Akihiko Hirata Movies

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals,...

A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several impostors in the same situation.

A private detective and a colleague investigate a man for a wealthy young lady.

Comedy-fantasy about a salaryman (Tani) and his imaginary friends.

Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.

The third installment in the Shacho Series.

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.

A girl who comes to Yokohama from Tsuwano stumbles upon the solution to a mysterious series of explosions. However, when she learns this secret, evil...

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the first film.

An elderly woman devoted to her foster-daughter searches for a good husband for her.

Captain Gomes uses a flying battleship to battle the giant robot Daitetsujin 17. Theatrically-released abridgement of Episode 15 of the TV series.

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

The story follows a man haunted by debt and crime, who flees with his mistress on a tense journey marked by betrayals and desperate choices. The film...

Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in...

Crime thriller about the investigation of a man murdered at a Tokyo race track. Clues lead Detective Yoneyama (Mihashi) to Kobe where a narcotics...