Koki Mitani
July 8, 1961 · 65 years old
Kōki Mitani (三谷 幸喜, Mitani Kōki; born July 8, 1961) is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director. He studied dramatics at Nihon University. He has been described by The Japan Times as "far and away the nation's best-known dramatist". In 2023, Mitani was the recipient of the 15th a…
Known For
7 titles
The Magic Hour
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman -- an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires...
A Ghost of a Chance
When a not-so-stellar lawyer is in need of something to help her case she has to rely on an unconventional witness for testimony. Will the court agree to hear testimony from and will the witness appear in the first place? After al...
The Kiyosu Conference
In this refashion of the 1582 "Honno-ji Incident", two rival groups resort to all sorts of nonsense as they attempt to appoint a new daimyo.
Hit Me Anyone One More Time!
Keisuke Kuroda (Kiichi Nakai) wakes up in a hospital bed and he is unable to remember who he is. He sneaks out of the hospital and happens to see the news on TV.
Inugami-ke no ichizoku
A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.
Galaxy Turnpike
The year is 2265, and there exists a restaurant on a galactic road that connects Earth and a Space Colony.
Suomi no Hanashi wo Shiyou
Suomi, wife of wealthy Shizuo Samukawa, vanishes. Five men who loved her - her current husband and four ex-husbands - gather at his mansion, each holding completely different memories of her looks and character.