Akihiko Hirata Movies

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

Masao Shinoda, an office worker at Tozai Trading, is feeling down because his colleague Hiraoka was promoted ahead of him, and when he gets home, his...

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

A 1964 war film directed by Kengo Furusawa

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

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

After Ryusaku Nishikawa and his girlfriend Katsuko are attacked by a gang, he trains in karate to seek revenge. Years later, Ryusaku is a skilled...

A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of attempted rape. He soon meets several individuals claiming to be ministers of their own...

A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of...

1963 Japanese movie

The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and...

Chōsokabe Kyutaro, notorious as a master swindler, abandons Tokyo and flees to Watakano Island near the Shima Peninsula. Upon hearing that the...

Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Despite his success, Koseki is expelled from his judo...

1956 japanese movie.

Girls in the Orchard (1953) is about tension between the life of a family in a rural area with all the traditions (continuing family business, taking...

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

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

Drama about a young dress designer.