Makiko Kuno Movies
- 2006
Yuki Urushibara's long-running manga series comes to the screen in this live-action adaptation directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of the groundbreaking manga and anime classic Akira. Mushi are an unusual life form that is neither animal nor vegetable, but is possessed of the elusive essential life force of the universe, and has special talents that approach those of supernatural beings. Very few human beings are able to see the mushi, but Ginko can. Ginko makes his living as a "Mushi-shi," a master who travels from town to town, meeting people who have had troubling experiences with the mushi and helping them sort out their problems while trying to maintain a respectful relationship with the creatures. Starring Joe Odagiri, Nao Omori and Makiko Esumi, Mushi-shi received its world premiere at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jô Odagiri, Nao Omori, (more)
In this erotic drama from Japan, Chie is a woman content with her life as a wife and mother, but when her husband and child are both murdered, she suffers a severe emotional collapse, and falls into a life of prostitution and drug abuse. One day, Chie is befriended by a killer for hire, and she sinks even deeper into a life of crime as a paid assassin. Sugar: Howling of Angel stars Makiko Kuno and Kaori Sakagami. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Japanese horror icon Kiyoshi Kurosawa pays homage to the gruesome slasher flicks of the 1980s with the cutting tale of a young woman forced to do battle with a murderous security guard. It's Akiko's first day on the job at Department Twelve of the Akebono Corporation, and needless to say, her short-fused managers and callous co-workers do little to make her feel comfortable in her new work environment. Things quickly go from bad to worse, however, when Akiko finds herself trapped in the enormous building and forced to do battle with a psychotic security guard with a decidedly bloody approach to office security. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
