Shintarō Ishihara
Writer · 1932 – 2022 · Kōbe, Japan
Movies9
Movie6.9RomanceDramaTwo brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
Movie6.4ActionDramaYears of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.
MovieDramaMysterySet within the Aokigahara forest on Mount Fuji, a famous location for suicides. Follows the love and life between a man and woman.
Movie6.6DramaThe film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking, sailing and chasing girls, and who more often than not spend their nights getting into brawls. In particular, it focuses upon Tatsuya, a sullen young man, who falls in love with Eiko, a proud upper-class girl.
MovieRomanceDramaA wealthy young man, engaged through family arrangement, meets a humble shop girl after she finds his lost ring. Their growing affection challenges class boundaries and family expectations, leading to a sincere romance that defies convention.
Movie8.0ComedyMysteryA female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.
Movie10.0Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.
Movie9.0DramaAfter the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, a tenacious young reporter decides to find the culprit.
MovieDrama of a disillusioned youth, with writer-actor Ishihara starring as the young man at odds with his bickering parents and scheming brother, while finding little happiness when he begins a liaison with an older woman.