3 Movies Starring Shèsuke Tanihara

Fudoh: The New Generation

Fudoh: The New Generation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-10-12

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2907 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Cast:

Writer:

Hitoshi Tanimura (comic)

Toshiyuki Morioka (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set on the island of Kyushu, it tells the story of successful high school student Riki Fudoh, who leads a double life in organized crime. With his gang of underage assassins (forerunners of the kiddie killers in Dead or Alive 2 (2000), including five-year-olds with hand guns and a teenage stripper shooting deadly darts from her vagina) he not only controls the goings-on at his school, but aspires to take over criminal affairs on the entire island. Fudoh's true motivations are not just a lust for power. An extensive flashback at the film's opening shows how as a child he witnessed the grisly murder of his older brother at the hands of his yakuza boss father and his subsequent wish for revenge. Buckets of blood flow (literally) when Riki and the kids start an assassination campaign against the top figures of the local yakuza, with his father as the ultimate goal. The underworld goes into a state of panic and calls in mysterious and powerful problem solver Nohma. Riki's father meanwhile sends out his own weapon in the shape of a former government agent, who goes undercover as the high school gym teacher and uses methods even more violent than those of young Fudoh's minions.

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-12-16

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1820 Reviews)

Director:

Masaaki Tezuka

Cast:

Writer:

Hiroshi Kashiwabara

Wataru Mimura

Fullplot:

Godzilla returns to terrorize Japan! This time, however, Japan has two new weapons to defend themselves. The Gryphon, a high-tech ship, and the Dimension Tide, a device that creates artificial black holes! During a test of the Dimension Tide, eggs appear in the city of Shibuya and hatch into terrifying Meganurons! These creatures need water to grow and flood the city of Shibuya by breaking underground water veins. As they multiply and grow, they start to feed on the energy of humans. After gathering enough energy, they transform in to giant dragonfly monsters called Meganuras! And now they target Godzilla for energy to feed to the larva of their queen, which eventually hatches into the terrifying 60-meter Megaguirus who also begins to attack Godzilla for his energy. Now a 3-way battle between Godzilla, the Megaguirus, and humans begins! Will Godzilla win? Will humanity survive?

The Sky Crawlers

The Sky Crawlers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (4211 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Hiroshi Mori (story)

Chihiro Itè (adaptation)

Fullplot:

A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds.

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