Akira Nagoya

911 receives a call from a young woman reporting the death of an acquaintance at a hotel, and Detectives Ushio and Ogami of Shinjuku West Police Station rush to the scene!! The caller is eventually identified as Megumi, a woman whom Detective Ushio's wife Sumie had met by chance, but Megumi too has been killed...

Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.

아키바파 두목 `아키바`가 누군가에 의해 살해된다. `아키바`를 죽인 범인 `타마키`가 붙잡히고, 그는 `아키바`를 살해하라고 지시한 것이 이데파 두목 `이데`라고 자백한다. `이데`의 아내 `하루히`는 음모가 있음을 간파하고 남편의 오명을 씻기 위해 `아키바`의 아내 `쿄코`와 반스이파 두목의 아내 `아야코`의 협력을 얻어 사건의 진상을 파헤치는 조사를 개시하는데...

자유분방한 배우가 우연히 살인 사건을 목격하고, 검찰측의 증인이 되기로 한다. 사건의 당사자인 신흥 종교 집단이 그녀를 위험에 빠뜨릴지도 모른다는 판단에 경시청은 그녀를 보호해 줄 형사를 파견하기로 한다. 그러나 그녀는 사생활을 즐기기 위해 형사들을 따돌리는데... 헤이세이 4년(1992년), 민사개입폭력을 테마로 한 〈민법의 여자(ミンボーの女)〉의 개봉 중 이타미 감독은 폭력단원에게 습격을 받아 미야모토와 함께 신변보호 대상자가 되었다. 이 영화는 그 때의 경험을 바탕으로 살인사건을 우연히 목격한 여배우와 사건에 휘말리는 걸트 집단으로부터 그녀를 지키는 형사들의 고전기로서 각본을 집필했다. 말괄량이 여배우와 진지한 형사와의 티격태격하는 모습이 지금까지와는 다른 맛의 재미를 그리고 있으며 무엇보다도 미야모토의 격앙된 모습이 주목을 끈다.

북쪽의 끝, 에미시족의 마을에 어느 날 갑자기 재앙신이 나타나 마을을 위협한다. 이에 강한 힘을 소유한 에미시족의 후계자인 아시타카는 결투 끝에 포악해진 재앙신을 쓰러트리지만 싸움 도중 오른팔에 저주의 상처를 받고 죽어야 할 운명에 처하게 된다. 결국 재앙신의 탄생 원인을 밝혀 자신의 저주를 없애기 위해 서쪽으로 길을 떠난 아시카타는 여행 중에 지코라는 미스테리한 수도승을 만나 재앙 신이 생겨나게 된 이유가 서쪽 끝에 있는 시시신의 숲과 관련이 깊다는 이야기를 듣게 되고 한시 바삐 서쪽으로 향한다.

In 1940, Kubota Shoten, which has been in business for generations, goes bankrupt due to the debauched lifestyle of its president, Kunimitsu Kubota. Subsequently, Kunimitsu moves back to his hometown and his children are sent to live with other relatives.

Furuta Oribe is ordered to become tea master under Toyotomi Hideyoshi after his teacher Sen no Rikyū, the former tea master, was ordered to commit suicide. Princess Goh, daughter of the lord but adopted by Hideyoshi, is outraged when Rikyū's severed head is thrown in the Nijo River. She sends Usu, Oribe's servant, to retrieve the head and deliver it to Rikyū's adopted daughter.

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor Takahashi Hideki takes over as the former shogunate decapitator, and his stunning swordsmanship is second to none! The story of Lone Wolf and Child has been told many times, but never before like this. With the magnificent sword skills of Takahashi Hideki as Ogami Itto, the Shogun's Decapitator and Wakayama Tomisaburo as the power hungry Lord Yagyu Retsudo the story has come full circle.

Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along with his wife Eri, Densuke befriends an elderly man named Ichinosuke Suzuki. Ichinosuke is a lonely and old man who learns to enjoy life again through his friendship with Densuke. Meanwhile, Densuke is completely unaware that Ichinosuke is the boss of his construction company. The two men become friends through their shared passion for fishing.

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.

Based on the comic by Mako Takami.

A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.

In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota's wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.

Young lovers Makiko and Hidekazu break up because of misunderstanding. Makiko flies to New Zealand and soon recovers. When she is about to marry a man who really loves her, Hidekazu suddenly appears in her life again... Between a man who loves her and a man she loves, how would Makiko's choice be?

Following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them.

비 오던 어느날 밤, 한 자동차가 부두를 질주하다 그대로 바다로 돌진해 빠져버리는 사고가 발생한다. 차에 타고 있던 것은 늙은 남자와 젊은 여자였고 그 중 젊은 여자만 간신히 목숨을 건진다. 하지만 그녀는 결국...

A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.

Two men and a woman plan to steal 1.5 Billion yen.

A junior high school teacher is raped by several students inside the school.

Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly scarred on her face. In order to preserve the memory of her once beautiful face, Sasuke takes away his own sight.

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

Hirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders through the city like a shadow. One day, he meets Masako and they begin an affair. Masako is in an unhappy marriage with Yazawa, who is also cheating on her with a younger lover. The tension builds up to an unforgiving, yet quiet climax...

Based on the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue.

Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at a printing factory, and they come to learn the bitterness and sadness of love. The two live humbly by the River Kanda, but are viewed coldly by people around them.

