Gregory Hatanaka
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Editor
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
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| 2026 | Maid Robot 2On Plex |
| 2026 | Sasquatch WithinOn Plex |
| 2026 | Do or Die · as Co-ProducerOn Plex |
| 2026 | Robot GirlsOn Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond SasquatchOn Plex |
| 2026 | Maid RobotOn Plex |
| 2026 | Boy of Your Dreams 2On Plex |
| 2026 | Lucid StateOn Plex |
| 2026 | Tutor EmanuelleOn Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour GirlfriendOn Plex |
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| 2026 | Bikini NursesOn Plex |
| 2026 | Warren CountyOn Plex |
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| 2026 | Dark PlacesOn Plex |
| 2026 | Shadow DeathOn Plex |
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| 2026 | Say Cheese · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
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| 2025 | The Dead GuyOn Plex |
| 2025 | Lady in the Urn · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2025 | Haunted House MovieOn Plex |
| 2025 | Bad Girl Sunday SchoolOn Plex |
| 2025 | Amityville ChupacabraOn Plex |
| 2025 | Love SpellOn Plex |
| 2025 | Bad Girl SchoolOn Plex |
| 2025 | RobocidalOn Plex |
| 2025 | Amityville: La LloronaOn Plex |
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| 2025 | DivorcedOn Plex |
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| 2025 | Robot Girlfriend: RevengeOn Plex |
| 2025 | Boy of Your DreamsOn Plex |
| 2025 | Dance the Kung FuOn Plex |
| 2025 | The Creativity WorkshopOn Plex |
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| 2025 | The Centipede Strangler · as Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | Butchered by SundownOn Plex |
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| 2025 | Paranormal Body StreamOn Plex |
| 2025 | Battle Beyond MarsOn Plex |
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| 2025 | Poison TreeOn Plex |
| 2025 | American ScreamOn Plex |
| 2025 | Trail Cam Sasquatch · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2025 | NeptuneOn Plex |
| 2024 | Blow OutOn Plex |
| 2024 | Maid Droid OriginsOn Plex |
| 2024 | One Million Babes BC · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Souls of the Damned · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Souls of the Damned · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Scary Tales: Dark WalkerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Yakuza GirlOn Plex |
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| 2024 | American WerewolfOn Plex |
| 2024 | Slaughterhouse on the Hill · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Boiling PointOn Plex |
| 2024 | Blue BeltOn Plex |
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| 2024 | PanicOn Plex |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadOn Plex |
| 2024 | Crack: Back in Da Hood · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2024 | The DeMarco Crew · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2023 | BackfireOn Plex |
| 2023 | Allan Quatermain and the Spear of Destiny · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Scary Tales: Dead ZoneOn Plex |
| 2023 | Deadly WesternOn Plex |
| 2023 | BorderlineOn Plex |
| 2023 | Mansplained · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Baby Cat · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Fatal JusticeOn 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 ProducerOn Plex |
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| 2022 | A Christmas InvitationOn Plex |
| 2022 | Bad Timing · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2022 | All About ArayaOn Plex |
| 2022 | Call Me EmanuelleOn Plex |
| 2022 | Love CrimeOn Plex |
| 2021 | The Wrong SarahOn Plex |
| 2021 | The Magical Christmas TreeOn Plex |
| 2021 | A Wiseguy Christmas · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
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| 2021 | Amityville CopOn Plex |
| 2021 | American Mobster: Retribution · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2021 | Kill PlanOn Plex |
| 2020 | A Christmas Love · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2020 | SinfulOn Plex |
| 2020 | Heartbeat · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2020 | Quarantine GirlOn Plex |
| 2020 | ChokeOn Plex |
| 2020 | AcrylicOn Plex |
| 2020 | Body of NightOn Plex |
| 2020 | Enter the SamuraiOn Plex |
| 2019 | Darling NikkiOn Plex |
| 2019 | The Haunting of La LloronaOn Plex |
| 2018 | Fatal PulseOn Plex |
| 2018 | War Raiders · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2017 | Faithless · as Associate ProducerOn Plex |
| 2017 | Holy Terror · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2016 | Caged BeautyOn Plex |
| 2016 | Toxic Apocalypse · as Associate Producer |
| 2015 | Sociopathia · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2015 | Cooking in with Joycelyne · as Executive Producer |
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| 2013 | Blue DreamOn Plex |
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| 2010 | PlaybackOn 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 WithinOn Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond SasquatchOn Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour GirlfriendOn Plex |
