Direction: Ryutaro Nakamura

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


Kino's Journey (TV Series)

2003 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

Plot TV series (2003). 1 season. 14 episodes. The story follows the travels of Kino, a young adventurer who rides a talking motorcycle named Hermes. They explore the people and cultures...

7.6

164 votes

7.6

164 votes

Serial Experiments: Lain (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

Plot TV Series (1998). 13 Episodes. A week after Chisa committed suicide, her classmates begin to receive emails from her. Hearing rumors fly at school, a quiet withdrawn girl named Lain...

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

Ghost Hound (TV Series)

2007 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura · Tarou Iwasaki

Plot Production IG's 20th Anniversary Project, Ghost Hound is set in the modest town of Suiten, located in a desolate region in the island of Kyūshū. The story follows the experiences...

6.7

184 votes

6.7

184 votes

Kino's Journey: Country of Illness -For You-

2007 · Movie · 30 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

Plot Kino travels to a country divided into two parts: the very clean and peaceful city, closed off from the surrounding wastelands. She meets a little girl in the city suffering...

6.7

37 votes

6.7

37 votes

REC (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 12 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

Plot TV Series (2006). 9 Episodes. Fumihiko Matsumaru is an average salaryman with no girlfriend. He invited his colleague Miss Tanaka to a movie but was stood up. Right at the...

6.3

119 votes

6.3

119 votes

Legend of Crystania

1995 · Movie · 78 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

Plot Ashram, desperate to find a home for his people, is tricked into selling his soul. 300 years later, Pirotesse's devotion to her king remains unshaken. In the sacred world of...

5.9

21 votes

5.9

21 votes

Colorful (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 7 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

5.8

156 votes

5.8

156 votes

Reporter Blues (TV Series)

1991 · Series · 24 min. · Italy

Direction Marco Pagot · Gi Pagot · Kenji Kodama · Saburo Hashimoto

Plot Paris in the 1920s: Toni, a pretty young reporter for a daily newspaper, is crazy about the new jazz music that's sweeping Europe. In her spare time, she plays saxophone...

5.2

147 votes

5.2

147 votes

Tomcat's Big Adventure

1992 · Movie · 82 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

Not rated

Not rated

Anmitsu-hime (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Masami Anô · Takaaki Ishiyama · Ryo Tachiba · Ryutaro Nakamura

Plot TV series (1986-1987). 1 season. 51 episodes.

Not rated

Not rated

Not rated

The Life of Guskou Budori

1994 · Movie · 85 min. · Japan

Direction Ryutaro Nakamura

Plot A young man is forced onto a life-long journey through the land of Ihatov, ending with his work as a geologist at a volcano.

Not rated

Not rated