Akira Ifukube Movie Trailers
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A Whistle in My Heart Trailer (1959)
29 March 1959
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.
The Great Wall Trailer (1962)
01 November 1962
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film.
An Osaka Story Trailer (1957)
06 March 1957
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.
Called to the Stand Trailer (1956)
25 February 1956
Chief editor Shiro Kamisaka (Hisaya Morishige) of Sankei Publishing Inc. is being tried for embezzlement and the staging of Chiyo Umehara's suicide.
Heat and Mud Trailer (1950)
01 May 1950
With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.
Her Hidden Past Trailer (1962)
21 February 1962
Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geisha.
The Maid's Kid Trailer (1955)
28 June 1955
In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her family.
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai Trailer (1963)
21 April 1963
Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy Trailer (1966)
09 November 1966
Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political reformer that pushed for better provisions for the lower classes until he was assassinated by Shogunate agents.
Turbid Youth Trailer (1954)
21 September 1954
Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, withdrew at the indignation of the chairman Hayashi and seeked their own careers in the film industry.
Monsters of the Lost Continent Trailer (1977)
19 February 1977
Thousands of years ago, Mechagodzilla, a robotic monster, was driven into the sea by Godzilla, Earth's defender.
Life of Geisha Trailer (1955)
22 January 1955
The tragedy of the geiko girl Ume and the men who try to pursue her.
The Big Boss Trailer (1959)
15 January 1959
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead.
Cape Ashizuri Trailer (1954)
18 May 1954
Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student activist disenchanted by the increasingly hawkish state of Japanese society.
Scars of Honor Trailer (1960)
20 September 1960
Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in the time-honored tradition of their clan, by drawing their blades in a duel to the death.
Devil's Temple Trailer (1969)
31 May 1969
An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer.
Young Challengers Trailer (1968)
12 October 1968
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.
Bronze Magician Trailer (1963)
05 October 1963
A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara period (710–794 A.
Jakoman and Tetsu Trailer (1949)
11 July 1949
In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants.
Furisode kyōjo Trailer (1952)
10 July 1952
A handsome man and a beautiful woman who seek to restore the Toyotomi clan by taking in the orphaned Princess Tsuru.
Shinran, Part II Trailer (1960)
27 September 1960
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, was placed in a monastary on Mount Hiei when still a child.
The Woman and the Pirate Trailer (1959)
01 April 1959
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known as Misaki Shogoro, who was infamous for his devilish cruelty.
Reminiscence Trailer (1953)
15 January 1953
Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952 novel Thousand Cranes, a quietly devastating story of a young man, orphaned during the war, who stumbles into a passionate yet tragic relationship with his late father’s mistress and her daughter.
Beyond Love and Hate Trailer (1951)
11 January 1951
A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him.
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords Trailer (1964)
17 September 1964
The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family.
The Road to the Spring Trailer (1955)
08 March 1955
Kyoko is a new writer for the women's magazine "Josei no tomo" female reporter. One day, the magazine receives a letter from a reader, Ume, who, in order to support their ill father at home, was compelled to trade her body to her employer at a factory.
Different Sons Trailer (1961)
12 November 1961
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance.
Harbor Rats Trailer (1957)
21 August 1957
A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers.
Wolfman vs. Baragon Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
Wolfman instantly appears from behind some trees where he is reputedly abused by armed Japanese army tanks, he allegedly flees and later battles Baragon at a burning construction site.
Kenji to onnakanshu Trailer (1949)
07 February 1949
Deep down, a dark shadow always lingered in the heart of Ushio, a young prosecutor who had made a name for himself by cracking down on organized crime.
Koi rōka Trailer (1949)
02 August 1949
While performing in Kanazawa, the renowned water-trick artist Taki no Shiraito falls deeply in love with a young student, Murakoshi Kinya.
Three Faces Trailer (1955)
09 August 1955
Five years have passed since the three comrades who saved their lives on the Burma Campaign-Kenichiro Kishi, Eiji Shiga, and Daizo Kobayashi promised to meet again five years later at the platform of Shinagawa Station, which was crowded with repatriates.