Yoji Tanaka Movies

A collection of three short films by Japanese visual genius Sogo Ishii. Each short focuses on the protagonists running away from a threat.

My Cactus is a film from writer/director Koto Nagata that tells the story of unrequited love between its two main characters.

An aspiring actor tries to find fans on YouTube to convince his beloved to marry him. But on his way to fame everything goes awry with the appearance...

This gruesome tale depicts a fantasy-fulfilling club which houses deadly fights where winners are rewarded, and losers meet their ultimate fate.

Yoshito (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) becomes famous in Kyoto because of his ability to solve cases. The special investigation unit receives a request to...

Although they are still teenagers, the Zenigata Sisters are detectives, and have a grandfather in the Inspector General. They possess an uncanny...

Tachibana Aya is a newly graduated ethics and social studies teacher at Kitadobashi High School. Among her students are those who know about her...

Nasu Kano, known as Nu, has a developmental disability. As soon as she was born, her mother abandoned her in a coin locker. One day, Nu meets Kazuma...

Police struggle to uncover Klein, a powerful criminal organization. Asuka, a young detective, is assigned to contact and escort Hatsumi, a mistress...

The head of a psychological research institute and a lieutenant in the Japanese Air Force are both investigating a mysterious cult known only as...

A former boxing gym owner and his younger brother rise up to help a boy and his teacher's daughter from a vicious religious group that preys on good...

A live-action adaptation of George Asakura’s manga, consisting of interwoven romantic vignettes centered around heartfelt letters exchanged...

A love story in the style of a psycho-thriller, depicting the relationship between a female police officer who continues to have an affair and the...

Kazuhiko Nakamura directs this sexually charged wacky comedy set in the world of the Japanese adult video industry. The story follows a young woman's...

A pair of friendly coworkers at a rental video store accidentally become murderers. Borrowing a station wagon, they flee with no particular...

World Wat II broke out shortly after diplomat Chiune Sugihara was assigned to Lithuania. Nazi Germany occupied the western half of Poland and began...

Akiko Sakata was a hikikomori during her school days. She was withdrawn from social life and isolated. She goes to Tokyo and becomes a scriptwriter.

Jun, Bunji, Kido and Maki spend their days wandering aimlessly in the city of Kisarazu where sense of dread rules the streets while the adults around...