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1. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.
Directors: Ryûhei Kitamura, Koji Hashimoto, Shûsuke Kaneko, Toshio Masuda, Takao Okawara, Masaaki Tezuka, Kenshô Yamashita, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Maki Mizuno
Votes: 9,632
2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
G | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 37,199 | Gross: $29.55M
3. Godzilla 1985 (1985)
PG | 87 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.
Directors: Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer, Ishirô Honda, Toshio Masuda, Shûe Matsubayashi, Shirô Moritani | Stars: Raymond Burr, Keiju Kobayashi, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi
Votes: 6,873 | Gross: $4.12M
4. The Water Margin (1973– )
45 min | Action, Drama, History
Nearly a thousand years ago in ancient China, there was a cruel government. 108 renegade will try to change the story.
Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Sanae Tsuchida, Burt Kwouk, Wolfgang Spier
Votes: 730
5. The Burmese Harp (1956)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Music, War
A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Tatsuya Mihashi, Jun Hamamura
Votes: 6,459
6. Space Battleship Yamato (1974–1975)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.
Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Gorô Naya, Shûsei Nakamura, Yôko Asagami
Votes: 701
7. Lone Wolf and Cub (1973–1976)
TV-MA | Action, Adventure, Drama
The adventures of a samurai and his young son.
Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Kazutaka Nishikawa, Takumi Satô, Taketoshi Naitô
Votes: 296
8. Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)
86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A group of girls find themselves immersed in an Osaka gangland war when they escape from a detention transport. They form their own gang called The Gypsies.
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Miki Sugimoto, Reiko Ike, Misuzu Ôta, Hiromi Sairaiji
Votes: 324
9. The War in Space (1977)
TV-PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Earth is attacked by alien spacecraft from Venus. But a Japanese scientist has constructed a space craft, the Gohten, with which he may save humanity.
Directors: Jun Fukuda, Ishirô Honda, Toshio Masuda, Shûe Matsubayashi, Shirô Moritani | Stars: Kensaku Morita, Yûko Asano, Ryô Ikebe, Masaya Oki
Votes: 613
10. The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
185 min | Drama, History, War
The lives and battles of soldiers leading up to the 1904 siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Teruhiko Aoi, Toshirô Mifune, Hisaya Morishige
Votes: 337
11. Future War 198X (1982)
125 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. ... See full summary »
Directors: Tomoharu Katsumata, Toshio Masuda | Stars: Kin'ya Kitaôji, Masako Natsume, Yoshio Kaneuchi, Tadashi Nakamura
Votes: 163
12. Yakuza senso: Nihon no Don (1977)
132 min | Crime, Drama
A supposedly true-to-life story of one of the biggest rightists - yakuza bosses in 1950s - '60s Japan.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Shin Saburi, Kôji Tsuruta, Hiroki Matsukata, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 51
13. Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
88 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A scientist fears that the prophecies of Nostradamus, including the end of all life on Earth, are coming true one after another.
Directors: Toshio Masuda, Shûe Matsubayashi, Shirô Moritani | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Toshio Kurosawa, Kaoru Yumi, Yôko Tsukasa
Votes: 311
14. Nippon no Don: Yabohen (1977)
141 min | Crime, Drama
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Shin Saburi, Toshirô Mifune, Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara
Votes: 54
15. Onsen suppon geisha (1972)
84 min | Comedy, Drama
Natsuko is so good at using that super-strong vagina of hers that she can "service" guys to death. In the end, she's pitted against a sexual superman and a showdown ensues. There's also a ... See full summary »
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Miki Sugimoto, Yôko Mihara, Emi Jô, Yasuko Matsui
Votes: 58
16. Space Battleship Yamato (1977)
G | 135 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Gamilons are a race of evil aliens that are trying to destroy the planet Earth. However, a group of civilians look to the battleship Yamato for its space travel and go on a mission to bring... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Gorô Naya, Kei Tomiyama, Shûsei Nakamura, Yôko Asagami
Votes: 424
17. Lucky 13 (1986)
110 min | Adventure
When her family is killed by the evil Minister Ji Xian for refusing to become his wife, Yunfeng trains in kung-fu while awaiting her opportunity for revenge. She becomes "Sister Thirteen" and her brother fighters plot a plan to end Ji.
