Yoshi Katō

AKA: Yoshi Kato, یوشی کاتو
1.2362

1913-01-12

Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {281}

Noodle-making Master

1985-11-23 7.822

Tampopo

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment ...
Genre :Comedy

1962-12-01 6.231

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his t ...
Genre :Action

Kondo

1987-08-01 7.8

Hachiko

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death. ...
Genre :Drama, Family

Kōnosuke Ushio

1971-07-31 0

Blood Vendetta

The film tells about Masayoshi, a noble Yakuza who lives by the laws of honor and humanity, and who is bound by an oath to his brother in a conflict between the Gamblers' family and the Tekiya family. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1959-05-13 0

A Dead Drifter

A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî ...
Genre :

1961-09-06 0

Fateful Birthplace

A sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino. ...
Genre :Drama

Ryosuke Hosokawa

1965-03-11 0

Tokyo Untouchable

Genre :Crime, Action

1962-09-16 0

Ken ni kakeru

Genre :Drama

Zenzaemon

1979-06-17 6.3

Hunter in the Dark

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Taniga ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime

1970-05-16 0

Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!

In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft "behind-the- gun" role of munition factory worker. Schoo ...
Genre :Drama, War

Gosaemon

1969-05-24 6.9

Double Suicide

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1957-12-28 0

Glorious Standard Bearer

Hashizo Okawa in the form of a courageous firefighter who confronts unscrupulous traders who make a profit even at the cost of human lives. A fireman exposes the corrupt activities of merchants. ...
Genre :

1962-04-04 0

The Injured Boy

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

Tamekichi Takamizu

1963-11-01 0

Okashina yatsu

Genre :Comedy

1950-10-07 0

A Man from Akagi

Genre :

Ryugen Ryu

1968-11-22 7.3

Profound Desires of the Gods

Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill. ...
Genre :Drama

1963-09-14 0

Blackmail

Genre :Crime

1954-11-22 7

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the ...
Genre :History

1962-06-03 6.9

Love Under the Crucifix

A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feudal prince who shares her faith. When the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens. ...
Genre :Romance, Drama, History

1957-07-23 0

Sekki shichihenge

Genre :

Old man

1971-11-13 7.2

Silence

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor. ...
Genre :Drama, History

Michinari Shibatsuji

1972-10-10 7

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny

The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Crime

Ohkimi

1974-03-09 6.9

Himiko

The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history. ...
Genre :Drama, History

Minamoto

1986-04-26 3

Spectacle of Buds

A weak willed man teams up with a stripper after her stage show partner runs off with another dancer. He is obsessed with her unique inverted nipples and they soon develop a successful stage show arou ...
Genre :Drama

Kamiyama

1969-07-08 7.611

Japan Organized Crime Boss

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Sugita

1958-11-26 0

The Outsiders

A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda. ...
Genre :Drama

Director General of Information Bureau

1962-08-22 0

Mid-August Commotion

A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end ...
Genre :

1962-08-29 0

Tokyo's Business District

Genre :

1969-03-30 0

Girl in College

Genre :

1963-02-24 0

Gang and G-Men Part 2

A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop. ...
Genre :

Ushimatsu's uncle

1962-04-06 6.6

The Broken Commandment

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination. ...
Genre :Drama

Kôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss

1969-07-26 4.438

Bloody Territories

A once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group refuses to bow to police pressure, and launches a campaign to take over Tokyo's drug, prostitution, and gamb ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1983-05-27 0

The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado

Account magistrate Wakisaka Bizen Mamoru asks Yoshibei, the chief priest of Iriya and Myohoji Temple to explore the Sado Gold Mine. They suspect that large amounts of money are being diverted to somew ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1977-12-24 0

I Am A Man of Honor

The sixth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. Two long-distance truckers, Momojiro and Kinzo, travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. In Kyushu, Momojiro falls in love again... this time with a b ...
Genre :Comedy, Action, Romance

Sakuemon

1977-06-04 6.4

Mount Hakkoda

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia. ...
Genre :Drama, History

Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father

1970-07-11 6.8

An Ode to Yakuza

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lad ...
Genre :Action, Crime

Yae's Father

1965-01-15 7.3

A Fugitive from the Past

Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jido

1979-01-20 6.2

Devil's Flute

Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the backdrop of wealth, this film is loaded with twists a ...
Genre :Mystery, Crime, Horror

Tokimune

1956-09-18 0

Manchurian Sunset

A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of violent changes, tells the story of a young man Rinnosuke Date, who, following his dream, love and p ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1969-05-06 0

Only Child

Genre :Drama

1965-04-03 0

Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man

The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Shintaro Shimizu

1963-08-11 6.5

A Legend or Was It?

