Shōichi Hirose Movies

  • 1957
    A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

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    Judo expert Saburô Watari fights his judo master, Tsujido, while simultaneously in conflict with a karate expert.

    A Man in the Storm
  • 1961
    The Witness Killed

    The Witness Killed

    The Witness Killed

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    Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

    The Witness Killed
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1958
    The Spell of the Hidden Gold

    The Spell of the Hidden Gold

    The Spell of the Hidden Gold

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    Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

    The Spell of the Hidden Gold
  • 1971
    A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East

    A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East

    A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East

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    A satirical comedy starring Makoto Fujita, depicting the two East and West con artists swindling illicit money from bad guys.

    A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
  • 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
  • 1964
    Trap of Suicide Kilometer

    Trap of Suicide Kilometer

    Trap of Suicide Kilometer

    01964HD

    Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase materials for the water dam construction. Kitami, who...

    Trap of Suicide Kilometer
  • 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
  • 1957
    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    01957HD

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

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
  • 1957
    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    01957HD

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

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
  • 1956
    Will-o'-the-Wisp

    Will-o'-the-Wisp

    Will-o'-the-Wisp

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    Will-o'-the-Wisp
  • 1972
    Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

    Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

    Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

    01972HD

    The dramatized tale of the 1935 creation of Japan's first superhero, the "Golden Bat", alongside the changes during and after the Second World War,...

    Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
  • 1961
    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa

    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa

    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa

    01961HD

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

    Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa
  • 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)
  • 1960
    Ginza Tomboy

    Ginza Tomboy

    Ginza Tomboy

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    A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for a principled lawyer as her father confronts past...

    Ginza Tomboy
  • 1967
    Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

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

    Monsieur Zivaco
  • 1960
    Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

    Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

    Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

    01960HD

    A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the...

    Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
  • 1959
    Fox and Raccoon

    Fox and Raccoon

    Fox and Raccoon

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    A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and...

    Fox and Raccoon
  • 1974
    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

    01974HD

    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