Ken Tanaka

Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan. (imdb)

The story of a young woman forced into prostitution on a poor Japanese island.

Kazuna has dreams about a house in which he lived when he was a child. After that he comes to that house and finds his older sister. She tells him about a secret illness that is heritable in their family. And then strange things start to happen.

The Yamatai, represented by Prince Susano-O and elderly advisor Sumuke, hire Yumihiko of Matsuro to hunt the phoenix so that Queen Himiko, sister of Susano-O can have eteranal life. (imdb)

The juvenile delinquent, Yoshiie Hirouki (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) transferred to Kitahosi Institute, the one and only school which is admit dropping out student entire country. In here, he not only met friends who lived on as same environment as he was in the past, but also the adults including the teacher, Atachi, who give him kind attention with sincerity. Because of them, this true outsider of society's mind start to changed and decided to have dream that he want to be a teacher like Atachi.

Story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infant-hood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.

Set after World War II on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, Komako (Emi Takei) is a teacher at an elementary school. She and her students decide to form a boys' baseball team with Komako as their coach. She tries to give hope to her students through baseball.

Parents campaign to change the law for families who have suffered from violent crime, after their son is murdered.

Some of the greatest battles during the Age of Civil Wars were fought between the Uesugi and Takeda clans. Leading up to them was the incredible life of Uesugi Kenshin, who rose from a son out of favor with his...

Reporter Goro Maki is investigating a ship where all except for one man "Hiroshi Okumura" were killed by sea lice. After attacks on a soviet submarine they come to the conclusion that a new Godzilla is back, and after 30 years of being dead he is back to destroy Japan all over again. (imdb)

The shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira Naritsugu has been slated to join the Roju Council of Elders as a senior adviser even though he is criminally insane. His outrageous acts cause one of his top retainers to commit ritual suicide in protest over his lord’s crimes. Alerted to these crimes, Roju Councilor Doi asks Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon to assassinate Naritsugu before he can be seated on the council. Gathering a band of 13, Shimada sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down

This is a story of "Takechiyo," the previous name of Iemitsu Tokunaga, the third Shogun (General). Takechiyo (Ken Tanaka) got sick of daily run-of-the-mill tasks, and it put him off being the Shogun, saying "there is no truth". Then, Hikozaemon Ookubo (Eijiro Tono) took him to Tasuke Isshin (Jun Inoue) to bring him up into a full-fledged and admirable man.

The fish market is to be moved to Shinagawa, and Tasuke Isshin (Jun Inoue) got in trouble. Hikosaemon Ookubo (Eijiro Tono) heard of it from Tasuke, and ask about it to Iemitsu (Ken Tanaka). However, on the contrary, Hikosaemon received penitence for a bribe that he doesn't know.

An awkward attempt to build a movie around Pink Lady, the name given to a Japanese pop music duo consisting of the very pretty short-haired Mie and the long-haired Kei. Their popularity in Japan lasted from 1976 to 1979 before their attempt to break into the American market with the ill-fated TV show, "Pink Lady and Jeff" (1980), which wound up setting back the cause of J-pop in America by nearly 30 years.