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove. ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

Detective Ogata

1962-11-02 6

Gang vs. G-Men

Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood. ...
Genre :Crime

1962-05-27 0

Kiriko no unmei

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

Isuke

1977-11-19 7.1

Ballad of Orin

A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her. ...
Genre :Drama

Sanpeita Den

1954-11-22 5.7

A Billionaire

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

1970-04-25 0

River Without a Bridge Part 2

Second part to "River Without a Bridge" (1969) ...
Genre :Drama

1959-02-18 0

Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face

A tragic drama - a dismembered torso of a woman rises up on the banks of the Arakawa River. The body is only the torso. Her legs were discovered on the opposite bank. The only clue, a man was trying t ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1957-08-28 0

Showdown in Blood

Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love with Ushijima's punch. Then Hayata decides to beco ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1960-01-27 0

Police Precinct Part 12

Genre :

1974-05-04 3.333

The Key

A college professor wants to bring the joys of sex to his frigid wife. He convinces his son in law to sleep with her because the idea arouses him, while also making him insanely jealous. The professor ...
Genre :

1964-03-01 0

Life of Hishakaku 3

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy. ...
Genre :

1970-02-21 0

Gambling Den Desire

In a small town on the Kasumigaura coast in the early Showa period, the Masukawa clan from Tokyo is trying to take away the interests of the local Isetoku family. Setsuko, the adopted daughter of the ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Action

1962-07-01 0

At the Side of the Bridge

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

Lt. Hayashi

1952-12-10 7

Vacuum Zone

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison se ...
Genre :Drama

1960-11-29 0

If You're Man Enough

Genre :

Haruichi Yamao

1979-06-03 6.6

The Inferno

Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother's grief from beyond the grave. ...
Genre :Horror

日向一角

1950-01-03 0

Kagebōshi

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and decided to catch the culprit, not only for the sake of th ...
Genre :

1969-11-15 0

Married Woman: Another Law of the Night

The film takes place in Yokohama, a night city where you can revel in the neon mood. A bartender who wants to become a singer and a beautiful married woman burn fierce and ephemeral love in a confront ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, Crime

大月忠馬

1955-01-09 0

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen. Omachi was stalked by a ronin named Akiyama Kanosuke, ...
Genre :

1968-07-27 0

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy

Genre :

1969-07-26 0

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2

Genre :

1968-11-30 0

The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2

Genre :

1955-08-03 0

Yukiko

Genre :Drama

1967-09-08 0

Black Ninja

Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period. ...
Genre :

Bungorô

1963-10-04 0

Prince of Wolves

As the post-war turmoil continued, Take, the boss of the waifs, stole the money of US soldiers and lived with friends. They were like children of wolves. By chance, they were found by and became a mem ...
Genre :Action, Crime

1967-08-12 0

Young Boss, Fugitive

Genre :Crime, Action

Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")

1969-08-27 6.9

Love and Crime

A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Koichiro Amemiya

1973-08-11 6

Men and War III: The Final Chapter

Final part of epic drama about war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family through the Sino-Japanese War through the Soviet Union's sudden attack upon Japanese troo ...
Genre :Drama, War, History

1962-09-01 0

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling ...
Genre :

1963-01-13 6.6

An Actor's Revenge

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago. ...
Genre :Drama

1962-09-09 0

I. George monogatari taiyō no ko

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1964-03-01 7

The Third Ninja

Three Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga. ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Comedy, Family, Adventure

Kawahara

1964-12-05 0

Police Precinct: Missing Person

Two people disappeared, engineers of the companies Yamato Matsui and Koyama. The two worked overtime, and it is proven that they consumed alcohol together. According to the sushi restaurant employee w ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1962-09-30 0

