List of the best Kazuo Kitamura movies: Black Rain(1988), The Man Who Stole the Sun(1979), Yokiro(1983), Shinobi(2005) ... ...
Drama
1988
122 Minutes
Shigematsu Shizuma
Yoshiko Tanaka Kazuo Kitamura Etsuko Ichihara Shôichi Ozawa Norihei Miki Keisuke Ishida
young woman uncle aunt poor person survivor bleak touching brutal emotional hiroshima, japan village family home city hiroshima bombing radiation illness social standing marriage family underdog
Five years after World War II, Hiroshima's survivors still struggle with the memories of their horrible ordeal.
Comedy
Japan
1979
147 Minutes
Tanaka
Bunta Sugawara Kenji Sawada Kimiko Ikegami Kazuo Kitamura Shigeru Kohyama Kei Satô
A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.
Drama
Japan
1983
144 Minutes
Ken Ogata Kimiko Ikegami Atsuko Asano Sayoko Ninomiya Mitsuko Baishô Morio Kazama Kazuo Kitamura Meicho Soganoya Tetsuro Tamba Ren Tamura
The loves and tragedies of a geisha in 1933 Japan.
Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Action
Japan
2005
107 Minutes
Yukie Nakama Jô Odagiri Tomoka Kurotani Erika Sawajiri Kippei Shiina Takeshi Masu Mitsuki Koga Tak Sakaguchi Hôka Kinoshita Shun Ito Riri
ninja beautiful woman rival teacher fiery suspenseful passionate japan martial arts battle rivalry fighting lost loves revenge quest sacrifice 17th century
Star-crossed lovers must fight on opposing sides in a battle that will determine the next Shogun.