Hideo Takamatsu Movies

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by...

When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several...

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a...

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its...

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is...

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance...

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to...

Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the...

This TV drama special depicts the obsession of a sister and two detectives searching for her missing brother who witnessed the crimes of a political...

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.