Japanese films of 1996
Encyclopedia
A list of films released in Japan
in 1996 (see 1996 in film
).
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1996 (see 1996 in film
1996 in film
Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
).
| Opening | Title | Director | | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Tomato Ketchup Emperor Tomato Ketchup (film) Emperor Tomato Ketchup is a Japanese film directed by Shūji Terayama in 1971.-Plot summary:A youngboy is the emperor of a country in which children have overthrown the adults.... |
Shūji Terayama Shuji Terayama was an avant-garde Japanese poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. According to many critics and supporters, he was one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He was born December 10, 1935, the only son of Hachiro and Hatsu Terayama in... |
Goro Abashiri, Tarô Apollo, Shiro Demaemochi | ||||
| Mari's Prey Mari's Prey is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Keiichirō Yoshida. The film stars Makiko Kuno.-Cast:* Makiko Kuno* Takeshi Yamato* Kenichi Endo* Ren Osugi* Teppei Shibuya* Taisaku Akino* Hitomi Shiraishi* Kanpei Hazama* Kasae Umetsu* Ryuji Katagiri* Shohei Hino... |
Keiichirō Yoshida | Makiko Kuno Makiko Kuno is a Japanese actress. Her early stage name was ; she changed it to , and changed the way of writing the name, becoming クノ真季子 in 2005.She has been active as a model since senior high school, and as an actress made her debut in 1987. She was the image girl of the JR East Kiosks from 1988 to 1994... , Takeshi Yamato, Kenichi Endo |
Erotic thriller | |||
| Shall We Dance | Masayuki Suo Masayuki Suo is a Japanese film director. He is perhaps best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, 1992's Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and 1996's Shall We Dance?.According to Suo:- Life and career :... |
Kôji Yakusho Tamiyo Kusakari Tamiyo Kusakari is a Japanese dancer for the Maki Asami Ballet Company. In 1987, she made her debut as Odette in Swan Lake.From Toshima, Tokyo, Kusakari started dancing professionally at the age of eight and won the first prize at the Japan Ballet Competition of 1987. She received the Muramatsu Award in 1988, and... |
Romance Romance film Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus... |
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film | ||
| Heisei Harenchi Gakuen Harenchi Gakuen is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Harenchi Gakuen was one of the manga serialized in the very first issue of Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. The series was the first big success for Go Nagai... |
Hiroyuki Muramatsu | Senna Matsuda, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Rika Harada | Based on a manga | |||
| Naked Blood Naked Blood is a 1996 Japanese horror film directed by Hisayasu Satō. It is a remake of Satō's 1987 film, , and, according to Allmovie, "contains one of the most appalling scenes in Japanese horror." The film is not pornographic and contains only a mild sex scene near the end of the film.- Plot :A scientist... |
Hisayasu Satō Hisayasu Sato is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. His best known works are the pink film The Bedroom , and the V-Cinema splatter film Splatter: Naked Blood . He is known for his "sledgehammer" filmmaking style, and using his exploitation career to tackle... |
Misa Aika, Yumika Hayashi Yumika Hayashi was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films... , Mika Kirihara |
Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres... |
|||
| Don't Look Up Don't Look Up Don't Look Up is a 1996 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata.-Plot:Don't Look Up is about a film director and his crew who slowly go insane when the film set is haunted by the ghost of an actress who died while filming a TV show in the 1960s.On the set of a dark war time drama at an old... |
Hideo Nakata Hideo Nakata Hideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.-Life and career:Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring , Ring 2 and Dark Water... |
Yūrei Yanagi Yûrei Yanagi is a Japanese actor and tarento born 1963-04-08 in Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Yanagi was originally a member of Takeshi Kitano's gundan. In 1990 he continued to work with Takeshi for the film Boiling Point. Afterwards, he appeared in over eight more films before meeting up with Takeshi... , Yasuyo Shirashima, Kei Ishibashi |
Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres... |
|||
| Neighborhood Story Neighborhood Story is a manga by Ai Yazawa. It was published by Shueisha from 1995 to 1998 in the magazine Ribon. It was adapted by Toei Animation as a 50-episode anime series which aired on TV Asahi from September 10, 1995 to September 1, 1996, with merchandise created by Bandai. There was a movie made in 1996, and... |
Atsuji Shimizu | Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
Based on a manga | |||
