Cast: Chikara Hashimoto

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Ayako Wakao · Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Eitarô Ozawa · Jun Negami

Synopsis A Wife Confesses (1961) is a thought-provoking existential melodrama that echoes the spirit of Alain Resnais. The story revolves around a young woman who, while on a mountaineering vacation, finds herself entangled in a murder accusation involving her husband. Trapped...

Direction Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Cast Miwa Takada · Yoshihiko Aoyama · Jun Fujimaki · Ryutaro Gomi

Synopsis Majin the Monster of Terror (1966) follows the extraordinary tale of a colossal stone statue that awakens to safeguard the inhabitants of a humble village. The statue's sudden animation is a response to the tyrannical rule of a malevolent warlord,...

Direction Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Cast Yoshihiko Aoyama · Hideki Hanamura · Chikara Hashimoto · Hiromi Inoue

Synopsis Yokai Monster 2 (1968) unfolds a supernatural showdown as a European vampire ventures into feudal Japan. The arrival of this bloodthirsty creature sparks a gathering of an array of Japanese yokai, or supernatural beings, who band together to confront the...

Direction Umetsugu Inoue

Cast Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Keizo Kawasaki · Kojiro Hongo · Ayako Wakao

Synopsis Ginzakko monogatari (1961) follows the lives of the Takarai brothers, three siblings who have little interest in the family enterprise and are instead driven by their passion for sports, with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics serving as their ultimate inspiration. Their...

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Mikio Narita · Eiji Funakoshi · Mayumi Nagisa · Mako Sanjô

Synopsis Kaidan otoshiana (1968) follows the story of Haruo Kuramoto, an ambitious employee at a company who seeks to advance his career by marrying the director's daughter. However, his plans are complicated by a hidden romantic entanglement with Reiko, a secretary...

Direction Umetsugu Inoue

Cast Toru Abe · Jun Fujimaki · Kôichi Fujiyama · Gai Harada

Synopsis San'nin no kaoyaku (1960) follows the story of a notorious crime lord who is released from prison and embarks on a mission to uncover the traitor within his own syndicate. The film, helmed by director Inoue Umetsugu, known for his...

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Takahiro Tamura · Koichi Ose · Michiyo Oguso

Synopsis Hoodlum Soldier: Rebel in the Army (1972) is the concluding chapter of the Heitai Yakuza series and the sole entry directed by Masumura in color. Set against the backdrop of the Chinese front, the narrative revolves around Kisaburo, a young...