Acting
Isao Takeno
Born November 17, 1963 · Saitama Prefecture, Japan (age 62)
No biography available.
Known For
Godzilla vs. Biollante · 1989Godzilla vs. Biollante
★ 7.41989
MovieActionHorror
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
My Phoenix · 1989My Phoenix
★ 10.01989
MovieRomanceDrama
Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix
Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope · 2012Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope
★ 5.82012
MovieActionCrime
Set 2 years after prior film "Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose," a major case occurs that has the potential to take down the entire police organization. For the next 3 days, Shunsaku Aoshima and his colleagues struggle to unravel the case...
Gemini · 1999Gemini
★ 6.51999
MovieDramaFantasy
When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
My Korean Teacher · 2016My Korean Teacher
★ 7.72016
MovieComedyRomance
Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the company he works for goes bankrupt. Sakura is a single mother and works for a travel agency. She needs to learn Korean for her job. At a Korean language institute, Sakura meets Young-Ung and their romance begins.
Last Friends · 1995Last Friends
★ 5.51995
MovieWarDrama
Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Though they believe their service will help to benefit their loved ones back home, they are unprepared for the hardships of war. Through their shared trials and sacrifices, they grow closer as friends, and hope to return together to better days. This movie was released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Juvenile · 2000Juvenile
★ 7.42000
MovieScience Fiction
11-year-old Yusuke and his classmates camp in the woods and see a strange light. They discover a small metallic object like a robot which talks, calls himself Tetra and knows Yusuke's name. Tetra can create wonderful gadgets but actually has to save the world with Yusuke's help from extraterrestrials with bad intentions.
Space Travelers · 2000Space Travelers
★ 6.12000
MovieFantasyAction
Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when they are surrounded by the police. Among the hostages, there is a terrorist with a hidden bomb. In order to escape, the robbers ask the hostages to pretend to be part of the gang. Surprisingly, the hostages soon enjoy doing so. On that strange day, the bank becomes a tropical paradise...
Movies
Godzilla vs. Biollante · 1989Godzilla vs. Biollante
★ 7.41989
MovieActionHorror
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
My Phoenix · 1989My Phoenix
★ 10.01989
MovieRomanceDrama
Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix
Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope · 2012Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope
★ 5.82012
MovieActionCrime
Set 2 years after prior film "Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose," a major case occurs that has the potential to take down the entire police organization. For the next 3 days, Shunsaku Aoshima and his colleagues struggle to unravel the case...
Gemini · 1999Gemini
★ 6.51999
MovieDramaFantasy
When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
My Korean Teacher · 2016My Korean Teacher
★ 7.72016
MovieComedyRomance
Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the company he works for goes bankrupt. Sakura is a single mother and works for a travel agency. She needs to learn Korean for her job. At a Korean language institute, Sakura meets Young-Ung and their romance begins.
Last Friends · 1995Last Friends
★ 5.51995
MovieWarDrama
Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Though they believe their service will help to benefit their loved ones back home, they are unprepared for the hardships of war. Through their shared trials and sacrifices, they grow closer as friends, and hope to return together to better days. This movie was released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Juvenile · 2000Juvenile
★ 7.42000
MovieScience Fiction
11-year-old Yusuke and his classmates camp in the woods and see a strange light. They discover a small metallic object like a robot which talks, calls himself Tetra and knows Yusuke's name. Tetra can create wonderful gadgets but actually has to save the world with Yusuke's help from extraterrestrials with bad intentions.
Space Travelers · 2000Space Travelers
★ 6.12000
MovieFantasyAction
Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when they are surrounded by the police. Among the hostages, there is a terrorist with a hidden bomb. In order to escape, the robbers ask the hostages to pretend to be part of the gang. Surprisingly, the hostages soon enjoy doing so. On that strange day, the bank becomes a tropical paradise...
Tora-san, My Uncle · 1989Tora-san, My Uncle
★ 8.31989
MovieComedy
Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents divorced and took her out of Tokyo.
Tora-san Goes to Vienna · 1989Tora-san Goes to Vienna
★ 8.71989
MovieComedy
During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.
I Want to Be a Shellfish · 2008I Want to Be a Shellfish
★ 8.32008
MovieTV MovieWar
1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an officer on the battle-field orders him to kill a captive U.S. soldier. Although Toyomatsu lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible...
Downtown Heroes · 1988Downtown Heroes
★ 8.61988
MovieDrama
The adventures and tribulations of a group of students during the years following the II World War.
