Junji Masuda Movies

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

An Ishiro Honda Film.

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating...

Fifth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

Three daughters have graduated from the music school and have gone their separate ways. On the day of the outbreak of war, the three girls meet again...

1962 Japanese movie

The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and...

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.

Japanese drama film.

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.

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