Directing

Sôichi Umezawa

Born February 19, 1968 (age 58)

No biography available.

Known For

ABCs of Death 2 · 2014

ABCs of Death 2

★ 5.42014

MovieHorror

Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

Re/Member: The Last Night · 2025

Re/Member: The Last Night

★ 5.62025

MovieHorror

Three years after completing a deadly game, high schoolers trapped in a looping nightmare must survive brutal encounters and unravel a terrifying curse.

The Last Dance · 1993

The Last Dance

★ 6.91993

MovieDramaComedy

A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional · 2025

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional

★ 8.52025

MovieDramaFantasy

While on vacation in Venice, author Rohan Kishibe is mistaken for a priest and hears the confession of a horrific crime. Rohan becomes engrossed in this mysterious confession and uses his special ability to turn people into books and read their memories and experiences…

Hokusai's Daughter · 2025

Hokusai's Daughter

★ 7.82025

MovieDramaHistory

The life of Katsushika Oi, daughter of Hokusai and a trailblazing female artist in Japan.

Tomie vs Tomie · 2007

Tomie vs Tomie

★ 4.62007

MovieHorror

A young, depressed man is trying to move on with his life after his girlfriend's bizarre death. One day, a mysterious woman notices him at work and convinces his coworkers to introduce him to her.

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit · 2002

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

★ 6.02002

MovieHorror

When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls' meeting was not purely accidental.

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ABCs of Death 2 · 2014

ABCs of Death 2

★ 5.42014

MovieHorror

Director

Re/Member: The Last Night · 2025

Re/Member: The Last Night

★ 5.62025

MovieHorror

Three years after completing a deadly game, high schoolers trapped in a looping nightmare must survive brutal encounters and unravel a terrifying curse.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Last Dance · 1993

Makeup Artist

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.

Makeup Effects

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional · 2025

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional

★ 8.52025

MovieDramaFantasy

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hokusai's Daughter · 2025

Hokusai's Daughter

★ 7.82025

MovieDramaHistory

The life of Katsushika Oi, daughter of Hokusai and a trailblazing female artist in Japan.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tomie vs Tomie · 2007

Tomie vs Tomie

★ 4.62007

MovieHorror

A young, depressed man is trying to move on with his life after his girlfriend's bizarre death. One day, a mysterious woman notices him at work and convinces his coworkers to introduce him to her.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit · 2002

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

★ 6.02002

MovieHorror

When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls' meeting was not purely accidental.

Makeup Effects

Alien vs. Ninja · 2010

Alien vs. Ninja

★ 4.62010

MovieHorrorAction

A comet crashes into a Japanese forest and a group of mighty ninjas must fight a group of killer Aliens before they reach their village and kill everyone.

Costume Design

Faraway Sunset · 1992

Faraway Sunset

★ 10.01992

MovieDrama

Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent that cause syphilis, and for his relentless search for a cure to yellow fever. As a toddler, his mother's neglect had caused an accident to his left hand, fusing together all the fingers in a bizarre twist of fate. Naturally extremely remorseful for being the cause of her son's handicap, she does everything she could to ensure that he gets to lead a normal life, despite having to fend off bullies and unfair prejudices.

Makeup Artist

BORDER Redemption · 2017

BORDER Redemption

★ 7.42017

MovieActionCrime

Following the showdown with his arch nemesis Ando, Detective Ango Ishikawa takes on a new case with his uncanny ability to communicate with the dead.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance his films, has been executed by his own yakuza gang for failing to repay his debts.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Humanoid Monster, Bem · 2012

Humanoid Monster, Bem

★ 6.22012

MovieMysteryDrama

Bem, Bela and Belo arrive at a new town plagued by a series of mysterious, unsolved cases which, as they discover, are caused by another youkai, one more powerful than they have ever encountered. The story will also focus on Belo's first love, and his increasing desire to become human. In the meantime, Bem and Bela have found a way to become human, but are conflicted about whether to let just Belo turn human, or along with Belo, become humans themselves.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Absurdity and gore ensue as a possessed pile of clay begins terrorizing students at an art school.

