Yosuke Akimoto’s Typical Vibe
2 films — gripping, dark, harrowing, complex, uneasy

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Yosuke Akimoto has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Perfect Blue.

Lost Highway
1997
Drama · Thriller

Kite
1998
Animation · Action

Pi
1998
Mystery · Drama

Stigmata
1999
Horror · Thriller

Raising Cain
1992
Horror · Thriller

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997
Animation · Drama

Tokyo Fist
1995
Action · Drama

The Stendhal Syndrome
1996
Horror · Mystery

Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
Dir. Satoshi Kon · With Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama

Shinichi Sakurai’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Hana Uzaki — his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman — has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!
With Kenji Akabane, Naomi Ohzora, Ayana Taketatsu