Akira Ifukube Movies
- 1959
A Whistle in My Heart
A Whistle in My Heart6.31959HD
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.
- 1952
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima7.11952HD
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in...
- 2007
Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday
Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday5.22007HD
Japan, ten years after World War II. Boy detective Shotaro solves mysteries and fights crime with the help of Tetsujin 28, the 50-foot tall giant...
- 1956
Actress
Actress01956HD
Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.
- 1961
Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle7.41961HD
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by...
- 1963
Bronze Magician
Bronze Magician6.91963HD
Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate...
- 1958
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Beyond the Seasonal Wind01958HD
Japanese drama film.
- 1966
Return of Giant Majin
Return of Giant Majin6.31966HD
The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord,...
- 1966
Wrath of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin6.41966HD
In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A...
- 1947
Snow Trail
Snow Trail7.11947HD
Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and...
- 1960
Shinran, Part II
Shinran, Part II01960HD
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class,...
- 1963
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai91963HD
Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young...
- 1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Adventure in Kigan Castle5.71966HD
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom...
- 1966
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance6.81966HD
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town...
- 1965
A Chain of Islands
A Chain of Islands6.41965HD
When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation...
- 1958
Varan
Varan5.91958HD
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover...
- 1967
Eleven Samurai
Eleven Samurai7.51967HD
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation,...
- 1964
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords01964HD
The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will...
- 1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean8.81957HD
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a...
- 1965
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert6.51965HD
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a...