Acting

Kinko Kato

Acting credits

No artwork available
7.5

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.

The Tale of Jiro

1955

Mr. Shosuke Ohara poster
6.2

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

1949

Kono michi akashingō poster
NR

This film depicts women who throw themselves into the world of call girls as an easy way to make a living and seek pleasure, only to ruin their lives through money and sex.

Kono michi akashingō

1964

Broken Blossoms poster
6.0

War drama about army nurses.

Broken Blossoms

1959

Nonki saiban poster
NR

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.

Nonki saiban

1955

No artwork available
NR

On a Sunday morning, young dentist Toshio Ezaki wakes up with a hangover, on a bench in his office. He finds a poisoned woman in a green-striped Western-style outfit lying in his exam room. He must retrace his blurry steps of the night before, and navigate a web of embezzlement, murder, framings, and false identities in Tokyo's Ginza district, to discover the identity of the dead woman and why she is there—and hopefully prove his innocence, before his wedding in three days...

Golden Beast

1950

Sexy Line poster
5.0

It tells the story of a couple who fall into a trap set up by a sinister organization. One of them is a guy who is framed for the murder of his lover. The other is a woman pick-pocket who is entrapped by the organization's schemes involving their crimes. Fate places them together, and they start to investigate the prostitution ring run by the organization...

Sexy Line

1961

Sanshiro of Ginza poster
7.0

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Sanshiro of Ginza

1950

No artwork available
NR

The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda.

Underwater Murder

1958

No artwork available
NR

Japanese film.

Santōshain to onna hisho

1955

No artwork available
NR

Japanese crime film.

Nude Woman and Murder Maze

1959

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film.

Watashi wa uso wa mōshimasen

1961

Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition poster
NR

An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the Owari clan. Hibari Misora plays two roles: a charming princess and a dashing youngster, performs songs and dances throughout the film until the big decisive battle.

Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition

1956

No artwork available
NR

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

A Mother's Love

1950

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film.

金語楼の成金王

1958

Half Virgin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Half Virgin

1953

Death Row Woman poster
6.0

Arrested for the murder of her wealthy businessman father, convicted on false evidence and sentenced to death, Kyoko is determined to prove her innocence.

Death Row Woman

1960

Hibarigaoka Showdown poster
NR

Kyôko Yashiro's film debut for Shintoho.

Hibarigaoka Showdown

1957