Movies by Katsuhito Ishii
As a director:
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Smuggler (2011)
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yasuko Matsuyuki …
Directed by: Katsuhito Ishii
With his hopes of an acting career dashed, Kinuta finds himself indebted to an enigmatic character. He's soon forced to pay off the debt by smuggling dead bodies -- and an elite assassin…
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Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
Cast: Susumu Terajima, Tadanobu Asano, Machiko Ono …
Directed by: Katsuhito Ishii, Shunichiro Miki
Cult filmmaker Katsuhito Ishii collaborates with former schoolmates Shunichiro Miki and Hajime Ishimine to create this absurd anthology of mind-bending short films. Centered on a trio of…
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The Taste of Tea (2004)
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Maya Banno, Takahiro Sato …
Directed by: Katsuhito Ishii
Director Katsuhito Ishii's whimsical tale chronicles a summer in the lives of the quirky Haruno clan, who passes the unhurried days pursuing their ambitions. As Mom (Satomi Tezuka)…
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Party 7 (2000)
Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Keisuke Horibe, Yoshinori Okada …
Directed by: Katsuhito Ishii
In director Katsuhito Ishii's off-the-wall comic tale, a collection of screwballs, killers and crooks converge at a kitschy hotel where two-bit yakuza Miki Shunichirô (Masatoshi…
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Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Ittoku Kishibe, Sie Kohinata …
Directed by: Katsuhito Ishii
In this thriller/comedy based on a popular manga, Samehada is making a getaway from some former Yakuza cohorts when his car is struck by Toshiko, who turns out to be also on the run. The two…