6 Movies Starring Shè Aikawa

Onibi

Onibi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-04-19

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (164 Reviews)

Fullplot:

A yakuza hitman gets out of jail and decides to start a new life, but soon his old life catches up with him.

Rainy Dog

Rainy Dog

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-06-28

Languages:

Japanese, Mandarin, Min Nan

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1443 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.

Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-11-27

Languages:

Mandarin, Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (5917 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Fullplot:

Without a home and feeling no obligation to Japanese society or Yakuza, Ryuichi (Takeuchi Riki) and his small group decide to make their own place by trying to take over the Shinjuku underworld and the drug trade from Taiwan. As they plan an all-out-assault on the remaining Chinese and Japanese mafia kings, only Detective Jojima (Aikawa Sho) stands between them and complete domination.

Dead or Alive 2: Tèbèsha

Dead or Alive 2: Tèbèsha

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-12-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

(2733 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Fullplot:

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.

Gozu

Gozu

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-07-14

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (8326 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Cast:

Writer:

Sakichi Satè (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Minami, a member of the Azamawari crew, highly respects his Aniki (brother) Ozaki who has saved his life in the past. However, lately Ozaki's eccentricities (like claiming that a Chihuahua hs sees is a 'Yakuza attack dog') have been making everyone wonder about his sanity. Chairman Azamawari is unsympathetic to Ozaki's little outbursts and secretly orders Minami to take Ozaki to a disposal facility in the city of Nagoya. There, the fate of these two follows a twisted path filled with violence, mother's milk, strange locals, and ultimately the disappearance of Ozaki's corpse which Minami now desperately tries to recover.

Zebraman

Zebraman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-08-15

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2738 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Genres:

ComedySci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Kankurè Kudè (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Being a failure as a teacher and a family man, Shinichi tries to escape everyday life by dressing up as "Zebraman", the superhero. Although the TV series was canceled after only 6 episodes, this cannot stop him from acting out his escape fantasy in a self made zebra-suit. He gets more then he could ever wish for when his black-and-white dressed alter-ego seems to be the only thing to stand between absolute (green) evil and a happy ending.

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