Directing

Kei Ishikawa

Born June 20, 1977 · Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan (age 49)

Kei ISHIKAWA was born in 1977 at Aichi-Prefecture. After graduating from Tohoku University in physics, Ishiawa studied at Polish National Film School. After his return, he worked on several documentaries and shorts. In 2017 he directed his debut film, “Traces of Sin” won many awards as an upcoming director. In 2019, he directed “Listen to the Universe“ which won many awards including best picture …

Known For

A Man

MovieDramaThriller

Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.

A Pale View of Hills

A Pale View of Hills · 2025

A Pale View of Hills

MovieDramaHistory

Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.

Listen to the Universe

Listen to the Universe · 2019

Listen to the Universe

MovieDramaMusic

Four pianists take part in the preliminary round of an international piano playing competition. Each has a story that is different and unique. One is a former child prodigy who stopped playing when her mother died. One is a Julliard student. One is a new face and yet comes recommended.

Ten Years Japan

Ten Years Japan · 2018

Ten Years Japan

Five short stories from five different directors set ten years in Japan's future.

Previously Saved Version

Previously Saved Version · 2024

Previously Saved Version

MovieThrillerRomance

In the year 2200, Naoki and Mayumi live in a luxurious floating residence in space. Outwardly the perfect couple, Naoki secretly seeks revenge on his wife and transforms her into an android to pursue and recreate his own ideal.

Traces of Sin

Traces of Sin · 2017

MovieThrillerDrama

A year has gone by without any progress on the Tako family's murder, in which an elite businessman, his beautiful and perfect wife, and adorable daughter were brutally killed. Weekly magazine journalist Tanaka gives the case another shot and digs for the truth, but people connected with the case describe a family far-flung from the seemingly picture-perfect couple, and then he discovers a reality more terrifying than anyone had imagined.

Arc

MovieScience FictionDrama

Rina is living a nomadic existence when at age 19 she meets her mentor Ema and gets a job doing "BodyWerks," which preserves dead bodies just as they were while alive. Ema's brother Amane uses the technology to make immortality a reality. Rina gets the treatment and will live forever with her 30-year-old body.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky · 2018

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

MovieActionAdventure

Traveling in search of the rare ingredient, “sky fish” Meliodas and Hawk arrive at a palace that floats above the clouds. The people there are busy preparing a ceremony, meant to protect their home from a ferocious beast that awakens once every 3,000 years. But before the ritual is complete, the Six Knights of Black—a Demon Clan army—removes the seal on the beast, threatening the lives of everyone in the Sky Palace.

Filmography

Sort

A Man

MovieDramaThriller

Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.

Director

A Pale View of Hills

A Pale View of Hills · 2025

A Pale View of Hills

MovieDramaHistory

Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.

Director

Listen to the Universe

Listen to the Universe · 2019

Listen to the Universe

MovieDramaMusic

Four pianists take part in the preliminary round of an international piano playing competition. Each has a story that is different and unique. One is a former child prodigy who stopped playing when her mother died. One is a Julliard student. One is a new face and yet comes recommended.

Director

Ten Years Japan

Ten Years Japan · 2018

Ten Years Japan

Five short stories from five different directors set ten years in Japan's future.

Director

Previously Saved Version

Previously Saved Version · 2024

Previously Saved Version

MovieThrillerRomance

In the year 2200, Naoki and Mayumi live in a luxurious floating residence in space. Outwardly the perfect couple, Naoki secretly seeks revenge on his wife and transforms her into an android to pursue and recreate his own ideal.

Director

Traces of Sin

Traces of Sin · 2017

MovieThrillerDrama

A year has gone by without any progress on the Tako family's murder, in which an elite businessman, his beautiful and perfect wife, and adorable daughter were brutally killed. Weekly magazine journalist Tanaka gives the case another shot and digs for the truth, but people connected with the case describe a family far-flung from the seemingly picture-perfect couple, and then he discovers a reality more terrifying than anyone had imagined.

Director

Arc

MovieScience FictionDrama

Rina is living a nomadic existence when at age 19 she meets her mentor Ema and gets a job doing "BodyWerks," which preserves dead bodies just as they were while alive. Ema's brother Amane uses the technology to make immortality a reality. Rina gets the treatment and will live forever with her 30-year-old body.

Screenplay

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky · 2018

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

MovieActionAdventure

Traveling in search of the rare ingredient, “sky fish” Meliodas and Hawk arrive at a palace that floats above the clouds. The people there are busy preparing a ceremony, meant to protect their home from a ferocious beast that awakens once every 3,000 years. But before the ritual is complete, the Six Knights of Black—a Demon Clan army—removes the seal on the beast, threatening the lives of everyone in the Sky Palace.

Producer

Ten

Takashi runs a barbershop in a country town. Tomoe was Takashi's girlfriend back in his high school days. She visits him and they meet for the first time in 14 years. Tomoe is going to marry soon. She asks him to shave the back of her neck.

Director

Innocent Days

Innocent Days · 2018

SeriesMysteryDrama

Sasaki Shinichi looks at his childhood friend Tanaka Yukino in court. Yukino is sentenced to death. She went to her ex-boyfriend’s apartment and caused his wife and child to burn to death. Shinichi knows his childhood friend and perceives that she is innocent. He wants to save Yukino and meets people who knew her including her sister and former classmates. ~~Based on the novel "Innocent Days" by Kazumasa Hayami.

Director