Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Floating Weeds
as KiyoshiWhen a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of...
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Venus Wars
as TaoThe new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between...
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Giants and Toys
as Yousuke NishiNishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new...
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A Wife Confesses
as Osamu KôdaTied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Chikara ÔishiJapan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for...
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Black Lizard
as Jun AmemiyaCelebrated detective Akechi matches wits with the infamous and devious jewel thief Black Lizard...
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Buddha
as AjashartuAn Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six...
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The Great Wall
as Hsi LiangIn 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his...
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The Crowded Train
as Tamio MoroiTamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do...
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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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Gateway to Glory
as uncreditedA young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the...
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The Most Valuable Madam
as Saburo Miharalchiro, the president of Mihara & Co., is henpecked by his wife Momoko, a clever and beautiful...
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Her Brother
as HekiroSet in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of...
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Sango AtobeDuring the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing...
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Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
as DogumaA Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto...
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Chance Meeting
as Takeshi KoyanagiAya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo...
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Triangle Moods
as Gorô ShiraiAyako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved...
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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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The Lowest Man
as Saburô TatenoA young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his...
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Les Mesdemoiselles
as Keiichi SawaiA romantic comedy depicting the variant and whimsical daily lives of the Japanese mademoiselles...
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Kisses
as Kinichi MiyamotoKinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a...
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On This Earth
as Heiichiro Okawa1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura
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The Last Betrayal
as uncreditedA crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
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Bridge of Japan
as uncreditedIchikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until...
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The Ginza Three Boys
as Yûji TakaraiThe story of three sportsman brothers living in the Ginza. One day, the three meet a raving...
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Nocturne of a Woman
as uncreditedA woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she...
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Beauty the Enemy
as Tadao ShimizuIn a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are...
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Across the Darkness
as Kunio IshizukaA journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed...
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Punishment Room
as Katsumi ShimadaShimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his...
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Victory and Defeat
as Muneo YamanakaAfter the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura),...
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Their Legacy
as uncreditedHeitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four...
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Disobedience
as Katsuya SotozakiA young delinquent wants to avenge his sister from a college student who abandoned her after...
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