Takashi Hio Movies

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most powerful gang in Tokyo's glittering Shibuya ward.

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

1961 Japanese movie

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his police officer friend and a Turkish girl, travels...

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. Sado Masasaburo, the founder of Sado Masa, one of the...

Shiratori Shinichi, is released from prison and now roams the streets in search of his sister. While at a red-light district in Chiba, Shiratori...

Yokomizo, a police officer in the traffic police force, is looking forward to watching his son Kazuhiko grow up. However, Kazuhiko rebels against his...

A touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the ability to easily decipher the mechanism of a safe....

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...

1962 Japanese movie

The third film in the Taro series, following "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity" and "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush." Taro, who...

Japanese crime film.

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

Detective Hayata's friend is killed by criminals. In order to find the murder, Hayata infiltrate a gang, with the aim of getting closer to the big...