Known for Acting
Jun Tazaki (田崎 潤 Tazaki Jun, 28 August 1913 – 18 October 1985) (real name Minoru Tanaka) was a Japanese actor best known for his various roles from Kaiju films produced by Toho, often cast in the roles of scientists or military personnel.
Born
August 28, 1913
Died
October 18, 1985 (age 72)
Birthplace
Aomori, Aomori, Japan
Filmography
181 films, 9 shows
Ran
1985 · 2h 40m
country: Japan
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Legend of Plumeria
1983 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Emiko Hayasaka (Seiko Matsuda), who lives in Hawaii, has arranged a marriage with Akira Kuniyoshi (Shinji Yamashita), the son of the president of a hotel chain. Although Emiko is not yet ready to get married, Akira and both of her parents are enthusiastic about the matchmaking. During a summer vacation in Japan, Emiko is attacked with a knife by a boy, but is saved by Shinji Terao (Kiichi Nakai), a young man who happens to be passing by. Shinji is passionate about windsurfing and trains hard every day for the world championships. Emiko is attracted to him because of his sincerity, though he is not very sociable. Upon returning to Hawaii, she overcame her parents' objections and got him to break off his proposal to Akira. Meanwhile, the world competition is approaching and Shinji comes to Hawaii from Japan.
The Yoshida School
1983 · 2h 12m
country: Japan
Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history released, superimposed cast, a group image of real politicians centered on Shigeru Yoshida and political history after the war.
Stray Wolf
1982 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Matoba Kokingo, who once served as a retainer for a hatamoto, becomes disillusioned with his master and elopes with his lover, Oyuki. They flee their lord's household, taking with them 30 ryō of official funds. However, the money is stolen from them at an inn, and shortly after, Oyuki dies of illness. Eight years later, Kokingo has fallen into disgrace, now making a living as a ronin who specializes in extortion. One day, he attempts to extort a restaurant owner named Hanzo, only to discover that Hanzo was the very thief who stole the 30 ryō from him eight years ago…
The Imperial Navy
1981 · 2h 25m
country: Japan
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
Return of the Champ
1981 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New York Marathon and romances TV producer Minagawa. A delightful throwback to Toho's '60s style filmmaking.
Dead Angle
1979 · 2h 34m
country: Japan
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
Sugata Sanshiro
1977 · 2h 23m
country: Japan
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.
Mount Hakkoda
1977 · 2h 49m
country: Japan
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
Oshare daisakusen
1976 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
1976 Japanese movie
Spartan Education
1970 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
In a match where professional baseball referee Yuzo Tagami was observing a young referee, Hara, a player who got angry at the indecisive judge, knocked the referee down. Tagami lived with his wife and five children, but when he returned home, Hara, who had been suspended for a month, wanted to receive Tagami's Subaruta training.
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1970 · 1h 31m
country: Unknown
The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
1970 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Oichi the Blind helps a woman escape the clutches of a high government official to go off with the man she loves. The official puts a reward on her head of fifty gold pieces and soon a menagerie of bounty hunters are after her skin. Three of them band together to accomplish this, one an expert swordsman, another a huge judo master and the third is deadly with a chain. To escape, she heads for the fishing town of Itso but soon comes face to face with Sankuro, the swordsman...
Peonies And Dragons
1970 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Yakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost his wife. Due to Tatsuo's sudden illness, Ryuichi had money problems, and he became dependent on the head of the local tekiya and finds himself involved in the tekiya war with the Yakuza.
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.
I Shall Not Forget
1968 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Hearing that his friend Yosuke Tsumura had died, Shiro Okabe returned to Kyoto. He felt that Yusuke's wife, Yusuke Tsumura's former love Yuko, knew something about Yosuke's death, but he was unable to find out what she knew. Okabe investigates Yosuke's death, but someone kills the people who provide clues one after another. Okabe follows Rumi, a woman at a bar who was close to Yosuke, to Mt. Hiei, and to his surprise learns that Yosuke is still alive.
Young Challengers
1968 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.
Imaginary Paradise
1968
country: Unknown
Comedy-fantasy about a salaryman (Tani) and his imaginary friends.
Destroy All Monsters
1968 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
Once and For All Pt.２
1968 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Continuation of the film Once and For All about two yakuza brothers Joji and Goro.
