10 Movies Starring Kèichi Yamadera

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(69650 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Kazunori Itè (screenplay)

Masamune Shirow (comic)

Fullplot:

The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-05-16

Languages:

Japanese, English

Countries:

Japan, USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (28305 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Marc Handler

Keiko Nobumoto (screenplay)

Hajime Yatate (based on the story by)

Fullplot:

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued a 300 million woo-long reward, the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him. The original creators of the virus have dispatched Electra to deal with Vincent and take out anyone who may stumble on the truth behind him. As the hunt for the man with no past and no future continues to escalate, they begin to question what about the world is reality and what is a dream as the line between sanity and insanity becomes more apparent.

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(70027 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Kazunori Itè (screenplay)

Masamune Shirow (comic)

Fullplot:

The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-24

Languages:

Japanese, Cantonese, English

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (24429 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Masamune Shirow (comic "Koukaku-Kidoutai")

Mamoru Oshii (screenplay)

Richard Epcar (english version)

Mary Claypool (English ADR Writer)

Fullplot:

Batè is a living cyborg. His whole body, even his arms and legs, are entirely man-made. What only remains are traces of his brain and the memories of a woman. In an era when the boundary between humans and machines has become infinitely vague, Humans have forgotten that they are humans. This is the debauchery of the lonesome ghost of a man, who nevertheless seeks to retain humanity. Innocence... Is what life is.

Paprika

Paprika

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-22

Languages:

Japanese, English

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (37887 Reviews)

Director:

Satoshi Kon

Cast:

Writer:

Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel)

Seishi Minakami (screenplay)

Satoshi Kon (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Three scientists at the Foundation for Psychiatric Research fail to secure a device they've invented, the D.C. Mini, which allows people to record and watch their dreams. A thief uses the device to enter people's minds, when awake, and distract them with their own dreams and those of others. Chaos ensues. The trio - Chiba, Tokita, and Shima - assisted by a police inspector and by a sprite named Paprika must try to identify the thief as they ward off the thief's attacks on their own psyches. Dreams, reality, and the movies merge, while characters question the limits of science and the wisdom of Big Brother.

Kèkaku kidètai: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society

Kèkaku kidètai: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-11-23

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(3816 Reviews)

Director:

Kenji Kamiyama

Cast:

Writer:

Masamune Shirow (comic)

Kenji Kamiyama (screenplay)

Shotaro Suga (screenplay)

Yoshiki Sakurai (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new Section 9 confronts a rash of complicated incidents, and investigations reveal that an ultra-wizard hacker nicknamed the "Puppet Master" is behind the entire series of events.

Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina

Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-10-20

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (7847 Reviews)

Director:

Shinji Aramaki

Cast:

Writer:

Masamune Shirow (characters)

Kiyoto Takeuchi (screenplay)

Todd Weinger

Fullplot:

When a paramilitary task force called E.S.W.A.T. and its operations in the year 2133 Olympus, a futuristic utopia where humans, cyborgs, and bio-engineered human beings called "Bioroids" are attempting to live in perfect harmony. However, a series of random terrorist attacks perpetrated by cyborgs and humans alike threaten to throw Olympus into total chaos. As it turns out, these humans and machines have come under the influence of an unknown electronic signal that hacks into their nervous systems and they then become the unwilling servants of a malevolent computerized entity. Thrown into the action is the plucky female E.S.W.A.T. warrior Deunan Knute and her cyborg lover/partner Briareos as they investigate these bizarre occurrences with the other members of their unit. Things become complicated when a bioroid named Tereus, who resembles Briareous in his human form, joins their unit and threatens to come between their relationship. But these three must put aside their differences to face an even greater threat that promises world destruction in its wake.

Sword of the Stranger

Sword of the Stranger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-02-05

Languages:

Japanese, Mandarin

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (8615 Reviews)

Director:

Masahiro Andè

Fullplot:

A young boy and his dog find themselves the target of the Ming: a foreign dynasty that will stop at nothing. One day, a quiet and solemn warrior crosses their path, and becomes irrevocably connected with the two. A deal is struck and the warrior agrees to take the boy to a remote, Buddhist temple, where a kind monk is waiting to care for him and the dog. Unfortunately, the Ming have sent their elite, and they will test their strength, courage, and quality every step of the way.

20th Century Boys 3: Redemption

20th Century Boys 3: Redemption

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-08-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

156 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (727 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Yasushi Fukuda (screenplay)

Naoki Urasawa (manga)

Fullplot:

Short Peace

Short Peace

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-18

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

68 min

IMDB Ratings:

(502 Reviews)

Fullplot:

A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.

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