Tetsuro's father
A delicate study of the relationship between two disillusioned young people, shot in atmospheric monochrome among Tokyo's decaying lumberyards and the inhospitable snowscapes of the north.
The story of the desperate struggle between the police and a large crime syndicate.
Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involved in a series of dangerous encounters.
Osawa
Takeshi Nanjo, a junior lieutenant in the navy whose father, the head of the Nanjo-gumi yakuza family, was killed, is forced to leave the army and become the head of the Nanjo-gumi in the second generation. He brutally chivalrously avenges the death of his father by a vicious yakuza linked to extremists within the army through the courage and swordsmanship of naval training!
Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar.
"Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents, the older brother, Taro, who works in construction, decides to replace them. The second brother, Jiro, is a truck driver. The third, Saburo, is a student, dreams of a better future for the whole family are connected with him, with his career. Brothers and sisters are fighting to give him a higher education. And, finally, the youngest of the brothers, Suekichi, is also going to enter the university after graduation. The life of the Sato family is complicated. Taro is kind, but limited, not always able to find a common language with his brothers and sister Orie. The girl cannot stand the despotism of her brother, leaves her home and goes to work at the factory. With her departure, everything in the house goes upside down. Suekichi fails her university entrance exams, Orie is forced to return to her family.
Drago (voice)
La historia narra como el valiente y joven Hols cumple con la última voluntad de su difunto padre, buscar su pueblo, que años atrás fue arrasado por el demonio Grunwald. Sólo la Espada del Sol podrá acabar con el demonio y para ello necesitará la ayuda de los hombres, comprendiendo así Hols la importancia de estar unidos... Primera película dirigida por Isao Takahata, contó con Hayao Miyazaki como máximo responsable de la animación y Toei Douga la estrenó en cines japoneses en 1968, llegando a EEUU durante los años 80 bajo el nombre de "El Pequeño Príncipe Nórdico Valiente" (Little Norse Prince).
Michihiko Nakazawa
A series of murders has been committed by someone with a new model gun, a Mord-Gessel X 38. Indeed, Daisuke himself is almost killed while investigating the case. This occurred while he was with Ritsuko, daughter of a company president. Detective Kimura thinks that the president himself, returned to Japan after an absence of fifteen years, might be the killer, or at least the man who supplied the gun. Ritsuko's father limps and though she explains this as the result of a traffic accident, Kimura remembers a narcotics smuggler named Suginami who shot himself in the ankle and then escaped from the hospital. He believes that the company president and the drug peddler are the same.
Senjûrô Shikibu
Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political reformer that pushed for better provisions for the lower classes until he was assassinated by Shogunate agents. Their plot, to set fire to the oil refineries of two rich merchants and unleash a raging inferno that will hopefully burn down the Edo Castle.
Suspense film based on Ryuji Hori's non-fiction book about the kidnapping and murder of 4-year-old Yoshinobu Murakoshi in 1963.
Tahei
Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.
Sword of the Beast, del legendario cineasta de esgrima Hideo Gosha, relata la huida del espadachín de bajo nivel Gennosuke, que mata a uno de sus ministros como parte de un plan de reforma. Sus antiguos camaradas luego se vuelven contra él, y esta traición sacude tanto su sentido del honor que decide vivir en la naturaleza, como un animal. Allí se une a un grupo variopinto que extrae ilegalmente el oro del shogun y, con la ayuda de otro espadachín, tiene la oportunidad no solo de sobrevivir, sino también de recuperar su nombre y honor.
Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment.
Yotsuya Samon
The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
Murder case and trial.
Japanese action film.
Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago.
When the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the mystical Yagyu Scroll in order to save all of Japan. This time, Jubei must stop the evil plot of Lord Hayato-no-sho, who secretly plans on overthrowing the Shogunate. This is the most exciting film in the long-running series about one of the greatest swordsmen in Japanese history. Konoe Jushiro gives one of his finest performances in this classic tale.
El joven Sabu trabaja en una empresa portuaria como lacayo del patrón de personal, a quien profesa lealtad absoluta después de que éste le salvara la vida en la guerra cuando él tenía cuatro años. Cuando los trabajadores se declaran en huelga y empiezan a promover la creación de un sindicato, Sabu será el encargado de silenciar las protestas por medio de la violencia, sin ser consciente de las terribles consecuencias que ello acarreará.
Yahee
Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe (and renowned director in his own right) Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women for the affections and commitment of the same man, a handsome car salesman. Masuko (Ayako Wakao) is the number one hostess at a cabaret, living with her lover, ... but finds out that he has a wife. When Masuko’s niece arrives the competition further ratchets up. (Also occasionally known in English as “Inflamation”)
1962 Japanese movie
Gozo Nire
1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
Asakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss. When Kotoito, the geisha Asakichi is in love with, is kidnapped by a rival clan and sold to a a house of pleasure, Asakichi and Sada set out to rescue her.
