Yoshirō Kitahara

Stop the Zero Plan - Kidnap the Prime Minister! (1979)

Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that Takada is dead, Samonji begins an investigation. He and his younger sister Fumiko investigate major events hap ...

Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies (1970)

Aboard a night ferry in the Inland Sea, Masaaki Kagari (Akira Kobayashi), a young tough, who supplies hostesses to night spots, encounters Yuko, his ex-sweetheart. He considers himself a private underworld sort of policeman-in the com- munity of such women ...

The Falcon Fighters (1969)

In the prewar days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor Lt. Katō Tateo of the Imperial Japanese Army-Air Corps trains new volunteers from the Army's Infantry to become Japan's next generation of fighter pilots at the ...

The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968)

Up until this point, young Sayuri Nanjo has had to live most of her life in a nun-run boarding school for orphans and away from her parents. That's all about to change when her real father mysteriously comes to get her and finally bring her home. ...

The Snow Woman (1968)

Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm. A female spirit appears and takes the life of one of the men. She spares the other man's life on the condition that he never tell anyone what happened that night. ...

Gamera vs. Viras (1968)

As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the alien's spaceship, the Scouts are menaced by the evil inhabitants, including Viras, a squid-like monster that grows to ...

Medal from the Devil (1967)

Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)

Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance ...

Shroud of Snow (1967)

1930. In splendid snowy settings, the trials and pain of a woman married to a man who maintains a relationship with their servant. ...

Prison Release Loyalty Offering (1966)

A Woman's Gamble (1966)

Onna no Toba, is the first film in long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin, an honest dealer in the criminal underworld of yakuza-run gambling, as she sets out to become Japan's numb ...

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 ...

Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka b ...

Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)

A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sym ...

Black Temptation (1965)

Black Trump Card (1964)

Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died du ...

A Public Benefactor (1964)

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness. ...

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)

[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skulk another day, and sets his ...

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. ...

Operation Underworld (1963)

A detective investigates a criminal organization's involvement in real estate. ...

Typhoon Reporter (1963)

Set around Ginza's neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a homicide in Tokyo's bustling construction scene, meanwhile a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific, and Gi ...

Bury Me Deep (1963)

A suspense directed by Umetsugu Inoue, starring Ayako Wakao, depicting the intense lust created by the passion of a writhing woman. ...

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)

Princess and I (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Phantom Samurai (1961)

Buddha (1961)

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals includ ...

Gonin no totsugeki tai (1961)

Les Mesdemoiselles (1961)

A romantic comedy depicting the variant and whimsical daily lives of the Japanese mademoiselles in the Metropolis of Tokyo. How they react against the bold spirited love makers and begin to take a liking to them is the theme of the picture. ...

Black Sea of Trees (1960)

Sachiko's beloved sister Nobuko was supposed to go to Tohoku when she suddenly dies in a car accident in Hamamatsu. Sachiko begins to trace her sister's friendships to unravel the mystery of her mysterious death... ...

Hit and Run Gang (1960)

Detective Goto, who had sniffed out drugs as the culprit behind the murder of an elderly woman, was run over and killed while pursuing the culprit. His younger brother Matabei vowed to challenge the culprit in front of his brother's grave. A fast-paced act ...

Dare yori mo kimi o aisu (1960)

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo. ...

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (1960)

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlights this great tale taken from Japanese history! ...

The Rockabilly Lady (1960)

Ah Special Attack Corps (1960)

Depicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as pilots in the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps. ...

Samurai Vendetta (1959)

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin. ...

Etajima, the Naval Academy (1959)

The former Japanese Naval Academy was at Etajima, one of the many islands of the beautiful Inland Sea. Among the new cadets were Ishikawa and Murase. Murase's mother had remarried after his father's death and the impressionable boy hated his overbearing fa ...

The Path I Remember (1959)

The tragic fate of Minoru Ikeda, a talented blind boy whose only joy was playing the violin. ...

Ojo-kichiza (1959)

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days (1959)

The Most Valuable Wife (1959)

Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of Mihara Shoji, and Riko, the second daughter, is married to Jiro, the managing director, and they plot to marry K ...

The Makioka Sisters (1959)

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka. ...

The Cat Knew (1958)

Love River (1958)

Mother (1958)

Chance Meeting (1958)

Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads on a man's foot. The man whose name is Rentaro is not amused. Just afterwards she notices that he is reading a magazine which carries her picture ...

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 Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957)

Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime. ...

The Betrothed (1957)

Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel. ...

Daiei Studio is Bustling (1957)

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars. ...

Training Ship of Yearning (1956)

A youthful film filled with youth and passion, set against the backdrop of the ocean and filled with admiration for a dynamic young man and the heart of a girl whose eyes are filled with pure love! ...

Nenneko Shain (1956)

A handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His girlfriend, a beautiful secretary, and the high-maintenance female manager suddenly panic, and the whole company is in an uproar. ...

Eyes of the Jaguar: Blue Dragon's Cave (1956)

Judo and Shaolin team up to defeat the magician Jaguar and restore a Princess to her rightful riches, gold stashed under a mountain in Hokkaido. ...

The Eyes of the Jaguar (1956)

A young princess is kidnapped and put on a pirate ship bound for Hokkaido and the villainous Jaguar. Her only hope is the cook and a young man who knows Judo. ...

Miai Ryokou (1955)

A chance ride in a car leads to an unforgettable relationship. A misunderstanding leads to more misunderstanding... Love and thrills in this coming-of-age romance film. ...

The Phantom Horse (1955)

Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby. ...

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955)

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. ...

The Rainbow Man (1949)

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on aboun ...