Banmei Takahashi

Shuji Tokita (Eiji Okuda) is a film director and a professor at a university. He goes through a difficult time trying to film his new movie. He believes his movies reflect his own personal expriences. A female high school student, Ritsuko (Yukino Murakami), appears in front of Shuji.

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The movie is based on the true story of Takumi Asakawa - a Japanese man who entered Korea during the country's occupation by Japan. Takumi Asakawa became captivated by Korean culture and championed the value of such items as the traditional white Korean porcelain.

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The story of an ordinary family where upon the grandmother's death Kanji becomes an alcoholic homebody, Hinako begins acting up and smiling leaves the lip of Haruko. Those are not the only problems either.

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Based on the true story of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada who has spent over 40 years incarcerated on death row. Iwao Hakamada was arrested for the June 10, 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka . Iwao Hakamada has always insisted on his innocence and many others also believe Iwao Hakamada has been falsely accused ...

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In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He taught that a person was capable of realizing Buddhahood within himself, by way of Zazen. Zazen is extended hours of sitting and meditating to achieve a state of “Mu” (nothingness, or empty existence).

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Hibi tells about mother who does pottery and lives rather simple life, growing her children up. She does remarkable job in pottery, finding a new way to make natural pottery in her own tunnel kiln. Then, her son gets leukemia. And entire family has to fight hard to find a donor who has matching bone marrow.

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This documentary-style film recreates the infamous Asama Sanso Incident of 1972 wherein an extreme faction of the Students Allied Red Army holed themselves up in a mountainous cabin in the dead of winter. By the time the police finally caught up with them, it was discovered that they had murderously turned upon themselves in a bizarre extension of their radical philosophy. This event virtually marked the end of the Student Revolution.

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Based on the comic by Hiroshi Motomiya

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This exciting work is full of dangerous behind the scenes stories from the sex industry.

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Shoichi Tomonaga, along with Inagaki and Ken, kidnaps yakuza member Nishio and obtains the ransom, then disappears. However, Inagaki, who had promised to do it only once, reappears before Tomonaga and forcefully tries to persuade him to do it again ...

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The thug is now back in Shaba as a legendary hitman!

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Directed by Banmei Takahashi of "New Love in Tokyo." A drama centered around identity, with a half Korean/Japanese man and a hermaphroditic woman.

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The Sakuramichi-gumi is a major yakuza organization in the Kanto region. The conflict between Ishikawa and Kawachi, the second-generation leaders of the Kai-gumi, over the succession, and Onizuka, a western assassin aiming for nationwide domination, is escalating. Amidst this turmoil, the Kai-gumi believes that Ryu, a young mahjong player recognized by the previous leader, holds the key to resolving the situation, and requests a meeting with him…

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At the Sakurado-kai, the conflict between the Ishikawa-gumi and the Kawachi-gumi over the chairman's seat had devolved into a quagmire. With the men's motives intertwined and much bloodshed ensuing, the final battle between Ryu and the beautiful female mahjong player, the Dark Clown, finally began. It was the ultimate Russian roulette mahjong game.

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A look at the lives of two prostitutes in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.

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This film, directed by Banmei Takahashi, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Atsushi Mizoguchi. It depicts the love-hate relationship between an older brother who tries to live an honest life and a younger brother who tries to return to the world of crime. Shigetoku, the younger brother who made a name for himself in the yakuza group "Toryu-kai" alongside his older brother Atsuhiko, is arrested after a conflict with a rival organization. Eight years later, Shigetoku returns to Atsuhiko, who has gone straight, but Shigetoku shows resentment towards Atsuhiko's lifestyle.

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Jiro becomes a happy instructor but a shocking suspicion was raised by Owada who took the place of his parents.

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Jin, who has killed is worried about his younger brother Jiro and has returned to the world as a ghost!

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Based on the comic written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane.

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Tells the story of an up-and-coming Yakuza, who makes a name for himself alongside his two friends just before 1992, when the enforcement of the new gang law came in place.

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Two scammers who cross the world without being caught by Satsu and killed

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Movie by Banmei Takahashi.

