Nobuo Kawakami Movies

Hanayome wa Jūgo-sai, directed by Mio Ezaki and distributed by Nikkatsu, stars Masako Izumi and Ken Yamauchi. The high-key pink background and...

A film from Nikkatsu's "moodo akushon" (mood/action) subgenre.

Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father.

1962 Japanese movie

Kosuke Suzuki returns to Hakata's hometown after learning that his best friend Takehara has disappeared. Kosuke is persistently hindered by Hasebe...

Hideo Ishizaki, who was painting on the shore of the lake, saves a woman named Keiko.

A romantic Nikkatsu youth film about three female friends.

A unique action-packed drama that tells the story of a Yakuza man who craves blood like crazy, unaware that he has fallen into a trap set by his...

A man meets the spirit of a murdered gangster after he spills alcohol over his grave.

12th in the Joe of Aces series.

1965 Nikkatsu youth film.

1962 Japanese movie

Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish...

The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.

The story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to the yakuza underworld. A star vehicle for the popular singer/actor...

Joji Dan tries to find the heir of a prosperous Japanese millionaire who died in Mexico. However, the bandits want to take over the inheritance and...

In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover...