Satsuki Arakawa

1961 Japanese movie

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

Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his police officer friend and a Turkish girl, travels all the way from Kyushu to Tokyo. Disguising himself as a yakuza member, he intends to root out the underworld's base of operations, weaving together love, guns, and violence to unravel the mystery behind the enigmatic incident and the true nature of evil. This thrilling action drama combines suspense with excitement, depicting a tale filled with love, fists, and firearms.

1961 Japanese movie

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A mystery story set on a haunted island: a student is murdered, followed by the suicide of his lover.

A thriller of deduction and duels, in which a newspaper reporter bravely takes on a gang in the city’s skyscraper district over a mysterious recording by a diva.

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Released on the same date as Shochiku's version.

With his mother’s wishes and a young woman’s prayers in his heart, a spirited young man fights to uphold the honor of college judo.

A passionate young man who lives for judo, the innocent girl he adores, and a challenge to the judo boss… A major match where love and life are on the line.

The story of a young police officer who risks his career to save the soul of a woman who curses societal evils and chooses the path of self-destruction.

A comedy about newlyweds.

A 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…

American Sergeant falls in love with a Japanese woman.

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A film filled with eroticism and humor, set in the Northern Alps where a naked woman has appeared, as depicted in the article “Naked Woman Appears in the Jungle,” and featuring a showman and a newspaper reporter.

His best friend is a gangster of the seas, and his beloved girlfriend is his sister… The deadly battle between a vicious smuggling ring and the Coast Guard rages on in the strait.

First film in Teruo Ishii's Line series.

Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima. The movie is based on Das doppelte Lottchen, a novel later adapted as The Parent Trap.

Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Japanese comedy film.

Natsuko Kayama, an authority in the beauty industry and once known as Miss Tokyo, is a first-class wife. Her husband, Senkichi, on the contrary, is a good-natured man and slow-witted. They are rarely seen together, and others often criticize them for being too boring and uninteresting.

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.

Early pinku.

A humorous salaryman comedy about the president of a beer company who is said to be President Rai. The third work after the Kingoro's Soldier and the "Kingoro's Officer". The original work is Kuni Sasaki, the adaptation is Yasunori Kawauchi of "The Officer of the Golden Tower".

Melodrama about two sisters with different mothers.

Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.

Women endure hardship and struggle to keep away from prostitution in the immediate aftermath of WWII. The "Special Comfort Women Association" (RAA) creates a shelter for women to avoid falling into prostitution. Young Fumiko and Yuko will try their luck there.

Japanese crime film.

Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.

Japanese youth film about kendo.

Early pinku.

Moju Tsukai no Shojo is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film

Asako Miura grew up in a wealthy family, but she rebelled against her mother Sawako's adulterous relationship with Akagi, a boss who controlled the underworld, and joined a gang of delinquent girls. Now, she spends her days acting like a queen, surrounded by many teenage yakuza.

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Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.

Romantic comedy about a love triangle between two girls who fall in love with a reliable young doctor.