Shōichi Hirose Movies

In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo...

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of...

Tragi-comedy about the inhabitants of a remote, mountain-locked village where only the first-born sons are allowed to marry and have children.

Ex-conman Junpei plots revenge on a corrupt corporation by leading a team of swindlers posing as politicians. A slick crime comedy of cons and...

An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.

The fourth "Diary of a Successful Salaryman" feature.

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

Men are being murdered by a killer who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.

Shuichi, a young doctor working at a hospital in Bangkok, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy Chinese trader.

Comedy starring the manzai team of Chick and Tack, and set in the world of salarymen.

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the...

Koji Tsuruta plays dual roles: Kyotaro, the young master of a pharmaceutical wholesaler in Osaka, and Ken, a street thug in Tokyo.

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

After being mistaken for counterfeiters by the police, an inventor and reporter try to track down the real counterfeiters.

In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden...

A Jonan Station detective, Kikuchi, is framed for smuggling drugs and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency, where...

1955 Japanese movie

The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of...