Masao Takamatsu Movies

1958 jidaigeki directed by Masaki Mori for Shintoho.

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.

Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the...

Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger...

Japanese drama.

Director Teruo Ishii's crime action follows the investigative adventures of an undercover cop working with a prostitution ring. It's done in an...

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact...

1961 Japanese movie

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.

The murder of the chief official of Kobe city's Customs triggers an investigation of a prostitution ring called the 'Yellow Line' that sells Japanese...

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Freelance reporter “Scoop” Machida is hot on the trail of a prostitution ring called the Black Line, when he is framed for the murder of...

This time around, Sashichi is investigating a case of serial murders believed to be perpetrated by a giant bear.

Japanese spy film.