Direction: Ten Shimoyama

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


Shinobi

2005 · Movie · 105 min. · Japan

Direction Ten Shimoyama

Cast Yukie Nakama · Jô Odagiri · Tomoka Kurotani · Erika Sawajiri

Synopsis The year is 1614. Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun, Tokugawa. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja villages wracked by endless tragedy and a cycle of revenge....

5.9

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5.9

2K votes

St. John's Wort

2001 · Movie · 85 min. · Japan

Direction Ten Shimoyama

Cast Megumi Okina · Yoichiro Saito · Koji Ookura · Reiko Matsuo

Synopsis Nami has been creating artwork for a new video game based on images she's been seeing in her dreams. With one of the game producers, she travels out to an abandoned house that seems to match her visions. As they...

4.2

104 votes

4.2

104 votes

L

2016 · Movie · 107 min. · Japan

Direction Ten Shimoyama

Cast Alice Hirose · Seika Furukata · Yûki Furukawa · Yûta Hiraoka

Synopsis Movie is based on album by Yasu's solo project "Acid Black Cherry" (album was released February 25, 2016). Yasu is the vocalist of rock band "Janne Da Arc." Movie depicts the life of woman L as she looks for love.

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Blue Hearts ga kikoeru

2017 · Movie · 159 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Iguchi · Ken Iizuka · Shin'ichi Kudô · Lee Sang-il

Cast Masatoshi Nagase · Kiko Mizuhara · Machiko Ono · Masaya Kato

Synopsis An anthology of several short films by several directors where each has taken inspiration from a favourite song of his by the Japanese punk rock band. The segments include Be Kind to Others, Love Letter and A Boy's Song.

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Blood

2009 · Movie · 85 min. · Japan

Direction Ten Shimoyama

Cast Aya Sugimoto · Guts Ishimatsu · Jun Kaname · Satoshi Matsuda

Synopsis Where does love and lust lead you...if you never die? What destiny awaits an immortal? Is there a destination for immortal love and lust? Shigenori Takechi of IZO incorporated these philosophical questions into his screenplay. Ten Shimoyama of Shinobi turned...

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About Love

2005 · Movie · 102 min. · Taiwan

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Mayonaka no machi

2007 · Movie · 111 min. · Japan

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Blood Heat

2002 · Movie · Japan

Direction Ten Shimoyama

Cast Kane Kosugi · Sho Aikawa · Masaya Kato · Misato Tachibana

Synopsis In the year 2009 , Joe Jinno, a Navy SEAL who is court martialed for disobeying orders, is sent to Tokyo to assist Det. Aguri Katsuragi stop the distribution of the illegal drug known as Blood Heat. After an attempt...

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Innocent World

1998 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan

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The Ultimate Human Robot

2014 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan

Direction Ten Shimoyama

Cast Jingi Irie · Aimi Satsukawa · Maryjun Takahashi · Daisuke Ban

Synopsis Set in the near future, Dr. Nobuhiko Komyoji was the head of the robot engineering project "ARK Project" to use robots peacefully to solve problems beyond human control. Dr. Komyoji however died during an experiment and a year later the...

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