Makoto Tezuka

With the city of Shinjuku as the motif, a physical urban theory is illustrated by the flesh of the dancers.

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New film by Macoto Tezuka. digital

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Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".

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A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.

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Mystical images of Okuaga are expressed with electronic sounds and a female dancer. A locally made work in which an experimental combination of land, nature, and dance was created in collaboration with a performer and crew who all reside in Niigata

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Kumi is a little girl who lives in a world with sparkling metal skyscrapers, and where robots support everything. Kumi's playground is a garden by one of those skyscrapers with a man-made water fountain, artificial vegetation, and digital water and butterflies. Kumi meets an old man who visits the park every day to paint the artificial flowers. The old man tells Kumi of when he discovered a "breathing" tulip sprouting amidst the artificial flowers, and the two decide to watch over the tulip together as it grows. (From ANN)

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Sequel of Mori no Densetsu (Legend of the Forest - 1st Movement & 4th Movement)

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The movie Tokyo Shutter Girl, based on the comic series by Kenichi Kiriki, consists of three separate works by three separate directors, each set in Tokyo. It is about three Japanese schoolgirls in a photo club.

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When Kai was still young, his father set out for space. For the next ten years, Kai stood on the beach, remembering the father who never returned, when he witnessed a mysterious light—the same light he had seen with his father long ago…

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Collaborations between some of contemporary Japan's finest musicians and filmmakers. The Nihon no Uta Executive Committee produced a series of original short films inspired by the classic Japanese songs included in the albums Nihon no Uta Vol. 1–4, released by commmons (founded by Ryuichi Sakamoto). Each film pairs a celebrated musician with an acclaimed filmmaker, creating a unique fusion of music and visual storytelling. Artists: Kicell, Maia Barouh, Mishio Ogawa, Mitsuko Koike + Tomoki Kanda, Kirinji, Keiichi Sokabe, Uri Nakayama, Sean Lennon, Ren Takada

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Color short film shot in 8mm

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Color short film shot in 8mm

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Omnibus horror movie.

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The mega-corporate Daedalus Group is under attack by a small group of activists known as the Ghost of Icarus. While taking care of some of the victims of the bombing, Black Jack encounters Dr. Kiriko, also known as Death Incarnate, who just like him, asks his patients huge sums of money but instead of saving them, he offers them a painless death. When the activist group requests both doctors’ collaboration, Black Jack finds himself caught in a spiral of life, death and treason while trying to save his patients' lives and avoid the breaking of a biological war that could destroy humanity.

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This anthology-style mystery series is part of the D‑5 PROJECT, centered around Detective Office 5 - a long-running private detective agency in Kawasaki. Each detective is known only by a number rather than a name (e.g., Detective 596, 532), with standalone stories featuring different characters and surreal, quirky cases.

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Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After this, a string of murders start happening all around the two girls, as if some crazed serial killer was following them. At the scene of each crime, the perpetrator leaves a black lip print, and is subsequently dubbed "The Black Kiss."

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OVA series produced to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Yomiuri TV and the 30th anniversary of Black Jack's creation. Four chapters from the original manga are adapted.

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A short animation visualizing images of the year 2001.

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An experimental drama with the motif of "experimental film". What does it mean to be reproduced on film? Under the theme of fundamental questions, it will express the relationship between men and women with a mysterious visual beauty. The story gradually increases in illusion, and the audience is brought into the world of the hero's heart.

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In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.

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Third part of the Elements series. A world without dialogue, which is developed with the motif of "Earth". The camera submerged on the ground continues to descend like an elevator, and strange images develop one after another. It is a work that shows the "shadow" of human beings like a panorama. A special style that transcends the time and space of the story and shows 80 scenes in one cut.

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Animation with hand-drawn illustrations by Makoto Tezuka. The images of "NUMANITE" were arranged by the author himself and remade into this short work.

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Second part of the Elements series with the motif of "water". A beautiful swamp image is displayed at the beginning. An allegorical story of sisters and lovers living at the bottom of the water is developed in an experimental narrative that does not depend on dialogue. Aesthetic images and music highlight the dazzling atmosphere.

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A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A story unfolds between Akuemon, who has never loved anyone, and the female fox, who slowly discovers true love in him even while tormented by sorrow over her comrades' death. This is the 6th work in "The Lion Books" series. It is also the first attempt by visualist Tezuka Makoto, Tezuka's older son, to render an original of his father's into an animated version.

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A major electronics company on the verge of developing technology to create a 3D image that can be physically handled is thrown into turmoil when a murderous demon is unleashed in the headquarters office. Can the slow witted son of the company founder and a punk rock band of monsters (don’t ask) stop the evil forces before the employees are butchered?

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First part of Tezuka's Elements films series representing "fire".

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A woman driving alone at night encounter a man covered with blood on the road.

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A TV star encounter supernatural phenomena in a dressing room

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Animation using photos and copies. The double image on the left and right makes the woman's face change rapidly.

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An anthology of strange horror tales featuring yokai. It begins with astronauts finding a katana on the moon.

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A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.

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This is the first 16mm film by Makoto Tezuka, a multi-talented artist known as a “visualist” who engages in a wide range of creative activities. It depicts the story of fairies inhabiting a modern city through experimental imagery. “SPh” stands for “Spiritual Phenomenon” (fairy phenomenon). It could be described as a unique hybrid of science fiction, mystery, and experimental film.

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Makoto Tezuka's 16mm debut.

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Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about boyfriends with her two friends, meets a strange boy with heart disease, and regularly bumps into a serial bomber.

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Kengo, who is saddened by the loss of his girlfriend Sayuri in an accident, meets an eccentric high school girl, Umihana. Her father, Shaman Tetsushi, makes Kengo see Sayuri's spirit and begins living with Sayuri again. Sayuri is cute. It's a ghost, but I'm not scared at all. On the contrary, he enthusiastically teaches the recipe to Kengo, who cannot cook, until he can reproduce the same taste as Sayuri. Even though I can see the dream of music and the spirit of my lover so clearly, I can't grasp it. Even though he had such itchy days, he was still happy. However, one day, a so-called love triangle incident occurred in which the prayer's daughter, Kaika, liked Kengo. Umihana had a bad taste of exorcising anything, whether it was a demon or a kind-hearted spirit.

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When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.

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Short film directed by Minoru Kawasaki

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14-year-old Midori is the constantly abused chore girl for a freakshow. Things begin to change for her after a dwarf magician joins the freak show, but not always for the better.

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Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. Thie show follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink!

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A James Bond Parody

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A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.

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Color short film shot in 8mm

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Omnibus horror movie.

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This anthology-style mystery series is part of the D‑5 PROJECT, centered around Detective Office 5 - a long-running private detective agency in Kawasaki. Each detective is known only by a number rather than a name (e.g., Detective 596, 532), with standalone stories featuring different characters and surreal, quirky cases.

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Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After this, a string of murders start happening all around the two girls, as if some crazed serial killer was following them. At the scene of each crime, the perpetrator leaves a black lip print, and is subsequently dubbed "The Black Kiss."

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