Kenichi HagiwaraFilmography

Occupation:
Actor

  • Desert Moon

    Actors: Hiroshi Mikami, Isao Natsuyagi

    Synopsis: Following up on his epic masterpiece Eureka, director Shinji Aoyama creates this mediation on spiritual and economic malaise in contemporary Japanese society. Nagai (Hiroshi Mikami) is an American-educated businessman desperately trying to keep his cutting edge software company afloat amid Read More

    2001

  • Doubles

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Kazuma Suzuki

    Synopsis: Satoshi Isaka follows up on his taut media thriller Hasen no Marisu with this comic thriller about the perfect crime gone horribly wrong. A hard-up locksmith (Kenichi Hagiwara) and a vengeful computer nerd (Kazuma Suzuki) meet online, adopting the monikers Key and Gun respectively. Together they Read More

    2001

  • Jutai

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Hitomi Kuroki, Eiji Okada

    Synopsis: During 1980s, at the height of Japan's economic power, the furasato (or hometown) boom struck. White-collar workers slaving for 12 hours a day only to face a two-hour commute began to fantasize of a simpler way of life in the rural countryside. Director Mitsuo Kurotsuchi parodies this phenomenon Read More

    1991

  • 226

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Tomokazu Miura, Masahiro Motoki, Naoto Takenaka, Daisuke Ryu

    Synopsis: Many may not be aware that during the 1930s a very covert civil war was going on in Japan and no government minister (and almost no military general officer) was safe from it. The conflict was chiefly between those who wanted to take over and exploit whatever parts of Asia could be conquered, and Read More

    1989

  • Ryoma o Kitta Otoko

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu, Miwako Fujitani

    Synopsis: Fans of Japanese history films will be particularly interested in this samurai drama, which is set in the 19th century during the time when the forces seeking to restore the Emperor's sovereignty were gathering power. In the story, Sasaki is a master swordsman who is in the employ of the Read More

    1987

  • Koibumi

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Katsuo Nakamura, Mitsuko Baisho, Keiko Takahashi, Mariko Kaga, Noboru Nakaya, Motoyoshi Wada

    Synopsis: In this romantic and erotic drama, Oda has achieved a place in the world which makes him think that it would be appropriate for him to find a mistress. He is a well-known poet and is married. He selects Yuko, a girl still in school, and duly finds an apartment for her. However, he is seldom Read More

    1985

  • Seburi Monogatari

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Yumiko Fujita

    Synopsis: The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy about a few of the community's members who especially experience difficulties as modern Japan encroaches on their world. The setting is World War II, and conflicts have already arisen when the military Read More

    1985

  • Convention of Time

    Synopsis: In this thriller, the authorities must try to find the murderer of a body found in a lake. Unfortunately, there is a problem with mistaken identities. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

    1984

  • Yukai Hodo

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Kumiko Akiyoshi

    Synopsis: Yukai Hodo is a melodrama about a kidnapper spiriting away a young boy from his distraught, partially hysterical, tragically grieving parents and then bumbling, fumbling, and generally screwing up his designs on a ransom until everything looks pretty hopeless. The little boy even escapes being Read More

    1982

  • Kagemusha

    Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Kota Yui, Shuji Otake

    Synopsis: Just as many American studio-era directors found acclaim abroad that was denied them in their home country, by 1980 Akira Kurosawa's reputation outside Japan exceeded his esteem at home. As uncompromising as ever, he found considerable difficulty securing backing for his ambitious projects. Unsure Read More

    1980

  • Yatsu Hakamura

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Mayumi Ogawa

    Synopsis: When Tatsuya Terada (Kenichi Hagiwara) is finally found, he is informed by his family that he is the heir to the family's fortune, and to the ancient family curse. As soon as he hears of the curse, it immediately appears to take effect, as gruesome figures emerge from tombs in the vicinity. Read More

    1977

  • Kaseki no Mori

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara

    1973

  • Matatabi

    Synopsis: Japanese society's labyrinthine complexity offers yet another surprise in Matatabi, a film that follows the adventures of a group of "toseinin." Toseinin are country boys who wander around offering their complete loyalty and service to anyone who gives them even the barest welcome. The story is Read More

    1973

  • Yakusoku

    Actors: Kenichi Hagiwara

    Synopsis: This sad Japanese romantic melodrama tells the brief love story of a very alert young man and an extremely beautiful woman who meet, fall in love and part during a train ride. The woman (Keiko Kishi) is a criminal who has broken her parole agreement and must return to jail. The man (Kenichi Hagiwara Read More

    1972

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