Shusuke Kaneko

Shusuke Kaneko

Shusuke Kaneko (born June 8, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. Kaneko began his career at Nikkatsu and would serve as a writer for film and anime. Establishing himself as an up and coming director, Kaneko would win accolades at various film festivals. His film Summer Vacation 1999, would garner him his first award for best director at the Yokohama Film Festival. As a lifelong fan of the original Godzilla films, Kaneko would be chosen as the director for Daiei's revival of the Gamera franchise. Kaneko's work on the Gamera films were met with unprecedented critical acclaim. He would be honored with the Director's Award at the 17th Yokohama Film Festival for his work on Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. This film would also go on to top Kinema Junpo's best films of the year list and earn Blue Ribbon awards for best Director and Best supporting actress. Kaneko would go on to direct the most successful Godzilla film of the millennium series as well as the live action adaptations of Death Note. Kaneko has also contributed to various documentaries on kaiju films, particularly those of Ishiro Honda, championing their artistry and imagination

  • Title: Shusuke Kaneko
  • Popularity: 5.847
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1955-06-08
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Shûsuke Kaneko, Shūsuke Kaneko, Kaneko Shūsuke, Сюсукэ Канэко
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Shusuke Kaneko Movies

  • 2006
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    What's a Director?

    What's a Director?

    1 2006 HD

    Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

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  • 2002
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    Project GMK: The Day Shusuke Kaneko Fought Godzilla

    Project GMK: The Day Shusuke Kaneko Fought Godzilla

    10 2002 HD

    Behind the scenes of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.

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  • 1995
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    The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    1 1995 HD

    The production of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Includes interviews with director Shusuke Kaneko, screenwriter Kazunori Ito and lead actress...

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  • 2019
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    The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

    The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

    8.444 2019 HD

    Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film...

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  • 1999
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    GAMERA 1999

    GAMERA 1999

    7 1999 HD

    Hideaki Anno's documentary about the making of Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. From concept to film, the documentary is a video diary of...

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  • 2008
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    Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

    Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

    8.4 2008 HD

    A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is...

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  • 1983
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    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    6.783 1983 HD

    A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a...

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  • 2005
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    Azumi 2: Death or Love

    Azumi 2: Death or Love

    6.6 2005 HD

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  • 1984
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    Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan

    Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan

    2 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan

    Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan

    2 1984 HD

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  • 1993
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    Necronomicon

    Necronomicon

    5.991 1993 HD

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  • 2001
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    Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

    Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

    7.5 2001 HD

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  • 1999
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    Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

    Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

    7.4 1999 HD

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  • 1999
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    Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

    Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

    7.4 1999 HD

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  • 2005
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    Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth

    Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2006
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    Death Note

    Death Note

    7 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Death Note: The Last Name

    Death Note: The Last Name

    7 2006 HD

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  • 2000
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    Crossfire

    Crossfire

    6.1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    Crossfire

    Crossfire

    6.1 2000 HD

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  • 1995
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    Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    7.5 1995 HD

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  • 1996
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    Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

    Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

    7.5 1996 HD

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  • 1985
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    I'm All Yours

    I'm All Yours

    2 1985 HD

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  • 1988
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    Summer Vacation 1999

    Summer Vacation 1999

    5.8 1988 HD

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  • 2009
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    Pride

    Pride

    5 2009 HD

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  • 2006
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    God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand

    God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand

    4 2006 HD

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  • 1984
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    Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging

    Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging

    1 1984 HD

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  • 2024
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    Gold Boy‎

    Gold Boy‎

    7.2 2024 HD

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  • 2022
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    When the Rain Falls

    When the Rain Falls

    5.5 2022 HD

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  • 2014
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    Danger Dolls

    Danger Dolls

    5.9 2014 HD

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  • 2001
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    Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

    Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

    7.5 2001 HD

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  • 2013
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    Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part

    Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part

    6 2013 HD

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  • 1989
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    Why Do I Choose?

