Cast: Ken Tanaka

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Sanae Takasugi · Tomie Tsunoda · Mitsuo Nagata

Synopsis Women of the Night (1948) follows the story of Fusako Owada, a young woman navigating the complexities of life in post-war Japan. She is entangled in a tumultuous relationship as the companion of a notorious drug trafficker. Fusako's already fragile...

Direction Kei Kumai

Cast Komaki Kurihara · Yôko Takahashi · Kinuyo Tanaka · Ken Tanaka

Synopsis Sandakan 8 (1974) delves into the poignant narrative of an elderly woman who recounts her harrowing journey as a "karayukisan." These were young Japanese women who were dispatched to Southeast Asia to settle their family's debts by engaging in prostitution....

Direction Koji Hashimoto

Cast Ken Tanaka · Yasuko Sawaguchi · Keiju Kobayashi · Yosuke Natsuki

Synopsis Godzilla 1985 (1984) sees a colossal beast emerging from the South Seas, launching a devastating assault on Tokyo and wreaking havoc across Japan. The American adaptation of the film introduces Raymond Burr as a journalist named Steve Martin, who provides...

Direction R.J. Kizer · Koji Hashimoto

Cast Raymond Burr · Ken Tanaka · Yasuko Sawaguchi · Yosuke Natsuki

Synopsis The Return of Godzilla (1985) is a Japanese-American science fiction monster film, co-produced and distributed by New World Pictures. This movie is a significantly re-edited adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film, originally titled "The Return of Godzilla," produced by Toho....

Direction Setsurô Wakamatsu · Yoshinori Muratani

Cast Yôsuke Eguchi · Masato Hagiwara · Kento Hayashi · Sei Matobu

Direction Setsurô Wakamatsu · Yoshinori Muratani · Sayaka Sato

Cast Hideaki Ito · Yûma Nakayama · Ryoko Hirosue · Kenichi Yajima

Synopsis Tokkai - furyô saiken tokubetsu kaishû bu - (TV Series) (2021) is a Japanese television program that aired in 2021, consisting of 12 gripping episodes. The series delves into the world of a special investigation unit tasked with solving complex...

Direction Setsurô Wakamatsu

Cast Hiroshi Tamaki · Tatsuya Nakadai · Saki Aibu · Eiji Okuda

Direction Setsurô Wakamatsu

Cast Goro Kishitani · Kyôko Fukada · Tae Kimura · Ken Ishiguro

Synopsis In the City of Dawn (2011) unfolds as Watabe encounters Nakanishi, a subordinate, at a batting center. Their chance meeting blossoms into a passionate romance. However, Watabe's world is upended when he discovers that Nakanishi is the main suspect in...

Direction Shirô Moritani

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Shima Iwashita · Tomokazu Miura · Kinya Kitaoji

Direction Setsurô Wakamatsu

Cast Shôfukutei Tsurube · Tôma Ikuta · Yûko Araki · Mark Chinnery

Direction Kenji Yoshioa

Cast Ken Tanaka · Yôko Takahashi · Akemi Negishi

Synopsis Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? : An Encounter (1975) follows Fujishita Kumi, a typical office worker who left her humble fishing village for the bustling city of Tokyo. Her life takes an unexpected turn when Kurata Katsuo,...

Direction Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast Tomisaburô Wakayama · Hideko Takamine · Ken Tanaka · Shinobu Otake

Synopsis Oh, My Son (1979) follows the emotional journey of a family who, after enduring the tragic loss of their son to a violent crime, become advocates for legal reform. Driven by their grief and a desire for justice, the parents...

Direction Kôichi Saitô

Cast Ken Tanaka · Keiko Takeshita · Kentaro Akizuki · Naomi Hosokawa

Synopsis Bokyo (1993) unfolds in 1940, as the once-thriving family business, Kubota Shoten, faces financial ruin. The downfall is attributed to the extravagant and irresponsible lifestyle of its president, Kunimitsu Kubota. Following the bankruptcy, Kunimitsu returns to his hometown, while his...

Direction Kichitaro Negishi

Cast Kôji Yakusho · Ken Watanabe · Yumi Asou · Yôsuke Saitô

Synopsis Bonds (1998) follows the story of Tetsuro Haga, a gangster who has been living under the alias Ise for a decade to avoid imprisonment for killing his abusive adoptive father. His carefully constructed life starts to crumble when a journalist...

Direction Kirio Urayama

Cast Ken Tanaka · Tomohiro Tanabe · Ken Matsuda · Haruhiko Urayama

Synopsis The Gate of Youth (1975) chronicles the life of Shinsuke and his stepmother, spanning from Shinsuke's infancy to his mid-teens. The narrative is deeply intertwined with the coal mining industry, which significantly influences the lives of the characters. Shinsuke's father...

Direction Hanado Junji

Cast Reila Aphrodite · Natsuki Kato · Minami · Shun Oguri

Direction Kirio Urayama

Cast Ken Tanaka · Shinobu Otake · Ayumi Ishida · Tatsuo Umemiya