| Dragon Ball: The Path to Power | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Masako Nozawa Masako Nozawa is a Japanese voice actress and actress affiliated with Office Nozawa. Her pet name is Mako. Her husband, Masa'aki Tsukada is also a voice actor.... , Hiromi Tsuru Hiromi Tsuru is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.She is most known for the roles of Bulma , Ukyo Kuonji , Dokin-chan , Madoka Ayukawa , Miyuki Kashima , Reiko Mikami and Naomi Hunter is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. She... , Naoki Tatsuta Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla , Daima Jin , Oolong , Ashibe's Father , and Scoop-kun .... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
Part of the Dragon Ball Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the... series |
||
| Ohranger vs. Kakuranger | Shōhei Tōjō | Masaru Shishido, Kunio Masaoka Kunio Masaoka was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:... , Masashi Gōda Masashi Goda is a Japanese actor from Kanagawa Prefecture. He is best known for his portrayal of Yuuji Mita/OHBlue in Chōriki Sentai Ohranger. In 2009, he joined the cast of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger in the recurring role of Shiba Retsudō, the first Shinken Red.... |
Tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects .... |
Direct-to-video crossover | ||
| Haru Haru (film) is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita.-Awards:18th Yokohama Film Festival*Won: Best Actress - Eri Fukatsu*Won: Best Screenplay - Yoshimitsu Morita*4th Best Film... |
Yoshimitsu Morita | Eri Fukatsu Eri Fukatsu Eri Fukatsu , nicknamed , is a Japanese actress.Eri Fukatsu was born in Ōita, Ōita, Japan. Among other things, she has appeared in the TV series and the subsequent spin-off movies of the series. She is managed by Amuse Inc... |
||||
| Revive! Ultraman Revive! Ultraman is a 1996 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Masahiro Tsuburaya and produced by Tsuburaya Productions in 1996. This was made to commemorrate the 30th anniversary of the Ultra-Series.-Synopsis:... |
Masahiro Tsuburaya | Susumu Kurobe Susumu Kurobe , given the birth name of , was born on in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan.He is commonly known for having played the character role Shin Hayata in the Ultraman series, a role he reprised in episode 47 of the 2006 television series Ultraman Mebius and its theatrical film adaption, Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman... , Masanari Nihei Masanari Nihei Masanari Nihei is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.-Movie:* 1962 - Gorath* 1965 - Samurai* 1970 - Dodesukaden* 1977 - Shirauo* 1996 - Revive! Ultraman* 1996,97 - Ultraman Zearth... , Akiji Kobayashi Akiji Kobayashi , sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi or Issei Mori, was a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Mura in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. Another notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana in the 1971 series, Kamen Rider... |
Tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects .... |
Part of the Ultra Series Ultra Series The is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series Kamen Rider, Super... |
||
| Boys Be Ambitious Boys Be Ambitious is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu. It stars Takashi Okamura and Hiroyuki Yabe from the comedy duo Ninety-nine.-References:... |
Kazuyuki Izutsu Kazuyuki Izutsu is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic. Born in Nara Prefecture, he started making 8mm films in high school, and directed his first 35mm film, a pink film, in 1975. He earned a citation from the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1981 for Gaki teikoku, and his Boys... |
Takashi Okamura Takashi Okamura (comedian) is a Japanese comedian and one half of the owarai duo Ninety-nine , playing the "comic stooge" or boke of the group. His nicknames range from "OkatakaLeader" to "Okachan"... , Hiroyuki Yabe Hiroyuki Yabe is a Japanese comedian.He is one of the popular duo Ninety-nine with Takashi Okamura, who are one of Yoshimoto Kogyo's most successful acts. Yabe is considered the straight man in the duo. Yabe also plays Luigi in the Japanese Hot Mario Bros advert campaign.Born in Osaka, Yabe played soccer in his... |
||||
| Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in Henderland Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in Henderland Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in Henderland is a 1996 Japanese language animated film. It is the fourth installment of Crayon Shin-chan series.-Plot:... |
Mitsuru Hongō Mitsuru Hongo is a Japanese anime director of film and television who directed animes such as IGPX, Outlaw Star, and The Candidate for Goddess.-References:... |
