Ko Mihashi
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as RôkyôshiAfter the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria....
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Honami KoetsuAfter years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns...
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Murahachibu
as uncreditedA villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections
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Pastoral Symphony
as uncreditedA priest in Hokkaido adopts a blind orphan girl, and as she grows up he finds himself falling in...
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The Fighting Firemen
as IbeiKichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the...
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Sasaki Kojiro
as uncreditedDirector Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro....
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The Ghosts of Yotsuya
as Ito KiheiOiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and...
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Travelling Actors
as WakasayaThis film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.
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Man of the House
as IsonoThis film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his...
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The Giant
as uncreditedJapanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from...
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Actress
as uncreditedBased on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her...
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Sea-Boy and Mountain-Boy
as PrincipalFocuses on the mutual antipathy of two groups of children in an Izu village.
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The Samurai Markets
as uncreditedThe success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.
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Learn from Experience, Part One
as Toyomi's fatherPart 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character...
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Five Men in a Circus
as SeirokuThe main focus is on the 5 member band of a small circus as it runs into problems while touring...
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Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
as uncreditedThe Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child,...
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Morning's Tree-Lined Street
as Chiyo's fatherAs suggested by the title, this film takes up the theme of the city, beginning with a series of...
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Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
as Hanzaaemon YoshinoyaAnother adaptation of Tange Sazen.
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Nightingale
as uncreditedAn episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.
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The Wolves
as uncreditedA group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of...
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Rainbow Hill
as Mr. HayakawaA half brother and sister work at a hotel in Hakone respectively as a porter and a souvenir shop...
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
as Hotta MamoruA story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely...
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Schoolgirl Records
as Physics teacherA "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.
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Sky of Hope
as HondaWhat is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited...
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The Girl in the Rumor
as KenkichiA story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl")....
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On Wings of Love
as Shintaro OkadaOn Wings of Love is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was...
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Island of Fury
as uncreditedFive boys escape from their life of bondage on an island 10 miles off Hiroshima, and are picked...
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The Wind Blows Twice
as uncreditedKanae, who broke up with her husband and moved to her uncle's house, met two men when her...
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