Cast: Haruya Kato

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast Michiyo Kogure · Yoshiko Kuga · Ken Uehara · Yuriko Hamada

Direction Ishirô Honda

Cast Yosuke Natsuki · Yôko Fujiyama · Hiroshi Koizumi · Nobuo Nakamura

Synopsis Dagora, the Space Monster (1964) begins with a series of unexplained satellite destructions. Shortly after, a crew of diamond thieves encounters a mysterious obstacle when their target diamonds inexplicably vanish. The connection between these two events becomes clear when researchers...

Direction Ishirô Honda

Cast Kenji Sahara · Yumi Shirakawa · Momoko Kôchi · Akihiko Hirata

Synopsis The Mysterians (Earth Defense Force) (1957) presents a gripping narrative where extraterrestrial beings descend upon Earth, initially seeking a parcel of land for their kind to inhabit. However, their true intentions are soon uncovered as they are revealed to be...

Direction Ishirô Honda

Cast Tadao Takashima · Kenji Sahara · Yu Fujiki · Ichirô Arishima

Synopsis King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) follows the thrilling tale of a pharmaceutical company that successfully captures the mighty King Kong and transports him to Japan. However, the colossal ape manages to break free from his confinement, leading to an epic...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Setsuko Hara · Yosuke Natsuki · Chiemi Eri

Direction Masanori Kakei

Cast Keiju Kobayashi · Daisuke Kato · Reiko Dan · Yumi Shirakawa

Direction Masanori Kakei

Cast Keiju Kobayashi · Akira Takarada · Daisuke Kato · Yumi Shirakawa

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Izumi Yukimura · Michiyo Tamaki · Michiyo Aratama · Ken Uehara

Synopsis All About Marriage (1958) follows the story of a lively and independent model who cherishes her single life and the freedom it brings. However, as societal expectations and the traditional role of "ryosai kenbo" ("good wife, wise mother") begin to...

Direction Eizô Sugawa

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Hiroshi Koizumi · Eijirô Tono · Nobuo Nakamura

Synopsis The Beast Shall Die (1959) follows the chilling journey of a talented literature post-graduate student, portrayed by Nakadai, who undergoes a dramatic transformation into a deranged murderer. This dark turn is sparked by the tragic suicide of his father and...

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi

Cast Akira Kubo · Akira Takarada · Tatsuyoshi Ehara · Kamatari Fujiwara

Direction Yoshinori Wada

Cast Ittoku Kishibe · Kenji Sawada · Eisei Amamoto · Shoichi Hirose

Synopsis The Tigers: The World Is Waiting for Us (1968) follows the extraordinary journey of a popular Group Sounds band, The Tigers, whose powerful musical energy inadvertently causes an alien spaceship to crash-land on Earth. As the band navigates this unexpected...

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Asami Kuji · Mie Hama · Keiju Kobayashi

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Michiyo Aratama · Kuniko Miyake · Kumi Mizuno · Yutaka Sada

Direction Samaji Nonagase · Toshihiro Iijima · Kôji Kajita · Harunosuke Nakagawa

Cast Kenji Sahara · Yasuhiko Saijô · Hiroko Sakurai · Yoshifumi Tajima

Synopsis Ultra Q (TV Series) (1966) is the inaugural television series crafted by Eiji Tsuburaya, the renowned special effects artist behind the iconic "Godzilla." This series draws inspiration from the likes of "The Outer Limits" and "The Twilight Zone," but with...

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Asami Kuji · Daisuke Kato · Keiju Kobayashi

Direction Toshio Sugie

Cast Reiko Dan · Sonomi Nakajima · Noriko Shigeyama · Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Eisei Amamoto · Tatsuyoshi Ehara · Akihiko Hirata · Haruya Kato

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Kyôko Kagawa · Isuzu Yamada · Eiko Miyoshi · Tatsuya Nakadai

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi

Cast Senjaku Nakamura · Kaoru Yachigusa · Yasuko Nakada · Hiroshi Akutagawa

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Keiju Kobayashi · Asami Kuji · Mie Hama