At the Side of the Bridge 2

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1955-06-07 0

The Further Adventures of Genta

Genre :

1970-05-26 0

Okinawa

A group of teenagers grow up in Okinawa amid the protests and resistance against the presence of the American base in the island. ...
Genre :Drama

1956-03-22 0

Avalanche

Genre :Drama

1959-04-22 0

Hahakogusa

Based on the Nobu Koito story ...
Genre :Drama

1962-09-16 0

Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1956-02-18 0

鍔鳴浪人

Genre :

1974-06-15 6

The Beast Shall Die

Kunihiko Date (Hiroshi Fujioka), a young criminal genius, puts a perfect crime plan into action to take revenge on the men who once drove his father to ruin. ...
Genre :Thriller, Crime, Drama

1951-06-01 0

限りなき情熱

Is it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the bustling streets of dazzling colors, where revelry abounds, a tale of love and chivalry blossoms into a b ...
Genre :Romance

1956-07-25 0

G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization

The fourth installment of G-men of Japan ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Action

1962-12-23 0

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1960-09-28 0

Challenge Beneath the Waves

1960 Toei action film. ...
Genre :Action

1951-07-12 0

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on the hero's life, they find themselves in need of pr ...
Genre :Drama, Action

Gensai Ihara

1957-09-23 0

Ghost Ship Part 2

Jiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father. Meanwhile, Princess Yuki (Yumiko Hasegawa) and Chacha (Eiko Maruyama) are kidnapped by pirates, so after dedic ...
Genre :Fantasy, Adventure, Horror

1978-12-27 0

Ore wa Ueno no puresurī

Genre :

1964-04-29 0

Dear Mr. Prime Minister

Kakumaru (Kiyoshi Atsumi) is an unpopular manzai performer who is too good-natured but has a very bad manners. Moulin, Kakumaru's former partner, gained popularity through her comedy routine with his ...
Genre :Comedy

Chief Inspector Udagawa

1955-01-03 6

Foul Play

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was killed in the middle of a game. ...
Genre :Mystery

1956-01-03 7

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business. ...
Genre :Mystery

1961-09-13 6

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Me ...
Genre :Crime, Action

Chief Public Prosecutor

1975-09-06 6.8

Solar Eclipse

When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot. ...
Genre :Drama

1982-05-18 0

A Woman in Danger

A girl who comes to Yokohama from Tsuwano stumbles upon the solution to a mysterious series of explosions. However, when she learns this secret, evil hands reach out to her! ...
Genre :Thriller

1966-10-15 6.7

The Great White Tower

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothin ...
Genre :Drama

1971-02-10 6.3

Shadow of Deception

It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She now lives in a local town with a rich old man who owns a dry goods store. Minako travels to Tokyo on b ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama

1967-01-14 0

Rebellion of Japan

Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair with Tate who's a young lieutenant in the Army, ultim ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1948-11-30 5.4

Apostasy

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual. ...
Genre :Drama

1960-03-01 0

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business. ...
Genre :Comedy

1981-04-26 0

Aoba gakuen monogatari

1981 Japanese film based on the novel by Naoshiro Yoshimoto. ...
Genre :Family

1958-04-15 5.7

Night Drum

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spitefu ...
Genre :Drama, History

1956-06-19 0

Meiken monogatari

Japanese film. ...
Genre :Family

Hospital Guard

1964-10-03 6

The Glamorous Ghost

Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife, then embarks on a crusade to extort all the wealthy ...
Genre :Mystery

The Fiend with Twenty Faces

1957-05-28 0

The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend

Fourth film in the Boy Detectives Club series. ...
Genre :Mystery

1957-05-20 0

Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki

A man with many disguises uses robotic beetles, man-made monsters and other devices to try and steal atomic power. ...
Genre :Mystery

1980-08-09 0

The Terrifying Man-eating Shark Woman

Toshio, who works at an architectural firm, visits a fishing port to reminisce about his love with his girlfriend Kyoko, who died suddenly one year ago. On a small island, he meets a woman who looks j ...
Genre :TV Movie, Horror

