Acting
Kōji Minami
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
7.8Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue. Ichikawa's film presents the tragic plot of the young geisha who is unable to enact her love for a man publicly in any way other than a histrionic story of torment, a heart-rending tale of lovers being crushed by fate. Instead, Ichikawa shows the contest of wills that transpires as two geisha, Oko and Kiyoha fight for the top spot in Nihonbashi, the pinnacle of the Tokyo geisha world. Nihonbashi is an elegant, if steely, exposition of manners. The young doctor, Shinzo Katsuragi, is the object of affection for both women, but appears to be more the choice reward for the plotting and thieving of these two early modern superwomen, than a lover they swoon over.
Bridge of Japan
1956
6.9Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game.
Punishment Room
1956
NRPink film starring Naomi Tani.
A Biography of the Body
1969
NRA cruel mark pressed onto beautiful skin. A shocking and controversial work.
Yoru omatsu chibusa
1968
NRPinku from 1969.
Onna ga mitasareru toki: Mashō tsuma
1969
Film credits
1960s · 4 titles
NRPink film starring Naomi Tani.
A Biography of the Body
1969
NRA cruel mark pressed onto beautiful skin. A shocking and controversial work.
Yoru omatsu chibusa
1968
NRPinku from 1969.
Onna ga mitasareru toki: Mashō tsuma
1969
3.3A thirty-year-old lesbian virgin sleeps with a man for the first time.
Love Awakening
1967
1950s · 4 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
7.8Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue. Ichikawa's film presents the tragic plot of the young geisha who is unable to enact her love for a man publicly in any way other than a histrionic story of torment, a heart-rending tale of lovers being crushed by fate. Instead, Ichikawa shows the contest of wills that transpires as two geisha, Oko and Kiyoha fight for the top spot in Nihonbashi, the pinnacle of the Tokyo geisha world. Nihonbashi is an elegant, if steely, exposition of manners. The young doctor, Shinzo Katsuragi, is the object of affection for both women, but appears to be more the choice reward for the plotting and thieving of these two early modern superwomen, than a lover they swoon over.
Bridge of Japan
1956
6.9Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game.
Punishment Room
1956
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Brooba
1955
