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Gregory Hatanaka is an American filmmaker, producer, and distributor whose career bridges international film distribution and independent feature production. He is the founder of Cinema Epoch and Cineridge Entertainment, companies through which he has overseen the release and circulation of a wide range of independent and international films across theatrical and digital platforms. Hatanaka began his career in film distribution in the 1990s, working with cult and international cinema and helping introduce global genre and arthouse titles to U.S. audiences. His early work focused particularly on Asian and specialty films, reflecting a long-standing passion for drive-in cinema, action films, and unconventional storytelling. This foundation in international distribution informed his later approach as a filmmaker, blending genre tradition with stylistic experimentation. Transitioning into directing and producing his own features, Hatanaka developed a body of work that moves between action, thriller, drama, and surreal independent cinema. His films often explore themes of identity, obsession, moral ambiguity, and emotional isolation. Visually, his work combines classical influences with contemporary digital production techniques, frequently embracing tonal shifts, heightened atmosphere, and character-driven intensity. Known for maintaining close creative involvement in multiple stages of production, Hatanaka often works across development, editing, and post-production to preserve continuity of vision. His dual experience in both distribution and filmmaking provides him with a practical understanding of how independent films evolve from concept to audience. Prolific and adaptable, Hatanaka continues to develop new projects while managing an expanding catalog of independent cinema. His career reflects a sustained commitment to genre filmmaking, global film culture, and the evolving landscape of digital distribution.
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Another Way To Die
2022-08-26
3.7
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
2015-10-09
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Enter the Samurai: The Making of Samurai Cop 2
2019-07-19
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Blow Out
2024-10-25
0
Deconstructing Dunning
2016-03-24
2
A Man Is Dead
2025-06-08
movie_edit Directing
2
The Awakening of Emanuelle
2021-11-12
2
Shadow Fury
2001-10-30
2
Until the Night
2004-06-12
2
As I Kiss You
2020-09-18
2
As I Kiss You
2020-09-18
2
As I Kiss You
2020-09-18
2
Violent Blue
2011-01-07
2
Violent Blue
2011-01-07
2
Mad Cowgirl
2006-02-03
2
Mad Cowgirl
2006-02-03
2
Hunter
2015-09-29
2
Bar Paradise
2005-01-01
2
Maid Droid
2023-08-04
2
Blue Dream
2013-02-16
2
Blue Dream
2013-02-16
2
Another Way To Die
2022-08-26
2
Allan Quatermain and the Spear of Destiny
2023-09-03
2
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
2015-10-09
2
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
2015-10-09
2
Death Toilet
2018-05-28
2
Until the Night
2004-06-12
2
A Wiseguy Christmas
2021-11-26
2
Violent Blue
2011-01-07
