Hisao Toake Movies

Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who...

The TV drama of Ima Harube was adapted by Yagi Ryuichiro ("Komuso Henge"), directed by Mori Issei ("I Am Fujikichirou"), and cinematographed by Honda...

Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages...

1962 Japanese movie

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it...

Japanese film.

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is...

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.

"Pure White Nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial...

Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends...

1958 Japanese movie

A coming-of-age story that depicts the crisis of love in marital life in a light-hearted way, centering on the family of a young scholar whose young...

The southern tip of Shikoku. This village, surrounded by a bay, where, according to legend, the former warriors of the Heike clan settled, is famous...