mdblist.com logo The Best Shirō Tsuchiya Movies. Go to The Best Shows


Ratings
Between
and
Between
and
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Additional filters
m
Lists, Streaming Services, Cast and more
Create List (43 items)

Login to create a dynamic list


poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/59537/
78
/1065/
79
/945/
4.3
/103590/
96
/49/
93
/1068/

Throne of Blood (1957)
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
81
7.9
/15315/
78
/267/
76
/273/
4.1
/24778/
100
/19/
91
/266/

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
6.5
/11520/
66
/496/
70
/323/
3.5
/35210/
92
/13/
68
/385/

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
poster
Criterion Channel
56
40
5.8
/1756/
57
/76/
66
/55/
2.9
/3435/
44
/33/

Atragon (1963)
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
poster
73
19
7.2
/776/
65
/8/
59
/17/
3.7
/785/
95
/5/

The Lady of Musashino (1951)
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.
poster
60
9
6.3
/293/
48
/7/
62
/10/
3.4
/256/

The Last War (1961)
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.
poster
?
6.4
/8/

Three Dolls in College (1959)
The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University, balance studying for the final exams while falling for the new French professor.
poster
?
6.8
/11/

Company President Travels Abroad (1963)
Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and miscommunication. By the time they act, the property is lost to a rival, forcing an abrupt return to Tokyo and uncertain outcomes.
poster
?
5.6
/9/

The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965)
Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong Kong, where personal ties and painful secrets unravel a complex web of betrayal. As love, family, and justice collide, Matsumoto must face a truth too deep to escape—and a loss too great to mend.
poster
?
7.0
/19/

The Man from Planet Alpha (1966)
A film produced by Toho and Watanabe Productions as part of the Crazy Movie project featuring The Crazy Cats comedy group and jazz band members. It is the sixth film in the Crazy Operation series where the lead role was handed over from Eikichi Ueki to Kei Tani. According to the plot, Planet Alpha Secretary severely worried by the effects of the Earth's atomic bomb experiment and sent Mistake 7 and Zero 8, as a watchers to Earth for a nuclear disarmament.
poster
?
6.2
/10/
10
/1/

Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan (1964)
A comedy directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, based on an original idea by Koji Toita, co-written by Yasuo Tanami, who worked on "Hibari Chiemi Izumi Sannin Yoba" and Kajiro Yamamoto, who worked on "The Story of a Genius Swindler: Tanuki no Hanamichi." Photographed by Seiichi Endo of "Things That Live at the End of the Earth."
poster
?
10
/1/

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)
A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls for the now-grown princess, though neither realizes the other's identity.
poster
?
8.5
/21/
10
/1/

A Dangerous Hero (1957)
A film by Hideo Suzuki.
poster
?
4.6
/11/
10
/1/

Last Days of the Samurai (1957)
Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted as a tragic romance between one of the ronins, Jurozaemon Isogai, and Omino. An adaptation of Seika Mayama play "Genroku Chusingura, the Last Day of Oishi", which tells about the torments of life and death of samurai living in feudal times.
poster
?
10
/1/

The Enchanting Devil (1959)
Thriller directed by Seiji Maruyama
poster
?
7.4
/9/
10
/1/

Different Sons (1961)
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryman at a top company, refuses to support his parents while his brother, Shoji, determines to care for them despite only working as a taxi driver. The concern over money affects Noriko's own love life as she courts a wealthy salaryman to the chagrin of her mechanic boyfriend.
poster
?
7.6
/7/
10
/1/

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
poster
?
10
/1/

Awamori-kun kanpai! (1961)
Second of the three Awamori-kun movies.
poster
?
10
/1/

Forty-Eight Man (1952)
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
poster
?
6.0
/11/
10
/1/

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
Sixth entry in the Company President Series.
poster
?
10
/1/

The Third President (1958)
The fifth entry in the Company President Series
poster
?
6.9
/11/
10
/1/

The Daphne (1966)
Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them.
poster
59
?
7.1
/134/
55
/4/
52
/6/

Marital Relations (1955)
The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for best director, best actor (Morishige) and best actress (Awashima), and the Mainichi Concours award for best actor and best screenplay (Yasumi Toshio). It ranked second (after Naruse Mikio’s Ukigumo) on the Kinema Junpō top ten films for the year.
poster
?
7.3
/62/
10
/1/
80
/1/

Irresponsible Age of Japan (1962)
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
poster
65
?
6.3
/227/
58
/5/
71
/9/

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
poster
67
?
7.2
/363/
63
/9/
73
/3/
3.5
/293/

The Age of Assassins (1967)
A nerdy young college instructor named Shinji Kikyo returns home one day to find himself the target of a mad assassin. Surviving somewhat miraculously, he fends off other assassins and with the help of reporter Keiko Tsurumaki and car mechanic Bill Otomo, eventually discovering that a "population control" association is really an assassination squad led by Shogo Mizorogi, who has been training patients of a mental asylum to become killers.
poster
62
?
6.4
/203/
51
/8/
61
/9/
3.4
/241/

The Last Gunfight (1960)
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
poster
?
7.7
/30/
10
/1/

Down Town (1957)
A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
poster
58
?
6.1
/336/
51
/9/
61
/8/
3.2
/311/

The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
poster
64
?
7.4
/128/
55
/5/
55
/8/
3.6
/318/

The Beast Shall Die (1959)
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.
poster
?
6.4
/94/
60
/3/
65
/2/

Mr. Pu (1953)
A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.
poster
67
?
6.8
/150/
50
/3/
76
/9/

The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
poster
60
?
5.9
/189/
51
/5/
64
/7/
3.3
/266/

Invisible Man (1954)
When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.
poster
?

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success (1960)
A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the deal through quick thinking—then turns down a promotion to keep working his own way.
poster
?

Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff (1960)
Two young women start their first jobs at a construction firm, where buried family secrets and a company ban on office romance collide with youthful idealism and a fight for love and equality.
poster
?

Ginza Tomboy (1960)
A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for a principled lawyer as her father confronts past corruption and starts anew.
poster
?

Fox and Raccoon (1959)
A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and dream of a better future.
poster
?

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (1969)
A cosmetics executive promoted to chairman faces chaos at home and work as his company undergoes major changes and internal power shifts.
poster
?

Five Gents Prefer Geisha (1967)
In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.
poster
?

B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old (1961)
Ayako Kurimura, a new B.G. at Nitto Electric, becomes the object of affection for both her brother's colleague Kazuo Fukami and the flirtatious executive’s son, Hiroshi Tsuzawa. As office romances and corporate ambitions collide, relationships shift: heartbreak leads to new connections, old flames reemerge, and Hiroshi is ultimately disowned. Ayako helps him reunite with former lover Yoko, sending them off to Osaka while those around her find new beginnings.
poster
?

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960)
Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to support a young woman’s relationship with an academic over a business heir.
poster
?

In Self-Defense (1958)
A young detective tries to determine whether a mysterious death was the result of murder or self-defense.
poster
?

Executive Chair (1958)
In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss. Thrust into a delicate business negotiation and a chance encounter with a mysterious woman, he becomes entangled in a quiet storm of corporate intrigue, personal sacrifice, and emotional complexity. As relationships shift and secrets surface, Funada must navigate the fine line between duty and desire in a world where ambition and morality rarely


mdblist.com © 2020 | Contact | Reddit | Discord | API | Privacy Policy