2
Deadly Western
2023-09-08
2
Backfire
2023-11-10
2
Backfire
2023-11-10
2
Body of Night
2020-04-24
2
Body of Night
2020-04-24
2
Call Me Emanuelle
2022-05-03
2
American Western
2022-11-29
2
Bad Timing
2022-08-01
2
Amor Emanuelle
2023-01-13
2
Amityville Cop
2021-10-29
2
Dark Deeds
2022-12-04
2
The DeMarco Crew
2024-02-12
2
Convulsion
2023-04-23
2
Night Cops
2023-05-12
2
The Magical Christmas Tree
2021-11-23
2
Bikini Hackers
2023-02-04
2
Bikini Hackers
2023-02-04
2
A Wiseguy Christmas
2021-11-26
2
A Wiseguy Christmas
2021-11-26
2
Darling Nikki
2019-07-26
2
Blue Dream
2013-02-16
2
Caged Beauty
2016-12-02
2
Caged Beauty
2016-12-02
2
Convulsion
2023-04-23
2
Convulsion
2023-04-23
2
Dark Deeds
2022-12-04
2
Dark Deeds
2022-12-04
2
Night Cops
2023-05-12
2
Night Cops
2023-05-12
2
Sinful
2020-07-24
2
Sinful
2020-07-24
2
Holy Terror
2017-04-01
2
Sociopathia
2015-11-19
2
Wicked Game
2022-09-23
2
Wicked Game
2022-09-23
2
Quarantine Girl
2020-09-04
2
Acrylic
2020-05-01
2
Body of Night
2020-04-24
2
Amityville Cop
2021-10-29
2
Amityville Cop
2021-10-29
2
Heartbeat
2020-06-30
2
Heartbeat
2020-06-30
2
Love Crime
2022-04-29
2
Love Crime
2022-04-29
2
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
2015-10-09
2
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
2015-10-09
2
The Awakening of Emanuelle
2021-11-12
2
The Awakening of Emanuelle
2021-11-12
2
Amor Emanuelle
2023-01-13
2
Amor Emanuelle
2023-01-13
2
Call Me Emanuelle
2022-05-03
2
Call Me Emanuelle
2022-05-03
2
Kill Plan
2021-02-05
2
Kill Plan
2021-02-05
2
Mad Cowgirl
2006-02-03
2
Mad Cowgirl
2006-02-03
2
Mad Cowgirl
2006-02-03
2
The DeMarco Crew
2024-02-12
2
The DeMarco Crew
2024-02-12
2
Bad Timing
2022-08-01
2
Bad Timing
2022-08-01
2
Amateur Porn Star Killer 2
2008-05-13
2
Crack: Back in Da Hood
2024-01-05
2
Crack: Back in Da Hood
2024-01-05
2
All About Araya
2022-05-05
2
All About Araya
2022-05-05
2
Another Way To Die
2022-08-26
2
Another Way To Die
2022-08-26
2
The Wrong Sarah
2021-12-10
2
American Mobster: Retribution
2021-05-07
2
American Mobster: Retribution
2021-05-07
2
American Mobster: Retribution
2021-05-07
2
Death Game
2017-02-22
2
Caged Beauty
2016-12-02
2
Panic
2024-02-16
2
Boiling Point
2024-03-29
2
Boiling Point
2024-03-29
2
Baby Cat
2023-07-29
2
We Are Wolves
2024-02-24
2
Crack
2023-04-01
2
Crack
2023-04-01
2
Amityville Emanuelle
2023-05-22
2
Mansplained
2023-06-15
2
Amityville Backpack
2024-02-09
2
Crack
2023-04-01
2
Bolero
2024-08-16
2
Bolero
2024-08-16
2
Hunter
2015-09-29
2
Enter the Samurai: The Making of Samurai Cop 2
2019-07-19
2
Holy Terror
2017-04-01
2
The Haunting of La Llorona
2019-05-17
2
Choke
2020-05-10
2
Acrylic
2020-05-01
2
Body of Night
2020-04-24
2
Choke
2020-05-10
2
Choke
2020-05-10
2
Choke
2020-05-10
2
Heartbeat
2020-06-30
2
Heartbeat
2020-06-30
2
Amateur Porn Star Killer 3: The Final Chapter
2009-01-13
2
Quarantine Girl
2020-09-04
2
Quarantine Girl
2020-09-04
2
A Christmas Love
2020-12-11
2
Darling Nikki
2019-07-26
2
Darling Nikki
2019-07-26
2
Double Deception
2000-03-31
2
Kill Plan
2021-02-05
2
DV2
2015-01-30
2
Dv3
2014-06-01
2
One Million Babes BC
2024-09-27
2
Souls of the Damned
2024-09-27
2
