Kibaji Tankobo

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Why Not? (1981)

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Shigeru Izumiya  •  Ken Ogata  •  Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Shigeru Izumiya  •  Ken Ogata  •  Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Woman on the Night Train (1972)

Saeko is abnormally attached to her older sister, Yumi. When Yumi becomes engaged to Arikawa, Saeko schemes to separate the two. She seduces Arikawa who then becomes confused over his attraction to both sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Mari Tanaka  •  Keiko Tsuzuki  •  Tomoko Katsura  •  Kibaji Tankobo

Saeko is abnormally attached to her older sister, Yumi. When Yumi becomes engaged to Arikawa, Saeko schemes to separate the two. She seduces Arikawa who then becomes confused over his attraction to both sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Mari Tanaka  •  Keiko Tsuzuki  •  Tomoko Katsura  •  Kibaji Tankobo

Violence Without a Cause (1969)

Three violent and disillusioned students share an apartment. Their search for a place in society is through porn, fights, rape, and voyeurism. Not even leftist, militant student organizations are able to channel their youthful frustration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yuko Ejima  •  Muraoka Hiroshi  •  Toshimasa Sakaguchi  •  Kazuya Jō

Three violent and disillusioned students share an apartment. Their search for a place in society is through porn, fights, rape, and voyeurism. Not even leftist, militant student organizations are able to channel their youthful frustration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yuko Ejima  •  Muraoka Hiroshi  •  Toshimasa Sakaguchi  •  Kazuya Jō

Legend of the Sex Thief in Edo (1973)

Roman Porno from 1973.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Eimei Esumi  •  Hiroshi Gojo  •  Miki Hayashi  •  Kokan Katsura

Roman Porno from 1973.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Eimei Esumi  •  Hiroshi Gojo  •  Miki Hayashi  •  Kokan Katsura

Demon (1985)

Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Nenji Kobayashi

Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Yûko Tanaka  •  Nenji Kobayashi

The Castle of Sand (1974)

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murderer of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a rail yard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Gō Katō  •  Kensaku Morita

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murderer of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a rail yard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Gō Katō  •  Kensaku Morita

Sex Jack (1970)

A faction of the Communist Party puts Tokyo rocked by demonstrations that they start. Despite this marked the inner circle of more uncertainty and group sex than determination and morale. When the police forcing them to go underground, and the mysterious Suzuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Michio Akiyama  •  Tamaki Katori  •  Ryosuke Uryu  •  Mizako Kaga

A faction of the Communist Party puts Tokyo rocked by demonstrations that they start. Despite this marked the inner circle of more uncertainty and group sex than determination and morale. When the police forcing them to go underground, and the mysterious Suzuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Michio Akiyama  •  Tamaki Katori  •  Ryosuke Uryu  •  Mizako Kaga

Dead Girl Walking (2004)

Sayuru is an ordinary teenage girl. But one day everything changes when she learns that she apparently died. Even though she is dead, she is still in the mind and wandering around at home on days like a ghost. But her family is ready to do anything to get rid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi  •  Yokoyama Kazuhiro
CAST:  Ayaka Maeda  •  Moe Karasawa  •  Yoshiyuki Morishita  •  Kibaji Tankobo

Sayuru is an ordinary teenage girl. But one day everything changes when she learns that she apparently died. Even though she is dead, she is still in the mind and wandering around at home on days like a ghost. But her family is ready to do anything to get rid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi  •  Yokoyama Kazuhiro
CAST:  Ayaka Maeda  •  Moe Karasawa  •  Yoshiyuki Morishita  •  Kibaji Tankobo

Mount Hakkoda (1977)

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirō Moritani
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Hideji Ōtaki  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Tetsurō Tamba

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirō Moritani
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Hideji Ōtaki  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Tetsurō Tamba

Yakyukyô no uta (1977)

Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Midori Kinouchi  •  Asao Koike  •  Masakazu Kuwayama  •  Jūkei Fujioka

Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Midori Kinouchi  •  Asao Koike  •  Masakazu Kuwayama  •  Jūkei Fujioka

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima (1980)

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tengo Yamada
CAST:  Jun Harada  •  Satomi Oka  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Akira Nishikino

