Ichiro Kijima

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Youth of the Beast (1963)

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Ichiro Kijima  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Daizaburo Hirata

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Ichiro Kijima  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Daizaburo Hirata

Story of a Prostitute (1965)

Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Hiroshi Chō  •  Isao Tamagawa

Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Hiroshi Chō  •  Isao Tamagawa

The Last Laugh (1972)

Roman Porno film depicting the great uproar that the children cause in the division of their property, even before their parents are dead, as they claw at their greed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Mari Tanaka  •  Mikiko Sakai  •  Chigusa Takayama  •  Michiko Komori

Roman Porno film depicting the great uproar that the children cause in the division of their property, even before their parents are dead, as they claw at their greed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Mari Tanaka  •  Mikiko Sakai  •  Chigusa Takayama  •  Michiko Komori

A Slope in the Sun (1958)

The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomotaka Tasaka
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Mie Kitahara  •  Izumi Ashikawa  •  Tamio Kawachi

The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomotaka Tasaka
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Mie Kitahara  •  Izumi Ashikawa  •  Tamio Kawachi

Rape and Death of a Housewife (1978)

Boring

Three young boys drunkenly rape a woman named Emiko, the wife of a man they've developed a friendship with. She dies of heart failure during the attack. Her chicken farmer husband, incapable of dealing with her death tends to her corpse as though it were still ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Hideo Murota  •  Noriko Kurosawa  •  Masato Furuoya  •  Hiroshi Fukami

Three young boys drunkenly rape a woman named Emiko, the wife of a man they've developed a friendship with. She dies of heart failure during the attack. Her chicken farmer husband, incapable of dealing with her death tends to her corpse as though it were still ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Hideo Murota  •  Noriko Kurosawa  •  Masato Furuoya  •  Hiroshi Fukami

The Sleeping Beast Within (1960)

When a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires back at the Yakuza bosses, with destructive consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hiroyuki Nagato  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Shinsuke Ashida

When a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires back at the Yakuza bosses, with destructive consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hiroyuki Nagato  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Shoichi Ozawa  •  Shinsuke Ashida

Sweet Revenge (1977)

Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Momoe Yamaguchi  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Yûsuke Natsu  •  Shigeru Kōyama

Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Momoe Yamaguchi  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Yûsuke Natsu  •  Shigeru Kōyama

Velvet Hustler (1967)

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Tetsuya Watari  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Tatsuya Fuji

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Tetsuya Watari  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Tatsuya Fuji

Fairy in a Cage (1977)

During the latter part of World War II, Judge Murayama, head of the Japanese military police, uses his position to falsely accuse, capture, imprison and torture women in whom he is interested. Namiji Kikushima, a high-class business woman, is one such lady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōyū Ohara
CAST:  Naomi Tani  •  Kazuo Satake  •  Minoru Ôkôchi  •  Hirokazu Inoue

During the latter part of World War II, Judge Murayama, head of the Japanese military police, uses his position to falsely accuse, capture, imprison and torture women in whom he is interested. Namiji Kikushima, a high-class business woman, is one such lady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōyū Ohara
CAST:  Naomi Tani  •  Kazuo Satake  •  Minoru Ôkôchi  •  Hirokazu Inoue

Red Pier (1958)

Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Mie Kitahara  •  Masumi Okada  •  Sanae Nakahara

Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Mie Kitahara  •  Masumi Okada  •  Sanae Nakahara

Kanto Wanderer (1963)

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Daizaburo Hirata  •  Hiroko Itō

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Daizaburo Hirata  •  Hiroko Itō

Underworld Beauty (1958)

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Michitarō Mizushima  •  Mari Shiraki  •  Tōru Abe  •  Hideaki Nitani

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Michitarō Mizushima  •  Mari Shiraki  •  Tōru Abe  •  Hideaki Nitani

Lady Snowblood (1973)

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Meiko Kaji  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Masaaki Daimon

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Meiko Kaji  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Masaaki Daimon

Dice and Swords (1968)

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Ryōji Hayama

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Ryōji Hayama

Love Doll Report: An Adult Toy (1975)

Roman Porno from 1975. Nobutaka Masutomi stars as a doctor who develops a robot love doll to keep a team of Antarctic researchers company, but is displeased with the result despite the product’s success. His desire to create a more realistic doll leads the doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chūsei Sone
CAST:  Hiromi Maya  •  Nobutaka Masutomi  •  Naomi Oka  •  Gō Awazu

Roman Porno from 1975. Nobutaka Masutomi stars as a doctor who develops a robot love doll to keep a team of Antarctic researchers company, but is displeased with the result despite the product’s success. His desire to create a more realistic doll leads the doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chūsei Sone
CAST:  Hiromi Maya  •  Nobutaka Masutomi  •  Naomi Oka  •  Gō Awazu

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (1981)

A teacher, Sakiko Kurata, receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help. This minx seduces random strangers for sex, but does not ask for payment. Sakiko has moved to another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Eri Kanuma  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Ayako Ota  •  Noboru Mitani

A teacher, Sakiko Kurata, receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help. This minx seduces random strangers for sex, but does not ask for payment. Sakiko has moved to another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Eri Kanuma  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Ayako Ota  •  Noboru Mitani

Madame Peacock (1973)

Roman Porno from 1973.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadahiko Isomi
CAST:  Junko Miyashita  •  Kenji Kaji  •  Akiko Yoshii  •  Chizuyu Azami

Roman Porno from 1973.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadahiko Isomi
CAST:  Junko Miyashita  •  Kenji Kaji  •  Akiko Yoshii  •  Chizuyu Azami

Midnight Virgin (1970)

Chie (Sanae Ōhori), newly arrived in Tokyo, saves her friend from school, Mari (Annu Mari), from a suicide attempt. The two girls become close, eventually leading to a lesbian relationship. Their affair drifts into sadism and involvement with a bizarre sex cult, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōgorō Nishimura
CAST:  Annu Mari  •  Sanae Ôhori  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Kōtarō Sugie

Chie (Sanae Ōhori), newly arrived in Tokyo, saves her friend from school, Mari (Annu Mari), from a suicide attempt. The two girls become close, eventually leading to a lesbian relationship. Their affair drifts into sadism and involvement with a bizarre sex cult, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōgorō Nishimura
CAST:  Annu Mari  •  Sanae Ôhori  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Kōtarō Sugie

Tokyo Knights (1961)

A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Kōji Wada  •  Mayumi Shimizu  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Nobuo Kaneko

A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Kōji Wada  •  Mayumi Shimizu  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Nobuo Kaneko

The Symbol of a Man (1963)

In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Akifumi Inoue  •  Nakajirō Tomita

In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Akifumi Inoue  •  Nakajirō Tomita
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