Junichi Okada
7 titles
Filmography
7 results

The Eternal Zero
(2013)Kentaro Saeki (Haruma Miura) has failed his bar exam again. Unsure of his way in life, he then learns at his grandmother's funeral that his grandfather he thought of as a blood relative was none of the sort. His real grandfather, Kyuzo Miyabe (Junichi Okada), perished at the end of the World War II in a last minute Kamikaze mission at the controls of his Zero fighter. Kentaro embarks on a search for the identity of his real grandfather. However, his visits to war veteran colleagues of his grandfather yield only the grim report that he was the biggest coward in the whole navy. It appears that despite being a matchless pilot, he was more focused on making it home than taking part in combat. When the dogfights developed, he opted to avoid getting caught up in them and flew away. His motivation turns out to have been the singular promise he made to his wife Matsuno (Mao Inoue) to return home to the family at any cost. The big mystery is then why such a man would volunteer for a Kamikaze mission? As Kentaro draws nearer to those who took part in the final events of Miyabe's life, he learns just what drove the man. In this way, the message that Miyabe committed to with his life, is finally bequeathed to a new generation. The question then becomes one of whether Kentaro will accept what the past has to tell him or not.

Tales from Earthsea
(2006)As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. A wizard and a young prince search for the force behind the imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea, based on Ursula K. Le Guin’s series.

Hell Dogs
(2022)Bent on revenge, a traumatized ex-police officer must infiltrate a yakuza organization by befriending one of the group's most unhinged members.

THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
(2021)While trying to live a normal life, a deadly assassin must somehow protect a young woman and confront a man bent on revenge — without killing anyone!

The Fable
(2019)An elite gun-for-hire is forced to lay low and not kill anyone for a year, but underworld figures start to threaten his newly calm and quiet life.

Hard Days
(2023)Already running from a mess of problems, a desperate cop thinks he's gotten away with a hit-and-run. But there was a witness, and they've got his number.

From Up on Poppy Hill
(2011)From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and The Secret World of Arrietty, comes another animated triumph. Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the Olympics. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun -- but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. From a screenplay by Academy Award winner Hayao Miyazaki.