Movies: Toshiyuki Ohara

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue. Ichikawa's film prese...

To avenge the death of his brother, a student shooting champion infiltrates the criminal world. An entertaining action drama and an interesting love story....

1962 Japanese movie...

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The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl....

Ex-war financier Kuraishi Kinnosuke is visited by a ghostly face in the middle of the night telling him to return the 5.5 million yen jewel he stole to the govt. The next day, the jewel disappears. Investigator Yamazaki investigates......

A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up in a dirty carriage that his father owned. His dream was to have a horse with a good coat that costs 1...

1962 Japanese movie...

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1962 Japanese movie...

Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are...

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In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city....

1962 Japanese movie...

1962 Japanese movie...

Mysterious incidents occur one after another on the express train as it plows through the dark night on the railroad tracks! The first woman is robbed! The second woman is almost killed! The third woman attempts suicide!...

Ren Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's Box" by Dazai Osamu....

1948 Japanese movie...