Hideo Takamatsu Movies

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by...

An elderly detective and a young detective fall into a trap set by a gang of vicious robbers while escorting a suspect to the Metropolitan Police...

A pair of gangsters break into a lead factory, steal gold bars, and terrorize the factory owner’s family for three terrifying hours.

Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the...

Judo movie.

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several...

A young man who is ostracized by society because his older brother has a criminal record—a situation that even threatens his marriage—is...

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji...

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

Centered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.

A heartbroken beauty has slipped into the ranks of the "Golden Horse" circus troupe. The circus's two star performers, vying for her affection, face...

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

The truth of a sniper becomes clear in the turmoil of a drug robbery that shakes the underworld.

A series of kidnappings is occurring right under the authorities’ noses as they desperately pursue the culprits. Could the typewritten ransom...

A story about a young woman who has been rehabilitated at a juvenile detention center for girls and released into society, but finds herself on the...