Shōichi Hirose Movies

  • 1965
    Frankenstein Conquers the World

    Frankenstein Conquers the World

    Frankenstein Conquers the World

    6.61965HD

    During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in...

    Frankenstein Conquers the World
  • 1963
    Atragon

    Atragon

    Atragon

    6.41963HD

    The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World...

    Atragon
  • 1957
    The Mysterians

    The Mysterians

    The Mysterians

    6.411957HD

    In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to...

    The Mysterians
  • 1956
    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    7.21956HD

    A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader....

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
  • 1964
    Dogora

    Dogora

    Dogora

    6.81964HD

    A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.

    Dogora
  • 1958
    The H-Man

    The H-Man

    The H-Man

    5.81958HD

    Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.

    The H-Man
  • 1955
    Half Human

    Half Human

    Half Human

    4.81955HD

    Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.

    Half Human
  • 1971
    The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    7.51971HD

    The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army...

    The Battle of Okinawa
  • 1958
    Varan

    Varan

    Varan

    5.81958HD

    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...

    Varan
  • 1960
    The Human Vapor

    The Human Vapor

    The Human Vapor

    6.41960HD

    A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks...

    The Human Vapor
  • 1965
    The Retreat from Kiska

    The Retreat from Kiska

    The Retreat from Kiska

    8.51965HD

    In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an...

    The Retreat from Kiska
  • 1954
    Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    6.41954HD

    When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.

    Invisible Man
  • 1958
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    3.21958HD

    An American scientist tells two colleagues about the finding of an abominable snowman living in the Japanese alps, where it is worshipped by a remote...

    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
  • 1959
    The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

    5.41959HD

    The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the...

    The Three Treasures
  • 1962
    Varan the Unbelievable

    Varan the Unbelievable

    Varan the Unbelievable

    4.21962HD

    In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where...

    Varan the Unbelievable
  • 1960
    The Secret of the Telegian

    The Secret of the Telegian

    The Secret of the Telegian

    5.81960HD

    Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.

    The Secret of the Telegian
  • 1963
    Young Swordsman

    Young Swordsman

    Young Swordsman

    6.51963HD

    This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the...

    Young Swordsman
  • 1952
    Tokyo Sweetheart

    Tokyo Sweetheart

    Tokyo Sweetheart

    6.51952HD

    Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine...

    Tokyo Sweetheart
  • 1979
    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    5.71979HD

    Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known...

    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
  • 1959
    The Big Boss

    The Big Boss

    The Big Boss

    6.31959HD

    Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life,...

    The Big Boss