Movies by Kanako Higuchi
As part of the cast:
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Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Cast: Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, Kanako Higuchi, Kumiko Aso …
Directed by: Takeshi "Beat" Kitano
This third installment in filmmaker Takeshi Kitano's trilogy about creativity and self-reflection tells the story of Machisu (played by Kitano and others), a determined artist who…
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Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kanako Higuchi, Kenji Sakaguchi …
Directed by: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Diagnosed at age 49 with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, successful advertising executive Masayuki Saeki (Ken Watanabe) sees his near-perfect world turn upside down as he and his wife…
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Ashura (2005)
Cast: Somegorô Ichikawa, Rie Miyazawa, Kanako Higuchi …
Directed by: Yôjirô Takita
Demons are trying to overtake the city of Edo, which lies between the human and demon worlds. When demon slayer Izumo accidentally kills an innocent girl, he retires. But years later, he must…
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Casshern (2004)
Cast: Yûsuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Kazuaki Kiriya …
Directed by: Kazuaki Kiriya
After decades of warfare, Earth has become a toxic wasteland, and the survivors are slowly dying from a terrible disease. Dr. Azuma (Yusuke Iseya) has developed a genetic treatment that might…
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Ronin Gai (1990)
Cast: Yoshio Harada, Kanako Higuchi, Shintarô Katsu …
Directed by: Kazuo Kuroki
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the death of Japanese film pioneer Shozo Makino, Kazuo Kuroki's samurai saga is set in the 1830s. Their days as enforcers all but over, the…
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Zatôichi: The Blind Swordsman (1989)
Cast: Shintarô Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai …
Directed by: Shintarô Katsu
Featuring Shintarô Katsu's farewell appearance as the iconic swordsman, this thrilling martial arts epic (written and directed by Katsu as well) finds nomadic hero Zatôichi in…