Nobuhiro Yamashita
Nobuhiro Yamashita was born on August 29, 1976 in Aichi, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for The Matsugane Potshot Affair (2006), Hazy Life (1999) and Linda Linda Linda (2005).
Works
Yamada Takayuki in Akabane, Kita, Tokyo
Mockumentary drama series is about popular actor Takayuki Yamada, who follows the events from the manga "Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane" while searchig for inspiration. He goes to Akabane, Tokyo, and meets with the real characters from manga living there. Also he meets with manga author Toru Seino and his friends Go Ayano, Kyosuke Yabe, Hitoshi One, musician Kazuya Yoshii..
Release Date2015-01-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Himself
Episode Count12
Vote Count3
Fish Story
A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" that is foretold to save the world. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together.
Release Date2009-03-20
Charactersd Master of Club
Vote Count68
Takayuki Yamada in 3D
Interview with Yamada Takayuki about his life, career and interests.
Release Date2017-06-16
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Interviewer
Girls in the Psychic Club
Nobuhiro Yamashita shoots the adaption of the City Lights manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi with three members of the Nogizaka46 idol pop band. The story is told on three levels: Documentary-style on-set where we see the film being made and the idols struggling with their roles, the resulting movie which revolves around three girls in a psychic research club discovering a classmate with super powers who turns out to be an alien and a stage adaptation of the film with the same characters.
Release Date2014-12-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Himself
Vote Count3
Mechakowa 'Norowareta Shinrei Firumu' Kyōgaku no Dokyumento
The first attempt in the history of J-horror! A new combination of horror and documentary, here is an unprecedented approach to "horror" that goes beyond "The Blair Witch Project"!
Release Date2009-05-21
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd
Mechakowa 2 Shiryō to no Sōgū 'Kyōfu! Shinrei Supotto Jūrenpatsu' Kyōgaku no Dokyumento
This is the second installment of the psychic documentary series in which Nobuhiro Yamashita and his assistant Yoshimi Nozaki travel to haunted places in Japan in search of spiritual encounters.
Release Date2009-06-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd
Mechakowa 3 Reinōryoku o Motsu Otoko" Kyōgaku no Dokyumento
This is the third installment of the psychic documentary series in which Nobuhiro Yamashita and his assistant Yoshimi Nozaki travel to haunted places in Japan in search of spiritual encounters.
Release Date2009-07-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd
Midnight Diner
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
Release Date2009-10-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count5
Vote Count68
Sounds of Winter
After past breakups and unfulfilled romances leave novelist Ayana reluctant to truly fall in love, she tries to face her current relationship sincerely.
Release Date2026-01-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
Vote Count2
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is about different a different customer, as they find simple yet profound connections with one another based on their shared love of a particular dish.
Release Date2016-10-21
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
Vote Count68
Modern Love Tokyo
This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons and mothers, and love that transcends borders.
Release Date2022-10-21
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count19
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
Ultraman Zero, the rookie Ultraman from Tsuburaya Productions’ 2009 theatrical movie returns, and getting full-fledged. However, he is confronted with the empowered Kaiser Belial, back from the evil Ultraman Belial whom he and other Ultraman warriors battled so hard on the m-78 Planet. Can Ultraman Zero live to the expectations of his legendary father Ultra Seven? Check it out in the latest Tsuburaya Productions’ action packed movie.
Release Date2010-12-23
DepartmentArt
JobSet Decoration
Vote Count17
Linda Linda Linda
Only three days before the school festival, a newly formed high school band rushes to put together a set for their big show — including a hit single by '80s by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts.
Release Date2005-07-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count161
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
The series consists of four 3-episode chapters, each handled by a different director. The directors were given freedom in their stories, but they all share a common theme: lies. --Tokyograph
Release Date2008-01-30
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Vote Count1
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
A slice of life comedy where Furutachi Kanji and Takito Kenichi play poor brothers Ichiro and Jiro respectively. Older one (Ichiro) is very serious while the younger one (Jiro) is trying to start rental father/uncle service and they have to deal with issues from their clients.
Release Date2020-01-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Vote Count4
Ghost Cat Anzu
Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu's odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.
Release Date2024-07-19
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count50
Ueno Juri and the Five Bags
The series features Ueno taking on five roles in five episodes. As the title suggests, each episode involves a bag of some kind, such as a guitar case or a mysterious delivery package.
Release Date2009-09-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
A Gentle Breeze in the Village
Soyo, a student in a school with only six students, develops feelings for the new student, Hiromi, who has moved from Tokyo.
Release Date2007-08-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count53
Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival
Takayuki Yamada tried to make a film which will make him proud of himself across his career.
Release Date2017-01-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Cream Lemon
Based on the cult adult anime OVA of the same title, this film depicts the passionate love between a stepbrother and sister, discovered one weekend when their parents go away. Their relationship soon must come to an end, but not before it changes their lives forever.
