Gregory Hatanaka
Produção, Realização, Escrito por, Ator, Edição
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.
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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Filmografia
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| 2026 | Maid Robot 2No Plex |
| 2026 | Sasquatch WithinNo Plex |
| 2026 | Do or Die · as Co-ProducerNo Plex |
| 2026 | Robot GirlsNo Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond SasquatchNo Plex |
| 2026 | Maid RobotNo Plex |
| 2026 | Boy of Your Dreams 2No Plex |
| 2026 | Lucid StateNo Plex |
| 2026 | Tutor EmanuelleNo Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour GirlfriendNo Plex |
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| 2026 | Bikini NursesNo Plex |
| 2026 | Warren CountyNo Plex |
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| 2026 | Dark PlacesNo Plex |
| 2026 | Shadow DeathNo Plex |
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| 2026 | Say Cheese · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
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| 2025 | The Dead GuyNo Plex |
| 2025 | Lady in the Urn · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2025 | Haunted House MovieNo Plex |
| 2025 | Bad Girl Sunday SchoolNo Plex |
| 2025 | Amityville ChupacabraNo Plex |
| 2025 | Love SpellNo Plex |
| 2025 | Bad Girl SchoolNo Plex |
| 2025 | RobocidalNo Plex |
| 2025 | Amityville: La LloronaNo Plex |
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| 2025 | DivorcedNo Plex |
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| 2025 | Robot Girlfriend: RevengeNo Plex |
| 2025 | Boy of Your DreamsNo Plex |
| 2025 | Dance the Kung FuNo Plex |
| 2025 | The Creativity WorkshopNo Plex |
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| 2025 | The Centipede Strangler · as Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | Butchered by SundownNo Plex |
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| 2025 | Paranormal Body StreamNo Plex |
| 2025 | Battle Beyond MarsNo Plex |
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| 2025 | Poison TreeNo Plex |
| 2025 | American ScreamNo Plex |
| 2025 | Trail Cam Sasquatch · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2025 | NeptuneNo Plex |
| 2024 | Blow OutNo Plex |
| 2024 | Maid Droid OriginsNo Plex |
| 2024 | One Million Babes BC · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2024 | Souls of the Damned · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2024 | Souls of the Damned · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Scary Tales: Dark WalkerNo Plex |
| 2024 | Yakuza GirlNo Plex |
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| 2024 | American WerewolfNo Plex |
| 2024 | Slaughterhouse on the Hill · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Boiling PointNo Plex |
| 2024 | Blue BeltNo Plex |
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| 2024 | PanicNo Plex |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadNo Plex |
| 2024 | Crack: Back in Da Hood · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2024 | The DeMarco Crew · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2023 | BackfireNo Plex |
| 2023 | Allan Quatermain and the Spear of Destiny · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Scary Tales: Dead ZoneNo Plex |
| 2023 | Deadly WesternNo Plex |
| 2023 | BorderlineNo Plex |
| 2023 | Mansplained · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Baby Cat · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Fatal JusticeNo Plex |
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| 2023 | Night Cops · as Executive Producer |
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| 2023 | Crack · as Executive Producer |
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| 2023 | Amor Emanuelle · as Executive Producer |
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| 2022 | American Western · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
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| 2022 | A Christmas InvitationNo Plex |
| 2022 | Bad Timing · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2022 | All About ArayaNo Plex |
| 2022 | Call Me EmanuelleNo Plex |
| 2022 | Love CrimeNo Plex |
| 2021 | The Wrong SarahNo Plex |
| 2021 | The Magical Christmas TreeNo Plex |
| 2021 | A Wiseguy Christmas · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
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| 2021 | Amityville CopNo Plex |
| 2021 | American Mobster: Retribution · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2021 | Kill PlanNo Plex |
| 2020 | A Christmas Love · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2020 | SinfulNo Plex |
| 2020 | Heartbeat · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2020 | Quarantine GirlNo Plex |
| 2020 | ChokeNo Plex |
| 2020 | AcrylicNo Plex |
| 2020 | Body of NightNo Plex |
| 2020 | Enter the SamuraiNo Plex |
| 2019 | Darling NikkiNo Plex |
| 2019 | The Haunting of La LloronaNo Plex |
| 2018 | Fatal PulseNo Plex |
| 2018 | War Raiders · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2017 | Faithless · as Associate ProducerNo Plex |
| 2017 | Holy Terror · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2016 | Caged BeautyNo Plex |
| 2016 | Toxic Apocalypse · as Associate Producer |
| 2015 | Sociopathia · as Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2015 | Cooking in with Joycelyne · as Executive Producer |
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| 2013 | Blue DreamNo Plex |
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| 2010 | PlaybackNo Plex |
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| 2001 | Shadow Fury · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Double Deception · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | 1st Testament CIA Vengeance · as Executive Producer |
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| 2026 | Sasquatch WithinNo Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond SasquatchNo Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour GirlfriendNo Plex |
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| 2024 | Blow OutNo Plex |
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| 2024 | Boiling PointNo Plex |
| 2024 | PanicNo Plex |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadNo Plex |
| 2024 | The DeMarco CrewNo Plex |
| 2023 | BackfireNo Plex |
| 2023 | Deadly WesternNo Plex |
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| 2022 | American WesternNo Plex |
| 2022 | Bad TimingNo Plex |
| 2022 | Call Me EmanuelleNo Plex |
| 2021 | A Wiseguy ChristmasNo Plex |
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| 2021 | Amityville CopNo Plex |
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| 2021 | Kill PlanNo Plex |
| 2020 | A Christmas LoveNo Plex |
| 2020 | HeartbeatNo Plex |
| 2020 | Quarantine GirlNo Plex |
| 2020 | ChokeNo Plex |
| 2020 | Body of NightNo Plex |
| 2019 | Darling NikkiNo Plex |
| 2016 | Caged BeautyNo Plex |
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| 2013 | Blue DreamNo Plex |
| 2011 | American NudistNo Plex |
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| 2026 | Sasquatch WithinNo Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond SasquatchNo Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour GirlfriendNo Plex |
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| 2024 | Blow OutNo Plex |
| 2024 | Boiling PointNo Plex |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadNo Plex |
| 2023 | BackfireNo Plex |
| 2020 | HeartbeatNo Plex |
| 2020 | ChokeNo Plex |
| 2019 | Darling NikkiNo Plex |
| 2016 | Caged BeautyNo Plex |
| 2015 | Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance · as ScreenplayNo Plex |
| 2013 | Blue Dream · as ScreenplayNo Plex |
| 2011 | Violent Blue · as Screenplay |
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| 2026 | Jeffrey Epstein: The Bad Sleep Well · as Lapatas |
| 2026 | Say Cheese · as PodcasterNo Plex |
| 2024 | Blow Out · as FatalamaNo Plex |
| 2024 | Yakuza Girl · as TakasiNo Plex |
| 2024 | Bolero · as Slatist |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadNo Plex |
| 2023 | Another Way to Die · as Raj Sati Benefit |
| 2020 | Banned, Exploited & Blacklisted: The Underground Work of Controversial Filmmaker Shane Ryan · as (segment: The Making Of Samurai Cop 2) |
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| 2015 | Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance · as Richard ForstNo Plex |
| 2011 | Violent Blue · as Kancha Cheena |
| 1990 | Come See the Paradise · as Trumpet Player |
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| 2024 | Blow OutNo Plex |
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| 2021 | A Wiseguy Christmas · as Gregory HatanakaNo Plex |
| 2020 | Enter the Samurai · as SelfNo Plex |
| 2026 | Killer Fembots · as Director Of Photography |
| 2026 | Killer Fembots · as Written By |
| 2026 | Jeffrey Epstein: The Bad Sleep Well · as Director Of Photography |
| 2026 | Sasquatch Within · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond Sasquatch · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour Girlfriend · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2026 | Sudden Light · as Cinematographer |
| 2025 | American Psychopath · as Executive Co-ProducerNo Plex |
| 2024 | Staycation · as Contributing ProducerNo Plex |
| 2024 | Blow Out · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2024 | Bolero · as Cinematographer |
| 2024 | Boiling Point · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2024 | Panic · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2024 | Amityville Backpack · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2024 | A Man Is Dead · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2024 | The DeMarco Crew · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2023 | Backfire · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2023 | Deadly Western · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2023 | Fatal Justice · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2023 | Night Cops · as Director Of Photography |
| 2023 | Convulsion · as Director Of Photography |
| 2023 | Crack · as Director Of Photography |
| 2023 | Another Way to Die · as Director Of Photography |
| 2023 | Amor Emanuelle · as Director Of Photography |
| 2023 | Bikini Hackers · as Director Of Photography |
| 2022 | Dark Deeds · as Director Of Photography |
| 2022 | American Western · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2022 | Wicked Game · as Director Of Photography |
| 2022 | Bad Timing · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2022 | All About Araya · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2022 | Call Me Emanuelle · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2022 | Love Crime · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2021 | A Wiseguy Christmas · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2021 | The Awakening of Emanuelle · as Director Of Photography |
| 2021 | Amityville Cop · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2021 | American Mobster: Retribution · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2021 | Kill Plan · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2020 | A Christmas Love · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
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| 2020 | Sinful · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2020 | Heartbeat · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2020 | Quarantine Girl · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2020 | Choke · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2020 | Acrylic · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2020 | Body of Night · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2020 | Body of Night · as StoryNo Plex |
| 2017 | Holy Terror · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex |
| 2011 | American Nudist · as CinematographerNo Plex |
| 2010 | American Mobster · as Co-Executive ProducerNo Plex |
| 2008 | Amateur Porn Star Killer 2 · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Mad Cowgirl · as Director Of Photography |