Biography
Movie Credits
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponso
The H-Man
1958-06-24
When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police que
Battle in Outer Space
1959-12-26
In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962-01-03
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens,
Samurai Assassin
1965-01-03
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakura
The Last War
1961-10-08
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superp
The Witness Killed
1961-12-17
Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
1965-02-14
The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961-07-08
The first instalment in Toho's popular WakadaishĹŤ (Young Guy) series.
Desperado Outpost
1959-10-06
When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second
Golden Eyes
1968-03-16
A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling route f
Mount Hakone
1962-09-15
Japanese drama.
The Secret of the Telegian
1960-04-10
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to l
Yojimbo
1961-04-25
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival
Varan the Unbelievable
1962-12-07
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military comma
Destroy All Monsters
1968-08-01
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Mons
Atragon
1963-12-22
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. Wh
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965-08-08
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan t
Gorath
1962-03-21
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although
King Kong Escapes
1967-07-22
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil
Dogora
1964-08-11
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamond
A Keg of Powder
1964-12-09
In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates th
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966-05-28
A film produced by Toho and Watanabe Productions as part of the Crazy Movie project featuring The Cr
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970-01-15
The 14th and final "Crazy" feature. The Crazy Cats reunited (minus Ishibashi, who had by then retire
Bright Young Maidens
1958-10-07
In order to get Kanako (Izumi Yukimura) married, her mother places a rental listing in the student m
The Big Boss
1959-01-15
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, e
Varan
1958-10-14
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists g
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967-04-28
The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures through
Samurai Pirate
1963-10-26
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier,
Fort Graveyard
1965-09-18
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the las
The Beast Shall Die
1959-06-09
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the su
The Retreat from Kiska
1965-07-04
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When
The War of the Gargantuas
1966-07-31
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the
Chûshingura
1962-11-03
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the c
Crazy Big Explosion
1969-04-27
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
Hidden Fangs
1961-02-08
Set in a juvenile detention center and depicted with a documentary touch.
Key of Keys
1965-10-22
Intelligence director Suritai asks agent Kitami to steal money from anti-government guerrillas.
Company President Travels Abroad
1963-04-28
Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but becom
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
1963-05-29
As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by loc
Five Gents on the Spot
1966-02-25
As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand in
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967-06-03
In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968-02-24
An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep u
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
1959-02-10
A college football star gets caught in a scandal involving a geisha teacher, endangering his team’s
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964-02-14
Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase materi
Ginza Tomboy
1960-03-08
A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for
Start Here
1965-04-14
Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family con