Direction: Kentarô Ôtani

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Kentarô Ôtani. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Nana

2005 · Movie · 113 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani

Cast Mika Nakashima · Aoi Miyazaki · Hiroki Narimiya · Ken'ichi Matsuyama

Plot A chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana," triggers a series of events and relationships.

6.4

421 votes

6.4

421 votes

Nana 2

2006 · Movie · 130 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani

Cast Mika Nakashima · Yui Ichikawa · Kanata Hongô · Yuna Ito

Plot Follows the struggles through life and relationships of Komatsu Nana and Osaki Nana.

6.1

167 votes

6.1

167 votes

Black Butler

2014 · Movie · 119 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani · Keiichi Sato

Cast Hiro Mizushima · Masatô Ibu · Ayame Gôriki · Ken Yasuda

Plot An orphaned aristocrat summons a demonic butler to aid her, at the price of her soul.

5.3

50 votes

5.3

50 votes

Runway Beat

2011 · Movie · 126 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani

Cast Yumi Endô · Imalu · Masaki Kaji · Michiko Kichise

Plot Transfer student Biito Mizorogi, talented in fashion design, brings classmates together to stage a fashion show for the school's annual festival.

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Hapimari: Happy Marriage!? (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 35 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani · Ryô Miyawaki

Cast Dean Fujioka · Norika Fujiwara · Yôichi Nukumizu · Nana Seino

Plot Dean Fujioka stars as an elite businessman Hokuto who meets a young woman Chiwa (Nana Seino) working at a hostess bar to pay off her parents' debt. While their initial...

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ROUGH

2006 · Movie · 106 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani

Cast Masami Nagasawa · Mokomichi Hayami · Tsuyoshi Abe · Takuya Ishida

Plot A diver on the university team must decide which of her two childhood friends she loves, and they're both on the swim team.

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Thirty Lies or So

2004 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani

Cast Kippei Shiina · Miki Nakatani · Satoshi Tsumabuki · Seiichi Tanabe

Plot "Yaku san-ju no uso", otherwise known as "Thirty Lies Or So", is about four men and two women who plot to defraud a mystery company. Each character tries to deceive...

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Fukuyado Honpo: Kyoto Love Story (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 35 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Ôtani

Cast Akari Hayami · Hayato Ichihara · Hina Miyano · Nozomi Sasaki

Plot A romantic drama series set in a traditional Kyoto sweet shop with 450 years of history, it depicts the careers, loves and dreams of three distinctive sisters.

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