Akira Hitomi

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Dodes'ka-den (1970)

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Yoshitaka Zushi  •  Kin Sugai  •  Toshiyuki Tonomura  •  Shinsuke Minami

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Yoshitaka Zushi  •  Kin Sugai  •  Toshiyuki Tonomura  •  Shinsuke Minami

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)

The Maccherone organization is out to get a priceless national treasure. But when they see third-generation cat-burglar Lupin as an obstacle, countless assassins are sent to kill him on sight and kidnap his girl Fujiko! Can Lupin get the loot before the Maccherone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Yûki Meguro  •  Eiko Ezaki  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Shirō Itō

The Maccherone organization is out to get a priceless national treasure. But when they see third-generation cat-burglar Lupin as an obstacle, countless assassins are sent to kill him on sight and kidnap his girl Fujiko! Can Lupin get the loot before the Maccherone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Yûki Meguro  •  Eiko Ezaki  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Shirō Itō

Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Chishū Ryū  •  Keiko Takeshita

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Chishū Ryū  •  Keiko Takeshita

Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Masami Shimojō  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Masami Shimojō  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)

Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Masami Shimojō  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Masami Shimojō  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Masami Shimojō

Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Masami Shimojō

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)

In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Rie Nakahara  •  Masami Shimojō

In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Rie Nakahara  •  Masami Shimojō

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DIRECTION:  Shirō Moritani
CAST:  Yūzō Kayama  •  Tatsuyoshi Ehara  •  Yōko Naitō  •  Keiji Higashiyama

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us (1971)

Exciting fight of a secret police detective over secret of a diamond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Ryôhei Uchida  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Sanae Ôhori

Exciting fight of a secret police detective over secret of a diamond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Ryôhei Uchida  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Sanae Ôhori

Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morihei Magatani
CAST:  Yōichi Numata  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Mako Sanjō  •  Mayumi Ozora

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morihei Magatani
CAST:  Yōichi Numata  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Mako Sanjō  •  Mayumi Ozora

凸凹珍道中 (1960)

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiro Omi
CAST:  Tōru Yuri  •  Toshiaki Minami  •  Ichiro Namiki  •  Masayo Banri

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiro Omi
CAST:  Tōru Yuri  •  Toshiaki Minami  •  Ichiro Namiki  •  Masayo Banri

若社長と爆発娘 (1960)

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiro Omi
CAST:  Tadao Takashima  •  Mayumi Ozora  •  Saburō Bōya  •  Ichiro Namiki

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiro Omi
CAST:  Tadao Takashima  •  Mayumi Ozora  •  Saburō Bōya  •  Ichiro Namiki

006は浮気の番号 (1965)

Japanese sex comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiro Omi
CAST:  Akemi Misawa  •  Sanshiro Katsu  •  Tōru Yuri  •  Toshiaki Minami

Japanese sex comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiro Omi
CAST:  Akemi Misawa  •  Sanshiro Katsu  •  Tōru Yuri  •  Toshiaki Minami

Monsieur Zivaco (1967)

International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Hitoshi Ueki  •  Kei Tani  •  Hajime Hana  •  Hiroshi Inuzuka

International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Hitoshi Ueki  •  Kei Tani  •  Hajime Hana  •  Hiroshi Inuzuka

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (1970)

After helping a pregnant girl escape from their reform school and facing the resulting punishment, a clique of delinquent girls eventually reunites a year later in Tokyo to face different challenges in the form of yakuza and… street vendors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Reiko Oshida  •  Yukie Kagawa  •  Masumi Tachibana  •  Tsunehiko Watase

After helping a pregnant girl escape from their reform school and facing the resulting punishment, a clique of delinquent girls eventually reunites a year later in Tokyo to face different challenges in the form of yakuza and… street vendors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Reiko Oshida  •  Yukie Kagawa  •  Masumi Tachibana  •  Tsunehiko Watase

30,000 Miles Under the Sea (1970)

The ruler of the underground world, is planning to conquer the whole world. Riding the fire dragon Isamu and Angel, the princess of the undersea kingdom, try to stop him from destorying their world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Tamiya
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Kurumi Kobato  •  Gorō Naya  •  Akira Hitomi

The ruler of the underground world, is planning to conquer the whole world. Riding the fire dragon Isamu and Angel, the princess of the undersea kingdom, try to stop him from destorying their world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Tamiya
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Kurumi Kobato  •  Gorō Naya  •  Akira Hitomi

Oh, My Comrade! (1970)

Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One day Fukuzo guides Harumi, an old woman, to the Yasukuni Shrine where the souls of fallen soldiers are enshrined. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Kayako Sono  •  Tanie Kitabayashi

Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One day Fukuzo guides Harumi, an old woman, to the Yasukuni Shrine where the souls of fallen soldiers are enshrined. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Maeda
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Kayako Sono  •  Tanie Kitabayashi

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Kanjirû Muramasa (1973)

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mio Ezaki
CAST:  Masaaki Daimon  •  Yukiko Kuwahara  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Eiji Gō

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mio Ezaki
CAST:  Masaaki Daimon  •  Yukiko Kuwahara  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Eiji Gō

Human Revolution II (1976)

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Yoshio Inaba  •  Takashi Shimura

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Yoshio Inaba  •  Takashi Shimura

Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses (1969)

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Kinichi Hagimoto  •  Jiro Sakagami  •  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Masakazu Kuwayama

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Kinichi Hagimoto  •  Jiro Sakagami  •  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Masakazu Kuwayama
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