Akira Hitomi

Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)

After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father. ...

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)

Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player. After the studio's top leading lady is embroiled in a scandal, Koharu is suddenly thrust into the limelight wh ...

Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he enc ...

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)

In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attrac ...

Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking h ...

Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)

Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets ...

Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo. ...

Human Revolution II (1976)

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference. ...

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)

The Maccherone organization is out to get a priceless national treasure. But when they see third-generation cat-burglar Lupin as an obstacle, countless assassins are sent to kill him on sight and kidnap his girl Fujiko! Can Lupin get the loot before the Ma ...

Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa (1973)

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike ...

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us (1971)

Detective Hayata's friend is killed by criminals. ...

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (1970)

After helping a pregnant girl escape from their reform school and facing the resulting punishment, a clique of delinquent girls eventually reunites a year later in Tokyo to face different challenges in the form of yakuza and… street vendors. ...

Dodes'ka-den (1970)

On a Tokyo dump's shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who "drives" an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindne ...

Oh, My Comrade! (1970)

Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One day Fukuzo guides Harumi, an old woman, to the Yasukuni Shrine where the souls of fallen soldiers are enshrin ...

30,000 Miles Under the Sea (1970)

The ruler of the underground world, is planning to conquer the whole world. Riding the fire dragon Isamu and Angel, the princess of the undersea kingdom, try to stop him from destorying their world. ...

Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses (1969)

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami. ...

Crazy Big Explosion (1969)

Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank. ...

My Brother, My Love (1968)

Japanese romance film. ...

Mexican Free-for-All (1968)

The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu Sakamori and his friends travel to Mexico to find a stone statue that contains the location of the secret treasure "Olmeca". ...

Monsieur Zivaco (1967)

International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword. ...

The Craziest Operation (1966)

The Crazy Cats try to steal 1,000,000,000 yen in laundered Yakuza money. ...

The Mad Atlantic (1966)

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they ever have, creating enmity and exhaustion. Just when the ship has taken a huge catch of tuna in its nets, M ...

The Crazy Adventure (1965)

After being mistaken for counterfeiters by the police, an inventor and reporter try to track down the real counterfeiters. ...

006 wa uwaki no number (1965)

Japanese sex comedy film. ...

Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man (1965)

The Sandal Keeper (1964)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Hitoshi Ueki) starts out as Nobunaga's "Sandal Keeper" but climbs the ranks to eventually become a trusted general. ...

Women's Doctor (1964)

Life of a bachelor gynecologist in a hospital for women. ...

Notorious Bastard (1963)

When Tornado Joe is wrongly accused of distributing counterfeit banknotes, he gets on a mission to clear his name and challenge the mastermind behind this scheme. ...

Irresponsible Rascal of Japan (1962)

Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan". ...

Youth Season (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku". ...