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Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there’s always at risk no matter how good the money is.

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In the sequel to 1990's classic Neo Chinpira, Junko (Sho Aikawa) attempts to take out Kazama and then goes on the run. However, he quickly begins to feel homesick, and returns home to find that almost everything has changed. Noriko is now a bar mama with a lavish lifestyle, Yumeko is nowhere to be found, and his boss (Toru Minegishi) seems to have sinister plans involving Junko and his uncle (Jo Shishido).

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Katsu, who belongs to the Murai group of the Sakagami Union, was frustrated by the distance from the yakuza world he had envisioned. At that time, Katsu, who met Osamu who belongs to the conflicting Dainippon Kyokushinkai, feels the real gangster scent of Osamu.

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Junko pretends to be a yakuza and gets more than he bargained for when he is tasked with avenging the murder of a fellow gang member. If he turns the task down, he will face the consequences for betrayal.

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Three stories with horror and science fiction elements. 1st episode: "The Curse of Tutankhamen" (Tsutankâmen no noroï) by Kazuyuki Izutsu. With Naoto Takenaka. Two clans of Yakuza clash in a bar. 2nd episode: "They came back, tonight too" (Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita) by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. With Renji Ishibashi. A polar writer is pursued by two mysterious mountebanks. 3rd episode: "I want to come back to this day" (Ano hi ni kaeritai) by Banmei Takahashi. With Toshiyuki Nagashima. A couple who robbed a bank decides to separate to escape the police.

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TV movie by Banme Takahashi.

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Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on a salesman’s hand when he tries to squeeze a flyer through the apartment's chained front door. He leaves, but the next day, her nightmare starts.

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TV movie adapation of "Three Sisters Detective Agency" mystery novels.

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In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He taught that a person was capable of realizing Buddhahood within himself, by way of Zazen. Zazen is extended hours of sitting and meditating to achieve a state of “Mu” (nothingness, or empty existence).

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Hibi tells about mother who does pottery and lives rather simple life, growing her children up. She does remarkable job in pottery, finding a new way to make natural pottery in her own tunnel kiln. Then, her son gets leukemia. And entire family has to fight hard to find a donor who has matching bone marrow.

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Based on the comic by Hiroshi Motomiya

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The thug is now back in Shaba as a legendary hitman!

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Directed by Banmei Takahashi of "New Love in Tokyo." A drama centered around identity, with a half Korean/Japanese man and a hermaphroditic woman.

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A look at the lives of two prostitutes in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.

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This film, directed by Banmei Takahashi, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Atsushi Mizoguchi. It depicts the love-hate relationship between an older brother who tries to live an honest life and a younger brother who tries to return to the world of crime. Shigetoku, the younger brother who made a name for himself in the yakuza group "Toryu-kai" alongside his older brother Atsuhiko, is arrested after a conflict with a rival organization. Eight years later, Shigetoku returns to Atsuhiko, who has gone straight, but Shigetoku shows resentment towards Atsuhiko's lifestyle.

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Tells the story of an up-and-coming Yakuza, who makes a name for himself alongside his two friends just before 1992, when the enforcement of the new gang law came in place.

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Two scammers who cross the world without being caught by Satsu and killed

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A black comedy about a former Rock'n'Roll singer, who becomes the mayor of Tokyo.

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In the sequel to 1990's classic Neo Chinpira, Junko (Sho Aikawa) attempts to take out Kazama and then goes on the run. However, he quickly begins to feel homesick, and returns home to find that almost everything has changed. Noriko is now a bar mama with a lavish lifestyle, Yumeko is nowhere to be found, and his boss (Toru Minegishi) seems to have sinister plans involving Junko and his uncle (Jo Shishido).

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Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on a salesman’s hand when he tries to squeeze a flyer through the apartment's chained front door. He leaves, but the next day, her nightmare starts.

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Banmei Takahashi's first original video. Mako danced, Rocky ran, Haruna floated, and Yuya was there...

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Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse is at the root of their erratic behavior, the man of the house takes it upon himself to course-correct before it takes the last of their sanity.

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Set in the near future after a nuclear war, the film portrays a man who is searching for his former lover.

