Susumu Namishima

South Pacific Waves Are High (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (1961)

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. Sado Masasaburo, the founder of Sado Masa, one of the oldest lumber merchants in Kiba, has recently become very old and ill, and his tomboyish daughter Nobuko, a n ...

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (1961)

Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the ...

Police Precinct Part 17 (1961)

The murder took place at a hotel in Matsushima. The victim is a woman about 28 years old. The suspect is a young man who visited her the night before, and the evidence, in addition to shoe horns and handkerchiefs, is soap with the name of the tavern. When ...

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery (1961)

Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan's friend in Arizona. ...

Man with the Funky Hat (1961)

Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping. ...

The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind (1961)

The third film in the Taro series, following "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity" and "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush." Taro, who had painstakingly graduated from the University of Merchant Marine after six years, was on his way to work ...

Police Department Part 15: Alibi (1961)

The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an alibi for the suspects. A security guard was killed in the building, the safe was broken into, but nothing was ...

Devotion to Railway (1960)

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named "Sakura" from Tokyo to Nagasaki... ...

G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves (1960)

G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his police officer friend and a Turkish girl, travels all the way from Kyushu to Tokyo. Disguising himself as a yakuza member, he intends to root out the underworl ...

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (1960)

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers. ...

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû (1960)

Seven-Color Mask: Three Ace - The Dancing Gold Demon (1960)

The third and final installment of Seven-Color Mask: Three Aces. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Three Ace - Midday Kidnapping Order (1960)

The second installment of Seven-Color Mask: Three Aces. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Three Ace - The Devil's Claw Marks (1960)

The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: Three Aces. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - The Final Trump Card (1960)

The third and final installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - Million Dollar Showdown (1960)

The second installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - Horror of the Black Hand (1960)

The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar. ...

Speed Crazy (1959)

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Challenge from the Dead (1959)

King Rose returns, unleashing terror from beyond the grave. Detective Kotaro Ran, as Seven-Color Mask, investigates eerie crimes. As he unravels the mystery, he faces deadly traps and a final battle to stop King Rose's reign.. The third and final installme ...

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Disappearing Gentleman (1959)

The second installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose. ...

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose (1959)

The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Triumph of the South Sea (1959)

The fourth and final installment of Seven-Color Mask. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Chase of Death (1959)

The third installment of Seven-Color Mask. ...

Seven-Color Mask: Terrifying Revenge (1959)

The second installment of Seven-Color Mask. ...

Seven-Color Mask (1959)

The first installment of Seven-Color Mask. ...

Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case. ...

With Songs in My Heart (1958)

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of tho ...

The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man (1958)

Eighth film in the Boy Detectives Club series. ...

The Boy Detectives Club – The Invisible Fiend (1958)

Seventh film in the Boy Detectives Club series. ...

The Scarlet Cherry Lord (1958)

Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to fall in love with. It turns out that she is just his prospective bride. ...

Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958)

Japanese mystery film. ...

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wa ...

The Eleventh Hour (1957)

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan's national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida's rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure o ...

Police Precinct Part 5 (1957)

The fifth installment of the Metropolitan Police Department story series. This time, detectives from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division are once again in action, full of thrills and speed, in pursuit of the perpetrator ...

The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster (1957)

Sixth film in the Boy Detectives Club series. ...

The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces (1957)

Fifth film in the Boy Detectives Club series. ...

Souls in the Moonlight (1957)

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a ni ...

Tales of Young Genji Kuro (1957)

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family. ...

Lords of Oppression 2 (1957)

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki. ...

Lords of Oppression (1957)

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki. ...

Lovestruck Ronin (1957)

Tai Kato's first film directed at Toei. ...

The Seven Vows, Part 3 (1957)

The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the seven crosses are finally united to reveal the secret of the royal treasure. ...

The Seven Vows, Part 2 (1957)

The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being held captive by the enemy pirate Ongo, Goro discovers the whereabouts of the missing seventh cross. Will he succeed in bringing all seven cross together to reveal ...

The Seven Vows (1956)

Toruhan, a king's retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be revealed though secret codes hidden in seven crosses carried by his fellow samurai. ...

G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization (1956)

The fourth installment of G-men of Japan ...

Lightning Karate Blow (1956)

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair of Okinawa karate films. The two-parter was released on Jan. 29, 1956 as two thirds of a triple feature. B ...

Foul Play (1955)

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was killed in the middle of a game. ...

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten (1954)

Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie ...