Nami Munakata

The Izu Dancer (1974)

While vacationing in the Izu peninsula, a high school student Kawashima becomes intrigued by Kaoru, a pretty young dancer in a troupe of travelling performers, and he tags along with them on their journeys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Momoe Yamaguchi  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Jin Nakayama  •  Atsuko Ichinomiya

While vacationing in the Izu peninsula, a high school student Kawashima becomes intrigued by Kaoru, a pretty young dancer in a troupe of travelling performers, and he tags along with them on their journeys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Momoe Yamaguchi  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Jin Nakayama  •  Atsuko Ichinomiya

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man (1964)

Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and throws her into the river. But later, he falls in love with her. Yasaburo, the oyabun of the Nishikawa Gang, loves her very much too. However, as he likes Tatsu's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tai Katō
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Chōichirō Kawarasaki  •  Nami Munakata  •  Hiroko Sakuramachi

Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and throws her into the river. But later, he falls in love with her. Yasaburo, the oyabun of the Nishikawa Gang, loves her very much too. However, as he likes Tatsu's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tai Katō
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Chōichirō Kawarasaki  •  Nami Munakata  •  Hiroko Sakuramachi

The Great Duel (1964)

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Tōru Abe  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Yoshio Inaba  •  Chiezō Kataoka

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Tōru Abe  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Yoshio Inaba  •  Chiezō Kataoka

Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword (1964)

The Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new fencing school has opened in Edo, claiming to be the true Shinkage style. Yagyu Jubei faces his biggest challenge yet when the master of the new school claims he is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Kurata
CAST:  Jūshirō Konoe  •  Chōichirō Kawarasaki  •  Nami Munakata  •  Chiyo Okada

The Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new fencing school has opened in Edo, claiming to be the true Shinkage style. Yagyu Jubei faces his biggest challenge yet when the master of the new school claims he is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Kurata
CAST:  Jūshirō Konoe  •  Chōichirō Kawarasaki  •  Nami Munakata  •  Chiyo Okada

The Sand Boat (1980)

A Young couple find a boad buried under a beach,and are taken to another world where they must face a Deadly cult who want to sacrifice them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Yūichi Harada
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Rin Tsunami  •  Akihiko Hayashida  •  Nami Munakata

A Young couple find a boad buried under a beach,and are taken to another world where they must face a Deadly cult who want to sacrifice them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Yūichi Harada
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Rin Tsunami  •  Akihiko Hayashida  •  Nami Munakata

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Hase
CAST:  Muga Takewaki  •  Ryôhei Uchida  •  Minoru Ōki  •  Asao Sano

Mr. Greenhorn (1966)

1966 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ichimura
CAST:  Kyū Sakamoto  •  Mariko Kaga  •  Kon Omura  •  Arihiro Fujimura

1966 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ichimura
CAST:  Kyū Sakamoto  •  Mariko Kaga  •  Kon Omura  •  Arihiro Fujimura

Our Young World of Music (1966)

Japanese youth film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Miyazaki
CAST:  Akira Mita  •  Kumi Hayase  •  Tetsuo Ishidate  •  Eiko Ichikawa

Japanese youth film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Miyazaki
CAST:  Akira Mita  •  Kumi Hayase  •  Tetsuo Ishidate  •  Eiko Ichikawa

Gamblers and Racketeers (1964)

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Jūshirō Konoe

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Jūshirō Konoe