Mantarō Ushio Movies

A counterintelligence film about an American spy who conspires to spread infectious bacteria inside a Japanese factory.

1961 Japanese movie

When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected and in decay. His Judo teacher has died and his...

A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the...

The innocent devotion of a woman eagerly awaiting her lover’s return from the war touches people’s hearts.

Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film...

A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign.

A prostitute? A poisonous woman? A virgin widow writhing in agony night after night, tormented by her first misstep.

Inspired by the "Shimoyama Incident," which caused a great stir in society in 1949, the year before its release, this masterpiece suspense film...

A literary masterpiece that sharply critiques the ethics of modern romance, featuring a 48-year-old father who burns through the last of his youth...

1962 Japanese movie

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and...