Kōhan Kawauchi
Known for Writing
Born
February 26, 1920
Died
April 6, 2008 (age 88)
Birthplace
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Filmography
59 films, 6 shows
Known for Writing
Born
February 26, 1920
Died
April 6, 2008 (age 88)
Birthplace
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Filmography
59 films, 6 shows

Love Eternal
1966 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive member of a drug trafficking syndicate, Kano is pretty high up in the food chain, but "status" bears no value to him. All he cares for is Ayako, the boss' mistress. After one last job, they intend to run off together to Hong Kong, but their plans are hindered when an uninvited yakuza stirs up a vicious shootout. In the midst of it all, Ayako is kidnapped.

Tokyo Drifter
1966 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu. As the shogun's uncle, Lord Mito traveled about the nation seeking to make sure that corruption and injustice did not go unpunished. Traveling together with his two faithful bodyguards Kaku and Suke, they board ship for a voyage to the far northern island of Ezo (modern day Hokkaido) where the indigenous people called "Ainu" live. Somewhat like American Indians, the Ainu had their own culture which had not been subjugated by the Matsumae clan, rulers of the vast island. A revolt is brewing within the leadership of the Ainu, which threatens to destroy their peaceful lives. The elder lord and his retinue are the only ones who can stop this reign of terror!

Love and Life
1961 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.

Who is in the Background?
1959 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
Based on the original work of Yasunori Kawauchi of "Moonlight Mask", this is the second in the "Ginza Whirlwind Child (Mitsutogai)" series in which Asahi Kobayashi plays an active role in the death of a divine ghost in a skillful disguise. Takuya Nikaido appears in Kobe and approaches the mystery of the fake bill case.

Seven-Color Mask: Triumph of the South Sea
1959 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
The fourth and final installment of Seven-Color Mask.

Seven-Color Mask: Chase of Death
1959 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
The third installment of Seven-Color Mask.

Seven-Color Mask: Terrifying Revenge
1959 · 1h 14m
country: Japan
The second installment of Seven-Color Mask.

Seven-Color Mask
1959 · 1h 14m
country: Japan
The first installment of Seven-Color Mask.

The Human Cyclone
1959 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
The first in the Ginza Whirlwind Child series. A poignant action giant depicting the activities of Mait Guy Akira, who calls people to Ginza Boring Man, popular and longing everywhere, and who is on the side of justice of the divine ghost.

Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
Story of an ex-con trying to go straight, but of course the old ways die hard.

Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
1958 · 52m
country: Japan
The masked hero 'Moon Light Mask' battles the villainous 'Skull Mask' and his numerous masked henchmen who are trying to steal the secrets of the deadly HO evaporation bomb. This movie is part one of a two-part story arc that continues in the second movie.

Moonlight Mask
1958 · 53m
country: Japan
First Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
Holiday in Japan
Holiday in Japan
1958 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

高校四年
1957 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
1957 Japanese movie

The Ghost of Kasane
1957 · 1h 6m
country: Japan
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 the swamp and drowns himself. 20 years later, the masseur's daughter unknowingly falls in love with the samurai's son who has been brought up to be a servant. After she is horribly disfigured in an accident, he plots to run away with another woman, but the path of their escape lies by the Kasane swamp...

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Ox of Edo
1957 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi

Talkative Company President
1957 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just as success arrives, he quietly walks away, leaving a changed company behind.
坊ちゃんの逆襲
坊ちゃんの逆襲
1956 · 1h 13m
country: Japan
Japanese comedy film.

Nikoyon monogatari
1956 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Japanese drama film.
President Rai of Kingoro
President Rai of Kingoro
1956 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
A humorous salaryman comedy about the president of a beer company who is said to be President Rai. The third work after the Kingoro's Soldier and the "Kingoro's Officer". The original work is Kuni Sasaki, the adaptation is Yasunori Kawauchi of "The Officer of the Golden Tower".
Kingorō no omawari-san
Kingorō no omawari-san
1956 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.

Daigaku no kengō: Keiraku no abarenbō
1956 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Japanese youth film about kendo.
Kingoro's Soldier
Kingoro's Soldier
1956 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Japanese comedy film.
The Fencing Collegian
The Fencing Collegian
1956 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.

Nonki saiban
1955 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.

Ramayana
1942 · 17m
country: Japan
Ravana, while dancing with animals, kidnaps Sita from Rama, and returns to Lanka to hide as Lankapura burns.