Kôji Nanbara Movies

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was...

The original is a manga work by Shigeru Tsuchiyama serialized in the magazine "Leed Comic". The director is Takeshi Watanabe of "Kyouju Luger P08",...

Goto Tamiko starred in TV commercials and her father, Keisuke, was a powerful financier who is now fallen on hard times. Tamiko wants to marry her...

Japanese youth film.

Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital...

On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job...

1962 Japanese movie

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

Naito is serving time for his aggressive fundraising in the securities world, but returns to Osaka after completing his sentence. Although he wants...

The Yamaoki family moved from Kyoto to Tosa around the turn of the '50s; local school teacher Hirao becomes involved with Yasuko, sister to Sumio.

Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is...

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

Comedy-drama about university tennis players.

Writer Jippensha Ikku hears Tsutaya Juzaburo, a wholesaler of picture books, mutter on his deathbed, "Where has Sharaku gone?" He begins to figure...

Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.