Kyōtarō Namiki

Vampire Bride

Shintoho studio boss Mitsugu Okura was furious that actress Junko Ikeuchi had married against his wishes. In an act of revenge that could have come out of one of his movies, he cast her against the girl-next-door persona she had established to play a dancer who survives a great fall only to become a disfigured beast.

Basement of Death

Shintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki.

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty

The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the person responsible, but they can't even determine the victim's identity, much less find any clues. However, the incident is made public when newspapers give wide coverage to the story, so Staff Sergeant Kosaka is dispatched from Tokyo to solve the case. Eventually, General Tsunekichi is taken into custody by local infantrymen because of the testimony of another unit, but the spirit of the dead woman appears before Staff Sergeant Kosaka, who continues to investigate on his own...

妖婦 夜嵐お絹と天人お玉

Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.

Gale Winds! Tengu Karama

The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.

Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.

Kenkyō edo-murasaki

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Shimizu no Jirocho den

Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.

Riverside Fish Market Empire

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth

Period film about the legendary detective Umon

Karate Sanshiro

Shunsuke Washimi, a member of the karate club, misunderstands the affections of Chiyo, a lodging house girl who is in love with him and in the midst of a confusion challenges Yamauchi Tatsuhiko to a fight, forgetting the true core of martial arts, that should only be used as a selfdefense.

Miki, the Swordman

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.

Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen

1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together

Ichiyo Higuchi

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

Nangoku taiheiki

Japanese film.

Samurai Town Story Part I

All that remains of the first Samurai Town Story is the concluding battle.