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Tag Archives: Umetsugu Inoue
The Third Shadow AKA Daisan no kagemusha (1963) Umetsugu Inoue, Raizô Ichikawa, Hizuru Takachiho, Masayo Banri
A warlords’ retainer offers a farmer the chance to become a samurai Read More »
The Yellow Muffler AKA Yu nu xi chun (1972) Umetsugu Inoue, Betty Ting Pei, Hua Tsung, Paul Chun
Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find Read More »
The Singing Escort AKA Qing chun wan sui (1969) Umetsugu Inoue, Betty Ting Pei, Jimmy Lin Chong, Hsin-Yen Chao
A young woman hides from her father by being a nightclub singer in Japan. Read More »
Apartment for Ladies AKA Nu zi gong yu (1970) Umetsugu Inoue, Betty Ting Pei, Fan Yang, Lily Li
Who wouldn’t want to visit an all-girls dormitory? Certainly not Hong Kong audiences Read More »
Black Lizard AKA Kurotokage (1962) Umetsugu Inoue, Machiko Kyô, Minoru Ôki, Junko Kanô
Kurotokage (1962, aka Black Lizard) has its origins in a 1934 detective novel Read More »
The Champion AKA Shôri-sha (1957) Umetsugu Inoue, Yûjirô Ishihara, Keiji Itami, Mie Kitahara
Intersecting circles of obligation link a former boxer, the youth he vows to make a champion Read More »
The Eagle and the Hawk AKA Washi to taka (1957) Umetsugu Inoue, Yûjirô Ishihara, Rentarô Mikuni, Ruriko Asaoka
In this murder mystery musical, trouble comes in pairs on a cargo ship Read More »
The Venus Tear Diamond (1971) Umetsugu Inoue, Lily Ho, Yun Ling, Chih Hsien Po
Legendary jewel thieves “Nocturnal Earl” (Ling Yun) and “Fragrant Night” (Lily Ho) are set on a collision Read More »