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Akiji Kobayashi has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s.
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993
Action · Adventure
Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.
Dir. Kenji Misumi · With Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ōki
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara
The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.
Dir. Kazuki Ōmori · With Katsuhiko Sasaki, Kosuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa
Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.
Dir. Takao Okawara · With Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi, Takehiro Murata
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
Dir. Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi · With Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo
as Toubei Tachibana (voice) · Voice
"Kamen Rider SD: Strange!? Kumo Otoko" is an animated OVA based on the gag manga Kamen Rider SD: Hurricane Legend. This cute and comedic short movie features chibi versions of the Showa Era Kamen Riders, as they team up against the evil GranShocker organization, while Kamen Rider Black RX tries to confess his love to female sports instructor Michiru.
Dir. Takenori Kawada · With Hideyuki Tanaka, Keiichi Nanba, Joe Onodera
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