Theatrical version of episode 1 of the 'Ultraman Taro' TV series.

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike

Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is touched by) it, is blessed by good fortune. After buying his sister a washing machine for her wedding, he travels to Tokyo, where he must help his friend Masa out of a half-million yen debt. Among other hijinks, he becomes a penis god in the process.

A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman episodes 13-14. It was released on December 12, 1971 as part of the Toho Champion Festival along with Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Earth's Greatest Battle ( edited from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and shorter versions of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, and The Little Match Girl.

Episodes 5 and 6 of Return of Ultraman show, screened at Toho Championship Festival.

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

Japanese crime film

Hayato's home city is under attack from a gigantic robot. His parents are lying dead in the rubble and the only remaining friend is his dog. His only thought now is revenge against the owner of the Phantom Ship (from where the robot said he was sent). He ends up in the house of Kuroshio, the leader of the fight against the Phantom Ship and the most important person in the city. By complete accident, Hayato finds his way to an underground passageway where he realises that the true nature of events does not mesh with what Kuroshio has told him. His life is now in great danger, and only he can stop the plans of the evildoers.

바그다드의 한 마을에 찾아온 청년 물장수 아르딘은 노예시장에서 팔려나갈 뻔한 미녀 밀리엄을 발견하고 대형 토네이도가 마을을 덮쳐 혼잡한 틈을 타 그녀를 데리고 간다. 이 때부터 아르딘의 파란만장한 인생이 시작된다. 밀리엄의 죽음, 40인의 도적, 여자만 사는 섬, 거인이 있는 섬, 마왕의 배. 그리고 보물을 둘러싸고 국왕의 자리를 건 싸움, 밀리엄과 닮은 소녀와의 만남 등 아르딘의 모험은 계속된다.

Layabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He and his friends decide to form a cool rock band, but when Shoken learns that his mother is actually his aunt and his parents died, he becomes very agitated and runs away from home.

A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.

International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band. Kosugi must somehow prepare his inept soldiers for the rigors of combat.

Could I But Live

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at a clinic at a dam construction site where he finds the treatment of the laborers intolerable. But when he challenges the boss, who thinks nothing of murder, he discovers to his astonishment that he is safe because of his father's reputation. Torn between filial piety and his ideals Ryuji is told of the murder of his father by men of a rival gang. He experiences another shock when informed that the woman behind the rival gang is his true mother who was forced to leave his father due to an unwritten code among gamblers.

신발 제조 회사의 중역인 곤도는 회사의 주도권을 잡기 위해 자신의 전 재산을 회사에 투자한 상태다. 어느 날 그는 자신의 아들이 납치됐으며 범인이 엄청난 몸값을 요구하고 있다는 통보를 받고 회사냐 아들이냐 하는 선택의 기로에 서게 된다. 하지만 정작 납치된 것은 그의 아들이 아니라 그의 운전사의 아들이란 사실이 밝혀지면서 곤도는 또 다른 고민에 빠지게 되는데...

일자리를 찾던 가난한 후미코는 카페 `기린`에서 일하게 된다. 후미코는 자신이 쓴 시를 손님들에게 보여주기도 하는데, 그러던 중 한 남자가 그녀의 시를 칭찬하며 동인지의 일원이 되기를 권한다. 후미코는 그와 함께 카페를 떠나지만, 그녀의 생활은 순탄치 않다. 어느 날, 그녀의 작품 〈방랑기〉가 잡지에 실리고 후미코에게 새로운 인생이 열린다.

오카다 마리코가 직접 기획한 요시다 기주의 초기 대표작. 어느 온천여관을 배경으로 펼쳐지는 남녀의 사랑을 그리면서 물이 지닌 관능성을 빼어나게 보여주고 있다. 세상을 비관하여 자살하려던 청년과 그의 목숨을 구한 여관집 딸이 시간의 흐름을 두고 다시 만나는 순환적인 구조는 알랭 레네나 안토니오니의 영화를 떠올리게 한다. (2014년 한국시네마테크협의회 - 요시다 기주 + 오카다 마리코 특별전) 일본 남부의 한적한 온천의 만난 두 남녀의 17년 간에 걸친 사랑 이야기이다. 아름다운 풍경을 배경으로, 남녀간의 애정이 변하면서 이윽고 비극적 라스트를 향해 흘러가 끝내 죽음을 맞게 되는 과정을 훌륭한 영상미로 승화시켰다. 이 영화의 여주인공 오까다 마리꼬는 이 작품이 100회 출연 기념작일만큼 당시 인기 여배우였는데,신인감독인 요시다 요시시게를 지명하여 이 영화에 출연했다. 2년 뒤 두사람은 결혼했고,그녀는 남편이 된 요시다 감독의 작품에 다수 출연했다.

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher (at least he says he's unmarried) and falls in love. When she learns that he lied and is married to a woman whose child was fathered by another man, she is crushed. He returns to his wife. The woman becomes more distraught when she learns her uncle has misused the money she has sent. As the final straw, her mother dies, and the girl becomes sick.

A little girl who falls into a lake and is saved by a god who then takes her up to the clouds and shows her what the world was like before she was born and what the world would be like if she where never born. While in the clouds she meets her grandparents and a few other people she loved who have passed on.