Riichirō Manabe Movies

In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover...

A female teacher at a high school. Perhaps because of her germaphobia, she was still single and devoted herself to her education without even...

A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé.

Executive management of a major Tokyo construction company are getting bumped off one after another. It seems obvious that it is a former partner of...

A nurse is raped in a doctor's office. The caresses of the perpetrator keep coming to her mind after the assault. She will start a search for the...

In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa...

A young man has a chance encounter with a naked woman while collecting butterflies. She leads him to experiences he will never forget.

A bar-owner named Kuroki, forlornly waits for his adulterous wife to get back from messing around with her boyfriend. She returns, but because she's...

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.

Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang...

1961 Japanese movie

Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.

A lively coming-of-age movie about the activities of Mr. Yu-chan, a teacher who helps the weak and discourages the wicked.

A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.

A story about the nature of office workers today.

1962 Japanese movie

Young man and woman experience changes in their worldview and question the meaning of life after meeting a dying grandfather.

Two young crooks who scam betters in the race track are employed by a yakuza gang called the Shigemori Syndicate to steal a shipment of handguns from...