Shinsuke Ashida Movies

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

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in...

Also Known As: Abashiri Native Ground

1950s Japanese drama.

Adaptation of the classic masterpiece about the relationship between parents and their children.

Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by...

The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after...

1962 Japanese movie

Released in the UK as Hotbed of Crime

An action masterpiece about Might Guy Akira, a hot-blooded man who explodes against the backdrop of a large landfill full of intrigue and violence.

Japanese drama film.

In the early Meiji era, two contrasting craftsmen, who had been bound by a ten-year strong friendship, suddenly hated each other and face many...

A unique action drama in which a ruthless yakuza encounters a woman and realizes his true love as the conflict between the yakuza intensifies.

A 1960 crime film