A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Daitō, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Born:
February 1, 1957
Art Direction:
1993 This Window Is Yours
1995 BeRLiN
1996 Helpless
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
1996 Yûri
1997 2/Duo
1999 Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999 The Pig's Retribution
2001 Distance
2001 Electric Dragon 80.000 V
2002 Doing Time
2004 Antenna
2004 Black Kiss
2004 Blood and Bones
2007 The Battery
2007 The Mourning Forest
2008 All Around Us
2008 Still Walking
2009 Instant Swamp
2009 Kanikôsen
2012 My Departure
2013 It's Me It's Me
2014 The World of Kanako
2015 Gassoh
2015 Strayer's Chronicle
2018 My Friend "A"
2018 Stolen Identity
2018 The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
Producer:
1993 This Window Is Yours
1995 BeRLiN
1996 Helpless
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
1996 Yûri
1997 2/Duo
1997 Junk Food
1999 Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999 The Pig's Retribution
2000 Rendezvous
2001 Distance
2001 Electric Dragon 80.000 V
2001 Tampen
2002 Doing Time
2004 Antenna
2004 Black Kiss
2004 Blood and Bones
2004 My Easygoing Sister
2007 The Battery
2007 The Mourning Forest
2008 All Around Us
2008 Still Walking
2009 Instant Swamp
2009 Kanikôsen
2012 My Departure
2013 It's Me It's Me
2014 The World of Kanako
2015 Gassoh
2015 Strayer's Chronicle
2018 My Friend "A"
2018 Stolen Identity
2018 The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
Production Design:
1993 This Window Is Yours
1995 BeRLiN
1996 Helpless
1996 Lonely Planet
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
1996 Yûri
1997 2/Duo
1997 Isana no umi
1997 Junk Food
1997 Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 Ringo no usagi
1997 The Human Chair
1998 After Life
1999 Don't Look Back
1999 Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999 The Pig's Retribution
2000 Home Sweet Home
2000 Rendezvous
2001 Distance
2001 Electric Dragon 80.000 V
2001 Harmful Insect
2001 Tampen
2002 A Boy's Summer in 1945
2002 Doing Time
2002 Nezulla the Rat Monster
2004 Antenna
2004 Black Kiss
2004 Blood and Bones
2004 My Easygoing Sister
2004 Nobody Knows
2005 Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2006 Hana
2007 Adrift in Tokyo
2007 The Battery
2007 The Mourning Forest
2008 All Around Us
2008 School Days with a Pig
2008 Still Walking
2008 Tokyo!
2009 Counterfeit
2009 Instant Swamp
2009 Kanikôsen
2009 Raise the Castle!
2010 Elevator to the Gallows
2010 Golden Slumber
2011 Cut
2011 Life Back Then
2012 My Departure
2013 It's Me It's Me
2013 The War and a Woman
2014 The World of Kanako
2015 Gassoh
2015 Shinjuku Swan
2015 Strayer's Chronicle
2016 64: Part 1
2016 64: Part 2
2018 LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
2018 My Friend "A"
2018 Stolen Identity
2018 The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
2019 The Promised Land
2020 Tezuka's Barbara
2021 Prisoners of the Ghostland
2022 I Am Makimoto
2022 Tonbi
2022 What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Production Designer:
1993 This Window Is Yours
1995 BeRLiN
1996 Helpless
1996 Lonely Planet
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
1996 Yûri
1997 2/Duo
1997 Isana no umi
1997 Junk Food
1997 Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 Ringo no usagi
1997 The Human Chair
1998 After Life
1999 Don't Look Back
1999 Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999 The Pig's Retribution
2000 Home Sweet Home
2000 Rendezvous
2001 Distance
2001 Electric Dragon 80.000 V
2001 Harmful Insect
2001 Tampen
2002 A Boy's Summer in 1945
2002 Doing Time
2002 Nezulla the Rat Monster
2003 Wild Berries
2004 Antenna
2004 Black Kiss
2004 Blood and Bones
2004 My Easygoing Sister
2004 Nobody Knows
2005 Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2006 Hana
2007 Adrift in Tokyo
2007 The Battery
2007 The Mourning Forest
2008 All Around Us
2008 School Days with a Pig
2008 Still Walking
2008 Tokyo!
2009 Counterfeit
2009 Instant Swamp
2009 Kanikôsen
2009 Raise the Castle!
2010 Elevator to the Gallows
2010 Golden Slumber
2011 Cut
2011 Life Back Then
2012 My Departure
2013 It's Me It's Me
2013 The War and a Woman
2014 The World of Kanako
2015 Gassoh
2015 Shinjuku Swan
2015 Strayer's Chronicle
2016 64: Part 1
2016 64: Part 2
2018 LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
2018 My Friend "A"
2018 Stolen Identity
2018 The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
2019 The Promised Land
2020 Tezuka's Barbara
2021 Prisoners of the Ghostland
2022 I Am Makimoto
2022 Tonbi
2022 What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Set Designer:
1993 This Window Is Yours
1995 BeRLiN
1996 Helpless
1996 Lonely Planet
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
1996 Yûri
1997 2/Duo
1997 Isana no umi
1997 Junk Food
1997 Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 Ringo no usagi
1997 The Human Chair
1998 After Life
1999 Don't Look Back
1999 Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999 The Pig's Retribution
2000 Home Sweet Home
2000 Rendezvous
2001 Distance
2001 Electric Dragon 80.000 V
2001 Harmful Insect
2001 Tampen
2002 A Boy's Summer in 1945
2002 Doing Time
2002 Nezulla the Rat Monster
2003 Wild Berries
2004 Antenna
2004 Black Kiss
2004 Blood and Bones
2004 My Easygoing Sister
2004 Nobody Knows
2005 Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2006 Hana
2007 Adrift in Tokyo
2007 The Battery
2007 The Mourning Forest
2008 All Around Us
2008 School Days with a Pig
2008 Still Walking
2008 Tokyo!
2009 Counterfeit
2009 Instant Swamp
2009 Kanikôsen
2009 Raise the Castle!
2010 Elevator to the Gallows
2010 Golden Slumber
2011 Cut
2011 Life Back Then
2012 Like Someone in Love
2012 My Departure
2013 It's Me It's Me
2013 The War and a Woman
2014 The World of Kanako
2015 Gassoh
2015 Shinjuku Swan
2015 Strayer's Chronicle
2016 64: Part 1
2016 64: Part 2
2018 LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
2018 My Friend "A"
2018 Stolen Identity
2018 The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
2019 The Promised Land
2020 Tezuka's Barbara
2021 Prisoners of the Ghostland
2022 I Am Makimoto
2022 Tonbi
2022 What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
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