Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
1984
Directed by Masahisa Sadanaga · Written by James Miki
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Edogawa Ranpo's Beauty Series
The Faceless Man · 1977The Faceless Man
1977
MovieHorror
Okada, who had escaped death in the duel, suffered the greatest humiliation in the presence of his beloved Fumiko, and disappeared. Mitani and Fumiko are united, but when Okada's body is found, Fumiko becomes embroiled in a terrible incident... The story is about a beautiful woman who sends all the men who woo her to their deaths.
Fairy Beauty · 1978Fairy Beauty
1978
Movie
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus · 1978The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
MovieTV Movie
The Beauty in the Bathroom · 1978The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
Movie
A magician who targets the Yucun family, who obtain huge wealth through gemstones. Even the wise Kogoro was fooled by his meticulous criminal plan
White Mermaid Beauty · 1978White Mermaid Beauty
1978
Movie
Beauty on Death Row · 1978Beauty on Death Row
1978
Movie
Red Scorpion Beauty · 1979Red Scorpion Beauty
1979
Movie
Devilish Beauty · 1979Devilish Beauty
1979
Movie
Based on Edogawa Rampo's famous story, "Black Lizard"
The Jeweled Beauty · 1979The Jeweled Beauty
1979
Movie
The Beauty of the Big Clock · 1979The Beauty of the Big Clock
1979
Movie
A story based on Edogawa Ranpo's "Ghost Tower".
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms · 1980Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
1980
Movie
Enchanted Beauty · 1980Enchanted Beauty
★ 5.51980
Movie
Emmanuel's Beauty · 1980Emmanuel's Beauty
1980
Movie
Based on the Edogawa Rampo story, "Transformation of the Illusion".
Beauty with White Breasts · 1981Beauty with White Breasts
1981
MovieTV MovieCrime
Kogoro approaches the true face of a bloody clown who attacks beautiful women one after another! Based on the Edogawa Rampo story, "Hell's Clown."
Beauty in the Mirror Hell · 1981Beauty in the Mirror Hell
1981
Movie
A jeweler is killed by an exploding golf ball, the police pin a smuggling operation on the deceased while his business partner moves in on his part of the business, his home, and his widow.
Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda · 1981Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
1981
Movie
Based on the Edogawa Rampo story "Tower of Ghosts."
The Beauty at the Dressing Table · 1982The Beauty at the Dressing Table
1982
Movie
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake · 1982Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
1982
Movie
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell · 1982The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
★ 6.01982
Movie
Angel and Devil Beauty · 1983Angel and Devil Beauty
1983
Movie
Based on Edogawa Ranpo's "Daydream."
White skinned beauty · 1983White skinned beauty
1983
Movie
Beauty in the Flames · 1984Beauty in the Flames
1984
Movie
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar · 1985Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
1985
MovieTV MovieMystery
The Beauty of the Black Pearl · 1985The Beauty of the Black Pearl
1985
Movie
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Flickering Flames · 1977Flickering Flames
★ 10.01977
MovieMysteryThriller
In the early hours of April 13th, a five year old hemophiliac child was kidnapped by someone from Tanemura General Hospital in Tokyo, Setagaya. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Inspector Kitahara, who received the report, goes quickly to the Tanemura home, along with other police to speak to the family of the child. Then, suddenly, the phone rings. The kidnapper wants money.
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night · 1974Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
★ 10.01974
MovieActionDrama
Three assassins take on a band of thieves who specialize in murder.
Assassination · 1964Assassination
★ 7.11964
MovieDrama
In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.
Sure Death · 1984Sure Death
★ 6.51984
MovieDramaCrime
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.
Song of Vengeance · 1968Song of Vengeance
★ 6.01968
MovieAction
Executive management of a major Tokyo construction company are getting bumped off one after another. It seems obvious that it is a former partner of the company with a long-standing grudge who is responsible, but he died in the first ten minutes of the movie. Or did he? This may aptly be described as a giallo-noir for the unrelenting string of murders by a mystery man and the black-and-white gritty urban setting.
Jingi 4 · 1995Jingi 4
★ 5.01995
Movie
Hitoshi Kamibayashi (Takeuchi) and Yoshiro Yazaki (Sakakibara), who quickly rushed to the position of director of the sand group, crushed the conflicting organization, Ryugumi leader Mizuta, at the same Sumida River Association, and further expanded their position. At that time, Sorimachi, who once fought off the rice paddies and the five-minute brothers' cup, is released after a long sentence. Sorimachi is stunned by the strange appearance of the group. He was furious at the rise of Hitoshi and Yoshiro, and began to draw a picture of the killing of the two and the takeover of the Sumida River Association. On the other hand, Yoshiro, who noticed Iwami, the upper organization of the Sumida River Association, Don of the Kanto Ichienkai, approaches Misato, the daughter of Iwami.
Jingi 5 · 1995Jingi 5
★ 4.01995
Movie
Yoshiro Yazaki (Toshihiko Sakakibara), who is loved by Misato (Chikako Aoyama), the daughter of Iwami (Akira Nakao), a director of the Kanto Ichienkai, was forced into a difficult position between the Sumida River Association and Iwami. Hitoshi Kamibayashi (Riki Takeuchi), acting leader of the sand group, is approached by Iwami and is ordered to push Iwami in the next presidential election. However, Iwami is demoted by the presidential election due to the strategy of Sunagawa, the parent of Hitoshi. The furious Iwami immediately awakened the Iwami group and declared a full-scale war to the Kanto Ichienkai.
Skyscraper Murder Case · 1976Skyscraper Murder Case
★ 1.01976
MovieThriller
Death stalks a towering hotel under construction in Tokyo and love brings the guilty parties to a justice of their own choice. The motives are control of the hotel, blackmail and jealousy. The principals involved are two business partners, a political string puller and his son, lovers carrying on an illicit affair and a secretary turned blackmailer.
Sure Death 6 · 1996Sure Death 6
1996
MovieActionDrama
When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...
Kage no tsume · 1972Kage no tsume
1972
Movie
After accidentally hitting and killing a man on a rainy highway, a married couple takes in the victim’s widow and disabled mother out of guilt. What begins as an uneasy act of compassion gradually turns into a tense and psychologically charged living arrangement. As suspicions, jealousy, and hidden desires surface, the relationship between the two women spirals toward obsession, betrayal, and tragedy.
The Beauty in the Black Mask · 1987The Beauty in the Black Mask
1987
MovieMysteryTV Movie
Kogoro Akechi solves the mystery of the invisible culprit and the invisible weapon.
Jealousy · 1971Jealousy
1971
MovieThriller
This story depicts the relentless determination of a wife seeking revenge after her husband is drawn into a conspiracy and murdered. Based on the novel of the same name by Giichi Fujimoto.
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn · 1974Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
1974
MovieDrama
An epic drama depicting the lineage of a military family that lived for three generations before, during, and after World War II, against the backdrop of the turbulent history of the Showa period and the magnificent nature of Hokkaido.
Dark Hunter · 1994Dark Hunter
1994
MovieDrama
Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lost his memory and returned to Edo under the name of Yataro Tanigawa. Yaheiji meets Yataro again in Edo, by which time Yataro has become a dark hunter (Hired Assassin). The boss of thieves to whom Yaheiji obeys is killed, and Yaheiji participates in the battle to take his place Yataro helps him defeat and save his life, and Yaheiji also tries to save Yataro from the world of assassins... The drama "Dark Hunter" is based on the novel by Shotaro Ikenami, who is best known for his TV series Onihei Hankacho, Kenkaku Shobai and Fujieda Baian's Shikake-nin. The film version directed by Hideo Gosha is well known, but this version is more faithful to the original.
The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit · 1987The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit
1987
MovieMysteryTV Movie
Kogoro Akechi attends a party hosted by his old friend, the Japanese-style painter Gozo Yuki. He is introduced to Yuki’s daughter, Shimako, who is soon attacked by an unknown assailant...
One Two Punch · 1969One Two Punch
1969
MovieComedy
Two men succeed in opening a joint restaurant after hilarious troubles.
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