Showdown of Men 3
1967 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
After being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to saving the Kajima’s lucrative lumber business.
Japan's Longest Day
1967 · 2h 37m
country: Japan
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
1967 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
1967 Japanese movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
1967 Japanese movie
The Killing Bottle
1967 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
In Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a group bent on assassinating the Prime Minister of Buddhabal. ISP Agents Carter and Kitami are assigned to the case. When the Prime Minister arrives in Tokyo for a friendship visit, Carter and Kitami are on hand to protect him. On hand, too, are assorted ZZZ blackguards. Several attempts on the Prime Minister's life fail, until finally the ZZZ introduces a new device designed to eliminate not only the Prime Minister but the ISP Agents as well: THE KILLING BOTTLE, then, is a pocket-sized container filled with a substance that can expand to thousands of times its size and throttle its victim, then disappear leaving only the corpse.
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Saburo Sarutobi, a former member of the Zengakuren, and Maruo Inumaruo, a former member of the police force, have joined two rival companies, Toyotomi Denki and Tokugawa Musen, respectively, and have been at each other's throats at every turn. They are engaged in a nightly industrial espionage war in an attempt to somehow get under each other's noses, but eventually they both find themselves targeted by an international industrial espionage ring...
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.
The War of the Gargantuas
1966 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
Nocturnal Lights
1966 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Tale of a Carpenter
Tale of a Carpenter
1966 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
A Japanese film from 1965, directed by Shirô Toyoda.
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
The Bullet and the Horse
1966 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A number of recently released prisoners become involved in a racket with a rancher who is a rival to a neighboring landowner and wants to use the convicts to seize his ranch. The rancher does not know, however, that he had years before killed the parents of one of their number.
Night in Bangkok
1966 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Shuichi, a young doctor working at a hospital in Bangkok, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy Chinese trader.
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send him to prison. In prison Sangoro will have a new life
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
A Smell of Money
A Smell of Money
1965 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
The Retreat from Kiska
1965 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
Kwaidan
1965 · 3h 3m
country: Japan
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A comedy directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, based on an original idea by Koji Toita, co-written by Yasuo Tanami, who worked on "Hibari Chiemi Izumi Sannin Yoba" and Kajiro Yamamoto, who worked on "The Story of a Genius Swindler: Tanuki no Hanamichi." Photographed by Seiichi Endo of "Things That Live at the End of the Earth."
A Keg of Powder
1964 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent scientist. Edited into Woody Allen's "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" along with the 4th film in the series, "Key of Keys".
Could I But Live
1964 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Could I But Live
Dogora
1964 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
The Rabble
1964 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
1964 Japanese movie
Blood and Diamonds
1964 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions begin to rise.
The Naked Executive
1964 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
The executive director of the «Chuo Shoji» company, Hidaka Shiro, is called a "demon of work", but the hostess of the bar calls him "the loneliest person in Japan." He lost his wife ten years ago and has been living as a widower ever since. He plotted to marry off his 22-year-old daughter Keiko for political gain, but Keiko is in love with Okuda, who is her father's subordinate. A story full of sadness and joy, depicting a man gripped by different thoughts, as an employee of the company and a father.
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
country: Japan
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
Ant Hell War
1964 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Shûe Matsubayashi movie
Tiger Flight
1964 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
A 1964 war film directed by Kengo Furusawa
Atragon
1963 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
Samurai Pirate
1963 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.
Young Swordsman
1963 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics business, and became the best salesman anyone had ever seen. First film in popular "Number 1" Series.
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
1963 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many duels he fought were intended to bring justice to those who sought to do evil, he is faced with the knowledge that his victories have also caused suffering amont the family members of his victims-leading him to question his life's philosophy. This superb film is the final chapter in this part of Shingo's story. A fitting tribute to his quest to be the supreme swordsman.
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 · 1h 36m
country: United States
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
1963 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
A young man from a family photo studio becomes a newspaper photojournalist, learning the risks and demands of the job through repeated setbacks. His growing dedication strains his relationship with Keiko, and on the eve of their wedding he puts everything on the line to cover a devastating typhoon.
Warring Clans
1963 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarted by crooked warriors who launch an attack...
High and Low
1963 · 2h 22m
country: Japan
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Sensation Seekers
1963 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
1963 Japanese movie
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.
