Taro Marui

Floating Weeds (1959)

Slow movingUpliftingViolentMind blowing

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujirō Ozu
CAST:  Ganjirō Nakamura II  •  Machiko Kyō  •  Ayako Wakao  •  Hiroshi Kawaguchi

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujirō Ozu
CAST:  Ganjirō Nakamura II  •  Machiko Kyō  •  Ayako Wakao  •  Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)

Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriaki Yuasa
CAST:  Kichijirō Ueda  •  Reiko Kasahara  •  Naoyuki Abe  •  Taro Marui

Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriaki Yuasa
CAST:  Kichijirō Ueda  •  Reiko Kasahara  •  Naoyuki Abe  •  Taro Marui

A Woman's Testament (1960)

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 second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa  •  Yasuzō Masumura  •  Kōzaburō Yoshimura
CAST:  Ayako Wakao  •  Hitomi Nozoe  •  Machiko Kyō  •  Hiroshi Kawaguchi

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 second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kon Ichikawa  •  Yasuzō Masumura  •  Kōzaburō Yoshimura
CAST:  Ayako Wakao  •  Hitomi Nozoe  •  Machiko Kyō  •  Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Return of Daimajin (1966)

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Misumi
CAST:  Kōjirō Hongō  •  Shiho Fujimura  •  Taro Marui  •  Takashi Kanda

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Misumi
CAST:  Kōjirō Hongō  •  Shiho Fujimura  •  Taro Marui  •  Takashi Kanda

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Misumi
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Mikio Narita  •  Chizu Hayashi  •  Kaneko Iwasaki

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Misumi
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Mikio Narita  •  Chizu Hayashi  •  Kaneko Iwasaki

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (1964)

A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimiyoshi Yasuda
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Kyooko Azuma  •  Hajime Koshikawa  •  Jun Fujikawa

A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimiyoshi Yasuda
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Kyooko Azuma  •  Hajime Koshikawa  •  Jun Fujikawa

Hoodlum Soldier (1965)

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 effort to desert by stealing a train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuzō Masumura
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Eiko Taki  •  Mikio Narita

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 effort to desert by stealing a train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuzō Masumura
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Eiko Taki  •  Mikio Narita

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Jiro Tamiya  •  Kyōko Enami  •  Reiko Fujiwara

Hot Spring Doctress (1964)

A light comedy with Ayako Wakao charming her patients.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keigo Kimura
CAST:  Ayako Wakao  •  Ichirō Sugai  •  Taro Marui  •  Chōko Iida

A light comedy with Ayako Wakao charming her patients.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keigo Kimura
CAST:  Ayako Wakao  •  Ichirō Sugai  •  Taro Marui  •  Chōko Iida

Song of Happiness (1964)

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriaki Yuasa
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Isao Kuraishi  •  Eiko Taki

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriaki Yuasa
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Isao Kuraishi  •  Eiko Taki

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Kaneko Iwasaki

Young Boss, Fugitive (1967)

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Kyōko Enami  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Fumio Watanabe

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Kyōko Enami  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Fumio Watanabe

Muchana Yakko (1964)

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 in a dirty carriage that his father owned. His dream was to have a horse with a good coat that costs 10 million yen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shima
CAST:  Taro Marui  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Shiho Fujimura

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 in a dirty carriage that his father owned. His dream was to have a horse with a good coat that costs 10 million yen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shima
CAST:  Taro Marui  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Shiho Fujimura

Fools at Work (1964)

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuzō Masumura
CAST:  Yūnosuke Itō  •  Eiji Funakoshi  •  Taro Marui  •  Hiroshi Inuzuka

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuzō Masumura
CAST:  Yūnosuke Itō  •  Eiji Funakoshi  •  Taro Marui  •  Hiroshi Inuzuka

Drunken Harbor (1966)

Third film of the yoidore hakase series  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Miwa Takada  •  Kaneko Iwasaki  •  Michiyo Yokoyama

Third film of the yoidore hakase series  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Miwa Takada  •  Kaneko Iwasaki  •  Michiyo Yokoyama

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Michiko Saga  •  Shiho Fujimura  •  Shigeru Amachi

Order of Yakuza (1962)

Order of Yakuza  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umetsugu Inoue
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Takamaru Sasaki  •  Kōjirō Hongō

Order of Yakuza  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umetsugu Inoue
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Takamaru Sasaki  •  Kōjirō Hongō

Kojiki taishō (1964)

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Yukiko Fuji  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Yukiko Fuji  •  Jun Fujimaki  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama