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
Kimagure Orange Road: Stage of Love = Heart on Fire! Birth of a Star
1989 · Movie · 25 min. · Japan
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
Kimagure Orange Road: Stage of Love, Heart on Fire! Spring is for Idols
1989 · Movie · 25 min. · Japan
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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Patlabor The Mobile Police: The New Files (TV Miniseries)
1990 · Movie · 400 min. · Japan
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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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...
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