Junji Masuda Movies

A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

1969 yakuza movie.

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages...

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and...

1960 Toei war movie.

Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, it is not to be: on this hectic day a...

Famous kabuki performer Kikugoro IV performs the Lion Dance, in which a young girl is possessed by the spirit of a lion and transforms into the...

In the 15th year of the Meiji era (1882), Ōkuma Shigenobu, expelled from the Council of State by the Satsuma-Chōshō clique, poured his...

The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is...

Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that...

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

1962 Japanese movie

Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana has a secret identity as the superhero "Iron Sharp" and is well beloved by children. When they are attacked by a group...

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.