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Ai to makoto: Kanketsu-hen (1976)
Character: N/A
Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never knew who he was, she never forgot him. Meet Taiga Makoto, a young man with a scar between his eyes who has had a rough life, but has emerged as a rough, tough bully - a thug and a brawler and about as rude as they come - all of which he blames on the incident that gave him his scar. When Ai and Makoto run into each other again, Ai feels guilt for what Makoto has become and decides to intervene and rehabilitate him. But is he a diamond in the rough, or just a bully?
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うず潮 (1964)
Character: Kikumaru Segawa
It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.
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大暴れ風来坊 (1960)
Character: N/A
Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.
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美しい暦 (1963)
Character: N/A
Yajima Sadako is a bright pawnbroker's daughter in the third year of high school. At school, there is a young and handsome teacher Takei who has just started, and a chemistry teacher Murao who she respects, and is enjoying every day.
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空の下遠い夢 (1963)
Character: N/A
Set on a luxury ship sailing through the Far East, the film depicts the affection of young boys for a young girl traveling alone and the exchange of youthful feelings across borders.
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風に逆らう流れ者 (1961)
Character: N/A
Set in Toyohashi, the fifth and final installment of the ‘The Wanderer’ series sees Kobayashi Akira delve into the mystery of a friend's death.
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空中都市008 - 北極圏SOS (1970)
Character: N/A
"This story takes place early in the 21st century. The countries of the world have combined their technologies and resources in a fantastic cooperative effort to change Winter into Spring. " - Opening Narration. A 1970 New Years TV Film based on the Aerial City 008 Puppet show on NHK.
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わが道 (1974)
Character: Yabe
Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.
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とむらい師たち (1968)
Character: Jakkan
The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
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フリーセックス 十代の青い性 (1968)
Character: Shoji
A film about two boys and two girls, and how they each come to sex, each in his or her own way.
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かも (1965)
Character: N/A
A man who hunts for women and sells them to bars and cabarets. This film depicts the lives of men and women who breathe the dark side of the city and live with a mysterious strength amidst vice. The fourth film in the Night Youth series by the duo Umemiya Tatsuo and Midori Mako.
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紅の拳銃 (1961)
Character: N/A
Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in his pockets. As he knocks back a couple drinks that he knows he won't be able to afford, a former marksman-turned-bad, Ishioka approaches him. Ishioka is looking for an unaffiliated hit-man who is willing to handle some business. Nakata is just the right man for the job.
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拳銃無頼帖 電光石火の男 (1960)
Character: Fri
Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just released from prison who has resolved to turn over a new leaf. He has returned, however, because of Keiko, his sweetheart, who he now finds is engaged to Noboru, a detective and son of Jinsaku, boss of the Otsu gang. That night at the night club, headquarters of the Highlight Group - which Noboru is investigating, Majima meets Joji who knows of his attempt to kill Jinsaku, and resolves to kill him.
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波涛を越える渡り鳥 (1961)
Character: N/A
In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip.
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六三制愚連隊 (1960)
Character: N/A
I'm going to help that rebel guy! Young people burst into rage, roaring with dreams and hopes! The sense of justice and humanism of these second-generation boys brings justice to the drug gangs that have taken over Hama. A bright, healthy, and exciting youth drama.
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坊っちゃん (1966)
Character: Nodaiko
1966 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.
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こんにちは赤ちゃん (1964)
Character: Ryohei Ono
Two friends, both members of a Japanese cargo boat, return to Japan after a three-month voyage and have just 24 hours shore leave. In those hectic hours, they vie for the affections of a hotel owner's daughter but wind up with separate girl friends and attempt to bring together the parents of a baby who have separated.
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喜劇 右向けェ左！ (1970)
Character: N/A
Mamoru Hirayama, the sales manager of Clover Shoji, a women's underwear manufacturer, was selected by President Usui to be the manager of the foreign affairs section newly established in the sales department. Masaaki Sakata, Yasushi Inoda, Osamu Yamabe, and Jiro Oi were assigned to this foreign affairs section. Hirayama, a former soldier, is suddenly enthusiastic when the company orders him to join the Self-Defense Forces. One day, in the library where the records of the former army are displayed, Hirayama recalls his memories of that time. It turned out that the bundle of bills that the captain had made a mess of was packed in a box and buried somewhere.
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おヤエの初恋先生 (1959)
Character: N/A
A hilarious comedy where newly appointed teacher Oyae shows off her unusual plays as she fights alone against a group of five bad boys.
