Keinosuke Wada
Black Cat Mansion (1958)
The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her. (more)
The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her. (more)
The Ghost of Kasane (1957)
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to ... (more)
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to ... (more)
Mole Alley (1953)
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war ... (more)
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war ... (more)
Death on the Mountain (1961)
Three bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances, and later it is suggested that perhaps the man was murdered. (more)
Three bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances, and later it is suggested that perhaps the man was murdered. (more)
Kimi yue ni (1953)
Japanese drama film and Setsuko Miyuki's film debut. (more)
Japanese drama film and Setsuko Miyuki's film debut. (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)
Japanese comedy film. (more)
Japanese comedy film. (more)
Daigaku no kengô: Keiraku no abarenbô (1956)
Japanese youth film about kendo. (more)
Japanese youth film about kendo. (more)
Kingorô no omawari-san (1956)
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone. (more)
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone. (more)
Japanese film. (more)
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her ... (more)
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her ... (more)
Japanese crime film. (more)
The Lady Vampire (1959)
Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, ... (more)
Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, ... (more)
Judo Queen (1959)
1959 Japanese film directed by Morihei Magatani for Shintoho. (more)
1959 Japanese film directed by Morihei Magatani for Shintoho. (more)
Emperor Meiji and General Nogi (1959)
In January 1904, the situation between Japan and Russia had grown tense. The Emperor Meiji is deeply concerned, for Russia has started to build an invincible fortress at Port Arthur, and the relations between two countries have become strained to breaking point. ... (more)
In January 1904, the situation between Japan and Russia had grown tense. The Emperor Meiji is deeply concerned, for Russia has started to build an invincible fortress at Port Arthur, and the relations between two countries have become strained to breaking point. ... (more)
Basement of Death (1960)
Shintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki. (more)
Shintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki. (more)