Cast & creator
Takashi Miike
Best known for Hostel, Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!, Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
Takashi Miike (三池 崇史 Miike Takashi, born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over one hundred theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions. His films range from violent and bizarre to dramatic and family-friendly.
Also known as: Такаси Миикэ, 三池崇史, 미이케 타카시, Takaši Miike, تاکاشی میکه
178
film credits
31
television credits
42
1987–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (209)
Showing 209 of 209 credits
Hostel
Miike Takashi
2006
Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
Director
2018Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
Creator
2018
Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!
Director
2019Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!
Creator
2019
Ultraman Max
Director
2005
Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes!
Director
2017Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes!
Creator
2017
Cellphone Investigator 7
Executive Producer
2008Cellphone Investigator 7
Director
2008Cellphone Investigator 7
Creator
2008
Nyaight of the Living Cat
Other
2025Nyaight of the Living Cat
Sound Director
2025
Bittomo x Senshi Kirameki Powers!
Director
2021
Onimusha
Other
2023
Connect
Director
2022Connect
Creator
2022
Audition
Director
2000
Horror's Greatest
Self - Director, Audition
2024
Police × Warrior Love Patrina !
Director
2020Police × Warrior Love Patrina !
Creator
2020
As the Gods Will
Director
2014
13 Assassins
Director
2010
Ichi the Killer
Director
2001
Crows Zero
Director
2007
QP
Director
2011
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo
Director
2026
Sukiyaki Western Django
Director
2007Sukiyaki Western Django
Writer
2007
Crows Zero II
Director
2009
One Missed Call
Director
2003
Imprint
Director
2006
Three... Extremes
Director
2004
Visitor Q
Director
2001
MPD Psycho
Director
2000MPD Psycho
Screenplay
2000MPD Psycho
Creator
2000
Blade of the Immortal
Director
2017
Animal Crossing: The Movie
Rakosuke (voice)
2006
First Love
Director
2019
Higanjima
Director
2013
Inspector Daimajin
Director
2023
Masked NINJA Akakage
Director
2025
Terra Formars
Director
2016
Dead or Alive
Director
1999
RizSta -Top of Artists!-
Director
2022
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Director
2017
Lumberjack the Monster
Director
2023
The Peacock King
Assistant Director
1988
Dead or Alive: Final
Director
2002
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Director
2000
The Great Yokai War
Screenplay
2005The Great Yokai War
Director
2005
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Director
2011
Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero
Kakihara (voice)
2002
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
Director
2016
Lesson of the Evil
Director
2012Lesson of the Evil
Screenplay
2012
Gozu
Director
2003
Ronin-gai
Assistant Director
1990
Shield of Straw
Director
2013
Over Your Dead Body
Director
2014
Zatoichi Live
Director
2008Zatoichi Live
Writer
2008
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
Disheveled man on a cart
2000
Idol × Warrior: Miracle Tunes! Pilot
Director
2017
Sham
Director
2025
Laplace's Witch
Director
2018Untitled Kyoto Project
Director
Untitled Kyoto Project
Idea
Confinement Escape
Associate Producer
1992
Izo
Director
2004
Ace Attorney
Member of courtroom gallery
2012Ace Attorney
Director
2012
Chain Reactions
Self
2025
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Himself
2009
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue
Producer
2020
Yatterman
Director
2009
Saga of the Phoenix
Assistant Director
1989
The Lion Standing in the Wind
Director
2015
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Director
2013
For Love's Sake
Director
2012
Black Rain
Factory Worker
1989Black Rain
Assistant Director
1989
Part-Time Detective 2
Director
2004
Last Life in the Universe
Yakuza
2003
Blazing Fists
Director
2025
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Director
2021
Yakuza Apocalypse
Director
2015
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Director
2002
Fudoh: The New Generation
Director
1996
Cult of Terror
Self - Filmmaker
2017
Zegen
Assistant Director
1987
Graveyard of Honor
Restaurant Gunman
2002Graveyard of Honor
Director
2002
The City of Lost Souls
Director
2000
Man, a Natural Girl
Director
1999
