Sōji Ubukata

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Masayuki Mori  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Masayuki Mori  •  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

The H-Man (1958)

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Kenji Sahara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Koreya Senda

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Kenji Sahara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Koreya Senda

The Last War (1961)

This Japanese film speculates on the events which lead the U.S. and the Soviet Union into a nuclear Armageddon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūe Matsubayashi
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Akira Takarada  •  Yuriko Hoshi  •  Nobuko Otowa

This Japanese film speculates on the events which lead the U.S. and the Soviet Union into a nuclear Armageddon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūe Matsubayashi
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Akira Takarada  •  Yuriko Hoshi  •  Nobuko Otowa

The Mysterians (1957)

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Kenji Sahara  •  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Momoko Kôchi  •  Akihiko Hirata

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Kenji Sahara  •  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Momoko Kôchi  •  Akihiko Hirata

The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse  •  Yūzō Kawashima
CAST:  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Isuzu Yamada  •  Akira Takarada  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse  •  Yūzō Kawashima
CAST:  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Isuzu Yamada  •  Akira Takarada  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

The Lost Alibi (1960)

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Chisako Hara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Chisako Hara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Tatsuyoshi Ehara

A Woman's Life (1963)

A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Akira Takarada  •  Yuriko Hoshi

A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Akira Takarada  •  Yuriko Hoshi

Police Officer (1933)

Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex relationship is established between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomu Uchida
CAST:  Eiji Nakano  •  Isamu Kosugi  •  Taisuke Matsumoto  •  Sōji Ubukata

Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex relationship is established between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomu Uchida
CAST:  Eiji Nakano  •  Isamu Kosugi  •  Taisuke Matsumoto  •  Sōji Ubukata

You Can Succeed, Too (1964)

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eizō Sugawa
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Ichirō Arishima  •  Jerry Itō  •  Mie Hama

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eizō Sugawa
CAST:  Frankie Sakai  •  Ichirō Arishima  •  Jerry Itō  •  Mie Hama

Varan (1958)

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, Who decided to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Kōzō Nomura  •  Ayumi Sonoda  •  Koreya Senda  •  Akihiko Hirata

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, Who decided to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Kōzō Nomura  •  Ayumi Sonoda  •  Koreya Senda  •  Akihiko Hirata

Moment of Terror (1966)

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Hideko Takamine  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Daisuke Katō

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Hideko Takamine  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Daisuke Katō

O Luna, My Pony! (1967)

Based on the hit song, the story involves a young boy and girl who leave their home in Hokkaido to come and live in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zenzō Matsuyama
CAST:  Kazuo Funaki  •  Yōko Naitō  •  Kazuo Suzuki  •  Sōji Ubukata

Based on the hit song, the story involves a young boy and girl who leave their home in Hokkaido to come and live in Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zenzō Matsuyama
CAST:  Kazuo Funaki  •  Yōko Naitō  •  Kazuo Suzuki  •  Sōji Ubukata

Bonds of Love (1969)

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Mari Sono  •  Makoto Fujita  •  Chisako Hara  •  Yuka Yoshida

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Mari Sono  •  Makoto Fujita  •  Chisako Hara  •  Yuka Yoshida

Passion to Soar (1941)

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DIRECTION:  Eiichi Koishi
CAST:  Masao Wakahara  •  Mari Mihato  •  Kumeko Urabe  •  Jun Usami

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DIRECTION:  Eiichi Koishi
CAST:  Masao Wakahara  •  Mari Mihato  •  Kumeko Urabe  •  Jun Usami

Nani ga kanojo o koroshita ka (1931)

Follow-up to "What Made Her Do It?"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyoshi Suzuki
CAST:  Nobuo Kosaka  •  Tsuruko Segawa  •  Noboru Takashima  •  Keiko Takatsu

Follow-up to "What Made Her Do It?"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyoshi Suzuki
CAST:  Nobuo Kosaka  •  Tsuruko Segawa  •  Noboru Takashima  •  Keiko Takatsu