Movies: Isamu Yamaguchi

A young idealistic doctor works at his father's clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood of a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. Treating himself in secret and tormented by his conscien...

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate....

In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his job....

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy's parents....

The story is a dramatization of the Japanese folklore legend of Momotaro, the Peach Boy, who with his trusted companions of dog, monkey and pheasant fought against evil in olden times....

Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood....

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

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The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government....

A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature....

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel....

Fifth Moonlight Mask theatrical film....

First film of the The Black Hooded Man series....

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a vault with no key, a suspect killed while in police custody. This fragmented trail of clues could w...

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A samurai thief fights a gang of ghostly thieves using scorpions for treasure in the unexplored Shinano region, which is guarded by a descendant of the Heike clan....

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel....

The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university's rugby team. The son of a wealthy soy sauce manufacturer, Fuji basks in the glory of his athletic celebrity. Attracting the attention of admiring youn...

1962 Japanese movie...

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