1950-08-26 6

Fencing Master

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

Kobayashi

1959-09-30 5.7

Four Hours of Terror

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror. ...
Genre :Thriller

1957-03-26 0

続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻

Third sequel to "Story of Second Class Private". ...
Genre :Comedy

1958-08-06 6

Detective Duel

A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating the missing person's case from a wealthy family. ...
Genre :

Lawyer Fujimoto

1965-05-01 7

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but ...
Genre :Crime, Comedy

Sasaki Jyuemon

1964-04-18 0

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws ...
Genre :

1961-05-21 0

Tale of a Company Boss

Japanese comedy film. ...
Genre :Comedy

Sojiro

1961-09-16 7.5

Immortal Love

A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through three decades of bitter conflict which engulfs their c ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Jutaro Toriumi

1958-11-11 6

Points and Lines

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide. ...
Genre :Crime

Mr. Murota

1961-03-19 6.3

Zero Focus

One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some s ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, Mystery

1972-10-10 6.8

The Fearless Avenger

Thirsting for revenge, Jokichi rashly attempts to assassinate the evil Chogoro but ends up being captured by Yakuza. His life is spared by Boss Juzaburo, in order that the harmony of an important comm ...
Genre :Action

1961-11-22 6.3

The Catch

Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their 'catch'. ...
Genre :War, Drama

Tokijiro

1988-05-14 5.9

The Yen Family

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Family

1963-04-28 0

To Your Majesty, The Emperor

A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up. ...
Genre :Comedy, War

1954-07-27 7

Ditch

Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house. ...
Genre :Drama

Kihachi Yamaguchi

1961-05-31 0

北上川悲歌

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song by Tsuzuko Sugawara. ...
Genre :Drama

1961-10-22 0

Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. Sado Masasaburo, the founder of Sado Masa, one of the oldest lumber merchants in Kiba, has recently become ...
Genre :Comedy

1958-01-03 0

No Advice Taken

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

1960-05-10 7

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers. ...
Genre :Action

沢本耕三

1960-10-19 6.3

World War III Breaks Out

The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke t ...
Genre :Science Fiction, Drama

1951-09-07 0

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown

Bored Hatamoto movie #12 ...
Genre :Action, History

Choji Otomo

1973-04-28 7.291

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitio ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1984-12-28 0

Nezumi Kozō kaitō den

Japanese comedy film. ...
Genre :Comedy

1962-08-04 0

The Sentencer

A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs. ...
Genre :Action

Jutaro Mitsui

1970-06-20 6.1

Blind Woman's Curse

Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The ...
Genre :Crime, Horror, Drama, Action

Hideo Endo

1953-10-07 7.431

Hiroshima

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city. ...
Genre :Drama, History

Narrator

1953-01-01 6.3

Hokusai

A documentary about the life and art of wood-block artist Katsushika Hokusai. ...
Genre :Documentary

1957-03-04 6.4

Rice

A touching story depicting the harsh lives of farmers in Kasumigaura. An attempt to start a fishery business to revive an ailing farming community creates friction amongst the proud residents. ...
Genre :Drama

Kihei Musashiya

1964-11-21 4.2

The Scarlet Camellia

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Chiyokichi Motoura

1974-10-19 7.333

The Castle of Sand

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard. ...
Genre :Crime, Mystery, Drama

Ishizuka

1954-06-24 0

The Street Without Sun

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers at a large printing house and the strikers' steadfastness, which neither hunger nor violence could ...
Genre :Drama

Danjô Tonami

1972-01-15 7.362

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro. ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

1962-10-07 0

Chibusa o daku musume tachi

Japanese drama. ...
Genre :Drama

1972-08-12 6

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Japanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp and then going to Iwo Jima in the last days of World War II. ...
Genre :War

1967-07-08 6.2

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business. ...
Genre :Crime, Action

Denbei Niwa

1964-11-01 7.5

Revenge

An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller, Action

1969-05-30 7.7

Broken Swords

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira. ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1958-04-14 7

Wind, Woman and Road

A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the farmers transporting gold to the governor think they are about to be robbed as the two gamblers face off a ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1962-05-27 7

