Yōichi Numata Movies

Japanese youth film about kendo.

An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the Owari clan. Hibari Misora plays two roles: a...

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family...

A young female samurai comes upon a dying messenger and agrees to deliver the scroll he was carrying to its destination. However, unbeknownst to her,...

Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi.

The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred years before. Yumi Aoyama is the only person who...

In January 1904, the situation between Japan and Russia had grown tense. The Emperor Meiji is deeply concerned, for Russia has started to build an...

Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trade under Al Capone in Chicago. The film follows...

Japanese war film.

A new documentary on director Nobuo Nakagawa and the making of the film, Jigoku. Featuring exclusive interview with Nakagawa collaborators.

Third and last "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata.

Japanese crime film.

1961 Japanese movie

A portrait of a man trying to become an artist in order to escape from his life as a miserable peasant due to severe annual tribute during the reign...

The Stormy Era of Twenty Years

During the naval battle of Midway in WWII, the battleship Mutsu was in its home port in Japan. The ship's officers and crew were frustrated at not...

Kindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the other according to an ancient tradition on an...

Japanese drama.