Mari Shiraki Movies

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western...

Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One day Kensuke saves a suicidal woman, Fukiko Uzu,...

1962 Japanese movie

A pure love melodrama movie.

In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from...

Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.

An airplane loaded with 50 million yen for the reconstruction of Amami Oshima crashes en route from Kagoshima, Kyushu, but neither the money nor the...

A young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some friends try to seek out the person who reported it, and...

Yōko dreams of becoming a dancer and begins working with the famous musician Takeo.

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means...

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in...

College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the money isn't there, leading the young men into even...

The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami.

Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.

Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against...

Yakuza movie directed by Yasuharu Hasebe

Japanese “kayo” film based on the song by Mina Aoe.

An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting...