Cast: Yôko Shimada

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Tetsurô Tanba · Go Kato · Kensaku Morita · Yôko Shimada

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 Kon Ichikawa

Cast Koji Ishizaka · Yôko Shimada · Teruhiko Aoi · Mieko Takamine

Synopsis The Inugami Family (1976) centers around a mysterious will left behind by a wealthy individual, which exposes a complex web of unusual relationships. This revelation sets off a chain of events leading to four deaths and multiple attempted murders, as...

Direction J.F. Lawton

Cast Christopher Lambert · John Lone · Joan Chen · Yoshio Harada

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 Takashi Tsukinoki

Cast Rina Uchiyama · Asami Mizukawa · Asahi Uchida · Takashi Tsukamoto

Direction Toru Murakawa

Cast Isao Natsuyagi · Katsu Ryuzaki · Akira Nakao · Yôko Shimada

Synopsis Dead Angle (1979) follows a group of brilliant graduates from a prestigious college in the 1950s who mastermind and execute flawless financial crimes by exploiting legal loopholes. Their meticulous planning and clever use of the system allow them to navigate...

Direction Wu Ziniu

Cast Vincent Zhao · Jiang Qinqin · Zhiguo Du · Yôko Shimada

Synopsis The Hero Zheng Chenggong (2002) unfolds in the mid-17th century, during a tumultuous period when the majority of China had fallen under the rule of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty following the downfall of the Ming dynasty. The remnants of the...

Direction Toshio Masuda

Cast Shinsuke Ashida · Yumiko Dazai · Toru Emori · Sei Hiraizumi

Direction Norifumi Suzuki

Cast Bunta Sugawara · Kin'ya Aikawa · Masumi Harukawa · Yôko Shimada

Direction Shotaro Ishinomori · Itaru Orita · Koichi Takemoto · Minoru Yamada

Cast Hiroshi Fujioka · Chieko Morikawa · Yôko Shimada · Gorô Naya

Direction Shigeyuki Yamane

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Yôko Shimada · Isao Natsuyagi · Takeo Chii

Synopsis The Golden Dog (1979) follows the heartfelt journey of a young Korean girl who faces a profound loss when her cherished canine companion goes missing during a family relocation. The narrative delves into the emotional turmoil and resilience of the...