Directors: Tôru Murakawa, Qitian Yang | Stars: Lan Ding, Cunzhuang Ge, Junfeng Li, Jianguo Qiu
Votes: 22
18. Zero (1984)
128 min | Drama, War
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the testpilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Daijirô Tsutsumi, Jun Hashizume, Yû Hayami, Yûzô Kayama
Votes: 86
19. Kage gari (1972)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the late Tokugawa period, the Edo government is using Spies from Iga Province to cause the downfall of innocent provincial Daimyo. The Shogun needs to claim the assets of fallen clans in order to boost the failing economies of Edo.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka, Ryôhei Uchida, Mikio Narita
Votes: 143
20. Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi (1976– )
54 min | Action, Drama
Sergeant Raisuke Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari) and the Kuroiwa Force, a special Flying Squad-esque division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police solves crimes and cracks down on their perpetrators.
Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Kaku Takashina, Takehiko Ono, Yûjirô Ishihara
Votes: 10
21. Odin (1985)
139 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A distress signal from a point near Jupiter takes the crew of the space-ship Starlight on a voyage through the sea of stars to a mysterious planet called Odin, the possible birthplace of the universe.
Directors: Takeshi Shirato, Eiichi Yamamoto, Toshio Masuda | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Edward Glen, Keiko Han, Stacey Gregg
Votes: 215
22. Jînzu burûsu: Asu naki buraiha (1974)
91 min | Crime, Thriller
Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster friends and ends up making off with all their ... See full summary »
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Tsunehiko Watase, Meiko Kaji, Ryôhei Uchida, Hideo Murota
Votes: 160
23. Uchû senkan Yamato: Kanketsuhen (1983)
152 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A watery world called Aquarius that is destined to destroy all of the planet Earth. Can the great Yamato stop this devastation?
Directors: Tomoharu Katsumata, Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Takeshi Shirato, Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto | Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Gorô Naya, Isao Sasaki
Votes: 235
24. The Human Revolution (1973)
G | 160 min | History
A twenty-year-old man meets another who is a headmaster of an elementary school in 1920. They form a teacher and pupil relationship. The headmaster has his own methods and is unorthodox ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Shinsuke Ashida, Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Nakadai
Votes: 39
25. Love: Take Off (1985)
127 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Masahiko Kondô, Hiroshi Katsuno, Akina Nakamori, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 14
26. Dai Nippon teikoku (1982)
180 min | Drama, History, War
Favorable portrayal of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who approved of the bombardment of Pearl Harbor, as a patriot. The film is a jingoistic defense of Japanese imperialism.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Teruhiko Aoi, Tomokazu Miura, Masako Natsume
Votes: 55
27. Twisted Sex (1971)
Documentary
A look at sex in Japan, that covers underground gay life, transvestites, sex change operations, tattoos, and S&M.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Star: Oniroku Dan
Votes: 12
28. High Seas Hijack (1977)
95 min | Action, Adventure
Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.
Directors: Katsumune Ishida, John A. Bushelman | Stars: Hiroshi Fujioka, Midori Kanazawa, K Amoha, Willie Dorsey
Votes: 35
29. Shinsengumi keppûroku (1998– )
46 min | Drama
The arrival of Matthew Perry's Black Ships rudely awakened Japan from 300 years of isolation from the world. Men set their eyes beyond Japan and began to demand change in society. Old ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôta Kusano, Masataka Iwao, Nagare Hagiwara, Miwa Kawagoe
Votes: 7
30. Battle Anthem (1983)
131 min | Drama, War
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tadashi Yokouchi, Hiroyuki Okita, Junko Mihara
Votes: 82
31. Rusty Knife (1958)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Two friends who witnessed an organized crime murder are threatened by the local mob into keeping quiet.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Akira Kobayashi, Mari Shiraki
Votes: 724
32. Shuto shôshitsu (1987)
120 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
Based on a science-fiction novel by Sakyo Komatsu. Tokyo is suddendly covered by a dome shaped electromagantic cloud for an unknown reason and is totally blocked and isolated from other ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Midori Ebina, Eimei Esumi, Dennis Falt, Masato Hoshi
Votes: 154
33. Be Forever Yamato (1980)
145 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
Earth has been attacked by the Black Nebula Empire and is threatening to blow up the planet if they are counterattacked, The Yamato crew try to defuse the bomb.
