Shōichi Hirose Movies

An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the first film.

The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of...

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to the swim team from the first movie, ...

When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against...

Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.

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...

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.

Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase materials for the water dam construction. Kitami, who...

A short compilation film made to be shown at Takarazuka Family Land which takes footage from several Showa era Godzilla films.

An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.

1955 Japanese movie

A wandering swordsman helps a doll maker and his fiancée fight against a ruthless gang in a small town. As tensions escalate, epic duels and...

Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who defies societal norms to study Dutch and English....

Two young women start their first jobs at a construction firm.

After being mistaken for counterfeiters by the police, an inventor and reporter try to track down the real counterfeiters.

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the...

International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.