Tetsuya Mariko

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Tetsuya Mariko

Born July 12, 1981 · Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan (age 45)

Tetsuya Mariko (born July 12, 1981) is a Japanese film director. Mariko was born on July 12, 1981, in Tokyo , Japan. He began making short films while at Hosei University . He produced The Far East Apartment in 2003 and Mariko's 30 Pirates in 2004, which won the Grand Prix at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. He made Yellow Kid , his first feature-length film, while a graduate stu…

Known For

Dear StrangerDear Stranger · 2025
Dear Stranger
7.02025
MovieDrama
A Japanese man and his Chinese-American wife struggle with work, parenting, and caregiving in NYC. Their strained life spirals when their son is kidnapped, leading to murder. Unspoken truths and secrets surface, deepening their rift. Can they rebuild their shattered vision of a "happy family"?
Destruction BabiesDestruction Babies · 2016
Destruction Babies
6.82016
MovieCrimeDrama
Taira is a disaffected youth from a seaside town reveling in violence. Enamored by his strength, Yuya joins his crusade in attacking strangers. Meanwhile, Taira's brother looks for him.
Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters ProjectRedder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project · 2021
Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project
2021
MovieDrama
The fourth instalment of LDH Pictures, Cinema Fighters project. This time with all the main characters of the six short stories being portrayed by the members of Generations from Exile Tribe.
From Miyamoto to YouFrom Miyamoto to You · 2019
From Miyamoto to You
6.12019
MovieRomanceDrama
Following the comic series and the subsequent television serial of the same name, and featuring the same cast, a young and relatively inexperienced man comes across a woman during his working day and sparks fly.
A Lush LifeA Lush Life · 2009
A Lush Life
4.02009
MovieDrama
The story involves an aloof thief, a young man who turns to God after his father’s suicide, a manipulative marriage councilor, a man who recently lost his job, and several others whose lives become intertwined in various unexpected ways.
State of EmergencyState of Emergency · 2020
State of Emergency
7.82020
MovieDramaDocumentary
An omnibus film consisting of 4 short films and a documentary related to COVID-19.
Yellow KidYellow Kid · 2010
Yellow Kid
5.82010
MovieDrama
Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot to be angry and frustrated about in his life. But things start to change when he’s approached at the gym by the artist Hattori, who wants to use him as the new model for the manga character Yellow Kid. Yellow Kid first appeared in an American comic in the late 19th century, and Hattori revived him as an older character a century later.
NINIFUNININIFUNI · 2011
NINIFUNI
5.42011
MovieDrama
Tanaka, a man lives in the countryside, breaks into a game arcade with his friend Kato, rob the safe and runs away with the store owner's car. After straying on a highway route, he finally ends up a lonesome beach. A few days later, the idol group Momoiro Clover, visits the beach for their music video shoot, and find his car in the bush. The film takes its inspiration from a real-life case of a young man who kills himself after being involved in a violent robbery.

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