Akiko Yajima Akiko Yajima , born May 4, 1967, is a Japanese voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.-Anime:*Battle Athletes Victory *Berserk *The Big O *Blood+... , Miki Narahashi Miki Narahashi Miki Narahashi is a seiyū who works for Arts Vision. She was born in Tokyo.-Notable voice roles:*Misae Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan... , Keiji Fujiwara Keiji Fujiwara is a Japanese voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan area who is affiliated with Air Agengy.His best known projects include Crayon Shin-chan as Hiroshi Nohara, Eureka Seven as Holland, Fullmetal Alchemist as Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes, Zoids: Chaotic Century as Irvine, Final Fantasy VII Advent... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... Comedy Comedy film Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences... |
Part of the Crayon Shin-chan Crayon Shin-chan is a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.... series |
||
| Rupan Sansei: Dead or Alive | Kazuhiko Katō Monkey Punch Monkey Punch is the pen name of Japanese manga artist Kazuhiko Katō , creator of the successful Japanese manga series Lupin III... |
Kurita Kanichi | Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
Part of the Lupin III Lupin III , also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of... series |
||
| Picnic | Shunji Iwai Shunji Iwai is a Japanese film director/video artist, writer and documentarian.-Life and career:Iwai was born in Sendai, Japan, Miyagi prefecture. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.... |
Chara Chara (singer) , better known by her stage name Chara, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven... , Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano , born is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Aman in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, and Temudjin... , Koichi Hashizume |
||||
| Supermarket Woman Supermarket Woman is a 1996 Japanese comedy romance film written and directed by Juzo Itami.The film stars Juzo's wife and regular leading-lady Nobuko Miyamoto as a woman who is hired by a failing supermarket to help it compete against an aggressive local rival... |
Juzo Itami Juzo Itami , born , was an actor and a popular modern Japanese film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His 10 movies, all of which he wrote himself, are comic satires on elements of Japanese culture.... |
Nobuko Miyamoto Nobuko Miyamoto is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Jūzō Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.... , Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa , born Masahiko Kato on January 2, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese actor and director.He made his debut at the age of 16 in the Kō Nakahira film Crazed Fruit in 1956. Tsugawa's family was heavily involved in the film industry since before his birth... |
Romantic comedy Romantic comedy film Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"... |
|||
| Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet is a 1996 Japanese Pink film directed by Toshiki Satō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. The film was released on video as .-Synopsis:A bored housewife dreams of becoming a novelist... |
Toshiki Satō Toshiki Sato aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:... |
Hotaru Hazuki Hotaru Hazuki is a Japanese actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996... |
Pink | Best Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay: Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public.... |
||
| Organ Organ (film) is a 1996 Japanese horror film directed by Kei Fujiwara. The film is written, produced and stars Kei who plays a member of the two organ thieves who harvest organs from their captives while they are still alive.-Plot:... |
Kei Fujiwara Kei Fujiwara is a Japanese actress, cinematographer, editor, writer and film director. Her first role was in the American film, The Neptune Factor, but she is perhaps best known for starring in the Japanese cult film, Tetsuo: The Iron Man... |
Kei Fujiwara Kei Fujiwara is a Japanese actress, cinematographer, editor, writer and film director. Her first role was in the American film, The Neptune Factor, but she is perhaps best known for starring in the Japanese cult film, Tetsuo: The Iron Man... , Kimihiko Hasegawa, Yosiaki Maekawa |
Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres... |
|||
| Atashi wa juice Atashi wa juice is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Toshiki Satō.-Cast:*Naomi Akimoto as Kaoru Ichinose*Natsuki Ozawa as Shizuka Nakagawa*Shingo Tsurumi as Shinji Ichijyo*Seiichi Tanabe as Maeda*Reiko Yasuhara... |
Toshiki Satō Toshiki Sato aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:... |
Naomi Akimoto, Natsuki Ozawa Natsuki Ozawa , born April 19, 1972 in Oizumigakuen, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Junk: Shiryō-gari * Atashi wa juice * Zero Woman - Rei* Yamadamura waltz - Reika Ayakoji... , Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi - TV :* Antoki no Inochi * Kamen Rider Fourze * Yakuza Weapon * Umechan Sensei * Ningen Konchuki * Brutus No Shinzo * LADY~Saigo no Hanzai Profile~... |
||||
| Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Gamera 2: Attack of Legion is a 1996 Kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko. It is a sequel to Gamera: Guardian of the Universe and the tenth Gamera film in the series.-Plot:... |
Shusuke Kaneko Shusuke Kaneko is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter.-Career:Shūsuke Kaneko began his career in film with Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series, in which he served as assistant director to Kōyū Ohara. The series also gave Kaneko his directorial debut with writer Kōichirō Uno's, Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging ,... |
Shinobu Nakayama Shinobu Nakayama Shinobu Nakayama is an actress and a former J-pop singer. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and released her first single on 2 November 1988. Her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. She was a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi... , Ai Maeda Ai Maeda (actress) is a Japanese model and actress.-Biography:Maeda is notable for performing Shiori Kitano in the 2003 film Battle Royale II: Requiem, as well as for voicing the title role in the anime series Kino's Journey . Her younger sister is Aki Maeda... , Toshiyuki Nagashima |
Kaiju Kaiju is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment.... |
Part of the Gamera Gamera is a giant, flying turtle from a popular series of kaiju films produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the daikaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own... series |
||
| Village of Dreams Village of Dreams is a 1996 Japanese movie directed by Yoichi Higashi. It is the story of two Japanese twin brothers growing up in post-war rural Japan.... |
Yoichi Higashi Yōichi Higashi is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film... |
Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama | ||||
| Gakkō no Kaidan 2 Gakkō no Kaidan 2 is a 1996 Japanese horror film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama.-Reception:The film was chosen as one of the Top 10 Japanese films at the 39th Blue Ribbon Awards and Kyōko Kishida won the Award for Best Supporting Actress.-External links:* at Sarudama... |
Hideyuki Hirayama Hideyuki Hirayama is a Japanese film director. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for The Games Teachers Play in 1992. He was given a Best Director award at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival... |
Hironobu Nomura, Naomi Nishida Naomi Nishida is an actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2001 Yokohama Film Festival and at the 25th Hochi Film Award for her performance in Nabbie's Love.She married a Japanese shoe designer in 2005, and gave birth a girl on April 7, 2008... , Kyōko Kishida Kyoko Kishida was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books.Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of the 1960 film Salome. Her film and television drama credits number in the... |
Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres... |
Part of the Gakkō no Kaidan series | ||
| Kids Return Kids Return All compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Meet Again" 5:02#"Graduation" 1:07#"Angel Doll" 2:21#"Alone" 1:15#"As a Rival" 1:29#"Promise... for Us" 5:08#"Next Round" 1:28#"Destiny" 3:31#"I Don't Care" 2:18#"High Spirits" 2:03#"Defeat" 2:29#"Break Down" 3:46... |
Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic... |
Masanobu Ando Masanobu Ando is a Japanese actor and director.For his second film, in 1996, he won the Film Academy of Japan's Best New Actor Award, starring in Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return.... , Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto |
||||
| SM Teacher: Tied Up by Students SM Teacher: Tied Up by Students is a 1996 Japanese pink film directed by Yutaka Ikejima and scripted by his wife, screenwriter Kyōko Godai. It won the Best Film fourth place award at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Actor-director Kazuhiro Sano was given the Best Actor, 2nd place award for his performance in this film.-Synopsis:Ms.... |
Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the... |
Runa Hayama, Kazuhiro Sano Kazuhiro Sano is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the... |
Pink | |||
| Swallowtail Butterfly Swallowtail Butterfly (film) Swallowtail , also known as Swallowtail Butterfly or Yentown, is a 1996 movie by Japanese film director Shunji Iwai, starring Hiroshi Mikami, pop-singer Chara, and Ayumi Ito.... |
Shunji Iwai Shunji Iwai is a Japanese film director/video artist, writer and documentarian.-Life and career:Iwai was born in Sendai, Japan, Miyagi prefecture. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.... |
