Kōichi Itō Movies

A heartbroken beauty has slipped into the ranks of the "Golden Horse" circus troupe. The circus's two star performers, vying for her affection, face...

In a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this...

Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between...

A realistic film that sharply portrays a cross-section of postwar society.

A high school girl kills her father's mistress.

After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-hate drama that threatens to engulf them. The...

Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game.

A series of kidnappings is occurring right under the authorities’ noses as they desperately pursue the culprits. Could the typewritten ransom...

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

An entertainment film set in a movie studio, featuring songs and hidden talents performed by male and female stars.

Sawakichi carried on his late father’s legacy, devoting himself to training in the art of seduction while searching for the secret scroll, but...

On the night of the Sanja Festival, a bloodstained wallet left in the hands of a female pickpocket… The boss’s sinister grasp closing in...

Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime.

The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United...

A romantic tale depicting the beautiful and tragic love between a young man and woman from aristocratic families who are caught in the crossfire of...

Namiko is married, but has an infatuation with Ishizuka who runs a nightclub. The businessman is also planning on wrecking the company of Namiko's...

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her...

This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure...

A lone wolf assassin, masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens...