Kōji Mitsui Movies

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army...

Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in...

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

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and...

A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the...

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

1962 Japanese movie

After an argument with his father a son leaves his home and comes back only, as an adult, many years later just to cause them problem after problem.

1962 Japanese movie

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

A teenage goldsmith with a dark past tragically falls in love with a young nude model.

Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes...

A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic...

First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a...

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new...

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

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out...