Naoto Takenaka Movies

A short film by Naoto Takenaka.

Commissioned by Japan’s largest prep school, Kawaijuku, as an entrance ceremony short, this 1986 film follows a year in the life of a female...

Iyami and Chibita compete to be the best chef at the Matsuno Brothers's restaurant in order to appeal to a food critique.

Filmed entirely in the Shibuya area, the city and youth culture of Shibuya in the 1990s are fully visualized.Theatrical release was also particular...

I tried to symbolize the emotion of loneliness with the motif of the poet, Taneda Santoka, who has broken the haiku form. Cutout method depicts...

A full-scale horror movie from prodigy director Toshikazu Nagae, starring popular young actress Wakana Aoi. It is set in a closed down school which...

The film is about a man who decides to extort money from the Japanese Government by holding the citizens of Japan to ransom through a rather...

A documentary exploring the history and influence of the alternative manga magazine, Garo, with various artist and director interviews.