Kotobuki Hananomoto

This Transient Life

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.

Black Snow

Black Snow tells the tale of a disturbed young man who, after spying on his mother with a black serviceman, finds himself unable to attain sexual arousal unless fondling a loaded gun. Later that night, he murders the GI before running amok through the building and finally slaying his mother's sister...

Tattooed Life

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.

Tomorrow's Sun

Shochiku's up-and-coming stars take the stage in a series of short skits parodying popular films of the time.

The Tale of Genji

An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing the one object of desire he must never obtain: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.

Sword of Vision

Yagyu Jubei proves his skills in this early adventure film.

Naked Shadow

A drama depicting a girl's suffering from prenatal radiation damage caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

The Hidden Treasure

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

Takamaru and Kikumaru

Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a villain skilled in the art of sorcery. Hakuraku-Ou had long been seeking a Tiger Seal which, together with the Dragon Seal in his possession, would reveal the location of a huge ancestral fortune. But on the very night that the Tiger Seal was found, it was stolen by Tomomitsu, Ginnosuke's chief. When the two brothers receive the Dragon Seal from their father just before his death they determine to go to Death's-Head Castle, in order to recover the Tiger Seal.

Burning Nature

Film from 1967.

Cheers to the Sky

Stewardess Yuriko goes through rigorous two-month training and finishes her maiden flight safely with the help of her colleagues and instructors.

It Was a Faint Dream

Set in 13th century Kyoto, where the Imperial court is under control of the clergy. Shijo was a peasant girl sold to a powerful daima as a concubine. Bored by her life in seclusion she starts an affair with State Councillor and the brother of a retired Emperor. Realising that she is only a plaything of the court, she becomes a nun and wanders the country.

The Accursed Urns

A string of weird incidents occur in Kyoto. Elderly men die after their ocular nerves are burned when they peek into antique urns on the veranda at their homes. Part of "Operation: Mystery".