Gaku Hamada

Kaoru suffers from an illness that forces her to avoid exposure to sunlight. She sleeps during the day and sings her heart out every night after dark at a square in front of a train station with a guitar in her hands... (HKFlix)

In 1975, the year before the Sex Pistols released their first album, a Japanese punk band called Gekirin recorded their single, "Fish Story" and then they broke up, never to record again. Thirty-seven years later, in 2012, their song saves the world. This is the tenth film from Yoshihiro Nakamura and we're not saying any more about it. (subwaycinema.com)

Shiina is a 19-year-old freshman at university. On the first day of his single life at his apartment, he meets a tall and strange neighbor, Kawasaki. He tells Shiina of the days he shared together. Kawasaki asks Shiina to join him in robbing a book shop only to steal a bulky dictionary. (zlinfest.cz)

When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer. (Los Angeles Film Festival)

While a menacing typhoon approaches, an accident at the giant natural gas plant Regalia occurs. Japan Coast Guard rescue divers Daisuke Senzaki, Tetsuya Yoshioka and engineer Hiroshiichirou Sakuragi head together to the gas plant. During their rescue efforts an explosion occurs that traps Daisuke, Natsu Nishizawa Kazue Fukiishi and worker Hisayoneo Kizima. (asianmediawiki.com)

Set in Sendai, Japan, 2 men live completely different lives. One is a star professional baseball player and the other burglarizes empty homes. Their fate connects with unseeable connections when Tadashi Imamura (Gaku Hamada) and a suicidal woman enter the home of the professional baseball player ... (asianwiki.com)

Three employees of the Kimura Electrical Company are due to present a new robot to an important robot exhibition in the coming days, but after an accident in which the robot is destroyed, to save their job and the company reputation, they decide to hire an actor to get inside the remains of the robot. (imdb)

A sarcastic and self-deprecating Asian-American must take his naive Japanese cousin on a road trip along the California coast to find his ex-girlfriend. (imdb)

In a change from previous Ultraman movies, this one takes place in our own universe, in which Ultraman is just a popular kids' TV show. A young boy (and Ultraman addict) named Tsutomu finds a mysterious glowing ball that tells him it can make wishes come true. The one thing Tsutomu wants more than anything else is to meet Gamu, Ultraman's human counterpart, so he can give the boy some pointers on standing up to the school bully. (imdb)

University students play an ancient game that involves calling spirits to attack one's opponent. (imdb)

Set in 1814, Miss Hokusai focuses on O-Ei, the daughter of famed artist Tetsuzo, better known by his pen name Hokusai, as she tries to navigate the various aspects of her life. O-Ei spends the bulk of her time assisting her divorced father who cares about his art and not much else. (Jake Duke)

Two colleagues, Susumu and Yuji, help each other to win the heart of a girl. They observe her in a restaurant, where they notice she is being stalked by Susumu's old high-school classmate, the deeply disturbed psychopath Morito.

A woman decides to stay in a quaint hotel in Kyoto's historic quarter, but soon finds herself in the middle of 16th Century Japan, playing a major role in one of the country's most important historical events. (imdb)

After learning he has only one day to live, a young man enters into a Faustian pact, bartering his most treasured possessions for more time on earth. (scmp.com)

Gunshi Kanbei (Strategist Kanbei) is a-year long taiga drama by NHK in 2014. This fictional series consists of 50 episodes and follows the journey of Kuroda Kanbei, a historical figure who lived during Japan's Warring States period as he navigated the murky water of political intrigues and military conquests of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu - the three unificators of feudal Japan.

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will take place at Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. To catch the killer, Kosuke Nitta goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel. Naomi Yamagishi works at the front desk of Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo... (imdb)

Ryosuke Hinode moves in with relatives the Hinode family, located at Ishibashi Castle in Lake Biwa, as he enters high school. The Hinode family possesses a special power. Tanjuro s the heir of the Hinode family. He has eccentric tendencies and does odd things to Ryosuke like making him wear a red uniform to go to school. Tanjuro and Ryosuke attends the same high school. Due to an error, they both confront Hiromi Natsume, the first son in the Natsume family... (imdb)

Takuminokami Asano is a lord who is ordered commit harakiri [suicide] due to a scheme by Kozukenosuke Kira. Having no time to mourn his lord's death, Kuranosuke Oishi decides to take revenge on Kozukenosuke Kira. He plans an attack with the help of accountant Chosuke Yato, but they don't have enough in their budget.

It follows an orphan girl, Earwig, who is adopted by a witch and comes home to a spooky house filled with mystery and magic.

Story 01 - Imaginary Friend Story 02 - Coin Laundry Story 03 - Update Family Story 04 - Tatemoto Masako

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2012 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Sweet Memory - starring Nakama Yukie. 2. 7-sai ni Nattara (When You Turn 7 Years Old) - starring Suzuki Fuku. 3. Kazoku (Kari) {Family (Temporary)} - starring Takahashi Katsunori. 4. Shichaku Shitsu (Dressing Room) - starring Kutsuna Shiori. 5. Watake Otoko (Dandelion Fluff Man) - starring Hamada Gaku.

A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed. (imdb)

Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in an accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced his parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.

This is a romantic comedy in which a young man who missed a chance to confess his love, is given a second chance and struggles to undo the past and win the heart of the woman on the day she is getting married to someone else. (imdb)

Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor who possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have. (imdb)

Himokura Tetsu is a scientist who specializes in the study of parasites. His right arm is fitted with a robotic hand which is not known how it came about. He then is recruited to solve a case with scientific methods. (imdb)

After time-travelling to Japan's Sengoku Era and taking the identity of Oda Nobunaga, Saboru must fulfill Oda's destiny in unifying Japan. How will Saboru, a teenager from current-day Japan, fare in his duty? (imdb)