Junji Masuda

Birth : 1915-10-25, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Death : 1989-05-25

Movies

0計画を阻止せよ-総理大臣誘拐!!-
Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that Takada is dead, Samonji begins an investigation. He and his younger sister Fumiko investigate major events happening in February but cannot find anything relevant. Meanwhile, Kanzaki, a doctor who works at a clinic on a remote island, is working on a plan to extort two billion yen.
Kokoro no sanmyaku
A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.
Detective
The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal, which takes place in Yokohama. Tamba enthusiastically plays a police inspector who pursues a criminal who kidnapped his sister.
Double Wedding
Koichi
Run, Genta, Run!
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Yoshida
1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
The Yellow Climate
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
The Orphan Brother
Morozane's Messenger (voice)
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
World War III Breaks Out
The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'.
Deep River Melody
A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
Hunting Opium-Eaters
The Chase after Opium Dealers
The Second Bullet is Marked
Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Shimaoka
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?
Four Hours of Terror
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.
Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost
Fifth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla
Fourth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
Prince of Space
Colonel Watanabe
When an alien force tries to invade Earth to steal a powerful new rocket fuel, a mysterious hero intervenes.
The Tokyo Dame
A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.
Men in a Rough Town
An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
(uncredited)
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
Points and Lines
Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. According to the accusation by GHQ, Toyomatsu "attemped to kill a US prisoner", which was nothing but an order by his superior and failed after all with hurting the prisoner by weak Toyomatsu. Also, Toyomatsu was driven to corner at the trial by the fact that he fed the US prisoner some burdock roots to nourish him. Toyomatsu believes nothing but being not guilty, but he is sentenced to death by hanging. Prior to the execution, Toyomatsu writes a long farewell letter to his family, the wife and the only son: "If I ever incarnate, I hate to be a human being any more.... Oh yes, I would like to be...a shellfish living on the rock-bottom of the sea."
With Songs in My Heart
Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
No Advice Taken
A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wallet that did not fit the field, earrings, and other valuable materials, which led them on a foot search. The woman's purse had been picked up by a male prostitute on the subway, and from the prostitute's testimony, they were able to identify the pickpocket's face, but the next day, the man was found dead in a road accident, apparently murdered.
The Story of Pure Love
Hospital doctor
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster
Sixth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces
Fifth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
悪魔の顔
Tokyo Twilight
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
Mother Peacock
Japanese drama film.
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
Doctor Kuroi
A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by providing the screenplays/stories for the majority of the original Showa films.
Twice on a Certain Night
Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn.
Night School
Postmaster (uncredited)
An Ishiro Honda Film.
Early Spring
A young salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
Striving to Live
Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in trouble because he had a bonus of 10,000 yen more.
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Moon Has Risen
Tanaka Yutaka
Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. In the film all three daughters become involved in some sort of complicated relationships. The sisters and their attached Men are deliberately designed as allegorical figures on the changing social conditions. A wonderfully funny, sometimes droll comedy between Nara and Tokyo, Adagio and Allegro, Yesterday and Today - in search of a morning.
Tomoshibi
Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr Matsukuma although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and is forced to leave. After his departure there is great depression but there is a chance to rekindle the lantern of the title and the values Matsukuma represented ...
Mole Alley
Carmen's Innocent Love
Carmen falls in love with an artist in this sequel to Carmen Comes Home. The film is noted for being entirely shot with canted (Dutch) camera angles.
Doctor's Day Off
Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, it is not to be: on this hectic day a man just back from the war front visits the doctor with a medical emergency, followed by a woman who claims to have been molested. Then a yakuza arrives to ask the doctor to cut his finger off...
Boyhood
When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.
Home Sweet Home
The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace, but has it stolen on the way home from the ceremony...
Wedding Ring
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.
Scandal
News Reporter
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
Street of Violence
Tamiya
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
The King of Sports
Great X
Announcer
A 1948 Japanese film.
Morning for the Osone Family
Akira Sanenari
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
The Lion Dance
Roudoku (voice)
The lion dance in traditional Japanese theatre.