Banmei Takahashi
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Born May 10, 1949 · Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Active 1970–present
Director, screenwriter, and producer. Began his career in the world of pinku-eiga, directing and collaborating with established directors such as Mamoru Watanabe and Koji Wakamatsu.
Filmography
Female Torture & Swapping — DirectorEuthanasia Special Zone (2026) — DirectorI Am Kirishima (2025) — DirectorYuka Asagiri: Bound and Gagged! — DirectorThe Crazy Family (1984) — ProducerZen (2009) — Director · ScreenplayDioxin from Fish! (1992) — StoryDeath of the Lion Kings (1993) — Director · ScreenplayDoor (1988) — Writer · DirectorA New Love in Tokyo (1994) — Director · WriterPeaceful Death (2020) — DirectorDoor II: Tokyo Diary (1991) — DirectorBox: The Hakamada Case (2010) — Director · ScreenplaySummer of the Lion Kings (1991) — DirectorHibi (2005) — Director · ScreenplayJapanese Torture (1978) — Director · ScreenplayNeo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990) — DirectorThe Graduates (2007) — Production SupervisorDangerous Stories (1989) — DirectorThe Way: Man of the White Porcelain (2012) — DirectorHuman Scramble: Delinquent (1993) — DirectorNo Place to Go (2022) — DirectorRain of Light (2001) — DirectorTattoo (1982) — Director