Katsuko Wakasugi

The Image of Mother (1963)

A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless. ...

Savage Women (1963)

Second Pink film by Wakamatsu ...

Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni (1962)

The last film produced by Shintoho. ...

Jealousy (1962)

Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi. ...

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza (1961)

A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kōshoku". ...

Fighting Horizon (1960)

Japanese film about a juvenile delinquent who becomes a part of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. ...

Ghost of the Pearl Divers (1960)

The film begins strongly, with an atmospheric opening sequence, predating John Carpenter's The Fog by two decades, of shuffling ghost-like zombies, blood streaming from their faces, rising from the waves to drag the workers of a deserted shipyard,swirling ...

Brutal Woman (1960)

Tired of poverty, Keiko leaves home and soon takes a lover, but leads a wanton life without paying heed to his advice. However, the younger sister Yoshiko, is an innocent and kind girl. One day, with the sudden death of their mother in a car accident, Keik ...

Yellow Line (1960)

The murder of the chief official of Kobe city's Customs triggers an investigation of a prostitution ring called the 'Yellow Line' that sells Japanese women. A hired assassin is betrayed by his organization, and kidnaps a woman who happens to be the girlfri ...

Death Row Woman (1960)

Arrested for the murder of her wealthy businessman father, convicted on false evidence and sentenced to death, Kyoko is determined to prove her innocence. ...

The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)

This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend which tells of a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power. ...

Nude Woman and Murder Maze (1959)

Japanese crime film. ...

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and ...

Poison Fang Oran (1958)

Japanese drama film. ...

The Mother Tree (1958)

A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the ...

A Wicked Woman (1958)

In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss. ...

Demon King of Yoja Manor (1957)

During a packed game at Korakuen Stadium, Eagles' star Tsubota faints, while singer Kyoko Tsukita collapses on stage at Cabaret Copacana. Goro Hayatori, deputy director of Hayatori Hospital, grows suspicious of Akuri, founder of the new religion "Reihi-kyo ...

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (1957)

The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently ...

The Ghost of Kasane (1957)

A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then ...

Evil Woman Yoarashi Okinu And Saint Otama (1957)

Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner. ...

King of the Ring: The World of Glory (1957)

Boxing film directed by Teruo Ishii in his directorial debut. ...

Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed (1957)

In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears collapse, Anzai demands a seed from Yoshimi's lineage, specifically from his wife, Fushihime. Outraged but fa ...

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman (1955)

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control. ...

Daikichi Konomura (1954)

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 re ...

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced (1954)

Japanese war film. ...

Shi no machi wo nogarete (1952)

Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War. ...

Ship of Outlaws (1950)

Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido. ...

The Rainbow Man (1949)

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on aboun ...

That Night's Adventure (1948)