Direction: Akihiko Shiota
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Akihiko Shiota. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Harmful Insect
2001 · Movie · 92 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Aoi Miyazaki · Seiichi Tanabe · Tetsu Sawaki · Ryo Amamiya
Plot Harmful Insect follows a girl named Sachiko after her father dies, her mother attempts suicide, and her entire class is gossiping about her possibly having an affair with her sixth...
6.8
29 votes
6.8
29 votes
Canary
2005 · Movie · 132 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Hoshi Ishida · Mitsuki Tanimura · Hidetoshi Nishijima · Miyako Koda
Plot Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system, CANARY tells the moving story of two...
6.0
24 votes
6.0
24 votes
Moonlight Whispers
1999 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Kenji Mizuhashi · Tsugumi · Kôta Kusano · Harumi Inoue
Plot An offbeat study of the adult games that men and women play filtered through the actions of two seemingly innocent Japanese school kids, Satsuki and Takuya, two 17-year-olds who first...
5.7
48 votes
5.7
48 votes
Wet Woman in the Wind
2016 · Movie · 77 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Yuki Mamiya · Tasuku Nagaoka · Ryushin Tei · Michiko Suzuki
Plot Former playwright Kosuke Takasuke decides to leave the city and live a quiet life off the grid. Things turn hectic when he crosses paths with spunky Shiori. She takes an...
5.5
103 votes
5.5
103 votes
Dororo
2007 · Movie · 135 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki · Kou Shibasaki · Kiichi Nakai · Kumiko Aso
Plot Dororo recounts the particular vendetta Hyakkimaru maintains with the 48 demons that shared most of his body following the satanic pact his own father signed. In his odyssey he will...
5.4
781 votes
5.4
781 votes
Gips
2000 · Movie · 83 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Hinako Saeki · Machiko Ono · Hiromi Kuronuma · Toru Tezuka
Plot 22-year old secretary Kazuko first bumps into Tamaki on the way back from work. Tamaki is crawling along the sidewalk on crutches at a snail's pace, and stumbles into the...
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Yomigaeri
2002 · Movie · 126 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Tsuyoshi Kusanagi · Yuko Takeuchi · Yuriko Ishida · Sho Aikawa
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Sayonara kuchibiru
2019 · Movie · 116 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Mugi Kadowaki · Nana Komatsu · Ryô Narita
Plot Haru and Reo perform as musical duo Haru-Reo. With their indie music, they suddenly get popular. Even with their newfound success, they decide to disband the duo. Haru-Reo go on...
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I Just Wanna Hug You
2014 · Movie · 122 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Keiko Kitagawa · Ryô Nishikido · Jun Fubuki · Aya Hirayama
Plot Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use...
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Dokomademo ikô
1999 · Movie · 75 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Yûsaku Suzuki · Shingo Mizuno · Yuria Haga · Yûya Suzuki
Plot Akira befriends a boy that is not so popular and quite a loner.
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A Heartful of Love
2005 · Movie · 132 min. · Japan
Direction Akihiko Shiota
Cast Hideaki Ito · Mimura · Kin'ya Aikawa · Chieko Baisho
Plot A group of people suddenly find themselves 20 years in the past. Hiroshi, a 30 year-old businessman, regard it as an opportunity to help a young woman from his past,...
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