Shirō Ōtsuji Movies

Could I But Live

Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife,...

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

1962 Japanese movie

Takuya Tsuda is a cop who loves motorcycles. One day a speeding motorcycle seriously injures a child and his investigations lead Takuya to Akio...

The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will...

Drama about the friendship between a lonely laborer (Atsumi) and a young woman (Hoshi) unable to enter college.

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Famous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an investigation into the mysterious murder of his friend...

1961 Japanese movie

A mayoral candidate and his love child.

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him...

Comedy drama film