Hideo Fukuhara

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Gō Katō  •  Tatsuyoshi Ehara

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Gō Katō  •  Tatsuyoshi Ehara

The Funeral (1984)

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jūzō Itami
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Kin Sugai  •  Hideji Ōtaki

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jūzō Itami
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Kin Sugai  •  Hideji Ōtaki

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Go Riju  •  Masato Aizawa  •  Masayuki Shionoya

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Go Riju  •  Masato Aizawa  •  Masayuki Shionoya

Fighting Elegy (1966)

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yūsuke Kawazu  •  Takeshi Katō  •  Isao Tamagawa

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yūsuke Kawazu  •  Takeshi Katō  •  Isao Tamagawa

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Rumi Sakakibara  •  Shin Morikawa

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Rumi Sakakibara  •  Shin Morikawa

Nomugi Pass (1979)

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Shinobu Otake  •  Mieko Harada  •  Chikako Yuri  •  Yuko Kotegawa

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Shinobu Otake  •  Mieko Harada  •  Chikako Yuri  •  Yuko Kotegawa

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Tamao Nakamura  •  Yūsuke Kawazu

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Tamao Nakamura  •  Yūsuke Kawazu

His Scarlet Cloak (1958)

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his high-born and beautiful wife, who dresses in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Yūnosuke Itō  •  Ineko Arima

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his high-born and beautiful wife, who dresses in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Yūnosuke Itō  •  Ineko Arima

The War Without Weapons (1960)

It's a story of the life of a man who advocated the necessity of sex education to children, which was unusual at the time, solely opposed to the amendment of the Peace Preservation Law, and was assassinated by a rightist prior to his opposition speech.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Tsutomu Shimomoto  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Eijirō Tōno  •  Chikako Hosokawa

It's a story of the life of a man who advocated the necessity of sex education to children, which was unusual at the time, solely opposed to the amendment of the Peace Preservation Law, and was assassinated by a rightist prior to his opposition speech.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Tsutomu Shimomoto  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Eijirō Tōno  •  Chikako Hosokawa

Murder on The Last Train (1955)

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Yūji Hori  •  Michiko Hoshi  •  Hitomi Nakahara  •  Hisaya Ito

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Yūji Hori  •  Michiko Hoshi  •  Hitomi Nakahara  •  Hisaya Ito

Pirates (1951)

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DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Inagaki
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Shinobu Asaji  •  Tomiemon Otomo  •  Jun Tazaki

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DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Inagaki
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Shinobu Asaji  •  Tomiemon Otomo  •  Jun Tazaki

Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room (1977)

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DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Shiori Hayase  •  Ryôhei Uchida  •  Erina Miyai  •  Hideo Fukuhara

Nikkatsu Roman Porno  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Shiori Hayase  •  Ryôhei Uchida  •  Erina Miyai  •  Hideo Fukuhara