Cast: Makoto Ashikawa

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Makoto Ashikawa. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Fireworks

1997 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan

Direction Takeshi Kitano

Cast Takeshi Kitano · Kayoko Kishimoto · Tetsu Watanabe · Ren Osugi

Plot Nishi is a cop whose wife is slowly dying of Leukemia. One of his partners gets shot on the job and is confined to a wheel chair for the rest...

7.3

11K votes

7.3

11K votes

Cold Fish

2010 · Movie · 144 min. · Japan

Direction Sion Sono

Cast Mitsuro Fukikoshi · Denden · Asuka Kurosawa · Megumi Kagurazaka

Plot This movie was "inspired by true events" known as the "Saitama serial murders of dog lovers"; the convicted killers in the real-life case are Gen Sekine (b. January 2, 1942)...

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

Violent Cop

1989 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan

Direction Takeshi Kitano

Cast Takeshi Kitano · Maiko Kawakami · Makoto Ashikawa · Sei Hiraizumi

Plot Detective Azuma is a Dirty-Harry style rogue cop who often uses violence and unethical methods to get results. While investigating a series of drug-related homicides, Azuma discovers that his friend...

6.5

4K votes

6.5

4K votes

Boiling Point

1990 · Movie · 96 min. · Japan

Direction Takeshi Kitano

Cast Takeshi Kitano · Yûrei Yanagi · Yuriko Ishida · Eri Fuse

Plot Masaki is a frail, quiet boy dividing his time between working in gas station and playing baseball. When Masaki and his baseball coach are violently bullied by the local Yakuza,...

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture

1973 · Movie · 86 min. · Japan

Direction Teruo Ishii

Cast Reiko Ike · Ryohei Uchida · Makoto Ashikawa · Arumi Kuri

Plot Notoriously lacking restraint, sexy "Pinky Violence" star Reiko Ike returns in this gonzo sequel to Sex & Fury following the further exploits of Ocho, a thief and gambler running afoul...

5.7

95 votes

5.7

95 votes

Ju-on: The Curse 2

2000 · Movie · 76 min. · Japan

Direction Takashi Shimizu

Cast Yûrei Yanagi · Takako Fuji · Takashi Matsuyama · Ryôta Koyama

Plot Ju-on 2 continues the story of Suzuki Kyoko and shows how the curse affected everyone in her family. It also shows the story of another couple, the Kitadas, living in...

5.7

350 votes

5.7

350 votes

The Booth

2005 · Movie · 74 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshihiro Nakamura

Cast Makoto Ashikawa · Masaki Miura · Mansaku Ikeuchi · Maiko Asano

Plot A well-known and somewhat haughty radio host is suddenly haunted by his past when his show temporarily moves to an outdated basement studio booth with a notorious history. Though his...

5.6

26 votes

5.6

26 votes

Direction Masahiro Shimura

Cast Reiko Ike · Yûko Kanô · Hiroshi Nawa · Jun Aida

Plot A nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough...

Not rated

Not rated

Around the Table

2021 · Movie · 104 min. · Japan

Direction Sôshi Masumoto

Cast Naomi Nishida · Shûgo Oshinari · Haruka Kubo · Miwako Ichikawa

Plot Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's...

Not rated

Not rated

Ai Inochi: Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomi Dera (TV)

2011 · Movie · 120 min. · Japan

Direction Kan Ishibashi

Cast Ken Watanabe · Hiromi Nagasaku · Kaho Minami · Jun Fubuki

Plot The drama is set in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district and is inspired by Gen Hidemori, who runs the Japan Social Minority Centre, an NPO rescue center in Kabukicho that has served...

Not rated

Not rated

Weekend Shuffle

1982 · Movie · 104 min. · Japan

Not rated

Not rated

The Dork, the Girl, and the Douchebag

2015 · Movie · 141 min. · Japan

Not rated

Not rated