Yoshi Katō Movies
- 1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Ninja, A Band of Assassins6.51962HD
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to...
- 1985
Tampopo
Tampopo7.831985HD
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tam...
- 1987
Hachiko
Hachiko7.6871987HD
The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.
- 1979
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark6.51979HD
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to...
- 1969
Double Suicide
Double Suicide6.91969HD
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan....
- 1968
Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods7.3811968HD
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
- 1974
Himiko
Himiko7.21974HD
The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
- 1972
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny61972HD
The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody ad...
- 1969
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Japan Organized Crime Boss7.91969HD
Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is ta...
- 1969
Bloody Territories
Bloody Territories4.91969HD
A once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group refuses to bow to police pressure, and launches a campaign...
- 1962
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment6.21962HD
Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such...
- 1977
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda6.7691977HD
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
- 1965
A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past7.4551965HD
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, prov...
- 1979
Devil's Flute
Devil's Flute61979HD
Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the bac...
- 1963
A Legend, or Was It?
A Legend, or Was It?6.11963HD
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
- 1977
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin6.9471977HD
A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.
- 1954
A Billionaire
A Billionaire5.71954HD
An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.
- 1974
The Key
The Key21974HD
A college professor wants to bring the joys of sex to his frigid wife. He convinces his son in law to sleep with her because the idea arouses him, whi...
- 1952
Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone71952HD
Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn ab...
- 1979
The Inferno
The Inferno6.91979HD
Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother's grief from beyond the grave.