Acting
Kenichi Kagami
Acting credits
No synopsis available yet.
Tree of Life
1947
No synopsis available yet.
Coming Up of Kodokan
1953
6.9A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
A Certain Killer
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Carriage Running in the Darkness
1947
NRA fierce battle between a vicious train criminal and a police officer.
Tetsuro no dankon
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tobu uta
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5.8Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The enraged princess promptly hatches a scheme to have Asahina bumped off -- along with his protector, Kyoshiro. Shiho Fujimura also stars in this installment of the enormously popular film series.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
Taeko Yasuhara was spectacularly betrayed by Takada, the man she loved and trusted. She had no idea that Takada was a drug-dealing robber who had been striking fear into the Hanshin area at the time. From that moment on, Taeko was cast into the depths of a tragic fate. When Takada was arrested, articles from various newspapers, all focusing on Taeko, were read by the public, driven by interest and curiosity simply because she was a woman, plunging Taeko even deeper into suffering.
My Name Is Mistress
1949
6.8In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.
Destiny's Son
1962
7.3The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks new barriers in Japanese cinema. Katsu Shintaro is superb in one of his better non-Zato Ichi roles as he fights off the advances of a love-lorn woman and risks his life to defeat the powerful gambling boss who has a stranglehold on the town.
The Hoodlum Priest
1967
In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka Shōko, at a high school. As Yasuko confronts her past, she navigates themes of forgiveness, identity, and motherhood, addressing social taboos of the time.
Song of Love
1950
NRA frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955
9.0A cowardly boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic potion.
The Invisible Swordsman
1970
NR1962 Japanese movie
Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
刑事部屋
1956
NR1962 Japanese movie
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
1962
No synopsis available yet.
Sabakareru aijō
1947
NRAfter a broken heart, the woman lives a lonely life in a dormitory, while the man is now a popular singer at the height of his fame.
Minami no bara
1950
7.0Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series.
Rampaging Dog
1965
8.0No synopsis available yet.
The Notorious Man's Return
1962
No synopsis available yet.
The Sea Wolf
1947
NRA comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Demonfire Palanquin
1957
NR1962 Japanese movie
Kumoemon to sono tsuma
1962