Attack Squadron
1963 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots into an elite squadron and use the unit to pinpoint attacks on the Americans. Disrespected by the kamikaze pilots who think the "non-suicidal" pilots are afraid, the unit redeems itself by stunning victories. But success leads the military leaders to expect too much of the unit, and new orders portend disaster.
The Weed of Crime
1962 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.
Chûshingura
1962 · 3h 27m
country: Japan
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Operation Enemy Fort
1962 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and attempt to destroy an enemy fort.
365 Nights
1962 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Irresponsible Age of Japan
1962 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
Star of Hong Kong
1962 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Wang Xinglian returns from her studies in Japan to visit her father in Hong Kong where she has an encounter with the young Japanese Hasegawa Toru. The two meet again and fall in love in Hokkaido when Wang and her best friend Sugimoto Kanako are going on a holiday. Urged by her friend Zhang Yingming to concentrate on her studies, Wang remains ambivalent about the relationship, and is even more upset to realise that Sugimoto is in love with her fellow countryman. Feigning an engagement with Zhang, Wang initiates a break-up with Hasegawa and finds work in Singapore after graduation. Hasegawa learns the real cause of the break-up from Sugimoto in Hong Kong. A frenzy search finally leads to a reunion and a proposal in Kuala Lumpur. However, their love is doomed by a twist of fate as Wang must leave to see her desperately ill father in Hong Kong while Hasegawa has to leave for America to pursue his career.
Operation Sewer Rats
1962 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.
Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
1962 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
Comedy movie
Counterstroke
1962 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
Ryusuke and Joe Oki escape from prison. Ryusuke was incarcerated for killing his younger brother Yasuhiko, who was a bouncer at the cabaret "Three Cats" and Junko's lover who worked at the same restaurant. Of course, Ryusuke did not commit this crime...
Tatsu
1962 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
Gorath
1962 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
Pleasant Company
1962 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
The Witness Killed
1961 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda
Procurer of Hell
1961 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Tobe is a small-time crook who runs a prostitution business of blonde girls, as well as sells pornographic pictures. He frequents a cafe run by two women, one of them a young widow with a son. They like him and think that he is an ordinary office worker. One day, Tobe accidentally discovers pictures of an acquaintance, Kanzaburo, with a woman and sets out to blackmail him. He soon finds out that Kanzaburo died in a train accident but things may not be what they seem
Blood on the Sea
1961 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
1961 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
1961 Toei comedy
Playboy President: Part II
1961 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate matchmaking and a high-stakes business conflict over a critical eel supply.
Fire Line
1961 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
Two young crooks who scam betters in the race track are employed by a yakuza gang called the Shigemori Syndicate to steal a shipment of handguns from a rival gang. Somewhere in the process they find themselves on the run from their own gang and one of them becomes himself romantically entangled with the boss's girlfriend. An ambitious underboss of the gang offers them a way out if they murder the previous boss but things don't turn out as planned (for everyone).
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and gets involved with two opposing yakuza gangs.
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie
Kaachan
Kaachan
1961 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.
The Last Challenge
1961 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie
誰よりも金を愛す
誰よりも金を愛す
1961 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Japanese comedy film.
Daredevil in the Castle
1961 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.
Storming Squadron
1960 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
1960 Toei war movie.
Reporters from the Sky
1960 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Action melodrama.
Man Against Man
1960 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to cooperate in a smuggling scheme, conflict arises between the two friends. Falsely blamed for murder, Kikumori is blackmailed into an attempt to sabotage Kaji's boats and kill him. But the friendship between the two men proves an obstacle to the gangleader's plans.
The Blue Beast
1960 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
The ruthless and ambitious Yasuhiko uses his charm to manipulate and exploit those around him to climb the corporate social ladder. After securing a position at a prestigious firm through deceit, he callously discards the women who helped him and embezzles company funds to further his personal gain. His cold-blooded ascent eventually leads to a web of blackmail and moral decay as his past actions begin to catch up with him.
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
A band of warriors journeys to Mount Oe to rescue abducted women from a demon, overcoming supernatural threats like a giant spider and a diabolical witch along the way.
The Storm of the Pacific
1960 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government's righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway.
