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
- Say Cheese ... (Executive Producer)
- Maid Robot ... (Producer)
- Robot Girls ... (Producer)
- Bikini Nurses ... (Producer)
- Beyond Sasquatch ... (Director)
- Office Tokyo Decadence ... (Producer)
- Beyond Files ... (Director)
- Sudden Light ... (Director)
- One Hour Girlfriend ... (Director)
- Body Of Nurses ... (Producer)
- Sasquatch Within ... (Director)
- Blue Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Bad Girl Office ... (Producer)
- Angels of Tokyo Decadence ... (Producer)
- Red Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Tutor Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Sorority House Guillotine ... (Director)
- Jeffrey Epstein: The Bad Sleep Well as Lapatas
- Maid Robot 2 ... (Producer)
- Bikini Office Girl ... (Producer)
- Bikini Lawyer ... (Producer)
- Boy Of Your Dreams 2 ... (Producer)
2025
- American Psychopath ... (Executive Co-Producer)
- Shadow Death ... (Producer)
- Lady in the Urn ... (Executive Producer)
- Bad Girl Sunday School ... (Producer)
- The Anna Game ... (Producer)
- Kamasutra Cowgirl ... (Producer)
- Apologize ... (Producer)
- American Scream ... (Producer)
- Amityville Chupacabra ... (Producer)
- Haunted House Movie ... (Producer)
- After Divorce ... (Producer)
- Chupacabra vs. La Llorona ... (Producer)
- Anatomy Lab ... (Producer)
- Poison Tree ... (Producer)
- Saving the Alpha CEO ... (Producer)
- Torment of the Witch ... (Producer)
- A Man Is Dead
- Bad Girl School ... (Producer)
- Boy of Your Dreams ... (Producer)
- Amityville La Llorona ... (Producer)
- Robot Girlfriend: Revenge ... (Producer)
- Divorced ... (Producer)
- The Dead Guy ... (Producer)
- Demon Spawn ... (Producer)
- Dreams for Lease ... (Producer)
- Bigfoot Primal Encounter ... (Producer)
- Butchered by Sundown ... (Producer)
- The Centipede Strangler ... (Executive Producer)
- Sorority Girl Massacre: Black Static at the Moment of Death ... (Producer)
- Feral ... (Producer)
- Dance the Kung Fu ... (Producer)
- Angels in Retina ... (Producer)
- The Creativity Workshop ... (Producer)
- Red Static Rising ... (Producer)
- Bikini Guillotine ... (Producer)
- The Idaho College Killer ... (Producer)
- Battle Beyond Mars ... (Producer)
- The Mother's Eye ... (Producer)
- Paranormal Body Stream ... (Producer)
- Trail Cam Sasquatch ... (Executive Producer)
- Blood of La Llorona ... (Producer)
- Laserium ... (Producer)
- Blood Rush ... (Producer)
- La Llorona Kamasutra ... (Producer)
- Love Hurts ... (Producer)
- Love Never Leaves ... (Producer)
2024
- Souls of the Damned ... (Executive Producer)
- Yakuza Girl ... (Producer)
- Maid Droid Origins ... (Producer)
- American Werewolf ... (Producer)
- We Are Wolves ... (Producer)
- Blow Out as Fatalama
- Sleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold ... (Director)
- Bolero ... (Cinematography)
- One Million Babes BC ... (Executive Producer)
- Blue Belt ... (Producer)
- Amityville Backpack ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Panic ... (Director)
- Boiling Point ... (Writer)
- The DeMarco Crew ... (Director)
- Crack: Back in Da Hood ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Backfire ... (Writer)
- Amor Emanuelle ... (Director)
- Crack ... (Director)
- Amityville Emanuelle ... (Producer)
- Maid Droid ... (Producer)
- Bikini Hackers ... (Producer)
- Baby Cat ... (Executive Producer)
- Felines ... (Producer)
- Night Cops ... (Director)
- Deadly Western ... (Director)
- Fatal Justice ... (Producer)
- Allan Quatermain and the Spear of Destiny ... (Executive Producer)
- Convulsion ... (Director)
- Mansplained ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Call Me Emanuelle ... (Director)
- American Western ... (Director)
- Bad Timing ... (Director)
- Another Way To Die as Raj Sati Benefit
- Wicked Game ... (Director of Photography)
- Love Crime ... (Producer)
- All About Araya ... (Producer)
- Dark Deeds ... (Director)
2021
- Kill Plan ... (Producer)
- Amityville Cop ... (Director)
- The Awakening of Emanuelle ... (Director)
- The Wrong Sarah ... (Producer)
- The Magical Christmas Tree ... (Producer)
- A Wiseguy Christmas ... (Director)
- American Mobster: Retribution ... (Director)
2020
- Choke ... (Director)
- Quarantine Girl ... (Director of Photography)
- As I Kiss You ... (Writer)
- A Christmas Love ... (Director)
- Sinful ... (Producer)
- Body of Night ... (Director of Photography)
- Acrylic ... (Director of Photography)
- Heartbeat ... (Director of Photography)
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 ... (Producer)
- 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 ... (Screenplay)
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)