Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese film director, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his idiosyncratic cinematic work. Many of his films express a bleak or nihilistic philosophy, but they are also filled with humor and affection for their characters. Kitano's films leave paradoxical impressions and can seem controversial.

Teruyuki Kagawa has 60 credits at Criticker, including: From Up on Poppy Hill, Tales from Earthsea, Sukiyaki Western Django, Tokyo Sonata and Tokyo!

Hirofumi Arai has 37 credits at Criticker, including: Confessions, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Aoi haru, Beyond Outrage and Helter Skelter

Kayoko Kishimoto has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Fireworks, Kikujiro, Takeshis', Glory to the Filmmaker! and Shôwa kayô daizenshû

Hiroko Yakushimaru has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Operetta tanuki goten, Megane, Nerawareta gakuen, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun and Legend of the Eight Samurai

Kazunari Ninomiya has 21 credits at Criticker, including: Letters from Iwo Jima, Tekkonkinkreet, Gantz, Gantz: Perfect Answer and The Blue Light

Lily Franky has 36 credits at Criticker, including: Shoplifters, Like Father, Like Son, Our Little Sister, After the Storm and Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld

Daisuke Miyagawa has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Dai-Nipponjin, Gachi Boi, Kakushi toride no san akunin - The last princess, Deadman Inferno and Aka medaka

Koasa Shunpûtei has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Princess from the Moon and Aka medaka