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Hideo Sekigawa

Born December 1, 1908 · Sado, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Died December 16, 1977 · aged 69

Hideo Sekigawa (関川秀雄, Sekigawa Hideo, 1 December 1908 – 16 December 1977) was a Japanese film director known mainly for films with a left-wing agenda made in the late 1940s and early 1950s. His most noted works are the anti-war films Listen to the Voices of the Sea (1950) and Hiroshima (1953). Hideo Sekigawa joined the documentary branch of P.C.L. film studios (later Toho) in the 1930s where he…

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Hiroshima

Hiroshima · 1953

MovieDramaHistory

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city.

Those Who Make Tomorrow

Those Who Make Tomorrow · 1946

Those Who Make Tomorrow

In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the growing labor movement when workers around them strike for better conditions. As their conservative father opposes their activism, his own dismissal forces him to confront the realities of class struggle and join their fight for a fairer future. Now considered a lost film, Those Who Make Tomorrow was produced by Toho to promote unionization during Japan’s Allied Occupation.

Tale of Young Drifter 2

Tale of Young Drifter 2 · 1960

Tale of Young Drifter 2

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

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind · 1958

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Japanese drama film.

Devotion to Railway

Devotion to Railway · 1960

Devotion to Railway

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

A Dead Drifter

A Dead Drifter · 1959

A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai · 1951

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

MovieDramaMystery

Based on a novella in the Kyosuke Kozu series. The story depicts the meeting between Kyosuke Kozu and Kenzo Matsushita, as well as student dorm life and social customs in the 1930s, and the social climate following the Second Sino-Japanese War.

The Great Road

The Great Road · 1960

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

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Hiroshima

Hiroshima · 1953

MovieDramaHistory

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city.

Director

Those Who Make Tomorrow

Those Who Make Tomorrow · 1946

Those Who Make Tomorrow

In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the growing labor movement when workers around them strike for better conditions. As their conservative father opposes their activism, his own dismissal forces him to confront the realities of class struggle and join their fight for a fairer future. Now considered a lost film, Those Who Make Tomorrow was produced by Toho to promote unionization during Japan’s Allied Occupation.

Director

Tale of Young Drifter 2

Tale of Young Drifter 2 · 1960

Tale of Young Drifter 2

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

Director

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind · 1958

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Japanese drama film.

Director

Devotion to Railway

Devotion to Railway · 1960

Devotion to Railway

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

Director

A Dead Drifter

A Dead Drifter · 1959

A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî

Director

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai · 1951

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

MovieDramaMystery

Based on a novella in the Kyosuke Kozu series. The story depicts the meeting between Kyosuke Kozu and Kenzo Matsushita, as well as student dorm life and social customs in the 1930s, and the social climate following the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Director

The Great Road

The Great Road · 1960

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

Director

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery · 1961

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan’s friend in Arizona.

Director

A Second Life

A Second Life · 1948

1948 Japanese drama film.

Director

Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer

Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer · 1956

Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer

A robbery and murder occurred at a gas station facing the national highway at 1:00am. Detectives Nagata, head of the First Investigation Division, begins investigating. Two bullets were removed from the corpse of a staff member on duty at the station, and the last car to be refilled with gasoline, Sakura Taxi No. 5-E1044, appears on the line of investigation. The same night, a robbery murder case was discovered using the same US military gun that was used on the gas station victim.

Director

Sex Peddlers

Sex Peddlers · 1965

MovieActionCrime

The "Nighttime Youth Series" vividly depicts the lives of men and women consumed by lust and desire in the nighttime entertainment districts of a neon-lit metropolis. The first installment, "The Pimp," portrays the life of a yakuza who makes a living as a pimp, and Tatsuo Umemiya's portrayal of a womanizer who can manipulate women at will was a perfect fit and garnered much attention.

Director

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea · 1950

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The film is located to Burma. It shows the everyday problems of soldiers in contrast of their ideas and the cynicism of their commanders. Soldiers are also victims of military bullying by their commanders.

Director

White Heron

White Heron · 1941

OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But there is another young man, the son of a moneylender family, who is desperately in love with Oshino...

Assistant Director

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape · 1963

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

MovieCrimeDrama

Director

Roar and Earth

Roar and Earth · 1957

Director

Sky Scraper!

Sky Scraper! · 1969

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

Director

Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku

Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku · 1962

Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku

After her father gets incapacitated due to a stroke, a young girl named Sanae takes over his postal job to support her family.

Director

Tale of Young Drifter

Tale of Young Drifter · 1960

Tale of Young Drifter

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

Director

A Thousand Suspects

A Thousand Suspects · 1966

A Thousand Suspects

Suspense film based on Ryuji Hori's non-fiction book about the kidnapping and murder of 4-year-old Yoshinobu Murakoshi in 1963.

Director

Devil in My Flesh

Devil in My Flesh · 1968

Devil in My Flesh

MovieDramaThriller

Modern sex and thrill film about tattooed prostitute.

Director

Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki

Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki · 1957

Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki

A man with many disguises uses robotic beetles, man-made monsters and other devices to try and steal atomic power.

Director

Like Fire is My Life

Like Fire is My Life · 1961

Like Fire is My Life

Director

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon · 1957

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

MovieCrimeAction

A luxury car was stolen near a certain nightclub in Akasaka, and the owner of the car was shot and killed. The investigation by detective Nagata, head of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Headquarters, revealed that the perpetrator shot a silenced gun, and that a film camera was taken away from the car he abandoned. Furthermore, fluids left at the scene indicate that the perpetrator was a tuberculosis patient...

Director