Ryō Ikebe Movies

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is...

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by...

Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history...

The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.

Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated...

Japanese crime film

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes...

The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of...

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have...

When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, Professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his gang...

Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a...

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight...