Masanobu Katsumura’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Masanobu Katsumura has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Sonatine.
Recurring themes

Darkman II: The Return of Durant
1995
Action · Horror

The Tournament
2009
Horror · Action

Ghost Rider
2007
Thriller · Action

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
Action · Thriller

Valentine
2001
Horror · Thriller

Next
2007
Action · Science Fiction

Surrogates
2009
Science Fiction · Action

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
Horror · Action
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe
In an alternate timeline the original Godzilla is never defeated and repeatedly reemerges to feed on Japan's energy sources. A new inter-dimensional weapon called the Dimension Tide is created with the intent of eliminating Godzilla. However, the new weapon might also serve as a gateway to something far more sinister.
Dir. Masaaki Tezuka · With Misato Tanaka, Shosuke Tanihara, Masanobu Katsumura
The supernatural grudge manifests itself by way of a strange cyst growing in the body of a young woman, slowly draining all life from her in revenge for... what?
Dir. Mari Asato · With Ai Kago, Maria Takagi, Yuri Nakamura