Tokyo Bay

An investigation into a drug smuggler who is assassinated in front of an insurance building sets two detectives, Sumikawa and Akine, into a sprawling investigation through Tokyo's underworld. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama

Denzo

1983-09-15 0

Hometown

Deep in the mountains of Japan a dam is scheduled to be built, thus forcing a relocation of the farmers. One of them is 78-year-old Denzo, whose son and his wife consider him senile. Left alone, he be ...
Genre :

1967-09-30 0

The Sister Gamblers

Third film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1981-12-03 0

The Black Hood

A horse-riding samurai fights villains. ...
Genre :Action

1975-09-06 6

Main Line to Terror

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospital patients, plots to disrupt and, in ten days, de ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

1963-03-16 8

Life of Hishakaku

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku swears to dedicate himself to protect the Koganes i ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Etsuko's Father-in-Law

1973-04-21 7.5

Internal Sleuth

When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective criminal tries to find out the truth. ...
Genre :Action, Crime

Kogure

1961-08-05 0

Man with the Funky Hat

Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business deali ...
Genre :Crime, Action

Takahiro Hori

1963-04-28 6.8

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords. ...
Genre :History, Action, Drama

Sado Nagaoka

1973-07-13 7.1

Miyamoto Musashi

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1963-04-18 5.7

The Sunshine Girl

A young factory worker struggles to figure out what she wants to do with her life. ...
Genre :

Sokichi Naganuma

1967-06-22 0

Portrait of Chieko

Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil painter. When a series of hardships befall her family, she finds herself unable to confide in her hus ...
Genre :Drama

Yahei Horibe

1978-10-28 6.568

The Fall of Ako Castle

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of th ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1967-07-14 0

The Woman Gambler

Second film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin. In a fierce gambling den where rough men clash like sparks, two f ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, History

1954-02-03 5

The End of a Day

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot Hanada. Uji takes a sharpshooter called Takagi and t ...
Genre :Drama, War

Igawa Ushimatsu

1977-10-29 6.7

Village of Eight Gravestones

The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors. Adaptation of novel by Seishi Yokomizo ...
Genre :Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Takita

1970-12-25 0

Just for You

Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she was raised by Shizuko, the madame of a geisha house. Yumi is impulsive, out-going. And although she cannot ...
Genre :

1970-09-12 0

The All-Out Game

When Daisaku Hotta (Kosaburo Onogawa), the cheer leader of Tonan High School, hears that Rikiya Kudo (Saburo Shindo), the captain of the Judo team and Shiro Usami (Kei Wakakura) of the boxing team are ...
Genre :

1970-07-01 0

Sex Revolution

Story exposes free-sex among highschool students. ...
Genre :

1955-07-12 0

Seven Masks of Revenge

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his taxi when he sees a man heading into Shiodome Town. Next day the man is found brutally murdered an ...
Genre :Mystery

Oshima

1956-03-26 6.6

Darkness at Noon

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story. ...
Genre :Crime

1959-09-23 0

Tokyo Detective Girl

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case. ...
Genre :Comedy, Mystery

Kimiteru Soga

1961-01-22 5

Incidental Murders

The daughter of the wealthy Soga family is kidnapped and her fiance is murdered. But the kidnappers, Tatsu and Sanko are unaware that Tatsuko is the heiress to a fortune. Two strong-arm brothers, Kosa ...
Genre :Drama

1971-06-25 5.7

Patience Has An End

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Temple priest

1964-11-17 6.8

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He g ...
Genre :Adventure, Action, Drama

Officer Kihara

1960-04-26 6

The Man of Seven Faces

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case. ...
Genre :Mystery

1956-12-05 0

Mother Peacock

Japanese drama film. ...
Genre :Drama

1956-04-23 0

Tengoku wa doko da

Japanese drama. ...
Genre :Drama

Old Man

1975-05-31 6.949

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest. ...
Genre :Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance

1948-09-26 0

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob. ...
Genre :Drama

Kaminari-san

1953-02-20 0

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second feature film directed by Kamei Fumio, who is known as a master of documentary films, and followed h ...
Genre :Drama

