Shōbun Inoue

All About Our House (2001)

Two newlyweds decide to build their dream home, and hire an old friend named Yanagisawa to design it. Unfortunately, Yanagisawa isn't licensed to build homes, so they call in the wife's father, a retired carpenter, to help out. When Yanagisawa's contempora ...

Dansen (1983)

Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto. ...

The Duel in the Forbidden Territory (1983)

The wandering swordsman, Ino Heihachiro, defeats Ichima, the youngest of the famed swordsmanship trio, the Nikis, but sustains an injury. In the mountains of Tohoku, he is aided by a young boy named Shosuke. Heihachiro finds refuge in the home of the boy's ...

May Love Be Restored (1980)

A tragic love story between a prostitute and a young trainee monk. ...

The Sea of Eden (1976)

Nanjo, a new teacher at a girls' high school, unwittingly becomes the object of gossip when he buys underwear for Shimizu and spends his vacation with a female teacher. It turns out that Nanjo and Shimizu have fallen in love. ...

Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (1975)

The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting ...

The Fearless Avenger (1972)

Thirsting for revenge, Jokichi rashly attempts to assassinate the evil Chogoro but ends up being captured by yakuza. His life is spared by Boss Juzaburo, in order that the harmony of an important commemoration not be further disturbed. Though now even more ...

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria. ...

Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)

A man who became the third boss faces off against delinquent foreigners and villains vying to rule the underworld in order to develop the port city. ...

The Wild Sea (1969)

Yoji Kitami, a fisherman's son, is a student in Tokyo. His father had died at sea and Taichiro, his brother, is sending him to the university. But the outbreak of violence by radical students and blockade of classrooms make studying impossible and Yoji goe ...

Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)

Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official. ...

Duel in the Storm (1968)

It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His boss, however, became ill and the boat is taken due to unpaid debts to the local thugs. His new life has no ...

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies (1966)

[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the day and many were there who planned to overthrow him. It was the beginning of the Sengoku (Warring States) period. Three men attack a gunpowder m ...

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate (1966)

The life of entertainers in Asakusa's pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action. ...

In Tears (1965)

Hiroshi is the second officer on board the Hakuromaru. Lead by his captain, he heads out to town to recruit new crew members for their next voyage. Hiroshi is baffled when his captain approaches the Daigo-Kuroshiomaru crew, a notorious group nicknamed "the ...

The Rule for a Vagabond (1965)

A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga. ...

Traveling Alone with a Guitar (1964)

Kobayashi Akira stars as a wandering musician, who lost his brother and lover to dishonest rival Henmi. The third work in Nikkatsu's "Gambler" series. ...

The Call of Blood (1964)

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father. ...

The Long Death (1964)

On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the bank employees and fled the scene with a large amount of money. In parallel with the investigation conducted by the Japanese police, journalists are also tryi ...

Cruel Gun Story (1964)

Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the truck driver whose carelessness confined Togawa's sister, Rie, to a wheelchair. They want Togawa to hijack an armored truck loaded with 120 million yen; the ...

Fight of the Gamblers (1963)

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his misdeeds. At home, when his mother, the boss of a construction gang, bids for and gets the job of building the To ...

The Dragon Crest (1963)

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan. ...

Distant Love (1963)

A romance of a pure young lover and his heartbreak for a beautiful older woman. ...

The Symbol of a Man (1963)

A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict. ...

Akai ka to Rokudenashi (1963)

An action comedy that depicts two men fascinated by a woman in red high heels who are convinced to confront a vicious yakuza gang. The 2nd of the 3 part Roku Denashi movie series. ...

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou (1963)

Badge of the Night (1963)

A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. K ...

Notorious Bastard (1963)

When Tornado Joe is wrongly accused of distributing counterfeit banknotes, he gets on a mission to clear his name and challenge the mastermind behind this scheme. ...

Beyond the Green Hills (1963)

Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls ...

A Man With Dragon Tattoos (1962)

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across Japan. A vigorous young man with a look of fearless determination, sets foot on the northern part of Kyus ...

Satsujin-sha o oe (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Danger Pays (1962)

Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million yen's worth of Mint paper. Knowing that the thugs will now need a counterfeiter to make the bogus bills, they each decide to cash in on it by selling them the ...

Fresh Leaves (1962)

Keiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a father's love, she develops a possessive attachment to Mr. Mazaki, the new mathematics teacher. ...

Kidō sōsahan Minato no ryakudatsu-sha (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

I Hate But Love (1962)

A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When his controlling manager, the woman he loves, follows, the two must reconcile while dodging repor ...

Wakai tsume ato (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Angel and the Outlaw (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Storm over Arabia (1961)

A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced entirely on location overseas, which was groundbreaking at the time. ...

Pursuit (1961)

Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film. ...

Gambler in the Sea (1961)

Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and scorching deserts in this gorgeous and entertaining epic. ...

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battl ...

His Scarlet Cloak (1958)

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his high-born and beautiful wife, who dress ...

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can't pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a "commission" for his ...

Throne of Blood (1957)

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit' ...

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)

A group of rank-and-file soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole. ...