
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokai no kiba
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kaachan wa hannin janai
1958
NRThe case of a millionaire’s daughter who goes missing over a stolen necklace belonging to a foreign woman.
Koi o sutta onna
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
White Jeep Patrol
1958
NRAn elderly detective and a young detective fall into a trap set by a gang of vicious robbers while escorting a suspect to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Handcuffs
1958
6.7In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
Film credits
1960s · 21 titles
6.4Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Gamera vs. Barugon
1966
7.0In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.
The Great Wall
1962
6.8Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
6.7Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
A Wife Confesses
1961
6.5Pu Zhe, younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko, daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the test when Japan loses the war.
The Wandering Princess
1960
8.0Toramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is dismissed the force when his pistol is stolen while doing one of his good deeds. He saves a child from drowning, restores it to his mother, then finds that someone has run off with his gun and later uses it to kill. Then he breaks up a group of hoodlums attacking a young girl named Mieko, and the police, his former friends, deciding he has gone too far, decide to sue him. On top of this the girl gets hurt and, consequently, a child from the kindergarten where Mieko teaches is kidnapped on his way home. Impersonating a policeman he tracks down the gangsters and rescues the boy. Due to this he also uncovers a scandal which allows the police to make a long due clean up in the political world. As a reward for all of this he wins the regard of the girl but now faces a stiff prison sentence for impersonating the policeman he had been and which, at heart, he truly remains.
The Bogus Policeman
1967
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
8.0A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired. Also known as Black Super Express
Superexpress
1964
6.6After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
Black Report
1963
10.0Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.
The Burdened Sisters
1961
7.2High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him into divorcing his wife, only for their new marriage to be destabilized by the arrival of her young niece.
Stolen Pleasure
1962
7.1Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.
Black Test Car
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokyo Ninja Force
1966
NR1960 Japanese movie
Ashita kara otona da
1960
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
NRDepicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as pilots in the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps.
Ah Special Attack Corps
1960
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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Zero-Fighters
1965
NRDetective Goto, who had sniffed out drugs as the culprit behind the murder of an elderly woman, was run over and killed while pursuing the culprit. His younger brother Matabei vowed to challenge the culprit in front of his brother's grave. A fast-paced action-packed story.
Hit and Run Gang
1960
9.0Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.
Love and Life
1961
9.0A drama about the sex industry.
Let's Dance Tonight
1967
1950s · 36 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokai no kiba
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kaachan wa hannin janai
1958
NRThe case of a millionaire’s daughter who goes missing over a stolen necklace belonging to a foreign woman.
Koi o sutta onna
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
White Jeep Patrol
1958
NRAn elderly detective and a young detective fall into a trap set by a gang of vicious robbers while escorting a suspect to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Handcuffs
1958
6.7In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
NRA young man who is ostracized by society because his older brother has a criminal record—a situation that even threatens his marriage—is on the verge of falling into a life of crime. To protect him, the older brother takes up a gun once again.
Escape from Temptation
1957
NRA melancholic love story between a young photographer and a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage for the sake of her poor father-in-law.
Kosui monogatari
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Horeruna Yanpachi
1956
7.0Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.
On This Earth
1957
NRJudo movie.
Duel at Noon
1957
6.3The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.
Brother and Sister
1953
NRA heartbroken beauty has slipped into the ranks of the "Golden Horse" circus troupe. The circus's two star performers, vying for her affection, face off on a perilous trapeze, staking their love and friendship on the outcome.
Spark
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Woman of Fire
1954
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
NRCentered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.
The Birth of Judo
1955
NRTwo men clash over the beautiful star of a motorcycle show.
Driving Like Mad
1955
NRJudo movie.
Zoku ginga no miyako
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
So the million-yen lottery ticket I finally won turned out to be invalid, but what about the Boston bag full of a million yen that I found in the trash? The bizarre adventures of a cheerful office worker couple.
Genkin no negoto
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Fire Department
1951
Even the beautiful international port of Yokohama has a seedy underbelly. An action thriller in which a newspaper reporter plunges into a den of vice to expose the smuggling and the prostitution.
Dai san hijōsen
1956
NRA series of kidnappings is occurring right under the authorities’ noses as they desperately pursue the culprits. Could the typewritten ransom note reveal the culprit?
Kidnapper
1955
NRA young judo athlete ends up working as a cabaret bouncer.
Yearning
1954
NRThe 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.
Tenraku no shishū
1950
7.1Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
Giants and Toys
1958
A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.
Tsuma mo koisu
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Boshisen
1951
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
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
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
9.0Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause of the death, then discover that the cut rope was made in the factory for which Uozu’s brother works.
The Precipice
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chūzaisho nikki
1957
6.8Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bicycle race, they spend an enjoyable day together at the beach.
Kisses
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
1940s · 3 titles
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
NRTomoraka Tasaka's first postwar work.
Doburoku no Tatsu
1949
A melodrama in which two lovers reunite after a long journey through life.
Aizenso
1949
