List of the best Kaneto Shindô movies: Onibaba(1964), Lucky Dragon No. 5(1959), The Strange Story of Oyuki(1992), Kuroneko(1968) ... ...
Horror, Fantasy
Japan
1964
105 Minutes
Director
Nobuko Otowa Jitsuko Yoshimura Kei Satô Taiji Tonoyama Jukichi Uno Somesho Matsumoto Kentaro Kaji Fudeko Tanaka
samurai mother daughter-in-law warrior neighbor creepy intense suspenseful swamp hut japan robbery fate lust murder deception revenge love temptation 14th century
Two women kill samurais and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
Japan
1959
115 Minutes
Director
Jukichi Uno Nobuko Otowa Harold Conway Masao Mishima Kikue Môri Yasushi Nagata Taketoshi Naito Eitarô Ozawa Koreya Senda Taiji Tonoyama
The story of a Japanese fishing boat whose crew were accidental victims of fallout from the Bikini hydrogen bomb tests.
Drama
Japan
1992
116 Minutes
Director
Masahiko Tsugawa Yuki Sumida Daijiro Harada Chôichirô Kawarazaki Yoshiko Miyazaki Yoshiyuki Omori Nobuko Otowa Kei Satô Tomomi Seo
The film tells the story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of seducer who falls madly in love for a young geisha named Oyuki. Meticulous ... See full summary »
Horror, Fantasy
1968
99 Minutes
Director
Kichiemon Nakamura Nobuko Otowa Kiwako Taichi Kei Satô Hideo Kanze
samurai mother daughter-in-law commanding officer ghost cat creepy dark family home countryside ghosts murder rape vengeance revenge pursuit 16th century