Junji Masuda

The Beauty of the Black Pearl (1985)

Heaven Station (1984)

From a true incident that happened in 1960's Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its characters and emotions as it focuses on a tangled web of murder and deceit encountered by a beautiful woman, Kayo after her abusive husband is mu ...

The Yoshida School (1983)

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 histor ...

Stop the Zero Plan - Kidnap the Prime Minister! (1979)

Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that Takada is dead, Samonji begins an investigation. He and his younger sister Fumiko investigate major events hap ...

The Killing Game (1973)

A middle-aged office worker, Masao Okada (Eiji Okada), discovers that his worsening illness is terminal cancer. Shaken and resigned, he meets a mysterious man, Suzuki (Haruo Tanaka), who knows every detail of his life. Also a dying patient, Suzuki proposes ...

Kokoro no sanmyaku (1966)

A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture. ...

Detective (1964)

The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal, which takes place in Yokohama. Tamba enthusiastically plays a police inspector who pursues a criminal who kidnapped his sister. ...

The Navy (1963)

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering t ...

Double Wedding (1963)

Zankokuna tsuki (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Run, Genta, Run! (1961)

A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother. ...

Devil's Nursery Rhyme (1961)

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel. ...

The Yellow Climate (1961)

Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto. ...

Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)

Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana has a secret identity as the superhero "Iron Sharp" and is well beloved by children. When they are attacked by a group of metallic aliens, Iron Sharp drives the aliens away. The resourceful Tachibana helps develop an electric ...

The Orphan Brother (1961)

After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju ...

The Harbor Lights (1961)

Darling Escape (1961)

Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman (1961)

Detectives of the First Investigation Division are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, whose strangled corpse was found in the bay of the Tama River. The ugly behavior of adults hidden in the name of social welfare is exposed by the investigat ...

World War III Breaks Out (1960)

The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'. ...

Deep River Melody (1960)

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant. ...

Hunting Opium-Eaters (1960)

The Chase after Opium Dealers ...

Tale of Young Drifter 2 (1960)

Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners. ...

Tale of Young Drifter (1960)

Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners. ...

G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves (1960)

G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his police officer friend and a Turkish girl, travels all the way from Kyushu to Tokyo. Disguising himself as a yakuza member, he intends to root out the underworl ...

The Second Bullet is Marked (1960)

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu. ...

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two familie ...

Four Hours of Terror (1959)

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror. ...

Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil (1959)

The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s. ...

Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost (1959)

Fifth Moonlight Mask theatrical film. ...

Prince of Space (1959)

Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin. ...

Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla (1959)

Fourth Moonlight Mask theatrical film. ...

The Tokyo Dame (1959)

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister. ...

The Bastards of Lawless Town (1959)

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film. ...

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Mich ...

Points and Lines (1958)

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide. ...

I Want to Be a Shellfish (1958)

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. According to the ...

With Songs in My Heart (1958)

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of tho ...

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 ...

No Advice Taken (1958)

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man. ...

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wa ...

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 Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster (1957)

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

The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces (1957)

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

Akuma no kao (1957)

Tokyo Twilight (1957)

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child. ...

Mother Peacock (1956)

Japanese drama film. ...

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956)

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by providing the screenplays/stories for the majority of the original Showa films. ...

Twice on a Certain Night (1956)

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn. ...

Night School (1956)

Senta lives with his mother and little brother and supports them by working at day at a factory and attending eighth grade in the evening. ...

Early Spring (1956)

A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair. ...

Striving to Live (1955)

Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in trouble because he had a bonus of 10,000 yen more. ...

Here Is a Spring (1955)

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages shortly after the war. ...

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)

The Moon Has Risen (1955)

Mokichi Asai is a widowed father living in Nara with three daughters—Chizuru, Ayako, and Setsuko. The youngest, Setsuko, plays matchmaker for her older sisters, leading to humorous and awkward romantic entanglements. ...

Tomoshibi (1954)

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and is forced to leave. After his departure there is great depression, but there is a chance to rekindle the la ...

Mole Alley (1953)

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she immediately moved to Tokyo to meet and marry Ogata. After neatly writ ...

Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician. ...

Doctor's Day Off (1952)

Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, it is not to be: on this hectic day a man just back from the war front visits the doctor with a medical emergency, followed by a woman who claims ...

Boyhood (1951)

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community. ...

Home Sweet Home (1951)

The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace, but has it stolen on the way home from the ceremony... ...

Wedding Ring (1950)

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness. ...

Scandal (1950)

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer. ...

Town of Violence (1950)

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses. ...

The King of Sports (1949)

Great X (1948)

A 1948 Japanese film. ...

Shachō to onna tenin (1948)

Morning for the Osone Family (1946)

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII. ...

Gekimetsu no uta (1945)

Three daughters have graduated from the music school and have gone their separate ways. On the day of the outbreak of war, the three girls meet again for the first time since their graduation ceremony. This film was made at the end of the war to promote th ...

The Lion Dance (1936)

Famous kabuki performer Kikugoro IV performs the Lion Dance, in which a young girl is possessed by the spirit of a lion and transforms into the demonic beast. ...