    Why Do I Choose?

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1983
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    Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu

    Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu

    2 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu

    Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu

    2 1983 HD

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  • 1982
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    Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru

    Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru

    2 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Zeccho shimai ochiru

    Zeccho shimai ochiru

    2 1982 HD

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  • 1997
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    Haunted School 3

    Haunted School 3

    6.8 1997 HD

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  • 2002
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    恋に唄えば♪

    恋に唄えば♪

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1991
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    All's Quiet on the Recruit Front

    All's Quiet on the Recruit Front

    4 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    All's Quiet on the Recruit Front

    All's Quiet on the Recruit Front

    4 1991 HD

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  • 1993
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    Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan

    Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2006
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    The iDol

    The iDol

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1984
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    Main Theme

    Main Theme

    5.964 1984 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Idiots

    The Idiots

    10 2010 HD

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  • 1987
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    Kyoufu no Yacchan

    Kyoufu no Yacchan

    1 1987 HD

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  • 2021
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    Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

    Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1994
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    It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

    It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

    It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1997
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    Haunted School 3

    Haunted School 3

    6.8 1997 HD

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  • 1991
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    My Soul Is Slashed

    My Soul Is Slashed

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1983
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    Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard

    Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard

    4.6 1983 HD

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  • 1991
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    My Soul Is Slashed

    My Soul Is Slashed

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1986
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    Itazura lolita: Ushirokara baajin

    Itazura lolita: Ushirokara baajin

    3.3 1986 HD

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  • 2013
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    Sacrifice Dilemma

    Sacrifice Dilemma

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Jellyfish

    Jellyfish

    0.8 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part

    Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1984
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    Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3

    Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3

    5.9 1984 HD

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  • 2017
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    Matchmaking Cruise

    Matchmaking Cruise

    5 2017 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Matchmaking Cruise

    Matchmaking Cruise

    5 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    Linking Love

    Linking Love

    2.7 2017 HD

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  • 1978
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    Panic in High School

    Panic in High School

    6.7 1978 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Linking Love

    Linking Love

    2.7 2017 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Siberia

    Siberia

    10 1970 HD

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  • 1983
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    Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep

    Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep

    3.5 1983 HD

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  • 2005
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    Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession

    Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Hong Kong Paradise

    Hong Kong Paradise

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Female Teacher Hunting

    Female Teacher Hunting

    4.2 1982 HD

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  • 1998
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    F

    F

    6.2 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    F

    F

    6.2 1998 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Rasuto kyabaree

    Rasuto kyabaree

    2.3 1988 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    6.783 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard

    Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard

    4.6 1983 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Gigolo: A Docu-Drama

    Gigolo: A Docu-Drama

    2 1982 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh

    Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh

    3 1982 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Red Shoes: Tokyo Rape Incident

    The Red Shoes: Tokyo Rape Incident

    2 1983 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Eve-chan no hime

    Eve-chan no hime

    2 1984 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Messiah

    Messiah

    1 2011 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Scanner

    Scanner

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1982
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    Oh! Takarazuka

    Oh! Takarazuka

    2 1982 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Yamada Village Waltz

    Yamada Village Waltz

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked

    Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked

    Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1970
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    7 1970 HD

    High school student, Kamishiro Yu doesn't fit in and is constantly bullied; fed up with the abuse Yu secretly trains in boxing and takes revenge on...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    7 1970 HD

    High school student, Kamishiro Yu doesn't fit in and is constantly bullied; fed up with the abuse Yu secretly trains in boxing and takes revenge on...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E16

    9 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E39

    9.2 1970 HD

    Ultraman Max was an Ultraman TV series which started airing on 7 July 2005, and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co.,...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    10 1970 HD

    Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy is a 2004 production, and the 19th installment in the Ultra Series that was broadcast in Japan in 2004. It is a sequel to Ultra...

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