Kō Nakahira

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Kō Nakahira

Born January 3, 1926 · Tōkyō, Japan

Died September 11, 1978 · aged 52

Kō Nakahira (中平康, Nakahira Kō) was a Japanese film director. Born in 1926 in Tokyo, Nakahira directed 34 films between 1956 and 1975.

Known For

Wait for TomorrowWait for Tomorrow · 1960
Wait for Tomorrow
1960
MovieDramaComedy
Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company which offers him an assignment to "Cover Tokyo" with a camera. But he is disillusioned when he is told he must work together with Miharu, a good looking girl in the film company's publicity department. Then the fun begins.
Crazed FruitCrazed Fruit · 1956
Crazed Fruit
★ 6.91956
MovieRomanceDrama
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
Young Miss ExecutiveYoung Miss Executive · 1953
Young Miss Executive
★ 9.01953
MovieMusic
A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But Madoka wants to be a stage dancer, so she won't concentrate her office job. Madoka meets Akiyama, a stage director. Akiyama introduce her to his neighbors. In among poor but open minded people, Madoka has changed. Her new ambition is her company provide nice sweets for children. She decide to focus on the office job. But she doesn't know that company executives has conspiracy against her...
TemptationTemptation · 1957
Temptation
★ 8.01957
MovieComedy
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
Diary of a Lady-KillerDiary of a Lady-Killer · 1969
Diary of a Lady-Killer
★ 6.51969
MovieMysteryThriller
Diary of a Lady-Killer is a murder mystery mixed with erotica. Each time a local playboy has an affair, the lady shows up dead, making him the prime suspect.
Break Down that WallBreak Down that Wall · 1959
Break Down that Wall
★ 7.51959
MovieCrimeDrama
A man is wrongfully accused of murder.
Only on MondaysOnly on Mondays · 1964
Only on Mondays
★ 6.71964
MovieDrama
Yuka is a “good-time girl” from Yokohama who is persuaded by her papa to sleep with a foreign business executive so that he can close an important deal. Nakahira presents a shrewdly observed portrait of a modern, sexually assertive woman—an unsettling character for a changing but still patriarchal society.
Jungle BlockJungle Block · 1960
Jungle Block
★ 7.01960
MovieDramaCrime
A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a result.

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Danger PaysDanger Pays · 1962
Danger Pays
★ 7.01962
MovieComedyCrime
Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million yen's worth of Mint paper. Knowing that the thugs will now need a counterfeiter to make the bogus bills, they each decide to cash in on it by selling them the idea that they need Sakamoto, the best counterfeiter in Japan. A seesaw game unfolds between the three men as each tries to outdo the other two in handing over Sakamoto for one million yen to Hijikata, the big boss, who intends to make counterfeit money with the stolen paper. A little belatedly, they realize it needs their combined forces to outwit Hijikata and they raid his place together. Outnumbered, however, they are thrown into a basement room and the gas is turned on. Certain death stares them in the face, but the three men are not ones to take things lying down....

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