Tomoe Hiiro

Writhing Tongue (1980)

Masako, a five-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Chiba, gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffered all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue. The doctor checks on her for hours on end and arrive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Mayuko Wakamori  •  Ryoko Nakano  •  Jūkichi Uno

Masako, a five-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Chiba, gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffered all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue. The doctor checks on her for hours on end and arrive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Mayuko Wakamori  •  Ryoko Nakano  •  Jūkichi Uno

The Revolt (1980)

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirō Moritani
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Masakane Yonekura  •  Junko Sakurada

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirō Moritani
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Masakane Yonekura  •  Junko Sakurada

Riot in Gujo (2000)

Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijiro Koyama
CAST:  Naoto Ogata  •  Hiromi Iwasaki  •  Arata Furuta  •  Gin Maeda

Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijiro Koyama
CAST:  Naoto Ogata  •  Hiromi Iwasaki  •  Arata Furuta  •  Gin Maeda

Call from Darkness (1981)

Keiko Inagawa (Asami Kobayashi) pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura (Kaoru Kobayashi). A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Asami Kobayashi  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Masakane Yonekura

Keiko Inagawa (Asami Kobayashi) pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura (Kaoru Kobayashi). A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Asami Kobayashi  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Masakane Yonekura

Papa Mama Bye Bye (1984)

Dungaree-wearing teenage tomboy Kaori lives next door to the brothers Ko and Yasu. One day as Kaori is walking to school, a US jet crashes near the boys' house. Based on the real life 1977 Yokohama F-4 crash incident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Tomoe Hiiro  •  Yuko Mita  •  Hideo Nagai  •  Toru Furuya

Dungaree-wearing teenage tomboy Kaori lives next door to the brothers Ko and Yasu. One day as Kaori is walking to school, a US jet crashes near the boys' house. Based on the real life 1977 Yokohama F-4 crash incident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Tomoe Hiiro  •  Yuko Mita  •  Hideo Nagai  •  Toru Furuya

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DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Wakasugi
CAST:  Chizuko Kobayashi  •  Kyoko Tsuda  •  Tomoe Hiiro  •  Ai Sasaki

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DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Natsuko Kahara  •  Tomoe Hiiro  •  Tomoko Aihara

My Little Flying Fish is Sick (1982)

An anime about Operation Castle and the demise of the crew on the Daigo Fukuryuu Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5). On March 1st 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off (that ended up being similar sized to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima). The radioactive ash fell on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Miyazaki  •  Noriyuki Itaya
CAST:  Satomi Oka  •  Kazuhiko Ohara  •  Tomoe Hiiro

An anime about Operation Castle and the demise of the crew on the Daigo Fukuryuu Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5). On March 1st 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off (that ended up being similar sized to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima). The radioactive ash fell on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Miyazaki  •  Noriyuki Itaya
CAST:  Satomi Oka  •  Kazuhiko Ohara  •  Tomoe Hiiro

Beyond the Rainbow (1972)

One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Mari Amachi  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Osami Nabe  •  Shiro Kishibe

One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Mari Amachi  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Osami Nabe  •  Shiro Kishibe

Price of Life (1971)

Comedy of a phony doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Mariko Okada  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

Comedy of a phony doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Mariko Okada  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

Bridal Cruise (1976)

Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus getting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Yukiji Asaoka

Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus getting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Yukiji Asaoka

Fifth Movement (1981)

When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first violinist returns to his home and manages to get the orchestra back together for a grandiose performance, saved at the last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijiro Koyama
CAST:  Taketoshi Naitō  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Tsutomu Shimomoto

When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first violinist returns to his home and manages to get the orchestra back together for a grandiose performance, saved at the last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijiro Koyama
CAST:  Taketoshi Naitō  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Tsutomu Shimomoto

Tokyo Air Raid Glass Rabbit (1979)

Based on an autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, set close to the end of World War II  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuten Tachibana
CAST:  Yukiko Ebina  •  Hiroyuki Nagato  •  Aiko Nagayama  •  Baku Ohwada

Based on an autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, set close to the end of World War II  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuten Tachibana
CAST:  Yukiko Ebina  •  Hiroyuki Nagato  •  Aiko Nagayama  •  Baku Ohwada