Toshie Kusunoki

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Black Rain (1989)

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Kazuo Kitamura  •  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Masato Yamada

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Kazuo Kitamura  •  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Masato Yamada

Points and Lines (1958)

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Hiroshi Minami  •  Isao Yamagata  •  Mieko Takamine  •  Yoshi Katō

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Hiroshi Minami  •  Isao Yamagata  •  Mieko Takamine  •  Yoshi Katō

Heaven Sent (1979)

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves behind a six-year-old child at their door, claiming that Shinsaku—or four other men—is the child's father! Sayoko and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Shigeru Izumiya

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves behind a six-year-old child at their door, claiming that Shinsaku—or four other men—is the child's father! Sayoko and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Shigeru Izumiya

Jirocho - The Chivalrous (1960)

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlights this great tale taken from Japanese history!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Kazuo Hasegawa  •  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Shintarō Katsu  •  Kōjirō Hongō

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlights this great tale taken from Japanese history!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Kazuo Hasegawa  •  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Shintarō Katsu  •  Kōjirō Hongō

Enchanted Princess (1959)

Once upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken father. One day after they disguised themselves as parasols, they were wrongly brought to the Racoon Palace, where the young racoon princess (also Ayako Wakao) made a mess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keigo Kimura
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Ayako Wakao  •  Shintarō Katsu  •  Tamao Nakamura

Once upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken father. One day after they disguised themselves as parasols, they were wrongly brought to the Racoon Palace, where the young racoon princess (also Ayako Wakao) made a mess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keigo Kimura
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Ayako Wakao  •  Shintarō Katsu  •  Tamao Nakamura

Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961)

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Ayako Wakao  •  Katsuhiko Kobayashi  •  Yasuko Nakata

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Ayako Wakao  •  Katsuhiko Kobayashi  •  Yasuko Nakata

Honeymoon (1984)

Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hôjin Hashiura
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Kumi Nakamura  •  Ako  •  Yoko Asada

Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hôjin Hashiura
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Kumi Nakamura  •  Ako  •  Yoko Asada

The Tokyo Dame (1959)

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Saeki
CAST:  Hibari Misora  •  Shinjirô Ehara  •  Fumitake Ōmura  •  Jun Tatara

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Saeki
CAST:  Hibari Misora  •  Shinjirô Ehara  •  Fumitake Ōmura  •  Jun Tatara

Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Saeki
CAST:  Hibari Misora  •  Isao Kimura  •  Toru Ono  •  Michiko Shirakawa

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Saeki
CAST:  Hibari Misora  •  Isao Kimura  •  Toru Ono  •  Michiko Shirakawa

Man of the World 2 (1960)

An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Naoko Kubo  •  Akiko Santo  •  Masumi Okada

An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Naoko Kubo  •  Akiko Santo  •  Masumi Okada

A Circus Girl (1966)

Japanese drama film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūsuke Watanabe
CAST:  Mako Midori  •  Toyozō Yamamoto  •  Kyōsuke Machida  •  Shirō Ōsaka

Japanese drama film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūsuke Watanabe
CAST:  Mako Midori  •  Toyozō Yamamoto  •  Kyōsuke Machida  •  Shirō Ōsaka

Express Train (1967)

Atsumi Kiyoshi, famous for his role in Torasan, stars as Aoki Goichi, a veteran train conductor who dedicates himself in providing quality service to his passengers. With his many years of experience, he never fails to find solutions for any troubles that occur ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Shinjirô Ehara

Atsumi Kiyoshi, famous for his role in Torasan, stars as Aoki Goichi, a veteran train conductor who dedicates himself in providing quality service to his passengers. With his many years of experience, he never fails to find solutions for any troubles that occur ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Shinjirô Ehara

Traveling in Party (1967)

A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Chishū Ryū  •  Yuki Jōno

A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Chishū Ryū  •  Yuki Jōno

The Rickshaw Man’s Son (1967)

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a daughter of a Japanese restaurant’s owner. His father is not happy because Komakichi has no intention to become a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Mako Midori  •  Reiko Ōhara  •  Tatsuo Endō

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a daughter of a Japanese restaurant’s owner. His father is not happy because Komakichi has no intention to become a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Mako Midori  •  Reiko Ōhara  •  Tatsuo Endō

New Year Trip (1968)

A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Tamao Nakamura  •  Keizô Kawasaki  •  Yuki Jōno

A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Segawa
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Tamao Nakamura  •  Keizô Kawasaki  •  Yuki Jōno

The Spiders' The Road to Bali (1968)

The Spiders, a 1960s Japanese Group Sounds band, star in this rare Monkees and Beatles inspired secret agent movie. During their Asian tour spies try to smuggle plutonium hidden in The Spiders' guitar amps!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

The Spiders, a 1960s Japanese Group Sounds band, star in this rare Monkees and Beatles inspired secret agent movie. During their Asian tour spies try to smuggle plutonium hidden in The Spiders' guitar amps!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Shochi Tanabe  •  Masaaki Sakai  •  Jun Inoue  •  Takayuki Inoue

Three Pretty Devils (1970)

A trio of teenage tarts try to earn money through shoplifting and prostitution scams and get into deep trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motohiro Torii
CAST:  Reiko Ōhara  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Yuriko Mishima  •  Yōko Ichiji

A trio of teenage tarts try to earn money through shoplifting and prostitution scams and get into deep trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motohiro Torii
CAST:  Reiko Ōhara  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Yuriko Mishima  •  Yōko Ichiji

Fun on the Run (1970)

Comedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūsuke Watanabe
CAST:  Chosuke Ikariya  •  Chu Arai  •  Boo Takagi  •  Koji Nakamoto

Comedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yūsuke Watanabe
CAST:  Chosuke Ikariya  •  Chu Arai  •  Boo Takagi  •  Koji Nakamoto

Megitsune Buro (1958)

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DIRECTION:  Kimiyoshi Yasuda
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Michiko Saga  •  Naritoshi Hayashi  •  Yōko Uraji

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DIRECTION:  Kimiyoshi Yasuda
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Michiko Saga  •  Naritoshi Hayashi  •  Yōko Uraji

Bakeneko goyō da (1958)

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Shoji Umewaka  •  Mieko Kondō  •  Kimiko Tachibana

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Shoji Umewaka  •  Mieko Kondō  •  Kimiko Tachibana
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