Takashi Miike — Director (99)
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Last Run: 100 Million Yen's Worth of Love and Betrayal (1991) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ラスト・ラン～愛と裏切りの百億円
director: Takashi Miike actor: Koichi Iwaki / Hisako Manda …
other title: ラスト・ラン～愛と裏切りの百億円
Former Formula 2 driver Morita, known as 'Kamikaze Run', is asked by Onodera, an old friend and current representative of a large trade company, to function as intermediary for an auction of vintage cars owned by Morita's former rival Gianpiero, until an accident ended both careers. Onodera invites Morita to stay in his house until the auction, but his wife seems to have a past connection with the guest, while his son takes a huge liking to him, to Onodera’s raising frustration on both fronts. Meanwhile, his wife’s younger sister has a relationship with a young driver, while Onodera cooperates with billionaire Kurosawa and Morita’s ex-lover, Kyoko, in order to rig the auction.
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The Mole Song: Final (2021) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
土竜の唄 FINAL
director: Takashi Miike actor: Toma Ikuta / Riisa Naka …
other title: 土竜の唄 FINAL
Reiji's final mission is to prevent the smuggling of 600 billion yen of drugs. For his mission, he gets on luxury passenger ship and he faces his strongest enemy to date.
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Sun Scarred (2006) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
太陽の傷
director: Takashi Miike actor: Show Aikawa / Yasukaze Motomiya …
other title: 太陽の傷
Katayama is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he comes across a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision.
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Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
ゼブラーマン ゼブラシティの逆襲
director: Takashi Miike actor: Show Aikawa / Riisa Naka …
other title: Zebraman 2 / Zebraman 2 Attack on Zebra City …
A post-apocalyptic humankind in 2025 finds a hero in the form of Zebraman. But the Zebra Queen steals his powers, making him lose his ability to survive Zebra Time. But he wants his powers back.
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Arthouse Ultraman (2005) [Movie] TMDB
Urutoraman Makkusu
director: Takashi Miike / Takeshi Yagi … actor: Hitomi Hasebe / Sota Aoyama …
other title: Urutoraman Makkusu
In the 21st century, multiple mysterious phenomenon began to occur as monsters who were initially thought to be a part of mythology had come to life. These phenomenons had also resulted from human activities that disrupted the nature of the ecosystem. Ultraman Max is the titular giant of his series. Originally a civilization observer sent from Nebula M78, the sacrifice of Kaito Touma changed his mind into bonding with with the youth and actively defending Earth from monsters and alien attacks.
Arthouse Ultraman is a movie with four episodes edited together, theatrically released at Fantasia Festival 2006.
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We're No Angels (1993) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
俺達は天使（カタギ）じゃない
director: Takashi Miike actor: Rikiya Yasuoka / Junji Inagawa …
other title: 俺達は天使（カタギ）じゃない / Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai
Rikiya Yasuoka, Ren Ōsugi and Junji Inagawa star in this early straight to video effort from Takashi Miike. Joe (Yasuoka), a lumbering tough guy with a heart of gold, is fresh out of prison, but it's not long before he lands himself in trouble again. The courier company he works for is attacked by a local yakuza gang. Joe takes matters into his own hands.
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New Third Gangster II (1996) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
新・第三の極道II
director: Takashi Miike actor: Kiyoshi Nakajo / Kōji Shimizu …
other title: 新・第三の極道II / The Third Yakuza, Teil II …
Soma goes to Masakis allowed back to his former gang, led by Takeda who asked for his help since he had problems controlling their own men. But one fears how Somas former assistant Kokubu, now second in command of Takeda, should react. Soon Soma assassinated by three hired men, but one of them, Karasaki, who has just escaped an assassin is still possible to Masaki for help, explaining that Kokubu hired him. Masaki agrees to help him, but this also means that he exposes himself to danger.
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The Third Gangster (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
第三の極道
director: Takashi Miike actor: Kiyoshi Nakajo / Takuzō Kawatani …
other title: The Third Yakuza / 第三の極道
A small yakuza gang is taken to war by a more powerful rival after a violent bar brawl involving members of both gangs. Young boss, Masaki, must decide whether to disband his dwindling gang or fight.
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Ambition Without Honor (1996) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
仁義なき野望
director: Takashi Miike actor: Naoko Amihama / Saburo Kitajima …
other title: 仁義なき野望 / Jingi naki yabô
Seventeen year old Tetsuya kills the boss of a rival gang with the promise of being made. After seven years of prison, he discovers that he is all but forgotten by his Family. The two rival Families have reconciled and Tetsuya was been discarded to keep the peace. Wanted what he was promised, Tetsuya becomes a one-man path of destruction, only to be betrayed once again…
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New Third Gangster (1996) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
新・第三の極道
director: Takashi Miike actor: Kiyoshi Nakajo / Kōji Shimizu …
other title: 新・第三の極道
When Masaki find themselves at a bar owned by his friend Akemi and ponder the recent strange happenings. He later accepted a proposal from his old rival Hattori and join the Todo-gang. A member, Hazama, beeing jealous over Masakis high rank and starts planning ways to get rid of the newcomer from the gang.
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Peanuts (1996) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ピイナッツ 落華星
director: Takashi Miike actor: Riki Takeuchi / Koyo Maeda …
other title: Rakkasei: Piinattsu / ピイナッツ 落華星
Two mysterious tough guys infuriate a local gang after helping an elderly grocery store owner with his debts by robbing a yakuza organised gambling den.
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Bodyguard Kiba: Combat Apocalypse 2 (1995) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
修羅の黙示録2 ボディーガード牙
director: Takashi Miike actor: Masaaki Asato / Hisao Maki …
other title: 修羅の黙示録2 ボディーガード牙 / Bodyguard Kiba: Apocalypse of Carnage 2
When a young karate student attempts to earn some extra cash by serving as bodyguard to a high-profile Hong Kong woman, the initial distraction of her beauty soon gives way to razor sharp focus as a series of attackers descend upon the pair.