Riichirō Manabe Movies

  • 1956
    Summer Storm

    Summer Storm

    Summer Storm

    61956HD

    A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé.

    Summer Storm
  • 1959
    Room for Let

    Room for Let

    Room for Let

    61959HD

    When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

    Room for Let
  • 1967
    Hawk of the Harbour

    Hawk of the Harbour

    Hawk of the Harbour

    01967HD

    A Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets harassed by the yakuza.

    Hawk of the Harbour
  • 1958
    The Perfect Game

    The Perfect Game

    The Perfect Game

    6.21958HD

    College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the money isn't there, leading the young men into even...

    The Perfect Game
  • 1960
    The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

    The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

    The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

    01960HD

    Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.

    The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
  • 1970
    Midnight Virgin

    Midnight Virgin

    Midnight Virgin

    3.51970HD

    Chie (Sanae Ōhori), newly arrived in Tokyo, saves her friend from school, Mari (Annu Mari), from a suicide attempt. The two girls become close,...

    Midnight Virgin
  • 1968
    Front Row Life

    Front Row Life

    Front Row Life

    3.51968HD

    Based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Komimasa Tanaka, the film tell the story of a strip-teaser, and her daughter who wishes to join her...

    Front Row Life
  • 1975
    The Gate of Youth

    The Gate of Youth

    The Gate of Youth

    91975HD

    Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly...

    The Gate of Youth
  • 1961
    Fire Line

    Fire Line

    Fire Line

    3.71961HD

    Two young crooks who scam betters in the race track are employed by a yakuza gang called the Shigemori Syndicate to steal a shipment of handguns from...

    Fire Line
  • 1958
    The Shop Curtain

    The Shop Curtain

    The Shop Curtain

    01958HD

    Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.

    The Shop Curtain
  • 1956
    Our Town

    Our Town

    Our Town

    6.81956HD

    In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover...

    Our Town
  • 1960
    Volunteering for Villainy

    Volunteering for Villainy

    Volunteering for Villainy

    01960HD

    Two outsiders start a relationship in a mining town.

    Volunteering for Villainy
  • 1970
    Profile of a Boss' Son

    Profile of a Boss' Son

    Profile of a Boss' Son

    01970HD

    Four years ago, Teppei Hondo killed two people from the Shinwa group for the murder of his brother. After serving a 3-year prison sentence, he...

    Profile of a Boss' Son
  • 1972
    Sword and Flower

    Sword and Flower

    Sword and Flower

    01972HD

    Masuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari) seeking love and defending the honor of an elderly...

    Sword and Flower
  • 1965
    Mysterious Medicine

    Mysterious Medicine

    Mysterious Medicine

    51965HD

    Two unfettered robbers try to steal a new, mysterious medicine from a laboratory; they butt heads with a needy crow and the head professor's...

    Mysterious Medicine
  • 1966
    The Betrayers Out!

    The Betrayers Out!

    The Betrayers Out!

    01966HD

    Shochiku's popular series of gang films, this one has the hero returning from prison bent on revenge. He runs into Chinese hoodlums, blackmailers and...

    The Betrayers Out!
  • 1973
    Horror of the Wolf

    Horror of the Wolf

    Horror of the Wolf

    71973HD

    Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang...

    Horror of the Wolf
  • 1973
    Married Woman: Smoldering Fire

    Married Woman: Smoldering Fire

    Married Woman: Smoldering Fire

    01973HD

    Nikkatsu Roman Porno

    Married Woman: Smoldering Fire
  • 1968
    Sun Above, Death Below

    Sun Above, Death Below

    Sun Above, Death Below

    61968HD

    Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring, and the contract subsequently purchased against him and his employer.

    Sun Above, Death Below
  • 1962
    Heso no taisho

    Heso no taisho

    Heso no taisho

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie

    Heso no taisho