Gregory Hatanaka
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Body Of Nurses ... (Producer)
- Killer Ants ... (Producer)
- Sudden Light ... (Director)
- Beyond Sasquatch ... (Director)
- Blue Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Say Cheese ... (Executive Producer)
- Bikini Nurses ... (Producer)
- Robot Girls ... (Producer)
- Red Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Sasquatch Within ... (Director)
- Angels of Tokyo Decadence ... (Producer)
- Beyond Files ... (Director)
- Bad Girl Office ... (Producer)
- One Hour Girlfriend ... (Director)
- Boy Of Your Dreams 2 ... (Producer)
- Maid Robot ... (Producer)
- Jeffrey Epstein: The Bad Sleep Well as Lapatas
- Tutor Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Bikini Lawyer ... (Producer)
- Sorority House Guillotine ... (Director)
- Office Tokyo Decadence ... (Producer)
- Maid Robot 2 ... (Producer)
- Bikini Office Girl ... (Producer)
- Vietnam: Kill Zone ... (Producer)
2025
- Shadow Death ... (Producer)
- Poison Tree ... (Producer)
- Demon Spawn ... (Producer)
- Lady in the Urn ... (Executive Producer)
- American Psychopath ... (Executive Co-Producer)
- A Man Is Dead
- Kamasutra Cowgirl ... (Producer)
- Boy of Your Dreams ... (Producer)
- Chupacabra vs. La Llorona ... (Producer)
- Apologize ... (Producer)
- Torment of the Witch ... (Producer)
- Amityville Chupacabra ... (Producer)
- After Divorce ... (Producer)
- Bad Girl Sunday School ... (Producer)
- American Scream ... (Producer)
- Divorced ... (Producer)
- Robot Girlfriend: Revenge ... (Producer)
- Anatomy Lab ... (Producer)
- Saving the Alpha CEO ... (Producer)
- The Anna Game ... (Producer)
- Amityville La Llorona ... (Producer)
- Haunted House Movie ... (Producer)
- Dreams for Lease ... (Producer)
- Dance the Kung Fu ... (Producer)
- Sorority Girl Massacre: Black Static at the Moment of Death ... (Producer)
- The Dead Guy ... (Producer)
- Bigfoot Primal Encounter ... (Producer)
- Bad Girl School ... (Producer)
- Love Hurts ... (Producer)
- The Idaho College Killer ... (Producer)
- Blood of La Llorona ... (Producer)
- Angels in Retina ... (Producer)
- The Mother's Eye ... (Producer)
- Laserium ... (Producer)
- Battle Beyond Mars ... (Producer)
- The Centipede Strangler ... (Executive Producer)
- Paranormal Body Stream ... (Producer)
- Butchered by Sundown ... (Producer)
- Bikini Guillotine ... (Producer)
- Red Static Rising ... (Producer)
- The Creativity Workshop ... (Producer)
- Feral ... (Producer)
- Love Never Leaves ... (Producer)
- La Llorona Kamasutra ... (Producer)
- Blood Rush ... (Producer)
- Trail Cam Sasquatch ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Yakuza Girl as Takasi
- American Werewolf ... (Producer)
- Souls of the Damned ... (Executive Producer)
- Maid Droid Origins ... (Producer)
- Sleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold ... (Director)
- Crack: Back in Da Hood ... (Producer)
- One Million Babes BC ... (Executive Producer)
- Blow Out as Fatalama
- Bolero ... (Director)
- Panic ... (Director)
- The DeMarco Crew ... (Director)
- Boiling Point ... (Director)
- We Are Wolves ... (Producer)
- Amityville Backpack ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Blue Belt ... (Producer)
2023
- Amor Emanuelle ... (Director)
- Maid Droid ... (Producer)
- Crack ... (Director)
- Backfire ... (Director)
- Bikini Hackers ... (Producer)
- Baby Cat ... (Executive Producer)
- Allan Quatermain and the Spear of Destiny ... (Executive Producer)
- Felines ... (Producer)
- Night Cops ... (Director)
- Amityville Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Deadly Western ... (Director)
- Fatal Justice ... (Producer)
- Convulsion ... (Director)
- Mansplained ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Another Way To Die as Raj Sati Benefit
- Call Me Emanuelle ... (Director)
- Dark Deeds ... (Director)
- All About Araya ... (Producer)
- Bad Timing ... (Director)
- Love Crime ... (Producer)
- American Western ... (Director)
- Wicked Game ... (Producer)
2021
- Kill Plan ... (Producer)
- The Magical Christmas Tree ... (Producer)
- The Awakening of Emanuelle ... (Director)
- The Wrong Sarah ... (Producer)
- Amityville Cop ... (Director)
- A Wiseguy Christmas ... (Director)
- American Mobster: Retribution ... (Director)
2020
- Choke ... (Director)
- Body of Night ... (Director of Photography)
- A Christmas Love ... (Director)
- As I Kiss You ... (Writer)
- Acrylic ... (Director of Photography)
- Sinful ... (Producer)
- Quarantine Girl ... (Director of Photography)
- Heartbeat ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Enter the Samurai: The Making of Samurai Cop 2 as Self
- Darling Nikki ... (Producer)
- The Haunting of La Llorona ... (Producer)
2018
- Death Toilet ... (Thanks)
- War Raiders ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Death Game ... (Director)
- Holy Terror ... (Director of Photography)
2016
- Caged Beauty ... (Writer)
- Deconstructing Dunning
2015
- Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance as Richard Forst
- Hunter ... (Producer)
- DV2 ... (Executive Producer)
- Sociopathia ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Dv3 ... (Producer)
2013
- Blue Dream ... (Director)
2011
- American Nudist ... (Director)
- Violent Blue ... (Director)
2009
- Amateur Porn Star Killer 3: The Final Chapter ... (Producer)
2008
- Amateur Porn Star Killer 2 ... (Co-Executive Producer)
2006
- Mad Cowgirl ... (Director)
2005
- Bar Paradise ... (Director)
2004
- Until the Night ... (Director)
2001
- Shadow Fury ... (Executive Producer)
2000
- Double Deception ... (Executive Producer)
1998
- The Terrorist ... (Consulting Producer)