Hiroshi Kondō
Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man (1965)
The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood. (more)
The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood. (more)
Before Spring (1980)
Out of the blue, a bourgeois family on the Sea of Japan finds an unconscious woman on the beach and decides to let her board. (more)
Out of the blue, a bourgeois family on the Sea of Japan finds an unconscious woman on the beach and decides to let her board. (more)
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood (1982)
Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's ... (more)
Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's ... (more)
Ana (1984)
A double suicide happens in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture. The two were employees of rival real estate companies. A prosecutor who senses a setup exposes the truth. (more)
A double suicide happens in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture. The two were employees of rival real estate companies. A prosecutor who senses a setup exposes the truth. (more)
Spring Awakens (1947)
Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl. (more)
Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl. (more)
Dancing Girl (1951)
The troubled relationship between a writer and his ballet teacher wife, who has for years loved another man, finally leads to the breakup of the family. (more)
The troubled relationship between a writer and his ballet teacher wife, who has for years loved another man, finally leads to the breakup of the family. (more)
The Battleship Yamato (1953)
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru Yoshida's 1952 book "Requiem for the Battleship Yamato". (more)
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru Yoshida's 1952 book "Requiem for the Battleship Yamato". (more)
kyôfu no kâbin jû (1954)
Suspense film based on the "Carbine Gang Incident" that happened in June 1954 in Japan. (more)
Suspense film based on the "Carbine Gang Incident" that happened in June 1954 in Japan. (more)
Japanese drama film. (more)
The Shadow of Fear (1956)
In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors about the murder. (more)
In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors about the murder. (more)
Saigo no totsugeki (1957)
A narrative depicting the appearance of soldiers scattered in Rabaul during the Pacific War. The original work of Yoshinori Matsuura was dramatized by Toyama Tetsu of “Smuggling of the Body”, also directed by Yutaka Abe, and Shigeyoshi Mine of “Densuke's ... (more)
A narrative depicting the appearance of soldiers scattered in Rabaul during the Pacific War. The original work of Yoshinori Matsuura was dramatized by Toyama Tetsu of “Smuggling of the Body”, also directed by Yutaka Abe, and Shigeyoshi Mine of “Densuke's ... (more)
A Turning to Hell (1959)
Maki, a porter at the Sakura Hotel, finds a body in Room No. 2 and picks up a piece of paper on which is written "one-third of the key", also the part of a key. From a newspaper he learns that the dead man is an official who has been detained as a suspect in a ... (more)
Maki, a porter at the Sakura Hotel, finds a body in Room No. 2 and picks up a piece of paper on which is written "one-third of the key", also the part of a key. From a newspaper he learns that the dead man is an official who has been detained as a suspect in a ... (more)
Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai (1960)
A youth film starring Kōji Wada and Mayumi Shimizu (more)
A youth film starring Kōji Wada and Mayumi Shimizu (more)
The Rambler in the Sunset (1960)
The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy". (more)
The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy". (more)
The Rule for a Vagabond (1965)
A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga. (more)
A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga. (more)
The Song of Love (1965)
Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father. (more)
Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father. (more)
Love Eternal (1966)
A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive member of a drug trafficking syndicate, Kano is pretty high up in the food chain, but "status" bears no value to him. All he cares for is Ayako, the boss' mistress. ... (more)
A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive member of a drug trafficking syndicate, Kano is pretty high up in the food chain, but "status" bears no value to him. All he cares for is Ayako, the boss' mistress. ... (more)
Organized Violence (1967)
A war breaks out on the streets between rivalry Yakuza clans. (more)
A war breaks out on the streets between rivalry Yakuza clans. (more)
Organized Violence II (1967)
My Sweetheart (1967)
It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart". One day, half way through production, he meets his friends from a popular rock ... (more)
It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart". One day, half way through production, he meets his friends from a popular rock ... (more)