Tokyo: The Last War

1989

Japanese

5.5

♡ 5

Action

based on novel or book

Takashige Ichise Director

Tadao Nakamaru as

Kyûsaku Shimada as Yasunori Kato

Kaho Minami as Yukiko Tasumiya

Masaya Katô as Yuko Nakamura

The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual psychics to aid them in winning the war. Unfortunately, the resentment and agony of the souls of the fire-bombing victims culminate together to revive the evil Onmyoji, Yasunori Kato. Only a young, psychically imbued apprentice of the priests will dare fight against the evil magic user. However, can this lone man possibly contend with Kato's overwhelming power?

Mirai yosouzu

5.8

Hiroshi Chôno Director

Naomi Nishida as En Inoue

Terunosuke Takezai as Keita Fukushima

Keiko Matsuzaka as Yoko Miyamoto

Masaya Katô as Yoshiro Nakajima

Sayaka Miyamoto (Nao Matsushita) and Keita Fukushima (Terunosuke Takezai) attend the same university and believe their love for each other will never end. However, as time goes by and they graduate, their future starts to part as they both begin moving forward to capture their own dreams. Now in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain, the former lovers cross paths once again.

Umizaru 3: The Last Message

2010

Japanese

5.9

♡ 3

Action

Drama

japanese film

Eiichirô Hasumi Director

Masaya Katô as Hiroshiichirou Sakuragi

Gaku Hamada as Hisayoneo Kizima

Ken Ishiguro as Isamu Satao

Kazue Fukiishi as Natsu Nishizawa

While a menacing typhoon approaches, an accident at the giant natural gas plant Regalia occurs. Japan Coast Guard rescue divers Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito), Tetsuya Yoshioka (Ryuta Sato) and engineer Hiroshiichirou Sakuragi (Masaya Kato) head together to the gas plant. During their rescue efforts an explosion occurs that traps Daisuke, Natsu Nishizawa Kazue Fukiishi and worker Hisayoneo Kizima (Gaku Hamada). Daisuke then looks for a way out for his party with a man he just meets Takuya Hotori. Because of the typhoon, even a helicopter cannot approach the Regalia. Meanwhile, at the head office of the Japan Coast Guard, the Japanese coast guard tries to find a way to rescue the trapped people, but the government officials put national interests first. Tension arises between these two parties. Daisuke's wife Tamakisai Senzaki (Ai Kato) prays for the safe return of Daisuke not only for her sake, but for their new born son.

The Nikaidos' Fall

2018

Japanese

6.1

♡ 1

96%

Drama

Ida Panahandeh Director

Nelson Babin-Coy as Patrick

Masaya Katô as Tatsuya Nikaido

Shizuka Ishibashi as Yuko

After losing his son, Tatsuya is anguished by the danger of his ancient family line coming to an end. His mother Haru urges him to embark on a loveless second marriage, and meanwhile he secretly hopes that his daughter Yoshiko will marry a husband willing to adopt the Nikaido name and follow in his footsteps.

Kingdom

2019

Japanese

6.8

♡ 32

93%

Shinsuke Sato Director

Yuki Ito as Chang Wen Jun's Man 4

Masaya Katô as Jie Shi

Kento Yamazaki as Li Xin

Ryô Yoshizawa as Yin Zheng / Piao

Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.

Agitator

2001

Japanese

6.7

♡ 2

Takashi Miike Director

Hidehiro Ito as

Masaya Katô as Kunihiko

Masatô Ibu as Mizushima

Renji Ishibashi as Tattooist

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.

See Hear Love

2023

Japanese

6.6

♡ 6

John H. Lee Director

Yûko Araki as Hibiki Aida

Sayaka Yamaguchi as Megumi Toyama

Daikichi Sugawara as Shogo Hirayama

Masaya Katô as Special Appearance by

Manga artist "Shinji Izumoto" has secured a movie deal. He should be celebrating, but he's going blind, his manga series has been canceled, and he can no longer care for his grandmother. All alone, Shinji makes the devastating decision to jump off a balcony. When "Hibiki Aida", a deaf fan of his, saves Shinji, they begin an unusual life together.

Terra Formars

2016

Japanese

4.7

♡ 13

50%

Action

based on manga

Horror

live action adaptation of manga

live action anime

planet mars

Sci-Fi

Takashi Miike Director

Rinko Kikuchi as Asuka Moriki

Masaya Katô as Keisuke Dojima

Shun Oguri as Ko Honda

Eiko Koike as Mina Obari

With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.

Karate Kill

2016

Japanese

5.2

♡ 9

71%

Action

Horror

martial arts

Kurando Mitsutake Director

Masaya Katô as Delivery Company Boss

Akihiro Haga as Japanese Bartender Asami

Asami as Keiko

Takashi Nishina as Strip Bar Manager

When a mysterious loner and Karate master Kenji's little sister goes missing in Los Angeles, whoever stands in his way of finding her will face the wrath of a lethal KARATE KILL!

Fighter in the Wind

2004

Korean

6.9

♡ 6

japanese occupation of korea

War

zainichi

Yun-ho Yang Director

Masaya Katô as Kato

Shinzô Hotta as Kato's Father

Sachiko Kokubu as Ryoma's Wife

Aya Hirayama as Yoko

An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama and went across the country, defeating martial artists one after another. This film concentrates on the period when he is still young, and developing his famous karate style, Kyokushin.

Bad City

2022

Japanese

5.9

♡ 14

77%

Kensuke Sonomura Director

Mitsu Dan as

Masaya Katô as Hirayama

Rino Katase as Madame

Akane Sakanoue as Megumi Nohara

Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.

Re:Born

2016

Japanese

6.0

♡ 64

65%

Yûji Shimomura Director

Masanori Mimoto as

Rina Takeda as

Masaya Katô as Defence Force Commander

Akio Ôtsuka as Phantom

A former special forces operative struggling to contain the destructive impulses of his past goes on a rampage against a squad of ruthless assassins.

Gozu

2003

Japanese

6.9

♡ 8

71%

Takashi Miike Director

Masaya Katô as

Renji Ishibashi as Boss

Kimika Yoshino as Female Ozaki

Shô Aikawa as Ozaki

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.