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~
Director
2020
Ley Lines
Director
1999
Zebraman
Director
2004
Agitator
Shinozaki
2001Agitator
Director
2001
The Bird People in China
Director
1998
Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! Movie Version ~Challenge from a Phantom Thief! Let's Arrest with Love and a Pat!~
Director
2021
Otakus in Love
2004
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Director
2002
Ichi the Killer - Making Of
Self
2013
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Director
2007
Rainy Dog
Director
1997
New Abarenbō Shōgun
Director
2025
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood
1997Young Thugs: Innocent Blood
Director
1997
Full Metal Yakuza
Director
1997
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Director
2006
The Mole Song: Final
Director
2021
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
Director
2010
Shinjuku Triad Society
Director
1995
The Security Woman Affair
2001
Demon Pond
Director
2005
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self
2004
An Interview with Alien Sun
Self
2013
Silver
Director
1999
God's Puzzle
Director
2008
Blues Harp
Director
1998
富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢”
Director
2026
The Negotiator
Director
2003
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
Self
2013
Family 2
Director
2001
The Guys from Paradise
Director
2001
Sabu
Director
2002
Sun Scarred
Director
2006
Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
2003富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢”
Director
2026
Andromedia
Director
1998
Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot
Director
2008
Hostel Dissected
Self
2006
Neighbour No. 13
Kaneda
2005
Bodyguard Kiba
Director
1993Making of Gemini
Producer
2000Making of Gemini
Director
2000
Osaka Tough Guys
Director
1995
Part-Time Detective
Director
2002
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue
Producer
2012DOA Final: Original Making-of Featurette
2002
The King of Minami: The Special Movie
Producer
1995
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
Director
2003
The Making Of The Katakuris
2001
The King of Minami: City of Desire
Producer
1995
New Third Gangster II
Director
1996
Shangri-La
Director
2002
Detective Story
Director
2007
Family
Director
2001Family
Director of Photography
2001
Tomorrow
Assistant Director
1988
That Moment, My Heart Cried
Director
2019
Bodyguard Kiba: Combat Apocalypse 2
Director
1995
Kumamoto Stories
Director
2002
Eli on Ichi
Self
2007
Young Thugs: Nostalgia
Director
1998
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
(archive footage)
2004
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
2011
Ninja Kids!!!
Director
2011
Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki
Director
2026DOA 2: Original Making-Of Featurette
2000
New Third Gangster
Director
1996
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
Himself
2024
Kyouju Luger P08
1994
Peesuke: Gatapishi story
Assistant Director
1990
Live Golden Years Thanks 0201 at BUDOKAN
Director
2005
Shimanto River
First Assistant Director
1991
A Human Murder Weapon
Director
1992
Arthouse Ultraman
Director
2005
This Story of Love
Assistant Director
1987
Waru
Director
2006Another Lonely Hitman
Drug Dealer
1995
The Man in White
Director
2003Last Run: 100 Million Yen's Worth of Love and Betrayal
Director
1991
Yakuza Demon
Informant in stairwell
2003Yakuza Demon
Director
2003
The Making Of One Missed Call
2003
The Way to Fight
1996The Way to Fight
Director
1996
An Interview with Shinya Tsukamoto
Self
2013
An Interview with Takashi Miike
Self
2013Ambition Without Honor 2
Director
1997
Shinjuku Outlaw
Director
1994
White-Collar Worker Kintaro
Director
1999
The Third Gangster
Director
1995N-Girls Vs Vampire
Director
1999
Pledge To Peace
Director
2007Pledge To Peace
Editor
2007
Peanuts
Director
1996
Ambition Without Honor
Director
1996
Waru: The End
Director
2006
Eyecatch Junction
Director
1991
We're No Angels
Director
1993
Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder
Director
1991
Making of Zebraman
2004Making of Zebraman
Director
2004
Ririka of the Star
墓場から生きかえった男
Assistant Director
1988
Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger
2005
Blue Planet Brothers
Director
2013
Like a Dragon: Prologue
Executive Producer
2006Like a Dragon: Prologue
Director
2006
We're No Angels 2
Director
1993
Bodyguard Kiba: Apocalypse of Carnage
Director
1994
Golden Wolf: Resurrection 2
1998