Hitoshi Ishikawa
Writer · b. 1959 · Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Movies6
Movie7.0ComedyA parody paying homage to Nobuhiko Obayashi's masterpiece Exchange Students , released a year prior to this film. Amidst the slapstick chaos of a man and woman whose minds and bodies are accidentally swapped, this gem explores the preciousness and poignancy of truly loving someone.
Movie4.7ComedyKazuhiko Nakamura directs this sexually charged wacky comedy set in the world of the Japanese adult video industry. The story follows a young woman's (Amiko Kanetani) foolish attempts to win back a lost love (Shunsuke Matsuoka) by taking the one recourse she believes might actually do the trick: becoming a porn star.
Movie10.0DramaA porn film director supports his wife and child while facing the complexities of the industry. Upon rediscovering an 18mm film he made as a student, he starts to question his life.
Movie2.0DramaYokosuka in the early 1980s. The military town, which once prospered from the Vietnam War economy, was exhausted, lifeless, and in ruins due to the aftereffects of the Vietnam War. Fumio, who lived hand to mouth, working as a prostitute for American soldiers and selling yak. One day, Fumio is lynched by the group's thugs for a trivial mistake. Fumio, who was covered in blood and unable to move, was later rescued by a black man who happened to be passing by. The black man's name was Al. Although he is a military veteran, he did not return to the United States and continued to live in Yokosuka, aiming to become a professional jazz pianist. After receiving kindness from someone for the first time, Fumio falls in love with Al, but since Al is straight, he rejects Fumio's courtship, but out of concern for Fumio who has no place to live, they start living together as close friends...
Movie2.0DramaBored with her ordinary life, Maki, a former office worker, now works in the extreme sex industry that colors Yokohama's nightlife. She lives with a male prostitute who has homosexual tendencies. One day, Maki is tricked by a customer and has her money stolen. Around this time, Maki meets a woman named Shizuka.
Movie5.1DramaRomanceA young couple in love prepares to marry, but--contrary to the popular stereotype--the woman develops a classic case of "cold feet" and seeks the advice of an older man. In no position to offer solid counsel since his own marriage is failing, he instead allows her to seduce him.