Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While...

Third film of the yoidore hakase series

1962 Japanese movie

Order of Yakuza

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord,...

The cunning detective Kogoro Akechi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.

1962 Japanese movie

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an...

A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa)...

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a...

A light comedy with Ayako Wakao charming her patients.

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up...

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true talent in making excellent, tasty and somewhat spicy...

1961 Japanese movie

1961 Japanese movie

1961 Japanese movie

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage....

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to...

1958 Japanese movie

The case of a millionaire’s daughter who goes missing over a stolen necklace belonging to a foreign woman.

A pair of gangsters break into a lead factory, steal gold bars, and terrorize the factory owner’s family for three terrifying hours.