Direction: Makoto Wada
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Makoto Wada. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Round About Midnight
1999 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan
Direction Makoto Wada
Cast Hiroyuki Sanada · Michelle Reis · Akira Emoto · Junichi Haruta
Plot Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by...
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Uneasy Encounters
1994 · Movie · 118 min. · Japan
Direction Makoto Wada
Cast Hiroyuki Sanada · Mieko Harada · Mami Kumagai · Michiko Shimizu
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Mahjong Horoki
1984 · Movie · 109 min. · Japan
Direction Makoto Wada
Cast Hiroyuki Sanada · Shinobu Otake · Takeshi Kaga · Mariko Kaga
Plot A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
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Ruby, the Thief (Mysterious Thief Ruby)
1988 · Movie · 96 min. · Japan
Direction Makoto Wada
Cast Kyôko Koizumi · Hiroyuki Sanada · Kumi Mizuno · Masumi Okada
Plot Toru Hayashi lives alone with his mother. Young salaryman whose life is staggeringly banal, he is what we can call a man stuck, until a pretty young woman moves into...
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Murder (S)
1964 · Movie · 10 min. · Japan
Direction Makoto Wada
Plot Wada uses cutouts drawn with marker on paper to create a simple but effective comedic send-up of genre films. Wada passion for the cinema is well known and a recurring...
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