Mie Kitahara

Again (1984)

An anthology that embodies the essence of Nikkatsu action films with a stylish flair, this movie follows an aging hitman (Jō Shishido) on a quest to find a former rival he once shared the screen with. The story unfolds as he roams, creating a distinctive ...

Man at the Bullfight (1960)

An unprecedented, extravagant, passionate film set in Spain and Southern Europe. It depicts the passionate Yujiro who risks his life to invite bullfighting. ...

The Day of Youth (1960)

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to prepare himself for a better life away from gang activities despite the wishes of his father who wants him to assist strengthen the gang against the ...

The Cards Will Tell (1960)

A 1960 crime film ...

The Sky Is Mine (1959)

The Wild Reporter (1959)

Seven years ago, Ishimatsu Toshio, a talented radio producer at Zen Nihon Hōsō, witnessed a crazed drug addict murder his wife and then commit suicide, though Toshio was able to save the lives of their two children. Just transferred from Shimizu to Tok ...

Windy Street (1959)

Adapted from the original work by the literary giant Yasunari Kawabata. Through the lives of three sisters each following their own path, the film offers a richly poetic exploration of what constitutes happiness for women. ...

The Echo of Love (1959)

A pure love melodrama movie. ...

A Man Explodes (1959)

Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One day Kensuke saves a suicidal woman, Fukiko Uzu, who jumps into a waterfall. Having injured his eyes in the process, he is brought to Tokyo for medical trea ...

The Stream of Youth (1959)

Red Pier (1958)

Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop. ...

The Man Who Rode the Typhoon (1958)

This typhoon spectacle is bursting with the charm of tough guy Yujiro, a student of architecture at Hokkaido University, who takes on a conspiracy involving a mysterious accidental death at a construction site. ...

That Wonderful Guy (1958)

Yōko dreams of becoming a dancer and begins working with the famous musician Takeo. ...

Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (1958)

"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to the yakuza underworld. A star vehicle for the popular singer/actor Yūjirō Ishihara. ...

A Slope in the Sun (1958)

The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji com ...

Rusty Knife (1958)

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city c ...

Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)

Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graph ...

I Am Waiting (1957)

A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer. ...

This Day's Life (1957)

The Champion (1957)

Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko's father. He lost a title match five years ago as he was besotted by Natsuko, but Eikichi actually cannot give up the drea ...

Dancing Sisters (1957)

It's been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her ...

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō (1956)

A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance. ...

Kanshō fujin (1956)

Japanese drama film. ...

Summer Storm (1956)

A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé. ...

Gyakukōsen (1956)

Reiko, a free-spirited college girl not bound by social conventions, ends up having an affair with an older, married man even though she already has a boyfriend. ...

Crazed Fruit (1956)

Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking. ...

Ryûri no kishi (1956)

Ryûri no kishi ...

Phoenix (1956)

Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news of her father Enmy's sudden death, and she performed enthusiastically on the stage that night, attracting a crowded audience. ...

Confession (1956)

The Balloon (1956)

Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami's daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throw ...

A Hole of My Own Making (1955)

Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but she is encouraged to marry a doctor and he is afraid to tell her his feelings. ...

Tales of Ginza (1955)

In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband's art collection attempts to identify the man who painted her own portrait fifteen years prior. ...

The Beautiful Nuns (1955)

A samurai who slashes a young girl's mage appears in Edo, and she is never caught. ...

The Green Music Box (1955)

Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth ...

Ghost Story of Youth (1955)

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi's popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist and childhood friend. A woman named Tomi Funakoshi appears in front of the two, who are thinking of getting marri ...

Women of Ginza (1955)

At Shizumoto, a geisha shop not far from Ginza, a group of geisha are going about their day, putting up a modest resistance to the tragedies of life. The proprietress, Ikuyo, is a ridiculously good-natured woman who gives money to a poor but brilliant youn ...

Burden of Love (1955)

The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after the other. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Women's House (1954)

After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shuichiro's daughter-in-law Manzuko, painter Takashiro Egi, Shizu Kazemaki, Mitsue Nanbu, an intellectual who works in a university laboratory, and an old woma ...

Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass (1954)

The timid first love of high school students! A whisper of love between a young man and a girl! The experiences of a middle-aged couple with a child! A cheerful work depicting the problems between three generations of men and women in a bright and healthy ...

Kyūkon sannin musume (1954)

1954 Japanese movie ...

Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)

Machiko and Haruki's drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again. ...

New Tokyo March (1953)

Follows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter, engineer, boxer, sushi restaurant owner—but whose romantic lives intersect. ...

Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)

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

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis. ...