Acting
Yoshirō Kitahara
Born 1929-03-11 · Japan
Acting credits
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha no mizūmi
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Asakusa monogatari
1953
7.0Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm. A female spirit appears and takes the life of one of the men. She spares the other man's life on the condition that he never tell anyone what happened that night.
The Snow Woman
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō
1953
6.9The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.
The Great White Tower
1966
5.9A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
6.1Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.
Gamera vs. Gyaos
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Konna beppin mita koto nai
1954
5.6As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the alien's spaceship, the Scouts are menaced by the evil inhabitants, including Viras, a squid-like monster that grows to colossal size to battle Gamera.
Gamera vs. Viras
1968
Eiji Izutsu, a young architectural engineer, suddenly came into a massive inheritance on the condition that he marry a woman named Chigusa Takemura, who owned a jade ring. If he failed to fulfill this condition, the inheritance would go to Chigusa instead.
Byakuran kōran
1952
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
10.0A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
6.8Up until this point, young Sayuri Nanjo has had to live most of her life in a nun-run boarding school for orphans and away from her parents. That's all about to change when her real father mysteriously comes to get her and finally bring her home.
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Koshō musuko
1953
8.0Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
The Betrothed
1957
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
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Black Temptation
1965
NROn the night of the Sanja Festival, a bloodstained wallet left in the hands of a female pickpocket… The boss’s sinister grasp closing in on an innocent dancer, and the passion and deadly battle unleashed by the righteous hero of Asakusa…
Troupers of Asakusa
1955
10.0An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.
Buddha
1961
8.0Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô).
When Women Lie
1963
6.5Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
The Phantom Horse
1955
A detective investigates a criminal organization's involvement in real estate.
Operation Underworld
1963
7.0The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.
A Public Benefactor
1964