Directing
Kyōtarō Namiki
Born — Died
1902-12-15 — 2001-02-14
Place of birth
Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
21 titles
Known for
9.0Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.
妖婦 夜嵐お絹と天人お玉
1957
NRThe 39th "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Arashi.
Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen
1956
5.0After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.
Miki, the Swordman
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958
NRShunsuke Washimi, a member of the karate club, misunderstands the affections of Chiyo, a lodging house girl who is in love with him and in the midst of a confusion challenges Yamauchi Tatsuhiko to a fight, forgetting the true core of martial arts, that should only be used as a selfdefense.
Karate Sanshiro
1951
8.0The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the person responsible, but they can't even determine the victim's identity, much less find any clues. However, the incident is made public when newspapers give wide coverage to the story, so Staff Sergeant Kosaka is dispatched from Tokyo to solve the case. Eventually, General Tsunekichi is taken into custody by local infantrymen because of the testimony of another unit, but the spirit of the dead woman appears before Staff Sergeant Kosaka, who continues to investigate on his own...
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
1957
Behind the camera
9.0Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.
妖婦 夜嵐お絹と天人お玉
1957
NRThe 39th "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Arashi.
Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen
1956
5.0After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.
Miki, the Swordman
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958
NRShunsuke Washimi, a member of the karate club, misunderstands the affections of Chiyo, a lodging house girl who is in love with him and in the midst of a confusion challenges Yamauchi Tatsuhiko to a fight, forgetting the true core of martial arts, that should only be used as a selfdefense.
Karate Sanshiro
1951
8.0The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the person responsible, but they can't even determine the victim's identity, much less find any clues. However, the incident is made public when newspapers give wide coverage to the story, so Staff Sergeant Kosaka is dispatched from Tokyo to solve the case. Eventually, General Tsunekichi is taken into custody by local infantrymen because of the testimony of another unit, but the spirit of the dead woman appears before Staff Sergeant Kosaka, who continues to investigate on his own...
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
1957
NRThe 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956
NRObscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
NRPeriod film about the legendary detective Umon
Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.
Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin
1954
Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939
NR1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together
Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen
1951
NRBased on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.
Shimizu no Jirocho den
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954
Japanese film.
Nangoku taiheiki
1937
No synopsis available yet.
Oiwa Nagaya
1931
8.2Kind-hearted girl next door beauty (Junko Ikeuchi) turns the heads of all the handsome boys, so three other models decide to push her off the nearest cliff. But her aunt is a witch who grants her monstrous powers to transform into a beast and get her revenge.
Vampire Bride
1960
NRShintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki.
Basement of Death
1960
NRBored Hatamoto film #8
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
1937
