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Kōki Mitani is a Director and Scriptwriter Japonais born on 8 july 1961 at Setagaya-ku (Japon)
Kōki Mitani (三谷 幸喜, Mitani Kōki, born July 8, 1961) is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director and was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. He was named after Taihō Kōki, the youngest sumo wrestler to became yokozuna. He studied dramatics at Nihon University.
In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, as a director he takes most of his scenes with a one-scene=one-shot system, moving the camera around as opposed to cutting. He claims this comes from his experience in theatre, where there are of course, no cuts. Mitani does not use a computer.
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Kōki Mitani
In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, as a director he takes most of his scenes with a one-scene=one-shot system, moving the camera around as opposed to cutting. He claims this comes from his experience in theatre, where there are of course, no cuts. Mitani does not use a computer.
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Kioku ni Gozaimasen (2019)
, 2h7Directed by Kōki Mitani
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Yuriko Ishida, Koichi Sato, Eiko Koike, Yuki Saitō, Yoshino Kimura, Susumu Terajima
Rating61%
Keisuke Kuroda (Kiichi Nakai) se réveille dans un lit d'hôpital et est incapable de se souvenir de qui il est. Il se faufile hors de l'hôpital et arrive à voir les nouvelles à la télévision. Il se rend compte qu'il est le Premier ministre du Japon, mais que sa cote de popularité est la plus basse de l'histoire. Lors d'un discours récent, il avait reçu une pierre lancée par un citoyen, ce qui lui a fait perdre la mémoire.
Galaxy Turnpike (2015)
, 1h49Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future
Actors Haruka Ayase, Shingo Katori, Yūka, Kenichi Endō, Takanori Nishikawa, Shun Oguri
Rating47%
The film is set in 2265.
The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
, 2h18Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Kōji Yakusho, Yo Oizumi, Kyōka Suzuki, Yūki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata, Koichi Sato
Rating63%
Après le suicide forcé de Nobunaga Oda lors de l'incident sur Honnō-ji, les puissants Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa et Tsuneoki Ikeda se retrouvent pour désigner un successeur. La conférence deviendrait la première décision politique prise par le groupe japonais. La réunion était connue sous le nom de Kiyosu Kaigi.
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
, 2h22Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action
Actors Eri Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hiroshi Abe, Yūko Takeuchi, Kyōko Fukada, Koichi Sato
Rating68%
Emi Hosho, a third-rate lawyer without much of a future, is tasked with defending Goro Yabe, a man arrested for the murder of his wife. Without much hope of winning, Yabe proclaims his innocence, saying that he was under sleep paralysis at the time of the murder. Emi heads to the inn where Yabe stayed and encounters the ghost of fallen samurai Rokubei Sarashina, who claims he was the one holding Yabe in sleep paralysis. Rokubei is brought to the court as a witness. However, the prosecution denies the existence of the occult, asserting that Rokubei's testimony is inadmissible in court. So begins the struggle to prove Yabe's innocence.
The Magic Hour (2008)
Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Satoshi Tsumabuki, Toshiyuki Nishida, Susumu Terajima, Haruka Ayase, Koichi Sato, Eri Fukatsu
Rating70%
When a low-level gangster (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is caught having an affair with his boss's wife (Eri Fukatsu), he pleads for his life by promising his boss (Toshiyuki Nishida) that he will recruit a famous hitman. When it quickly becomes apparent that he is never going to find the wanted hitman, he hires an actor (Kōichi Satō) to fill the role.
Suite Dreams (2006)
, 2h16Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kōji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Koichi Sato, Shingo Katori, Ryoko Shinohara, Keiko Toda
Rating69%
The plot involves numerous characters, the different problems or situations they face in the run-up to midnight, and the ways that these different storylines interact and are resolved. The various storylines include:
All About Our House (2001)
, 1h56Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Comedy
Actors Toshiaki Karasawa, Kunie Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Sanma Akashiya, Naoki Tanaka (田中直樹), Hiroyuki Sanada
Rating64%
Naosuke and Tamiko are a happily married couple, and have just bought some land in the countryside to build their new house on. They ask Yanagisawa, Tamiko's junior at university and an interior designer to design it. However, because he is not a qualified architect, they need someone else to apply for consent and built it. They ask Tamiko's father, a builder, to do this.
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
, 1h43Directed by Kōki Mitani
Origin Japon
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Masahiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Karasawa, Kyōka Suzuki, Keiko Toda, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Shunji Fujimura
Rating76%
Scriptwriter
Kioku ni Gozaimasen (2019)
, 2h7Directed by Kōki Mitani
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Yuriko Ishida, Koichi Sato, Eiko Koike, Yuki Saitō, Yoshino Kimura, Susumu Terajima
Rating61%
Keisuke Kuroda (Kiichi Nakai) se réveille dans un lit d'hôpital et est incapable de se souvenir de qui il est. Il se faufile hors de l'hôpital et arrive à voir les nouvelles à la télévision. Il se rend compte qu'il est le Premier ministre du Japon, mais que sa cote de popularité est la plus basse de l'histoire. Lors d'un discours récent, il avait reçu une pierre lancée par un citoyen, ce qui lui a fait perdre la mémoire.
The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
, 2h18Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Kōji Yakusho, Yo Oizumi, Kyōka Suzuki, Yūki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata, Koichi Sato
Rating63%
Après le suicide forcé de Nobunaga Oda lors de l'incident sur Honnō-ji, les puissants Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa et Tsuneoki Ikeda se retrouvent pour désigner un successeur. La conférence deviendrait la première décision politique prise par le groupe japonais. La réunion était connue sous le nom de Kiyosu Kaigi.
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
, 2h22Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action
Actors Eri Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hiroshi Abe, Yūko Takeuchi, Kyōko Fukada, Koichi Sato
Rating68%
Emi Hosho, a third-rate lawyer without much of a future, is tasked with defending Goro Yabe, a man arrested for the murder of his wife. Without much hope of winning, Yabe proclaims his innocence, saying that he was under sleep paralysis at the time of the murder. Emi heads to the inn where Yabe stayed and encounters the ghost of fallen samurai Rokubei Sarashina, who claims he was the one holding Yabe in sleep paralysis. Rokubei is brought to the court as a witness. However, the prosecution denies the existence of the occult, asserting that Rokubei's testimony is inadmissible in court. So begins the struggle to prove Yabe's innocence.
The Magic Hour (2008)
Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Satoshi Tsumabuki, Toshiyuki Nishida, Susumu Terajima, Haruka Ayase, Koichi Sato, Eri Fukatsu
Rating70%
When a low-level gangster (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is caught having an affair with his boss's wife (Eri Fukatsu), he pleads for his life by promising his boss (Toshiyuki Nishida) that he will recruit a famous hitman. When it quickly becomes apparent that he is never going to find the wanted hitman, he hires an actor (Kōichi Satō) to fill the role.
Suite Dreams (2006)
, 2h16Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kōji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Koichi Sato, Shingo Katori, Ryoko Shinohara, Keiko Toda
Rating69%
The plot involves numerous characters, the different problems or situations they face in the run-up to midnight, and the ways that these different storylines interact and are resolved. The various storylines include:
All About Our House (2001)
, 1h56Directed by Kōki Mitani
Genres Comedy
Actors Toshiaki Karasawa, Kunie Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Sanma Akashiya, Naoki Tanaka (田中直樹), Hiroyuki Sanada
Rating64%
Naosuke and Tamiko are a happily married couple, and have just bought some land in the countryside to build their new house on. They ask Yanagisawa, Tamiko's junior at university and an interior designer to design it. However, because he is not a qualified architect, they need someone else to apply for consent and built it. They ask Tamiko's father, a builder, to do this.
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
, 1h43Directed by Kōki Mitani
Origin Japon
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Masahiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Karasawa, Kyōka Suzuki, Keiko Toda, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Shunji Fujimura
Rating76%