Masao Takamatsu Movies

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact...

Tired of poverty, Keiko leaves home and soon takes a lover, but leads a wanton life without paying heed to his advice. However, the younger sister...

Arrested for the murder of her wealthy businessman father, convicted on false evidence and sentenced to death, Kyoko is determined to prove her...

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the...

Three stories of torture, set in Japan's Sengoku, Kan'ei and Genroku eras.

Japanese crime film

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Crime film directed by Tatsuo Yamada for Shintoho.

Sashichi investigates the mysterious murders of four beauties, all of whom were stabbed in the chest.

Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.

1958 jidaigeki directed by Masaki Mori for Shintoho.

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.

Japanese youth film about kendo.

Japanese drama.

A young obstetrician-gynecologist, who was betrayed by his beloved, out of hatred for women, turns into a vengeful demon and rapes women one by one.

This time around, Sashichi is investigating a case of serial murders believed to be perpetrated by a giant bear.

Japanese spy film.

A store manager named Kinbei becomes enraged when the owners of the store decide to hand it down to an adopted son instead of him. He hatches a plot...