Junji Masuda Movies

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime...

The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.

A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.

Fifth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved...

Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in...

The lion dance in traditional Japanese theatre.

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and...