Ken Utsui

Time Scoop Hunter (2013)

A reporter is sent through time and space to document the lives of Japanese people at various times in history. This time, he is sent to unwrap the mystery of Azuchi castle which was built by Oda Nobunaga, one of the most famous shogun of all times, and lo ...

AIBOU: X-DAY (2013)

Detective Kenichi Itami from the The National Police Agency and Akira Iwatsuki from the cyber investigation team investigate a complex murder case. The victim was under investigation by the cyber investigation team. As Detective Kenichi Itami and Akira Iwa ...

Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special (2012)

AIBOU: The Movie II (2010)

The kidnapping of some chiefs of police by a rogue ex-policeman is just the beginning for a much much bigger story that it seems at first sight. ...

Gokusen: The Movie (2009)

A passionate teacher, Kumiko Yamaguchi, a.k.a. Yankumi, is now overseeing the new students of Class 3D of Akado High School, who still have not opened up to her and are giving her a hard time. Current and former Class 3D students collide in this epic final ...

Nagaiki Kyousou (2008)

The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor (2008)

Keinosuke (Masakazu Tamura) is a ronin (wandering samurai) who lives on the streets although he is a nobleman. There's just one woman in this world that he loves, Shiho (Emi Wakui) but when he meets her again, she is already someone else's wife. Her husban ...

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)

The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism. ...

Kissho Tennyo (2007)

A story about Sayoko Kano, a junior high school student, who is believed to be a descendent of an Indian goddess. Sayoko is a kind of femme fatale, who uses her supernatural power to control people, especially men. ...

Song of Love (2006)

What happens when young people meet amidst the warmth, soft breezes and gentle waves of Okinawa? This is a romantic love story about a young college student on break from Tokyo who meets a handsome dive employee on the beach. ...

Until the Lights Come Back (2005)

A Christmas Eve power outage provides a collection of troubled Tokyo denizens the opportunity to come clean on the misdeeds of their past. ...

Tobi ga kururi to (2005)

Shinibana (2004)

After the death of a man in their nursing home, a group of residents find his notebook titled "Shinibana" containing a plan to tunnel into and steal 1.7 billion yen from a bank. ...

Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (2003)

After serving a jail sentence, a former leading yakuza (Takaaki Ishibashi) has gone straight. He has married and is now holding a regular job. However, he is continually harrassed by a police inspector who cannot forgive his past. Meanwhile a major gang wa ...

Siberian Express 3 (2003)

Midnight Quiz Show (1999)

Japanese horror short from 1999. ...

Hypnosis (1999)

Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. A middle aged detective investigating one of the cases beg ...

The Panda Story (1988)

Kayo, a zookeeper, dreams of raising a panda one day. However, she soon decided to study abroad in China, and her dream came true. As soon as Kayo arrived in Sichuan Province, she met a boy named Ryuryu, and together they helped save an injured panda cub. ...

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985)

The Bullet Train (1975)

A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb. ...

The Little Hero (1970)

A five year old boy leaves his mother and grandparents to see his father who has gone to work in Osaka. ...

The Falcon Fighters (1969)

In the prewar days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor Lt. Katō Tateo of the Imperial Japanese Army-Air Corps trains new volunteers from the Army's Infantry to become Japan's next generation of fighter pilots at the ...

Gateway to Glory (1969)

A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy. ...

The Little Runaway (1966)

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues ...

Tokyo Ninja Force (1966)

Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966)

An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conquer the universe. Superhero Starman must battle them all to save his planet. ...

Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly. ...

Invaders from Space (1965)

A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking over Earth by unleashing a lethal plague on mankind. It's up to valiant superhero Starman from the Emerald Planet to save the human race before it's too late. ...

Atomic Rulers (1965)

Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil! ...

Attack from Space (1965)

The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth. ...

The Story of a Blind Woman (1965)

At sixteen, due to illness, Tsuruko goes blind, and has no choice but to become a massage therapist. One day, stumbling on a staircase, she meets a businessman and falls in love with him. ...

Song of Happiness (1964)

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa. ...

The Enforcer (1964)

Black Trump Card (1964)

Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died du ...

The Man Disappears Yesterday (1964)

Tired of everyday life, the 8th Shogun Yoshimune flees Edo Castle and asks Ooka Echizen to become his personal assistant. In a rice shop, Yoshimune meets a simple ronin Ohashi Kenshiro, and receives permission to stay at his house, but a mysterious corpse ...

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)

The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire. ...

The Black Trademark (1963)

Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all u ...

Typhoon Reporter (1963)

Set around Ginza's neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a homicide in Tokyo's bustling construction scene, meanwhile a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific, and Gi ...

Black Dead Ball (1963)

A talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball world falls to his death at his hotel. Was it a homicide or suicide? His junior colleague pursues the mystery of his death. ...

When Women Lie (1963)

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô). ...

Girls Born in August (1963)

Black Report (1963)

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime. ...

Forbidden (1962)

Yukiko Shiba, a doctor, and Akira Sakai, a composer and musician, are lovers. Their love is a forbidden one. He is married, with children. She is a doctor with a bright career ahead of her. ...

Yôki na tono-sama (1962)

The Great Wall (1962)

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in ...

Akiko (1962)

Akiko lives with her brother Toshio in suburban Tokyo working in different companies. One day, Toshio loses 500,000 yen which he was holding for his section chief, and as he is unable to return the money, tries to kill himself. Akiko determines to obtain t ...

The Demon of Sendai's Castle (1962)

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling into question the possessions of the Date family. ...

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (1962)

Red Love, Green Love (1962)

Princess and I (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Jealousy (1962)

Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi. ...

Kaachan (1961)

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 Matsukawa Incident (1961)

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident. ...

I Love Money More Than Anybody (1961)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza (1961)

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

Tokaido hijokeikai (1960)

Crime film directed by Tatsuo Yamada for Shintoho. ...

Maboroshi Tantei: Yûreitô no Daima Jutsudan (1960)

Third and last "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata. ...

Maboroshi Tantei: Kyōfu No Uchūjin (1960)

Second "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata. ...

Roar of the Bullets (1960)

At the end of the Greater East Asia War, young Amada Koichi and his father were wrongfully accused as spy suspects and his father died in prison after being tortured. Ten years later, Amada seeks for revenge on the three men responsible for his father deat ...

Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku (1960)

Japanese war film. ...

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu (1960)

During the naval battle of Midway in WWII, the battleship Mutsu was in its home port in Japan. The ship's officers and crew were frustrated at not being able to take part in the fighting. They had been held back by orders from the Naval Ministry, but there ...

Basement of Death (1960)

Shintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki. ...

Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchū (1959)

Japanese comedy film. ...

The Human Wall (1959)

Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home. ...

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard (1959)

1959 film directed by Teruo Ishii for Shintoho. ...

Super Giant Continues: Kingdom of the Poison Moth (1959)

The 9th and final Super Giant film, in which he fights a group plotting to assassinate a Middle-Eastern prince for his country's treasure. ...

Super Giant Continues: The Devil's Incarnation (1959)

The 8th Super Giant film, in which he copes with a disfigured mad scientist, who turns his own daughter into an evil witch. ...

Broken Blossoms (1959)

War drama about army nurses. ...

Queen Bee's Anger (1958)

Part of the Queen Bee series. ...

Holiday in Japan -Chapter 2- (1958)

Part 2 of Holiday in Japan ...

Secret White Line Zone (1958)

First film in Teruo Ishii's Line series. ...

Underwater Murder (1958)

The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda. ...

Holiday in Japan (1958)

Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding. ...

Super Giant: The Space Mutant Appears (1958)

The 7th Super Giant film. Super Giant battles a marauding alien brain-like creature created by a mad scientist and an alien army. ...

Flesh Pier (1958)

Director Teruo Ishii's crime action follows the investigative adventures of an undercover cop working with a prostitution ring. It's done in an unique documentary style. ...

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958)

Sekai no haha (1958)

Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite (1958)

The 6th Super Giant film. Although he was believed to be destroyed by the Nazi-like army, Super Giant breaks into the satellite, and a long, riotous battle ensues. ...

Queen of Asia (1957)

Japanese war film based on the true story of Yoshiko Kawashima, played by actress Miyuki Takakura in her film debut. ...

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (1957)

The 5th Super Giant film. Super Giant pursues a Nazi-like army that operates on a huge satellite in space. The satellite is armed with weapons that could destroy whole cities on Earth from afar. ...

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals (1957)

Japanese mystery film. ...

Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction (1957)

The 4th Super Giant film, in which he continues his fight against the Kapia Aliens (Part 2 of 2) ...

Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle (1957)

The 3rd Super Giant film, in which he saves Earth from the threat of the reptile-like Kapia Aliens. ...

Super Giant Continues (1957)

The 2nd Super Giant film. Super Giant continues his battle against the foreign terrorists. In return, they frame him for murder. ...

Super Giant (1957)

Foreign terrorists threaten Japan with a nuclear attack. ...

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)

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 a ...

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

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

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets (1956)

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet. ...

Revenge of the Pearl Queen (1956)

Kizaki, an upstart at a trading company has one more assignment for the day before meeting his lovely girlfriend, Natsuki for a date. Little does he know that he's walking straight into a trap set up by his boss, Asanuma and his murderous right hand man. ...

Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko (1956)

Comedy-horror film by Masaki Môri. ...

Forever in Our Hearts (1956)

Utako Mitsuya's film debut. ...

Santōshain to onna hisho (1955)

Japanese film. ...

Hanamazu (1955)

Twilight Saloon (1955)

Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend a single evening navigating their personal frustrations and social anxieties. A disillusioned professor, a struggling artist, and various laborers find the ...

Nonki saiban (1955)

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 crim ...

Fantasy of Youth (1955)

Adaptation of the novel by Bunroku Shishi. ...

Mysterious Dwarf (1955)

The daughter of a wealthy family goes missing at the same time a mysterious dwarf is running around town scattering body parts in public areas. ...

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)

Seven Samurai (1954)

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with ...

Shishun no izumi (1953)

The long-awaited haymaking season has arrived on the island of Honshu. Work is in full swing in the fields, with young and old alike toiling away. For the young woman Moyoko and the young man Tokizo, it is more fun than work. Both are young, cheerful, exci ...