Eagle of the Decotora 3: The Flower of Love Blooms in Shimizu Port · 2006Eagle of the Decotora 3: The Flower of Love Blooms in Shimizu Port
2006
Movie
Third film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial · 1988Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
★ 8.31988
MovieComedy
In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen · 1997Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
1997
MovieHorror
Kyuketsu Onsen e Yokoso (吸血温泉へようこそ kyuuketsu onsen e youkoso, translated as Welcome to the blood-sucking hot spring) alternatively known as Kyuketsu Onsen ni Yokoso (吸血温泉にようこそ kyuuketsu onsen ni youkoso) is a Japanese direct-to-video horror-erotic film released in 1997 by the Japanese studio known as Museum. It is based in an original story by Go Nagai. A little after the release of the film, a manga version was also released in the magazine Comic Bazooka by Tatsumishuppan, from May 1997 to August 1997, and later released in a single tankōbon in 1997-10-25 by Mediax in the line MD Comics. The manga was later published in the compilation tankōbon Kireta Ito: Nagai Go Jisen Sakuhin shu published by Kadokawa Shoten in 2001. The film features famous Japanese celebrity Aya Sugimoto in the role of the landlady of the onsen and the main vampire woman, ex-idol singer Yuka Onishi of Sukeban Deka III fame, and AV idol Ryo Hitomi.
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era · 1991A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
★ 7.51991
MovieDramaComedy
In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. Souji suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and coughed up blood during a battle. Toshizou helped her but said that he did not care for the girl with a smell of blood. Souji had a real talent for swordsmanship and no one but Ryouma Sakamoto could compete with her. Ryouma was a liberal intellectual and tried to carry out a revolution without blood. However, the bloody Meiji Restoration broke out and Souji killed Ryouma who lost his dream. Because a friendship had sprung up between Toshizou and Ryouma, Toshizou got angry and slashed at Souji with a sword. Unwillingly, she unsheathed her sword and thought that she might get love if she was killed by the man she loved.
Eagle of the Decotora 2: Aizu, Kitakata, and the Humanity Road! · 2004Eagle of the Decotora 2: Aizu, Kitakata, and the Humanity Road!
2004
Movie
Second film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.
Eagle of the Decotora: Festival Music · 2003Eagle of the Decotora: Festival Music
★ 7.02003
Movie
First film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.
Eagle of the Decotora 4: Love and Tears of the Oga Peninsula · 2007Eagle of the Decotora 4: Love and Tears of the Oga Peninsula
2007
Movie
Fourth film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.
Bakkure · 1995Bakkure
1995
Movie
A V-cinema adaptation of the car action manga serialised in *Weekly Manga Goraku*. Eiji Yamakawa—the first president of the former Kanto Street Racing Federation and a legendary super-tuner capable of transforming any car into a custom racing machine—metes out divine retribution to the despicable scoundrels who exploit a man’s desire to marry his beloved in order to extort a huge sum of money from him.
TV Shows
Kamen Rider · 1971Kamen Rider
★ 6.41971
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo · 2002AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
★ 7.52002
SeriesDramaCrime
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
Mikon Rokushimai · 2006Mikon Rokushimai
2006
SeriesComedyDrama
The story of the second daughter of the heroine who took over the ruins of the house in Nariyuki, sisters who do not go to the bride for each reason, and the father who has six daughters. The six sisters bring in troublesome things that involve the family every time, and in a development that does not get bored, the worries and joys of the large family over marriage are drawn brightly and comically.
Bayside Shakedown · 1997Bayside Shakedown
★ 8.11997
SeriesDrama
A rookie detective learns that life in law enforcement may not be as glamorous as he thought it would be.
Tokyo Love Story · 1991Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.41991
SeriesDrama
Nagao Kanji who comes from Ehime Prefecture joins Heartsports company located in Tokyo, where he met lovely and sunny Akana Rika. The love story begins.
The Beautiful Neighbor · 2011The Beautiful Neighbor
★ 6.02011
SeriesDramaMystery
A sudden encounter between a gracefully attractive but mysterious woman, Saki, and an ordinary housewife, Eriko, who has a happy family, causes Eriko's serene daily life to fall apart. Eriko's husband, Shinji becomes the target of Saki's advances and finds himself caught between her and his wife.
Beach Boys · 1997Beach Boys
★ 7.91997
SeriesDramaComedy
Hiromi and Kaito end up in a guesthouse run by an ageing surfer and his granddaughter Makoto. The summer passes amidst the comings and goings of guests, each one gradually discovering the others.