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ヨットとお転婆野郎 (1961)
Character: N/A
Sanae Nakahara, playing the role of a proactive female college student, persuades a stubborn old man and mediates the forbidden love of a young businessman. This is a youth comedy made to capitalize on the leisure boom of the time.
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姉さん女房 (1960)
Character: N/A
Comedy about a husband and wife.
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可愛い花 (1959)
Character: N/A
The story of an adorable girl.
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孫悟空 (1959)
Character: N/A
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
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あした晴れるか (1960)
Character: N/A
Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company which offers him an assignment to "Cover Tokyo" with a camera. But he is disillusioned when he is told he must work together with Miharu, a good looking girl in the film company's publicity department. Then the fun begins.
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ひとつぶの涙 (1973)
Character: Yajima
A sentimental drama about aspiring artist, Eiji, who rescues a blind girl. His friends Goro and Minoru and the blind girl's sister Kazue are a happy group until Goro steals money from Kazue's purse. Goro is arrested and his friends start bothering Eiji. To escape their harassment he changes jobs. But then he becomes the victim of an unexpected accident.
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海の鷹 (1963)
Character: N/A
Katsuragi Hideo was a student at a maritime university when, just before setting off on a long voyage, he found out that his family's agency was on the verge of going bankrupt, due to harassment from a new company run by the yakuza. Conflict breaks out between the companies, and Hideo fights for his family, who had finally managed to find new work.
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東京－パリ 青春の条件 (1970)
Character: Senior Managing Director Takakura
A young composer falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy company president and flies to Paris when he learns she is studying music there. But, when he finally wins her after many difficulties, he somehow feels empty, because his spirit has always been aroused against barriers before him.
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サラリーガール読本 お転婆社員 (1960)
Character: General Affairs Manager Araki
Two young women start their first jobs at a construction firm.
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若い突風 (1960)
Character: N/A
On his way back to Yokohama, a young boy named Kenji Hase encounters a girl named Yoshiko who is being harassed by the Kaminaryu gang. He rescues her and they head towards Yokohama in Yoshiko's car. In Yokohama, there is an uproar because Kenji's father, Shozo Hase, a customs officer, has been accused of stealing confiscated drugs. The story unfolds with thrilling action as Kenji bravely confronts the gang of villains who framed his father and kidnapped him, all while seeking justice and vindicating his father's innocence.
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野蛮人のネクタイ (1969)
Character: N/A
Motozo Imamura, a.k.a. Gen, grew up in an upper-class family, but he never went to school and spent his days playing around. One day, he walked into an orgy of male-female sexual misconduct, and when he dropped off Roze, whom he had met there, he saw her sister, Kaoru, forgetting her impurity. One day, he went to an orgy where he met Roze, and he could not forget the purity of her older sister, Kaoru. A few days later, Gen went to the party again and was mistaken for the boss's brother.
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大学の山賊たち (1960)
Character: N/A
A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a lodge during a blizzard. This ski action romp has the tempo of a musical, and Okamoto Kihachi's style is on full display. Tsuruta Koji makes a special appearance as a senior member of the mountain club.
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拳銃無頼帖 抜き射ちの竜 (1960)
Character: Zhang
When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a gunfight by a notorious killer named Gin of Colt, he is employed as a bodyguard by Yo Sangen, chief of a narcotics smuggling ring.
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帰って来た旋風児 (1962)
Character: N/A
Based on the original work of Yasunori Kawauchi of "Moonlight Mask", this is the fifth in the "Ginza Whirlwind Child (Mitsutogai)" series in which Asahi Kobayashi dressed as a hero of the dead ghost. Familiar Takuya Nikaido challenges the international call girl organization.
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風が呼んでる旋風児 銀座無頼帖 (1963)
Character: N/A
A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nikaido, the hero of Kamideki, challenges the underground organization of fear. The final work of Asahi Kobayashi's "Ginza Whirlpool Child (Mitsugai)" series.
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悪名高きろくでなし (1963)
Character: Mizukami
When Tornado Joe is wrongly accused of distributing counterfeit banknotes, he gets on a mission to clear his name and challenge the mastermind behind this scheme.
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クレージーの大爆発 (1969)
Character: N/A
Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank.
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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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大海原を行く渡り鳥 (1961)
Character: N/A
Seventh in the nine-film series, "The Wandering Guitarist".
