Legendary Crocodile, Jake and his Fellows
"Densetsu no wani Jake"Text: Shanon Ken Inuyama (Inudo Isshin), Illustration: Yamamura Koji
Pages: 72
ArtistHouse
2001.04.10
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and his Fellows
"Densetsu no wani Jake"Text: Shanon Ken Inuyama (Inudo Isshin), Illustration: Yamamura Koji
Pages: 72
ArtistHouse
2001.04.10
My Name Is Come-On
Author: Ishin Inudo, Illustration: Yamamura KojiKawade Shobo Shinsha
2016.12.23
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Yamada Yoji no Seisyun ~Eiga no Yume, Yume no Kojo~
12 Illustrations for TV documentary program.
Cast: Yamada Yoji, Inudo Isshin, Matsu Takako, Suda Masaki, Kitagawa Keiko, Noda Yojiro, Asahara Yuzou, Motoki Katsuhiro, Iwayo Taro
Director: Inudo Isshin
NHK 8K
2021
© 2025 Mansaku no Kai
Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage
Japanese title: 六つの顔 Muttsu no Kao| Documentary Feature | 2025 | Japan | DCP | 4:3 | 5.1ch, Stereo | 82 min | Official Site |
Trailer (90 sec) | Trailer (30 sec) |
Cast: Mansaku Nomura, Mansai Nomura, Hiroki Nomura, Natsuha Mito, Hiroji Fukada, Kazunori Takano
Narration: Joe Odagiri
Director and Script: Isshin Inudo
Title and animation: Koji Yamamura, Music: Koji Ueno, Supervision: Mansaku Nomura, Mansai Nomura
Produced by Mansaku no Kai
Planning and production: Yoko Nomura, Midori Omata, Kaoru Shimizu, Tomomi Oyamada
Producers: Yasuhiro Maruyama, Toshihiko Hayashi
Cinematography: Takahiro Tsutai, Lighting: Yoshitake Hikita, Editing: Emi Tsujita
Sound design: Junichi Shima, Sound effects: Sakura Katsumata
Production company: ROBOT, Distribution: Culture Publishers
Supported by: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Cultural Arts Promotion Grant (Japanese Film Production Support Program), Japan Arts Council
"Kyogen" has been handed down for over 650 years, and has fascinated people. The foremost figure in the art is the Living National Treasure Kyogen performer Nomura Mansaku, who continues to perform on stage even now, after more than 90 years in the business. The film follows a special day's performance, and looks at the exquisite Kyogen piece "Kawakami" that Mansaku has honed, as well as the trajectory of his life. The film is directed by Inudo Isshin, who also directed "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish" and "The Floating Castle." Animation is by Yamamura Koji, who also directed "Atamayama," narration is by Odagiri Joe, and supervision is by Nomura Mansaku and Nomura Mansai. A supreme documentary film woven with rich visual expression has been born.
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The Unnameable Dance
Japanese title: Nazukeyounonai Odori | Frenchi title: Une danse innommable| Feature documentary | 2020 | Japan | 4K, HD, 35mm | 16:9, Vista | 5.1ch ? Stereo | Japanes dialogue | Official Site |
Amazon prime |
Cast: Min Tanaka, Rin Ishihara, Tatsuya Nakamura, Yoshihide Otomo, Lajkó Félix, Seigo Matsuoka
Executive Producer: Isshin Inudo / Minori Inudo
Producer: Egawa Akira
Animation artwork: Koji Yamamura
Music: Koji Ueno
Sound director: ZAKYUMIKO
Music Producer: Teru Yasui
Camere: Motonobu Kiyoku / Yoshihiro Ikeuchi / Naoya Ikeda
Edited by Yusuke Yamada
Screenplay / Director: Isshin Inudo
Production: Skydrum
Official Selection: 26th Busan International Film Festival, Korea, 2021.10
34th Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan, 2021.10
Blu-ray »TelToHonPo / »Au Praxinoscope
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows
