Most Popular Shigeo Katō Trailers
Total trailers found: 48
Seven Samurai Trailer (1954)
26 April 1954
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Double Suicide of Sonezaki Trailer (1978)
29 April 1978
Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703, samurai culture is being transformed by the emergence of a new merchant class.
Judge and Jeopardy Trailer (1968)
08 June 1968
It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a suspect to death during the Pacific War.
Tokyo Sweetheart Trailer (1952)
15 July 1952
Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined.
Beast Man Snow Man Trailer (1955)
14 August 1955
Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.
The Corporation Trailer (1976)
14 August 1976
Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion of Manchuria.
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard Trailer (1959)
10 February 1959
A college football star gets caught in a scandal involving a geisha teacher, endangering his team’s season and his family’s honor—until a last-minute comeback restores both.
Ikiru Trailer (1952)
09 October 1952
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades.
Dreams Trailer (1990)
11 May 1990
Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.
Operation Sewer Rats Trailer (1962)
01 June 1962
Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.
The H-Man Trailer (1958)
24 June 1958
When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.
Beauty in Rope Hell Trailer (1983)
26 August 1983
A mailman becomes obsessed with a pretty, young wife. He captures the woman, tortures her and keeps her in his basement dungeon where she becomes his private sex toy.
The Return of Godzilla Trailer (1984)
15 December 1984
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla.
Fort Graveyard Trailer (1965)
18 September 1965
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War.
The Imperial Navy Trailer (1981)
08 August 1981
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Trailer (1954)
25 September 1954
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
Station Trailer (1981)
07 November 1981
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
The Eagle of the Pacific Trailer (1953)
21 October 1953
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States.
The Last Gunfight Trailer (1960)
03 January 1960
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin.
Mothra Trailer (1961)
30 July 1961
Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra.
Battle in Outer Space Trailer (1959)
26 December 1959
In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men.
Lullaby of the Earth Trailer (1976)
12 June 1976
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world when her grandmother dies.
Godzilla 1985 Trailer (1985)
23 August 1985
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985".
Space Amoeba Trailer (1970)
01 August 1970
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time.
Terror of Mechagodzilla Trailer (1975)
15 March 1975
A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus.
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters Trailer (1974)
15 May 1974
Ex-conman Junpei plots revenge on a corrupt corporation by leading a team of swindlers posing as politicians.
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally Trailer (1989)
04 February 1989
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village.
Gorath Trailer (1962)
21 March 1962
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally.
Ôban Trailer (1957)
05 March 1957
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
Oban kanketsu hen Trailer (1958)
01 July 1958
Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen Trailer (1957)
19 July 1957
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
Madadayo Trailer (1993)
17 April 1993
In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast.
ESPY Trailer (1974)
28 December 1974
Two Japanese spies with extrasensory powers go to Istanbul to stop a global agenda of assassinations.
The Vampire Doll Trailer (1970)
04 July 1970
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.
The Blossom and the Sword Trailer (1973)
17 November 1973
Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari).
Rhapsody in August Trailer (1991)
25 May 1991
An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions.
Lake of Dracula Trailer (1971)
16 June 1971
A young girl suffers a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Eighteen years later, it is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake.
Without Complaint Trailer (1975)
01 February 1975
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
You Can Succeed, Too Trailer (1964)
30 May 1964
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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.
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool Trailer (1969)
14 June 1969
A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy.
Fox and Raccoon Trailer (1959)
28 April 1959
A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and dream of a better future.
Fright Time Trailer (1964)
01 February 1964
A grieving factory worker storms a Tokyo police station, holding a department chief at gunpoint, convinced he killed his girlfriend.
