Direction: Kei Chikaura

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


Great Absence

2023 · Movie · 133 min. · Japan

Direction Kei Chikaura

Cast Mirai Moriyama · Tatsuya Fuji · Yoko Maki · Hideko Hara

Synopsis Great Absence (2023) follows the story of actor Takashi, who has been distant from his father Yohji, a former university professor, for two decades following a tumultuous divorce involving his mother. Their minimal communication is disrupted when a police call...

5.8

56 votes

5.8

56 votes

Signature (S)

2017 · Movie · 13 min. · Japan

Direction Kei Chikaura

Cast Tim Ellrich · Lu Yulai · Laurence Midori Ohta

Synopsis Signature (S) (2017) follows the journey of a naive young man from China who finds himself in the bustling, chaotic heart of Tokyo's Shibuya district. Amidst the deafening noise and thronging crowds, he is fervently committing "his hope" to memory,...

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Complicity

2018 · Movie · 116 min. · Japan

Direction Kei Chikaura

Cast Yulai Lu · Tatsuya Fuji

Synopsis Complicity (2018) follows the journey of a Chinese immigrant who ventures into Japan without proper authorization, driven by the hope of a better life and new opportunities. He secures a new identity, albeit at a significant expense, and eagerly takes...

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