Seppuku Yourselves
Director of Photography
Completando a politicamente urgente Trilogia da Ressurreição de Toshiaki Toyoda após o Chamado de Lobo e O Dia da Destruição, este curta eletrizante segue um homem (Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Lowlife Love) encarregado de ajudar no suicídio ritual de um samurai (Yosuke Kubozuka, Giri / Haji) que venceu ‘ morrer sem condenar os poderes corruptos que existem.
Shiver
Director of Photography
A music movie featuring a performance of Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble ‘Kodo’ and Koshiro Hino. Filmed entirely on Sado island.
Child of the Stars
Director of Photography
When Chihiro was a baby, she suffered from eczema. Her parents tried to find a cure, but nothing worked. Her father's co-worker then gave him some water from a strange religious group. Chihiro was miraculously cured by the water. Her parents began to follow the strange religion and became fervent followers. Chihiro is now in the 3rd grade of middle school and she faces changes in her life.
The Day of Destruction
Director of Photography
Há sete anos atrás, um misterioso monstro foi encontrado no fundo de uma mina de carvão em uma área rural. Desde então, rumores de uma praga espalharam-se pela pequena cidade, e as pessoas experimentam uma inexplicável doença mental.
Theatre: A Love Story
Director of Photography
O filme é sobre Nagata, um desajeitado diretor de teatro e sua guerreira namorada Saki, que o ama puramente. O romance começou quando Nagata falou com Saki e percebeu que ele usava o mesmo tênis que ela. Saki, que sonha em ser atriz, muda-se para Tóquio e segue um curso de moda. Nagata não tem dinheiro e decide morar com Saki. Nagata aprecia Saki, mas se dedica aos cinemas para preencher as lacunas entre seus ideais e a realidade, levando Saki à solidão. Baseado no romance “Gekijo” de Naoki Matayoshi
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
Director of Photography
When Satoshi was little, his mother Akiko always took good care of him. She was gentle, but mentally strong. However, two years ago she was diagnosed with cancer and now it's Satoshi's turn to comfort and care for her. However, despite his best efforts, she passes away. A year after Akiko's passing, Satoshi, his father Toshiaki and his older brother Yuichi start new lives. Around that time, Satoshi receives a present from his mother.
Every Day a Good Day
Director of Photography
A university student attends a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin. There she has the Japanese tea ceremony in her life and it's there for her during moments when she is sad or happy.
Juventude Assassina
Director of Photography
A estudante Haruna fica amiga do solitário Yamada e se envolve na complicada relação entre ele, uma modelo e a garota que o ama feito louca.
O Mar de Árvores
Camera Operator
A floresta Aokigahara, conhecida também como "Sea of Trees", localizada aos pés do Monte Fuji, é famosa por ter um alto índice de suicídios. Dois homens, o americano Arthur Brennan (Matthew McConaughey) e o japonês Takumi Nakamura (Ken Watanabe), vão até lá com este pensamento, mas acabam iniciando uma jornada de reflexão e sobrevivência mata adentro.
The Black Square
Director of Photography
Zhao-ping, a young Chinese artist, lives in an artists’ community near Bejing with his Japanese girlfriend Hana. One day he sees a black square floating in the sky. When the object lands, a bewildered naked man appears from it. He looks Japanese, but he doesn’t know who he is, or where he came from. Zhao-ping takes him under his wing. Is it an alien visitor? Then how is it possible that everyone the stranger meets thinks they know him from somewhere?
砂漠の民カザック
Director of Photography
The Cossacks have left their beautiful wife and child behind. Every morning, he goes to work, and at night, when he comes home, he finds his wife and child. The man begins to feel that something is different. He can't sleep, he can't laugh, and he has no answers. One day, a woman chased by a suspicious foreigner runs into the cinema where he works. A few days later, by chance, he meets the woman again and decides to accompany her on her "last dangerous job", without knowing what is going on. During the short journey. The man is convinced that she is the answer to his life... The story could be seen as a dream of a Peter Pan man who wants to be a boy forever, but thanks to the characters and good performances of the lead actors, it is successfully made into a physical reality. The result is a bittersweet, "slightly older" boy meets girl story.