Yuriko Hoshi

Only the Cat Knows (2019)

Masaru and Yukiko have been married 44 years. They have three children who live independently from them. Masaru and Yukiko enjoy their peaceful days, but, one day, Yukiko tells her daughter Naoko that she wants to divorce Masaru. ...

Wish You Were Here (2019)

On the eve of her latest fashion showcase in Beijing, successful entrepreneur Yuan Yuan is approached by Keiko, a mysterious young Japanese woman. An admirer of Yuan Yuan's career, Keiko has learned Mandarin and fashion design for a chance to speak with he ...

Blow the Spring Wind in the Schoolyard (2016)

A drama in which Yasuko Sawaguchi starred in the movie for the first time in nine years since "Autumn Autumn" and played an elementary school teacher who loves children. Tomoyo Miki became a third-grade class teacher at the transferred elementary school. C ...

Unrequited Love (2016)

Childhood best friends. Cousins. Housemates. Coworkers. Eight stories of unrequited love, eight sets of people who weren't meant to be together. ...

Free and Easy 18 (2007)

Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman. ...

River of First Love (2004)

8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her o ...

I Love Peace (2003)

Izumi aims to be the first deaf creator of artificial limbs. One day, her senior co-worker, Kubo, goes to Afghanistan to help give aid to children as a member of an NGO. Izumi decides to go along. In Kabul, the wounds of war are still fresh and Izumi meets ...

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)

In an alternate timeline the original Godzilla is never defeated and repeatedly reemerges to feed on Japan's energy sources. A new inter-dimensional weapon called the Dimension Tide is created with the intent of eliminating Godzilla. However, the new weapo ...

Night Train to the Stars (1996)

"Night Train to the Stars" is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family's in ...

Rainbow Bridge (1993)

Set in Edo-era Kyoto, this drama depicts the adolescent battles and the love between parents and children who are born and raised in the same tenement house. ...

Angel, My Song Is Your Song (1992)

A young man finds out that his ex-lover has only one week left to live, and with the help of angels, he scrambles to change his fate. A love story in which popular actor Yuji Oda starred in 1992 during his big break. ...

The Panda Story (1988)

Kayo, a zookeeper, dreams of raising a panda one day. However, she soon decided to study abroad in China, and her dream came true. As soon as Kayo arrived in Sichuan Province, she met a boy named Ryuryu, and together they helped save an injured panda cub. ...

Young Girls in Love (1986)

The story of a young girl's first love is told from the heroine's point of view. Surrounded by various people, she finally begins to awaken to her own feelings as a woman. ...

Wandering -SASURAI- (1986)

A high school girl becomes convinced that her mother, who was said to have died fourteen years ago, is alive and residing in Hokkaido. ...

Karate Cop 3 (1984)

A cop, Katayama, gains the trust of a mother and daughter whose father, Nishina, is missing after being accused of killing a gang boss. ...

Afternoon of the Evil Spirits (1983)

An ancient evil spirit resurrects in the modern age and possesses a beautiful woman. ...

Aoi sanmyaku (1975)

Remake of 1949 film ...

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die (1972)

The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series. ...

Lullaby for a Tough Guy (1972)

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor's guards. ...

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter (1971)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri (1970)

Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud. ...

The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)

The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoons as far as 800 km south of the Japanese archipelago, but the task will not be easy. ...

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor (1970)

The 14th and final "Crazy" feature. The Crazy Cats reunited (minus Ishibashi, who had by then retired from the team) for one last feature, Jun Ichikawa's odd Memories of You (Kaisha mono-gatari, 1988) released by Shochiku. Most of the cast of Crazy lrrespo ...

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (1969)

Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji's friend. ...

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band toge ...

The Domain: Flower and Dragon (1969)

I Shall Not Forget (1968)

Hearing that his friend Yosuke Tsumura had died, Shiro Okabe returned to Kyoto. He felt that Yusuke's wife, Yusuke Tsumura's former love Yuko, knew something about Yosuke's death, but he was unable to find out what she knew. Okabe investigates Yosuke's dea ...

The Age of Undutiful Children (1968)

Comedy with music starring the rock band The Spiders. ...

Kill! (1968)

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymo ...

Devils-in-Law (1968)

Green Light to Joy (1967)

Drama about the friendship between a lonely laborer (Atsumi) and a young woman (Hoshi) unable to enter college. ...

