Minoru Takada
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Sun over the River (1934)
Father, son Kentaro and daughter Ochiyo, who live on the banks of the Sumida River, regain their love for each other after family discord and...

Attack from Space (1965)
The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or...

Atragon (1963)
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World...

To Love and Swear (1945)
After facing hard times, an orphan Korean boy gets adopted to Japanese society. He meets several Japanese people who are kind to him, and grows up...

Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966)
An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conquer the universe. Superhero Starman must battle...

Sunset Over Mount Fuji (1952)
Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi

Battle in Outer Space (1959)
In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and...

Atomic Rulers (1965)
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil!

Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge (1957)

Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge (1957)

Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom...

Sazae-san Plays Cupid (1961)
An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

The Last War (1961)
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.

Invaders from Space (1965)
A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking over Earth by unleashing a lethal plague on mankind....

Eternal Heart (1929)
Toshie, a young, conservative secretary-typist has fallen in love with Shozo Narita, a young man she has met through her work.

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again (1937)
Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, Minakami, feels something that attracts...

White Heron (1941)
OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But there is another young man, the son of a moneylender...

Learn from Experience, Part One (1937)
Part 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character here is Toyomi (played by Takako IRIE, star of...

Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937)
Part 2 of a 2-part romance (first part - Kafuku zempen) based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. In the second half, we discover that Toyomi is...

Invisible Man (1954)
When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 (1952)
The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokudani, a place along his journey through various...

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 (1952)
At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan, and the appearance of the heroic woman Oshin,...

I Graduated, But... (1929)
Tetsuo Nomoto, a young graduated student tries to find a decent job by himself. Later on, he will marry his girlfriend, Machiko, whom he hides the...

Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru (1954)
Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

Super Giant Continues (1957)
The 2nd Super Giant film. Super Giant continues his battle against the foreign terrorists. In return, they frame him for murder. (Part 2 of 2)

So Young, So Bright (1955)
Two high school girls, Ruri and Yumi, go to Kyoto on a school trip, here they get acquainted with Hinagiku, there are many adventures ahead of the...

Twenty-One Fingerprints (1948)
Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

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.

Marching On (1930)
A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of...

Walk Cheerfully (1930)
Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds out what kind of guy he...

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky (1943)
Young men endure challenging flight training in the Yokaren, a program feeding new pilots into the Army and Navy. By the time of the filming, the...

Sincerity (1939)
Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of the top students, while the rich girl Tomiko is...

Iron Brothers (1939)
It's been a long time since the war. Since we haven't been at war with America yet, there is a line in the movie that asks, "How do you say "dried...

The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war...

Kegareta nikutai seijo (1958)
A sensual love-story between two lesbian nuns.

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the...

Traitors of the Blue Castle (1957)
Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.

Love Letter (1953)
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

Geisha Waltz (1952)
1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.

Speed King (1956)
Japanese film about motorcycle racing.

Kingoro's Soldier (1956)
Japanese comedy film.

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced (1954)
Japanese war film.

The Battleship Yamato (1953)
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru...

A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival (1954)
Japanese musical.

勤王? 佐幕? 女人曼陀羅 (1956)
1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the...

Ichiyo Higuchi (1939)
Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (1959)
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an...

Twilight Saloon (1955)
Set in a tavern, director Tomu Uchida depicts the joys and sorrows of the people who gather there in an experimental style, weaving in a variety of...

The Poppy (1941)
1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Yukiko and Natsuyo (1941)
Adaptation of a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya that was serialized in "Shufu no tomo" between 1939 and 1940.

The Devil comes and plays the Flute (1954)
The film depicts the exploits of Kindaichi Kosuke, who pursues a series of serial murders that occur one after another along with the terrifying...

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (1943)
Stalwart soldiers of the Japanese Empire – Japanese and Korean alike – stand in defense of a military outpost threatened by...

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)
A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the...

Fantasy of Youth (1955)
Adaptation of the novel by Bunroku Shishi.

The Green Music Box (1955)
Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the...

Shin ono ga tsumi (1956)
20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).

Let's Go! Young Guy (1967)
College student Yuuichi Tanuma is fired up for Nationals where his university Kyonan will face off against their rivals, Seihoku. Yuuichi has his...

A Ripple in a Morning (1952)
Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958)

Appeal on the Cross (1956)
Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.

Silver Stream (1931)
Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Later she meets the rapist again who is...

Crazy Big Explosion (1969)
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.

Lady From Hell (1949)
Three and a half years after Japan was bombed, the tax authorities organized the T-Men. Nango is in love with a girl called Mibu, and the two are...

A Primer on Marriage (1930)
Bored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds himself embroiled in a series of misunderstandings with...

Pastoral Symphony (1938)
A priest in Hokkaido adopts a blind orphan girl, and as she grows up he finds himself falling in love with her.

Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the...

Morishige no demakase shinshi (1955)
Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.

Sky of Hope (1942)
What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy...

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets (1956)
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.

A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again (1937)
Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, Minakami, feels something that attracts...

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes (1937)
Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, Minakami, feels something that attracts...

Star Poisoning Case (1958)
Japanese crime film.

The Terror of Z (1948)
Marune Santaro directed this actionner about two fearless Kobe Harbor Patrol Officers who fight to keep the city safe from the dreaded Crimson Z...

「幻なりき」より 郷愁 (1970)
The beautiful widow of the Yang family of the Great Chinese emperor of French Indochina, Yoshiran, was originally a Japanese woman named Hina...

Ultra Q (1966)
As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young...