Masao Takamatsu

Three stories of torture, set in Japan's Sengoku, Kan'ei and Genroku eras.

1962 Japanese movie

Kazuko Matsuo sings the theme song to this drama film.

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.

No plot available for this movie.

1961 Japanese movie

A young obstetrician-gynecologist, who was betrayed by his beloved, out of hatred for women, turns into a vengeful demon and rapes women one by one.

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact revenge on the Tokugawa. At the same time there is a succession dispute in the Kuroda clan, as one faction tried to usurp the rightful heir and take over the honored clan. Before his untimely death, the lord of the Kuroda bestowed “Nihongo”, a magnificent spear, on his finest warrior, which ultimately brings him into contact with two of Japan’s most famous historical figures, Yagyu Jubei and Miyamoto Musashi. Can the three masters of martial art join forces to defeat their enemies and save the nation?

Crime film directed by Tatsuo Yamada for Shintoho.