Film★ 7.01957The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to ManhoodA revenge comedy directed by Torajiro Saito (Oedo's most Popular Man) from a script by Chao Fushimi (The Millionaire of a Night) and shot by Hiro Imai (Akado Suzunosuke (1957)). Starring Achako Hanabishi (Segedei Momoshiki Goten), Tamao Nakamura (Akado Suzunosuke (1957)), Seinen Hayashi (Nijunin no Kenka-jou) and Sumire Harukaze (Harukaze Sumire). Also Rumiko Komachi, Shunji Sakai, Yoshio Tabata and Mieko Suzuki.Open details →
Film1955Otōsan wa OhitoyoshiA frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.Open details →
Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon DogsFilm★ 9.01955Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon DogsHibari Misora musical.Open details →
Film★ 6.51954Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-CatClassic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo periodOpen details →
Film1954Unique Sword Technique for RevengeComedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.Open details →
Film1953Six Men Mustered in Great EdoA parody based on Kabuki plays about thieves led by the famous Soshun Kochiyama.Open details →
Film1953Great Edo Song FestivalThe feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago while carrying a special seal. At that time, Kanda's detective Zenshichi (Ichikawa Kodayu II) had three daughters, the third of whom, Omiyo (Misora Hibari), was a skilled singer and an expert with the lasso.Open details →
Film1953Bravo! Five MenA parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".Open details →
Film1953Nonsense - Fireball Boy ThiefThe story of a ghostly thief in Edo who calls himself the fireball guy.Open details →
Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom WomanFilm1952Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom WomanOpen details →
Film1952Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!Saito Torajiro directed this light comic musical about the lives and loves of three cheerful, lively young men on the R University Rugby Club, Toshio (Tsuruta Koji), Kenkichi (Tabata Yoshio), and Shunzo (Kawada Haruhisa).Open details →
Big Hit Pachinko GirlFilm1952Big Hit Pachinko GirlSet in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loan shark and a mounting family debt. As the parlor faces ruin, the narrative weaves through slapstick antics, musical numbers by Enka legends, and surreal interviews with real-life cultural figures. A chaotic "blueprint" for the Pachinko subgenre, this musical dramedy captures the obsession and desperation of the silver balls.Open details →
Film1950Somersault on the WayA young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an Echigo lion mask, a memento of Chomatsu's deceased father. After several incidents of Echigo lion masks being destroyed in the area, a local kingpin Saheiji shows up at Denbei's demanded he hand over the mask, a request Denbei rejects out of pity for Chomatsu. However, after it is accidentally revealed that the mask contains an important map, Saheiji plots to steal the mask. Chomatsu gets involved after his mother makes a sudden reappearance that sends the boy on a roundabout journey that will reveal the truth about his family.Open details →
Film1950The Emperor's HatA man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.Open details →
Film★ 8.01950The Tokyo KidA young, talented singer (Misora) is orphaned, not once but twice, and has to turn to a rather unlikely, and unwilling, parental figure, while avoiding her wealthy, absentee father, his hired goons, and the neighborhood fortune teller (Enoken) who's after the reward money.Open details →
Film★ 7.01945Five Tokyo MenNewly released from the army, five men return to Tokyo to find no place to live in the bombed-out city, food and necessities rationed out by people who don't care, and a thriving black market.Open details →
