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クレージーの無責任清水港 (1966)
Character: Kameyoshi
Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send him to prison. In prison Sangoro will have a new life
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「赤坂の姉妹」より 夜の肌 (1960)
Character: N/A
Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.
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紅の海 (1961)
Character: N/A
Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.
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地の涯に生きるもの (1960)
Character: N/A
A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.
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未成年 (1955)
Character: N/A
A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers
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貸間あり (1959)
Character: Koichiro Takayama
When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.
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続・社長三代記 (1958)
Character: N/A
The fifth entry in the Company President Series
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喜劇 駅前飯店 (1962)
Character: N/A
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
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社長道中記 (1961)
Character: Shima Kentarō
A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intended to revive struggling sales.
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奴が殺人者だ (1958)
Character: N/A
Thriller about a narcotics investigator uncovering a dope ring.
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若旦那は三代目 (1958)
Character: Uoyoshi Errand Man
A carefree student from a traditional sake shop family balances love, rebellion, and a bike race while clashing with gangsters and his old-fashioned grandfather.
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風来忍法帖 (1965)
Character: N/A
The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.
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風来忍法帖 八方破れ (1968)
Character: N/A
The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.
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続 社長道中記 (1961)
Character: Kentarō Shima
After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate matchmaking and a high-stakes business conflict over a critical eel supply.
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現代サラリーマン 恋愛武士道 (1960)
Character: Chauffeur
Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social expectations.
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続々・サラリーマン出世太閤記 (1958)
Character: Fukui
A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big deal and earns a long-awaited promotion.
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大学の侍たち (1957)
Character: Yokoyama
Three college friends support swimmer Okubo through family and financial troubles. Junko, a woman he helped, develops feelings for him, while a former classmate reappears. With his friends’ quiet help, Okubo regains focus and wins a major student swimming competition.
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サザエさんの新婚家庭 (1959)
Character: N/A
Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the newlywed life that started at the Isono family was a disaster. At the Isono family, where bonito and Wakame pranks and neighbors visit, it is difficult even to be alone.
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奥様は大学生 (1956)
Character: Tadashi Sugiyama (Student Detective)
Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.
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国定忠治 (1960)
Character: N/A
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
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断崖の決闘 (1961)
Character: Sub (Tachibana group thug)
JA woman is witness to a murder but flees the scene, leaving behind only a handkerchief with her name, Rie, embroidered upon it. Police race to find her before the yakuza can track her down.
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銀座退屈娘 (1960)
Character: Gorō Etō (Motorcyclist)
A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for a principled lawyer as her father confronts past corruption and starts anew.
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蚁地狱作战 (1964)
Character: N/A
The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima
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野獣死すべし (1959)
Character: N/A
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.
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転校生 (1982)
Character: H.S. Principal
9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan. Through supernatural intervention, their minds and bodies are switched, and the result is a touching and hilarious coming-of-age comedy as they attempt to survive the pressures of junior high school life.
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雪夫人絵図 (1950)
Character: Seitaro
A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.
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モスラ (1961)
Character: Ship Survivor
Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
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キングコング対ゴジラ (1962)
Character: Obayashi's assistant
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
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三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦 (1964)
Character: Journalist
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
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地球防衛軍 (1957)
Character: Doomed Villager
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
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宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ (1964)
Character: Sabu, small henchman
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
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結婚のすべて (1958)
Character: Hideo Owaki
Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.
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暗黒街の顔役 (1959)
Character: N/A
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
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金なら返せん！ (1994)
Character: N/A
Tanaka Yoshio, an ordinary salaryman, is always eager to impress his girlfriend Reiko, but his wallet is always empty. His only lifeline is his credit card, but one day he forgets the repayment date and finds himself in a tight spot. With no other options, Tanaka resorts to taking out a cash advance.
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フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣 (1965)
Character: TTV Director
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
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日本一の裏切り男 (1968)
Character: N/A
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
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激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦 (1971)
Character: N/A
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.
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独立愚連隊西へ (1960)
Character: N/A
In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.
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美女と液体人間 (1958)
Character: Mattchan
When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.
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大学のお姐ちゃん (1959)
Character: Hitomaro Yanakōji
The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University, balance studying for the final exams while falling for the new French professor.
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