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