Hiroshi Kamayatsu

G.I. Samurai (1979)

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

Tokyo Knights (1961)

A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Kōji Wada  •  Mayumi Shimizu  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Nobuo Kaneko

A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Kōji Wada  •  Mayumi Shimizu  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Nobuo Kaneko

The School Cap (1963)

A Tokyo student transfers to a rural school and finds it difficult to adjust himself to its customs and traditions. One of the customs is the wearing of an old school cap by a senior. It is a symbol of courage and bravery and is handed down to a new senior each year.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokujirō Yamazaki
CAST:  Ken Yamauchi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Kazuo Funaki  •  Kokinji Katsura

A Tokyo student transfers to a rural school and finds it difficult to adjust himself to its customs and traditions. One of the customs is the wearing of an old school cap by a senior. It is a symbol of courage and bravery and is handed down to a new senior each year.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokujirō Yamazaki
CAST:  Ken Yamauchi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Kazuo Funaki  •  Kokinji Katsura

Youth A Go Go! (1966)

Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenjirō Morinaga
CAST:  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Kōji Wada  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Judy Ongg

Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenjirō Morinaga
CAST:  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Kōji Wada  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Judy Ongg

Las Vegas Free-For-All (1967)

The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Hitoshi Ueki  •  Kei Tani  •  Hajime Hana  •  Mie Hama

The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Hitoshi Ueki  •  Kei Tani  •  Hajime Hana  •  Mie Hama

The Sunset Is Crying (1967)

The Spiders hit song made into a movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenjirō Morinaga
CAST:  Masako Izumi  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Kōji Wada  •  Masaaki Sakai

The Spiders hit song made into a movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenjirō Morinaga
CAST:  Masako Izumi  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Kōji Wada  •  Masaaki Sakai

The Spiders' The Reckless Operation (1967)

The Spiders, a Japanese pop group, in their first starring role, walk from Yokohama to Tokyo, to prove their love for a girl who told them "the person who can overcome any obstacle will be my lover"! Neither traffic, buildings, nor the police can stop them, in this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

The Spiders, a Japanese pop group, in their first starring role, walk from Yokohama to Tokyo, to prove their love for a girl who told them "the person who can overcome any obstacle will be my lover"! Neither traffic, buildings, nor the police can stop them, in this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

The Spiders' The Noisy Parade (1968)

Popular Japanese Group Sounds band, The Spiders, star in their second movie, a "HELP!" inspired rock n roll spy movie!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

Popular Japanese Group Sounds band, The Spiders, star in their second movie, a "HELP!" inspired rock n roll spy movie!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

The Spiders' The Road to Bali (1968)

The Spiders, a 1960s Japanese Group Sounds band, star in this rare Monkees and Beatles inspired secret agent movie. During their Asian tour spies try to smuggle plutonium hidden in The Spiders' guitar amps!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

The Spiders, a 1960s Japanese Group Sounds band, star in this rare Monkees and Beatles inspired secret agent movie. During their Asian tour spies try to smuggle plutonium hidden in The Spiders' guitar amps!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

Invitation from the Beach (1978)

A wealthy Japanese sugar factory manager in Hawaii finds his wife sinking into depression and madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Tatsuo Nadaka  •  Isao Kimura  •  Reiko Oshida

A wealthy Japanese sugar factory manager in Hawaii finds his wife sinking into depression and madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Tatsuo Nadaka  •  Isao Kimura  •  Reiko Oshida

Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu (1961)

Strife between competing lumber mills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Nomura
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Nobuo Kaneko  •  Takashi Nomura

Strife between competing lumber mills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Nomura
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Nobuo Kaneko  •  Takashi Nomura