Katsuko Wakasugi
The Image of Mother (1963)
A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless. (more)
A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless. (more)
Shi no machi wo nogarete (1952)
Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War. (more)
Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War. (more)
A Wicked Woman (1958)
In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss. (more)
In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss. (more)
The Ghost of Yotsuya
(1959)
This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power. (more)
This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power. (more)
The Mother Tree (1958)
A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, ... (more)
A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, ... (more)
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (1957)
The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the ... (more)
The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the ... (more)
The Ghost of Kasane (1957)
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to ... (more)
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to ... (more)
Fighting Horizon (1960)
Japanese film about a juvenile delinquent who becomes a part of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (more)
Japanese film about a juvenile delinquent who becomes a part of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (more)
東京の夜は泣いている (1961)
Kazuko Matsuo sings the theme song to this drama film. (more)
Kazuko Matsuo sings the theme song to this drama film. (more)
Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi. (more)
Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni (1962)
The last film produced by Shintoho. (more)
The last film produced by Shintoho. (more)
Second Pink film by Wakamatsu (more)
The Rainbow Man (1949)
When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound. (more)
When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound. (more)
Ship of Outlaws (1950)
Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido. (more)
Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido. (more)
Japanese war film. (more)
King of the Ring: The World of Glory (1957)
Boxing film directed by Teruo Ishii in his directorial debut. (more)
Boxing film directed by Teruo Ishii in his directorial debut. (more)
Japanese drama film. (more)
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her ... (more)
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her ... (more)
Japanese crime film. (more)
1959 Japanese film, originally released in two parts. (more)