Fumio Kōnami — Playwright (52)
Snake Woman's Curse (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
怪談 蛇女
other title: 怪談 蛇女 / Snake Woman'S Curse
An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
海燕ジョーの奇跡
other title: 海燕ジョーの奇跡
In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.
The Go Masters (1982) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
未完の対局
other title: 未完の対局
Ten years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his Chinese rival meet in China to play a game of Go (loosely described as an Asian version of chess). It soon becomes evident that the Chinese master's son is the most talented player that the Japanese master has ever encountered, and he convinces the boy's father to let him bring the child back to Japan to train him as a professional Go player. Years pass, and as the young Chinese master grows to maturity in Japan, the Japanese invasion of China forces him to choose between his triumphant career and his loyalty to his native country. His decision is complicated by his marriage to the daughter of the Japanese master, with whom he has produced a child. His choice will profoundly alter the lives of two families. Their saga serves as a reflection of the tragic relations between their two great countries, and the possibility of reconciliation and healing.
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (1973) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
実録・私設銀座警察
director: Junya Satō actor: Noboru Andō / Tsunehiko Watase
other title: 実録・私設銀座警察
Japan, 1946, just after the end of World War II. As the US occupation army patrols the dilapidated streets of Tokyo, a desperate and ambitious group of war veterans and gamblers struggle to take control of the Ginza district's underworld with the help of a deranged soldier.
Pretty Devil Yoko (1966) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
非行少女ヨーコ
director: Yasuo Furuhata actor: Mako Midori / Hayato Tani
other title: Yôko, a delinquente / 非行少女ヨーコ
Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here the first boyfriend.
Sasuke and His Comedians (1963) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
真田風雲録
director: Tai Katō actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Jerry Fujio
other title: 真田風雲録 / Brave Records of the Sanada Clan
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a young boy named Sasuke with magical powers he says came from a meteor that crashed onto the Earth…
Sanshiro the Judoist (1981) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
姿三四郎
other title: Sanshiro, o Judoísta / 姿三四郎
In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival.
Crazed Fruit (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
狂った果実
other title: 狂った果実 / Crazy Fruit
A working class young man, Tetsuo, who distrusts all rich people, falls in love with a girl, Chika, from an affluent family. He has a difficult time, but love survives despite the problems.
Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
北海の暴れ竜
other title: Le Dragon sauvage d'Hokkaido / 北海の暴れ竜
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.