Riichirō Manabe Movies

  • 1972
    Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai

    Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai

    Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai

    81972HD

    Young man and woman experience changes in their worldview and question the meaning of life after meeting a dying grandfather.

    Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai
  • 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!
  • 1961
    The Burdened Sisters

    The Burdened Sisters

    The Burdened Sisters

    01961HD

    Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.

    The Burdened Sisters
  • 1965
    The Start of Life

    The Start of Life

    The Start of Life

    01965HD

    A young girl in an industrial town is saving her money to enter college. But her drunken father loses his job, her mother cannot make ends meet, and...

    The Start of Life
  • 1962
    Love School

    Love School

    Love School

    01962HD

    Love School
  • 1958
    Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite

    Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite

    Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite

    01958HD

    The 6th Super Giant film. Although he was believed to be destroyed by the Nazi-like army, Super Giant breaks into the satellite, and a long, riotous...

    Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite
  • 1972
    Manatsu no Yoru no Jôji

    Manatsu no Yoru no Jôji

    Manatsu no Yoru no Jôji

    01972HD

    Nikkatsu Roman Porno

    Manatsu no Yoru no Jôji
  • 1960
    The Tragedy of Bushido

    The Tragedy of Bushido

    The Tragedy of Bushido

    01960HD

    A 16-year-old youth is ordered to commit ritual suicide to follow his deceased lord into death and preserve the honor of his clan. His elder...

    The Tragedy of Bushido
  • 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
  • 1976
    Assault!

    Assault!

    Assault!

    21976HD

    A bar-owner named Kuroki, forlornly waits for his adulterous wife to get back from messing around with her boyfriend. She returns, but because she's...

    Assault!
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1975
    Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

    Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

    Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

    5.21975HD

    Fujishita Kumi is an ordinary office lady. Longing to escape her poor fishing village for a life in the city, she came to Tokyo. One day while alone...

    Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
  • 1957
    Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

    Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

    Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

    01957HD

    The 5th Super Giant film. Super Giant pursues a Nazi-like army that operates on a huge satellite in space. The satellite is armed with weapons that...

    Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity
  • 1961
    Police Precinct Part 17

    Police Precinct Part 17

    Police Precinct Part 17

    01961HD

    The murder took place at a hotel in Matsushima. The victim is a woman about 28 years old. The suspect is a young man who visited her the night...

    Police Precinct Part 17
  • 1980
    Child of the Sun

    Child of the Sun

    Child of the Sun

    01980HD

    A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daughter, Fuuchan. The movie depicts the warm...

    Child of the Sun
  • 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
  • 1956
    Summer Storm

    Summer Storm

    Summer Storm

    61956HD

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

    Summer Storm
  • 1960
    Volunteering for Villainy

    Volunteering for Villainy

    Volunteering for Villainy

    01960HD

    Two outsiders start a relationship in a mining town.

    Volunteering for Villainy