1976-01-31 5.8

Dragon Princess

A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend. ...
Genre :Action

Priest

1970-03-18 0

Rainbow Over Paris

A young composer falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy company president and flies to Paris when he learns she is studying music there. But, when he finally wins her after many diffic ...
Genre :Drama, Music

1964-01-09 5.4

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-i ...
Genre :Action

Kazami

1975-04-05 7

Great Jailbreak

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men ...
Genre :Action, Crime

1971-06-10 7

Blood for Blood

The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the city has sprouted into a boomtown and business is good. Two of ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Seikichi, Yahichi's father

1963-06-14 10

Tale of Army Brutality

Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ...
Genre :Drama, War

1979-04-28 4.2

Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly

Yuichi prides himself on the fact that he is a family man but contrary to his conception of an ideal family life, at age 24, his wife has already run out on him. In utter confusion, he tries to reason ...
Genre :Drama

1966-07-09 6

Seven Gamblers

Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys. ...
Genre :

Ojii

1960-10-19 7.5

The River Fuefuki

In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to ...
Genre :War, Drama, History

Lieutenant Ishimaru

1955-01-09 0

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

Genre :War

1962-03-21 6.2

The Christian Revolt

In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa. ...
Genre :Drama, History, War

1978-06-03 6

The Okinawa War of Ten Years

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tri ...
Genre :Crime

1973-04-07 5.385

The Wanderers

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' ent ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Kuroda Naritaka

1973-08-11 7.3

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Ogami Itto is challenged by a quintet of warriors, each armed with one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one fifth of the information he needs to complete his assignment. ...
Genre :Action, Crime, Thriller, Adventure

1957-10-15 6.8

The Story of Pure Love

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances ...
Genre :Romance, Drama

Seizo Takahashi

1964-06-28 6.99

Intentions of Murder

The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life. ...
Genre :Drama

Shogen

1980-04-29 0

May Love Be Restored

A tragic love story between a prostitute and a young trainee monk. ...
Genre :Drama

1969-12-20 4.667

Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay

Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involved in a series of dangerous encounters. ...
Genre :Action

Detective

1960-12-18 0

Mahiru no wana

On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job after a run-in with some punks, but is offered a job b ...
Genre :Action, Crime

1965-05-26 6.4

A Chain of Islands

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation uncovers a black market scheme involving counterfeit mo ...
Genre :Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Makabe

1966-07-02 6.3

The Betrayal

A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1975-02-01 0

Without Complaint

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto. ...
Genre :Drama

1963-11-10 0

The Dragon Crest

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1963-12-25 6

Fight of the Gamblers

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his misdeeds. At home, when his mother, the boss of a constru ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1963-08-13 0

The Navy

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, h ...
Genre :War, Drama

Shoji

1962-05-01 7.4

The Mad Fox

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, bu ...
Genre :Fantasy, Drama, Romance

1959-04-01 0

Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla

Fourth Moonlight Mask theatrical film. ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

1961-02-26 5

The Harbor Lights

Genre :Drama

Seisaku Araki

1982-09-15 5

The Shootout

A run-in with the police once again puts three former reformatory inmates on the wrong side of the law. Their situation becomes increasingly desperate as events spin out of control, culminating in an ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, Action

1953-01-09 6.8

Tower of Lilies

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate a ...
Genre :War, Drama

1964-09-05 6

Giant Rumble

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home town. Swearing allegiance to his fiancée’s father, ...
Genre :

1960-08-24 6.5

The Sand City in Manchuria

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople. ...
Genre :Drama

1963-10-13 0

The Gambling Monk

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the famil ...
Genre :Comedy

1964-12-24 0

Gamblers and Racketeers

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Chiaki's father

1974-11-22 5

Virgin Blues

Teenagers are rebels without a cause. Let it be for stress relief or just a way to kill time, Mami (Kumiko Akiyoshi) and Chiaki were always up to no good – but their luck runs out when they shoplift w ...
Genre :Drama

1958-09-03 8.5

The Sword Knows

In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths. ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1962-04-29 6.5

Mother Country

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married soon. With the soil that is hard to work and the su ...
Genre :War, Drama

