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Directing
Yoshikatsu Kimura
Born September 21, 1973 (age 53)
No biography available.
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Honetsukidori · 2017Honetsukidori
2017
MovieComedy
An anthology version of five short stories themed around "chicken-on-the-bone" set in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture. Includes Junta Yamaguchi's "Let's Have Dinner Tonight" and was formally presented at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.
Karate Girl · 2011Karate Girl
★ 5.32011
MovieAction
In Okinawa, Ayaka Kurenai was born in the world’s greatest legendary Karate family. When she was a child, her family was attacked by a mysterious gang that seeks legendary black belt. Her father Soujiro Kurenai was killed and her younger sister was taken in front of her. Time has passed. In Yokohama, she was spending her life as a normal high school girl, hiding her real name and her status as a heir of the legendary Karate family. However, one incident brought her a fateful encounter with her sister who was separated in their childhood. But, her sister was raised as a heartless killing machine by the mysterious gang who took her. .
High Kick Girl! · 2009High Kick Girl!
★ 5.22009
MovieActionAdventure
High schooler Kei Tsuchiya joins The Destroyers when she decides that her longtime karate master is holding her back. She realizes her mistake but it's too late.
Dash to school! · 2013Dash to school!
2013
MovieAction
Misaki, a high school girl aiming for a university recommendation through karate, has a weakness: she's prone to oversleeping. If she's late just one more time, she will be disqualified.
Ex-Arm · 2021Ex-Arm
★ 3.42021
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
2014: Akira Natsume seems to almost have a phobia of electrical devices while also being very good at diagnosing them. He resolves to change himself for the better and get a girlfriend like his older brother did. …But then Akira suddenly dies in an accident. 16 years later a special policewoman and her android partner retrieve and activate a highly advanced AI and superweapon called EX-ARM and put it into full control of their ship as a last resort. Turns out the AI is actually just Akira’s brain!
GARO: Heir To Steel Armor · 2024GARO: Heir To Steel Armor
★ 9.22024
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Ryūga Dōgai, the Golden Knight Garo, is approached by a Makai Priestess, Koyori, who warms him that the "Gate of Destruction", the oldest gate through which Horrors first appeared in the Human Realm, is on the verge of opening once more. Guided by Koyori, Ryūga travels to Creacity, a city hiding the ancient gate.
GARO: Sentinel of the East · 2026GARO: Sentinel of the East
★ 8.52026
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Following the events of "Heir to Steel Armor", Ryūga Dōgai returns to the Eastern Region hoping to reunite with Rian, only to discover that the once-fertile land has been transformed into a vast desert by the Horror Garzas. As spiritual balance collapses, Ryume—the East’s Sentinel and guardian of the Dragon Gate—weakens as the eastern dragon nears its 500-year reincarnation. To preserve her life, she enters regenerative stasis and quietly chose Rian as her successor...
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