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A serial rapist's violent daily routine is disrupted when a disaffected young woman who shares his primal lifestyle begins living with him.

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Rachi has aspirations of becoming a punk rocker. But his tendency towards self-sabotage and a budding sexual addiction makes matters increasingly difficult for him and his band mates to make it big.

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A man who was a radical student activist during the 1970 Security Treaty protests was arrested by the police and worked as a bartender in a rundown bar after being released from prison. The failure of the student movement had eaten away at his mind, and he lived a self-indulgent life living with a woman. Meanwhile, his father, an elderly fisherman, and his sister still lived in his hometown, but the sea there was polluted by wastewater discharged from a large company's factory, and the fish caught in the sea were poisoned, leaving many who ate the fish virtually disabled. In fact, his sister was also a victim, and her brain and nerves were so damaged that it was impossible to tell who was who. One day, the woman he was living with told him that she was pregnant. The man, who feels despair towards society, is unable to accept this reality...

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A pinku film depicting a love triangle among a woman and two yakuza gangsters. These two friends share a life of crime, so they end up sharing the woman, as well. The three of them come up with a plan - she will have sex with married men and they will take photos for blackmail. However, when they cross paths with the gangster who dominates the town, things will get really bad for the trio!

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Eriko and her silent brother Makoto live together. One day, while the two are drinking at a bar, Eriko's boyfriend Junichi comes in. Eriko introduces him to her, but Makoto gets up from the table looking annoyed. Eriko, who he loves like a daughter, has a boyfriend...

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A peaceful morning. A leisurely breakfast scene of an ordinary family: father, mother, eldest daughter, second daughter, and eldest son. A commotion ensues when a man with a gun intrudes. The man begins to reveal the sexual habits of each member of his family, and while holding up a gun, tells them to recreate their sexual habits here. The mother masturbates with a vibrator, the eldest son has incest with his girlfriend's sister, the father secretly films the second daughter's naked body. The man's desire gradually escalates...

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A young woman loves airplanes, and while working part-time at a coffee shop at a local airport, she dreams of one day being free to fly. She lives a simple and fulfilling life with her colleagues at the airport, although she is by no means wealthy. One day, the wealthy men that leave their private Cessnas at the airport call out to her, saying that if she likes airplanes so much, they will give her a ride...

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A thug who calls out to girls at Ueno Station, tricks them, and sells them to a brothel. He is a bad worker and has not yet been recognized as an official member by the gang. He is feeling down after letting his prey escape that day, when an innocent-looking girl who just came from the countryside calls out to him. She asks if he knows of anywhere she can work. The man is convinced that he has been tricked, so he takes the girl sightseeing first, and when he has calmed her down, he takes her to an inn and embraces her. The girl is a virgin. He is hesitant to hand over the innocent girl to the gang, but the gang's executives are pleased that she is a top-quality girl and give him an exorbitant reward. The man is delighted, but soon finds out that the girl is a slut who pretends to be a virgin to pursue men and extort money from them. The gang demands that the man take responsibility, and the man is gradually cornered...

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A young and beautiful female instructor. While she has a physical relationship with a guard, she also serves as a spy for the warden. She disguises herself as a prisoner and sneaks into the cells, cleverly finding out the prisoners' secrets and reporting them to the warden. As a result, a thought criminal commits suicide, and a colleague who became involved in lesbian relations with a female prisoner is punished.

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Pink film distributed by Shintoho.

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A rock singer who has returned to the U.S. approaches his former musician friends with the soulful sound of reggae that he encountered during his stay in the U.S. However, his friends lost their old energy and were busy chasing only the songs that would sell, and did not pay attention to reggae. Eventually, the lonely and violent rock singer turns to mass indiscriminate murder out of repugnance to the blurred times and humanity.

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Pink film from 1979

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A woman falls in love with the owner of a liquor store in a downtown area. When a woman whom the owner broke up with ten years ago starts showing up at the store, the woman's heart becomes complicated and twisted. When the owner reunites with the woman, he becomes immersed in a world of abnormal love, and soon they break up violently...

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