Akihiko Hirata Movies

  • 1966
    Rise Against the Sword

    Rise Against the Sword

    Rise Against the Sword

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    Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

    Rise Against the Sword
  • 1960
    Man Against Man

    Man Against Man

    Man Against Man

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    Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to...

    Man Against Man
  • 1957
    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

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    Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
  • 1959
    Sazae-san's Marriage

    Sazae-san's Marriage

    Sazae-san's Marriage

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    Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

    Sazae-san's Marriage
  • 1964
    The Rabble

    The Rabble

    The Rabble

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    1964 Japanese movie

    The Rabble
  • 1970
    Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

    Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

    Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

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    The 14th and final "Crazy" feature. The Crazy Cats reunited (minus Ishibashi, who had by then retired from the team) for one last feature, Jun...

    Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
  • 1964
    Tiger Flight

    Tiger Flight

    Tiger Flight

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    A 1964 war film directed by Kengo Furusawa

    Tiger Flight
  • 1965
    Ironfinger

    Ironfinger

    Ironfinger

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    A silly yet skilled Interpol agent flies to Tokyo and gets mixed up in a war between two gangs intent on winning the favor of a notorious arms dealer.

    Ironfinger
  • 1966
    The Mad Atlantic

    The Mad Atlantic

    The Mad Atlantic

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    Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...

    The Mad Atlantic
  • 1959
    Saga of the Vagabonds

    Saga of the Vagabonds

    Saga of the Vagabonds

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    Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting...

    Saga of the Vagabonds
  • 1957
    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

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    An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the first film.

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
  • 1955
    The Lone Journey

    The Lone Journey

    The Lone Journey

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    Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

    The Lone Journey
  • 1961
    Challenge to Live

    Challenge to Live

    Challenge to Live

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    An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during...

    Challenge to Live
  • 1963
    Young Guy in Hawaii

    Young Guy in Hawaii

    Young Guy in Hawaii

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    Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in...

    Young Guy in Hawaii
  • 1961
    Blueprint of Murder

    Blueprint of Murder

    Blueprint of Murder

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    Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother is an automobile tester for Komatsu Motors which has...

    Blueprint of Murder
  • 1960
    University Bandits

    University Bandits

    University Bandits

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    A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a...

    University Bandits
  • 1964
    Ant Hell War

    Ant Hell War

    Ant Hell War

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    The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima

    Ant Hell War
  • 1958
    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

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    In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and...

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
  • 1962
    The Weed of Crime

    The Weed of Crime

    The Weed of Crime

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    Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.

    The Weed of Crime
  • 1959
    Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

    Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

    Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

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    In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an...

    Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender