Direction: Mitsutoshi Tanaka

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


Godai - The Wunderkind

2020 · Movie · 109 min. · Japan

Direction Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Cast Haruma Miura · Shôhei Miura · Takanori Nishikawa · Yûki Morinaga

Plot Tomoatsu Godai has the spirit of a warrior and the talents of a merchant. He was born in the Satsuma domain. He worked as a Meiji government officer and became...

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125 Years Memory

2015 · Movie · 132 min. · Japan

Direction Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Cast Shiori Kutsuna · Naoto Takenaka · Alican Yücesoy · Mehmet Özgür

Plot Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in the film: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertugrul off the Japanese coast in 1890, and...

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Castle Under Fiery Skies

2009 · Movie · 139 min. · Japan

Direction Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Cast Toshiyuki Nishida · Shinobu Otake · Saki Fukuda · Kippei Shiina

Plot An achievement-type of story: a builder/carpenter/architect goes through trials and tribulations to construct an impressive castle for his employer, the major Japanese historical figure, Oda Nobunaga.

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Ask This of Rikyu

2013 · Movie · 123 min. · Japan

Direction Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Cast Rei Dan · Akira Emoto · Seiji Fukushi · Yoshihiko Hakamada

Plot Sen no Rikyu is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony....

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