Hikaru Hoshi
Floating Weeds
as KimuraWhen a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of...
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Fires on the Plain
as SoldierIn the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his...
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Odd Obsession
as Police DetectiveA middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he...
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Gamera vs. Barugon
as Awaji Maru CaptainGamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from...
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Giants and Toys
as KurosawaNishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new...
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Night River
as SakurayaIn Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
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Her Brother
as Owner of hiring horseSet in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of...
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The Song Lantern
as uncreditedThe title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The...
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Seisaku's Wife
as KozoOn the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane...
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Two Enemy Women Gamblers
as uncreditedTwelfth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring...
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The Phantom Horse
as KagemasaFollowing the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in...
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Warm Current
as uncreditedThe story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose...
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Maria of the Ant Village
as uncreditedAlongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a...
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A Woman's Testament
as uncreditedThe first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for...
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Where Chimneys Are Seen
as uncreditedGosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the...
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The Cast-Off
as uncreditedThe inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high...
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A Rainbow at Every Turn
as uncreditedMomoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also...
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Sentimental Mobsters
as uncreditedA young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion...
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Five Scouts
as uncreditedAn early example of the Japanese war film, closer to documentary realism than the kind of...
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The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
as Daikurô IshikawaA young couple jump into the sea as part of a suicide pact. The man is rescued and subsequently...
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Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
as uncreditedA ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a...
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The Life of a Horse Trader
as uncreditedThis early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The...
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The Lowest Man
as uncreditedA young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his...
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The Money Dance
as uncreditedMachida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time,...
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Kodokan Under a Morning Moon
as uncreditedThe picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by...
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浅草の夜
as Sakutaro YumiA young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a...
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The Eyes of Two People
as uncreditedFutari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA...
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The Man From Chungking
as Tokutaro IwataMysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of...
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Typhoon Reporter
as uncreditedSet around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and...
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Ah Special Attack Corps
as uncreditedDepicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic...
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Twice on a Certain Night
as uncreditedPoor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband,...
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The Woman Champion
as uncreditedFifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring...
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