Motozô Kawahara

Filmes

Damp Bank Notes
Production Design
The story of a bank clerk that embezzles money for her lover, which he loses gambling on boat races. This is a fictional drama, based on various social incidents that occurred one after another amid mixed social unrest.
Madame Peacock
Art Direction
Roman Porno from 1973.
(Maruhi) Shôsha Jôhô: Onna Kaishime Urioshimi
Art Direction
Nikkatsu Roman Porno
Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor
Art Direction
Monk Seigen saves Misako the daughter of an area Yakuza boss from some tough guys. The two become a couple and find themselves being pursued by some criminals. Seigen plunges deeper into a life of crime and sin.
Gaijin-zuma
Art Direction
Nikkatsu Roman Porno
Bestiality
Art Direction
Another episode of the "apartment wife", dealing with a night of pleasure.
Sukeban Sex Violence
Art Direction
A conflict erupts between the girl gangs of Kinjou Gakuen High School and Shiiba Girls’ High School. Sex, fights and rock music ensue.
The Blonde in Edo Castle
Art Direction
A concubine is exiled from the Shogun's harem after she is found guilty of having tried to smuggle a kabuki dancer into the palace for the purpose of an illicit affair. Another conubine believes she has been framed and keeps investigating.
The Siren's Song
Art Direction
Roman Porno from 1972.
Night and Day
Art Direction
Nikkatsu Roman Porno
Midnight Virgin
Art Direction
Chie (Sanae Ōhori), newly arrived in Tokyo, saves her friend from school, Mari (Annu Mari), from a suicide attempt. The two girls become close, eventually leading to a lesbian relationship. Their affair drifts into sadism and involvement with a bizarre sex cult, resulting in the deaths of the two lovers.
Outlaw: Kill!
Art Direction
Goro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is certain restlessness in the air. The Iriezaki family and the Kanto Touyu-kai were in the midst of a territorial dispute. Goro was quick to notice, but had no intent to take sides. At a department store nearby, he sees an elevator lady being harassed by a couple of hoodlums. Goro decides to intervene. Unbeknownst to him, the hoodlums are Touyu-kai members – and the girl has strong ties with the opposing family.
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Art Direction
A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro is in the middle of action. Through a knife fight against Sueo, a high profile gangster from Busou-kai, Goro notices a familiar face approaching him from amidst the chaos - his girlfriend, Yuri. Goro had sent her to safety, but she had returned, aching to see him. Caught between Goro and his enemy knife, she reunites with her love - the price was her life.
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Art Direction
On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro had no shred of regret. When Goro is released 2 years later, Masahiko is dying in prison hospital and entrusts his last wish; "find my sister and take care of her." Goro leaves as a free man with a mission, but soon finds that he might have been better off in jail.
A Marca do Assassino
Art Direction
Ao fim de quase quarenta filmes como realizador em pouco mais de dez anos de trabalho, Seijun Suzuki foi despedido da Nikkatsu, lendária produtora japonesa. A causa, este "Koroshi no Rakuin", considerado pela crítica a sua obra prima, mas visto como incompreensível e inaceitável pelo presidente da companhia, Kyusaku Hori. O filme valeu-lhe um circense processo judicial pela luta dos direitos das suas obras. Ao fim de três anos de litígio, Suzuki, mais do que uma vitória merecida, conquistou o estatuto de cineasta de culto no Japão e um despertar das atenções a Ocidente. A década seguinte seria de exílio em trabalhos menores para a televisão.