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二階堂卓也 銀座無頼帖 銀座旋風児 (1959)
Character: N/A
The first in the Ginza Whirlwind Child series. A poignant action giant depicting the activities of Mait Guy Akira, who calls people to Ginza Boring Man, popular and longing everywhere, and who is on the side of justice of the divine ghost.
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助っ人稼業 (1961)
Character: N/A
Against the bosses of the underworld that dominate Yokohama, Kobe, and Hong Kong, ace Joe, who plays an invincible gunman, shows off his transcendent gunplay! The third installment of the business series.
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夜明けのうた (1965)
Character: N/A
Musical actress Noriko feels frustrated by the futility of her affair with a married man. Then she is offered a role in a new production that appears to mirror her own private life... An excellent work that stylishly depicts its gradually evolving heroine.
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おくさまは18才 新婚教室 (1971)
Character: N/A
Laughter is brought about by a teacher-husband and student-wife couple.
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堂堂たる人生 (1961)
Character: Yukichi Takehira
Depicts the checkered story of a businessman working for a toy company in financial trouble, who overcomes hardships to win a major victory.
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アンデルセン物語 (1968)
Character: Director (voice)
During his boyhood, young Hans Christian Andersen is exposed to the musical fairy-tale dream world by his Uncle Ole.
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不良番長 暴走バギー団 (1970)
Character: N/A
Rivalry between a hoodlum group and a gangster organization.
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不良番長 (1968)
Character: N/A
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.
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ルパン三世 念力珍作戦 (1974)
Character: Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police
The Maccherone organization is out to get a priceless national treasure. But when they see third-generation cat-burglar Lupin as an obstacle, countless assassins are sent to kill him on sight and kidnap his girl Fujiko! Can Lupin get the loot before the Maccherone gang, rescue Fujiko, and stay alive at the same time?
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ある兵士の賭け (1970)
Character: Frank Choe
U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to rebuild an orphanage. Suspicious of Allen's motives, a Japanese newsman, Hiroshi Kitabayashi, traces the American's background until he discovers the motive behind Allen's long walk.
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俺は地獄へ行く (1961)
Character: Almenda Okada
Joji Dan tries to find the heir of a prosperous Japanese millionaire who died in Mexico. However, the bandits want to take over the inheritance and Joji has to use his skills as a fast and accurate shooter!
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母ぁちゃん、海が知ってるよ (1961)
Character: Sewing machine salesperson
Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish school... But he failed. Mother died. The woman who replaced her brought with her affection, comfort, and warmth of mother's hands. It seemed that joy settled in their house again. But one day a storm caught the fishermen at sea. Father did not return... Father's friends, fishermen, tried to help the widow, who was left with two children. But the money was still not enough. And then Kazuo decided to become a fisherman. After all, he was now the eldest in the family...
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シルクハットの大親分 ちょび髭の熊 (1970)
Character: N/A
The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami.
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日本一のゴリガン男 (1966)
Character: N/A
The film depicts Ueki's all-around intelligence and how he manages to do difficult jobs for the company without a fixed salary and how he marries Mie Hamamie, the president's daughter, in a well-told story.
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拳銃無頼帖 明日なき男 (1960)
Character: Arimura
The fourth film in the Tales of a Gunman series. When Ryuji throws his pistol into the sea, he is attacked by a man who calls himself Sabu and says that he is the younger brother of Colt Jo's killer. When Ryuji escaped difficulties with one blow knocking out the enemy's weapon, Sabu reveals that Colt Jo is in the hospital in Gifu. Ryuji decides to visit his old enemy. However, he does not know that this is a trap.
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サイボーグ００９ 怪獣戦争 (1967)
Character: Chang Changku / Cyborg 006 (voice)
Cyborg 009 and his team are re-united to fight the latest menace from the Black Ghost. Before they can tackle their foe the team must overcome an army of monsters sent to stop them, including giant jellyfish, stingrays, plesiosaurs and treacherous cyborgs.
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駅前旅館 (1958)
Character: N/A
Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.
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霧に消えた人 (1963)
Character: N/A
The movie depicts the complicated romantic feelings of a woman who is attracted to a man other than her fiancé.
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サイボーグ００９ (1966)
Character: Chang Changku / Cyborg 006 (voice)
Cyborg 009 movie based on the manga of the same name. Features 009's origin and an epic battle against Black Ghost and their evil robot forces.