水野忠政

1965-01-03 8.2

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return. ...
Genre :Drama

Doctor

1978-10-07 6.4

The Demon

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1972-04-29 0

My Voiceless Friends

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families. ...
Genre :Drama

1971-05-29 0

A Woman Called En

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is released at the age of 44, the power struggles of h ...
Genre :Drama, History

Kyohei Kawashima

1979-04-21 7.521

Vengeance Is Mine

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1960-03-08 0

The Great Road

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war . ...
Genre :Drama

Taibei

1978-12-23 9.5

Lord Mito

One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

Shingo Hamamura

1964-07-11 10

Gambler

The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss w ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Makino Bingo no kami

1963-05-29 10

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Tryi ...
Genre :Drama

1957-03-04 0

Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a vault with no key, a suspect killed while in poli ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Action

Sunaga

1957-11-24 7.2

The Eleventh Hour

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to r ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Sakata Goro

1956-12-11 0

Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer

A robbery and murder occurred at a gas station facing the national highway at 1:00am. Detectives Nagata, head of the First Investigation Division, begins investigating. Two bullets were removed from t ...
Genre :

1976-08-14 1

The Corporation

Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion of Manchuria. He is offered a position in the expansive Kinki Corporation, but rival corporations are ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

Principal

1952-01-17 0

Become a Mother, Become a Woman

Genre :Drama

1959-12-20 0

Speed Crazy

Genre :

1951-08-10 0

Tales of a Drifter

Genre :

1952-04-24 0

Castle of Revenge

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the te ...
Genre :Drama, History

Hayashi

1961-08-06 0

Haitoku no mesu

Genre :Drama, Mystery

1954-06-22 0

Tomoshibi

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and is forced to leave. After his departure there is gr ...
Genre :Drama

Detective

1964-01-01 0

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

Based on Muneta Hiroshi's military novel. The main character, Yamaguchi Zensuke, is a military dog soldier. He joins the army and winds up sent overseas to China as a part of the military dog unit. He ...
Genre :Comedy, War

1957-12-22 0

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with blood ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1953-06-09 0

At the End of the Clouds

A movie that depicts the tragic fate of many Yokaren flight-academy pilots. ...
Genre :War, Drama

1975-09-14 0

A Bird of Africa

A group of kids find interest in birdwatching. ...
Genre :Family

1964-06-11 0

The Frolic of the Beasts

The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though her husband is cheated with her heart. Koji Umeya, who was working part-time at a shop, was able to se ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1960-05-10 0

Won't Stand for Dying

The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed ...
Genre :Action

1985-01-01 0

Dangerous Women

Shuhei, a mystery writer, is invited to a dinner party at a country house. The guests include Tanase and his wife Noriko. Next day, Tanase is shot and Noriko with a gun stands near him. Tanase calls o ...
Genre :Mystery, Thriller

1956-01-29 0

Lightning Karate Blow

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair of Okinawa karate films. The two-parter was releas ...
Genre :Action

1963-04-14 0

Seven Detectives: Find the Woman

This is the second installment in the Shichinin no Keiji police procedural series. ...
Genre :

1950-01-08 0

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

A continuation of the prior film (影法師). ...
Genre :

1960-03-01 0

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû

Genre :Crime, Drama

1959-02-10 0

A Man's Dark Finger

A touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the ability to easily decipher the mechanism of a safe. After being released from prison, he hopes to be rehab ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Action

1964-06-20 0

The Sharks

A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic tells the story of how the protagonist, who has become ...
Genre :Drama

1970-11-21 0

Inside a Girl's Dormitory

Genre :Comedy, Drama

1960-04-05 0

White Cliffs

1960 Toei film. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1954-11-08 0

Wakai hito-tachi

Genre :

1964-02-23 0

Jinsei Gekijo

1964 Nikkatsu Theater of Life adaptation. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1957-07-02 0

Sendō shimai

1957 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1982-08-07 0

Ekisutora

Genre :

1956-01-29 0

Samurai of the Great Earth

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River". ...
Genre :Action

1966-11-26 0

Inochi hateru hi made

1966 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1979-01-20 0

Rika

Genre :

1961-04-21 0

Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō

Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screenplay by Matsuura Kenro (The Dice Magistrate). Shot by Nishikawa Shoei (I Am the Magician of Hell). ...
Genre :

