Toshio Lee (Directing)

Mom in the Mirror

A short film by Toshio Lee.

Release Date:2022-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Struggling Man

Haruo Izawa is 45 years old and the floor chief of the local grocery store “Umeya”. He is highly trusted by Store Manager Ueda and the part-time ladies and the Ohara branch is the only place where he has been working for 25 years. Although he says that he doesn’t fit to be a store manager, he is still concerned about HR and career advancement. That’s why Ueda’s praise "command center" is his only treasure. Besides, he is also a husband of his wife Ritsuko, and a father of two daughters and a son, Koume, Kanako, and Ryota at home. Humor and pathos are said to be only a fine line, but Haruo’s fruitless actions of paying attention to the human relationships and atmosphere and overthinking never stop.. Where is this middle-aged man’s turmoil going??

Release Date:2021-12-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:3

Kuroshoin no Rokubei

Release Date:2018-07-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:6

When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead

When salary man Jun gets home, he finds his wife bleeding from her mouth and lying on the floor. He is shocked by the scene, but it turns out the blood is just ketchup and she is pretending to be dead. Without telling him why, she pretends to be dead everyday. Jun is dumbfounded by his wife's behavior, but he begins to feel uneasy with her.

Release Date:2018-06-08

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:33

Blazing Transfer Students

Featuring the boys of Johnny's West, a gang of zany transfer students are recruited for a mysterious mission ordained by their shadowy principal.

Release Date:2017-11-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:6

Are You Ok?

Release Date:2016-08-30

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:10

Bali Big Brother

Sachiko runs a business in Japan, but her business fails. She then escapes to Bali. There, Sachiko meets rich Japanese man Aniki. From him, Sachiko gets encouragement.

Release Date:2015-01-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:3

Time Trip App

In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy to Takamori Saigō, but Katsu Kaishu is unable to get a response from Takamori Saigō. One day, Katsu Kaishu meets high school teacher Mikako and her student Masaya who is captivated by the shogunate. Mikako and her student Masaya tells Katsu Kaishu that they are from the future. Katsu Kaishu takes care of Mikako and her student Masaya, while Mikako hopes to go back to the future where she came from.

Release Date:2014-07-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:13

Again!

Kinichiro Imamura spent 3 years doing nothing in high school. On the day of his high school graduation, Kinichiro falls down the stairs at school. He soon realizes that he is back to the day of his high school entrance ceremony 3 years ago! Yoshiko Usami, who is the captain of cheerleading squad, talks to him. Kinichiro's second high school days starts again …

Release Date:2014-07-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:2

Recipes of Diet Diaries

The Tanita Corporation has developed the world's first body fat measuring device. The company itself also has many overweight employees. Because of this, the company finds it difficult to persuade prospective customers to buy their product. Company President Unosuke Tanida (Masao Kusakari) then orders all of his employees to go on diet. Vice President Konosuke (Kenta Hamano) hires nutritionist Nanako (Yuka) to oversee the project. Employees are to eat twice at a company restaurant, but problems arise in sequential order. With Nanako's magic recipe, employees at the company begin to see results.

Release Date:2013-05-25

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Box!

A shy high school student meets his childhood friend, who moved away years earlier, and who encourages him to join their school's boxing club.

Release Date:2010-05-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:5

Sunshine Ahead

Based on a true story, "Sunshine Ahead" tells the story of environmentalist Koji Kinjo & his wife who embarks on a ambitious plan to create coral reefs in the sea. Although it takes the couple 10 years to finally succeed, they are able to persevere and become the first persons to ever spawn coral reefs.

Release Date:2010-04-24

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Detroit Metal City

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser II. Although he hates the role and the things he has to do as a member of the band, he has a definite talent for it.

Release Date:2008-08-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:61

Dad's Backdrop

Middle-aged pro wrestler Ushinosuke's wife passes away, and he and his son, Kazuo, move in with his father. His fellow wrestlers help them shift house and celebrate their new home, but in the midst of their revelry sits Kazuo with a pained look on his face. He hates pro wrestling with a passion and is embarrassed by his father who has made a heel turn in order to save the ailing wrestling organization he belongs to. He even keeps his dad's profession a secret from his new classmates. When Ushinosuke finds out how his son feels, he sets up an unusual death match with a karate champion in a bid for acceptance. He is knocked down several times, but each time manages to rise to his feet and inch towards the championship. Finally he manages to unleash his finishing move, a devastating backdrop, and achieves a miraculous upset victory with Kazuo watching on proudly.

Release Date:2004-10-09

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2002 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Mushi Game (Ignore the Game) - starring Uchiyama Rina 2. Okashina Machi (Funny Town) - starring Yanagiba Toshiro 3. Tokage no Shippo (Lizard's Tail) - starring Kashiwabara Takashi 4. Yogisha no Otoko (Man's Night Train) - starring Osugi Ren 5. Manhole - starring Kagawa Teruyuki

Release Date:2002-03-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

School Ghost Story: Curse Special

Japanese horror film with four segments.

Release Date:2000-03-28

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Release Date:1990-10-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:15

Vote Count:2