Directing

Haruyasu Noguchi

Born 1913-01-10 · Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Noguchi is known for Toba no mesu neko (1965), Ginza Mite Guy - Kuromaku wa dareda (1959) and Gappa the Triphibian Monster (1967).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ poster
NR

A man who has left the yakuza world is drawn back into the fray for his younger brother in this gunfighting action film.

Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ

1964

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster poster
5.6

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

1967

Machi ga nemuru toki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Machi ga nemuru toki

1959

Song of a Traveller poster
NR

A crime film released in 1962

Song of a Traveller

1962

Love in the Air poster
NR

Satake Shoji had been a trapeze artist in the Ezaki Circus, but when Shingo, his team mate, slipped and fell to his death, he had felt responsible and, sick at heart, left the circus for a life at sea. On land again Shoji goes to a cabaret where he is soon involved in a brawl. Kasamatsu, the owner of the cabaret, impressed by Shoji's strength, offers him a job as his bodyguard. The next morning Shoji visits Shingo's grave and meets Miyako, Shingo's former sweetheart, who is still a trapeze performer and now the star of the Kuroko Circus which Shoji realizes Kasamatsu intends to control.

Love in the Air

1962

Mighty Rules poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mighty Rules

1959

Invasion of Kanto Government poster
NR

A passionate man, driven by his boss's will, who fell to an assassin's blade, dedicates himself to rebuilding the gang. This thrilling, entertaining masterpiece by Eiki weaves together love and longing into its intense portrayal.

Invasion of Kanto Government

1965

Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai poster
NR

A youth film starring Kōji Wada and Mayumi Shimizu

Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai

1960

Chivalrous Outlaw poster
NR

A romantic story about a knight who becomes involved in the murder of his brother's wife and ultimately confronts the local yakuza.

Chivalrous Outlaw

1963

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger poster
8.0

When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a gunfight by a notorious killer named Gin of Colt, he is employed as a bodyguard by Yo Sangen, chief of a narcotics smuggling ring.

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

1960

Song of the Underworld poster
NR

A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken out. When an Izu underling starts a fight with a Yoshida man, Fuyu, the Izu family sends Tsuruta, a senior member of the clan, to make a personal apology to Fuyu. Tsuruta discovers that the woman he is in love with is Fuyu's sister, Tatsuko. Tsuruta ends up gambling with a swindler, who is in fact Tatsuko's husband. (The general plot of the film was re-used for Seijun Suzuki's Kanto Wanderer).

Song of the Underworld

1956

Mehyō to Narazu Mono poster
NR

A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new ideals, and a beautiful woman with wild charm, whose love and action unfold against the backdrop of a rice field in the middle of a vast forest.

Mehyō to Narazu Mono

1957

The Man with a Sinister Laugh poster
8.0

After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister.

The Man with a Sinister Laugh

1960

Bet on a Seaside Romance poster
9.0

1960 action film.

Bet on a Seaside Romance

1960

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding poster
NR

A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

1967

Woman Gambler poster
6.4

Mourning the death of her boyfriend, Yukiko wanders aimlessly from one city to another. During her mourning, she becomes addicted to gambling. One day, a man that resembles her deceased lover asks for help. He's being pursued by a dangerous gang of yakuza.

Woman Gambler

1965

Murder Unincorporated poster
6.5

When the mysterious “Joe of Spades” (Jo Shishido) executes one of the bosses of a powerful syndicate, his colleagues, fearing for their own lives, call on the services of assassin agency Murder Unincorporated to take care of the problem. This unique entry showcases some of the most peculiar killing tactics to ever hit Japanese cinema!

Murder Unincorporated

1965

My Pistol Is Quick poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My Pistol Is Quick

1954

Story of Japanese Chivalry: Flower of a Chivalrous Man poster
7.0

In the early years of the twentieth-century a young gambler returns to his home town where he finds the gang of which he was once a member engaged in a feud with a rival gang. Though he successfully settles their differences he is turned out of the organization for the way in which accomplishes it. Upon his return he finds that the fortunes of the group have declined - there has been treachery and desertion. This time with the approval of the seniors he settles the differences with a duel. After winning, however, he declines the position of gang-boss, preferring his freedom, and once more leaves town.

Story of Japanese Chivalry: Flower of a Chivalrous Man

1966

I'll End in Hell poster
9.0

Joji Dan tries to find the heir of a prosperous Japanese millionaire who died in Mexico. However, the bandits want to take over the inheritance and Joji has to use his skills as a fast and accurate shooter!

I'll End in Hell

1961

The Human Cyclone poster
NR

The "Ginza Whirlwind" (Akira Kobayashi) uncovers a diamond smuggling operation led by a Chinese man behind the opening of the new nightclub "Monaco", and teams up with the daughter (Ruriko Asaoka) of a man the smuggler killed during the war. First in the "Ginza Whirlwind" series.

The Human Cyclone

1959

Night of Bloody Hell poster
NR

A motorcycle daredevil is murdered by a gang that wants to take over the circus to become the cover for their drug operation, but his replacement (Akira Kobayashi) has other ideas.

Night of Bloody Hell

1962

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary poster
NR

A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nikaido, the hero of Kamideki, challenges the underground organization of fear. The final work of Asahi Kobayashi's "Ginza Whirlpool Child (Mitsugai)" series.

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

1963

Gambling Kitten poster
6.8

Arikawa runs a transport company. But this is only a front for his gambling house. Yuriko is a regular on the scene, and she is fascinated by the dice and the one who throws them. A year before, Yuriko's father died in mysterious circumstances; she decides to go in search of the truth.

Gambling Kitten

1965