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Tsuyoshi Ihara has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Letters from Iwo Jima.
Vengeance
2009
Action · Crime
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Dir. Clint Eastwood · With Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
Dir. Takashi Miike · With Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yūsuke Iseya
Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.
Dir. Tōya Satō · With Hoshi Ishida, Mao Sasaki, Ikki Sawamura
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
Dir. Shusuke Kaneko · With Tsuyoshi Ihara, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since the crimes are in the same vicinity, by the same method. However, as evidence points towards the detective, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins questioning his identity. His realization of what seems to be reality results in something far larger and more sinister.
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · With Koji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya · With Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Aksel Hennie
Masato is a young ramen chef in Japan. When he finds his late mother's journal after the sudden death of his emotionally distant father, he takes it with him to her native country, Singapore, hoping to piece together the story of his family and his life.
Dir. Eric Khoo · With Takumi Saitoh, Seiko Matsuda, Jeanette Aw
A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
Dir. Isaac Florentine · With Scott Adkins, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Mika Hijii
In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's been protecting her all this time, Shirô, may have been actually sent to kill her.
Dir. Vicente Amorim · With Masumi, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara
