Tomoo Haraguchi — Director (7)
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub (2008) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Kozure Okami Tokuten
other title: Kozure Okami Tokuten
This series of interviews with the filmmakers who worked on the 6 Baby Cart movies tells the stories behind the story, as they recount what led up to, and how they created the greatest film series in movie history. From the first interview with original author Koike Kazuo through the behind the scenes journey told by half a dozen noted staff members this specially produced DVD is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in samurai movies at their zenith. Starting with the first meeting that original manga author Koike Kazuo had with Wakayama Tomisaburo and never letting up as other notables including director Saito Buichi, producer Sanada Masanori, stunt choreographer Shishido Daizen, cinematographer Morita Fujio, sound recordist Hayashi Tsuchitaro, screenwriter Nakamura Tsutomu, and the real life son of Lone Wolf, Wakayama Kiichiro share their wealth of knowledge.
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (2000) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
さくや 妖怪伝
other title: Sakuya: A Matadora de Demônios / Sakuya: The Demon Slayer
The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya, the young daughter of a samurai killed fighting these demons, accepts a mission to travel to Mt. Fuji and defeat the evil spirits. Accompanying her on her journey are two veteran warriors who served her father, and Tarō, a young kappa, or river spirit, whom she has adopted as her little brother. Along the way, the two warriors have doubts about Tarō’s loyalties, and the young kappa himself must decide if he will stand with his own species or with the humans who have cared for him.
Kibakichi (2004) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
跋扈妖怪伝 牙吉
director: Tomoo Haraguchi actor: Ryuji Harada / Nozomi Ando
other title: Kibakichi – Der Dämonenkrieger / Kibakichi - Le Chasseur de Fantômes
A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh.
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla (1991) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
ミカドロイド
other title: ミカドロイド / Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Discoclub Layla
During World War II, the Japanese military established a secret underground laboratory in Tokyo. Three Olympic-level athletes were selected to undergo a process that would turn them into Jinra-go, superhuman armored soldiers. By March 1945, one of the soldiers had been completely transformed into the half man/half machine ultimate soldier called Mikadroid. But American B-29s firebomb the city and, while the two super soldiers manage to escape, Mikadroid and the lab are apparently destroyed. 45 years pass, Tokyo is rebuilt, and old secrets are forgotten. The site is now home to a complex that includes the Discoclub Layla. The disco’s patrons dance late into the night, unaware that a faulty basement generator has reactivated Mikadroid and the cyborg now prowls the basement levels, killing anyone in its path...
Death Kappa (2010) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
デスカッパ
director: Tomoo Haraguchi actor: Misato Hirata / Mika Kimura
other title: デスカッパ
When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the "Death Kappa." The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate battle between good and evil!