Chikako Shin

Kanto Wanderer (1963)

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Daizaburo Hirata  •  Hiroko Itō

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Daizaburo Hirata  •  Hiroko Itō

The Young and Bad (1962)

Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Mayumi Shimizu

Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Mayumi Shimizu

Shutsugeki (1964)

An original warrior directed by Toshio Takagi, directed by Eisuke Takizawa of “Kiriko's Tango” by Toshio Yasumi, a comedy, cheerful widow. The photo was taken by Minoru Yokoyama from “Asakusa no Toko Odoriko Monogatari”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Takao Ito  •  Kōji Wada  •  Daizaburo Hirata

An original warrior directed by Toshio Takagi, directed by Eisuke Takizawa of “Kiriko's Tango” by Toshio Yasumi, a comedy, cheerful widow. The photo was taken by Minoru Yokoyama from “Asakusa no Toko Odoriko Monogatari”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Takao Ito  •  Kōji Wada  •  Daizaburo Hirata

Song of Farewell (1965)

Japanese drama film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Mieko Nishio  •  Tomoko Hamakawa

Japanese drama film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Mieko Nishio  •  Tomoko Hamakawa

Youth A Go Go! (1966)

Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenjirō Morinaga
CAST:  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Kōji Wada  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Judy Ongg

Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenjirō Morinaga
CAST:  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Kōji Wada  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Judy Ongg

Two Hearts in the Rain (1968)

Love story of a working-class boy and girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Onchi
CAST:  Wakako Sakai  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Ryo Tamura  •  Chikako Shin

Love story of a working-class boy and girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Onchi
CAST:  Wakako Sakai  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Ryo Tamura  •  Chikako Shin

Kôkôsei burai hikae (1972)

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mio Ezaki
CAST:  Masaya Oki  •  Junko Natsu  •  Tomomi Sawa  •  Eiko Yanami

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mio Ezaki
CAST:  Masaya Oki  •  Junko Natsu  •  Tomomi Sawa  •  Eiko Yanami

Living Together (1973)

Two former design school classmates, 21-year-old office worker Kyoko and illustrator Jiro, run into each other on the street and soon begin living together. With great care for their feelings, the two embark on a genuine love affair, expressed through their taboo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Kaoru Yumi  •  Masami Naka  •  Yasunori Irikawa  •  Chikako Shin

Two former design school classmates, 21-year-old office worker Kyoko and illustrator Jiro, run into each other on the street and soon begin living together. With great care for their feelings, the two embark on a genuine love affair, expressed through their taboo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Kaoru Yumi  •  Masami Naka  •  Yasunori Irikawa  •  Chikako Shin

The Legend of Love & Sincerity (1974)

Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Ai Saotome  •  Masami Naka  •  Akira Oda

Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Ai Saotome  •  Masami Naka  •  Akira Oda

Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel (1964)

An exciting and fast-paced entertaining action in which G-Man Joe of Aces (Japanese version 007) challenges a terrible international mafia organization based in Japan. To defeat the villains, Joe uses his unprecedented skills of fast shooting and karate secrets!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nozomu Yanase
CAST:  Jō Shishido  •  Ryōji Hayama  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Yumiko Nogawa

An exciting and fast-paced entertaining action in which G-Man Joe of Aces (Japanese version 007) challenges a terrible international mafia organization based in Japan. To defeat the villains, Joe uses his unprecedented skills of fast shooting and karate secrets!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nozomu Yanase
CAST:  Jō Shishido  •  Ryōji Hayama  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Yumiko Nogawa

Night of Sorrow (1966)

A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the father of a woman he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Kazuo Funaki  •  Masako Izumi  •  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Ken Hatano

A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the father of a woman he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Kazuo Funaki  •  Masako Izumi  •  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Ken Hatano