Naomi Hoshi
Youth of the Beast
(1963)
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence. (more)
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence. (more)
Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962)
Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and her brutal yakuza pimp (George Ai). (more)
Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and her brutal yakuza pimp (George Ai). (more)
I Fly for Kicks (1963)
A musical film with Yūjirō Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka. (more)
A musical film with Yūjirō Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka. (more)
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass (1961)
On summer vacation, university student Shintaro gets involved with a magic troupe as they travel from festival to festival. (more)
On summer vacation, university student Shintaro gets involved with a magic troupe as they travel from festival to festival. (more)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
(1963)
Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't. (more)
Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't. (more)
The Man with a Sinister Laugh (1960)
After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister. (more)
After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister. (more)
Love in Ginza (1962)
Hanjiro is a struggling painter that shares a tiny apartment in the back streets of Ginza with his jazz pianist friend who works at a bar. When he and his sweet heart, Hisako decide to get married, Hanjiro is faced with a tough decision. Needing to buy a ticket ... (more)
Hanjiro is a struggling painter that shares a tiny apartment in the back streets of Ginza with his jazz pianist friend who works at a bar. When he and his sweet heart, Hisako decide to get married, Hanjiro is faced with a tough decision. Needing to buy a ticket ... (more)
Japanese action film. (more)
The Young and Bad (1962)
Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to ... (more)
Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to ... (more)
Rainbow Over Kinmon (1962)
Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising future, until his medical error caused the death of a big-shot politician. He was discharged from the hospital and had since sailed around the world as an on-board ... (more)
Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising future, until his medical error caused the death of a big-shot politician. He was discharged from the hospital and had since sailed around the world as an on-board ... (more)
Ai to shi no katami (1962)
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (1963)
Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together. But their love is ill-fated. Mami's family will not accept her choice, while leading an honest life ... (more)
Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together. But their love is ill-fated. Mami's family will not accept her choice, while leading an honest life ... (more)
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
(1963)
A sequel to Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards! (more)
A sequel to Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards! (more)
Badge of the Night (1963)
A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi ... (more)
A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi ... (more)