Directors: Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto, Tomoharu Katsumata | Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Shûsei Nakamura, Shinji Nomura
Votes: 190
34. Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime
YAKUZA GANGSTER THRILLER.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Mitsuo Hamada, Tamio Kawaji
Votes: 336
35. Sangokushi (1992 TV Movie)
118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Directors: Masaharu Okuwaki, Toshio Masuda | Stars: Doug Stone, Mike Reynolds, Barbara Goodson, J.C. Henning
Votes: 79
36. Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979 TV Movie)
95 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
The battle with the White Comet Empire, Yamato finally returns to Earth to obtain more members and be inspected for repairs. When he returns to his home planet, Desler, but instead he finds... See full summary »
Directors: Toshio Masuda, Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Takeshi Shirato | Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Shûsei Nakamura, Takeshi Aono
Votes: 152
37. Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love (1978)
151 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Comet Empire approaches, and the Yamato is ready to face them. But this will be the last battle for both sides.
Directors: Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto | Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Gorô Naya, Shûsei Nakamura
Votes: 272
38. The Heart (1955)
120 min | Drama
At the end of Meiji era a young student befriend an older man who as a proof of trust but also as a kind of exorcism entrust him his secret, a story about jealousy, betrayal, shame and guilt.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Masayuki Mori, Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Shôji Yasui
Votes: 486
39. Space Battleship Yamato II (1978–1979)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A mysterious comet traveling to Earth's solar system is not what it seems. Without Captain Avatar, Derek Wildstar leads the Argo (Yamato) against a new enemy.
Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Ichirô Nagai, Takeshi Aono
Votes: 135
40. Red Pier (1958)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
50s subculture icon Yujiro Ishihara (Crazed Fruit) stars in Masuda's Red Pier as "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent. Shortly after arriving in Kobe, he witnesses a man die in ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Yukiko Todoroki, Shirô Ôsaka
Votes: 229
41. Kurenai no nagareboshi (1967)
97 min | Action, Crime
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Ruriko Asaoka, Jô Shishido, Kayo Matsuo
Votes: 198
42. Tengoku no Taizai (1992)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Omar Sharif, Hiroki Matsukata, Toshiyuki Nishida
Votes: 23
43. Tôkyô-wan enjô (1975)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Thriller about hijackers taking control of an oil tanker and threatening to blow it all up in Tokyo Bay.
Director: Katsumune Ishida | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Hiroshi Fujioka, Jô Shishido, Kei Satô
Votes: 43
44. Sochô no kubi (1979)
137 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Noboru Andô, Kôji Tsuruta, Kentarô Shimizu
Votes: 19
45. History vs. Hollywood (2001– )
22 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Josh Binswanger, Richard D. Zanuck, Geoffrey Wawro
Votes: 50
46. Bronson Lee, Champion (1974)
PG | 86 min | Action
Bronson Lee, a Japanese-American raised by his grandma in the harsh, poverty-stricken desert Southwest, returns to Japan to demonstrate his mastery of karate by entering the tournament that will determine the first World Karate Champion.
Director: Yukio Noda | Stars: Tadashi Yamashita, Dale Ferguson, Steve Fisher, Shingo Yamashiro
Votes: 28
47. The Perfect Game (1958)
93 min | Action, Crime
A group of five college students decide to jinx a bicycle race in their favor and claim the money to pay off their debts, but when the illegal bookie cannot pay, they take up his offer of "... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tomio Aoki, Izumi Ashikawa, Ryôji Hayama, Akira Kobayashi
Votes: 96
48. Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
159 min | Biography
In the second part of a biographical story, a man is released from jail and forges ahead with the business of religion. Then one day he meets a nineteen-year-old who asks him many questions... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Teruhiko Aoi, Michiyo Aratama, Junko Natsu
Votes: 25
49. Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok (1973)
104 min | Action, Crime
A truck driver arriving Seoul to receive his dead sister's ashes. While there, he discovers the death may not have been an accident after all, and has something to do with international drug smuggling.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Bin Amatsu
Votes: 28
50. Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke (1989 TV Movie)
145 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsuo Kurata, Tôru Nakamura, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kei Satô
Votes: 10