Akira Ishihama Movies

1954 Japanese movie

Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the...

1997 V-Cinema film.

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

A 1959 Yoshiaki Bansho adaptation of an Osaragi Jiro story.

Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

Film directed by Manao Horiuchi.

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.

1962 Japanese movie

Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and...

A suspense drama based on Miyuki Miyabe. In contrast to herself, she and two women lived a free-spirited life, forcing a restaurant owner to raise...

Story of a family torn apart when Teiji (Mori), the father, develops intimate feelings for a runaway (Kuga) the family has taken into their home.

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.

The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.

Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, centering on the commotion caused by the passionate...