Hisashi Kase

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.

Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl (Mako Midori) discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be (Ichiro Araki) is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here (Hayato Tani) the first boyfriend. Director Yasuo Furuhata (his first picture) lets his camera roll in trendy clubs amongst partying youngsters in a way that could've been out of 60s England or a Nikkatsu film if it wasn't shadowed by dated 60s Toei conservatism.The resulting film is a bit confused, either a rebellious youth tale chained by moral concerns, or something conceived as a morality tale trying to break free from its chains.

Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the rival Sakaki Family. When the Soda attacks the Sakaki and double-crosses him, with sword in hand, Hidejiro seeks brutal retribution.

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second-generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in the Enko area. Iwasa has Gennosuke assassinated but before he dies, he names Shinji Terajima as his successor and makes him swear to carry on the family business and not seek revenge or use violence. Shinji tries to make his family’s marketplace a success, but with constant interruption and attacks from Iwasa’s gang, he can no longer keep his word to his former boss.

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.

After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.

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.

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?

G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.

A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Japanese comedy film.

Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

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.

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

Japanese mystery film.

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.

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...

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his taxi when he sees a man heading into Shiodome Town. Next day the man is found brutally murdered and the mystery starts to unravel.

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was killed in the middle of a game.

Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

미크로네시아의 북마리아나 제도의 아나타한(Anatahan) 섬에서 일어난 사건에 기반한 영화. 면적 32㎢ 정도인 작은 섬에서 여자 1명과 남자 31명이라는 남초 성비로 7년간 살아야 했던 이야기이다. 이후 여자를 둘러싼 갈등이 발생했고 살인 등의 사고가 벌어졌다. 미군에 의해 생존자들이 구조되면서 사건은 막을 내렸다.

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The film is located to Burma. It shows the everyday problems of soldiers in contrast of their ideas and the cynicism of their commanders. Soldiers are also victims of military bullying by their commanders.

In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She hopes to see the tanuki prince (former Takarazuka star Miyagi) against her stepmother's wishes; the magical spirit of the willow tree, and a hapless kappa (water goblin) intercede in unexpected ways.

교토 기온의 유명한 게이샤 자매인 우메키치와 아야코. 언니 우메키치는 인정 많고 헌신적이며, 동생 오모차는 당차고 야무져 남자는 돈줄이라 여긴다. 어느 날, 파산한 뒤 아내를 떠난 후루사와가 우메키치를 찾아오고, 그녀는 그를 받아들여 돌보기 시작한다. 그런 언니를 이해할 수 없는 오모차는 후루사와를 내쫓기 위해 애쓴다. 같은 해 공개되었던 와는 여러 면에서 공통점을 보여 두 작품은 ‘자매’라 일컬어진다. 남성 중심의 가부장적 사회에서 상처 받고 능멸당하는 여성을 통해 당대 일본의 어두운 면모를 냉정하게 포착한 걸작. (2016 영화의 전당 - 미조구치 겐지 60주기 특별전)

오사카에서 전화교환원으로 일하는 아야코는 교환대에서 훤히 보이는 사무실에서 근무중인 연인에게 사적인 전화를 걸기도 하는 대담한 아가씨다. 그러나 아야코는 아버지의 빚 때문에 결국 사장의 정부가 되는데, 게다가 학비를 보태달라는 오빠 때문에 이번엔 사장의 친구 신도에게 접근한다. 그러나 신도는 아야코를 꽃뱀이라 신고하고, 그녀는 경찰에 연행된다. 가족들을 위해 그런 선택을 했던 아야코였으나, 가족들은 그녀를 냉정하게 외면한다. 미조구치의 작가적 성숙을 알린 작품으로 평가받는다. 오랫동안 콤비를 이루는 극작가 요다 요시카타와 처음 함께 작업한 작품.