Shōichi Hirose Movies

  • 1957
    Ôban

    Ôban

    Ôban

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    A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

    Ôban
  • 1974
    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

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    Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who...

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
  • 1956
    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

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    Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
  • 1961
    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa

    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa

    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa

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    When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against...

    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
  • 1968
    Mexican Free-for-All

    Mexican Free-for-All

    Mexican Free-for-All

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    The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu Sakamori and his friends travel to Mexico to...

    Mexican Free-for-All
  • 1962
    Star of Hong Kong

    Star of Hong Kong

    Star of Hong Kong

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    Wang Xinglian returns from her studies in Japan to visit her father in Hong Kong where she has an encounter with the young Japanese Hasegawa Toru....

    Star of Hong Kong
  • 1961
    Structure of Hate

    Structure of Hate

    Structure of Hate

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    Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.

    Structure of Hate
  • 1954
    How the Bell of Liberty Rings

    How the Bell of Liberty Rings

    How the Bell of Liberty Rings

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    Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who defies societal norms to study Dutch and English....

    How the Bell of Liberty Rings
  • 1974
    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

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    Ex-conman Junpei plots revenge on a corrupt corporation by leading a team of swindlers posing as politicians. A slick crime comedy of cons and...

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
  • 1965
    The Retreat from Kiska

    The Retreat from Kiska

    The Retreat from Kiska

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    In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an...

    The Retreat from Kiska
  • 1967
    Five Gents Prefer Geisha

    Five Gents Prefer Geisha

    Five Gents Prefer Geisha

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    In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo...

    Five Gents Prefer Geisha
  • 1961
    The Witness Killed

    The Witness Killed

    The Witness Killed

    01961HD

    Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

    The Witness Killed
  • 1959
    The Big Boss

    The Big Boss

    The Big Boss

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    Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life,...

    The Big Boss
  • 1958
    Varan

    Varan

    Varan

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    When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover...

    Varan
  • 1956
    Will-o'-the-Wisp

    Will-o'-the-Wisp

    Will-o'-the-Wisp

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    Will-o'-the-Wisp
  • 1968
    Japan's No. 1 Traitor

    Japan's No. 1 Traitor

    Japan's No. 1 Traitor

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    The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".

    Japan's No. 1 Traitor
  • 1967
    Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

    01967HD

    International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.

    Monsieur Zivaco
  • 1957
    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    01957HD

    Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
  • 1963
    Young Swordsman

    Young Swordsman

    Young Swordsman

    6.51963HD

    This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the...

    Young Swordsman
  • 1963
    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    6.51963HD

    When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they...

    King Kong vs. Godzilla