Kouichi YamaderaFilmography

Crayon Shin-chan: Otakebe! Kasukabe Yasei Oukoku

Actors: Akiko Yajima, Keiji Fujiwara, Mari Mashiba, Miki Narahashi, Satomi Koorogi

Synopsis: This 17th full length feature film in the Shin Chan anime franchise finds the naughty titular hero embarking on yet another outrageous adventure, this time exposing himself to many unsuspecting citizens as he pursues his ominous "Mankind Animalization Project." ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

Appleseed Ex Machina

Actors: Ai Kobayashi, Kouichi Yamadera, Yuji Kishi, Miyuki Sawashiro, Naoko Kouda

Synopsis: Veteran action filmmaker John Woo produces this sequel to the 2004 film Appleseed. Partners both at home and on the battlefield, Deunan, a young but skillful warrior, and Briareos, an experienced cyborg soldier, protect the utopian city of Olympus, where the last of humanity dwells in peace Read More

Paprika

Actors: Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Ohtsuka

Synopsis: Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon (whose credits include Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress, and Perfect Blue) directed this visually spectacular adaptation of a science fiction novel by Yatsutaka Tsutsui. Atsuko is a psychiatrist who uses advanced technology to study the human mind. Atsuko Read More

Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society

Actors: Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kouichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano

Synopsis: In a future where the War on Terror is being fought in cyberspace, and elite counter-terrorism task force charged with keeping the internet safe must catch a hacker whose remarkable skills are unlike anything they have ever encountered. In the year 2034, terrorists have taken on a decidedly Read More

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Actors: Kouichi Yamadera, Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka

Synopsis: Anime legend Mamoru Oshii wrote and directed this eagerly awaited sequel to his groundbreaking sci-fi drama Ghost in the Shell, which follows the continued adventures of futuristic crime fighters Batou (voice of Akio Otsuka) and Togusa (voice of Kouichi Yamadera). It's the year 2032, and Batou and Read More

Millennium Actress

Synopsis: Following up on his highly acclaimed animated psychological thriller Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon spins this mystery about a documentary filmmaker and a legendary actress. In honor of Gin Ei studios 70th anniversary, a small production house run by Genya Tachibana is selected to make a commemorative Read More

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Actors: Unshou Ishizuka, Kouichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, David Lucas, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee

Synopsis: The popular animé series Cowboy Bebop gets its own feature-length film with the aptly named Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Set in the late 21st century, it jumps into the series' story line just prior to its conclusion, with the bounty hunting crew of the interstellar craft Bebop chasing a hacker aboard Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Hard Luck Woman

Synopsis: Titled after the Kiss ballad, "Hard Luck Woman" opens with Faye watching a video, looking for clues about her past. Faye drags Ed along with her to Earth, in search of some locations from the video. Instead, the girls run into Ed's old caretaker, Sister Clara, and Faye has a run-in of her own. Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Cowboy Funk

Synopsis: In this episode, "Cowboy Funk," the crew is in search of the bounty for a terrorist called the Teddy Bomber, a serial bomber with a stuffed animal shtick. Just as he is about to blow up another building, Spike arrives and beats him up with his signature style. Suddenly, a self-styled outlaw named Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Asteroid Blues

Synopsis: In the first episode of Cowboy Bebop, the characters Jet and Spike are introduced as two broke and hungry bounty hunters living on a ship called the Bebop. Jet and Spike go to the asteroid Tijuana after the bounty of Asimov Solensen, a villain addicted to the drug Red Eye. Asimov and his Read More

Cowboy Bebop: The Real Folk Blues, Part 2

Synopsis: The story line for the final episode of the Cowboy Bebop series, "The Real Folk Blues, Part 2," offers a poignant realization that all things come to an end. Just as Spike has united with Julia after three years, Vicious takes over the Red Dragon crime syndicate. Spike and Julia run to Annie's Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Mushroom Samba

Synopsis: One of the funnier episodes, "Mushroom Samba" features the antics of Ed, followed by her companion, the data dog Ein. Out of food as usual, the crew is stranded in a desert which bears a landscape straight out of an old Western movie. Searching for food, Ed and Ein encounter the bounty villain Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Boogie Woogie Feng-Shui

Synopsis: Jet gets a mysterious email from his old friend, Pao, a feng-shui master. This leads him to Pao's gravestone, where he meets Meifa, Pao's daughter, who has developed her father's skill with feng-shui. Meifa and Jet team up against the Blue Snake Mobsters and search for the sun stone, which may Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Jupiter Jazz, Part II

Synopsis: In part two of the two-part episode "Jupiter Jazz," Gren tells Faye about what happened to him during and after the war, and she unsuccessfully tries to apprehend him. Spike is still searching for Julia, leading him straight into the conflict between Vicious and Gren. Jet finally finds Faye and Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Wild Horses

Synopsis: In this episode, "Wild Horses," Spike takes his ship, the Swordfish II, to Earth to get fixed by Doohan, the ship's original owner. Jet and Faye are after some Starship Pirates, who release a computer virus with harpoons. Jet shuts down the computer systems on the Bebop and resorts to an archaic Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Toys in the Attic

Synopsis: With no bounty to hunt this time, Spike, Jet, Ed, and Faye are stuck on the ship with nothing to do. Gambling and trying to cook with a blow torch occupy them until a mysterious creature seems to wreck havoc on the ship. The monster bites each member of the crew leaving a purple mark and making Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Brain Scratch

Synopsis: While flipping through channels on TV, Spike, Ed, and Jet see the missing Faye on an advertisement for Scratch, a religious cult that believes the soul should reside out of the body. It seems Faye has enlisted herself in hopes of capturing the huge bounty on leader Dr. Londes. Spike goes after Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Speak Like a Child

Synopsis: Titled after a Herbie Hancock album, "Speak Like a Child" opens with Jet beginning a story which is actually a Japanese folktale. A package arrives for Faye and she takes off, thinking it is from one of her enemies. Out of curiosity, Jet and Spike open it to discover a video in the obsolete Beta Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Pierrot La Fou

Synopsis: Titled after the Jean-Luc Godard film, "Pierrot Le Fou" is one of the more visually striking episodes. Spike is badly injured from a killing machine named Pierrot Le Fou. Jet's ISSP friend Bob lets the Bebop crew in on some of Pierrot's past, and Spike gets an invitation to a "party." In a Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Stray Dog Strut

Synopsis: The title being a take on the tune by the Stray Cats, the episode "Stray Dog Strut" marks the first appearance of the data dog Ein and his joining of the Bebop crew. Jet and Spike are after the bounty of thief Abdul Hakim. Hakim is chasing after the valuable data dog while illegal research Read More

Cowboy Bebop: The Real Folk Blues, Part 1

Synopsis: In the first part of the final two episodes of the Cowboy Bebop series, "The Real Folk Blues, Part 1," Vicious, the dangerous loner from Spike's past, tries to take over the Red Dragon crime syndicate, but is caught by the elders. Soon, Spike and Jet are shot at by syndicate gangsters, but Shin Read More

Cowboy Bebop: Bohemian Rhapsody

Synopsis: Titled after the song by Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody" begins with Jet, Spike, and Faye each capturing a bounty. Each bounty hunter has the same clue to the main criminal of toll gate theft. Jet does some detective work and figures out that the mastermind is former Gate insider Chessmaster Hex. One Read More