Known for Directing
Film director. Born 1923; died 1973.
Born
July 6, 1923 (age 103)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Filmography
34 films, 1 show


Rikugun rakugo-hei
1971 · 1h 23m
country: Japan


Live and Learn
1971 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after school is out and they are caught by the old school janitor. Tsuneo's mother, orders Tetsuko to pay for what she did to her son but Tetsuko blackmails her instead, saying that she is ready to inform a news company of what has happened to Tsuneo and receives one million yen hush money. Expelled from school, she comes to Tokyo, intending to take a round-the-world trip. But Sankichi (Yoshihiko Aoyama), a jack-of-all-trades, cheats her. So, she makes up her mind to catch him and get back her money.


Innocent Sinner
1970 · 1h 25m
country: Japan


Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
1970
country: Japan


与太郎戦記 女は幾万ありとても
1970
country: Japan


The Sea Anemone
1969 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
The story of a sexy girl with a passion for attracting men and counting the money she entices from them with her body.


The Woman Killer
1969 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
Japanese crime film.


Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
1969 · 1h 19m
country: Japan


The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2
1968 · 1h 21m
country: Japan


High School Geisha
1968 · 1h 19m
country: Japan


Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy
1968 · 1h 16m
country: Japan


School for Thieves
1968 · 1h 24m
country: Japan


The Diary of a Sex Counsellor
1968 · 1h 21m
country: Japan


The Sister Gamblers
1967 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Third film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.


The Woman Gambler
1967 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Second film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin. In a fierce gambling den where rough men clash like sparks, two female gamblers vie for the same man in a high-stakes, best-of-seven showdown—from which only one will emerge victorious. Amid the tense atmosphere, Natsue, a highly skilled card dealer, gracefully reveals her hand with the flick of her slender fingers. At that precise moment, across the table, Takiko’s face goes ashen—she’s just lost the fateful game her lover had wagered his fortune on. The next day, Takiko and her boyfriend attempt a double suicide in despair, but she survives alone. Consumed by twisted emotions toward Natsue, a man named Isobe manipulates Takiko. Under his influence, Takiko seduces Tagami—who is Natsue’s fiancé—setting the stage for a dangerous and tangled web of love, revenge, and deceit.


Let's Dance Tonight
1967 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A drama about the sex industry.


You and I
1966 · 1h 21m
country: Japan


Tokyo Ninja Force
1966 · 1h 22m
country: Japan


牝犬脱走
1965 · 1h 23m
country: Japan


雲を呼ぶ講道館
1965 · 1h 24m
country: Japan


High School Juniors (Part II)
1964 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A story full of youthful vigor and spirit as high school students try to work out their problems, realize the awakening of love and growing maturity and find fun and happiness in helping others.


Kill Before Being Killed
1964 · 1h 25m
country: Japan


Lips of Ruin
1963 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Industrial espionage in the pharmaceutical industry. Also known in English as “Black Parking Lot”.


The Black Trademark
1963 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.


Ninja in a Business Suit
1963 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
An industry research director, Isomura, is killed in a suspected hit-and-run, but his employee, Hinuma, believes it was murder, not an accident.


Kakkoii wakamono tachi
1962 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie


Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962 · 1h 9m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie based on the Crazy Cats smash hit single, "Sudara Festival", sung by Hitoshi Ueki.


Otoko no meigara
1961 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
A unique literary work depicting the crisis in the love and physical relationship of the ordinary Shimura couple.


Shin Jinsei Gekijo
1961 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
1961 Theater of Life adaptation.


Les Mesdemoiselles
1961 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
A romantic comedy depicting the variant and whimsical daily lives of the Japanese mademoiselles in the Metropolis of Tokyo. How they react against the bold spirited love makers and begin to take a liking to them is the theme of the picture.


The Rockabilly Lady
1960 · 1h 24m
country: Japan