Movies by Nobuaki Shimamoto

Want to Hear A Story?

Want to Hear A Story?

Two gal pals perform the ritual of Hitori Kakurenbo and awaken a vengeful spirit.

Top Knot Detective

Top Knot Detective

In the early 1990s, a Japanese samurai detective series was aired in Australia and became a cult success. Titled in Japan Ronin Suiri Tentai (meaning roughly Deductive Reasoning Ronin), it was soon known in the West as Top Knot Detective. The original series was legendary in Japan, a cultural train wreck led by Takashi Tawagoto, a crazy writer, producer, director and lead actor; one who could not act, fight or write at all.

Killing Ray Yamamoto

Killing Ray Yamamoto

Two inexperienced hitmen find themselves targeting a seriously dangerous Yakuza member.

Devil in a Dress

Devil in a Dress

A Romanian assassin and her Japanese driver spend a night in Los Angeles working until things start to go horribly wrong.

Yae: The Blind Samurai Woman

Yae: The Blind Samurai Woman

In 18th century Japan, when a blind woman's father is killed by a young samurai avenging his own father's death, she agrees to be escorted to the nearest village.