| TV Series | 2001 | Japan | 1'06" | Beta-cam SP | 16:9 | Stereo | No dialogue | Stills |Production: TV Tokyo
Producer: Kubota Osamu
Director: Inudo Isshin
Music: coba
Animation: Yamamura Koji
Narration: Ichikawa Mikaco, Tsukamoto Shinya, Terashima Susumu, Hoshino Mari, Sakai Miki, Kataoka Reiko, Oosugi Ren, Ito Atsusi, Shirai Akira, Ohtake Shionobu, Kato Takeshi. Noda Hideki, Kubozuka Yosuke, Danda Yashunori, Ishizuka Hidehiko, Adachi Yumi, Kishida Kyoko, Murakami Jun
First series 2001.7.1~9.30, TV Tokyo
Second series 2001.10.07~12.23, TV Tokyo
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows
Japanese title: Densetsu no Wani, Jake| Feature animation | 2002 | Japan | 77'00" | HD, 35mm | Standard | Stereo | Japanese, English subtitles |
Production: TV Tokyo
Producer: Kubota Osamu
Director: Inudo Isshin
Music: coba
Animation: Yamamura Koji
Navigator: Jun Murakami
Cast: Ichikawa Mikaco, Tsukamoto Shinya, Terashima Susumu, Hoshino Mari, Sakai Miki, Kataoka Reiko, Ohsugi Ren, Ito Atsushi, Shirai Akira, Ohtake Shinobu, Kato Takeshi. Noda Hideki, Kubozuka Yosuke, Danda Yasunori, Ishizuka Hidehiko, Adachi Yumi, Kishida Kyoko
Inuyama is interested in the presence of the mysterious crocodile "Jake" that has been witnessed around the world. He continues to travel around the world, hearing the testimony of various people of different ages, nationalities, and witnesses who witnessed "Jake".
DVD: Vol.1 »amazon
Vol.2 »amazon
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows
| Trailer | 2001 | Japan | 1'06" | Beta-cam SP | 16:9 | Stereo | No dialogue | Stills |Production: TV Tokyo
Producer: Kubota Osamu
Director: Inudo Isshin
Music: coba
Animation: Yamamura Koji
Short and Happy Life of a Goldfish
| Short animation | 1993 | Japan | 18'20" |Direction, Script: Inudo Isshin
Music: Funakoshi Midori
Animation: Yamamura Koji
Japanese Narration: Komatsu Masao
Goldfish born in Tenjinnuma, a famous goldfish production area, were auctioned off and sold to Yokota Gumi. The goldfish scooped by elementary school student Mitsui at the night store scooping goldfish will be kept at his house. For a while, the goldfish attracted attention as a pet of the Mitsui brothers and sisters, but on that Christmas, the green turtle took its place and was sent to his sister, Kana's friend, Sacchan's house. Sachi-chan is a kind child and loved to name the goldfish Hiroshi, but one day in August, a forgotten goldfish left in the garden for cleaning was exposed to too much direct sunlight, Close the whole life without missing. 1 year old and 2 months. She cried and buried the goldfish in her grave, but a week later she forgot.
Grand Prize : Kirin Contemporary Award '93
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Kuru Kuru Action World
| Television advertisement | 1992 | Japan | 0'15", 0'30" | 35mm, SD | 4:3 | Stereo | Japanese |Client: Akitaken Fermentation, Production: Asahi Promotion (ADK Creative One)
Director: Inudo Isshin, Animation: Yamamura Koji, Camera: Akiyoshi Nobuyuki
Soft Sinko: Tanuki-no Okaeshi
| Television advertisement | 1990 | Japan | 0'15" | 35mm, SD | 4:3 | Stereo | Japanese |Client: Akitaken Fermentation, Production: Asahi Promotion (ADK Creative One)
Director: Inudo Isshin, Animation: Yamamura Koji, Camera: Akiyoshi Nobuyuki
Komatsu Fork: Auto Depo
| Television advertisement | 1990 | Japan | 0'15" | 35mm, SD | 4:3 | Stereo | Japanese |Client: Komatsu Fork, Production: Asahi Promotion (ADK Creative One)
Director: Inudo Isshin, Animation: Yamamura Koji, Camera: Akiyoshi Nobuyuki