Morihara

1961-06-21 0

Koi no gashū

Taiji (Kawazu Yusuke), who works at Noble Cosmetics, wants to marry his girlfriend Tomie (Kuwano Miyuki), but is having a hard time saving up the money. On a night train, he casually takes a photo of ...
Genre :Comedy

Heizo Asao

1966-07-30 0

Ohana han

This is a film adaptation of a popular NHK drama that depicts a strong-willed woman, Hana, who lives a lively life while being swept up in the waves of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras. ...
Genre :Drama

Heizo Asao

1966-10-01 0

Ohana han: Dai ni bu

A sequel to Ohana han. ...
Genre :Drama

1969-08-30 0

The Sea Anemone

The story of a sexy girl with a passion for attracting men and counting the money she entices from them with her body. ...
Genre :Comedy

1971-04-28 0

花も実もある為五郎

Genre :

1969-04-26 0

Big, Big Fellow

The golden duo of Yoshitaro Mura and Kiyoshi Atsumi brings you a full-on comedy filled with laughter and melancholy set in Kitakyushu. Matsujiro Minamida (Atsumi) plays an uneducated and uncouth local ...
Genre :Comedy

1957-04-02 10

Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a Beauty at Midnight

A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman. ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

1963-07-27 0

At the Side of the Bridge 4

Genre :Drama

1958-06-10 0

Police Precinct Part 7

The body of a woman was found in a manhole. Is it an affair? The victim is a clerk at a mannequin manufacturing company. At the age of 26, she was a widow with a child, and she went missing after he w ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1960-03-15 0

Delinquent Angel

One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga ...
Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

1963-07-07 0

Police Precinct: Teenage Footsteps

A 16-year-old high school student Midori Matsumoto was found dead on the banks of the Tama River. The only clue is shoe marks on rubber soles. From the interview of witnesses, it became clear that Mid ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1967-10-14 0

Escape Man

1967 Daiei movie. ...
Genre :Crime, Action

1960-09-13 0

The Brass General

Ammo scavengers make a living gathering the unexploded bombs and shell casings from the U.S. military training grounds. One of them, Zen, is their champion, a stingy but good-natured person. Based on ...
Genre :Comedy

1971-05-22 0

Challenge at Dawn

Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by corruption and yakuza involvement in the construction ...
Genre :History

Police officer

1954-10-05 0

Aku no tanoshisa

Film directed by Yasuki Chiba. ...
Genre :

Tokujiro Kuranari

1970-03-05 0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty

The second film in the Kanto Street Peddlers Clan series starring Bunta Sugawara. ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1955-04-10 0

Sisters

Keiko and Toshiko are sisters who leave their mountain home, where their parents live in a hydroelectric plant company house to study in the city. They stay with their kind-hearted aunt and her jovial ...
Genre :Drama

Chief of the Human Rights Protection Division, Okamoto

1965-05-15 6

Witness Chair

Murder case and trial. ...
Genre :Drama

1964-04-04 0

A Public Benefactor

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness. ...
Genre :Drama

1972-09-02 8

Professional Killers

A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure

Jiroemon

1972-01-01 8

Kogarashi Monjiro

Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mou ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama

Tsujimoto

1976-02-28 8.2

The Roads Men Travel

The series depicts the employees of a security company from different generations and backgrounds facing many difficult questions. It features a guard who survived a suicide mission during the war and ...
Genre :Drama

1976-04-05 7

Please Hire Me!

Ex-sword teacher Ihei Misawa is a skilled swordsman but because of his kind and judicious heart, he never fails to get caught up in trouble and therefore is unable to obtain status and success. But hi ...
Genre :Drama, Action & Adventure

1987-11-28 0

An Early Autumn

A former couple, separated for over 20 years, were reunited after being told their son had only 3 months to live. What should they do as parents? As they worried, they soon began to feel the weight of ...
Genre :Family, Drama

大河内清作

1978-06-03 10

The White Tower

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothin ...
Genre :Drama

1970-01-18 0

Second generation

The film explores the joys and sorrows of intergenerational life and the love between a mother and daughter at a lumber wholesale store in Kiba, Tokyo. ...
Genre :Drama