Daigo Kusano Trailers

Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage Trailer (1981)

26 June 1981

Sakane, a police officer nicknamed "Kasajiro," remains single. He meets Shinko, the daughter of a condemned smuggler with a kappa tattoo, in a mysterious encounter.

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records Trailer (1982)

10 July 1982

Samon Kamiyama, a skilled yoriki under Toyama Saemon-no-jō Kagemoto is feared and known to the villains as “Samon from the Hell.

Heat Wave Island Trailer (1969)

29 October 1969

Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead.

Age of Japanese Guerrillas Trailer (1968)

30 August 1968

Kinta (Nabe Osami) is Japanese by birth, but raised by a Chinese man. He stowsaway to Japan to see his girlfriend Yukiko but gets picked up for vagrancy in Shinjuku and thrown in jail.

The Hot Little Girl Trailer (1970)

03 October 1970

A model gets involved with some gangsters trying to pull a big deal.

City of Beasts Trailer (1970)

23 May 1970

University student Arima Yasuhiro becomes acquainted with Ishihama, the president of a pharmaceutical company with a dark past, slowly but surely getting more embroiled in his dirty dealings.

The Most Dangerous Game Trailer (1978)

07 April 1978

The first movie of Tôru Murakawa’s “Game” trilogy, in which an assassin hired to recover a kidnap victim becomes embroiled in a vicious power struggle between two large corporations over a sizable government defence contract.

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell Trailer (1974)

24 April 1974

With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu clan.

The Strangling Trailer (1979)

02 June 1979

The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that rapes his own daughter, despotic and uncompromising father) are opposed to women (victims of men) as embodiment of salvation.

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice Trailer (1972)

30 December 1972

Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries.

The Japanese Belly Button Trailer (1977)

15 March 1977

Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades Trailer (1972)

02 September 1972

Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.

Confessions Among Actresses Trailer (1971)

17 November 1971

In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses and what they gain from acting is explored.

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Trailer (1974)

21 March 1974

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots.

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare Trailer (1973)

11 August 1973

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status.

Dead Angle Trailer (1979)

04 July 1979

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi Trailer (1979)

14 July 1979

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family.

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Trailer (1970)

15 January 1970

Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend.

The Black Hood Trailer (1981)

03 December 1981

A horse-riding samurai fights villains.

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? Trailer (1974)

09 February 1974

Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers protection to a forward-thinking physician Genan Sugino who has defamed his ruler, discovers a pleasure ring of young wives and a blind music teacher, and cuckolds a corrupt official under his very nose.

Red Lion Trailer (1969)

10 October 1969

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.

Blood Type: Blue Trailer (1978)

23 November 1978

UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue.

Inn of Evil Trailer (1971)

11 September 1971

In feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world is strictly prohibited, an idealist appears at an isolated inn, headquarters of smugglers with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one forced to work in a brothel.

Hymn Trailer (1972)

29 December 1972

The story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin, who treats him imperiously and subjects him to cruel beatings.

The Creature Called Man Trailer (1970)

04 April 1970

A top police-guard, charged with protecting a visiting politician and ruthless dictator, contends with an assassin set to kill the man.

Mandala Trailer (1971)

11 September 1971

Two university students from Kyoto decide to swap partners and spend the night in an isolated motel. However, one of the couples is attacked.

Spectacle of Buds Trailer (1986)

26 April 1986

A weak willed man teams up with a stripper after her stage show partner runs off with another dancer�

Dynamite Don-Don Trailer (1978)

07 October 1978

Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyūshū Area in the summer of 1950, particularly between the Okagen Group and the rising Hashiden Gang.

Live Today, Die Tomorrow! Trailer (1970)

31 October 1970

Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme.

Internal Sleuth Trailer (1973)

21 April 1973

When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective criminal tries to find out the truth.

A Wanderer's Notebook Trailer (1962)

29 September 1962

Based on the life and career of novelist Fumiko Hayashi, she bitterly struggles for literary recognition in the first half of the 20th-century – her affairs with feckless men, the jobs she took to survive (peddler, waitress, bar maid), and her arduous, often humiliating attempts to get published in a male-dominated culture.

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club Trailer (1969)

22 November 1969

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka.

Night Scandal Trailer (1964)

11 July 1964

The Killing Game Trailer (1978)

02 December 1978

The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gone into hiding for five years.

Father Trailer (1988)

29 April 1988

A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life.

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely Trailer (1980)

20 December 1980

Two men and a woman plan to steal 1.5 Billion yen.

Abandoned Trailer (1981)

06 June 1981

The film tells the story of a man who was washed ashore on an uninhabited island after a ship wrecked by a storm, and after twelve years, he returned to human society.

Sure Death 4 Trailer (1987)

06 June 1987

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force.

Too Young to Die Trailer (1969)

14 June 1969

A young couple, composed of a cheating wife and a retired car racer, arrive at a drive-in. A man with a gun arrives at the restaurant and takes hostages.

The Last Game Trailer (1979)

03 November 1979

After the war-time government orders the disbanding of the Big-Six baseball league, the teams of Waseda and Keio universities play one final game before they are drafted into the armed forces and face the hardships of military service.