Sôten Kuni

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Both You and I (1946)

A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Entatsu Yokoyama  •  Achako Hanabishi  •  Sôten Kuni  •  Itoko Kōno

A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Entatsu Yokoyama  •  Achako Hanabishi  •  Sôten Kuni  •  Itoko Kōno

Absolutely Secret: Girl Torture (1968)

Set in the Edo Era, the film opens with a group of women being convicted of various crimes. The rest of the film is given to graphic depiction of the tortures the women endure as part of their sentences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Komori
CAST:  Naomi Tani  •  Kemi Ichiboshi  •  Reiko Ohtsuki  •  Yuri Kurose

Set in the Edo Era, the film opens with a group of women being convicted of various crimes. The rest of the film is given to graphic depiction of the tortures the women endure as part of their sentences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Komori
CAST:  Naomi Tani  •  Kemi Ichiboshi  •  Reiko Ohtsuki  •  Yuri Kurose

The Ghosts of Yotsuya (1956)

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Mōri
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Akemi Tsukushi  •  Chieko Sōma  •  Haruo Tanaka

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Mōri
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Akemi Tsukushi  •  Chieko Sōma  •  Haruo Tanaka

Ghost in the Regiment (1958)

Desiring another officer’s new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and a firing squad. The lieutenant rapes the wife, but is haunted by bad dreams which after he is assigned to a battalion with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Nakagawa
CAST:  Naoko Kubo  •  Shoji Nakayama  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Akira Nakamura

Desiring another officer’s new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and a firing squad. The lieutenant rapes the wife, but is haunted by bad dreams which after he is assigned to a battalion with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Nakagawa
CAST:  Naoko Kubo  •  Shoji Nakayama  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Akira Nakamura

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals (1957)

Japanese mystery film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Utako Mitsuya  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Shigeru Amachi

Japanese mystery film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Utako Mitsuya  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Shigeru Amachi

Underwater Murder (1958)

The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiki Onoda
CAST:  Yōko Mihara  •  Ken Utsui  •  Kyôko Yashiro  •  Masayo Banri

The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiki Onoda
CAST:  Yōko Mihara  •  Ken Utsui  •  Kyôko Yashiro  •  Masayo Banri

Lust of the White Serpent (1960)

A work with the motif of a legend that remains in the mountain villages of Shinshu and Hida. A white snake helped by a young man transfers to a girl's body, longing for him and burning in an endless passion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morihei Magatani
CAST:  Kinuko Obata  •  Yasuko Mita  •  Hiroshi Asami  •  Toshio Hosokawa

A work with the motif of a legend that remains in the mountain villages of Shinshu and Hida. A white snake helped by a young man transfers to a girl's body, longing for him and burning in an endless passion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morihei Magatani
CAST:  Kinuko Obata  •  Yasuko Mita  •  Hiroshi Asami  •  Toshio Hosokawa

Tokaido hijokeikai (1960)

Crime film directed by Tatsuo Yamada for Shintoho.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuo Yamada
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Kinuko Obata  •  Shōzaburō Date  •  Reiko Seto

Crime film directed by Tatsuo Yamada for Shintoho.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuo Yamada
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Kinuko Obata  •  Shōzaburō Date  •  Reiko Seto

Exam Hell (1982)

A student, running late on the day of the Tokyo Imperial University entrance exams, calls in a fake bomb threat in order to arrive on time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Yosuke Tagawa  •  Miki Jinbo  •  Mariko Kurata  •  Masuyo Iwamoto

A student, running late on the day of the Tokyo Imperial University entrance exams, calls in a fake bomb threat in order to arrive on time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Yosuke Tagawa  •  Miki Jinbo  •  Mariko Kurata  •  Masuyo Iwamoto

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima (1949)

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterious legend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Watanabe
CAST:  Denjirō Ōkōchi  •  Michiyo Kogure  •  Haruo Tanaka  •  Ureo Egawa

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterious legend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Watanabe
CAST:  Denjirō Ōkōchi  •  Michiyo Kogure  •  Haruo Tanaka  •  Ureo Egawa

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DIRECTION:  Nobuo Aoyagi
CAST:  Ken Uehara  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Akira Yamanouchi  •  Ranko Hanai

逆襲大蛇丸 (1955)

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tai Katō
CAST:  Tomiemon Otomo  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Jun Tazaki  •  Michiko Saga

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tai Katō
CAST:  Tomiemon Otomo  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Jun Tazaki  •  Michiko Saga

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets (1956)

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Shimura
CAST:  Shin Saburi  •  Kusuo Abe  •  Minoru Takada  •  Ureo Egawa

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Shimura
CAST:  Shin Saburi  •  Kusuo Abe  •  Minoru Takada  •  Ureo Egawa

Traitors of the Blue Castle (1957)

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuo Yamada
CAST:  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Jūzaburō Akechi  •  Keiko Hibino  •  Shoji Nakayama

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuo Yamada
CAST:  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Jūzaburō Akechi  •  Keiko Hibino  •  Shoji Nakayama

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DIRECTION:  Kyōtarō Namiki
CAST:  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Miyuki Takakura  •  Kusuo Abe  •  Shinjirō Asano

Flesh Pier (1958)

Director Teruo Ishi's crime action follows the investigative adventures of an undercover cop working with a prostitution ring. It's done in an unique documentary style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Akemi Tsukushi  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Teruo Hata

Director Teruo Ishi's crime action follows the investigative adventures of an undercover cop working with a prostitution ring. It's done in an unique documentary style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Akemi Tsukushi  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Teruo Hata

Secret White Line Zone (1958)

First film in Teruo Ishii's Line series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Akemi Tsukushi  •  Shigeru Amachi

First film in Teruo Ishii's Line series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Akemi Tsukushi  •  Shigeru Amachi

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Komori
CAST:  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Minoru Takada  •  Masao Shimizu  •  Hiroshi Hayashi

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Komori
CAST:  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Minoru Takada  •  Masao Shimizu  •  Hiroshi Hayashi

Broken Blossoms (1959)

War drama about army nurses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Kinuko Obata  •  Mayumi Ozora  •  Terumi Hoshi

War drama about army nurses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Ken Utsui  •  Kinuko Obata  •  Mayumi Ozora  •  Terumi Hoshi

The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin (1959)

In the northern province, two waitresses Mieko and Hanako from Tokyo, are missing somewhere near the River Kitakami. At night, the villagers of Shirayama gather round a blazing fire, and utter incantations while an old headman tempers a sword...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morihei Magatani
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Namiji Namiura  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Yōichi Numata

In the northern province, two waitresses Mieko and Hanako from Tokyo, are missing somewhere near the River Kitakami. At night, the villagers of Shirayama gather round a blazing fire, and utter incantations while an old headman tempers a sword...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morihei Magatani
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Namiji Namiura  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Yōichi Numata
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