Akihiko Hirata Movies
- 1965
Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin7.31965HD
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assass...
- 1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yagyu Secret Scrolls71957HD
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disas...
- 1981
Station
Station6.0831981HD
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
- 1960
The Secret of the Telegian
The Secret of the Telegian5.81960HD
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
- 1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II5.31958HD
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disas...
- 1976
Zero Fighter
Zero Fighter4.21976HD
- 1965
Ironfinger
Ironfinger5.91965HD
After being mistaken for an Interpol agent, a man who was just supposed to go on vacation gets mixed up in a war between two gangs intent on winning t...
- 1981
At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston6.31981HD
A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several impostors in the same situation.
- 1959
Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga6.71959HD
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady....
- 1964
Whirlwind
Whirlwind6.81964HD
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle...
- 1984
Sayonara Jupiter
Sayonara Jupiter4.81984HD
In the 22nd century, scientists from an energy-depleted Earth research new fuel sources in the far corners of the solar system, where they discover an...
- 1958
Underwater Murder
Underwater Murder01958HD
The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda.
- 1962
Sanjuro
Sanjuro7.9541962HD
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and...
- 1959
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender8.51959HD
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an a...
- 1977
The War in Space
The War in Space6.2351977HD
The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudde...
- 1967
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day7.21967HD
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies...
- 1961
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Big Shots Die at Dawn6.21961HD
An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively kno...
- 1981
The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy6.61981HD
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship duri...
- 1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster7.0371964HD
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
- 1977
Godzilla
Godzilla6.51977HD
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956),plus WWII newsreel...