Naoto Takenaka

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Movie Name
Country
Release Year
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)
Hong Kong
2020
Donnie Yen Niki Chow Lai-Kei Teresa Mo Wong Jing (Actor, Writer) Louis Cheung Kai-Chung Jessica Jann Naoto Takenaka Joey Iwanaga Chaney Lin Qiu-Nan Anthony Chan Kentaro Shimazu Masanori Mimoto Philip Lui Koon-Nam (Writer) Ronald Chan Kin-Hung (Writer) Takuro Ishizaka (Cinematographer) Ng King-Man (Cinematographer)
A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes. (Saturday, August 13, 2022)
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Japan
2011
Noboru Iguchi (Director, Writer) Yasuhisa Furuhara Itsuji Itao Mami Yamasaki Aimi Satsukawa Yuya Miyashita Akira Emoto Hiroyuki Watanabe Naoto Takenaka Asami Sakichi Sato
Another Japanese kids show revival project (Sunday, February 10, 2013)
Robogeisha
Japan
2009
Noboru Iguchi (Director, Writer) Yoshihiro Nishimura Naoto Takenaka Asami Aya Kiguchi
A vehicle for an amazing imagination (Thursday, October 14, 2010)
Crab Goalkeeper
Japan
2006
Kawasaki Minoru (Director, Writer) Hiroshi Fujioka Mikisuke Haruyama Aya Koizumi Arthur Kuroda Hiroaki Morishima Yakan Nabe Nao Oikawa Naoto Takenaka Sayaka Tashiro Masakazu Migita (Writer)
There must be something only a crab can do? (Saturday, August 22, 2020)
The Great Yokai War
Japan
2005
Takashi Miike (Director, Writer) Ryunosuke Kamiki Hiroyuki Miyasako Chiaki Kuriyama Bunta Sugawara Kaho Minami Riko Narumi Etsushi Toyokawa Kiyoshiro Imawano Seiko Iwaido Masaomi Kondo Sadao Abe Takashi Okamura Naoto Takenaka Kenichi Endo Renji Ishibashi Hiroshi Aramata (Writer) Hideo Yamamoto (Cinematographer)
Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands (Sunday, November 13, 2005)
The Guys From Paradise
Japan
2000
Takashi Miike (Director) Tsutomu Yamazaki Koji Kikkawa (Actor, Soundtrack) Kenichi Endo (Actor, Actor) Kazuhiko Kanayama Naoto Takenaka Hua Rong Weng Kenji Mizuhashi Nene Otsuka Mai Oikawa Monsour Del Rosario Izo Hashimoto (Writer) Itaru Era (Writer) Yôji Hayashi (Writer) Hideo Yamamoto (Cinematographer)
Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent (Monday, June 23, 2003)
Gemini
Japan
1999
Shinya Tsukamoto (Director, Writer, Cinematographer) Masahiro Motoki Yumiko Sato Yasutaka Tsutsui Shiho Fujimura Tadanobu Asano Renji Ishibashi Akaji Maro Naoto Takenaka Jun Murakami Tomoro Taguchi Koji Tsukamoto Hisako Ohkata Edogawa Rampo (Writer) Chū Ishikawa (Soundtrack)
A surreal and sumptuous period horror from Shinya Tsukamoto (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)
Ley Lines
Japan
1999
Takashi Miike (Director) Kazuki Kitamura Dan Li Michisuke Kashiwaya Tomoro Taguchi Naoto Takenaka Sho Aikawa Samuel Pop Aning Yukie Itou Takeshi Caesar Ren Osugi Tetsu Watanabe Ichiro Ryu (Writer) Naosuke Imaizumi (Cinematographer) Koji Endo (Soundtrack)
One of Miike's least plot-driven film (Thursday, August 12, 2021)
Gonin
Japan
1995
Takashi Ishii (Director, Writer) Takeshi Kitano Koichi Sato Masahiro Motoki Jinpachi Nezu Kippei Shiina Naoto Takenaka Kazuya Kimura Chiaki Kuriyama
Really really violent (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)
Heat Wave (Kagerô)
Japan
1991
Hideo Gosha (Director) Kanako Higuchi Tatsuya Nakadai Keiko Oginome Masahiro Motoki Rino Katase Takuzô Kawatani Naoto Takenaka Tetsuro Tamba Masaru Satô (Soundtrack)