Haruyasu Kurosawa

A public bath house is the scene of illegal female slave trading operations in 18th century Japan and government spy Shinzo is sent in to expose the ringleaders as well as working to get a law passed eliminating coed bathing.

地方都市の銀行に勤める松谷静雄は、土地の有力者・橋本伝蔵の娘・ゆみ子と婚約する。静雄の美しい母・静香は、父・高雄が若くして亡くなった後、1人で静雄を育てたのだが、若かりし母の周辺には絶えず橋本伝蔵の影が漂っていた。その記憶に苦しむ静雄は、ゆみ子との結婚が迫るなか、2人が異母兄弟ではないかと疑う・・・。地方都市の銀行に勤める松谷静雄は、土地の有力者・橋本伝蔵の娘・ゆみ子と婚約する。静雄の美しい母・静香は、父・高雄が若くして亡くなった後、1人で静雄を育てたのだが、若かりし母の周辺には絶えず橋本伝蔵の影が漂っていた。その記憶に苦しむ静雄は、ゆみ子との結婚が迫るなか、2人が異母兄弟ではないかと疑う・・・。

Japanese sex comedy film.

Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream is eventually realized when he is transferred to the new and powerful destroyer Yukikaze which he helped to build. When the Pacific War breaks out Yukikaze performs valiantly in the South Pacific, and while on shore leave, Kida meets and falls in love with Yukiko, younger sister of his commander.

Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi.

仏教系の大学に通う清水四郎は、恩師の矢島教授の下で彼の一人娘の幸子と婚約していたが、謎めいた笑みを浮かべる同窓の田村がしつこくつきまとってくるため、彼の誘惑から逃れようとして逆に次々と罪を重ねていく。まもなく、幸子を自動車事故で亡くしてしまった四郎は実家へ戻るが、そこに住む画家の谷口円斎の娘で幸子にそっくりなサチ子と恋に落ちる。しかし、田村に加えて四郎に轢き逃げされたヤクザの志賀恭一の情婦が復讐しようと後を追ってきたため、四郎は吊り橋でもみ合っているうちに2人を殺害してしまう。 その晩、四郎の父の剛造が経営する老人ホーム「天上園」の創立十周年記念パーティーでは集団食中毒が発生し、入所老人たちが全員死亡。更に復讐にやってきた志賀の母が酒に毒を盛ったことで、四郎も剛造もすべての人間が悶死する。死の間際、地獄へ落ちる幻想を見た四郎は、そこで会った幸子の霊から彼女が四郎の子を身ごもっていたことや、その子も水子になって地獄へ落ちていることを告げられる。四郎は我が子を見つけるべく、八大地獄の修羅場をさまようのだった。

Arrested for the murder of her wealthy businessman father, convicted on false evidence and sentenced to death, Kyoko is determined to prove her innocence.

The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.

Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, and he's always wearing shades in the daytime...

Japanese crime film.

軍の機密文書が何者かに盗まれた。波島はそれを田沢の仕業であると断定、田沢は無実にも関わらず自白を強要された末射殺される。だが全ては田沢の妻に目を付けた波島の謀略であった。田沢は亡霊となって甦り、その怨念に悩まされた波島は破滅の道を歩んでいく。

The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.

In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss.

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.

Meiji Tenno portrayed the ramp up to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also showed the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan who sent their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and it's combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.

20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).

Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga. Before learning of these plots, Ryutaro discovers himself in a predicament of his own when he rushes to the defence of a local girl who is caught between her boyfriend and a greedy businessman. The situation results in many violent one-on-one skirmishes between Ryutaro and the businessman’s many samurai defendants, one of whom enigmatically refuses to reveal his face or use more than just the one hand. Before long, Ryutaro’s top priority is not protecting Iemitsu as it should be, but rather unearthing the true identity of the mystery samurai.

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan.

Japanese film about motorcycle racing.

Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.