Utako Shibusawa

Comedy: The Face is Life (1971)

A comedic tale that follows several quirky individuals who navigate the twists and turns of their daily lives. ...

Kanto Drifter (1971)

Young man returns from prison and sets out to destroy the gang that killed his friends and boss of his former gang. ...

Adults Games (1971)

The girl students of rival junior high schools stage duels and show a curious interest in sexual pastimes. ...

Haunted Samurai (1970)

When his sister commits suicide as a result of his actions, Rokuheita, an enforcer for the Yagyu ninja clan, considers his choices and eventually deserts the organization. Hunted by an army of bizarre shadow warriors, the target turns on his pursuers when ...

Ruthless Gambler (1969)

Unlike traditional gangster movies, it is a gangster swashbuckler that mixes romance and humanity with a yakuza lover as the main character. A young man who heard that his former boss was killed is imprisoned by slashing his family's minions, and his lover ...

Yabanjin no Nekutai (1969)

Motozo Imamura, a.k.a. Gen, grew up in an upper-class family, but he never went to school and spent his days playing around. One day, he walked into an orgy of male-female sexual misconduct, and when he dropped off Roze, whom he had met there, he saw her s ...

Youth Bell (1969)

A college student comes to a wealthy family as a tutor for their son, an elementary school student, he cheerfully encourages his student, captivates him with the spirit of sports and falls in love with the daughter of the owner of the house. A masterpiece ...

Wind of Youth (1968)

A romantic Nikkatsu youth film about three female friends. ...

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)

The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire. ...

When Women Lie (1963)

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô). ...

Girls Born in August (1963)

Danchi fujin (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Fūshinraishin (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Midday Trap (1962)

A businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affair. ...

Sutekina 16-sai (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Closing Time (1962)

Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop (1962)

1962 Japanese movie based on the Crazy Cats smash hit single, "Sudara Festival", sung by Hitoshi Ueki. ...

Aru kankei (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Their Legacy (1962)

Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmarried daughters and decides to split his retirement allowance he has received from his firm into 500,000 yen for each daughter as a wedding dowry. He conside ...

Wakai yatsura no kaidan (1961)

1961 Japanese movie ...

The Burdened Sisters (1961)

Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961. ...

The Bride from Japan (1959)

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya. ...