A businessman facially scarred in a laboratory fire receives psychotherapy from a psychiatrist Read More »
Tag Archives: Mikijirô Hira
Thousand Cranes AKA Senba zuru (1969) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Machiko Kyô, Mikijirô Hira
The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher Read More »
Three Outlaw Samurai AKA Sanbiki no samurai (1964) Hideo Gosha, Tetsurô Tanba, Isamu Nagato, Mikijirô Hira
When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate’s daughter to coerce Read More »
Shape of the Night AKA Yoru no henrin (1964) Noboru Nakamura, Miyuki Kuwano, Mikijirô Hira, Keisuke Sonoi
A woman is pushed into prostitution by her violent yakuza boyfriend. Read More »
Sword of the Beast AKA Kedamono no ken (1965) Hideo Gosha, Mikijirô Hira, Gô Katô, Shima Iwashita
Gennosuke, a clan retainer, kills one of the clan ministers as part of a plot to achieve reform. Read More »
Utamaros World (1977) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida, Mikijirô Hira, Shingo Yamashiro
Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. Read More »