Sandy Cruise
1960 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
The news that the fifth Shogun Tsunayoshi was seriously ill caused a fierce struggle for the post of sixth shogun between the Mito faction and the faction of Chief Adviser Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. Two mysterious love stories develop against the background of a violent conspiracy that arose because of a strange painting in the sand. And then the empty-headed ronin Morio Jushiro will flash his enchanted sword in this unique, thrilling story full of unexpected twists. Adapted from the novel "Sunae Jubaku: Asahishinbunsha" by Seji Hajime.
Echigo jishi-sai
1960 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo
The Last Gunfight
1960 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
The Two Musashis
1960 · 2h 2m
country: Japan
During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu clan's top instructors and then taking on Sasaki Kojiro!
Evil Man of Edo
1959 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samurai who founded a school for underprivileged children in a poor neighborhood. Into the mix comes a young woman running away from a forced marriage disguised as a teenage boy and becomes a student of the beloved Sensei, while he staves off the advances of a skilled pickpocket and prepares for a bloody showdown against a direct retainer of the shogun!
The Three Treasures
1959 · 3h 2m
country: Japan
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.
風来物語任侠篇
1959 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Echo in the Mountains
1959 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge his father-in-law's death and retrieve the family heirloom.
A Storm Zone
1959 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Mission to Hell
1959 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A samurai warrior attempts to stop Kublai Khan's Mongol hordes from overrunning Japan in the 13th century.
The Woman and the Pirate
1959 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known as Misaki Shogoro, who was infamous for his devilish cruelty. Shogoro had a rule: he would kill all the men from the ships he raided, while the women would be distributed among the crew for their pleasure. However, he himself never touched any woman. Aboard the ship was a young girl named Kogane, who had been raised on the ship since she was a child and dressed as a boy. Unbeknownst to others, she had grown to secretly adore Shogoro.
Snake Princess
1959 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Gambler and the Princess
1959 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
Peony on the Skin
1959 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
Dai Abare Tokaido
1958 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
An entertainment movie featuring familiar faces of Toyama no Kin-san, Nezumi Kozo, Yaji Kita, and others who traveled around the Tokaido. Written and directed by Kunio Watanabe. A group of samurai rushed into the Sakura Opera Troupe in the mountain village, chasing a young woman named Chiyohime who was promoting dancing around Edo Asakusa area. Suri Nao and Kinshiro Toyama was there and saved her. Meanwhile, the samurai asked the acquaintance Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi to find her. Jirokichi visited Kinshiro 's house, and found her there…
The Gay Masquerade
1958 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for best actor Raizo Ichikawa.
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1958 · 1h 6m
country: Japan
Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.
First Love of Okon
1958 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.
Tomboy Samurai
1958 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
The beautiful daughter of a merchant with a penchant for danger proves to be too much to handle for her worried father. Disguising herself as a man and changing her name, she heads for the capital...
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958 · 1h 33m
country: Cambodia
A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls for the now-grown princess, though neither realizes the other's identity.
The Mysterians
1957 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
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 women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
Dancing Mistress
1957 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls in love with the thief Sojiro, unaware that he is avenging the death of his brother. Jinzo, who wants to win over a rich merchant, pours boiling water on One's face...
Reign of Terror
1957 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Crime melodrama has young Kijima (Takarada) working at a successful cabaret, actually a front for drug dealing. Initially unaware of this, he falls in love with the daughter (Shirakawa) of one of the club owners (Ozawa). However, the other owner, Takagi (Kawazu), also has designs on her, leading to the inevitable showdown.
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
Shikeishû no shôri
Shikeishû no shôri
1957 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
1957 crime film directed by Toshio Shimura for Shintoho.
The Lord Takes a Bride
1957 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro must use his phenomenal sword skills to overcome the evil and find the love of his life. Another must have for fans of the great Otomo Ryutaro. And don't let the "silly" English title fool you, this is a great movie!
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
1957 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
After defeat in the Battle of Skigahara, Yukimura Sanada and his Ten Braves scatter across the country to spy in order to be prepared for the final battle at Osaka Castle, trying to bring an end to the fighting by revealing the secret will of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, if they can get their hands on it!
A Man in the Storm
1957 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Judo expert Saburô Watari fights his judo master, Tsujido, while simultaneously in conflict with a karate expert.
Rebels on the High Sea
1956 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
A film by Hiroshi Inagaki.
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
Speed King
Speed King
1956 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Japanese film about motorcycle racing.
