Movies by Jun Kunimura
As part of the cast:
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Outrage (2010)
Cast: Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase …
Directed by: Takeshi "Beat" Kitano
Writer, director and actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano returns to his roots in this gripping gangster drama that details the intense rivalry between two powerful yakuza syndicates and the efforts…
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K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)
Cast: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Takako Matsu, Toru Nakamura …
Directed by: Shimako Sato
Framed for crimes he didn't commit, circus acrobat Hekichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) breaks out of prison to avoid a death sentence and takes on the guise of his enemy -- K-20, the "Fiend…
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Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006)
Cast: Akira Emoto, Etsushi Toyokawa, Jun Kunimura …
Directed by: Shinji Higuchi
In the wake of an underwater earthquake, scientists learn that Japan will fall into the sea in 40 years. This doomsday warning is soon eclipsed by Dr. Tadokoro's (Etsushi Toyokawa)…
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Hana (2005)
Cast: Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta …
Directed by: Hirokazu Koreeda
When young, revenge-driven Soza (Junichi Okada) has trouble finding his father's murderer in the big city, he discovers a hidden aptitude for the peaceful art of schoolteaching. So when…
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Vital (2004)
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Nami Tsukamoto, Kiki …
Directed by: Shinya Tsukamoto
Director Shinya Tsukamoto's emotionally resonant drama stars Tadanobu Asano as amnesiac Hiroshi Takagi, whose memory was lost after being in an auto accident that claimed the life of his…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Cast: Gordon Liu, Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
In the first volume of this gritty revenge saga, an assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle. But she survives and sets…
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9 Souls (2003)
Cast: Koji Chihara, Yoshio Harada, Jun Inoue …
Directed by: Toshiaki Toyoda
Director Toshiaki Toyoda's engaging tale follows nine escaped prisoners who set out on a wild adventure and end up on a life-altering journey. As they hunt for hidden loot, the criminals…
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Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002)
Cast: Nozomi Ando, Aoi Miyazaki, Jun Kunimura …
Directed by: Shun Nakahara
The final installment of the Tomie sequence features a man whose first love, Tomie (Nozomi Andô), haunts him to this very day. His feelings are still so strong that he even named his…
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The Face (2000)
Cast: Naomi Fujiyama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michiyo Ookusu …
Directed by: Junji Sakamoto
Japanese stage actress Naomi Fujiyama gives a tour-de-force performance as a virginal, socially awkward seamstress who survives the string of tragic events that befall her family to embark on…
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Audition (1999)
Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki …
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Director Takashi Miike fashions an explosive drama in Audition. Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) has lived as a widower for too long and decides it's time to marry again. But how will he…
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Chaos (1999)
Cast: Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani, Ken Mitsuishi …
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata (Ringu) directs this crime thriller in which wealthy businessman Takayuki Komiyama must untangle a web of conspiracy and lies when his wife, Saori, suddenly disappears. He…
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Boy's Choir (1999)
Cast: Atsushi Ito, Sora Toma, Teruyuki Kagawa …
Directed by: Akira Ogata
When 15-year-old Michio is shipped off to an orphanage after his father's death, he quickly befriends Yasuo, a soprano who dreams of singing with the Vienna Boys' Choir. Plagued…
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Wild Life (1997)
Cast: Mickey Curtis, Akiko Izumi, Jun Kunimura …
Directed by: Shinji Aoyama
Award-winning Japanese director Shinji Aoyama offers a fresh take on the classic gangster flick, with imaginative camerawork and stylish editing inspired by the films of Quentin Tarantino.…
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Curse, Death & Spirit (1992)
Cast: Miki Nakatani, Jun Kunimura, Masato Hagiwara …
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
In this spine-tingling collection of films, Japanese director Hideo Nakata (Ringu) delivers a trio of haunting tales. In The Cursed Doll, a girl is haunted by a toy that contains the spirit…