Masaya Takahashi’s Typical Vibe
2 films — slow-burn, dark, harrowing, layered, styled

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Masaya Takahashi has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s.

Skhizein
2008
Drama · Animation

Secret
2007
Fantasy · Drama

The Boy and the Heron
2023
Animation · Fantasy

The Fall
2006
Adventure · Fantasy

Wendy
2020
Fantasy · Drama

Imaginaerum
2012
Fantasy · Drama

Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Adventure · Drama

Interstate 60
2002
Adventure · Fantasy

An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.
Dir. Eiichi Yamamoto · With Aiko Nagayama, Takao Itō, Tatsuya Nakadai

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Bae Doona, Arata Iura, Itsuji Itao