Acting
Masatoki Sasaki
Acting credits
7.5A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
Floating Weeds
1959
NRA moving story depicting the spirit of a young marathon runner who set a new world record in Boston, encouraged by the love of his family, a young woman’s prayers, and warm friendship.
Shinzōyaburi no oka
1954
7.3A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.
The Quiet Duel
1949
No synopsis available yet.
Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō
1953
7.1Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.
Her Brother
1960
NRA young engineer and a pure-hearted mountain girl take on the challenges of the Akan primeval forest, where lawlessness and violence run rampant.
Outlaw
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Konna beppin mita koto nai
1954
6.2When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound.
The Rainbow Man
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha yamahiko
1952
NRDeep down, a dark shadow always lingered in the heart of Ushio, a young prosecutor who had made a name for himself by cracking down on organized crime. In the bribery case involving his old college friend Ayao, he had sought a two-year prison sentence in accordance with the law. Ayao took his own life, and his family was torn apart by the world’s persecution.
Kenji to onnakanshu
1949
6.3A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.
Odd Obsession
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Boshisen
1951
6.8Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is told to send money for medical research into the condition. This prompts him to pay his father a visit, leading to a series of mishaps that leaves him at the bottom of the heap in what he once expected to be a promising lifetime career.
The Crowded Train
1957
7.3The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.
Lightning
1952
7.0A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
The Whale God
1962
This film depicts the fighting spirit of the frontline troops on Guadalcanal.
Human Bullet Corps
1944
NRIn a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this stagnant town ablaze.
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
1959
7.0A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!
Sentimental Mobsters
1963
NRA yakuza man who dreads being released from prison, yet the day of his release arrives. Awaiting him are a woman’s burning gaze and the muzzle of a gangster’s gun…
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Onsen Geisha
1963
Yamagami, who had been working as an engineer at an automobile factory in Manchuria, returns to postwar Tokyo for the first time in five years and is devastated to learn that his former lover, Mitsuko, had become the wife of Professor Oikawa. Now a married woman, Mitsuko is shocked to learn that Yamagami, who had been falsely reported as dead, is still alive. Conflicted about her feelings, Mitsuko confesses everything to her husband.
Thunderstorm
1946
1946 Japanese movie.
Ojōsama o te o
1946
NRSawakichi carried on his late father’s legacy, devoting himself to training in the art of seduction while searching for the secret scroll, but he fell just short of success. What is this secret scroll?
Just Barely
1960
NRA unique tale of romance and action in which an escaped convict fights villains to save his comrade’s sister from danger, only to fall in battle.
The Orion Constellation
1948