Kyūsaku Shimada Movies

  • 2013
    Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill

    Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill

    Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill

    5.42013HD

    Ataru, who suffers from “savant syndrome,” has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved...

    Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill
  • 2007
    The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

    The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

    The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

    72007HD

    A freelance writer is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of "Black Book Monthly": find a bug with the power to bring humans back from the...

    The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
  • 2010
    Abacus and Sword

    Abacus and Sword

    Abacus and Sword

    62010HD

    Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for...

    Abacus and Sword
  • 2014
    Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

    Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

    Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

    52014HD

    In 1959, a body of a flight attendant of an international airline is found, strangled. Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes charge of the investigation...

    Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
  • 2014
    Cape Nostalgia

    Cape Nostalgia

    Cape Nostalgia

    62014HD

    Etsuko's café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste her famous brew. But the winds of change are...

    Cape Nostalgia
  • 2005
    In the Pool

    In the Pool

    In the Pool

    7.22005HD

    A free-spirited psychiatrist exudes a magnetic attraction for patients with out-of-the-ordinary neuroses and odd conditions brought about by stress.

    In the Pool
  • 2008
    Naoko

    Naoko

    Naoko

    5.62008HD

    Naoko meets Yusuke while staying on an island for medical treatment. Yusuke's graceful athletic figure captivates her eyes and she falls in love with...

    Naoko
  • 2022
    Tonbi

    Tonbi

    Tonbi

    8.22022HD

    Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed...

    Tonbi
  • 2023
    Neighbor X

    Neighbor X

    Neighbor X

    02023HD

    The “ultimate love” that aims at “tolerance” and “symbiosis” will be sublimated and ask questions to the chaotic...

    Neighbor X
  • 2004
    Half a Confession

    Half a Confession

    Half a Confession

    82004HD

    Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its...

    Half a Confession
  • 2008
    Orochi - Blood

    Orochi - Blood

    Orochi - Blood

    6.6252008HD

    The story of Orochi revolves around the life of the Monzen family. Aoi Monzen, a famous, but aging, movie star and Kazusa and Lisa Monzen her two...

    Orochi - Blood
  • 2012
    The Woodsman and the Rain

    The Woodsman and the Rain

    The Woodsman and the Rain

    62012HD

    A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him.

    The Woodsman and the Rain
  • 2004
    Jam Films 2

    Jam Films 2

    Jam Films 2

    5.22004HD

    Jam Films 2 features 4 short films by different Japanese directors.

    Jam Films 2
  • 2002
    Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

    Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

    Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

    02002HD

    Film about Sakamoto Ryōma. The focus is on Oryo, the maid who became Ryoma’s wife and lived with him for one year before his death.

    Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
  • 2013
    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

    02013HD

    The first in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective...

    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo
  • 2017
    Laughing Lucky Cats

    Laughing Lucky Cats

    Laughing Lucky Cats

    6.52017HD

    Hitomi Takagi (Fumika Shimizu) and Akako Honda (Rena Matsui) are members of comedy duo “Akako to Hitomi.” The created the comedy duo...

    Laughing Lucky Cats
  • 2004
    Prayer Beads

    Prayer Beads

    Prayer Beads

    6.82004HD

    This horror anthology is featuring nine independent episodes, each 30 minutes long, that are revolving around bad karma and terror.

    Prayer Beads
  • 2008
    The Clone Returns Home

    The Clone Returns Home

    The Clone Returns Home

    5.82008HD

    Kohei Takahara, an astronaut who dies in the line of duty, is legally resurrected as a clone: however, contrary to the scientists' expectations, he...

    The Clone Returns Home
  • 1993
    Wandering Brain

    Wandering Brain

    Wandering Brain

    71993HD

    A psychological suspense based on the novel of the same name by Naoki Prize-winning author Tsuyoshi Osaka. Psychiatrist Aiko Minamikawa was asked to...

    Wandering Brain
  • 2014
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    Detectives Shintarou Sakurai (Sho Aikawa) and Koichi Hikage (Susumu Terajima) are partners. They are also corrupt and often blackmail criminal groups...

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