Masao Mishima Movies

Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment.

1960 action film.

Yakuza drama with Meiko Kaji directed by Masahiro Makino

This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal of a girl living in a shabby tenement, the...

In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, who just happens to be from an extremely...

One after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented boom in snow men, the public began to make a fuss...

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of...

A coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for Rookie of the Year honors and love.

Masako, the daughter of an impoverished itinerant tinsmith, wins a grammar school composition contest with an essay about her neighborhood. The much...

Love stories of four sisters from a small restaurant in Asakusa.

Framed by his enemies, Manbe finds himself imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. His only hope lies with his daughter Yuki who takes it...

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.