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| 2024 | Blow OutOn Plex |
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| 2024 | Boiling PointOn Plex |
| 2024 | PanicOn Plex |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadOn Plex |
| 2024 | The DeMarco CrewOn Plex |
| 2023 | BackfireOn Plex |
| 2023 | Deadly WesternOn Plex |
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| 2022 | American WesternOn Plex |
| 2022 | Bad TimingOn Plex |
| 2022 | Call Me EmanuelleOn Plex |
| 2021 | A Wiseguy ChristmasOn Plex |
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| 2021 | Amityville CopOn Plex |
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| 2021 | Kill PlanOn Plex |
| 2020 | A Christmas LoveOn Plex |
| 2020 | HeartbeatOn Plex |
| 2020 | Quarantine GirlOn Plex |
| 2020 | ChokeOn Plex |
| 2020 | Body of NightOn Plex |
| 2019 | Darling NikkiOn Plex |
| 2016 | Caged BeautyOn Plex |
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| 2013 | Blue DreamOn Plex |
| 2011 | American NudistOn Plex |
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| 2026 | Sasquatch WithinOn Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond SasquatchOn Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour GirlfriendOn Plex |
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| 2024 | Blow OutOn Plex |
| 2024 | Boiling PointOn Plex |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadOn Plex |
| 2023 | BackfireOn Plex |
| 2020 | HeartbeatOn Plex |
| 2020 | ChokeOn Plex |
| 2019 | Darling NikkiOn Plex |
| 2016 | Caged BeautyOn Plex |
| 2015 | Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2013 | Blue Dream · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2011 | Violent Blue · as Screenplay |
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| 2026 | Say Cheese · as PodcasterOn Plex |
| 2024 | Blow Out · as FatalamaOn Plex |
| 2024 | Yakuza Girl · as TakasiOn Plex |
| 2024 | Bolero · as Slatist |
| 2024 | A Man Is DeadOn 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 ForstOn Plex |
| 2011 | Violent Blue · as Kancha Cheena |
| 1990 | Come See the Paradise · as Trumpet Player |
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| 2024 | Blow OutOn Plex |
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| 2021 | A Wiseguy Christmas · as Gregory HatanakaOn Plex |
| 2020 | Enter the Samurai · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2026 | Killer Fembots · as Director Of Photography |
| 2026 | Killer Fembots · as Written By |
| 2026 | Sasquatch Within · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2026 | Beyond Sasquatch · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2026 | One Hour Girlfriend · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2026 | Sudden Light · as Cinematographer |
| 2025 | American Psychopath · as Executive Co-ProducerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Staycation · as Contributing ProducerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Blow Out · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Bolero · as Cinematographer |
| 2024 | Boiling Point · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Panic · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2024 | Amityville Backpack · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2024 | A Man Is Dead · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2024 | The DeMarco Crew · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2023 | Backfire · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2023 | Deadly Western · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2023 | Fatal Justice · as CinematographerOn 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 CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2022 | Wicked Game · as Director Of Photography |
| 2022 | Bad Timing · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2022 | All About Araya · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2022 | Call Me Emanuelle · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2022 | Love Crime · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2021 | A Wiseguy Christmas · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2021 | The Awakening of Emanuelle · as Director Of Photography |
| 2021 | Amityville Cop · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2021 | American Mobster: Retribution · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2021 | Kill Plan · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2020 | A Christmas Love · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
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| 2020 | Sinful · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2020 | Heartbeat · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2020 | Quarantine Girl · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2020 | Choke · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2020 | Acrylic · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2020 | Body of Night · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2020 | Body of Night · as StoryOn Plex |
| 2017 | Holy Terror · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2011 | American Nudist · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 2010 | American Mobster · as Co-Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2008 | Amateur Porn Star Killer 2 · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Mad Cowgirl · as Director Of Photography |