Kōji Mitsui Trailers
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Most Popular Kōji Mitsui Trailers
Total trailers found: 132
Lumberjack and Lady Trailer (1935)
07 January 1935
A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a practical joke and romance are the set up for some great comedy and drama from a team of distinctive appearance who are exploiting their silent cinema styles to the full.
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.
Only She Knows Trailer (1960)
01 April 1960
A young woman is attacked by a serial rapist and murderer whom her detective father is investigating.
Spring Thunder Trailer (1939)
13 April 1939
Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her cronies, organizing music concerts and so on.
Haha o tataeru uta Trailer (1939)
06 July 1939
A widow works as an insurance seller to raise her three children
Tange Sazen Trailer (1952)
14 August 1952
Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by the name of Tange Sazen.
Chutaro of Banba Trailer (1955)
29 March 1955
Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama.
Great Jailbreak Trailer (1975)
05 April 1975
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo.
Drunkard's Paradise Trailer (1962)
04 February 1962
A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance….
Young Swordsman Trailer (1963)
31 August 1963
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair.
The Honest Fool Trailer (1964)
15 January 1964
Yasugoro, goes to live in a quiet town where he falls in love with the priest's daughter-in-law. His does not declare his love because she is married, but he goes on a mission to please her, and is blinded.
Firefly Light Trailer (1958)
18 March 1958
Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima Chikage), the mistress of the Teradaya, a small inn in the Kyoto suburb of Fushimi.
The Loyal 47 Ronin Trailer (1932)
01 December 1932
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier.
Legends of Honor Trailer (1963)
05 October 1963
First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii
The Greatest Challenge of All Trailer (1967)
05 August 1967
After an argument with his father a son leaves his home and comes back only, as an adult, many years later just to cause them problem after problem.
Red Beard Trailer (1965)
04 March 1965
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard.
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.
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life Trailer (1948)
26 September 1948
Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.
Japan's No. 1 Braggart Trailer (1964)
11 June 1964
When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old manuscript about self-confidence to join the best company in Japan try to triple-jump his way to the top and marry the company model (Mie Hama) in the bargain.
Woman in the Dunes Trailer (1964)
15 February 1964
A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.
Gang vs. Gang Trailer (1962)
13 July 1962
The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime.
The Hidden Fortress Trailer (1958)
28 December 1958
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Carmen Comes Home Trailer (1951)
21 March 1951
A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Trailer (1959)
15 January 1959
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service.
The Lower Depths Trailer (1957)
01 October 1957
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent.
Mother Country Trailer (1962)
29 April 1962
In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married soon.
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love Trailer (1968)
25 May 1968
A teenage goldsmith with a dark past tragically falls in love with a young nude model.
Our Chief, Our Doctor Trailer (1952)
15 February 1952
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives.
Always in My Heart Part 2 Trailer (1953)
01 December 1953
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
The Bad Sleep Well Trailer (1960)
19 September 1960
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi.
The Inheritance Trailer (1962)
16 February 1962
A dying businessman intends to will ¥200 million to his three illegitimate children, but his associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.
Here Is a Spring Trailer (1955)
12 February 1955
The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages shortly after the war.
Always in My Heart Trailer (1953)
15 September 1953
Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tokyo Air Raid in March 1945.
Street Without End Trailer (1934)
26 April 1934
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
The Battle of Okinawa Trailer (1971)
14 August 1971
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs.
Scandal Trailer (1950)
26 April 1950
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
Police Precinct Part 8 Trailer (1958)
22 June 1958
Four taxi drivers are found dead in four days. Suddenly, a taxi, trying to avoid hitting a patrol car, veers off and hits a tree.
Weeping Doll Trailer (1951)
19 May 1951
A Hibari Misora musical about an impoverished girl and her brother in Postwar Japan.
Dodes'ka-den Trailer (1970)
31 October 1970
On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses.
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations Trailer (1956)
19 July 1956
A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat helping him, along the Fifty-Three stations of the Tokaido Road.
Early Spring Trailer (1956)
29 January 1956
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.
The Genealogy of Women Trailer (1934)
22 February 1934
A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The Romance of Yushima.
Floating Weeds Trailer (1959)
17 November 1959
A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
There Was a Father Trailer (1942)
01 April 1942
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
The Layabout and Seabathing Trailer (1933)
17 August 1933
The seventh film in the popular series starring the Yotamono trio (Mitsui, Abe and Isono). Summer came and the three of them decided to open a store on the beach to get rich.
Sumida River Trailer (1942)
03 September 1942
Inoue was something of a rarity in the sense, that he was a Shochiku house director who seems to have worked mostly in period films, often with big stars like Hasegawa or Bando.
Young Guy in Hawaii Trailer (1963)
11 August 1963
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango.
A Fugitive from the Past Trailer (1965)
15 January 1965
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
Typhoon Furor Trailer (1956)
19 December 1956
A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new one.
Christ in Bronze Trailer (1955)
11 October 1955
Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.
