Michiko Hoshi
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1927-01-20
Locus Natus: Tokyo, Japan
Et ut: 星美千子
Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties
The first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Kasumi Ippei is a...
release : 1961.01.03popularis : 2.965
Police Precinct Part 13
On a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was...
release : 1960.06.07popularis : 2.004
Mermaid Murder Case
The sixth episode of Hashizo Okawa's "Wakasama Samurai" catch series.
release : 1957.09.29popularis : 2.037
Bad Angel
One of the earliest of subeban/ girl boss type eiga
release : 1960.03.15popularis : 0.955
Police Department Story Pt.19: Landfill
In the former landfill, where construction is currently underway, the corpse of a middle-aged man with an unusual rosary in his hand was dug up. An...
release : 1962.07.29popularis : 0.805
Ghost in the Well
Harima Aoyama (Chiyonosuke Azume) was a young hatamoto (samurai bannerman) to the Shogun. He seduced his commoner house maid Okiku (Hibari). He...
release : 1957.07.13popularis : 1.435
Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen
1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together
release : 1951.07.31popularis : 0.379
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
release : 1954.04.13popularis : 0.591
Murder on The Last Train
One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.
release : 1955.06.21popularis : 1.715
Hana to ryû - Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô
Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô - Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie.
release : 1954.03.03popularis : 0.937
Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-Cat
Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period
release : 1954.12.07popularis : 0.833
Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a beauty at midnight
A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman.
release : 1957.04.02popularis : 1.437
The Paths of Two Maidens
Melodrama about two sisters with different mothers.
release : 1952.08.07popularis : 1.743
The Woman Who Holds the Key
Shochiku melodrama about the loves of the humble people living in the poor tenament called the Ryuheiso.
release : 1946.08.15popularis : 0.921
Roadside Stone
The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The...
release : 1964.06.14popularis : 2.523
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...
release : 1959.12.06popularis : 3.181
In the Realm of Death and Pleasure
1978 Japanese film directed by Yoichi Takabayashi.
release : 1978.05.06popularis : 1.998
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Hibari Misora plays a singing guide, who is secretly in love, her fortunes turn for the worse when a gangster’s henchman hears her singing and...
release : 1962.10.06popularis : 3.987
With Songs in My Heart
Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...
release : 1958.09.10popularis : 1.68
Romance Freestyle
The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...
release : 1958.04.30popularis : 2.846
Jet Air Base 101
The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and...
release : 1957.12.15popularis : 4.242
Deep River Melody
A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
release : 1960.09.13popularis : 3.194
Sister with Sister
Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
release : 1958.12.09popularis : 2.466
珍説忠臣蔵
A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
release : 1953.01.03popularis : 1.428
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.
release : 1962.02.07popularis : 1.368
A Warrior's Flute
Tale of tragic love between samurai and princess during Heian period.
release : 1955.12.04popularis : 2.332
The Man of Seven Faces
Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.
release : 1960.04.26popularis : 1.462
Man of the World 2
An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.
release : 1960.07.13popularis : 2.389
No Advice Taken
A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.
release : 1958.01.03popularis : 1.207
First Love of Okon
A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.
release : 1958.07.06popularis : 1.261
World War III Breaks Out
The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is...
release : 1960.10.19popularis : 3.479
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.
release : 1961.01.09popularis : 1.465
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.
release : 1960.08.07popularis : 1.429
Song of Kagoshima
Yumemi, the president of Shirayuri Tours, visits Kagoshima in an attempt to save the contract with Satsuma Inn. After learning about the abrupt...
release : 1962.05.01popularis : 2.104
Heavenly Dragon
From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari...
release : 1960.10.23popularis : 1.455
Gentle Breeze
A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.
release : 1959.07.07popularis : 2.39
A Gang of Five
A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
release : 1955.01.15popularis : 1.559
Man of the World
An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.
release : 1960.01.21popularis : 1.197
Souls in the Moonlight II
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...
release : 1958.04.20popularis : 2.267
Souls in the Moonlight III
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion...
release : 1959.04.28popularis : 3.579
The Naked Sun
A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married. As they...
release : 1958.10.01popularis : 0.36
Delinquent Girl
A melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular bad girl and the optimistic scholar returning from the big city. It is...
release : 1949.03.22popularis : 1.129
The Unmarked Path
To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.
release : 1984.02.18popularis : 0.484
A Young Rabble 2
An adventure of a feisty girl Oyuki and Santa, a homeless child she saves.
release : 1959.09.06popularis : 1.724
Case of a Young Lord 1
As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu...
release : 1956.02.25popularis : 2.352
A Pebble by the Wayside
Tomotaka Tasaka's A Pebble by the Wayside (Robo no Ishi), made in 1938 and taken from a Yuzo Yamamoto novel, takes place around 1902, was about a...
release : 1938.09.21popularis : 0.712
The Crimson Peacock
One of the greatest film serials ever to come out of Japan puts together an all-star cast in the search for the key of the Crimson Peacock, a...
release : 1954.07.02popularis : 3.843
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.
release : 1962.01.03popularis : 1.426
Roughneck From Asama
When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei's Okabe Yakuza family with a merciless gang of...
release : 1958.12.02popularis : 2.85
Devil's Gold
1950 Toho film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
release : 1950.02.19popularis : 0.532
Case of a Young Lord 2
After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find the body was missing, as was the Gosu plate. He...
release : 1956.02.25popularis : 1.67
Case of a Young Lord 3
Okawa Hashizo as 'Young Lord', the unlikely sleuth sets out to untangle the riddle of what went on at the Inner Palace, where a young woman who had...
release : 1956.06.21popularis : 1.285
Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood
A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings,...
release : 1957.03.04popularis : 3.447
The Murderer Must Die
A year ago, Tetsuo Yazaki was unemployed and wanted money, attacked a police box in Kobe, robbed a policeman of his pistol, attacked Hamamatsu OS...
release : 1959.10.27popularis : 1.435