Mizuho Suzuki

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Godzilla 1985 (1985)

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.J. Kizer  •  Koji Hashimoto
CAST:  Ken Tanaka  •  Yasuko Sawaguchi  •  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Shin Takuma

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.J. Kizer  •  Koji Hashimoto
CAST:  Ken Tanaka  •  Yasuko Sawaguchi  •  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Shin Takuma

Youth of the Beast (1963)

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Ichiro Kijima  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Daizaburo Hirata

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Ichiro Kijima  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Daizaburo Hirata

High Seas Hijack (1977)

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Bushelman  •  Katsumune Ishida
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Ryôhei Uchida

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Bushelman  •  Katsumune Ishida
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Yutaka Mizutani  •  Ryôhei Uchida

Apart from Life (1970)

A film set in Nagasaki examining prejudice against atom bomb victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Mizuho Suzuki  •  Mugihito  •  Izumi Hara  •  Tanie Kitabayashi

A film set in Nagasaki examining prejudice against atom bomb victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Mizuho Suzuki  •  Mugihito  •  Izumi Hara  •  Tanie Kitabayashi

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 Great White Tower (1966)

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Eijirō Tōno  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Eitarō Ozawa

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Eijirō Tōno  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Eitarō Ozawa

Death Kappa (2010)

When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoo Haraguchi
CAST:  Daniel Aguilar Gutiérrez  •  Hideaki Anno  •  Shinji Higuchi  •  Misato Hirata

When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoo Haraguchi
CAST:  Daniel Aguilar Gutiérrez  •  Hideaki Anno  •  Shinji Higuchi  •  Misato Hirata

Gate of Youth (1981)

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku  •  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kaoru Sugita

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku  •  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kaoru Sugita

Pearl Harbor: The View from Japan (1994)

Documentary, Historical Documentaries, Military Documentaries - In an interesting historical departure, this fascinating documentary analyzes the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese point of view and focuses on Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Kurita
CAST:  Mizuho Suzuki

Documentary, Historical Documentaries, Military Documentaries - In an interesting historical departure, this fascinating documentary analyzes the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese point of view and focuses on Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunio Kurita
CAST:  Mizuho Suzuki

Dallos (1983)

In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorism lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Hideki Sasaki  •  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Rumiko Ukai  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorism lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Hideki Sasaki  •  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Rumiko Ukai  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

The Lovable Tramp (1966)

Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Hajime Hana  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Ichirō Arishima  •  Takashi Yamaguchi

Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Hajime Hana  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Ichirō Arishima  •  Takashi Yamaguchi

Kachô Shima Kôsaku (1992)

Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Yumi Asou  •  Toshihiko Tahara  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Yumi Asou  •  Toshihiko Tahara  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

Solar Eclipse (1975)

When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Jūkichi Uno  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Kō Nishimura

When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Jūkichi Uno  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Kō Nishimura

Sweet Revenge (1977)

Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Momoe Yamaguchi  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Yûsuke Natsu  •  Shigeru Kōyama

Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Momoe Yamaguchi  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Yûsuke Natsu  •  Shigeru Kōyama

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Hiroshi Katsuno

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Hiroshi Katsuno

August without Emperor (1978)

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Kiyoshi Atsumi

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Kiyoshi Atsumi

Have Wings on Your Heart (1978)

Tragedy about a terminally ill girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Eri Ishida  •  Kazuya Uemura

Tragedy about a terminally ill girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Eri Ishida  •  Kazuya Uemura

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late. As the effects of mankind's tampering of the earth - radioactive smog ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Katsuhiko Sasaki

Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late. As the effects of mankind's tampering of the earth - radioactive smog ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Katsuhiko Sasaki

Proof of the Man (1977)

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Mariko Okada  •  Hajime Hana  •  Broderick Crawford

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Mariko Okada  •  Hajime Hana  •  Broderick Crawford

The Highest Honour (1982)

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Maruyama  •  Peter Maxwell
CAST:  Michael Aitkens  •  John Howard  •  Vincent Ball  •  Steve Bisley

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Maruyama  •  Peter Maxwell
CAST:  Michael Aitkens  •  John Howard  •  Vincent Ball  •  Steve Bisley
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