Release Date2004-09-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count11
Just Another Live Tape
This is one of the films from the second installment of "Cinema☆Impact," a practical film workshop produced by director Masashi Yamamoto and featuring 13 up-and-coming film directors. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita of "The Drudgery Train," this mockumentary captures the lives of students making a film. The students lose the data for their graduation film. While helping a woman who has come from the Philippines searching for her mother, they decide to document her journey, but the filming takes an unexpected turn.
Release Date2013-01-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Let's Go Karaoke!
Satomi Oka is worried about his final choir competition but is accosted by a shadowy gangster, Kyouji Narita, who demands karaoke sessions with him.
Release Date2024-01-12
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count27
EA's Rock
The super sentai group Kankaku Senshi Gokan Five have protected the earth but with the start of a more peaceful period, the members have drifted apart. Gokan Red and Gokan Blue run a bar with an airsoft shooting range, which takes up most of their time. But Red still feels its their responsibility to be prepared and he tries to find a replacement for Gokan Peach, who died in battle 10 years ago. He has high hopes for Momoka, a 17-year old school girl, who just wanted a part-time job a the bar and isn't yet sure about joining the Gokan Five.
Release Date2012-04-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count9
Bungo: Stories of Desire
Omnibus film "Bungo Sasayakana Yokubo" features 6 different short stories set under 2 different themes ("Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi" & "Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi").
Release Date2012-09-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
Release Date2013-03-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone else and straightforward. He works at the post office. Reika is a young woman, who is usually a step slower than everyone else. After Valentine's Day, Hajime wakes up and is unable to remember what happened that day.
Release Date2023-07-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count10
Tamako in Moratorium
Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help her father or tries to get a job. She spends her time just eating and sleeping throughout the four seasons of the year.
Release Date2013-11-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count42
The Drudgery Train
In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.
Release Date2012-07-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count14
Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project
The fourth instalment of LDH Pictures, Cinema Fighters project. This time with all the main characters of the six short stories being portrayed by the members of Generations from Exile Tribe.
Release Date2021-11-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Over the Fence
A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational college to learn carpentry along with several other students who are in the same boat as he. When a couple of the guys go to a hostess club the man meets an unconventional girl who likes him and a relationship is born.
Release Date2016-09-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count20
My Uncle
Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. The uncle then goes on a blind date and falls in love with beautiful Eri Inaba. She is a fourth generation Japanese living in Hawaii. Sometime later, Eri goes back to Hawaii to take over a coffee farm left behind by her recently deceased grandmother. Yukio and his uncle travel to Hawaii to see Eri.
Release Date2016-11-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count6
Ten Nights of Dreams
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.
Release Date2007-01-27
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count14
Hard-Core
The life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure and kind, but has no communication skills and has a mind of his own. His sole friend is his co-worker. This man has never had sex. The friends find a robot one day. The robot wants to stay with the men. A bond is formed. The men resolve to change their lives.
Release Date2018-11-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count12
Lucky Owl with Shimako
Four-year-old Shimako gets separated from her parents at Ikebukuro Station. Guided by an owl statue, she skips across Toshima Ward and embarks on a small adventure.
Release Date2020-12-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Seasons Seeds
A conversation between two disgruntled young men in a small apartment. They seem to be on good terms with each other, even if they are in a whispering mood. They finally fart and play with each other. One of the young men is played by Nobuhiro Yamashita himself.
Release Date1998-05-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
My Back Page
In 1969, Sawada is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine. Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama with senior reporter Nakahira. Umeyama boasts that his group will steal arms and take action in April. Sawada doubts Umeyama's claims but is attracted to his personality. An incident occurs... Sawada hears news that a man was killed at a army post...
Release Date2011-05-28
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
The Matsugane Potshot Affair
When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.
Release Date2007-02-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count11
Confession
A suspense thriller about two men, one of whom tells his darkest secret to the other, and the ensuing fight for survival between the two in a snowbound hut.
Release Date2024-05-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count9
The Unknown Person
Low-budget corporate PR videos and a small company that only produces local commercials. A video production company receives a request to create a promotional video for an acting school called "Tetsuo Juku." The director immediately begins filming, but hears some unsavoury rumours about the school's headmaster, Funaki Tetsuo, from one of the students. Suspicious, the director begins interviewing other students about the rumours, and criminal facts such as harassment and exorbitant tuition fees are revealed one after another. 'The Road' was produced alongside 'The Unknown Man' and were both released together on the same DVD.
Release Date2006-05-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
La La La at Rock Bottom
Shigeo is released from prison and immediately beaten up by some old associates, which results in him losing his memory. Kasumi, who just by chance happens to be the manager of a band, takes him in and discovers his talent for singing.
Release Date2015-02-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count9
Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
Third installment of the Deka Matsuri omnibus series. 11 films made under the conditions: "the main character must be a detective" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes" "at least five gags must be included"
Release Date2003-05-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Ramblers
Two young men arrive at a deserted countryside train station. They are Tsuboi and Kinoshita, amateur filmmakers on their way to a meeting with a genuine film star who might be interested in appearing in their next production.
