Directing
Shō Igarashi
Born September 16, 1958 · Aomori Prefecture, Japan (age 67)
No biography available.
Known For
Gantz · 2010Gantz
★ 6.52010
MovieHorrorAction
After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.
Hanjiro · 2010Hanjiro
★ 7.02010
MovieActionDrama
Japanese history explodes across the screen in the life story of Hitokiri Nakamura Hanjiro, one of the great heroes of the Meiji Restoration. From his earliest beginnings as a country samurai raising sweet potatoes whose exceptional sword skills impressed Saigo...
Misuzu · 2001Misuzu
★ 8.02001
MovieDrama
Tells the life story of Teru Kaneko, who was born and raised in a small coastal town. While working as a clerk in a book shop, Teru starts writing her own verses to get away from the worries of a disgraceful marriage. Under the pseudonym Misuzu, her works arrive to an important editor in Tokyo.
Chosyu Five · 2006Chosyu Five
★ 6.02006
MovieHistoryDrama
Fictionalised account of the story of the he Chōshū Five (長州五傑 Chōshū Goketsu) who travelled to and studied in Britain in 1863 while Japan was still under sakoku (鎖国 "locked country").
Shimamori Tower · 2022Shimamori Tower
★ 7.62022
MovieDramaWar
Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As the ravages of war intensify, the two, who each carried a heavy cross during the Battle of Okinawa, desperately devote themselves to saving the lives of the Okinawan people, with the belief that "life is precious." A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over.
Adan · 2006Adan
2006
MovieHistoryDrama
Biopic of painter Tanaka Isson
The Cross · 2016The Cross
★ 7.02016
MovieDramaFamily
Shunsuke Fujii was a bullied middle school student. He took his own life. A letter left behind referred to his classmate Yu Sanada as a friend. Sayuri Nakagawa was a girl that Shunsuke liked. Her birthday is the same day as the day Shunsuke commited suicide. Shunsuke's father can not forgive Shunsuke’s classmates and his mother's life has been destroyed by his death. They have spent 20 years of their life carrying their own cross since Shunsuke Fujii's death.
Sawada · 1997Sawada
★ 7.01997
MovieDocumentary
A biographical film of Pulitzer Prize war photographer, K. Sawada.




