Movies: Shimako Iwai

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie....

An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left....

Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when ...

Set during Japan's Taisho Era (1912-1926), "Bluestockings" tells the tale story of a love triangle between wealthy businessman Yuichiro (Etsushi Toyokawa), his wife Akiko (Kyoko Hasegawa), and Kiyoko (Yoshino Kimura)....

Almost all of the dialogue and narration is extracted from the original work, with only minor differences in the storyline as follows. Yashiro Ryusuke's own home is located on Y Koji. When he first accompanies Kanako on the road, Kagawa meets her in...

Film adaptation of the erotic romance novel by Iwai Shimako, author of Too Scary, starring Kawashima Naomi. Kawashima returns to the big screen for the first time since her appearance in Maitresse 13 years ago, and delivers an intense performance of ...

Directed by Minoru Kawasaki...

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A special effects science fiction comedy starring Mami Hase....

This is the first volume of a horror variety show featuring Junji Inagawa, the "King of Nemurenae" as the main dealer....

Tomoko wakes up trapped in an unknown and terrifying place. She tries to ask for help, but no one comes. After rolling a dice she travels to an even stranger place where a kung fu expert cybernetic shark awaits her....

Straight to video film directed by Minoru Kawasaki...

Finalists, semi-finals, and finals of the competition to determine the "Kaiou," the most powerful ghost storyteller who tells the scariest ghost stories. The 10 winners of the preliminary rounds held in Tokyo and Osaka, including Tanishi Matsubara, A...

This is the second volume of a horror variety series with Junji Inagawa, the master of ghost stories, as the host....

Secret auctions have been held for decades in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where people buy and sell babies. These exclusive gatherings accurately portray the selfishness and greediness of the various people who come to buy, or to sell. The film also focuses on ...