Nobuo Kawakami Movies

1962 Japanese movie

A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.

1958 Newspaper Association Sweepstakes Winning Broadcast Drama Movie. A heartwarming and moving story that bloomed behind the competition between...

The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.

Japanese drama film.

Nineteen-year-old Fukiko Kuwano lives with her father, who is nearing retirement, her mother, and her younger brother. After colliding with a...

The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman's son, and her devotion to him during a time of...

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western...

Maki, a porter at the Sakura Hotel, finds a body in Room No. 2 and picks up a piece of paper on which is written "one-third of the key", also the...

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

1961 Japanese movie

When his sister commits suicide as a result of his actions, Rokuheita, an enforcer for the Yagyu ninja clan, considers his choices and eventually...

Story of an ex-con trying to go straight, but of course the old ways die hard.

A film from Nikkatsu's "moodo akushon" (mood/action) subgenre.

A 1960 crime film

A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote...

A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict.

In this town, Kagosuke and Ryukichi of the Okamoto family, who are deeply committed to the yakuza way, are straightforward and justice-loving...