Director

Henshurei: Deleted · 2023

Henshurei: Deleted

★ 4.52023

MovieHorror

An assistant editor and assistant producer discover a mysterious ghost in the footage of a movie project they are working on. As they work on the project a series of strange deaths begin to occur.

Makeup Artist

The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit · 2008

The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit

★ 5.12008

MovieComedyScience Fiction

When heads of state gather at the G8 summit in Japan, Guilala -- the intergalactic monster that had been banished from the earth in The X from Outer Space -- returns to ravage the Japanese countryside and threaten the world leaders. Military strikes prove futile against the beast, but a reporter learns that one rural community possesses a strange ritual that might influence the creature. Minoru Kawasaki directs this campy satire.

Makeup Effects Designer

Kirei? The Terror of Beauty · 2004

Kirei? The Terror of Beauty

★ 4.72004

MovieHorror

A mentally unstable young woman named Yoshie implores a gifted plastic surgeon (Yukiko Okamoto) to make her beautiful in this disturbing Japanese psychodrama directed by Katsuya Matsumura. Although the operation is successful, Yoshie becomes even more preoccupied with beauty -- and soon draws the doctor into a horrifying world of emotional agony and masochism. The film's supporting cast includes Asuka Kurosawa, Kota Kusano and Miki Asakura.

Special Effects

Kakame - Vampire Clay Derivation · 2019

Kakame - Vampire Clay Derivation

★ 8.02019

MovieHorror

Kakame, the evil mud through which a frustrated artist filled his revenge spirit, returns to the charge in this direct continuation of Vampire Clay.

Screenplay

The Forest of Sunekosuri · 2026

The Forest of Sunekosuri

2026

MovieDramaRomance

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Thorn · 2015

Thorn

★ 4.02015

MovieScience FictionHorror

A high-school boy with telekinesis kills himself after being bullied and beaten by his classmates. The boy had been secretly storing his special power in his pet cactus. After the boy's death, the cactus is passed onto his mother who inherits his power and vows to avenge his death.

Director

Saori, Piling Up · 2018

Saori, Piling Up

2018

MovieDramaHorror

A middle-aged housewife's frustrations with her boorish husband "pile up" until she can take it no more.

Director

Reiko, a child guidance worker, tries to persuade Misaki, who is pregnant, to stop drinking. Since her first child was born intellectually disabled, Misaki is determined to stop and goes to see an obstetrician, and is prescribed an unapproved drug to curb her alcoholism.

Makeup Effects Designer

After an accident clouds her memory, Yuri works at a real-estate office, until a client’s arrival triggers visions and a slithering “shoe creature.” Following the eerie signs, she uncovers the buried truth of her past.

Director

Ishikawa Ango is a very capable detective that lives only for his job. One day, while investigating a crime scene, he gets shot in the head by the criminal that was still lurking about. Ango gets thrown over that line that divides life and death but, though he dies, doctor's are able to reanimate him and he pulls through. Yet, the bullet remains stuck in his head as the operation to remove it is very dangerous. Shortly after, he goes back to work and soon realizes that he's now able to see and talk with the recently departed.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

From the Dust. · 2024

From the Dust.

★ 6.02024

SeriesDramaMystery

A Tokyo TV drama based on the eponymous manga.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

A college student's secret crush on a coworker at a small burger joint collides with chaos when a robbery erupts, unraveling hidden tensions and forcing a tight-knit group of eight to confront fractured loyalties and the blurred lines between love and betrayal.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

In 1985, when detective Kyogoku Kosuke (Karasawa Toshiaki) was hunting down some criminals, he suddenly found himself in the center of an explosion and ended up falling into a coma. In 2015, after 30 years Kosuke wakes up and has a lot to catch up, new values, technology, family, work, everything he has missed. Back to the Criminal Division, Kosuke and his new partner Ryota (Kubota Masataka) are entrusted with classified security data that aims to a terrorist group Schiesser.

Special Effects Makeup Artist