Hiroshi Mikami Hiroshi Mikami is a Japanese actor.-Selected filmography:* Tōki Rakujitsu * Swallowtail Butterfly * Parasite Eve * Tsuki no sabaku aka Desert Moon -External links:... , Chara Chara (singer) , better known by her stage name Chara, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven... , Ayumi Ito Ayumi Ito Ayumi Itō is a Japanese actress who received her big break in 1996, when she was cast as the central character of Ageha in Shunji Iwai's hit movie, Swallowtail Butterfly. The following year, she won her first Japanese Academy Award for 'Rookie of the Year'... |
||||
| The Way to Fight The Way to Fight is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike.-Cast:*Takeshi Caesar*Ryoko Imamura*Kazuki Kitamura*Takashi Miike as Stabbing victim*Tomohiko Okuda*Jirô Watanabe*Kyôsuke Yabe... |
Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions... |
Takeshi Caesar, Ryoko Imamura, Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura is a Japanese film and television actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 14th Yokohama Film Festival for Minazuki, Kyohansha and Kanzen-naru shiiku.-Movies:... |
Direct-to-video | |||
| Women at a Secret Meeting: From Wives to Coeds Women at a Secret Meeting: From Wives to Coeds is a 1996 Japanese pink film directed by Sachio Kitazawa. It won the award for Ninth Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Kitazawa filmed Women at a Secret Meeting: From Wives to Coeds for Izumi Production and it was released theatrically in Japan by Xces Film on October 10, 1996... |
Sachio Kitazawa | Yūki Morishita, Shun'ichi Yajima, Kyōsuke Sasaki | Pink | |||
| Gakko II Gakko II is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 69th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Toshiyuki Nishida* Hidetaka Yoshioka* Masatoshi Nagase... |
Yoji Yamada Yoji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy .... |
Toshiyuki Nishida Toshiyuki Nishida is a Japanese actor. Outside of Japan, Nishida is best known for his portrayal of Pigsy in the TV series Monkey.Toshiyuki Nishida has received ten Japanese Academy Award nominations, winning twice, for Dun-Huang in 1988 and Gakko and Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 in 1993... , Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka ', is a Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and lately the award-winning TV drama Dr. Koto Shinryojo. He notably played the part of Tora-san's little nephew in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" film series, and he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's "Rhapsody in August" and... , Masatoshi Nagase Masatoshi Nagase Masatoshi Nagase is a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Cold Fever and Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, in Japan for his role as TV's Mike Hama .He has won two Japanese Academy Awards, for Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer in 1992... |
||||
| The Wart The Wart (film) is a 1996 Japanese pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka. It was given Honorable Mention at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony, and Maako Mizuno was given a Best New Actress award for her performance in the film.-Notes:... |
Shinji Imaoka Shinji Imaoka aka is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of a group of pink film directors of the 2000s known collectively as the .-Life and career:... |
Yōta Kawase, Maako Mizuno, Yumika Hayashi Yumika Hayashi was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films... |
Pink | |||
| Rebirth of Mothra Rebirth of Mothra Rebirth of Mothra, released in Japan as , is the first in a trilogy of Kaiju films produced by Toho, in which Mothra's son saves the world from environment-threatening monsters. This film features the monsters Mothra, Mothra Leo, Fairy Mothra, Desghidorah , and Garugaru... |
Okihiro Yoneda | Sayaka Yamaguchi Megumi Kobayashi Megumi Kobayashi , also known under the name , is a female Japanese voice actress from Yamagata, Japan and is employed by TAB Production.-Anime:*_summer*BASToF Lemon*Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~*Great Teacher Onizuka*Jigoku Shōjo*Mahoromatic... Aki Hano |
Kaiju Kaiju is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment.... |
|||
| XX: Beautiful Prey XX: Beautiful Prey is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda. The film stars Kei Marimura, Makiko Watanabe and Ren Ōsugi.... |
Toshiharu Ikeda Toshiharu Ikeda was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who worked in pink film and mainstream cinema. He won the award for Best Director at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for Mermaid Legend.-Early career - Nikkatsu:... |
Kei Marimura Kei Marimura is a Japanese Jazz singer, actress, author, gravure model and AV actress.-Life and career:Kei Marimura was born on August 29, 1927 in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Graduating from the Shōei Joshi Gakuin Junior and Senior High School, she made her debut as jazz singer in 1982 through the Toho College of... , Makiko Watanabe, Ren Ōsugi Ren Osugi , born , is a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival... |
Erotic thriller | |||
External links
- Japanese films of 1996 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...