Nobuo Minakata

The Woman Champion (1968)

Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin. ...

The Pit of Death (1968)

Kuramoto, who works for a large trading company, is a skilled employee who is well-liked by the company president. He is engaged to an employee named Nishino Etsuko, but he used her for his own career advancement and kills her so that he can marry the comp ...

The Great White Tower (1966)

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while ...

Trump Card of Revenge (1966)

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 ...

Sentimental Mobsters (1963)

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment! ...

The Red Water (1963)

Comedy drama film ...

Ninja in a Business Suit (1963)

An industry research director, Isomura, is killed in a suspected hit-and-run, but his employee, Hinuma, believes it was murder, not an accident. ...

Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi (1960)

A bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her. Things get hectic around the two of them. ...

Odd Obsession (1959)

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife. ...

Image of a Mother (1959)

The young boy Michio struggles with the loss of his mother while his widowed father, Sadao remarries the kind-hearted Sonoko, who has a daughter of her own. As Michio clings to memories of his mother, the family navigates the challenges of grief, love, and ...

The Snowy Heron (1958)

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her. ...

The Lowest Man (1958)

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kill him. ...

Giants and Toys (1958)

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies. ...

The Cat Knew (1958)

Advance Patrol (1957)

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop was organized to penetrate into the supreme headquarter of Russia in Tieling Mountain of China to find ou ...

The Crowded Train (1957)

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is told to send money for medical research into the condition. This prompts him to pay his father a visit, le ...

Punishment Room (1956)

Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game. ...