Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Shōbushi to sono musume
1959
NROne night, a college student is found dead, his body charred black. The victim’s girlfriend, Nobuko, vanishes right before the eyes of the authorities’ search team.
Otoko wa damasareru
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokai no kiba
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nureta hitomi
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hanzai rokugōchi
1960
NRA passionate young man who risks his life for love and judo and the innocent young woman who adores him face off against an evil judoka at Chidorigafuchi.
The Big Four of the Kodokan
1955
Film credits
1970s · 4 titles
NR16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Love for Eternity
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wicked Nun
1971
A talented man and a dull-witted one plan a big crime.
The Genius and Delinquent
1971
1960s · 18 titles
NROne night, a college student is found dead, his body charred black. The victim’s girlfriend, Nobuko, vanishes right before the eyes of the authorities’ search team.
Otoko wa damasareru
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hanzai rokugōchi
1960
6.1Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.
Gamera vs. Gyaos
1967
6.7Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still rages on -- unwittingly sparked by the gentle, kindly attentions of his daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, flashy dancer with a shady past. Pitiful and ridiculous as he is, Utsugi is without a trace of self-pity, and his diary shines with self-effacing good humor.
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
NRThe biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire.
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
1963
9.0Young student Koji attacks literary critic Ippei out of a desperate love for Ippei's neglected wife, Yuko. Following his release from prison, the three are bound together in a tense and destructive co-existence.
The Frolic of the Beasts
1964
NRA comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up in a dirty carriage that his father owned. His dream was to have a horse with a good coat that costs 10 million yen and he set a goal for it. At the invitation of Otaki-gumi executive Iwasa, he joined Otaki-gumi while the leader Sozaburo was sick. Miyoshi's method is not to deal with the yakuza's morale and slashing, but to handle things mentally....
Muchana Yakko
1964
NR1962 Japanese movie
Princess and I
1962
NR1962 Japanese movie
情熱の詩人啄木
1962
9.0Kuramoto, who works for a large trading company, is a skilled employee who is well-liked by the company president. He is engaged to an employee named Nishino Etsuko, but he used her for his own career advancement and kills her so that he can marry the company president's daughter. When Kuramoto returns from his honeymoon with his new wife, Etsuko's brother shows up in search of the whereabouts of his missing sister.
The Pit of Death
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Trump Card of Revenge
1966
NRA talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball world falls to his death at his hotel. Was it a homicide or suicide? His junior colleague pursues the mystery of his death.
Black Dead Ball
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kill Before Being Killed
1964
9.0Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
The Forest of No Escape
1965
NR1962 Japanese movie
誘拐
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
新・与太郎戦記
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Suitors
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Under the Tokyo Sky
1960
1950s · 27 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Shōbushi to sono musume
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokai no kiba
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nureta hitomi
1959
NRA passionate young man who risks his life for love and judo and the innocent young woman who adores him face off against an evil judoka at Chidorigafuchi.
The Big Four of the Kodokan
1955
NRA heartwarming tale of romance and thrills featuring an aging groom who discovers the potential of an exceptional racehorse hidden within an ordinary bloodline and dedicates his life to that horse, and an up-and-coming jockey, set against the backdrop of a thrilling steeplechase race.
Various Flowers
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Rōkyoku tengu dōjō
1955
NRIn 1945, in a Shanghai filled with a palpable sense of unease as the war was still raging, Atsuko Kijima and Ryuji Kudo fell in love and exchanged promises of marriage. Ryuji was deployed shortly thereafter, and after the war ended, he was taken to Siberia as a prisoner of war. Atsuko, who had returned to Tokyo, clung to the promise she had made with Ryuji—that if he were safe, he would “come to the garden of St. Nicholas Cathedral at noon on Christmas Day.” Relying on that promise, she went to St. Nicholas Cathedral at noon on Christmas Day in both 1946 and 1947, but Ryuji never appeared.
Tokyo Elegy
1951
NRAn ominous skull at a wedding venue; a series of chilling, mysterious incidents befalling a wealthy man whose heads of the family have gone missing on their wedding nights; and a mysterious white-haired demon driven mad by revenge!
Ma no hanayome ishō
1956
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
No synopsis available yet.
Fire Department
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955
NRMelodrama about a young woman who saves a young man from the world of evil after he has saved her from blindness.
8:13 PM
1956
Four trucks speeding down the Tokaido Highway in the dead of night while the muzzle of a murderer’s gun glows menacingly against the driver’s side.
Shinya no teikibin
1957
A romantic action drama set in early Meiji-era Hokkaido, centered on a passionate, justice-seeking newspaper reporter who takes on an official seeking to line his own pockets, alongside an ill-fated brother and sister harboring a desire for revenge.
Eki basha osowaru
1957
6.0In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop was organized to penetrate into the supreme headquarter of Russia in Tieling Mountain of China to find out the enemy's situation...
Advance Patrol
1957
5.0The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.
The Snowy Heron
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha nami
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kimi machifune
1954
NRA comedy about newlyweds.
Shinkon noroke bushi
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kesareta keiji
1958
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
6.1Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime.
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
1957
NRA tragic love story set in a hot-spring town.
Yu no machi jōwa
1951
9.0Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of Kan-ichi's debtor) is canceled to enable Miya to marry Tomiyama, a wealthy banker's son. In bitter despair, Kan-ichi breaks with his friends, drops his studies, and declares he has ceased to be human. He apprentices to a money-lender, and he's soon ruthless and wealthy. Several years later, Miya's in misery, her husband mistreats her. She goes to Kan-ichi to beg forgiveness; he pushes her away. He's now pursued by Akagashi, herself a cold-hearted loan shark. Can anything free Kan-ichi's hard heart from the golden demon
The Golden Demon
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Cat Knew
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nine Hours of Terror
1957
NRA young princess is kidnapped and put on a pirate ship bound for Hokkaido and the villainous Jaguar. Her only hope is the cook and a young man who knows Judo.
The Eyes of the Jaguar
1956
