Hiroshi Koizumi Filmes

Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film...

With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant...

Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately,...

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is...

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

In 1979 Toei president Shigeru Okada saw the future. More precisely, he saw Walter Hill's The Warriors in the US prior to its Japanese opening. Okada...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in...

1962 Japanese movie

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.

Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank...

An Ishiro Honda film.