Junji Masuda Movies

1961 Japanese movie

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Famous kabuki performer Kikugoro IV performs the Lion Dance, in which a young girl is possessed by the spirit of a lion and transforms into the...

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

A middle-aged office worker, Masao Okada (Eiji Okada), discovers that his worsening illness is terminal cancer. Shaken and resigned, he meets a...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Battles of an average salaryman.

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.

The Chase after Opium Dealers

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.

Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners.

A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

1961 Japanese movie