Akihiko Hirata Movies

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka. The detective (played by...

Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.

In 1853, Gentetsu Nishiyama tells his students that the French prophet Nostaradamus foretells great change for Japan, some of his students revolt,...

1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals,...

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.

The third instalment in the Shacho Series.

From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a...

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

The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

Film number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

1962 Japanese movie

The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.

Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to...

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting...