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Tag Archives: Umetsugu Inoue
King Drummer (1967) Umetsugu Inoue, Lily Ho, Yun Ling, Fan Yang

A talented but reckless young longshoreman Sun Chi-Chiang from the wrong side of the docks gets Read More »
Crossroads of Death / Shi no jûjiro (1956) Umetsugu Inoue, Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Hisano Yamaoka

Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having Read More »
The Five Billion Dollar Legacy / Wei chan wu yi yuan (1970) Umetsugu Inoue, Ping Wang, Margaret Hsing Hui, Feng Chin

Crippled billionaire Lin Zhongyuan mails a letter to each of his long-lost daughters Read More »
The Third Shadow / 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 (1972) Yu nu xi chun

Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find Read More »
The Singing Escort / 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 (1970) Nu zi gong yu

Who wouldn’t want to visit an all-girls dormitory? Certainly not Hong Kong audiences Read More »
Black Lizard / 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 »