Most Popular Kazuo Kitamura Trailers
Total trailers found: 92
High and Low Trailer (1963)
01 March 1963
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Moeru otoko Nagashima Shigeo: eikō no se-bangō 3 Trailer (1974)
14 December 1974
Documentary on baseball player Shigeo Nagashima
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut Trailer (1964)
12 March 1964
In this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to avenge his father's death continues.
The Great Villains Trailer (1968)
24 February 1968
Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.
Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident Trailer (1988)
11 June 1988
TV film about the "Nishiyama Incident", a scandal surrounding the 1972 return of Okinawa to Japan. Produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of TV Asahi in 1978 and released theatrically by Office Henmi in 1988.
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.
Women and Miso Soup Trailer (1968)
04 July 1968
Temari, a geisha, dreams of opening a small restaurant with her little brother.
Tora! Tora! Tora! Trailer (1970)
26 January 1970
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end.
A Chain of Islands Trailer (1965)
26 May 1965
When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life.
Japan's Longest Day Trailer (1967)
03 August 1967
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender.
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Trailer (1981)
19 December 1981
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
Fresh Leaves Trailer (1962)
06 October 1962
Keiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a father's love, she develops a possessive attachment to Mr.
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan Trailer (1965)
10 April 1965
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
The Wild Daisy Trailer (1977)
09 July 1977
Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take care of his sickly mother.
Ukyunosuke on Patrol Trailer (1963)
20 November 1963
This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts, and concentrates on an excellent story with expert fighting.
Warrior of the Wind Trailer (1964)
15 January 1964
A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and romance of Shinzo and a beautiful Princess who find themselves at the center of an intrigue surrounding the legendary land of Yasurai in the mountains of Kumano.
Kwaidan Trailer (1965)
06 January 1965
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales.
An Inlet of Muddy Water Trailer (1953)
23 November 1953
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself in.
The Geisha Trailer (1983)
10 September 1983
Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day.
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade Trailer (2005)
17 September 2005
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village.
The Longest Tunnel Trailer (1982)
16 October 1982
After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait.
Vixen Trailer (1969)
18 October 1969
Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes place in the drawing room, when she attempts to swindle him out of two million yen for alleged rape by his son.
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Trailer (1961)
28 January 1961
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Trailer (2001)
03 November 2001
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.
Japan Sinks Trailer (2006)
15 July 2006
In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.
The Insect Woman Trailer (1963)
16 November 1963
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle.
Yearning Trailer (1964)
15 January 1964
War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.
Heat Wave Trailer (1991)
09 February 1991
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
Impasse Trailer (1967)
01 December 1967
Shingo and Ritsuko have a baby: Takashi. They happen to be a happy couple, but soon Ritsuko wants to know who is the true father of Takashi, born by artificial insemination.
Company Executives Trailer (1989)
10 June 1989
A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.
The Woman Changed Her Clothes at the Bus Stop Trailer (2003)
15 March 2003
A woman in a bright green coat, Mizue (Toda Naho), gets off the bus at Shikaoi Town in Hokkaido. She has followed her former salsa dance partner, Arisaka (Endo Kenichi), to his hometown.
Black Rain Trailer (1989)
13 May 1989
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Taro the Dragon Boy Trailer (1979)
17 March 1979
Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a young boy who has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.
Vengeance Is Mine Trailer (1979)
21 April 1979
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
I'll Never Cry! Trailer (1966)
29 October 1966
The rehabilitation of a delinquent on leaving reformatory. Her redemption comes through a boy in a wheelchair; by his rehabilitation, growing comes in courage along with her patient, she grows by finding meaning in her own existence.
Night Scandal in Japan Trailer (1964)
12 March 1964
The sexworker who works in Turkish baths plans to make her fortune on the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her boyfriend.
Profound Desires of the Gods Trailer (1968)
22 November 1968
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
The Detective Journey Trailer (1980)
04 October 1980
A comedy directed by Mitsumasa Saito about a pair of clumsy detectives who solve a case they become involved in by chance.
Intentions of Murder Trailer (1964)
28 June 1964
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.
Till Tomorrow Is Trailer (1962)
10 February 1962
Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent.
The Scent of Incense Trailer (1964)
24 May 1964
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
The Pornographers Trailer (1966)
12 March 1966
Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family.
Eijanaika Trailer (1981)
08 January 1981
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration.
The Man Who Stole the Sun Trailer (1979)
06 October 1979
A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip.
Monument to Holy Service Trailer (1978)
23 September 1978
A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.
Tales of a Golden Geisha Trailer (1990)
02 June 1990
Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.
Whirlpool of Flesh Trailer (1964)
21 October 1964
During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched.
Yakuza Ladies: Companions in Hell Trailer (2001)
28 July 2001
When her husband is betrayed by his fellow yakuza and jailed, his wife takes over and fights to prevent his expulsion from the clan.
The Soundless Cry Trailer (1965)
30 January 1965
Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby.
Darkness in the Light Trailer (2001)
17 February 2001
A middle-aged salaryman with a typical family, living quietly in a provincial city (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture), wakes up one morning in the summer of 1994 to find himself the prime suspect in the biggest mass-murder case of the decade.
The Hunter's Diary Trailer (1964)
19 April 1964
Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo – after spending the day as an elite businessman, he flirts around in the evenings.
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp Trailer (1982)
13 March 1982
This film stays very faithful to the original down to the smallest details, save for the kangaroo-rat that suddenly appears twenty minutes into the movie and subsequently follows Aladdin around, serving no purpose in the story but fulfilling the role of token animal mascot.
