Cast: Frankie Sakai

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Ryoji Hayama · Keiji Itami · Keiko Izumi · Nobuo Kaneko

Synopsis Hungry Soul, Part II (1956) follows the life of Reiko, a woman enduring a difficult marriage to a much older man. She finds solace in her friendship with Mayumi, a stunning widow. Reiko's world takes a dramatic turn when she...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Tatsuya Mihashi · Akira Takarada · Koshiro Matsumoto

Synopsis 47 Ronin (1962) follows a young lord who finds himself entangled in a web of official corruption within the Shogunate. His refusal to bribe a Chancelor, who is tasked with teaching him the proper etiquette for receiving the Shogun's envoys,...

Direction Shôhei Imamura

Cast Ken Ogata · Rentarô Mikuni · Mayumi Ogawa · Mitsuko Baisho

Synopsis Vengeance is Mine (1979) follows the chilling journey of Iwao Enokizu, a middle-aged man driven by an inexplicable compulsion to carry out brutal and senseless murders. Pursued relentlessly by law enforcement across Japan, Enokizu's elusive nature allows him to evade...

Direction Jerry London

Cast Richard Chamberlain · Toshirô Mifune · Yôko Shimada · Frankie Sakai

Synopsis Shogun (TV Miniseries) (1980) follows the journey of John Blackthorne, a skilled English navigator whose ship meets its end on the shores of Japan during the early 17th century. Stranded in a foreign land, Blackthorne finds himself entangled in a...

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Frankie Sakai · Sachiko Hidari · Yôko Minamida · Yujiro Ishihara

Synopsis Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) follows the escapades of Saheiji, a charismatic and witty man portrayed by the renowned comedian Frankie Sakai. When Saheiji encounters financial difficulties and is unable to settle a bill at a...

Direction Ishirô Honda

Cast Frankie Sakai · Hiroshi Koizumi · Kyôko Kagawa · Ken Uehara

Synopsis Mothra (1961) follows a group of shipwreck survivors who are rescued from Beiru, an island that was once a site for atomic testing. Despite the island's history, the survivors show no signs of radiation sickness, attributing their health to a...

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Asami Kuji · Keiju Kobayashi · Yôko Tsukasa

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Frankie Sakai · Chikage Awashima · Reiko Dan

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Chikage Awashima · Daisuke Kato · Michiyo Kogure

Direction Tai Kato

Cast Jiro Tamiya · Mitsuko Baisho · Keiko Matsuzaka · Hideki Takahashi

Synopsis Sword of Fury (1973) follows the journey of a young swordsman, portrayed by Hideki Takahashi, as he embarks on a quest for martial excellence. The film, directed by Tai Kato and produced by Shochiku Studios, is a two-part adaptation of...

Direction Toshio Sugie

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Frankie Sakai · Eitarô Matsuyama · Junzaburo Ban

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Asami Kuji · Machiko Naka · Keiko Sawai

Direction Masahiro Makino

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

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Ayako Wakao · Sô Yamamura · Jun Fujimaki · Frankie Sakai

Synopsis Onna wa nido umareru (1961) centers around Koen, a geisha navigating a complex web of relationships with multiple men simultaneously. Among her suitors is Tsutsui, a more mature individual who suggests a shift towards exclusivity, aiming to alter the dynamics...

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Sô Yamamura · Tatsuya Mihashi · Isuzu Yamada · Mie Kitahara

Synopsis Burden of Love (1955) unfolds in the aftermath of World War II, a time when Japan is experiencing a significant baby boom. The narrative centers around Minister Araki, who is actively promoting a healthcare initiative to set up “Birth Control...

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Frankie Sakai · Reiko Dan · Yumi Shirakawa · Eitarô Ozawa

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Frankie Sakai · Eiji Funakoshi · Mariko Kô · Hikaru Hoshi

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Eijirô Tono · Sachiko Hidari · Nobuko Otowa

Direction Shirô Toyoda

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Reiko Dan · Nobuko Otowa · Keiko Awaji

Synopsis The Maid Story (1963) follows the lives of nine maids who work in the household of a writer and his wife. The couple forms a unique bond with their maids, treating them as daughters and even arranging marriages for them...

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Frankie Sakai · Tatsuya Mihashi · Kaoru Yachigusa

Synopsis Temptation on Glamour Island (1959) unfolds the tale of a diverse group of individuals, including three soldiers, two female journalists, six women of ill repute, and the spouse of a military officer, who find themselves marooned on a remote South...