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At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.
1966 Japanese movie
Two young adults (Nana Ozaki and Hiroshi Fujioka) meet at a Snack Bar where the youth hang out and bands like The Village Singers and Purple Shadows play, and soon they fall in love, but a shadow and a secret hangs over them.
During the early days of the war a young student, Makito (Kazuo Funaki), falls in love with Yuko (Mayumi Ozora), the widow of a naval officer. She, however, is living with the memories of her husband and it is her younger sister, Yumiko (Nana Ozaki), who grows fond of the student. Then, one day, a young naval officer, Tadayuki (Ken Ogata), a friend of her late husband, comes to see the widow and she becomes attracted to him. Though Makito is inspired to study for the navy, he is much upset when he learns that Yuko and Tadayuki are to marry.
Five young men have many financial troubles, but this only brings them closer together.
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself. This is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata" and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II"
Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by corruption and yakuza involvement in the construction industry.
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Comedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar.
Nobuko and five male friends graduate from a high school, promising to remain friends forever. One year later, Nobuko is working as a mediocre actress for TV commercials, and the five men are wearing beards and have formed a psychedelic rock band. One day, Nobuko meets Jun, who draws cartoons based on his experiences.
Soichiro Ishizuka, the head of a prestigious Tokyo textile company, lives a comfortable life with his wife and three daughters. Their current family focus is securing a good marriage for their middle daughter, Yuko, since their eldest has already wed the man chosen to inherit the family business. However, their domestic routine is upended when an old school friend arrives with somber news: another former classmate, now a ceramic artist in Kyushu, is terminally ill with cancer.
Coming of age/high school sports drama.
Sayuri Yoshinaga played the first appearance of the Shochiku film. Yufuko who was married from a lover who had been married for a year. However, she believes in true love without feeling the heart of her heart, she decides to visit her sister and go to Australia.
1969 Japanese movie
1972 Japanese movie
Contrast between two outlooks on life: one of a poor factory worker and the other the heir to millions.
A plot by an evil mastermind to eliminate the lead singer of the Japanese "Group Sounds" rock band, The Jaguars, leads the group through a series of psychedelic, comedic escapades.
Based on Shinichi Mori song
Seijuro Fujihana, head master of the Fujihana dance school, is a proud and lonely artist. And because of his character, his group lacks the prosperity of others. He wishes his daughter Kasumi, gifted like himself, to take over and develop the Fujihana, but she wishes to marry Hiroshi, head of a jazz band which her father opposes. Kisaburo, Seijuro's No.1 disciple, wants to marry Kasumi and take over the Fujihana with the backing of the chairman of the supporters' association.
In stark contrast to his elder brother, who is racing along the fast track to success, his younger brother, Reiji, leads a carefree life in Yokohama. He feels sympathy for Mie, whom his brother had dumped in pursuit of a career, but upon learning that she is suffering from a terminal illness and has little time left to live, his sympathy turns into intense love.
Village Singers film
Junji Inagawa, one of Japan's most famous horror storytellers, visits the sites of reputed horrors to uncover the causes of the horrors in this first horror documentary. This time, he examines "an abandoned shrine in Nara" and "an abandoned hospital in Kumamoto" to get to the bottom of the matter. Assistants are Ayumi Ninomiya and Nana Ozaki.
Junji Inagawa, one of Japan's most famous horror storytellers, visits the sites of reputed horrors and attempts to uncover the cause of the horror in this second horror documentary. This time, he investigates the "Grudge Tunnel in Shizuoka Prefecture" and "I Villa in Saga Prefecture" to get to the bottom of the matter. Assistants are Ayumi Ninomiya and Nana Ozaki.
Junji Inagawa, one of Japan's most famous horror storytellers, visits the sites of reputed horrors and attempts to uncover the causes. This time, he examines the "abandoned love hotel Lili in Yubari, Hokkaido" and "Kamogawa Yellow Spring Tunnel in Chiba Prefecture...and the Kanayama Dam" to get to the bottom of the matter.
