Takeshi Katō Movies

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960).

Two outsiders start a relationship in a mining town.

Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto.

Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.

The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over...

The last judgment.

A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were frequent uprisings in rural areas due to...

Hama-chan meets a friendly US soldier on a trip to Nagasaki with Su-san. Su-san returns to Tokyo and is informed that Hama-chan has gone missing.

The action takes place in a city where you can live on only 100 yen a day. The "General", who indulged in gambling with his henchmen all day, he was...

During the Sengoku period, an army relentlessly lays siege to a castle, but they will need the head of the opposing lord to declare victory.

A boxing melodrama. Two friends become boxers and begin training for the championship. These two boys eventually face each other in the ring.

A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy.

Based on the comic by George Akiyama

A woman fears for the safety of her fiance after his three brothers mysteriously disappear.

During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much...