Midori Yamamoto
Nacimiento : 1928-06-01, Tokyo, Japan
When the mobster Iwaida Nishikawi is executed by the hit man Takeshi, his family chases the killer. Takeshi's brothers Takashi and Hideshi Miwa try to find Takeshi, who is hidden with the nurse Rie Ishibashi, to protect him and Hideshi discovers that Takeshi was secretly sent by their Yakuza boss to eliminate Iwaida. Meanwhile, the mobster Kenmoshi abducts Takashi's wife Mariko and rapes her, trying to force Takashi to deliver his brother to him.
When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
Haruko
From a true incident that happened in 1960s Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its characters and emotions as it focuses on a tangled web of murder and deceit encountered by a beautiful woman, Kayo (Sayuri Yoshinaga) after her abusive husband is murdered.
Violent delinquent Shunpei is sent to Totsuka Yacht School, a grueling rehabilitation center. The principal fears that this "half-wolf" is too much. When kids go bad, this school beats them straight. But they've never seen anything like this punk before.
Can't find an English synopsis. Ooku Special that aired May 13th, 1983 on Fuji TV.
La historia narra la batalla por la colina 203 durante la guerra ruso-japonesa en 1905. La colina fue capturado con la pérdida de muchas vidas en ambos lados, japoneses y rusos. La captura de la colina permitió al ejército japonés poner presión sobre la flota rusa del Pacífico, asegurando así la victoria japonesa, al mando del Almirante Togo , en la batalla naval siguiente.
Momojiro and Jonathan go to Kochi on a ferry. On the ferry a singer called Yuka dropped her sheet music into the ocean. Momojiro helps her by diving in to collect the sheets for her and ends up falling in love.
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
Lady of leisure
Kumi Taguchi es una modelo que deja a su novio boxeador después de que sufra una lesión. Ella conoce y se casa rapidemente con Hideo, el heredero de un imperio corporativo. El padre de Hideo, Takehiko, desea a Kumi. Takehiko envía a su hijo lejos, aparentemente en un viaje de negocios, pero en realidad para que pueda ser asesinado por los esbirros de Takehiko. Takehiko seduce a Kumi, pero se siente frustrado cuando ella se niega a realizar sexo oral con él. Enfurecido, Takehiko obliga Kumi someterse a una cirugía en la que su clítoris se transfiere a la garganta, lo que requiere que se dedique al sexo oral con el fin de tener un orgasmo. Hideo, el hijo supuestamente asesinados, regresa después de haber pagado a sus asesinos. Hideo dispara y mata a su padre, pero Kumi coge la pistola y mata a Hideo para que pueda heredar la fortuna de la familia.
Female Prisoner D
Tras resultar herida de gravedad en un enfrentamiento con la policía, Matsu es acogida por un trabajador de un club de striptease llamado Kudo. Kudo había sido torturado fuertemente años atrás por los mismos policías que habían herido a Matsu, así que deciden formar equipo e ir contra ellos. Cuarta y última entrega de la saga Sasori protagonizada por Meiko Kaji.
Tras lograr fugarse de prisión, busca a su amiga Yuki para esconderse con ella un tiempo. En la huida mutilará a un policía, que pondrá todo su empeño en vengarse y acabar con Nami. Tercera entrega de la saga Sasori.
Tras cumplir su venganza y acabar con Sugimi, Matsu es enviada nuevamente a prisión donde pasará mucho tiempo aislada. Un día tras ser violada por unos guardias por orden del director, escapará con otras reclusas, y buscará vengarse del alcaide. Segunda entrega de la saga Sasori.
Ozama
Nami Matsuhima es una mujer que se enamora completamente de Sumigi, un policía corrupto. Sugimi buscando ascender en su carrera, convence a Nami para que se infiltre en un clan yakuza que quiere detener. Tras lograr su objetivo, Sugimi se olvida de ella, que se siente traicionada e intenta asesinarle. Como consecuencia, Matsu acaba en la cárcel, donde sufrirá todo tipo de torturas y abusos por parte de los guardias y prisioneras, mientras trata de escaparse para poder completar su venganza. Primera entrega de la saga Sasori.
Historia de un hombre pobre, lujurioso, que pone intercambios con un shogun estudioso y llega a un festín con todas las concubinas que desea.
Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the dock operator.
Yoshi
An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
Part 3 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
Oyoshi
Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending high school by day and training as a geisha at night She sees her future as an entertainer, not a prostitute, & she expects a happy marriage with a medical student, Yasuke (Katsuo Nakamura), a sweet fellow she deeply loves. but things started to getting worse for Tamiko and she's forced to become the mistress of the disgusting Tsukada (Seiji Miyaguchi).
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.
Tami Matsui
A young man longs to travel to Hawaii, the birthplace of his deceased father, against the wishes of his family, who are estranged from those relatives in Waikiki.
The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The year is 1910 and the place is a small Japanese village. Goichi is suffering because he wants to go to school, but his family is too poor to afford that luxury. Even when a kind friend agrees to help out, Goichi's father refuses to give in to his son's request for an education. Instead, he sends Goichi off to work as an indentured servant for a cold-hearted merchant and his family. As tragedy strikes and the suffering of the young boy increases, he begins to look for some way out of his bleak situation.
An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing up in modern times, students often look to Mr. Yabuki for advice and guidance. But when Mr. Yabuki’s career is threatened as a result of a false accusation from the school’s PTA, the students band together to stand up for their beloved teacher and help him to save his good reputation and job.
Hatsuko
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.
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.
A sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino.
Kyoko
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?
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda.
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.
A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating the missing person's case from a wealthy family.
Second Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.
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.
Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital after being thrown by Nobuyoshi Shinohara during practice and injured, he met Asako, the sister of Arisawa's mother, Katsuko. When they entering a coffee shop run by Asako's best friend Hisako, Hisako misunderstood them as lovers...
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.