Highest-ranked title
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Shiro Sano has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.
1968
Science Fiction · Adventure
as Haruki Kadokura
Netflix · Included
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.
Dir. Shusuke Kaneko · With Chiharu Niiyama, Ryudo Uzaki, Masahiro Kobayashi
An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.
Dir. Takao Okawara · With Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.
Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa
Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.
Dir. Masayuki Ochiai · With Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
Dir. Yukihiko Tsutsumi · With Toshiaki Karasawa, Takako Tokiwa, Teruyuki Kagawa
