Akihiko Hirata Movies

An Ishiro Honda film.

1962 Japanese movie

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police...

Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.

The film is composed of stock footage from the original Ultraman television series with additional newly filmed content, and it served as an...

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka. The detective (played by...

The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda.

1962 Japanese movie

The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.

Violent delinquent Shunpei is sent to Totsuka Yacht School, a grueling rehabilitation center. The principal fears that this "half-wolf" is too much....