Masayo Banri

Lost Virgin (1968)

Story of a nineteen-year-old office girl who loses her virginity. ...

Gambler's Farewell (1968)

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power. ...

Gambler's World 2 (1967)

Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks. ...

The Singing Gunman (1967)

Fourth film in the Aitsu series. The outlaw-cum-travelling guitarist discovers that his friend has been killed by the gangsters who held up the bullion transport. ...

New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel (1965)

At the end of the Edo period in Kyoto, the ronin Kurayoshi Norizen rents the second floor of a hardware store and lives a carefree life, running a temple school. However, his true identity is Kurama Tengu, who appears to help a patriot in a difficult situa ...

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. ...

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 ...

Bronze Magician (1963)

A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara period (710–794 A.D.). ...

Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the k ...

Whispering Death Beauty (1963)

Fujiko Niwa, a nurse, is in love with Dr. Suga, but fear clutches her heart when she overhears that Reiko, the Director's daughter, is coming to the hospital to see the man she hopes to marry. ...

The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lo ...

Assassins for sale (1963)

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here, three wandering samurai who earn their living by killing get to know each other. Soon they learn that governme ...

Order of Yakuza (1962)

Order of Yakuza ...

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love. ...

Ken ni kakeru (1962)

Otoko to onna no sei no naka (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Destiny's Son (1962)

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord's concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the ...

The Notorious Man's Return (1962)

1962 film ...

The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is! (1962)

The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit melody of the Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats. ...

B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing. ...

Her Hidden Past (1962)

Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geisha. ...

Keshin (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Jealousy (1962)

Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi. ...

Oniisan to oneesan (1961)

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. ...

The Bride of Headless Island (1961)

Directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" fame. A thriller and unique period drama directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" from a script by Akiyoshi Kataoka. Suzuki Shuhei, the duo behind "Vampire Monster House," was in charge of ...

The Horizon Glitters (1961)

5 criminals organize a jailbreak in search of a cache of stolen diamonds. ...

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza (1961)

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

Five Violent Girls (1960)

Japanese comedy film. ...

This Is a Man's World (1960)

Cave Queens (1960)

Rumi (Yoko Mihara) and Emi (Masayo Banri) are sisters who dance nightly at the Blue Moon cabaret, which happens be the headquarters of a drug ring. Offstage, Rumi captivates the gang boss, Iwahara (Shuntaro Emi); while Emi attracts the portly club manager, ...

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu (1960)

Japanese action film. ...

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 ...

Supai to Teisô (1960)

Japanese spy film. ...

Women of Whirlpool Island (1960)

Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchū (1959)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Kingorō no kaigun taishô (1959)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Crazy Desire (1959)

Haunted Cave (1959)

The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred years before. Yumi Aoyama is the only person who knows the location, but her family dies one after another through curious incidents, as if the family were u ...

Judo Queen (1959)

1959 Japanese film directed by Morihei Magatani for Shintoho. ...

Nude Woman and Murder Maze (1959)

Japanese crime film. ...

Holiday in Japan -Chapter 2- (1958)

Part 2 of Holiday in Japan ...

Ghost in the Regiment (1958)

Desiring another officer's new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and a firing squad. The lieutenant rapes the wife, but is haunted by bad dreams which after he is assigned to a batta ...

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. ...

Star Poisoning Case (1958)

Japanese crime film. ...

Soldiers' Girls (1958)

Women endure hardship and struggle to keep away from prostitution in the immediate aftermath of WWII. The "Special Comfort Women Association" (RAA) creates a shelter for women to avoid falling into prostitution. Young Fumiko and Yuko will try their luck th ...

Queen of Asia (1957)

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

Woman Diver's Terror (1957)

Chie, who's chosen as 'Ms. Woman Diver', and her friend Yuki, have been missing for several days after they left for Tokyo to be interviewed by a magazine. Later, Yuki is found dead in the sea. Yoshi, Chie's sister, along with sailor Shunsuke, try to find ...

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 ...

Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition (1956)

An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the Owari clan. Hibari Misora plays two roles: a charming princess and a dashing youngster, performs songs and dances throughout the film until the big decisive ...