Hideo Takamatsu Movies

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by...

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several...

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to...

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a...

When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the...

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.

1962 Japanese movie

Based on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

The truth of a sniper becomes clear in the turmoil of a drug robbery that shakes the underworld.

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

1962 Japanese movie

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its...

Naoya Ichijo uses special judo techniques to succeed.

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this...