Masazumi Okabe

1962 Japanese movie

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have...

The investigation team of the police department is chasing a vicious criminal who kidnaps children, the key to catching the villain this time is the...

A group of four chorus singers leave their hometown in Kyushu and go to Tokyo to become stars. It’s a musical comedy that shows Segawa’s...

A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun...

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Drama about the lives of seasonal migrant workers in Kashima

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been...

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new...

Fujiko wanders aimlessly through the country, seeking vengence on the man she onced loved, who betrayed her, and destroying her family and her life....

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by...

Natsuko is so good at using that super-strong vagina of hers that she can fuck guys to death. In the end, she’s pitted against a sexual...

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

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.

The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King...

After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the...

His bloodline damned by a witch, Waldemar Daninsky heads to Japan to seek a cure for his werewolf curse.

Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who...

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs,...

A unique combination of social problem and entertainment TV movie about a female journalist who is hurt to the core when the truth of an article is...

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

1961 Japanese movie

Samon, who had left his position as a police constable, embarks on a journey. During his travel, he is attacked by a group of masked bandits and...

Samon Kamiyama, a yoriki of the Minami-machi magistrate infiltrates the Denzū-machi prison disguised as Mushuku Sahēji. Samon is mistaken...

Karasudo, who charges 16 mon for his fortune-telling skill, asks for nothing when it comes to swordplay. His merciless blade is stained with the...