Maid Droid Origins
2024-10-04
2
American Scream
2025-03-03
2
Blow Out
2024-10-25
2
Blow Out
2024-10-25
2
Yakuza Girl
2024-08-30
2
Fatal Justice
2023-07-14
2
Fatal Justice
2023-07-14
2
A Christmas Love
2020-12-11
2
Trail Cam Sasquatch
2025-03-02
2
Love Hurts
2025-02-21
2
Love Never Leaves
2025-03-17
2
Sleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold
2024-05-03
2
Sleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold
2024-05-03
2
Angels in Retina
2025-04-04
2
Red Static Rising
2025-07-04
2
Demon Spawn
2025-02-14
2
Love Hurts
2025-02-21
2
Torment of the Witch
2025-06-27
2
Poison Tree
2025-03-28
2
Blow Out
2024-10-25
2
Blow Out
2024-10-25
2
Blow Out
2024-10-25
2
American Werewolf
2024-06-28
2
American Psychopath
2025-03-14
2
Battle Beyond Mars
2025-05-27
2
Blood of La Llorona
2025-06-30
2
Paranormal Body Stream
2025-05-30
2
Laserium
2025-06-13
2
Butchered by Sundown
2025-06-20
2
The Idaho College Killer
2025-07-04
2
Dance the Kung Fu
2025-07-08
2
Robot Girlfriend: Revenge
2025-07-11
2
A Man Is Dead
2025-06-08
2
A Man Is Dead
2025-06-08
2
Amityville La Llorona
2025-09-01
2
La Llorona Kamasutra
2025-09-01
2
Sorority Girl Massacre: Black Static at the Moment of Death
2025-03-28
2
The Centipede Strangler
2025-04-10
2
Bikini Guillotine
2025-08-23
2
The Mother's Eye
2025-07-04
2
The Creativity Workshop
2025-07-08
2
Blood Rush
2025-07-18
2
War Raiders
2018-05-11
2
Dreams for Lease
2025-10-20
2
Amityville Chupacabra
2025-10-24
2
Paranormal Body Stream
2025-05-30
2
Paranormal Body Stream
2025-05-30
2
Kamasutra Cowgirl
2025-09-19
2
Red Static Rising
2025-07-04
2
Love Never Leaves
2025-03-17
2
Blue Belt
2024-03-29
2
Blue Belt
2024-03-29
2
Bad Girl School
2025-08-15
2
Bad Girl School
2025-08-15
2
Amityville Emanuelle
2023-05-22
2
Feral
2025-04-04
2
Felines
2023-02-03
2
Panic
2024-02-16
2
Chupacabra vs. La Llorona
2025-08-25
2
Lady in the Urn
2025-12-07
2
Lady in the Urn
2025-12-07
2
Say Cheese
2026-02-01
2
Blue Emanuelle
2026-02-06
2
Sudden Light
2026-02-01
2
Sudden Light
2026-02-01
2
One Hour Girlfriend
2026-02-27
2
One Hour Girlfriend
2026-02-27
2
Beyond Sasquatch
2026-03-13
2
Beyond Sasquatch
2026-03-13
2
Shadow Death
2025-12-19
2
Sleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold
2024-05-03
2
Sorority House Guillotine
2026-02-10
2
Sorority House Guillotine
2026-02-10
2
Sasquatch Within
2026-04-10
2
Sasquatch Within
2026-04-10
2
American Nudist
2011-11-15
2
Bad Girl Office
2026-02-10
2
Angels of Tokyo Decadence
2026-02-20
2
Bikini Nurses
2026-02-13
2
Body Of Nurses
2026-02-13
2
Bikini Office Girl
2026-02-27
2
Office Tokyo Decadence
2026-03-06
2
Boy of Your Dreams
2025-07-10
2
The Anna Game
2025-12-25
2
Sudden Light
2026-02-01
2
One Hour Girlfriend
2026-02-27
2
The Dead Guy
2025-12-24
2
Baby Cat
2023-07-29
2
Anatomy Lab
2025-07-22
2
Bigfoot Primal Encounter
2025-08-04
2
Divorced
2025-07-31
2
Red Emanuelle
2026-02-27
2
After Divorce
2025-11-27
2
Haunted House Movie
2025-11-12
2
Apologize
2025-11-25
2
Tutor Emanuelle
2026-03-13
2
Saving the Alpha CEO
2025-11-24
2
Bad Girl Sunday School
2025-10-29
2
Bikini Lawyer
2026-03-06
2
Maid Robot
2026-03-13
2
Boy Of Your Dreams 2
2026-03-13