Direction: Naoyuki Yoshinaga

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


Kimagure Orange Road: Message in Rouge

1991 · Movie · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot Madoka's father is back in Japan for a concert. After the concert, Madoka thinks she sees her father kissing a woman in his room. Madoka leaves upset and runs away...

7.2

21 votes

7.2

21 votes

Kimagure Orange Road (TV Series)

1987 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Izumi Matsumoto · Osamu Kobayashi · Tomomi Mochizuki · Takeshi Mori

Plot Kyousuke Kasuga is a completely normal Japanese high school student, with two very big problems. The first is his complete and utter inability to choose between two girls, the bright,...

7.1

463 votes

7.1

463 votes

Maison Ikkoku (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Kazuo Yamazaki · Naoyuki Yoshinaga · Takashi Annô · Tomomi Mochizuki

Plot Godai is a ronin (someone who has failed university entrance exams) living in a run down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose, the...

7.1

210 votes

7.1

210 votes

Direction Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot After the body swap incident with idol singer Hayakawa on the other day, Kyousuke is living in fear that his secret may become public and Madoka and his friends will...

6.6

25 votes

6.6

25 votes

Direction Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot Kyousuke, walking down the street, crashes head to head with the idol singer Hayakawa and their minds switch bodies. Kyousuke is now in Hayakawa's body and vice versa. How will...

6.6

26 votes

6.6

26 votes

Mobile Police Patlabor (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot The story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998–2002. Robots called "Labors" are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police...

6.5

104 votes

6.5

104 votes

Parasite Dolls

2002 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan

Direction Kazuto Nakazawa · Naoyuki Yoshinaga · Yasuhiro Geshi

Plot A secret unit of the AD Police, known as Branch, specializes in crimes involving humanoid robots called 'Boomers'. Branch officer Buzz must cope with having a Boomer for a partner,...

6.3

74 votes

6.3

74 votes

Urusei Yatsura (Lamu) (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Mamoru Oshii · Kazuo Yamazaki · Iku Suzuki · Keiji Hayakawa

Plot Urusei Yatsura is the story of the unluckiest and most lecherous young man alive, Ataru Moroboshi. When aliens decide to invade Earth, Ataru is randomly selected to defend his planet...

6.1

793 votes

6.1

793 votes

Wolf Guy (TV Miniseries)

1992 · Movie · 156 min. · Japan

Direction Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot OVA Mini-series (1992 - 1993). 6 Episodes. Akira lnugami is infected with a terrible poison. The only known antidote has an unfortunate side effect-it turns him into a werewolf. He...

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The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (TV Miniseries)

1994 · Movie · 420 min. · Japan

Direction Koichi Mashimo · Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot The shooting war is over with both the Raalgon Empire and the United Planets Space Force able to declare victory. Both sides have withdrawn their massed fleets and everything should...

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Not rated

Direction Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot OVA Mini-series (1990 - 1992). 16 Episodes. Special Vehicles Division 2 is back on duty, along with their Ingram Patrol Labor (Patlabor) robots. Using their courage as well as the...

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Not rated

Cleopatra DC

1989 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan

Direction Hiroyuki Ebata · Naoyuki Yoshinaga

Plot The Cleopatra Corns Group, aka Cleopatra DC, is a powerful financial conglomerate controlling most of the United States economy, almost as powerful as the US government itself. At the top...

Not rated

Not rated