Yoshiko Sakuma
Earthquake Bird
as Mrs. YamamotoTokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate...
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The Makioka Sisters
as Sachiko MakiokaThis sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto...
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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Atsuko SatoSecond part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of...
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Samurai Banners
as Princess YufuKansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He...
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Shingo's Ten Duels
as Lady OkoiThe classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he...
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The Orphan Brother
as Anju (voice)After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but...
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The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma
as Omyobu"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady...
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Devotion to Railway
as Kimie MochizukiA human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to...
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Detective Duel
as uncreditedA friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome...
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The Boss
as uncreditedTeruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and...
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
as SakuA touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo,...
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The House of Hanging
as Yayoi HogenThis time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence...
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Gang vs. G-Men
as uncreditedTwo rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
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New Year Trip
as uncreditedA comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her...
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G-Men in the Pacific
as AkemiG-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to...
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Human Torpedoes
as uncreditedStory of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end...
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The Sand City in Manchuria
as uncreditedWhen the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to...
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A Story from Echigo
as OshinA sake factory worker on holiday returns to his home town, where he rapes the wife of one of his...
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
as uncreditedA modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin...
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Classmates
as Noriko NanjôA story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.
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Estate Inheritance
as Kikue ShojiThe unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce...
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The Second Bullet is Marked
as uncreditedTsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
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A House in the Quarter
as Yuko KatagiriWith her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a...
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Sky Scraper!
as uncreditedA film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.
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Express Train
as uncreditedAtsumi Kiyoshi, famous for his role in Torasan, stars as Aoki Goichi, a veteran train conductor...
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Thirst for Love
as Yuki ShimizuNatsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an...
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Whirlwind Magistrate
as uncreditedOne of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no...
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Life of Hishakaku
as OtoyoAfter eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf....
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Hawk of the North
as ChiyoDuring the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close....
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The Yellow Climate
as uncreditedBased on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Hana TakahashiGisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a...
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The Flower and the Dragon
as uncreditedA story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman...
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Tales of the Inner Chamber
as uncreditedLove-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle.
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Wakasama samurai torimonochō o keshō kumo
as uncreditedMovie directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
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Will to Conquer
as uncreditedThe struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
as uncreditedThe third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
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The Acrobats of Death
as uncreditedSaotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial...
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With Songs in My Heart
as uncreditedSayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long...
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Life of Hishakaku 2
as uncreditedUpon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
as uncreditedThe continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
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Man of the World
as uncreditedAn upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his...
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Life of Hishakaku 3
as uncreditedThird part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.
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Men in a Rough Town
as AkemiAn action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
as uncreditedJirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.
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Genkuro Yoshitsune
as uncreditedAn exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from...
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A Man's Dark Finger
as uncreditedA touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the...
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Police Precinct Part 17
as KaoruThe murder took place at a hotel in Matsushima. The victim is a woman about 28 years old. The...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
as uncreditedThe tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a...
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The Shogun and His Mistresses
as O-chiseThree tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period.
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
as uncreditedThe adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his...
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Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
as uncreditedThe sequel to "Flowers and Dragons". Kingoro Tamai founded a family in the port of Wakamatsu. He...
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Fateful Birthplace
as uncreditedA sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino.
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Judo Life
as uncreditedSonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent...
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Lakeside Figure
as Minako FukaiA story of Minako who struggles finding love and peace in life. When Minako’s hope for ultimate...
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Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na
as uncredited1959 Japanese movie
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An Impudent Man
as uncreditedNaomasa, the former lord of Okayama Castle and the head of the Iseda family, takes a strange...
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Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
as uncreditedSheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.
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Traveling in Party
as uncreditedA comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.
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Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as Kumi KitajimaAn early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an...
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Himalayan Wanderer
as uncreditedOne after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented...
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A Lonely Gamble
as Momoko InuiIn post-war Japan, it is difficult for private business to stay afloat. The small atelier has a...
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Gang and G-Men Part 2
as uncreditedA gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that...
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ぽんこつ
as uncreditedIn the shimotsuke town of Tokyo, Honmachi tenkawa Cho continues to take the remains of the car....
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SMAP×SMAP
as Bistro GuestSMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the...
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Shin Heike Monogatari
as Taira no TokukoSet at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era...
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Kasuga the Court Lady
as uncreditedThis is the story about the a very powerful Lady Kasuga who established Ooku the inner palace.
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Onna Taikoki
as NeneFocusing on the life of Nene, the good wife who supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the world of the...
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Onna: Sono Ai no Series
as uncreditedCollection of short stories about women in various periods of Japanese history. Based on famous...
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