Toru Masuoka

Shin Ultraman

Shin Ultraman

The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad ...
Always – Sunset on Third Street

Always – Sunset on Third Street

In 1958 postwar Tokyo, the residents of a humble Third Street neighbourhood struggle, dream, and grow together as rapid modernisation transforms ...
My Neighbors the Yamadas

My Neighbors the Yamadas

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales ...
13 Assassins

13 Assassins

1990  

13 Assassins

Gathering a band of 13, Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down the shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira ...
The Dancer

The Dancer

1989  

The Dancer

Based on a semi-autobiographical story by Ogai Mori, about a Japanese medical student who goes to Berlin to study in the 1880s and falls in love ...
Sweet Home

Sweet Home

1989  

Sweet Home

Working on a documentary about infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro, a TV crew filming at his old home come under attack from the ghost of the ...
Mitsugetsu
5.3

Mitsugetsu

1984  

Mitsugetsu

Tetsuaki’s struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko’s engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two ...