Hideo Takamatsu Movies

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 ther...

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

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.

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 fortun...

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

Japan-Hong Kong co-production.

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

Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a ho...

A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty sc...

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

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 h...

A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in F...

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.

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

A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to...

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

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.

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...

Based on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.