Release Date2003-09-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count10
The Rotting Woman
After she was attacked by zombies, a woman escapes and shuts herself up in a bathroom.
Release Date1997-10-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Swimming in a Sand Pool
It's summer vacation, but two high schoolers have been instructed to clean the (empty) swimming pool. As they sweep the pool, they initially discuss school life, love and makeup. But it isn't long before their worries begin to overflow and their thoughts intersect.
Release Date2024-05-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count6
No One's Ark
Daisuke and his girlfriend have failed at selling a smelly health drink named Akajiru in Tokyo, amassing five million yen in debts. In order to recover financially, they retreat to Daisuke's island hometown.
Release Date2003-04-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count10
Three Dateless Dudes(Plus One) Covid 19: A Deadly Battle
Ten years have passed since the disaster. The men are back. The new enemy they face is the new coronavirus. What comes before the four men, who have never met anyone new...
Release Date2021-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Hazy Life
Tsutomu meets Kee outside a Pachinko hall. The two strike up an unlikely friendship.
Release Date1999-10-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count6
Ramblers 2
After Kaji, a mutual friend and actor, passed away, the director Kinoshita (Hiroshi Yamamoto), the scriptwriter Tsuboi (Keishi Nagatsuka), and the actor Funaki (Takeshi Yamamoto) leave Tokyo to visit Kaji’s hometown. After attending the wake, the three go bar-hopping at an izakaya (tavern) and hostess bar in a town they’ve never been to, but they cannot find a way to cope with Kaji’s death. The next day, they go to Kaji’s parents’ house and receive, from his younger sister, Junko, a fan letter addressed to him. The letter is from a young Korean girl, and apparently, Kaji read it many times over before he passed away. The news of the death of Kaji, who was not a famous actor even in Japan, had no way of reaching a fan in Korea. The three are left at a loss as to how to tell her the news.
Release Date2021-02-22
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
105 Yen Hamburger
The manager of McDonald's, who has been missing for three weeks, suddenly arrives at the apartment of a young couple.
Release Date2000-10-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The Most Dangerous Man Alive!
Ozaki is a police detective and part-time adult video 'juice actor', whose only job is ejaculation. One day, adult video director Yamashita is told about Ozaki. Yamashita also learns Aiko, a newcomer adult video actress, has special taste for detectives. Stupidly, Yamashita thinks he can make a good adult video by pairing them...
Release Date2003-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Hiroshi and Rolan
Hiroshi brings a foreign woman to his small apartment after a student party. The woman soon falls asleep from drunkenness and the sexual fantasies of the man left alone begin.
Release Date1999-01-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Night imitate Summer
A young salesman dives in and makes a sales pitch. He is led into a small company in an apartment building, but he can't see the face of the woman who is guiding him, or the man from the company who is dealing with the salesman. Besides, someone or something is sitting backwards in the back of the room.
Release Date1996-08-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The Road
The production process of independent film director Yoshimi Noyori's new film was to be featured in a documentary program, but what the program staff saw on set was the intense learning of the director and staff. Troubles and misfortunes that befell them one after another pushed them to their physical and mental limits, eventually leading to a deadly death.
Release Date2006-05-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Love Strikes!
Moriyama plays a temp worker who has never had any luck with women. One day, he suddenly starts getting invitations from several beautiful women, and he finds himself confused about how to deal with this new experience of having a "moteki" (a period when one is very popular and attractive to others).
Release Date2010-07-16
Episode Count2
Vote Count11
Grim Reaper Barber
A hairdresser who is increasingly frustrated with things not going well slips on the stairs. When she wakes up, she is led by a rookie grim reaper to a mysterious beauty salon, where grim reaper hairdressers give makeovers to the deceased to help them in their final goodbyes.
Release Date2026-06-26
Scarier Stories Than Ghosts Vol.4
Anthology film with 3 stories. 207-Goshitsu no Kyaku (Guest in Room 207), Yochi Yume (Prophetic Dream), and Isho (Suicide Letter).
Release Date2005-11-03
Breakfast of the Movie
Documentary on the legendary bento shop "Popeye," known to everyone in the film industry.
Release Date2023-11-10
Vote Count2
Coming Future
Nakagawa shot “Coming Future” on the nights of December 24 and 25, 2009, in Shibuya, making it his location for an idealized Bohemia in the heart of Tokyo. Interesting interviews/discussions with Kenji Murakami, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Kenji Onishi, Tetsuaki Matsue and more... By far the most interesting sequence is with Kenji Onishi (“A Burning Star”). Wielding a super-8 camera, Onishi documents his own interview, taking random shots of street-life and buildings. He leavens his monologue with statements bordering between cliché and outré. “A movie that aims to make a message is boring.”
Release Date2010-01-01