Jiro Takagi

A Hunter's Diary (1983)

Adaptation of "The Lady Killer" by Masako Togawa. ...

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972)

The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this mission is no wa ...

A Chorus of One Million People (1972)

A civic music group, created by Tsukasa Nitta, a high school teacher in Koriyama City, and Akiko Watanabe, the daughter of a record shop and teacher of a music class, invites Takuro Yoshida to Koriyama City to hold a concert. He then starts being harassed ...

Dawn of Judo (1970)

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. ...

Rampaging Dog (1965)

Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series. ...

Kono sora no aru kagiri (1964)

Fûun Shinsengumi (1961)

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi. ...

The Naked Sun (1958)

A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married. As they have agreed on this procedure, it comes as a shock to the young woman to find out from her husband-to-be tha ...

Police Precinct Part 7 (1958)

The body of a woman was found in a manhole. Is it an affair? The victim is a clerk at a mannequin manufacturing company. At the age of 26, she was a widow with a child, and she went missing after he went to collect her salary from the bank. A colleague at ...

The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man (1958)

Eighth film in the Boy Detectives Club series. ...

The Boy Detectives Club – The Invisible Fiend (1958)

Seventh film in the Boy Detectives Club series. ...

Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958)

Japanese mystery film. ...

The Eleventh Hour (1957)

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan's national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida's rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure o ...

The Story of Pure Love (1957)

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial labore ...

The Deep Blue Sea (1957)

To fulfill a friend's dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend's daughter, Harumi, who has been adopted by another family. When he arrives, Kenji soon discovers that Harumi and her adopted family are the ta ...

Temple of Revenge (1957)

Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyama, lost a fight to the young samurai Enjo Sozaemon in a martial arts tournament and as a result lost his position and was expelled from home. Wanting to ave ...

G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization (1956)

The fourth installment of G-men of Japan ...

Samurai of the Great Earth (1956)

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River". ...

Seven Masks of Revenge (1955)

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his taxi when he sees a man heading into Shiodome Town. Next day the man is found brutally murdered and the mystery starts to unravel. ...

Spring Voyage (1955)

Japanese youth film. ...

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako (1954)

1954 Theater of Life adaptation. ...

The Man Without a Nationality (1951)

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa ...