Hiroyuki Kawase

Dodes'ka-den (1970)

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Yoshitaka Zushi  •  Kin Sugai  •  Toshiyuki Tonomura  •  Shinsuke Minami

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Yoshitaka Zushi  •  Kin Sugai  •  Toshiyuki Tonomura  •  Shinsuke Minami

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Banno
CAST:  Akira Yamanouchi  •  Toshie Kimura  •  Hiroyuki Kawase  •  Keiko Mari

An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Banno
CAST:  Akira Yamanouchi  •  Toshie Kimura  •  Hiroyuki Kawase  •  Keiko Mari

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Katsuhiko Sasaki  •  Hiroyuki Kawase  •  Yutaka Hayashi  •  Robert Dunham

Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Katsuhiko Sasaki  •  Hiroyuki Kawase  •  Yutaka Hayashi  •  Robert Dunham

The Battle of Okinawa (1971)

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Yūzō Kayama  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Yūzō Kayama  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

Song of the Horse (1970)

An old man talks about a horse and human relations to his grandchild through the growth of the Derby horse. Akira Kurosawa's visual poem for the horse, the creature which he loved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Hiroyuki Kawase  •  Noboru Mitani

An old man talks about a horse and human relations to his grandchild through the growth of the Derby horse. Akira Kurosawa's visual poem for the horse, the creature which he loved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Hiroyuki Kawase  •  Noboru Mitani