What director is best known for The Rocketeer and Jumanji?
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The Rocketeer (film) The Rocketeer is a 1991 American period superhero adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures, produced by Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, and Lloyd Levin, directed by Joe Johnston, that stars Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, and Tiny Ron Taylor. The film is based upon the character of the same name created by comic book artist and writer Dave Stevens. Set in 1938 Los Angeles, California, "The Rocketeer" tells the story of stunt pilot Cliff Secord who stumbles upon a hidden rocket powered jet pack that he thereafter uses to fly without the need of an aircraft. His heroic deeds soon attract the attention of Howard Hughes and the FBI, who are hunting for the missing jet pack, as well as the Nazi operatives that stole it from Hughes.
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Joe Johnston Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (1989), "Jumanji" (1995) and "Jurassic Park III" (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as "The Rocketeer" (1991), "The Wolfman" (2010), and "" (2011). In 1999 Johnston won acclaim for the biographical drama "October Sky".
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Masashi Yamamoto Masashi Yamamoto (山本政志 , Yamamoto Masashi ) (born 24 January 1956) is a Japanese film director.
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Revive! Ultraman Revive! Ultraman (甦れ！ウルトラマン , Yomigaere! Urutoraman ) is a 1996 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju superhero film directed by Masahiro Tsuburaya and produced by Tsuburaya Productions to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Ultra-Series.
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Kenji Nakamura Kenji Nakamura (中村 健治 "Nakamura Kenji"; born March 25, 1970) is a Japanese anime director. He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed anime series "Mononoke", "[C]: Control", "Tsuritama" and "Gatchaman Crowds".
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Norifumi Suzuki Norifumi Suzuki (鈴木 則文 , Suzuki Norifumi , November 26, 1933 – May 15, 2014) , also known as Noribumi Suzuki, was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the "Torakku Yarō" series.
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Hari (director) Hari is an Indian film director, best known for his action-masala films in Tamil cinema. , he has directed 14 films.
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Kan Mukai Kan Mukai (向井寛 , "Mukai Kan" ) a.k.a. Hiroshi Mukai and Patrick Kan (カン・パトリック , Kan Patorikku ) was a Japanese film director, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter, known for his pioneering work in the "pink film" genre. In the realm of "pink" cinema, Japanese critics have estimated that Mukai is "the only serious rival of Kōji Wakamatsu." As a producer, Mukai helped the early careers of many prominent directors, including Hisayasu Satō and Academy-Award winner Yōjirō Takita. In his career, he directed nearly 200 films and produced approximately 500.
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Tadashi Imai Tadashi Imai (今井 正 , Imai Tadashi , January 8, 1912 - November 22, 1991) was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective.
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Tokyo Drifter Tokyo Drifter (東京流れ者 , Tōkyō nagaremono ) is a 1966 "yakuza" film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The story follows Tetsuya Watari as the reformed yakuza hitman "Phoenix" Tetsu who is forced to roam Japan avoiding execution by rival gangs.
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Yasujirō Shimazu Yasujirō Shimazu (島津 保次郎 , Shimazu Yasujirō , 3 June 1897 – 18 September 1945) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who was one of the major creators of the "shōshimingeki" genre (films depicting the lower middle classes) at the Shōchiku studios in pre-World War II Japan.
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Hiroyuki Yamaga Hiroyuki Yamaga (山賀 博之 , Yamaga Hiroyuki ) is a Japanese anime director and producer, and a founding member of the animation studio Gainax. He is best known for directing the film "" (1987) at age 24, directing "Mahoromatic" (2001) and "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi" (2002), and an episode of "Gurren Lagann" (2007). Yamaga also wrote the screenplay for "Gundam 0080" (1989).
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Mansaku Itami Mansaku Itami (伊丹万作; real name Yoshitoyo Ikeuchi 池内義豊; 2 January 1900 – 21 September 1946) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his critical, sometimes satirical portraits of Japan and its history. He is the father of the director Juzo Itami.
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Shim Hyung-rae Shim Hyung-rae (; born January 3, 1958, sometimes credited as Hyung Rae Shim) is a South Korean former comedian and filmmaker best known for directing "Yonggary" () and "D-War" (), by far the most expensive Korean movie in history. He has often worked with fellow directors Nam Gi-nam () and Kim Cheong-gi ().
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Lee Yong-ju Lee Yong-ju (born June 6, 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
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Akira Suzuki (director) Akira Suzuki (すずき あきら , Suzuki Akira ) , also releasing works under the pseudonym Doitsu Suzuki (鈴木 ドイツ , Suzuki Doitsu ) , is a Japanese film, anime and manga author, director and editor. He is born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. He has worked on "", "Ranma ½", "Kodocha", "Maze", "Daltanius", "Trider G7", and "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun", and the films "Voice Without a Shadow", "Eight Hours of Terror", "Virus", "Minbo" and "Nankyoku Monogatari". He works with labels HJ Bunko and MF Bunko J. Suzuki directed the movie "Ranma ½: Ni Hao My Concubine".
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Ju-On (franchise) Ju-On (呪怨 , Juon , lit. "Curse Grudge", also known as The Grudge) is a Japanese horror franchise created by Takashi Shimizu, consisting of 12 feature films. Shimizu attended the Film School of Tokyo, where he studied under Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kurosawa helped Shimizu shepherd the "Ju-On" projects to fruition.
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Kyō Kara Hitman Kyō Kara Hitman (今日からヒットマン , Kyō kara hittoman ) is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by . It was directed by and stars Shinji Takeda, who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman".
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Yukihiro Miyamoto Yukihiro Miyamoto (宮本 幸裕 , Miyamoto Yukihiro , born November 21, 1977) , is a Japanese animator and director best known for directing the anime film "", which was a box-office success in Japan, with a total gross of more than ¥2 billion.
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Yoji Yamada Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次 , Yamada Yōji , born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese film director best known for his "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ("The Twilight Samurai", "The Hidden Blade" and "Love and Honor").
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Shaji Kailas Shaji Kailas is an Indian film director best known for his hard-hitting Malayalam commercial films of the 1990s. Shaji got a break in the industry with the comedy film "Dr. Pasupathy" (1990). He's known for his collaboration with screenwriters Renji Panicker and Ranijth. With Renji Panicker, Shaji made popular political thrillers such as "Thalastaanam" (1992), "Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans" (1993), "Ekalavyan" (1993), "Mafia" (1993), "Commissioner" (1994), and "The King" (1995). Shaji's collaboration with Ranijth brought forth stories set in a feudal background, such as "Aaraam Thampuran" (1997), "Narasimham" (2000), and "Valliettan" (2000).
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Jimmy Wang (actor) Wang Zhengquan (born March 28, 1943), known professionally as Jimmy Wang, is a Taiwanese actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Wang rose to fame in 1967 with his starring role in "One-Armed Swordsman", a martial arts film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and "The Chinese Boxer" (1970).