Akira Katayama
Nacimiento : 1922-01-07, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Muerte : 1978-10-07
With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.
Adaptación a imagen real de 1966, que parte del manga de Daiji Kazumine. El cometa Icaro se encuentra en rumbo de colisión contra al Tierra y los científicos de Naciones Unidas deciden utilizar un potente láser para destruirlo, pero para activarlo necesitan un mineral especial que solo se encuentra en una isla del pacifico. Se organiza una expedición y al llegar allí, dentro de unas antiguas ruinas, se encuentran una tumba donde descansa desde hace mas de 1000 años Golden Bat, listo para despertar si las fuerzas del mal atacan. No podía ser más oportuno ya que la Tierra no solo se enfrenta a la destrucción de Icaro, sino que el malvado Nazu y sus secuaces planea evitar que los terrícolas se defiendan y así provocar su destrucción.
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow.
An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
a clerk at the hospital
Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife, then embarks on a crusade to extort all the wealthy men whom she had affairs with.
Iwasaki's assistant
Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is not invited. Jiro meanwhile is planning a big job - steal 40 million in cash and drugs, and he invites Sabu and gang to act as decoys, for 50,000 each. The sting is a success, but the double-crossing starts almost immediately. Sabu discovers how little of the take they were promised and hides the stash. Jiro and his slimy partner pressure the kids to fess up. Meanwhile, their respectable elder brother Ichiro is being leaned on by the town's big boss, whose money it was.
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Hibari Misora plays a singing guide, who is secretly in love, her fortunes turn for the worse when a gangster’s henchman hears her singing and takes a liking to her beautiful voice. The trouble starts when her family borrows money from the gangsters, setting off a series of incidents which lead to tragedy.
A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.
Doi
G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.
Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract with a large Chinese company.
Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda who is planning the same robbery and agree to work together.
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.
Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.
Extraterrestres del planeta Neptuno intentan invadir la Tierra a bordo de un platillo volante. Por fortuna, el superhéroe Space Chief les plantará batalla a bordo de su coche propulsado por cohetes.
Doctor Naitô
When an alien force tries to invade Earth to steal a powerful new rocket fuel, a mysterious hero intervenes.
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.
To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who has been adopted by another family. When he arrives, Kenji soon discovers that Harumi and her adopted family are the targets of an evil gang boss. In an attempt to help them, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.