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tengo Yamada
CAST:  Jun Harada  •  Satomi Oka  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Akira Nishikino

Smiles Leading To Happiness (2019)

Daichi (Mahiro Takasugi) is a young dental technician. He is called a prince due to his excellent skills at work and his handsome appearance. One day, he meets again his childhood friend Manatsu (Seia Yasuda). Manatsu has just began work as a dental hygienist at a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiro Enomoto
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Tomoko Fujita  •  Asami Kumakiri  •  Eri Hama

Daichi (Mahiro Takasugi) is a young dental technician. He is called a prince due to his excellent skills at work and his handsome appearance. One day, he meets again his childhood friend Manatsu (Seia Yasuda). Manatsu has just began work as a dental hygienist at a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiro Enomoto
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Tomoko Fujita  •  Asami Kumakiri  •  Eri Hama

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

Woman with Wet Fingers (1984)

Real-Life stripper Madoka Mika plays the fictional ROSE RED, a former striptease queen who is now doing roadshow engagements while trying to raise her kid and balance her love affairs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsumi Kumashiro
CAST:  Madoka Mika  •  Takashi Naito  •  Kiriko Shimizu  •  Koichi Ueda

Real-Life stripper Madoka Mika plays the fictional ROSE RED, a former striptease queen who is now doing roadshow engagements while trying to raise her kid and balance her love affairs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsumi Kumashiro
CAST:  Madoka Mika  •  Takashi Naito  •  Kiriko Shimizu  •  Koichi Ueda

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles (1991)

The female ninjas need to protect their particular master's unborn infant from enemies. They use all types of intimate tricks to obtain the work done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Ginji Gao  •  Reiko Hayama  •  Hitomi Okazaki

The female ninjas need to protect their particular master's unborn infant from enemies. They use all types of intimate tricks to obtain the work done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Tsushima
CAST:  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Ginji Gao  •  Reiko Hayama  •  Hitomi Okazaki

Season of Terror (1969)

From an apartment belonging to a single woman, two detectives spy on sex-obsessed radical.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yuko Ejima  •  Tomomi Sahara  •  Hitomi Suma  •  Hiromasa Haruta

From an apartment belonging to a single woman, two detectives spy on sex-obsessed radical.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yuko Ejima  •  Tomomi Sahara  •  Hitomi Suma  •  Hiromasa Haruta

The Sloe-eyed Siren (1972)

Roman Porno from 1972.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōgorō Nishimura
CAST:  Kazuko Shirakawa  •  Eijiro Minato  •  Kibaji Tankobo  •  Toshihiko Oda

Roman Porno from 1972.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōgorō Nishimura
CAST:  Kazuko Shirakawa  •  Eijiro Minato  •  Kibaji Tankobo  •  Toshihiko Oda

Maruhi: Benten gokaichō (1972)

Roman Porno from 1972.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazunari Takeda
CAST:  Akemi Nijo  •  Masumi Jun  •  Ichirô Mishima  •  Masahiko Tanimura

Roman Porno from 1972.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazunari Takeda
CAST:  Akemi Nijo  •  Masumi Jun  •  Ichirô Mishima  •  Masahiko Tanimura

Sex War (1973)

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DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Akemi Nijo  •  Reiko Maki  •  Kyōko Kanō  •  Chizuyu Azami

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DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Akemi Nijo  •  Reiko Maki  •  Kyōko Kanō  •  Chizuyu Azami

Office Lady Diary: Poaching (1973)

Romantic

A young office worker grows up to become an insatiable sexual deviant thanks to her mother's "lusty blood". She can't control her abnormal desire, which flares up at the mere sight of a man. The blood of debauchery hidden in the seemingly ordinary and healthy body ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Hitomi Kozue  •  Junko Miyashita  •  Hirokazu Inoue  •  Keiko Aikawa

A young office worker grows up to become an insatiable sexual deviant thanks to her mother's "lusty blood". She can't control her abnormal desire, which flares up at the mere sight of a man. The blood of debauchery hidden in the seemingly ordinary and healthy body ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Hitomi Kozue  •  Junko Miyashita  •  Hirokazu Inoue  •  Keiko Aikawa
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