Meigetsu sataro gasa
Meigetsu sataro gasa
1955 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Japanese film.
Blood Festival of Akagi
Blood Festival of Akagi
1955 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Japanese film.
The Vassal's Neck
The Vassal's Neck
1955 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Japanese film.
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.
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.
Gyakushû Orochimaru
1955 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.
Life of Geisha
Life of Geisha
1955 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
The tragedy of the geiko girl Ume and the men who try to pursue her.
Goblin Warrior
1955 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Ninja film by Tai Kato
Daikichi Konomura
1954 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among other things, teaches them about the evils of the government. A member of the yakuza thugs has fallen in love with the samurai's daughter and conspires to report the father to the authorities in order to snatch the girl. The samurai's daughter has a boyfriend who hides the father and daughter from the thug.
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Yakuza bayashi
1954 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko
Last of the Wild Ones
1954 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.
A Samurai's Love
A Samurai's Love
1954 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
Koina no Ginpei
1954 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
1954 Japanese movie
Jirocho's New Year
1954 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953 · 1h 17m
country: Japan
Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.
Gate of Hell
1953 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Her Captive Gamblers
1953 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953 · 1h 17m
country: Japan
Mr. Baku, a sandwich man, was familiar to his neighbors because he was a natural friend of Ryotaro Yanaka. Yoshie, the sign girl of the coffee shop, is the lover of Douta Kuraishi, the manager of Cabaret Orion.
親馬鹿花合戦
親馬鹿花合戦
1953 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Jirocho the gambler hits the road.
珍説忠臣蔵
1953 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
The rise of the famed gambler.
Sunset Over Mount Fuji
1952 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
Geisha Waltz
Geisha Waltz
1952 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.
Shimizu no Jirocho den
1952 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.
はだか大名 後篇
1952 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
はだか大名 前篇
1952 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Divorce
1952 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
Okuni and Gohei
1952 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
A high-born woman named Okuni travels around the country with Gohei, a samurai retainer who is in service to her. They are in search of Tomonojo, who has killed the man who was Okuni’s husband and Gohei’s master, and they cannot return to their lord’s home until they have fulfilled their duty of hunting down and killing Tomonojo.
Akatsuki no Kyūshū
1951 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
Japanese drama film.
Bengawan Solo
1951 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
War film by Kon Ichikawa
Farewell to the Highland Station
1951 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
A young botanical researcher moves to the highlands to collect plants for research, and falls in love with a nurse there.
Pirates
1951 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951 · 1h 7m
country: Japan
Tokyo File 212
1951 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
A Communist spy ring in Japan is hard at work trying to sabotage the American war effort during the Korean War, using kidnapping, murder and a disturbed former kamikaze pilot. A U.S. secret agent, posing as a reporter, is dispatched to Tokyo to put a stop to these nefarious activities.
Red Peony of Night
1950 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around them.
Golden Beast
Golden Beast
1950 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
On a Sunday morning, young dentist Toshio Ezaki wakes up with a hangover, on a bench in his office. He finds a poisoned woman in a green-striped Western-style outfit lying in his exam room. He must retrace his blurry steps of the night before, and navigate a web of embezzlement, murder, framings, and false identities in Tokyo's Ginza district, to discover the identity of the dead woman and why she is there—and hopefully prove his innocence, before his wedding in three days...
Tokyo Gate
1950 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
Based on a serialized newspaper novel by Taijiro Tamura. People living in the darkness of the city, Tachikawa Maki publishes the Ginza Minpo, a small newspaper that exposes the muggers and gangsters prevalent in the Ginza area.
When We Came Back
1950 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki
Pursuit At Dawn
1950 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring Ryô Ikebe as a young policeman it is part crime drama, part social study. Definitely not an undiscovered masterpiece, but still a must for Ichikawa buffs.
Snow-Flake
1950 · 2h 25m
country: Japan
Duel in the Sun
1950 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
A film by Kiyoshi Saeki
Devil's Gold
1950 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
The protagonist descends from the mountains with a huge amount of panned gold dust. Upon learning of his wealth, all sorts of people, driven by greed and a desire to get their hands on his money, immediately begin to gravitate toward him.
Gate of Flesh
1948 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
A pickpocket falls in with a group of prostitutes who have one strict rule: none of them may ever sleep with a man without taking his money — falling in love is forbidden.