Banmei Takahashi
Known for directing · Born 10 May 1949 · 77 · Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
134 credits
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. Along with the aforementioned directors, Takahashi helped to develop the talents of actors such as Ren Osugi and Shiro Shimomoto. He also worked as a writer on a couple episodes of the 'Lupin the 3rd' television series. With films such as 'Tattoo Ari' he also broke into more mainstream endeavors. Married to Keiko Takahashi (née Sekine).
Known for
Door
1988
Zen
2009
A New Love in Tokyo
1994
Door II: Tokyo Diary
1991
Peaceful Death
2020
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990
Tattoo
1982
Attacked Woman
1981
No Place to Go
2022
Rain of Light
2001
Girl Mistress
1980
I Am Kirishima
2025
Acting (3)
2004Pink RibbonSelfFilm
1982Harlem Valentines Day: Blood Is SexFilm crewFilm
1975Shinjuku MariaFilm
Directing (100)
2026Euthanasia Special ZoneDirectorFilm
2025I Am KirishimaDirectorFilm
2022No Place to GoDirectorFilm
2020Peaceful DeathDirectorFilm
2016God in JailDirectorFilm
2015Red BallDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2012The Way: Man of the White PorcelainDirectorFilm
2011Made in Japan: Kora!DirectorFilm
2010Box: The Hakamada CaseDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2009ZenDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2008Oka wo koeteDirectorFilm
2005HibiDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2001Rain of LightDirectorFilm
1997Assault Rakugaki FoolsDirectorFilm
1996Seraphim NightDirector, Production Coordinator, ScreenplayFilm
1996Known As! PisskenDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1996Jinrai: The Boss's RansomDirectorFilm
1996Mahjong Legend: Crying Dragon 2DirectorFilm
1996Mahjong Legend: Crying Dragon 3DirectorFilm
1994A New Love in TokyoDirector, WriterFilm
1994Can you collect it? CompleteDirectorFilm
1994Emperor of EvilDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1993Human Scramble: DelinquentDirectorFilm
1993Death of the Lion KingsDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1993Can you collect it? 2DirectorFilm
1992Can You Collect It?Director, ScreenplayFilm
1991Door II: Tokyo DiaryDirectorFilm
1991Summer of the Lion KingsDirectorFilm
1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the BulletDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1991Russian Roulette: The Last BetDirectorFilm
1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the BulletDirectorFilm
1989Dangerous StoriesDirectorFilm
1988あじさい色のレディDirectorFilm
1986三姉妹探偵団DirectorFilm
1985A Message for MaggieDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1983The RikidōzanDirectorFilm
1982TattooDirectorFilm
1982Wolf: Running Is SexDirector, ProducerFilm
1982Rope for a UniformDirectorFilm
1982Slave Virgin ErosDirectorFilm
1982Bondage CellDirectorFilm
1981Attacked WomanDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1981Document porn: Zetsugi ni nakuDirectorFilm
1981Kahanshin report: Atsuku kanjiruDirectorFilm
1981Document porno: Chikan jôshûshaDirectorFilm
1981Onna kyōshi o haguDirectorFilm
1981Bondage and CageDirectorFilm
1981Craving Pleasure: Attack a VirginDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1981Bizarre Bondage WifeDirectorFilm
1981Perverted Pleasure: Forbidden LipsDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1981Tying the Newlywed WifeDirectorFilm
1981Office Lady Experience: PregnancyDirectorFilm
1981Female Teacher: Chains and BondageDirectorFilm
1981Sex Crime: Blackmail and RapeDirectorFilm
1981Orgy Roommates: Rape in TurnDirectorFilm
198118 Years Old: Deep BlissDirectorFilm
1981Female Prison: Rape!DirectorFilm