Pomegranate Time (1967)

Comedy-drama about university tennis players. ...

Young Guy in the South Pacific (1967)

The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in deep-sea navigation. The Young Ace comes to the rescue of various women in peril, teaches a would-be restauranteur how to make sukiyaki, thwarts the romantic ...

Kojiro (1967)

Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi (Tatsuya Nakadai). Oscar winning Hiroshi Inagaki directs this epic motion picture based on Genzo Murakami's fa ...

River of Forever (1967)

A truck driver from Toyama discovers he has contracted leukemia, a condition linked to his past exposure to nuclear fallout while working as a fisherman. Initially despondent and feeling like a medical curiosity, he eventually finds solace in the unwaverin ...

Let's Go! Young Guy (1967)

College student Yuichi Tanuma is fired up for Nationals where his university Kyonan will face off against their rivals, Seihoku. Yuichi has his sights set on winning football gold, but his father, who wants him to take over his sukiyaki restaurant, isn't t ...

The Daphne (1966)

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them. ...

Forever With You (1966)

It Started In The Alps (1966)

Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa. ...

The Man from Planet Alpha (1966)

A film produced by Toho and Watanabe Productions as part of the Crazy Movie project featuring The Crazy Cats comedy group and jazz band members. It is the sixth film in the Crazy Operation series where the lead role was handed over from Eikichi Ueki to Kei ...

Rise Against the Sword (1966)

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and ano ...

Campus A Go-Go (1965)

Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football. ...

Young Guy at Sea (1965)

Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to the swim team from the first movie, boards his rival Blue Guy's boat, and meets a young woman on a small island. ...

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat. ...

A Keg of Powder (1964)

In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent scientist. Edited into Woody Allen's "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" along with the 4th film in the series, "Key of Keys" ...

The Rabble (1964)

1964 Japanese movie ...

The Naked Executive (1964)

The executive director of the «Chuo Shoji» company, Hidaka Shiro, is called a "demon of work", but the hostess of the bar calls him "the loneliest person in Japan." He lost his wife ten years ago and has been living as a widower ever since. He plotted to ...

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla ...

Tiger Flight (1964)

A 1964 war film directed by Kengo Furusawa ...

Whirlwind (1964)

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes c ...

A Woman's Life (1963)

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son. ...

Young Guy in Hawaii (1963)

Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii. ...

Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)

During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to ...

Warring Clans (1963)

A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarte ...

Attack Squadron (1963)

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots into an elite squadron and us ...

Born in Sin (1962)

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery. ...

Chûshingura (1962)

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor. ...

Operation Enemy Fort (1962)

Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and attempt to destroy an enemy fort. ...

Local Reporter (1962)

Mount Hakone (1962)

Japanese drama. ...

College Champ (1962)

Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He ha ...

Counterstroke (1962)

Ryusuke and Joe Oki escape from prison. Ryusuke was incarcerated for killing his younger brother Yasuhiko, who was a bouncer at the cabaret "Three Cats" and Junko's lover who worked at the same restaurant. Of course, Ryusuke did not commit this crime... ...

Musume to watashi (1962)

Long Way to Okinawa (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Pride of the Campus (1962)

Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing tournament. ...

Till Tomorrow Is (1962)

Natsuko's daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent. Growing up, she faces stigma and danger but eventually finds hope and love with a fellow ...

The Wiser Age (1962)

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner. ...

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Witness Killed (1961)

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda ...

The Last War (1961)

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers. ...

Blood on the Sea (1961)

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot. ...

Sir Galahad in Campus (1961)

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series. ...

The Other Woman (1961)

The real mother of the two children of a respectable university professor is not his wife, but his mistress, the hostess of a Ginza bar the family frequents. ...

The Wind and Waves (1961)

A film by Shinobu Hashimoto. ...

Hidden Fangs (1961)

Set in a juvenile detention center and depicted with a documentary touch. ...

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests. ...

Man Against Man (1960)

Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to cooperate in a smuggling scheme, conflict arises between the two friends. Falsely blamed for murder, Kikumori is bl ...

The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself 'already dead'. ...

The Dangerous Kiss (1960)

Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion. ...

Beyond the Hills (1960)

Story of young love in the hills. ...

Someday I'll Know (1959)

A modern love story involving different affairs. ...

The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959)

An Ishiro Honda film. ...