Shōichi Maruyama — Playwright (21)
Dog Race (1998) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
犬、走る
director: Yōichi Sai actor: Goro Kishitani / Ren Osugi
other title: 犬、走る
Ethnically Korean Japanese filmmaker Yoichi Sai directs this madcap crime comedy. Nakayama (Goro Kishitani) is a suave police detective who doesn't play by the rules. He busts a drug ring, but not before sampling a few of the wares, and he closes down an underaged prostitution ring after enjoying the company of a school girl hooker. One of duties is to shake down sniveling Korean gangster Hideyoshi (Ren Osugi) for information. In spite of their positions on opposite sides of the law, the two discover that they share a fair amount in common. A disregard for the law and the love of a comely prostitute from China named Momo-chan (Makoto Togashi). Though Hideyoshi is running an illegal alien smuggling ring with her and has lusted for her from a far for quite a while, Nakayama manages to bed her first. When she does finally appear in Hideyoshi's bed, she's unfortunately a corpse.
Chameleon (2008) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
カメレオン
other title: カメレオン
Keiko who leads a lonely life as a fortune teller on the streets meets Goro, a leader of the con-artists. One day, Goro witnesses a group of men kidnapping a middle-aged man in the parking garage. Goro records the man on his cell phone without knowing he could be in big trouble.
An Angel with Many Scars (1997) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
傷だらけの天使
other title: 傷だらけの天使
An odd journey starts as Mitsuru, a private detective, and a boy, whom a dying mobster entrusts to him, decide to go to northern Japan in search of the boy’s mother, and the detective’s buddy Hisashi joins them later.
Sukanpin Walk (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
すかんぴんウォーク
director: Kazuki Ōmori actor: Koji Kikkawa / Tatsuo Yamada
other title: すかんぴんウォーク
Yuji decides to run away from home to become an actor. Along the way, he meets Yoshio, an aspiring rock musician and Ami, an idol who, despite her success, is slowly losing popularity. All three of them begin to support each other in fulfilling their dreams of having true fame.
You Gotta Chance (1985) [Movie] TMDB
ユー・ガッタ・チャンス
director: Kazuki Ōmori actor: Koji Kikkawa / Yoshio Harada
other title: ユー・ガッタ・チャンス
The story of Tamikawa, a professionally and artistically burned out singer, who embarks on a search for a director named Goda. During the journey, the man not only experiences a lot of adventures, but also tries to find himself and answer the question whether he still sees his career in show business.
MARKS (1995) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
マークスの山
director: Yōichi Sai actor: Kiichi Nakai / Masato Hagiwara
other title: マークスの山 / Marks
Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...
I Never Shot Anyone (2020) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
一度も撃ってません
other title: 一度も撃ってません
Renji Ishibashi, starring in the movie for the first time in 18 years, plays a hero with two faces, a dull novelist and a legendary killer. Susumu Ichikawa, an obsolete writer with no manuscript at all, had another face - a legendary hitman. But the truth of the matter is... he had never shot a person. One day, he receives a murder request from a friend. Seeing this as an opportunity to achieve the ideal hard-boiled novel, he decides to hire a real hitman and demands that he report to him the assassination situation as it was.
Our Wedding (1983) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
俺っちのウエディング
other title: 俺っちのウエディング
On her wedding day, Makiko is stabbed by a woman in wedding dress. The wound isn't serious but the attacker blows herself up and can't be identified. The attacker is thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Tsutomu, the groom. He gives two names to the police but these two are still alive. But there is still one woman in Tsutomu's mind...
The Triple Cross (1992) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
いつかギラギラする日
other title: Double Cross - Das Action-Massaker / Un jour étincelant
Following the bloody aftermath of a heist, three robbers are double-crossed by a new accomplice, who is then tracked down amid escalating carnage and spectacular car chases.
Fossilized Wilderness (1982) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
化石の荒野
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Tsunehiko Watase / Eiji Gō
other title: 化石の荒野
Detective Nishina Sosuke, the director of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1, is suddenly attacked by a trio of men at his apartment at midnight. When he regains consciousness, the corpse of a foreigner shot with his pistol lies in front of him. Nishina, with the help of his friend and newspaper reporter Mineshima, who believes in his innocence and vows to cooperate, pursues the incident and reveals a conspiracy related with 5,000 kilograms of gold that disappeared at the end of the WW2.
The Last Hero (1982) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
汚れた英雄
other title: 汚れた英雄
The 8th All-Japan Road Race Championship. The internationally ranked A-level SUGO circuit is on the edge of its seat as the 500 cc final draws near. Akio Kitano and Keishi Ooki face off: private team versus factory team. In the final lap, Akio is overtaken by Ooki and loses by a hair. The reason for his defeat? The difference between their two machines. With their scores tied, the two wait for the next match to settle the score for good.
READY! LADY (1989) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
レディ! レディ READY! LADY
director: Kei Ota actor: Hiroko Yakushimaru / Kaori Momoi
other title: レディ! レディ READY! LADY / Ready! Lady
Ryoko, a free-spirited 23-year-old woman, quits her job after being caught having an affair with a co-worker and finds herself on the street. She comes to Tokyo, relying on her aunt Moeko, a career woman who works as a manager at a major city bank. The two, who have completely different personalities, quarrel constantly whenever they see each other.
Dreamy Fifteen (1980) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
翔んだカップル
other title: The Terrible Couple / 翔んだカップル
Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle's house, part of which is rented out while his uncle is abroad on business. A realtor's mistakes leaves Tasiro sharing the house with Kei Yamaba, the most beautiful girl in the school, who is also his classmate. There is the risk that their unexpected 'co-habitation' will be discovered by the school authorities.