Heizaemon, Heibei's father
Una joven que estaba prometida a un hombre al que amaba, se ve obligada a abandonar su aldea para ir a la guerra. Durante la contienda, fue violada y se vio obligada a casarse con su agresor. Aunque permanece a su lado, no ha conseguido perdonarlo. (FILMAFFINITY)
Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)
Un ambicioso oficial que desea destruir a un honesto gobernador, ordena a sus secuaces que lo capturen junto a toda su familia. A pesar de sus intentos de huída, el gobernador es capturado y muere en prisión. La madre también muere, pero se transforma en grulla. Robin y su hermana tienen algo más de suerte: son vendidos como esclavos al intendente Sansho. Robin trata de escapar de la crueldad a que son sometidos, pero su hermana cae en un río donde se convierte en sirena. Robin con la ayuda de sus amigos animales, un perro, un oso y un ratón, tratará de recuperar las posesiones arrebatadas y poner fin al tráfico de esclavos de Sansho. Estilizada adaptación del cuento clásico "El intendente Sansho", que ya había filmado Kenji Mizoguchi en 1954.
Yahei
Namie's back in trouble, after getting snatched by an evil gang in search of the treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart and falls in with a band of pirates also hunting the hidden stash.
Fukasaku and Chiba are back in a sequel filmed with the same cast and released just two weeks after the first film. This time the storyline is set in a small seaside town and the film favours detective and watadori film influences over westerns. Like its predecessor, the film runs barely over one hour and never drags. It’s a little less goofy, but doesn’t have as beautiful landscapes the first movie had. Not an especially good film, but for fans of Fukasaku and Chiba it’s an entertaining if flawed 60 minutes.
Tatsuzaemon Yamanaka
A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.
Ivanov
When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.
Takaoka
Akiko Mizushina, a university student, is in love with Keisuke Okazaki, a member of the rugby team at the same university. Sugiura, a brilliant scholarly student, also has feelings for Akiko. During the summer vacation, Akiko thought she was enjoying the joys of youth, but she was filled with a feeling that something was missing.
Heizaburô Onizuka
Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
En el mes de febrero de 1954, con una tripulación de veintitrés hombres, un bote pesquero, el "Dragón de la suerte nº 5", partió del puerto de Yaizu, prefectura de Shizuoka. En busca de atún, el destino final del viaje eran las Islas Bikini, en el Pacífico Sur. El primero de marzo a las 3:42 de la mañana los hombres ven una nube amarillenta ascendiendo hacia el cielo. Cubiertos de cenizas, nadie en la tripulación es consciente del peligro que los acecha. Sin saberlo en ese momento, serán víctimas de la lluvia radioactiva luego de la prueba de la bomba de hidrógeno realizada por el ejército americano en el atolón Bikini.
(uncredited)
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), Kaji, un japonés pacifista, trata de librarse del servicio militar aceptando un trabajo como supervisor laboral en las minas de la Manchuria ocupada. Kaji se dedica a mejorar las pésimas condiciones de vida de los prisioneros, pero sus esfuerzos son despreciados por el jefe del campo de concentración. Un día, el odio acumulado estalla y tiene terribles consecuencias.
Gonoshin
After surviving the double suicide pact she made with her lover, a woman gives birth to their child.
These are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father, Shogun Yoshimune, he heads for the castle.
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.
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.
In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.
Second Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
Primera película basada en la serie del primer superhéroe de la televisión japonesa, Moonlight Mask (1958-1959). Conocido en España somo Capitán Centella, o simplemente: Centella.
Japanese drama film.
(uncredited)
Nishida, un estudiante pobre, se instala en una miserable pensión, situada cerca de una base aérea americana. La casera es una viuda acostumbrada a la vida de los bajos fondos. La prostitución y el mercado negro son las constantes de la zona y de la vida de sus habitantes.
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.
Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.
Yamaga Shiyuki
Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the conditions of the will. One month later after, Takato Shunsaku is found. Murdered. At the birthday party of Otone's uncle. With Shunsaku dead and thus making it impossible for Otone to marry him, the inheritence is to split amongst all (living) family members. And yes, as always, that means that the potential successors get killed off one by one. But Kosuke Kindaichi is on the trail...
Customer (segment 1)
Una compañía de seguros contratará a 22 trabajadores como aprendices de venta de seguros. Ante la imposibilidad de cubrir las metas marcadas por la empresa, 5 aprendices se alían para perpetrar el robo a un furgón de reparto.
Katsu Awa-no-kami
The story about the rise and fall of the famed mercenaries, Shinsengumi, who are hired by a crumbling feudal government.
Takagi
Setsurin Harada
Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie
The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of an atomic bomb on humans for the first time in history.
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Fumiko's uncle
A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar.
Sasaki
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Ambientada en la postguerra japonesa tras la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Con la estructura del thriller americano y los convencionalismos japoneses, narra la historia de un joven detective al que roban su pistola. Agobiado por un sentimiento de deshonor más que de pérdida, emprende, con un veterano compañero, una frenética e incansable búsqueda que lo lleva a los bajos fondos de Tokyo.
(as Kiyoshi Nagata)
Segawa, maestro en una pequeña aldea, decide romper con su cobardía tras descubrirse su origen paria.
Hiroo Takahama
Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu,a scholar who brought some of European realism to the Japan's stage. The relationship leads to the end of his marriage and the breakup of his Arts Society. This is another version of Kenji Mizoguchi's film "The Love of Sumako the Actress" ("Joyû Sumako no koi"), from the same year. Both tells the story of the famous actress Sumako Mitsui (1886-1919), considered the first great modern theater actress in Japan. Mizoguchi himself is said to have preferred Kinugasa's version.
Ryusuke Ôki, teacher
Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy's parents.