Acting
Kazuki Nishi
Acting credits
6.4A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.
Jigoku
1960
5.0Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956
7.4No synopsis available yet.
Ghost of the Pearl Divers
1960
6.0After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact revenge on the Tokugawa. At the same time there is a succession dispute in the Kuroda clan, as one faction tried to usurp the rightful heir and take over the honored clan. Before his untimely death, the lord of the Kuroda bestowed “Nihongo”, a magnificent spear, on his finest warrior, which ultimately brings him into contact with two of Japan’s most famous historical figures, Yagyu Jubei and Miyamoto Musashi. Can the three masters of martial art join forces to defeat their enemies and save the nation?
Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle
1960
NRJapanese war film.
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954
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
7.5Follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries to rebuild his life.
An Inn at Osaka
1954
NROn September 1, 1923, an unprecedented earthquake hit the Kanto region. The streets are filled with victims, and rumors are circulating around. The military seized the opportunity to round up and kill many socialists, anarchists, and Koreans, culminating in the arrest and murder of Sakae Osugi. His comrades and students are outraged by this atrocity. The young man Furukawa also becomes stronger in his determination to overthrow the military...
Beyond the Hills
1960
NRIn the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears collapse, Anzai demands a seed from Yoshimi’s lineage, specifically from his wife, Fushihime. Outraged but facing annihilation, Yoshimi gives Fushihime a string of eight ancestral beads and urges her to escape to loyal retainer Inuda Kobungo. Instead, she goes alone to Anzai, followed by her dog, Hachibo. In a twist, Hachibo attacks and kills Anzai, allowing Fushihime to escape. She later reveals that the beads protected her and predicts that eight warriors bearing these beads will someday defend the Satomi family before passing away. Yoshimi finds one of the beads in Inuzuka Nobuno’s armor and convinces her to serve him. Meanwhile, Baka Daiki, plotting to overthrow Satomi, imprisons Inukawa Shosuke, who tries to intervene, under the watch of vassal Aminen Saomojiro.
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
1957
5.4Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, and he's always wearing shades in the daytime...
The Lady Vampire
1959
Japanese crime film.
トップ屋を殺せ
1960
NRShintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki.
Basement of Death
1960
Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
Kyōen Kobanzame
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Female Thief and the Bomb
1960
NRJapanese spy film.
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
1959
Japanese film about a juvenile delinquent who becomes a part of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.
Fighting Horizon
1960
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
NRKazuko Matsuo sings the theme song to this drama film.
東京の夜は泣いている
1961
Japanese war film.
Quiet Dawn in the Front
1959
Japanese crime film.
No Police
1959
NRThe film depicts a psychological battle involving suspense and romance between the protagonist, who feigns mental illness to avoid being declared a war criminal, and a female military doctor from the Soviet military's political department who interrogates him.
Escape from the Soviet Union: Female Military Doctor and Fake Madman
1958
NRKyôko Yashiro's film debut for Shintoho.
Hibarigaoka Showdown
1957