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危いことなら銭になる (1962)
Character: Wang
Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million yen's worth of Mint paper. Knowing that the thugs will now need a counterfeiter to make the bogus bills, they each decide to cash in on it by selling them the idea that they need Sakamoto, the best counterfeiter in Japan. A seesaw game unfolds between the three men as each tries to outdo the other two in handing over Sakamoto for one million yen to Hijikata, the big boss, who intends to make counterfeit money with the stolen paper. A little belatedly, they realize it needs their combined forces to outwit Hijikata and they raid his place together. Outnumbered, however, they are thrown into a basement room and the gas is turned on. Certain death stares them in the face, but the three men are not ones to take things lying down....
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三匹の牝蜂 (1970)
Character: Yamada Bussan president
A trio of teenage tarts try to earn money through shoplifting and prostitution scams and get into deep trouble.
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日本一の男の中の男 (1967)
Character: N/A
The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
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ハレンチ学園 身体検査の巻 (1970)
Character: Shirasaka
In this outing of Harenchi Gakuen the students undergo a health check after school, but all is not what it seems. Teacher 'Beard Godzilla' has kicked out the infirmary's doctor and taken his place. A trio of students notice the trick and dress up as medical professionals to assist the female portion of the school body. A newspaper has caught wind of this.
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青い山脈 (1963)
Character: Tanaka, Teacher
Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school in Jokamachi, where rumors fly. One day, Shinko delivers an anonymous love letter addressed to her English teacher, Ms. Shimazaki. Convinced that the students are playing a prank, Ms. Shimazaki is adamant about getting to the bottom of this "problem”.
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海の勝負師 (1961)
Character: N/A
Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and scorching deserts in this gorgeous and entertaining epic.
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拳銃無頼帖 不敵に笑う男 (1960)
Character: Hamada
After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister.
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寒流 (1983)
Character: N/A
Set against the backdrop of a bitter power struggle between the faction of the chairman of the board and the faction of the vice-chairman of the board of a large bank, this business mystery explores the lust, suffering and vindictiveness of one of the branch managers caught in the middle of the struggle. The term “cold current” refers to a current in which those who, once in it, find themselves will never emerge.
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カモとねぎ (1968)
Character: N/A
The four-member con group, including the intellectual boss Nobukichi Ishiguro (Masayuki Mori), who is called an "aristocrat con man" for his elegant appearance; the amorous Kyuhei Maruki (Tadao Takashima); the inventive Yosuke Mori (Hideo Sunatsuka); and the amorous Mami (Mako Midori), set one bizarre trap after another in their quest for the perfect crime in this wry crime comedy.
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ダンプ・ヒップ・バンプ くたばれ野郎ども (1969)
Character: N/A
In this sizzling escapade, three irresistible vixens—Dump, Hip, and Bump—deliver a daring, alluring masterclass in mischief. Dump, a martial arts maven, combines lethal moves with an untamed sensuality, while Hip captivates with her razor-sharp wit and magnetic allure. Meanwhile, Bump’s sultry charm turns even the staunchest hearts to mush. Under Masako Sakamoto's provocative orders, they plunge into hedonistic debauchery at the “Dream National Assembly.” First, they seductively manipulate sauna sirens into high-stakes bets that pay off handsomely. Next, they incite wild, erotic revelry at a ghostly bar, unleashing an intoxicating tide of risqué abandon. Finally, their provocative presence ignites a deluxe key club with unbridled, seductive intensity, transforming scandal into a lush celebration of desire.
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東京の暴れん坊 (1960)
Character: Kaneda
Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in the busy Ginza district. His culinary skills and dashing good looks bring in the women as well as unwanted trouble, while an explosive political scandal builds around his girlfriend’s business...
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セールスマン物語 男にゃ男の夢がある (1961)
Character: N/A
A lighthearted comedy that tells the story of love and the cheerful heroism of a young salesman pursuing a man's dream.
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君も出世ができる (1964)
Character: N/A
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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示談屋 (1963)
Character: N/A
Every day a car accident happens in the city. The involved parties are prey to the settlement agents (jidanya), mediators between the parts and the insurance companies to avoid time-consuming legal actions that could come when no settlement is reached (while cheating both parties out of some piece of the settlement pay). Genkichi is a well versed old-timer, that sees how his freshly out of collage son struggles to fit into the business, while at the same time facing one of his lowest rivals in a car crash incident.
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