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Kōichirō Ogura

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Yokai Monsters: 100 MonstersYokai Monsters: 100 Monsters · 1968
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
★ 6.61968
MovieHorror
A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 Ghost Stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the Yokai Monsters to punish the wicked.
ApostasyApostasy · 1948
Apostasy
★ 6.01948
MovieDrama
In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 · 1963
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
★ 6.51963
Movie
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 · 1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
★ 6.61949
MovieHorror
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 · 1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
★ 6.61949
MovieHorror
Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei, marrying upward, and being blackmailed by the evil Naosuke.
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 · 1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
★ 10.01964
Movie
The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
Broken DrumBroken Drum · 1949
Broken Drum
★ 6.71949
MovieComedyDrama
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.
Denshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden GoddessDenshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden Goddess · 1954
Denshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden Goddess
1954
MovieMystery
A samurai detective film.

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Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human SkinDenshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin · 1954
Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin
1954
Movie
In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift Wind") emerged in Edo. Shippu would send a warning message called the "Thief's Summons" before striking, yet despite the magistrate's desperate search efforts, they couldn't find any leads. One day, a summons was shot into the residence of Ono Ryusai, who was leading a peaceful retirement life with his two concubines, O-Ran and O-Koshi. With the summons, various individuals including O-Ran's brother Itami Shigoshiro, the master of the Muso-ryu dojo, vigilante Mankichiro, rope expert Gohei, and Den'ichi from Kuromon Town were assigned to monitor the situation. However, while they were distracted by a neighboring fire, a chest containing a thousand ryo was stolen, and O-Koshi was killed.

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Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman TroubleDenshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble · 1954
Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble
1954
Movie
During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately launching an investigation, Denhichi, accompanied by Otoshi and Take, toured the entertainment houses of Ryogoku. There, they discovered a connection between an acrobat and the incident. On their way home, Otoshi unexpectedly encountered an old friend, Inosuke, nervously buying a dagger. Inosuke, a clerk at the Kashimaya store, was in love with Oko, a secret lover of Bunzaemon. Amidst this, Seihei, the head clerk, was murdered by someone, and a dagger belonging to Inosuke was found at the scene, leading Gohei to suspect Inosuke as the culprit. However, Otoshi was hiding Inosuke. Driven by Otoshi's plea and a professional instinct that Inosuke wasn't the perpetrator, Denhichi desperately searched for the real culprit.

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