Akihiko Hirata Movies

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.

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...

In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals,...

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during...

Violent delinquent Shunpei is sent to Totsuka Yacht School, a grueling rehabilitation center. The principal fears that this "half-wolf" is too much....

1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.

1962 Japanese movie

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...

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

Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.

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

1955 Japanese movie

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...

Film number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda

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

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