Katsumi Nishikawa

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Katsumi Nishikawa

Born July 1, 1918 · Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Died April 6, 2010 · aged 91

Katsumi Nishikawa (西河克己, Nishikawa Katsumi) (1 July 1918 – 6 April 2010) was a Japanese film director most famous for his youth films (seishun eiga). Graduating from Nihon University, he started out at the Shochiku studio in 1939 and directed his first film in 1952. He moved to Nikkatsu in 1954 and, while working in a variety of genres, became most famous for his youth films starring Sayuri Yoshin…

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Sweet RevengeSweet Revenge · 1977
Sweet Revenge
★ 6.81977
MovieMystery
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They live in Kitakyushu which, though a city, she contends that the local lawyers are not up to the job. Otsuka contemptuously brushes her off. A year passes. Masao has suicided in jail, his appeal having failed due to the lack of interest and competence of the local defence lawyer. Kiriko returns to Tokyo, planning revenge on Otsuka for refusing the case and causing her brother's death.
The Last SongThe Last Song · 1975
The Last Song
★ 7.41975
MovieRomance
Junkichi is the son of a rich landlord, while Koyuki is the daughter of a poor lumber worker. The mismatched pair soon finds love, and against his father's wishes, Junkichi decides to run away with Koyuki to start a new life. But when Junkichi is called off to war, they make a pledge to sing the song of engagement everyday until they are able to reunite
Night of SorrowNight of Sorrow · 1966
Night of Sorrow
1966
MovieDramaRomance
A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the father of a woman he loves.
Lost LoveLost Love · 1967
Lost Love
★ 7.01967
MovieDramaRomance
Shimamura is a young man whose family went broke and lost their house. One day, as he returns to his former house to get a camellia blooming from the garden, he sees a beautiful schoolgirl who lives there. After they coincidentally meet again they fall for each other, but she is already engaged.
Red Bud and White FlowerRed Bud and White Flower · 1962
Red Bud and White Flower
★ 7.01962
Movie
A high school boy and girl in the midst of their youth try to get their parents to remarry.
My Hometown is the Wild WestMy Hometown is the Wild West · 1960
My Hometown is the Wild West
1960
MovieActionWestern
George Mihara was ordered by his grandfather Tom to go to Japan. The purpose was to deliver a $100,000 check to Matsuyama, a Japanese soldier who had helped Tom around the time of World War I, and to perform some act of kindness in Japan using $300 pocket money. This was to test whether George was a suitable boy to inherit Tom's YES Ranch.
Eternal LoveEternal Love · 1968
Eternal Love
★ 8.01968
MovieDramaRomance
The love story of an aspiring architect and a charcoal-making daughter, who discover that they are actually brother and sister.
A Portrait of ShunkinA Portrait of Shunkin · 1976
A Portrait of Shunkin
★ 7.81976
MovieDrama
Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly scarred on her face. In order to preserve the memory of her once beautiful face, Sasuke takes away his own sight.

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One Bowl of KakesobaOne Bowl of Kakesoba · 1992
One Bowl of Kakesoba
★ 8.01992
MovieDrama
Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...

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