Shirō Ōtsuji
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1935-04-03
Locus Natus: Tokyo, Japan
Et ut: Shiro Otsuji, Shirô Ôtsuji
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto...
release : 1971.06.10popularis : 1.247
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will...
release : 1964.09.17popularis : 2.534
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit...
release : 1962.05.12popularis : 2.631
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
Takeo (Kiniya Kitaoji), son of a wealthy car industry executive, is unhappy with his job and goes to Singapore to become a fisherman. At first...
release : 1969.06.28popularis : 0.951
Ninja Scope
Heroic masked ninja Akakage (Red Shadow) and his two companions fight evil warlords in feudal Japan with their superhuman powers and high tech...
release : 1969.07.20popularis : 1.503
The Scarlet Camellia
A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the...
release : 1964.11.21popularis : 1.609
Samurai Assassin
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of...
release : 1965.01.03popularis : 6.488
Sentimental Mobsters
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during...
release : 1963.07.27popularis : 1.015
Blind Woman's Curse
Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat...
release : 1970.06.20popularis : 4.582
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.
release : 1969.02.01popularis : 0.964
Nami kage
Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.
release : 1965.01.31popularis : 1.689
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.
release : 1968.10.03popularis : 0.647
Ten Dark Women
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long...
release : 1961.05.03popularis : 3.121
Buddha
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha...
release : 1961.10.31popularis : 2.245
Traveling in Party
A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.
release : 1967.11.12popularis : 1.338
The Glamorous Ghost
Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife,...
release : 1964.10.03popularis : 2.635
Heiji, the Detective
Famous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an investigation into the mysterious murder of his friend...
release : 1967.10.10popularis : 5.16
The False Student
A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
release : 1960.10.08popularis : 1.185
Green Light to Joy
Drama about the friendship between a lonely laborer (Atsumi) and a young woman (Hoshi) unable to enter college.
release : 1967.12.06popularis : 2.93
The Day the Sun Rose
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned...
release : 1968.11.23popularis : 1.974
Being Two Isn't Easy
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
release : 1962.11.18popularis : 6.121
The Money Dance
Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him...
release : 1964.05.02popularis : 3.519
Sex Peddlers
A young bartender acts as a pimp on the side: he pretends to have VD to get a girl an abortion. She is actually infected by another and plans her...
release : 1965.01.30popularis : 0.881
Wolf Escort
Rivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization.
release : 1969.07.31popularis : 2.785
The Mayor's Secret
A mayoral candidate and his love child.
release : 1968.02.14popularis : 1.287
A Lustful Man
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly...
release : 1961.03.21popularis : 4.439
The Sea Anemone
The story of a sexy girl with a passion for attracting men and counting the money she entices from them with her body.
release : 1969.08.30popularis : 1.618
The Radiant Prince
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new...
release : 1961.10.14popularis : 3.618
A Woman's Testament
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...
release : 1960.01.14popularis : 2.592
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the...
release : 1969.08.13popularis : 1.348
Cut the Shadow
The womanising master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to...
release : 1963.03.01popularis : 1.008
The Gentle Japanese
A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.
release : 1971.03.05popularis : 1.192
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
release : 1969.08.13popularis : 0.707
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
release : 1969.10.10popularis : 0.926