Cast: Yuka Konno

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Ayako Wakao · Takahiro Tamura · Nobuo Chiba · Yuzo Hayakawa

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Michiyo Oguso · Shoichi Ozawa · Masakazu Tamura · Sachiko Murase

Synopsis Love for an Idiot (1967) is a modern retelling of Tanizaki's 1924 novel "Naomi," focusing on a middle-aged factory engineer who becomes entangled in a complex relationship with a teenage bride. The engineer meticulously trains and eventually marries the young...

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Ayako Wakao · Sô Yamamura · Jun Fujimaki · Frankie Sakai

Synopsis Onna wa nido umareru (1961) centers around Koen, a geisha navigating a complex web of relationships with multiple men simultaneously. Among her suitors is Tsutsui, a more mature individual who suggests a shift towards exclusivity, aiming to alter the dynamics...

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Jiro Tamiya · Mariko Kô · Shûji Sano · Edith Hanson

Synopsis A Complicated Man (1966) follows the story of Saeko, the offspring of a prosperous businessman, who encounters Jôji, a flight attendant, during a flight and swiftly develops romantic feelings for him. As Saeko begins to delve into Jôji's background through...

Direction Haruo Harada

Cast Junko Kano · Hachirô Misumi · Ryuichi Ishii · Tarô Marui

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 Kazuo Mori

Cast Hiroshi Inuzuka · Makoto Fujita · Hajime Hana · Kojiro Hongo

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Kyôko Enami · Kyôko Kishida · Mayumi Kurata · Tanie Kitabayashi

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 Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Keiko Chihaya · Tadashi Date · Murasaki Fujima · Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Fujiko Yamamoto · Keiko Kishi · Tamao Nakamura · Kyôko Kishida

Synopsis Ten Dark Women (1961) follows the story of Kaze, a married television producer with a notorious reputation for his numerous infidelities. He juggles nine mistresses simultaneously, each unaware of the others. However, his inability to commit and his indecisiveness eventually...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Jiro Tamiya · Makoto Fujita · Eiko Taki

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Yusuke Kawazu · Hisaya Morishige · Akio Hasegawa

Direction Haruo Harada

Cast Keizo Kawasaki · Junko Kano · Tazuko Niki · Yuka Konno

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Junko Kano · Hizuru Takachiho · Keizo Kawasaki · Jun Tatara

Direction Akira Uchikata · Daisuke Yamamoto

Cast Yûki Furukawa · Sumire · Kenji Anan · Tetsuya Chiba

Synopsis Evil's Wave (TV Series) (2019) follows a chilling narrative set in Kanazawa prefecture, where a ruthless serial killer is on the loose, preying on women and leaving them suspended in gruesome displays. Local law enforcement is tasked with solving the...