1981Japanese LynchingDirectorFilm
1980Girl MistressDirectorFilm
1980Ijôna yubi: Yamete!Director, ScreenplayFilm
1980Shôjo kinbakuDirectorFilm
1980Woman of the Rumor: Hold Me Until MorningDirectorFilm
1980Shikijō onna: Kyōretsu shita zawariDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1980Bondage SacrificeDirectorFilm
1980Prostitution Juvenile WifeDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1980Married Woman TortureDirectorFilm
1980Onna: TarashikomiDirectorFilm
1980Brutal! Rape CaseDirectorFilm
1980Women's Prison BondageDirectorFilm
1980Rampage for the Sexual AssaultDirectorFilm
1980Filthy PussycatDirectorFilm
1980Shôjo abareruDirectorFilm
1979Semi-dokyumento: Nise fujinkaiDirectorFilm
1979Semi-dokyumento: Hakuchû no henshitsu maDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1979Sukyandaru: Etsuraku no hadaDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1979Bondage Sex ManiacDirectorFilm
1979Bondage AffairDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1979Whip and BondageDirectorFilm
1979Attack the Girl!Director, ScreenplayFilm
1979Wet She-ChatDirectorFilm
1979Rope and BondageDirectorFilm
1979Woman of the South Seas: Ruthless BondageDirectorFilm
1978Japanese TortureDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1978Another Female Teacher: Tight BondageDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1978Profound Experience: Sucking the PussycatDirectorFilm
1978Bondage Female CoedDirectorFilm
1977Seduce the SistersDirectorFilm
1977Kill the Flower Bud!Director, ScreenplayFilm
1977Red Sex: Sexual Battery CaseDirectorFilm
1977Shadows in Color, Eyes for Eyes, Sexual Sadism for Reckless LustDirectorFilm
1976Delinquency Record: Girl ProstitutionDirectorFilm
1973Gôkan ka wakan ka: Bôkô ma no shukiDirectorFilm
1972Ambition in The MirrorAssistant DirectorFilm
1972Woman Assault EscapeeDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1971BōkōmaAssistant DirectorFilm
1971Body WashFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1971Female Crest PleasureAssistant DirectorFilm
1970Ironoyu: Rajo HyakutaiAssistant DirectorFilm
—Yuka Asagiri: Bound and Gagged!DirectorFilm
—Female Torture & SwappingDirectorFilm
Production (7)
2013MirokuProducerFilm
2012Kamihate StoreProducerFilm
2007The GraduatesProduction SupervisorFilm
1991Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of LoveProducerFilm
1984The Crazy FamilyProducerFilm
1982So Long, My Partner: Rock Is SexProducerFilm
1982Harlem Valentines Day: Blood Is SexProducerFilm
Writing (24)
2015Living RightsScreenplayFilm
1998Ooinaru kan bonnoScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1992Dioxin from Fish!StoryFilm
1988DoorWriter, DirectorFilm
1980Setsuko no kokuhaku: Watashi o daite!Screenplay, DirectorFilm
1980Monzetsu hikô: NikushinScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1979PreyScreenplayFilm
1979Holy Virgin BondageScreenplayFilm
1979The Women's Prison Lesbian HellScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1979Virgin Rope MakeoverScreenplayFilm
1979Female Teacher: ExposedScreenplayFilm
1979Bizarre Rose HellScreenplayFilm
1978Women Prison: Vigilante JusticeScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1978Tie Up the Girl!ScreenplayFilm
1978Bondage Pervert BrideScreenplayFilm
1978The Song of the Lady Musashino: InmaiScreenplayFilm
1978Female Teacher in AgonyScreenplayFilm
1978Rope and WomanScreenplayFilm
1977Secret Chronicle: Prostitute SacrificeScreenplayFilm
1977Naomi Tani Tied Up!ScreenplayFilm
1976Young wife, first nightScreenplayFilm
1976HatsujôScreenplayFilm
1975Shinjuku MariaScreenplay, WriterFilm
1975Law of the Delta ZoneScreenplayFilm