Cast: Kyôko Enami

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Ayako Wakao · Jiro Tamiya · Keizo Kawasaki · Kyôko Kishida

Direction Hideo Gosha

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Noboru Andô · Tetsurô Tanba · Kyôko Enami

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Keiko Kishi · Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Kinuyo Tanaka · Masayuki Mori

Synopsis Her Brother (1960) is a poignant Japanese drama directed by Kon Ichikawa, released in 1960. This cinematic work was showcased at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered a Special Distinction award. The film's impact was so profound that...

Direction Sion Sono

Cast Jun Kunimura · Shin'ichi Tsutsumi · Fumi Nikaidou · Hiroki Hasegawa

Synopsis Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013) follows the intertwined lives of two rivals, Muto and Ikegami, whose mutual animosity sets the stage for a chaotic and unpredictable narrative. Muto is driven by an intense desire to see his daughter,...

Direction Seijun Suzuki

Cast Kyôko Enami · Yoshio Harada · Masumi Okada · Shûji Sano

Synopsis Story of Sorrow and Sadness (1977) marks the comeback of Seijun Suzuki after a decade-long hiatus from film directing. This peculiar narrative revolves around a young athlete who finds herself targeted by a powerful corporation, the media, and a jealous...

Direction Shigeo Tanaka

Cast Kojiro Hongo · Kyôko Enami · Yuzo Hayakawa · Takuya Fujioka

Synopsis Daikaijû kettô: Gamera tai Barugon (The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon) (1966) follows a perilous journey to obtain a colossal opal, which ultimately leads to catastrophe when the opal is discovered to be an egg that hatches into Barugon,...

Direction Toshio Matsumoto

Cast Yôji Matsuda · Shijaku Katsura · Hideo Murota · Eri Misawa

Synopsis Dogra Magra (1988) follows the story of a man who is committed to a psychiatric facility after attempting to harm his fiancée. The facility's two physicians attribute his issues to an Eastern philosophy that suggests mental disorders can be inherited...

Direction Macoto Tezuka

Cast Tadanobu Asano · Miyako Koda · Reika Hashimoto · Masao Kusakari

Synopsis Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999) is a gripping drama directed by Macoto Tezuka, set in a parallel 1990s where World War II never concluded, and Japan's citizens endure relentless nightly bombing raids. This retro-futuristic dystopia is adapted from an Ango Sakaguchi...

Direction Shunya Ito

Cast Yôko Shimada · Yuya Uchida · Youki Kudoh · Hitomi Kuroki

Synopsis Labyrinth of Flower Garden (1988) unfolds in a grimy port town where a series of brutal murders disrupts the otherwise quiet atmosphere. The narrative delves into the dark underbelly of the community, focusing on a notorious brothel that becomes the...

Direction Tetsutaro Murano

Cast Kyôko Enami · Shiho Fujimura · Yoko Hara · Kimihiro Reizei

Synopsis The Legend of Sayo (1982) follows the tale of Sayo, who, after turning sixteen, visits a temple festival. On her return journey, she encounters a notorious cherry tree linked to a legend involving a spectral white horse. Meanwhile, her fiancé,...

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Jun Fujimaki · Kyôko Enami · Kenji Oyama · Mitsuko Mito

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Kyôko Enami · Mikio Narita · Makoto Satô · Nobuo Kaneko

Direction Tokuzo Tanaka

Cast Kyôko Enami · Shiho Fujimura · Kôji Fujiyama · Kojiro Hongo

Synopsis Killer Whale (1962) is set in a small fishing village that is under siege by a colossal whale, causing fear and destruction among the locals. The fishermen, driven by a mix of fear and determination, band together with a singular...

Direction Tokuzo Tanaka

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Jiro Tamiya · Reiko Fujiwara · Kyôko Enami

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa · Yasuzô Masumura · Kôzaburô Yoshimura

Cast Eiko Taki · Jerry Fujio · Kyôko Enami · Junko Kano

Direction Nobuhiko Hosaka

Cast Kiichi Nakai · Mieko Harada · Frankie Sakai · Kyôko Enami

Synopsis Samurai Lover (1986) is a reimagining of the classic samurai film from 1932. This movie brings a fresh perspective to the timeless tale of honor, loyalty, and swordsmanship, capturing the essence of the original while adding modern cinematic elements. The...

Direction Umetsugu Inoue

Cast Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Keizo Kawasaki · Kojiro Hongo · Ayako Wakao

Synopsis Ginzakko monogatari (1961) follows the lives of the Takarai brothers, three siblings who have little interest in the family enterprise and are instead driven by their passion for sports, with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics serving as their ultimate inspiration. Their...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Kyôko Enami · Jun Fujimaki · Fumio Watanabe

Direction Tokuzo Tanaka

Cast Jiro Tamiya · Shigeru Amachi · Kyôko Enami · Mikio Narita

Direction Hiroshi Teshigahara

Cast Toshiya Nagasawa · Tetsuya Bessho · Kyôko Enami · Tokubei Hanazawa