Etsushi Toyokawa Filmography

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Inu to watashi no 10 no yakusoku

Actors: Lena Tanaka, Ryo Kase, Etsushi Toyokawa

2008
The Great Yokai War

Synopsis: A group of grotesque supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore enlist the aid of a young boy recently bestowed with the title of Kirin Rider in defeating a powerful dark overlord who preys on humans and monsters alike in this kid-friendly fantasy from Takashi Miike. As a series of bizarre Read More

6/30/06
Hula Girls

Actors: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yu Aoi, Shizuyo Yamazaki, Ittoku Kishibe, Sumiko Fuji

Synopsis: As the Korean War draws to a close and the pressing demand for copious amounts of coal takes a sudden plunge, the remote Japanese mining town of Joban attempts to compensate for the devastating economic blow by transforming itself into a lavish Hawaiian retreat in an affectionate comedy inspired Read More

1/1/06
It's Only Talk

Actors: Shinobu Terashima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Tomorowo Taguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki

Synopsis: Suffering from manic depression and looking to start life anew in a small suburban community, a manic depressive thirty-something finds solace in the company of her recently-divorced cousin in director Ryuichi Hiroki's intimate psychological drama. Yuko (Shinobu Terashima) has walked away from her Read More

2006
Dead Run

Actors: Yuya Tegoshi, Hanae Kan, Etsushi Toyokawa, Miki Nakatani, Ren Ohsugi

Synopsis: One young man's struggle to find happiness in a family and a city fraught with strife sets the stage for this coming-of-age drama. Shuji (Yuya Tegoshi) and Shuichi are two brothers who were born and raised in Hama, a city in Western Japan. Shuichi is an ambitious young man who is determined to Read More

2005
Until the Lights Come Back

Actors: Etsushi Toyokawa, Tomoko Tabata, Tomorowo Taguchi, Tomoyo Harada, Koji Kikkawa

Synopsis: A Christmas Eve power outage provides a collection of troubled Tokyo denizens the opportunity to come clean on the misdeeds of their past in director Takashi Minamoto's snowbound winter drama. Fourteen year-old Shota (Kanata Hongo) longs to get a better look at the winter sky, but upon peering Read More

2005
Loft

Actors: Miki Nakatani, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ren Osugi, Noriko Eguchi

2005
Lakeside Murder Case

Actors: Koji Yakusho, Hiroko Yakushima, Akira Emoto, Etsushi Toyokawa

2004
The Man Behind the Scissors

Synopsis: A pair of sadistic killers finds their bloody game turned against them in director Toshiharu Ikeda's screen adaptation of Masayuki Shuno's novel of the same name. Methodical madman Yasunaga (Etsushi Toyokawa) and his self-destructive sidekick, Chinatsu (Kumiko Aso), have been carving up Read More

2004
Moon Child

Actors: Hideto Takarai, Gackt Camui, Wang Lee Hom, Taro Yamamoto, Susumu Terajima

Synopsis: Combining yakuza, science fiction, and vampire elements may sound like an outlandish recipe for campy excess in the United States, but former pinku eiga director Takahisa Zeze plays things remarkably straight in this truly unique effort from Japan. In the near future, a group of desolate citizens Read More

2003
Dog Star

Actors: Etsushi Toyokawa, Haruka Igawa, Ryo Ishibashi

Synopsis: Famed pink eiga turned indie impresario Zeze Takehisa directs this very odd romance yarn between a young lass with a heart of gold and a seeing-eye dog. Shiro is a white dog raised by a kind-hearted family and who is particularly close to their daughter, Haruka. After a few years, Shiro's training Read More

2002
Face

Actors: Naomi Fujiyama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Jun Kunimura, Kankuro Nakamura, Ittoku Kishibe

Synopsis: Junji Sakamoto spins this tale of a socially inept yet indomitable woman searching for freedom and self-respect. Set in Kobe at the beginning of 1995, the film introduces Masako (Naomi Fujiyama), a withdrawn, middle-aged woman living above her mother's dry cleaning shop. She rarely leaves the Read More

2000
Shin Jinginaki Tatakai

Actors: Etsushi Toyokawa, Tomoyasu Hotei, Sho Aikawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Koichi Sato

Synopsis: Two old friends on opposite sides of the law are brought together under dangerous circumstances in a taut gangland drama from Japan. Kaneo and Chan-ryon are two men who grew up rough on the streets of Okinawa; when Kaneo accidentally burned down the office of a local crime boss, Chan-ryon saved Read More

2000
Love Letter

Actors: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki Shinohara, Miki Sakai, Takashi Kashiwabara

Synopsis: Director Shunji Iwai, who has gained wild popularity in his native Japan, creates this gorgeously rendered tale of love, remembrance, and loss. Though her fiancé Itsuki Fujii died in a mountain climbing accident over two years ago, Hiroko Watanabe (Miho Nakayama) is unable to move on. After a Read More

6/12/98
No Way Back

Actors: Kelly Hu, Russell Crowe, Helen Slater, Michael Lerner, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ian Ziering

Synopsis: Revenge after an investigation gone-wrong turns into a family affair in this made-for-television movie. When an FBI operation goes sour and lives are lost, a mobster (Michael Lerner) decides to avenge the death of his son by kidnapping the son of the agent (Russell Crowe) he believes to be Read More

1996
Angel Dust

Actors: Kaho Minami, Takeshi Wakamatsu, Etsushi Toyokawa

Synopsis: The technical achievements in this gripping Japanese psycho-thriller are as fascinating as the story itself. Tokyo is in a panic after a series of young women are found murdered on the subways. What is most disturbing is that all of the women are killed at precisely the same peak hour on Monday. Read More

1994
Undo

Actors: Tomoko Yamaguchi, Etsushi Toyokawa

1994
Kira Kira Hikaru

Actors: Etsushi Toyokawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Masahiko Tsugawa, Mariko Kaga

Synopsis: Joji Matsuoka directs this poignant romantic drama about a love triangle between an alcoholic woman and a gay couple. Hiroko Yakushimaru stars as Shoko, a translator in her late twenties who has low self-esteem and a serious drinking problem. Mutsuki (Etsushi Toyokawa) is a gay doctor in his early Read More

1993