Yūji Nanto

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The Domain (1964)

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Makino
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Kinnosuke Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hiroki Matsukata

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Makino
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Kinnosuke Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hiroki Matsukata

The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)

Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't enjoy communing with wildlife for long when she was chased by bandit moles and accidentally fell into the Valley of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōzō Saeki
CAST:  Hibari Misora  •  Izumi Yukimura  •  Ichirō Arishima  •  Bokuzen Hidari

Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't enjoy communing with wildlife for long when she was chased by bandit moles and accidentally fell into the Valley of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōzō Saeki
CAST:  Hibari Misora  •  Izumi Yukimura  •  Ichirō Arishima  •  Bokuzen Hidari

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969)

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Jiro Tamiya  •  Koji Tsuruta

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Jiro Tamiya  •  Koji Tsuruta

The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)

Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuzō Masumura
CAST:  Ayako Wakao  •  Keizô Kawasaki  •  Kenji Sugawara  •  Ryūji Shinagawa

Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuzō Masumura
CAST:  Ayako Wakao  •  Keizô Kawasaki  •  Kenji Sugawara  •  Ryūji Shinagawa

寛美の三等社員 (1961)

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinya Sakai
CAST:  Kanbi Fujiyama  •  Shinichirō Mikami  •  Noriko Maki  •  Yataro Kitagami

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinya Sakai
CAST:  Kanbi Fujiyama  •  Shinichirō Mikami  •  Noriko Maki  •  Yataro Kitagami

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Jiro Tamiya  •  Tamao Nakamura  •  Yoshie Mizutani

A Country Boss (1962)

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ichimura
CAST:  Tomiko Ishii  •  Reiko Hatsune  •  Junzaburō Ban  •  Keiko Nishioka

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ichimura
CAST:  Tomiko Ishii  •  Reiko Hatsune  •  Junzaburō Ban  •  Keiko Nishioka

Nonsense Boys (1963)

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manao Horiuchi
CAST:  Junzaburō Ban  •  Sonomi Nakajima  •  Akemi Kita  •  Yoshiko Kayama

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manao Horiuchi
CAST:  Junzaburō Ban  •  Sonomi Nakajima  •  Akemi Kita  •  Yoshiko Kayama

Tale of Ninja Duty (1965)

Mumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to saves Chisaka Hyobu's daughter Oyu (She is exactly like Orie) be attacked by ninja. Thus he stays Chisaka's residence in Yonezawa. Chisaka was just trying to stop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuto Hasegawa
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Minoru Ōki  •  Hiroko Sakuramachi  •  Yuriko Mishima

Mumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to saves Chisaka Hyobu's daughter Oyu (She is exactly like Orie) be attacked by ninja. Thus he stays Chisaka's residence in Yonezawa. Chisaka was just trying to stop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuto Hasegawa
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Minoru Ōki  •  Hiroko Sakuramachi  •  Yuriko Mishima

Yakuza Hooligans (1966)

A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take 10 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Hideo Takamatsu  •  Yuriko Mishima  •  Kazuko Inano

A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take 10 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Hideo Takamatsu  •  Yuriko Mishima  •  Kazuko Inano

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Mikio Narita  •  Michiyo Yasuda

Nunnery Confidential (1968)

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Reiko Ōhara  •  Yukiko Kuwahara

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Reiko Ōhara  •  Yukiko Kuwahara

Hot Springs Geisha (1968)

A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads of oversexed businessmen and providing bawdy entertainment through the evening followed by private companionship at night ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Masumi Tachibana  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Yukie Kagawa  •  Oh Ranfan

A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads of oversexed businessmen and providing bawdy entertainment through the evening followed by private companionship at night ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Masumi Tachibana  •  Yōko Mihara  •  Yukie Kagawa  •  Oh Ranfan

The Lightning Sword (1962)

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bin Kato
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Shigeru Amachi  •  Jun'ichirō Narita  •  Mieko Kondō

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bin Kato
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Shigeru Amachi  •  Jun'ichirō Narita  •  Mieko Kondō

Fighting Birds (1956)

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DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Tasaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Toshio Chiba  •  Michiko Saga  •  Michiko Ai

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DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Tasaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Toshio Chiba  •  Michiko Saga  •  Michiko Ai

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DIRECTION:  Yoshio Inoue
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Kōjirō Hongō  •  Junko Kano  •  Ganjirō Nakamura II

The Confusing Journey of Jirocho (1963)

An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Mikiko Tsubouchi  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Makoto Fujita

An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Mikiko Tsubouchi  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Makoto Fujita

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DIRECTION:  Kokichi Uchide
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Ryūji Shinagawa  •  Tōru Yuri  •  Susumu Ishikawa

Chivalrous Nature (1965)

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DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Hashizo Okawa  •  Satomi Oka  •  Yumi Suzumura  •  Ryôhei Uchida

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DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Hashizo Okawa  •  Satomi Oka  •  Yumi Suzumura  •  Ryôhei Uchida

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DIRECTION:  Kōzō Saeki
CAST:  Itoshi Yumeji  •  Koishi Kimi  •  Miss Wakasa  •  Hiroshi Shima
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