The Stars and I Decided...
The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.
Motomu Ida
Casts & Crew
Teruhiko Saigô
Tetsuya Watari
Yukiyo Toake
Minako Kazuki
Chieko Matsubara
Ryuji Kita
Isao Tamagawa
Takashi Kanda
Kaku Takashina
Tomoko Naraoka
Also Directed by Motomu Ida
Two friends, both members of a Japanese cargo boat, return to Japan after a three-month voyage and have just 24 hours shore leave. In those hectic hours, they vie for the affections of a hotel owner's daughter but wind up with separate girl friends and attempt to bring together the parents of a baby who have separated.
“I like shady dealings,” purrs undercover superspy Yabuki en route to infiltrating a sadistic, trigger-happy gang of international jewel thieves. Gone renegade from the shadowy espionage bureau that honed his killer instincts to a razor’s edge, the implacable Yabuki teams up with fellow mercenary crime fighter Yamawaki. Together, they follow a trail of stolen gems leading from the final days of WWII to a contemporary conspiracy that reaches into the highest corridors of corporate power and nefarious international villainy.
Pinku from 1971.
A public bath house is the scene of illegal female slave trading operations in 18th century Japan and government spy Shinzo is sent in to expose the ringleaders as well as working to get a law passed eliminating coed bathing.
Japanese comedy film.
A young journalist is writing an article on what happens to girls who are raped. He uncovers the story of a young girl who committed suicide when recognized by her former fiancee after she had become a prostitute. Other stories are interwoven, and the journalist finally comes to the conclusion, which he publishes, that "keeping your virginity until your wedding day will never be a source of regret for either men or women."
A young boss proves his right to rule his gang.
Japanese crime film